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Hey Tammy or anyone else in this group that is in the Milwaukee area plan on going to the expo this weekend? I'll be there tomorrow morning from early on til hopefully 330-4ish. If any of you are around gimme a call and maybe we can browse around for awhile together. 608 469 0967

It is a new month. Anybody have their feb. goals set yet?

Feb. Goals

1.  swim 200m straight
2.  try and eat better (carried over from Jan.)

February Goals:
1.  More peach days that white days.
2.  Pay attention to my nutrition more
3.  Complete 200 miles on bike
     Complete 50 miles run/walk

Ok, so #3 might be a little high numbers wise, but if I complete 1&2, 3 might just fall into place.  Or at least close.

MY GOALS:

1. Swim alot
2. Bike alot
3. Run alot

Train at each sport 3 times a week.

1. Keep following the plan, and get my run distances up to plan levels - 1 week down, 19 to go
2. Lose weight
3. Don't get injured

In other mildly exciting news, I used a whole bunch of Amazon gift certificates I'd saved up and purchased a Garmin Forerunner 310xt w/HRM over the weekend. Will be nice to know how far I've run, once it's not on a treadmill. I have a business trip to Florida early next week, so am hoping to test it out on a run outside while down there.

Well I have finished month one of the beginner sprint training program. I have no problem getting the running and biking in however found it very dificult to get to the pool. That will be my focus for February. WIth this being my first ever (sprint) triathlon does anyone have any estimates on times I should be focusing on for each section. I just wanted to make sure I am training hard enough and have times to shoot for. My biggest fear is being the last one to finish .

Personally, I would not worry about what position you finish, including last. What you can do is check previous race results and see how people did. What you should do is make goals on how you would like to finish in each sport, not position, but in time or avg pace. That will give you better satisfaction then how you placed. Also, this will be easier to analyze your progress from race to race and setting new goals.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you Tammy!

My goals are:
 1. maintain the volumes I worked up to in Jan
 2. figure out a way to fit a rest day in while still reaching goal 1!

  - Jules (changed my username, but it's still me)
 
 

Well Jan was a great month for me. I was able to get some good time in the saddle, get back into running, and eat well and my body feels great and very refreshed and rested. I was hoping to be back in the pool by now but that is something that will just have to let nature take its course to get back to 100 percent.

My Feb goals:
1. Increase my volume in the saddle and in my runners
2. Have good preperation and be ready to start HM training by the end of the month]
3. Train smart, each and every workout has a purpose, no garbage miles.

Feb is a short month so lets all have a good solid 4 weeks!

I already accomplished goal #1 for this month (200m swim non-stop) haha.  I actually did 300m in 6:45 which I know is slow but it makes me happy.  So now I'm going to bump it up to 600m by the end of the month.

The bike and run are my strongest disciplines so I figure I'll make up for most of the time there.  My progression is better than what I thought it was going to be.  This stuff is pretty cool haha!

I had a GREAT swim last night. This was day 1 of week 4 for the 0 to 1 mile swim program, which starts with 600m with no stops. I think I did a negative split as I got warmer and noticed that my breathing was very controlled I upped the pace, actualy it was more of upped the power in each stroke which in turn reduced my stroke count per lap. It felt like everything was aligned, and my swim fitness hit a new high. I felt awesome. I checked my time after the 600m and had avg 1:55/100m, I didn't miss count my laps this time well I don't think I did.

My Feb goals are continue my swim program (it's working for me), increase core workouts (2x/week) and stick with my running plan. No bike yet for me, still getting use to waking up early, but getting there because I'm starting to wake up at 5am naturaly, but still need my sleep as I still have hard time getting to bed early. I'm not too worried about my bike because I'm only doing sprints this year.

Sylvain

The weather in Corpus Christi, TX sucks!!  Looks like another day on the treadmill......South Texas isn't suppose to have bad weather last this long.  Where is the sun?!!

I hear ya. Weather sucks here and we are going to have another wave hit this weekend. I'm just 10 hours north of your location.

You guys in Texas complaining about the weather really break my heart. I'll keep reminding myself of your misfortune as I shovel my driveway tomorrow.

Quick question - how often do you all replace your running shoes? I bought my current shoes in late 2008, but my slacker period in 2009 means that they only have about 150 miles of actual running in them. I know that normally shoes are supposed to last 200+ miles, even for bigger guys like me. However, does the age of the shoe mess it up at all? I'm wondering if my shoes are possibly part of the reason my knees ache, or if it's more likely just ramping up mileage and weighing too much.... Any opinions would be appreciated.

haha, we'll be complaining again once it's over 100

Maybe I'll have to try getting a new pair of shoes and rotating them in and see if I notice a difference... thanks.

Please do not get me confused with texas. I live in Oklahoma.