SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 141)

SSMinnow - 2009-07-01 2:22 PM

fattyfatfat - 2009-07-01 10:54 AM Looks like some good looking numbers from June.  Man I can't believe its July 2009 already.

Doug... I second what Suzy said.  Why the heck aren't you running on the beach?

Suzy...  What is it about the nutrition that concerns you?  Do your best to figure out what works in training, stick with it, and TRUST it.

That's right Andy!

I have a very delicate system .  If I take in calories too soon on the  bike, I am bloated and gurgly (lovely thought) even though I am WAY underfueled.  If I drink too little/take in too few calories, I get into T2 lightheaded and a little looped.  Both make for a very unfun run.   Drinking/Fueling on a long bike ride and doing a 20 minute brick run doesn't seem to replicate race conditions enough for me. I am fine during those times.  Coach Steve is so high on Hammer products he is having me try Perpeteum which I hated for marathons.  I bought it and plan to use it on a 55m ride on Sunday and get off my bike and hope I don't puke before doing a hard, but short run.  I am determined to create an iron gut for myself!

So, Suzy, do you start off feeling fine and then get bloated and gurgly?  Or do you feel bloaty and gurgly while still on the bike?  I'm confused.  I'm hoping that I will feel the same way after 20 minutes of the run as I felt at the beginning!  now I'm getting worried about not having done longer bricks.

Time is almost out to join the Tour de France challenge - how many miles or minutes and how many rides during the tour?  Tony, Steve, Jeremy, and I have signed up - anyone else want to come play?  John, you already have at least 100 miles planned...

In the challenge forum.  I did the Run challenge last month and it was both lots of fun and motivational.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=165689&start=1

The TdF challenge sounds like a lot of fun too.

So who is racing this holiday weekend?  Me - I have two races.  Satuday is a 750m OWS race.  Sunday is a sprint - 500m OWS, 12 mi bike, 5k run.  The lake/pond/drainage ditch where they are having these races had a water temp of almost 90 last week.

Tracy has a 10k with her 13 yr old nephew.

Anyone else?

Suck it up Canuck... I've been waiting to drop that one...  No wetsuit!

I'm guessing that time saved on the swim and extra time in T1 using a wetsuit are going to be a wash on a 500 yd swim - go with whatever is more comfortable for you. 

The 4th is my daughter's 2nd birthday, so we have a bunch of family coming to town - from both mine and my wife's side.  Should be the hectic kind of fun.  I don't know how much training will be done, but who cares - it's the 4th of July.

We got my daughter a Specialized Hotwalk (no pedals or cranks) for her birthday.  She has a little 4 wheeled push bike now and she keeps saying she needs a bigger bike (possibly w/ a little hinting from Dad), so hopefully this is an easy transition for her.

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Couple things, my wife asked me about joining the group, she figured since you all were allready hassling her she might as well, + if there is a group of us doing Lonestar she wanted to get to know everyone. 

Also, trying to start up a TT in our area, wonder how difficult that will be.  The closest ones to DC are all pretty much 2 hrs away.  I e-mailed the president of my bike team about it to see if he had any ideas.

My race this weekend is unique, it's an age-handicaped race.  meaning oldest women start first, then oldest men, and so on and so forth until you get down to the teenagers.  First one across the line wins.  There is some kind of running handicap system that says 60 year old man should run 4 miles in xx:xx so starts are all based on that age handicaping.  It is usually won by some old guy that runs in the 6's.

No problem with you wife joining the MG.  The more the merrier!  Besides if she can spar with John like you alluded to, it should provide some great entertainment...  Where is that popcorn

That's the smart way.  I had to take the pedals off my daughters bike and lower the seat to get to the same place.  I want her to learn to ride like yesterday - did I mention she is 8?  Way past time for her to ride a bike.  She is not very coordinated and is ready to give up every few minutes...  I have resorted to bribery already, alas to no avail...