Jamie's HIM/IM Training Group-CLOSED (Page 14)

jamiej - 2011-01-26 11:07 AM For water with d=1g/mL sixteen oz is really close to 1lb. 1.03lbs to be exact. Agree that densitiy will differ slightly between liquids (gatorade/water etc). Temperature only changes the density at extreme temps that change the physical state. Sorry, I'm an organic chemist. jamie

Good targets for AG'er in IM is around 65-70 minutes for the swim. Thats usually about the time where the huge pack comes in. Jamie

nuttysami123 - 2011-01-26 11:55 AM

Jamie- thanks for your thoughts about my "plan". I think I will continue with Jorge's cycling plan as it has more volume than what my Don Fink plan starts off with. I'm in the saddle right now about 4-5 hrs. week. I think when that plan ends, I'll transition right into the Fink plan seemlessly and then my goal becomes to maintain my CP and and train for my specific goal wattage for the HIM.

QOD: My favorite race is the Morse Lake Summer Triathlon. I've done that race 3 years now.. it's small, it's fun, it's like a family atmosphere. We know a lot of the people that do the race both through our Tri Tippecanoe Tri Club and through our Team T3 friends. It's just a good race.  I'm excited to hear that Muncie is that way too. I'm really looking forward to that race!

jamiej - 2011-01-26 4:31 PM  BTW, if you are interested in a different kind of race with lots of pain then I would suggest the TripleT in Ohio. http://www.hfpracing.com/events/2011/american-triple-t I've done in 3X. Believe me, it is far, far harder than an IM. Very, very hilly too. They have a new one in NC but haven't done it. Jamie

sbsmann - 2011-01-27 10:02 AM QOTD....a good one.  I like to be around 80-85 which I have found comfortable.  Seems most of what I have read seems to recommend in the 80's, but I was never sure why.

That leads nicely into the topic of my LT test I did last night.  I need all you experienced cyclists input on this one.

I am not a very strong cyclist (or runner or swimmer for that matter), but I've done most of my training over the years on RPE.  I really didn't start HR training until about a year ago and up to this point I had never done a cycling LT test.

So thanks to this forum I finally got myself to do a test!  A rather eye opening experience I must say.  I pushed about as hard as I could and considered it a success test.

First, I found my cycling LT is abou 15 bmp lower than my running LT.  Does that just reaffirm I am a bad cyclist?  Or is this gap expected and somewhat normal?

Second, when doing the LT test, do most of you stay in the same gear or do you shift all over the place depending on how you are feeling?  I pretty much stayed in one hard gear and tried to keep it at about 90rpms (which I read somewhere is a good rpm for this test...again not sure why).

Just interested in hearing everyone's thoughts!

RVachon - 2011-01-27 9:01 AM

Regarding my foot pain, I circled on the attached pic approx. where I feel it.  I'll take some advil to see if it helps.
 

nuttysami123 - 2011-01-27 8:19 AM

Here is the link to Jorge's plan: http://jorgepbmcoaching.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-01-23T... />I'm on week 8 right now.. tonight is my Week8 Day2 workout, and a swim at lunch.

QOD: my typical cadence is around 83-85 when doing my normal z2-3 work. That is just what feels natural to me. In a race, I typically am 85-90.. When doing power (force) work, I'm typically 76-82.. All of these cadences are what is natural for me. I do try to some higher cadence work because I am a better runner off of the bike if I have a higher cadence. So when I do a brick, I make sure to do some spinning drills of +90..

diamondgirl1973 - 2011-01-26 2:11 PM What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?


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