Big Daddy Diesels New to the Sport Group - Full (Page 13)

I've had a good week training.  The 2 miles on the bike is getting a little easier but still very difficult.  I have a lot more confidence in turning while I'm riding and my balance is a lot better as well.

Swimming and walking are easy and I feel good when I am done.  That's a good thing.  I need the rest day of walking and swimming after riding the bike.

Rachel

ughh, sorry i have been out of touch this week.  everytime i sit down to post, i get interrupted. 

~bobby~how is the bike.  thats the same one i have except womens.  love it, great entry level bike, does everything i need it to at this point. and way to go on the 5K....awesome!!!!

~mark~good luck this weekend!!!!!  so exciting!!!!

~rachel~youre doing so good!  glad you signed up for a race, now you have something to work towards, that really does help with motivation and having a set goal. 

~foggy~those are some impressive workouts youre posting!!!

~kate~that cracks me up, you were more worried about missing group training than your truck.  it makes all the difference in the world to train with others doesnt it?  i just wish i could find more compatible training partners

i had a pretty good week of workouts so far.  im super stoked about a stroke clinic coming up next week at the Y i swim at.  its a 4 session clinic, 1 hr each session and bonus.....it was only $20 for all 4 sessions!!!!  i know the girl leading the clinic so that will help with my nerves.  so far im the only one signed up, i hope it stays that way so it will be a private lesson

i was running short on time this morning and didnt have a lot of time for breaks between sets while swimming.  i usually do 250yd sets, 30-45 sec rest between (sounds crazy to not have time for rest, but i really didnt).  so i just swam through the rest and ended up swimming 1000yds non stop and a pretty decent pace, tried to sprint the last 50yd (because i was running out of time haha!)  felt good to know that i could physically do that distance, although it was probably slow.  hopefully after this clinic i will be able to get a more varied workout plan.  ive read and read about drills but im a very visual/practical learner and i just dont understand what im supposed to be doing unless someone physically shows me.  right now i just do straight freestyle the whole time.  kinda boring......

Laura--I totally get ya on the swimming drills--I read about them, looked at diagrams, pictures, etc, but I just didn't get it...until my group class, cause that's basically all we're doing swim-wise right now---Thank goodness!--After a week of it, I have already noticed a difference in both my comfort level and technique--I just might be able to swim somewhat normally!

Tonight, it was running--basic intervals and flat out just going! It ended up being about 2.5 miles in 30 minutes...not bad. Tomorrow its pool time! We'll see how it goes!

Did my indoor Tri yesterday. I thought it went great. I was kinda nervous, since its my 1st and all. I had done each portion in the time allotted but never back to back to back (but thats a triathlon right?). I actually did better in each portion in the tri than I had done training for each one individually. Crazy huh?

Swim: 550 yards (10 minutes)

Bike: 17 miles (30 minutes)

Run: 2.2 miles (20 minutes)

I was most nervous about the swim. I have only done real laps in a lane for the last 6 months, I was not a swim team guy in earlier life. I grew up on the beach surfing and swimming in the ocean. The 1st time I ever put a swim cap on my head was yesterday! I swam my own pace and was really surprised when I realized I was way ahead of everyone (10 in the pool at once). I lapped the woman sharing my lane, three times. I had a thought that I may be doing this wrong. But I felt good so that's how it goes.

I would have gone farther on the bike but I glanced down a my HR monitor about halfway through and I was rocking in zone 5, so I thought it best to slow down a bit.

The same HR issue came up on the run so I slowed that down a bit as well.

Probably went too hard on the swim and that's why my HR was up on bike/run. Have to think about that. Maybe a little to pumped to get it started.

Results haven't been posted yet but I compared my times to last years results and I would have placed around 9th overall, 4th in masters. I'm a little surprised. 6 months ago I was 30 pounds overweight and hadn't worked out in 20 years.

Back to training, harder. 1st outdoor Tri is only 2 1/2 months away!

Wow! Way to go--you're totally my motivation! Congrats on your times/speed/etc! I'm betting you'll kick some butt on your outdoor tri.

To tell the truth I was just hoping I wouldn't come in last. LOL. Keep the motivation everyone, if you would have told me 7 months ago that I would be doing any kind of Tri - I would have thought "that'd be cool, but you are nuts!". It can be done with motivation (and perspiration). Just keep training!

did my first real brick yesterday.  i had done back to back workouts before, but there were always long stretches of time between the two, either to drive to the next location or just lolly gagging and resting.  but this one was for reals....hop off the bike, run down to my little "transition area", get running gear on and run.....less than 2 minutes transition.  it was pretty tough.  im glad i practiced it though so i would know what that jello leg (and dead feet) sensation felt like.  i did 12 mile bike in 45 min (16mph, a moderate effort for me) and 5K run in 29 min (9:38 min/mile) also a moderate effort.  i also wore my tri suit for the first time running....LOVE it!!!

does water temp affect your swimming?  our pool is usually 85 degrees, but today it was 79.  COLD!!!!  i felt lethargic, it was difficult to breath, and took forever for me to feel warmed up. 

i got a tweet from BDD saying he couldnt post to the group for some reason.  hopefully it will be sorted out soon!

I decided to take an unscheduled rest day today.  i didnt feel great after my swim yesterday, a little head ache-y and light headed when i stood up.  i have had blood pressure issues in the past (back when i was 40lbs heavier and smoked....gasp, i know!!!!!) so i know how slight BP changes feel when it happens to me.  so i checked my BP, sitting and standing.  and it was a little higher than my norm and my HR was a little high too.  i was beginning to wonder if i was having some mild over training syndrome happening.  my mood has been erratic and pretty rotten, lots of anxiety and some depression.  usually exercise alleviates that, but over the last 2-3 weeks its only made it worse.  so im taking today off, maybe even tomorrow to see if ive chilled out a little.  i will probably go do yoga, see if getting my zen back in order helps LOL.  i really REALLY dont need to be burning out already!!!!!!

My 8 year old got strep so I have had a hard time getting the workouts done.  I skipped wednesday and skipped the swimming  on thursday but did the walk.  I biked 3 miles today and feel good.  I was afraid I wouldn't make it after skipping wednesday but wohoo I made it.

Rachel