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 2008-02-19 1:27 PM in reply to: #1217781 |
Expert  929    Hawaii |  Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes!gator22 - 2008-02-18 2:42 AM Somebody rocked a half marathon over the weekend!!! Go check out pole dancer's RR, group: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... |
| 2008-02-20 5:58 AM in reply to: #1090400 |
Veteran 271 Middle Tennessee | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! 02/11/08 Goal 1:30 3:30 0:30 5:30 Actual 2:00 2:45 0:45 5:30 (100.0%)
Sorry for the delay. Here are the results of my goals for last week. I was a little short on my run time (less time than expected on my 1/2 mary - yeah). I was too sore to try to make it up on Sunday, but I did get a spin class in to make up my overall time. |
| 2008-02-20 6:02 AM in reply to: #1090400 |
Veteran 271 Middle Tennessee | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! |
| 2008-02-20 6:20 AM in reply to: #1090400 |
Veteran 271 Middle Tennessee | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! Now that I've completed the 1/2 mary, I need to determine how much running I need to do each week to keep my base for that activity up. I want to change my focus to swimming, but I want to be able to only have to increase my running for a week or two if I want to do another running event. Any suggestion would be helpful. Also, the Country Music 1/2 mary is in 2 month away. I had it in the back of my mind to do this if I finished the Frostbite ok. I looked and the entry fee is $90. Doesn't that seem pretty high for this type of event? I know the $20 price tag for the Frostbite was exceptionally low, but this seems to be at the other extreme. Even if I decide to swing it, is this event too soon? |
| 2008-02-20 11:27 AM in reply to: #1222854 |
| Extreme Veteran 533 Vermont | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! pole_dancer - 2008-02-20 6:20 AM Now that I've completed the 1/2 mary, I need to determine how much running I need to do each week to keep my base for that activity up. I want to change my focus to swimming, but I want to be able to only have to increase my running for a week or two if I want to do another running event. Any suggestion would be helpful. Also, the Country Music 1/2 mary is in 2 month away. I had it in the back of my mind to do this if I finished the Frostbite ok. I looked and the entry fee is $90. Doesn't that seem pretty high for this type of event? I know the $20 price tag for the Frostbite was exceptionally low, but this seems to be at the other extreme. Even if I decide to swing it, is this event too soon? I do not think that this event is too soon. You should definitely do it, if you want something on the radar to help keep you focused. Having a race to look forward to always helps me stay focused. I do think the $90 price tag is rather high. I will pay $20 anyday. I might pay $50 for a half that I really want to do, but I would probably skip the race, keep the $90 for a new pair of shoes and take a 13.1 mile run on my own. Certainly not as much fun, but I would be hesitant to cough up the dough. Now this is coming from someone that pays out a fair amount of many to race. This just does not seem worth it unless there is quite a goody bag, a meal after and some entertainment for you and your friends. As for the other part, you can focus on swimming and still maintain your running base. I will let the real runners here address this issue more fully, but I would think that you could have a swim focus and maintain your running base with some very specific training each week. I would try to do one short hard run (3 miles), one medium moderate run (5-6 miles) and then one longer run (8 miles) at your 1/2 mary race pace. I am not sure what your training looked like leading up to your race, but I would find some set schedule that worked for you while you focus on swimming. The distances I mention are arbitrary. I think frequency is just as important as distance in trying to maintain. So maybe take a week or two and take three runs but keep them short(er). Maybe DC and Jess can weigh in on this. |
| 2008-02-21 6:41 AM in reply to: #1223537 |
Expert 844 | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! I think most of the race fees are crazy! Especially the longer ones. I only pick a few to do every year because of it and try to get away from home to a new area to do them so they are special.... |
| 2008-02-21 11:35 AM in reply to: #1090400 |
| Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! I guess were still doing this. And I'm a little late. Goal swim: 3,000m actual: 1750 - 58% Goal Bike: 40 miles actual: 34.75 - 87% Goal Run: 20 miles actual: 17.92 - 90% ____________________________________ total: 78% of goal Ugh. Here are this weeks goals, and I haven't even started yet... they are doing maintenance at my local YMCA. Swim: 2,000m Bike: 40 miles Run: 26 miles |
| 2008-02-21 11:53 AM in reply to: #1225357 |
| Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! PoleDance: I think gatjr nailed it on the head. 90 bucks is a rip-off for a half marathon. Even here on Long Island, where everything is very expensive, I've never seen a hald cost more than $50.00. 90 bucks for a Half Ironman, sure, but not a 1/2 marathon. Regarding running, again gatjr is giving you great advice. I too am trying to focus more on swimming while still maintaining my fave discipline - running. I would encourage more quality runs. I would just very slightly modify his advice. Here's what I would do. Eliminate all recovery runs. Replace recovery runs with swimming. Do one short tempo run; do one medium run with strides and lactate threshold (20m seconds slower pace than your tempo) and do one long run on a Saturday or Sunday. Start your long run with the first 2 to 3 miles at a comfortable warm-up pace, then gradually increase to your 1/2 marathon pace for 3 to 4 miles, then slow down and cool down with 2 to 3 miles of comfortable pace again. So basically first 1/3 comfortable warm-up, middle 1/3 marathon pace, last 1/3 to 1/4 cool down pace. If you are feeling really good that day, and it's a nice day due 1/4 warm-up, 1/2 MP, 1/4 cool down. If you are tired and sore then readjust, but somewhere in the middle of that long run you need and want to simulate the 1/2 marathon race and the only way to do that is to run your target pace - and that is the best way (according to Olympian Pfitzinger) to maintain your race day fitness. Take a day off after your long run, then the following day swim as a recovery, then spend a night on the trainer, then run your tempo run, then swim the next day as recovery, then take another day off or do a medium length run, then do a Long Run and Bike -> BRICK! |
| 2008-02-21 12:32 PM in reply to: #1090400 |
| Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! I highly - highly recommend to everyone the book: Advanced Marathoning by Olympian Pete Pfitzinger. |
| 2008-02-22 1:51 PM in reply to: #1226246 |
Expert 844 | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! Hey everyone! I have been busy and not around here so much this week. I hope everyone is doing good.....I hope to post some goals soon when my cases are not so serious. I am in need of some good old fashioned un-cooperative shooting victims that actually live to lift my spirits Have a good weekend! |
| 2008-02-25 5:29 AM in reply to: #1090400 |
Veteran 271 Middle Tennessee | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! I made my goals for the week with a nice ride in the rain. Week Bike Run Swim Total I plan on picking it back up a little this week. 02/25/08 Goal 3:00 3:00 1:30 7:30 Edited by pole_dancer 2008-02-25 11:55 AM |
| 2008-02-25 9:24 AM in reply to: #1233206 |
| Extreme Veteran 533 Vermont | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! I believe this is when most folks are posting their weekly goals and accomplishments from the prior week. I have taken another approach. I have not been posting weekly goals, but I have posted my February goals in my training log. You can see from my actual totals what I have accomplished during the month. When reviewing these monthly goals and updating my training log, I noticed that I had a slight typo. I stated 30,000 swimming yards, when in fact, I wanted to state 20,000 yards. I will be challenged to hit any of my stated goals for the month. Having said this, I had one of my best training weeks in a long time. Very encouraging! I plan to make every attempt to cut the gap between my actual training hours and my goals for the month. Best of luck to everyone training this week!! |
| 2008-02-25 9:46 AM in reply to: #1090400 |
Veteran 217 San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! Hi all, Here are my last week's results : Swim: Goal: 4,000 yards; Actual: 4,150 yards Bike: Goal: 0; Actual: 0 Run: Goal: 0; Actual: 0
Goals for this week: Swim: 4,000 yards; Bike: 0; Run: 0;
Will have to take my time and heal. Swimming is the only thing on my plan right now...
