Shermbelle's Group Full to the brim (Page 15)

Hey everyone~ I did my indoor tri yesterday. 10 min swim,20min bike and 15 min run. It was fun! I volunteered from 6:30-10:30 which was great to pump everyone up..you don't have all the "fans" like you do for an outdoor tri. My wave started at 11.

The swim was good for me1/2 stroke shy of 20 lengths(500) I need to have more confidence in my swim. I should have touched the wall but I looked up half way through my lap to see if we were done...bad move. It cost me that 1/2 stroke. so 19 lengths for the swim.

The bike was on the spin bikes and speed is what the computers go by. I am a peddle masher and like high gear low cadence....this you needed the opp. low gear high cadence. So I was bouncing all over without resistance on the wheel. hit 145-150 cadence...crazy! Was happy that ended I finished 6.3 for the bike.

The run was on the TM. I started low (6.5) to get my legs back..they are not used to spinning like that. You also don't have the time to stretch them out like you do in an outdoor. then pushed to 7.2 and ended up with a side cramp at 4 min into it. I was ready to throw in the towel but pushed through and upped my speed to 8 and for the last min pushed 9mph finished with 1.8mi was hoping for 2mi but am happy with where I ended.

I did end up taking first in the 30-39age group. This is my first time placing and was very happy I dug deep and sucked it up.  Having my hubby and kids there helped. I am so lucky to have them!

Thanks Sherm for the "push yourself" challenge. it is what made me stay on and keep pushing.

I also won a headband from bondiband that says Triathlete: failure is not an option

As for the challenge this week....tracking, tracking, tracking! I still do not do this! Really how hard is it to write down what I eat! uggg.  will think of another one but need to get on the bike!

As for everyone you are doing great..I also need to work on bike maintenance. I have only changed 1 tire and that was with the help of someone who knew what they were doing. Probably couldn't do it on my own!

You are correct, and yes I am familiar with that "core" also as my wife is getting back to weight watchers next week.

Great job on the AG win, but maybe more importantly your next statement. You"dug deep and sucked it up" and it obviously paid off, way to go!!!

Yes Yes Yes, I am starting that also on Wednesday. I am talking to my coach tomorrow and then it is hardcore Wednesday on.

Getting mighty fast in the pool man, keep it up!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi and I am still here. I have been biking (on the trainer) nearly every day for the last 2 weeks. Recovery is coming, but not as quickly as I would like (which is a little depressing). Will attempt swimming again this week, but running is not in the plan for another month or so. Oh and right now....its a blizzard outside! Oh spring where are you???

Didn't miss this Trudee, I will give my long winded thoughts tomorrow on this, its 2AM and I am ready to pass out so I will sleep on it and answer this tomorrow

Opinions on coaching: This can be a giant can of worms but here it goes. I am now on my second coach. I hired one last year but wouldn't listen to him and was not ready to give the commitment that I thought I wanted. This time around I am open minded and willing to give my best to do all she asks me to do.

Coaches well good coaches will ask what you are looking for and let your opinion be incorporated into your training plan. It is a delicate balance of what are your goals and how hard they need to push you to achieve what you want.

It all comes down to what you are looking for. I can totally understand the feeling of "am I doing enough, the right things?" so that is a descion you have to make. If you look into coaches make sure you ask enough questions til you feel comfortable. Make sure it is a right fit of what you want and are comfortable.

Hope this helps as I believe with my goals a coach is the way to go, any other questions make sure to ask.

take the time off to get healthy, doing workouts sick is not going to let your body heal and kick the sickness, you have plenty of time to train for your race

My goals for last week were to journal and to get activity in every day.

Journaling-I did journal meaning that I wrote down what went in my mouth. What I didn't do was watch what I was eating. I knew it and just did it anyway. I also didn't write down portions or points just what went in my mouth. That was my goal for last week though just to write down for the whole week to get me back in the habit.

Activity-Here is what I did for this last week

Friday-24 minutes on the TM 1.05 miles (yes pathetic)

Saturday-Bike 59:56 for 12.81 miles

Sunday-Bike 21:00 for 7 miles (stationary bike)

Monday-Bike 1:29:34 for 13.39 miles (was with a friend and she was on a mountain bike and couldn't do my pace. Also did the stationary for 0:12:00 for for miles

Tuesday-Bike 0:30:00 for 10 miles stationary and 0:42:00 for 2.25 on the TM

Wednesday-Swam with instructor for 45 minutes not sure on yards but maybe 600.

 Thursday-AHHH rest day

 I went to weigh in last night and was up .2 lbs which I know is because of how I ate. Better luck to me this week in that department.

This weeks goals for me is to figure out my convuluted training plan of what works for me. Since my race is not traditional mileage the plans aren't really set up for that so I'm taking a bit from them. For the swim I'm using the info I found on the site about the 12 week swimming program. For the bike I'm sort of using the Olympic distance for the 20 week plan but since I'm in the bike challenge this month that's sort of not necessarily what it is. For the run I'm going to start the Couch to 5K program since that is the distance for my race. I'm going to do that for the 9 weeks and then just try to keep running the 3x a week for the 30 minutes plus the 5 min WU and 5 min CD so I'll be prepared on race day to run the 3.1 miles. Perhaps next year for a true Olympic distance race

I hope everyone has a great week.

Trudee-I hope you are resting and feeling better soon.

Know your pain man, I have to laugh at those commercials for Bowflex, Treadclimber, insert diet or piece of equipment here that say 20 min a day, 3x a week is all you need.  I work out between 8-10 hours on average and it is a fight to lose weight.