MIke Danko's Group-open (Page 13)

I remember my first Tri sprint. I used the last part of the ride to stretch and then make yourself push thru the first mile on the run. It worked for me anyway?

I am betting on the 1:35 time .......

 

First Big Ride: Looking for comments.

I hope to get in my first big ride this weekend.    4 hours or 56 miles. I stopped by and purchased a two bottle holder for the back of my bike seat. This will give me 4 bottles on the ride.  I will have one water, 3 gatoraids, 3 gels and 3 balance bars. Target 300 cal per hour. I know my sweat rate is ~ 1lb per hour.

The bike route is the HIM Taylorsville Lake and it is hilly. Target 15 mph and HR at 140's to 150's

We will see how it all works out.  .......

greg

Thanks for the encouragement. I do have use of a trainer/swim coach for an hour a week, but it is a group training session. It's hard for him to help all 12 of us at one time. I am a certified scuba diver, but in scuba diving you really only use your legs/fins, so this distance swimming is all new to me.

I guess I am where you were a couple of months ago. I feel like I am wasting a lot of energy. Although I can run a 1/2 marathon I feel drained in the pool after 150 yards. I have to be able to swim 1000 yards by the end of May.

Andrew,

Do you have a race this weekend?

Andrew,

The bike kicked my butt on Saturday and I still was able to recover. We did 56 miles in a very hilly area @ a 17 pace. It took 3h 17 m so I needed less cals than I planned for. I took in 1 Pbh, 1 GA and 1 balance bar before the ride. Needed only 3 GA, 2gels and 2 balance bars for the ride.

Sunday run really slow for recovery @ a 10 pace for 9 miles .... kept HR low at 135 to 140 rate,

I tried something new for me .... an ice bath (cold water and 10lb of ice) ... if you want something to test your mental toughness .... go for it ... my wife said she heard my %$#^&% from two rooms away ... it worked ...

BRZ (JT) welcome to the group, nice to have another Tri buddy on line .... Andrew is correct about getting in some good advice up front for the swim so you do not need to fix bad habbits. They are hard to fix. I did and it paid off big time... focus on form and find your balance in the water. I still remember the first time in the pool ... I could not even finish a 25 yrd swim. When I finally hit 10 mins I thought I was doing great.

Greg 

Mike: April 21st: Boston Mary  

Greg: April 26th: Signed up for Mary but most likely will only do a 1/2. (BT coach advice)

Copy the list and add you name and race to the list, in order.

Copy the list and add you name and race to the list, in order.  

Andrew: April 12th Starfish 5K, April 19th Marti Estates 5K,May 31st Godstock Triathlon (first one ever for me) then off until Sept 14th for the Angel's Race Triathlon.

Mike: April 21st: Boston Mary

Greg: April 26th: Signed up for Mary but most likely will only do a 1/2. (BT coach advice)

John (BlueRaiderZone): April 26: Country Music Half Marathon (Nashville). This will be my first 1/2 Mary.


Copy the list and add you name and race to the list, in order.

I thought we were just listing our next event, sorry.

Copy the list and add your name and race to the list, in order.

Andrew: April 12th Starfish 5K, April 19th Marti Estates 5K,May 31st Godstock Triathlon (first one ever for me) then off until Sept 14th for the Angel's Race Triathlon.

Mike: April 21st: Boston Mary

Greg: April 26th: Signed up for Mary but most likely will only do a 1/2. (BT coach advice)

John (BlueRaiderZone): April 26: Country Music Half Marathon (Nashville). This will be my first 1/2 Mary. May 26: GJCC Beginners tri, June 7: Mach Tenn Sprint Tri


Barb (Kelownagirl): June 8: Women's 5k, August 17: 1st Sprint Tri, Oct.12 half marathon (or 10K)
Some maybes: May 11: duathlon, May 27: Metric Century (for fun only), possibly some time trials this spring.