Got Your Mojo WORKIN'! group - CLOSED (Page 142)

stevebradley - 2011-07-21 7:52 PM JOANNE - Ha! Had I read thesea ll before answering any, i would've seen your response to George and could've just posted to him "What Johanne said". (BUut then I wouldn't've gotten to use that amusing little basketball analogy, so I guess it all worked out fine. ) I hope you pass on the one-hour run, as I just don't think it's the best thing to do within a week of a half-iron. I would've been looking at maybe 30-35' mid-week, and maybe 40-45 on the weekend. I think i will go to my logs and see what I did after each of my past two half-irons. My body is kinda sorta okay. The cortisone injection from ~June 15 worked great for bout three weeks, but is gradually losoing its efficacy. The specialists who gave it to me is on vaca until Aug 8, so I on my own until at least then. How it affects me is when I am sitting for a while, especially in the car. But the bike can also be a problem, and that is very discouraging. I did two 26km rides on Monday and Tuesday, one at 47' and the other at 45', and I was mostly okay with little discomfort. But a 61' ride yesterday was more problematic, with my symptoms beginning to kick in at about 45'. This makes me worry about olys....which is why i am still viewing sprints in August. I haven't done a decent brick in a while, so I don't really know if the symptoms will surface once I am off the bike. But, mostly, the hip is fine when I am "extended", be that walking, running, or laying down. My bike speed is still good, even though I can feel a slight loss of power when "stuff" starts happening, or when I sense that it might and then back off a bit. Grrr!

Not only did I pass on the hour run, I only did a little over 2 miles. My legs actually felt ok but I just didn't feel like running. I'm going through the same thing I do after every race but bigger! I'm just kind of tired I'm going to get back in the swing of things slowly and that's ok with me.

You are no doubt frustrated with your hip! Do you think you'll have to continue cortisone injections or will it kick in enough at some point?

Good morning everyone,

Thanks for the info on the caps.  I really never thought of it like that.  I do like the basketball comment Steve

I hope everyone has a great weekend and Johanne, just take it easy, what you did is awesome and you deserve the R&R.

Anyone racing this weekend?

Doing a sprint Saturday. The Cooper Aerobics Center Summer Sprint at Craig's Ranch in McKinney. This is the summer version of my first ever tri last November, up to #5 now. I am hopeful that I can do better than a 12 minute swim this time!

Bib #324, no numerical eccentricities in this one that I can see.

Jeff -  Just wondering, do you ever take a weekend off from racing. Man you are a machine.  It seems like you are running a 5k, Tri Race or Century ride.  Where do you get all your energy??

I have been a tad obsessive this season and at times it has wore on me. When I started last summer I set out to do 2 events a month, 1 running 1 cycling where possible or combined. I did 1 tri and 1 Du last year. This year I kept close to that but hit a couple of full months a few times. I currently have 15 bib numbers pinned to my office wall for this season. I have already decided to pass on one bike rally in August due to logistical and financial reasons ramping up to Branson. The 5k's are too easy and inexpensive to pass on usually but I won't drive more than 45 miles to run 3

This area is blessed with an ample supply of running events and a decent collection of rides and triathlons so it can be easy to over indulge I guess.

As a follow up, my work hours don't allow me much opportunity to join in social/training runs or rides with others, or participate in the local tri clubs activities so the races are pretty much the only time I get to do this with otehrs

Well you are not missing out much on the groups, atleast to me I like to play alone, but once in a while I will try to join a group for some fun.  Here in Mobile there is a 5k almost every weekend, but with all the expenses that I still need to pay out

1. Garmin or something that can track my run distance and allow me to put in splits

2. Trainer for Winter and rainy days

3. Entry fee for my tri in Sept & Oct and Half Marathon in Nov + I need to pay fo my HIM that I plan to do in April 2012.

4. Bike Rack so I can take 4 bikes around (Family Bikes)

5. Then of course the smaller cool items which will add up.

With trying to save for all this and the budget we are on with my wife quitting work in Jan, it does not leave much to 5K's which I would love to do.  Back in the ealy 90's I was doing a 5k or 10k every weekend.

I also want to try and start exploring some road races, but I still need to learn about them. Problem is there is none local here. I heard last year they had a Crit and there was a lot of problems so it was cancelled.  There are a lot of cyclist in Mobile and the talk is they are trying to get another one here.

Well Jeff good luck on your 10000000 tri race this year. 

I understand the finances thing. The Garmin deal is new to me, looks neat but beyond that I don't care, I can read a map/odometer/bike computer-maybe someday

I have a very old cranky Nashbar mag trainer someone gave me, good enough for the small handful of trainer rides I am likely to do. Maybe someday

My kids are grown and gone, wife doesn't ride so I only have my bike.