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| 2008-02-25 10:33 AM in reply to: #1233607 |
Expert 844 | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! I seemed to have been pushed off the wagon here. I am leaving for the nation's capital on Thursday and I have not slept yet since Saturday night. I am hoping to get a reasonable long run, swim, and ride in before I go and at least one run in down there. SO...6 miles today. 2700 yards in the pool tomorrow..and and 1:45 on the trainer Wed..... We shall see. I also eat like a death row inmate when I am with my kids. I weigh just a shade under 500 pounds right now. |
| 2008-02-25 11:50 AM in reply to: #1233710 |
Veteran 271 Middle Tennessee | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes!
I don't believe you....... |
| 2008-02-25 12:41 PM in reply to: #1233915 |
Expert 844 | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! All right, maybe 478.....  It seems like a lot of us are hurtin in some way. I hope everyone gets better. I just ran 6 miles in shorts and a t-shirt. With all the snow, that makes the "locals" nervous.....I just ask if they have any daughters for me to date??? |
| 2008-02-25 5:33 PM in reply to: #1234065 |
Veteran 217 San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! gator22 - 2008-02-25 10:41 AM I just ran 6 miles in shorts and a t-shirt. With all the snow, that makes the "locals" nervous..... Nice run! Is it the snow or you that makes the "locals" nervous??? |
| 2008-02-26 12:25 PM in reply to: #1234065 |
| Extreme Veteran 533 Vermont | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! gator22 - 2008-02-25 12:41 PM All right, maybe 478..... It seems like a lot of us are hurtin in some way. I hope everyone gets better. I just ran 6 miles in shorts and a t-shirt. With all the snow, that makes the "locals" nervous.....I just ask if they have any daughters for me to date???Heck, it starts getting up to 36 around here like it did yesterday and I am definitely thinking shorts. I even left the overcoat at home. The sun was beautiful and there was no wind to speak of. I enjoyed running the last two days. Ah, not to worry, the sun is gone and we are looking at getting 8 to 15 inches of snow tonight. Just when I thought I was not going to have to curse at the treadmill this week... |
| 2008-02-26 1:02 PM in reply to: #1236270 |
Expert 929 Hawaii | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! gatjr33 - 2008-02-26 7:25 AM gator22 - 2008-02-25 12:41 PM All right, maybe 478..... Heck, it starts getting up to 36 around here like it did yesterday and I am definitely thinking shorts. I even left the overcoat at home. The sun was beautiful and there was no wind to speak of. I enjoyed running the last two days. Ah, not to worry, the sun is gone and we are looking at getting 8 to 15 inches of snow tonight. Just when I thought I was not going to have to curse at the treadmill this week... It seems like a lot of us are hurtin in some way. I hope everyone gets better. I just ran 6 miles in shorts and a t-shirt. With all the snow, that makes the "locals" nervous.....I just ask if they have any daughters for me to date???Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. I don't like running in shorts and a t-shirt when it's in the 60's! You all win some sort of award in my book...for whatever that's worth |
| 2008-02-26 2:27 PM in reply to: #1236393 |
| Extreme Veteran 533 Vermont | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! naners - 2008-02-26 1:02 PM gatjr33 - 2008-02-26 7:25 AM gator22 - 2008-02-25 12:41 PM All right, maybe 478..... Heck, it starts getting up to 36 around here like it did yesterday and I am definitely thinking shorts. I even left the overcoat at home. The sun was beautiful and there was no wind to speak of. I enjoyed running the last two days. Ah, not to worry, the sun is gone and we are looking at getting 8 to 15 inches of snow tonight. Just when I thought I was not going to have to curse at the treadmill this week... It seems like a lot of us are hurtin in some way. I hope everyone gets better. I just ran 6 miles in shorts and a t-shirt. With all the snow, that makes the "locals" nervous.....I just ask if they have any daughters for me to date???Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. I don't like running in shorts and a t-shirt when it's in the 60's! You all win some sort of award in my book...for whatever that's worth Some might suggest that we are not award worthy, but down right crazy (as you are suggesting). Hard to argue!! 60's, oh my, to have a 60 degree day right now to take a nice long run or ride. That would be heaven. Edited by gatjr33 2008-02-26 2:28 PM |
