Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed (Page 14)

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Last night I told Kevin about morning workout discussion. I mentioned how Markus  said that 5:30 is too early for swimming and how Sean said, "I guess I shouldn't tell him that I ran 3.25 miles before masters practice this morning?"  I also said, "You clearly need to work on your level of commitment."  Kevin gave me a look that said, "You ought to be committed alright!" 

LOL! Yes we are a sick bunch. And Markus needs to know we're now stalking him. 2.5 hrs of gymnastics yesterday isn't the best use of time for a triathlete Markus!!

He must have an awesome flying mount.

Steve!  Now you made me snerk up my coffee!

And me

HAHAHA!!  Thankfully mine was just water... which is now artfully sprayed all over my keyboard!  

Yep I'm on Zwift pretty often.  I'll be on tomorrow morning actually.  I'm M.Steiner on there.

Wow.  I am truly impressed.  These types of things get very, very difficult as one gets older and you still are knocking it out.

I used to do a lot of springboard diving when I was young and just about killed myself attempting some rather straightforward dives not too long ago.

Originally posted by marysia83 Guys guys guys!!! First success of the year )))) Okey, little background for those who do not know my miserable swimming history: I completed three sprint triathlons last year in breaststroke, because I was completely not capable to learn freestyle. I had group lessons, individual lessons, watched all the videos, and read tons of articles on the Internet (to the point that when I was doing my breaststroke sprint I was looking at other folks and quietly pointing all their mistakes&hellip Whenever I felt my breathing was under control – the legs dragged me down. When I thought the form was getting better, I did not have the endurance to finish more than 75 yards… I was so frustrated I was considering Olympic distance in breaststroke. I was extremely sad that this stupid stroke stood against my triathlon (and possible IM) career. I read the Total Immersion book and started to follow some of the ideas from it. It was like a miracle. As if it was my first day swimming. I could not believe in the progress I was making, and mostly – how comfortable I felt without using extra tricks (I used to sing “Embrace me” by Sinatra in my head just to not focus on drowning&hellip. Last week I was able to do 3x100 in the damn front crawl!! And today I followed (almost exactly) the 0 to 700 plan and managed to do 3 x 100 yards of front crawl with only 16 breaths between each set, and I was not tired, nor exhausted, I did not feel even a tiny bit of anxiety, it was smooth and easy breazy!! I was so happy I was about to cry ))))) I will continue with 0 to 700 until I manage it without a blink, and then will follow 0 to 1650. You will not believe how excited I am. I am. I truly am. I wish all of you days like this ? (with a much better progress than my tiny little 3x100 of course)

What an exciting breakthrough, BIG CONGRATS!!!    Keep up the good work!

Wow, impressive!  I couldn't help but think, "Now how is he going to stop?!"

Hi, Manatees!!  I'm a little late to the game but I've been here before so I know I can sneak in again.  I see some new "faces" in here.  Welcome!  I'll have to go back and read bios, but can't today.  Bit of an intro about me:

