Birkierunner's group - ROUND 2 - CLOSED (Page 14)

So, tell us all how your February accomplishments matched up with your training goals for the month.  I fell horribly short.  2 weeks of travel, plus squeezing in some x-c skiing, decimated my triathlon training.  Although, skate skiing is good for biking muscles.   Unfortunately, I have 2 more weeks of travel in March as well.

Give updates as well as MARCH goals.  Spring is right around the corner....well...at least on the calendar.  High temp here is supposed to be 9 degrees on Friday.

 Good article- almost makes me want to go to the pool   I liked this quote.......

Anyone who knocks long enough at the door to their desires will in some way find success.

I dont know what my March goals are??  Anyone want to give me some?

What will conditions be like for your race this time of year??

So Birkie....... I was reading your IM race report from 2006 anad want to ask/discuss some things    Ok your HR was really low Ithink my HR is 120 when Im walking - is that normal for you?  Do you have HR data from 07?  Was it always that low?
AND..... why do you think you didnt hit your goals in 06?  the cold/sinus problems?  weather?  first time in IM?  Ok Im sure its probaly/ maybe a combination but just trying to figure somethings out.

As for IM 07- why do you think your nurtrition plan failed?  And what aspects of your training are you doing different this time around... besides the swim coach (BTW- Id kill for a 1:19 swim split ) 

Ok thats all- for now anyway.

Tommorrow I get fitted for my bike (finally)

It will take me a while to answer this and I'll have to wait until I get back home to make a graph of my '07 race HR.  Get back to you on Fri or Sat.   Temps here in TN are supposed to be in the 70s today.  Even a skier like me is ready for spring now.

Check out my splits and HR from my half-marathon race report from last year...gives you an idea what my HR is like at 6:00 min/mile pace.  I have my splits and HR from my last Grandmas Marathon at home - I can post those on Fri or Sat.  My HR is pretty low when I'm on an easy training run at 8:00+ min/mile pace.

SoI didnt have a very good bike fit yesterday- copied this from my blog

So after spending 3 hours at Transition cycle last night it was determined that I am the less then 1% of the population that will not fit on a tri bike   I am not able to sit correctly without pain and tightness. Here I have been searching for the right saddle and there just isnt one that will work.  So I pretty much have 3 options...1- I can keep my bike and my bars and ride in aero and not b e comfortable and expend extra energy in try to not put pressure in certain spots.  2- I can keep my tri bike and get rid of the aerobars and set it up with rode bike bars... it is a pretty nice bike and can be set up this way- will cost $800- $1000.  3- I can sell my tri bike and get a rode bike.  I am really NOT happy- not happy at all.  I think if I wasnt doing IM I would just suffer.  Why does this crap happen to me?  How can I be that less then 1% of the population TWICE (Ive already been blessed (or cursed depending on the day) with triplets)???  I need to start buying lottery tickets........