The entry fees for long distance events are steep, I am planning some ebay sales and trying to sell my old boat to cover IM WI.

And the thousands of small cool stuff...well...that's the way it is. I was flying allot and working on my instrument rating, I thought this would be cheaper..lol

Yes that's him and this facility is located in the same neighborhood as the Michael Johnson Performance Center, an athletic area but priced considerably out of my reach.

I haven't felt very good since Friday Am after my swim, like a minor little summer cold or something, some stress also because

A snake start swim, so it was 8:xx before I even got in the water, the overall winners had finished before I even started! I am going to seed myself higher and get more assertive about my start spot. It seems they drop the order after the first 50100, I did see someone with a 500 series number mixed in with some very fast swimmers. He was back stroking and gasping for air on the walls and ropes as the others zipped by! If I had a complaint about this event it would be the chaos of the start and not enforcing their own rules.

My overall time per my watch was 1:18:05 and this matched what was posted at the venue. Swim (350 meters) 9:53-that's timing mat to timing mat. I think I swim faster than that now-I hope I do. Friday morning I did 350 in 8:40! T-1 1:13. I leaving my raod shoes on the pedals and put them on i transition. I think I ran a little faster to the mount line and certainly mounted quicker and was on top of my gear sooner. The course was a little improved from the November edition-still several U turns but this time on wider-faster streets which allowed me to carry allot of speed through the turn around but I still found myself passing riders entering the turn and leaving the turn which would take me off my line or even force me to brake a bit which I hate to do in corners. My bike split was 37:02-a little over an 18mph avg. The 20 mph average is so elusive for me, perhaps better wheels or a fancier-prettier bike?

T-2 I dismounted fine, having taken my feet out of the shoes 100 meters or so before entering transition and I ran great with my bike right up the wrong lane of bikes. Previously that morning I noticed someone tied gaudy bright balloons to my rack right by my bike (on the end) I was thinking they were being silly and sort of resented them afraid ppl my thing they were mine! Well it turns out I spotted those balloons across the parking lot and sprinted over the median and to the right place-shoes, hat, glasses, race belt run -1:06

Run-I had high hopes for a 25 minute run but felt sort of slow out of transition, at mile 1 I was running a 10:00 mm, so I picked it up and began to find my legs-I relied on my usual tactic of sighting and reeling in one runner at a time and passed several, I passed allot on the bike too and was only passed twice (passed x2 swimming and passed 3). The route sort of winds through a neighborhood and comes back close to the finish area before taking you back out, so I was feeling a bit cocky hearing the announcer and crowds before I ran away and back into relative silence. 28:xx. (I messed up and re-started my watch)

No real problems with this one. The swim bothers me but I havn't been as consistent with that as I should, the perpetual pool search and once a week lake swims is the best I can do until maybe next week. As an aside my first Tri was this event in November '10 and my swim time was about 12 minutes. The bike is a let down too..more speed work, more intervals. Nov 2010 I turned in a 16.6 avg.The run wasn't bad for me in my opinion. 25 would have been nice but that seems to be my stand alone faster time.

I missed top 5 by 'bout 9 minutes, I had a secret hope for a 1:15 so missing that by 3 minutes is ok, my "official" goal was 1:20 and I beat it by 2. Bottom line-If I take 2 minutes off the swim, 3 off my run and about 5 off my ride I can be in the hunt for an age group placing. Those all seem like doable goals, the bike goal may require an evaluation of my equipment.

I have one more sprint on my calender (paid for) in Plano, and an option for maybe 2 others before Branson. After that y focus will be on The Whiterock Marathon although I know that the fall edition of this race will be tempting...

Steve, Glad you are getting better.  I guess if you do all the things you want you do have to rob someone to pay the other guy.

Joanne,  Are you getting back into the swing of things?  Sometimes after you train fo r a big race Like Vineman and it is over I think you get a sense of loss.  You were so focused but then it is over. 

Jeff, You are doing great. And holding up  pretty well.  I am still considering an Olympic in August but I may wait until the race in September. It is so hot here, it is hard to think about running outside which makes the pool very crowded.  For some reason 2 of the outdoor pools are being renovated this summer and so everyone is in the Y indoor pool.  I guess you are used to the heat and usually I don't mind it but all you hear is how unhealthy is is to do anything outside. 

George, What is the half you are doing in April?  I use my trainer a lot. Mostly in the winter. Actually this summer is the first time I ever did any outdoor riding. Most of it has been disastarous.  The last time I went my cleat broke and then it got really hot.  I rode indoor one time this week.  Today I ran on the treadmill. 