| 2008-02-27 7:53 AM in reply to: #1236677 |
Expert 844 | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! Uh, yeah we got crushed. I just finished with the snow blower/ shovel brick workout. I am so sick of training inside. I just signed up for a hundred mile bike ride for missing and exploited children. It is the same organization that Writebrained is doing the auction on this site for. I use them all the time for my child sex cases and they are awesome. Most of their fund raisers are too $$ for me, but I can ride a bike.....It is May 16th, so will be good for my HIM schedule too! |
| 2008-02-27 3:34 PM in reply to: #1236677 |
Expert 929 Hawaii | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! gatjr33 - 2008-02-26 9:27 AM naners - 2008-02-26 1:02 PM Some might suggest that we are not award worthy, but down right crazy (as you are suggesting). Hard to argue!! 60's, oh my, to have a 60 degree day right now to take a nice long run or ride. That would be heaven.gatjr33 - 2008-02-26 7:25 AM gator22 - 2008-02-25 12:41 PM All right, maybe 478..... Heck, it starts getting up to 36 around here like it did yesterday and I am definitely thinking shorts. I even left the overcoat at home. The sun was beautiful and there was no wind to speak of. I enjoyed running the last two days. Ah, not to worry, the sun is gone and we are looking at getting 8 to 15 inches of snow tonight. Just when I thought I was not going to have to curse at the treadmill this week... It seems like a lot of us are hurtin in some way. I hope everyone gets better. I just ran 6 miles in shorts and a t-shirt. With all the snow, that makes the "locals" nervous.....I just ask if they have any daughters for me to date???Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. I don't like running in shorts and a t-shirt when it's in the 60's! You all win some sort of award in my book...for whatever that's worth 60...heaven? I'll stick with my current weather |
| 2008-02-27 3:36 PM in reply to: #1238315 |
Expert 929 Hawaii | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! gator22 - 2008-02-27 2:53 AM Uh, yeah we got crushed. I just finished with the snow blower/ shovel brick workout. I am so sick of training inside. I just signed up for a hundred mile bike ride for missing and exploited children. It is the same organization that Writebrained is doing the auction on this site for. I use them all the time for my child sex cases and they are awesome. Most of their fund raisers are too $$ for me, but I can ride a bike.....It is May 16th, so will be good for my HIM schedule too! When's your HIM? |
| 2008-02-27 6:19 PM in reply to: #1239593 |
Expert 844 | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! 6/29......Coming fast. I just listed "doin it" as a pre race activity in TRIOK's mentor group and they just glossed over it. Man, they are freiken serious!!!! |
| 2008-02-28 10:08 AM in reply to: #1239972 |
| Extreme Veteran 533 Vermont | Subject: RE: jesswah's group - FULL of sexy triathletes! gator22 - 2008-02-27 6:19 PM 6/29......Coming fast. I just listed "doin it" as a pre race activity in TRIOK's mentor group and they just glossed over it. Man, they are freiken serious!!!! Funny, I happened to bounce over there and saw your comment. I found it quite interesting that they did not get a chuckle with your comment. I am not sure if they are serious or were just seriously into the moment. It seemed like your comment came during story time and some of the stories were a bit more serious. Hey, keep up the humor. I for one can take some of this stuff rather seriously, but I really enjoy stepping back and laughing. After all, this is suppose to be fun. As for your HIM, you are correct. It is coming all too fast. Still seems like we have ample time to train, but it will be here before you know it. I am still trying to figure out where Feb. went. Two days left. How did that happen? Why do I think I am going to be sitting here in a few months going...Tupper Lake is next week...how did that happen??? Well, better get to work, as I have much to do. |
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