kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 13)

I started training by HR last month.  It takes some adjustment!  Good luck, Scott. 

I was up at 4:15 for a 3000m swim.  I was to hit the 100s with paddles at 1:30/100.  I was successful!  Averaged 1:41 for the entire 3000m, so not too shabby.  I had to be home by 6:30 so my husband could leave for work, so I had to hustle.  Strength training this evening.....

Off to get the house ready for today's open house.  I'm taking the kids to the Natural History Museum for the duration of the open house.  It's going to be a looooong day! 

Welcome to the club!

Other cert levels are fairly difficultto get into.  There are about 2,000 Level 1 coaches but only 200 Level 2 and 20 Level 3.  The selection process for Level 2 and 3 is difficult.  I would need to distinguish myself in some way before even being considered for the Level 2 program. 

Embrace HR training, it will be your friend.

Ok got in my swim this morning whoo hoo! Slept in on accident but internal clock kicked in and got me up. I am starting to like this swimming thing. Coach let me know I was looking really good and catching on quickly! Now I just need to work on putting longer laps in.

Here was my workout today:

100 w/u 

6x50 pulls 
2x100 kicks 
6x50 free 
100 board kick 
100 c/d

Now Hopefully I can get in a short recovery run this afternoon. I was sore from the long run on Saturday. Hope everyone has a great day!

My masters swim group lane leader has a new Garmin 910.  Oh e oh e oh. thats the state of the art  GPS watch that counts laps.  Can you see where this is going.  The leaders pulled up 50 short in this mornings 400TT.  Arrrrrrrrrr.  Coach was not happy with us.  Lets make that a 2x400TT.  ohhhhhhh.   That was so much fun, lets do it again. Not.

Let's go running.  6x hill repeats for lunch. woot woot.

32 mile group ride tonight.

3100 in masters swim follow by 20 minutes on the treadmill in lower zone 1. Recovery week coupled with moving to 4 running days a week equal the really short run. I felt surprising fresh today given my level of soreness and had a great swim. It's weird how soreness and fatigue aren't a direct correlation. I can be so sore yet fresh and other times not sore and all and fatigued.

I also support those getting into heart rate monitor training. You'll never go back.

Alright, who's ready for the Goofy Challenge ... registration is open!!!  Who's with me?

http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wdw-marathon/index?page=registration

Damn it, don't tempt me.

Run this morning was slow.  I can't remember the last time I ran that slow.  Hour twenty on the trainer was much easier to keep my HR in line. 

Registered Reagan for Kindergarten this morning.  As I pulled up at the designated time a fire drill began.  I should have known this would be an omen.  It took 90 minutes to get that done and I had all the paperwork filled out ahead of time.  What a mess.

Its going to start slow, but your pace should drop fairly quickly.

Patience!

2 questions/comments:

1. When is the last time you did an LT test

2. Until you've trained with HR for a while the co-relation between HR and RPE can be tough to judge.  Lots of people tend to under estimate RPE (for example I was just above threshold for my half marathon on Saturday but I could still talk). 

That's a pretty big chunk to miss on a 400TT.

I miss the days of HS swim team with lap counters waiving numbers in the pool.

You do know me right???  LOL.

I have turned myself over to the HR monitor, and eventually power meter, even if it means I pull every hair out of my head in the process.

1. Never have. Last time I mentioned a test everyone told me not to bother.

2. Got ya

I'd rather do the American Triple T  

A 7 year old, 5 year old, 3 year old, and 2 year old at Disney?  I'll pass until Freddy is 5.  Haha.  

I have to register Madge for K.  Too bad we don't know where we'll be living quite yet!

But you would be running so it wouldn't be your problem.  :P

LOL.  I think my understanding, patient, and supportive husband would draw the line with those crowds.  Chicago Triathlon with the 4 of them was quite the experience (good for them but difficult for both of us!).