Steve, What Interavals do you do?  I have a couple. One of them is "Have Mercy"  I do this one and another I can't remember the name of.   

I also broke my toe (in a most unspectacular way).  So now shoes hurt.  Ah well!

Ellen

Jeff, great job on your race. Was the swim in a pool? I've never done one like that. Do you split lanes?

Ellen, it's taken me all week to really feel like training again. It was much more mental then physical or maybe my mind knew to slow down

Dave and I went out for a ride this morning. It felt great to be back out and moving after a slow week. I've decided to work on cadence on the bike. My normal cadence is about 60-65. I know from reading here and talking to people that I should be closer to 90. So for today's ride, I kept it about 80-85 and I was happy with how quickly my legs responded to the quicker pace. 

Then my daughters and I went to yoga and I had a great strength and stretch workout. All in all a good day

Ellen, you have to al least make up a good toe breaking story! You did Eagleman right? How did you feel the week/weeks afterwards?

Yes a pool swim, 50 meter pool-7 lengths. A snake start, each swimmer enters in 5 secnd intervals up one lane, under the rope, down the next and so on

Johanne,

I did do Eagleman but i never felt as if I really concentrated on the race.  I have not been really serious about following a plan. Ther eare lots of reasons for that but afterward I was not sure I was entitled to time off.  I am trying to concentrate on the next one (Natinon's ) but that is also a struggle.   I think after Eagleman I took some time to recoup but tried to get back to the pool (the least stressful) as soon as possible .  It has been pretty much hit or miss since then. 

The heat here is so oppressive if I don't get out of the office at noon it does not happen very frequently. 

Tomorrow is another day.

Good luck to all tomorrow whatever your plans are. I am going to watch a friend do his first sprint and volunteering. 

Ellen

Here is my training plan for the remainder of the year:

https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/cableone.net/render?tab=mc&AuthEventSource=SSO&gsessionid=KYWW31tcwSvyNWZrHdBHOA

This is borrowed from Matt Fitzgerald's "super simple Half Ironman plan"

There are plenty of shorter rides and speed work built in there. July was a bit thrown off but I have resolved to make August work for me.

The next sprint in Plano is:

http://www.blacklandtri.com/

The other options include: Take On The Heat Sprint in The Colony, The Temple 2011 Triathlon, Benbrook Lake Triathlon, 11th Annual Tri Rock Triathlon in Rockwall, The Old College Tri in Denton. These are all between now and 9/18 the date of Branson. There are more a bit out including Oklahoma City.

Any equipment upgrades may be the victim of my large deductible this year

Im going to modify my schedule a bit and pass on The Hotter N Hell this year and other than a local century focus on Branson specific training and longer swims.

Also on the calender prior to Branson is a couple of 5k's one in McKinney and 1 in Sherman, and the Sherman Kiwanis Rally (100 miles) There are also another handful of tris between 9/18 and Mid November but I will probably pass on those for running.

This is the race calender as it is now including completed events:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rT1Tq3BoHRKk7vGAPq-VLW73YQyBp6huy3FLBg91zio/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CJH7xKMM

Hello Everyone,

Jeff - Great job on your race.

Johanne - Good job on the cadence, I still have not counted to see what mine is, maybe I should.

Ellen - I'm hoping to do New Orleans HIM in April and then Augusta in Sept (Alteast I think that is when it will be, they have not posted a date)

I need to find a Full Marathon for the 2012 End of the Year Race.  Just like this year I want to end with a Half Marathon to see what it feels to run that distance before my HIM for next year.

Yep I would like to get a Garmin, but I dont see shelling out $300+ for a watch.  The really only time I will use the GPS is on a run, but like I have been doing before I will just drive or bike the route to see my distance.  I still need to find a good watch that will let me put in intervals.  The Timex Ironman I have just has a 50 lap and a timer, but I cannot put in intervals which I need since my eyesight stinks and a lot of times it's hard for me to see the time.  I want something that will beep when its time to run or walk.

I hope everyone has a great day

Hello all... how is everyone doing?  Looks like races have been going well.  I just got home from my sprint in New London CT.  It was a half mile swim, 16.1 mile bike and 5k run.  I am toast.  I will put together a race report in a bit, i need a shower and a bit of rest the 2 hour drive home took what energy I had left... and my hip flexors are just brutal from sitting for so long after the event... I should have spent some time at the beach before leaving but the weather was iffy and I wanted to get home.

Hope everyone is doing well... 

Alex