NAME: Mary
STORY: Always loved running and riding my bike when I was a kid and was in track for a couple of years back in the day.  I always liked being in the water but didn't learn how to swim until I was an adult.  A fishy I am not!! Fast forward to 2006, when my DH started doing triathlons.  I thought it looked like fun and wanted to give it a try.  Life intervened and I didn't get to make a go of it until 2011.  I promptly injured myself and spent two and a half years in complete misery.  In 2014, I got my life back, joined the Manatees, and did 2 sprints.  This past year, I did another 2 sprints, then got a concussion in September, a week before my 3rd one.  I'm hooked on this tri thing for good, in large part because the people are so awesome!!  I can't participate too much in the Pod discussions right now because I'm still recovering from the concussion and can't use my computer much.  I also can't swim (makes me very nauseated) because of the concussion.  (Note: hitting your head on the sidewalk is a stupid idea.  Don't do it.)
FAMILY STATUS: Married to my wonderful sherpa/partner-in-crime.  We have 2 border collies, a cat, and a lot of spare hair thanks to the fur kids.
CURRENT TRAINING: Currently training for a half marathon in March.
THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: Half marathon in March in Zion National Park for sure.  I'd hoped to do a sprint and an Oly this year but may just stick to duathlons if I can't start swimming again soon.  Might as well work on strengthening my bike and run; there's always work to do there.   There's also a Half Iron in September that has a really challenging bike leg.  I just joined a local triathlon team and am hoping to put together a relay with a swimmer and a runner.  I initially thought I'd do the run, but now I'm thinking seriously about doing the ride.  Manatees who know me, can you believe I'm saying this?!  Me, who was so freaked out about a 12 mile hilly ride in the mountains?  Now I'm thinking about doing a 56 mile ride on similar terrain!!  I'll try not to whine or freak out too much but no guarantees.
GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES:  I plan to do the HIM in St. Croix in 2019 when I'm 50.  To get ready for that, I'll just keep challenging myself and proving that I'm capable of doing so much more than I give myself credit for.
WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: I like to be silly and social and I want to support you as you work toward achieving the goals you set for yourselves.  Hopefully I can also contribute a little bit of helpful advice even though I haven't been doing tris for very long.

Looking forward to meeting the new folks.  To everybody who's been checking in on me this Fall and Winter, thank you again.  Your support and encouragement means so much to me!!!!!  (((Hugs)))

I use the same things for the race. I can let the bike computer just run as it'll only take data when it thinks it's moving, or start and stop just outside of transition. I put the run watch on coming out of T2. I usually build form a walk into a run the first couple steps anyway and can get the watch on in that time. Not a big deal. 

I've tried using a watch when swimming and absolutely hated it. Pulls way too much on that wrist, really throwing me off. Swim sets are always done by the pace clock. I have an Edge 810 for the bike computer. It's on the bike at all times. Easy to remember that as everything functions exactly the same both in training and racing. I like having the lighter, slimmer run watch too, a Forerunner 210. I had a 310XT before, but  I had to over tighten the strap or deal with some slapping. With the amount of running I was doing the slapping was actually starting to bruise.

As for waterproofing, did you see this page? Garmin is doing things a bit weird with that, but looks like it should be ok as the product page says 5 atm. I don't know if DC Rainmaker said any more on that, so might want to check there as well.

Nice looking bike! Which one is it? Upgraded mine back in the fall to a Trek Fuel Ex 9.8. Some of these new things are absolutely amazing! The "floating over stuff" isn't really an exaggeration anymore. Getting close to cheating.

Hmmm... how much bike time you think you'd pick up in a race by upping your training? It seems you'd up your AG placement more by analyzing and tuning your run training FIRST, then adjusting your training loads. 

Another thought...are you shot after the bike leg, so that you have nothing left for the run?

I know I just added more questions, but hopefully they are useful.

You guys are crazy  Almost 15 pages? I haven't even copy/pasted Chris's Manatee chart yet!

Bio tomorrow. Sorry.  

Kingsley has a great Garmin 310 (and you know he's taken perfect care of it) with bike accoutrements he's looking to dump ...

First thing to check on is the information we would be working off of. I see 3 races listed in your history, and the one mentioned in the post doesn't seem to match with any of them?

Another is not knowing what the disease is or how it might affect you, running or other activity. Sorry if it was said, usually good with catching that, but been more skimming quickly with so many new people.

This could changes dramatically depending on answers to the first two things, but here's a little. The swim speeds I see in the races listed are ~2:30-4:00/100. This is very beginner territory and highly dependent on how much the individual gets it with swim skill. It's not uncommon for people to be faster than that without doing much either.

What comes to mind for now with the bike is that you may be overbiking. Your illness may be hiding this or giving possibly giving you a reason for it that may or may not be correct. The speeds I see for the races are mid to high teens. Nothing seems really unusual for someone who is an active guy. I've had a 2006 Trek 1000 by the way. Think it may have been a little faster than the road bike I traded "up" for.