Mndymond and Disturbed275's Awesome SBR Group--- Phase 2--CLOSED! (Page 15)

Hey everyone.  I am going to have to pullout of the Mentor group this Spring.  Please know it is nothing anyone has done or said.  I just can't keep up with everything and I feel like I can't contribute as much as I'd like to given my time limitations.  Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this group.  Keep after it everyone!!! 

Brian (AKA TRIGUYBRI)

Had a beast of a workout today!  I hit the treadmill and really pushed the speed.  I ended up averaging about 10.5 miles an hour and hit speeds as high as 8 mph - which is a huge improvement over where I was 2 months ago when I was walking for one minute and then running for a minute.  To be honest, I put too much energy into the run because when I got into the pool I felt like I was going to die.  But I managed to dig down deep to get a swim workout in...

Today's swim workout was probably my most satisfitying yet.  I took your all's suggestions and crafted an interval workout with negative repeats.  So after warming up and figuring out my T pace, I did 9 100's of negative repeats and ended up swimming a lot less but a lot harder than I usually do.

The best part was the time I was able to hit on my 3 to last repeat.  My goal for April was to get my 100 time from 2:35 to 2:30.  I was stoked to actually clock a 1:50!!!  To celebrate the accomplishment, I enjoyed a Harvest Special Ale from Southern Tier Brewing Co... malty and hoppy... good.

Tomorrow, I plan on getting a bike ride in before work.  Hope all is well with the group...

Well who is the first to go for a triathlong?

I know David has one coming up! Anyone else?

I have tentatively booked a sprint June 9 dependant on my kids schedule.(Westlock for all of you Albertans)

What is a reasonable expectation of improvement? I want to improve my times by 10% over last year, is that reasonable? I am redoing 2-3 of the 4 I did last year(1 sprint and 2 olys).

Last year was my first year. Started training in probably March of last year. 

I have a sprint in Napa, CA on Sunday.

I have a sprint in Napa, CA on Sunday.

In my opinion - it depends on what kind of shape you were in last year when you did them and how hard you are working now.  But I think 10% is attainable - especially for the longer OLY.  Let's say your time from last year was 1:40 - a ten percent improvement would be 10 minutes.  

Frankly - I think you could improve by 20% if you had a tasty beer waiting for you at the finish line.

Get on it!

I stepped on the scale this morning and discovered that I had dropped below 200 pounds for the first time in more than a decade...  I never want to go back!  63 pounds lost and 30 more to go. 

Hmm... which beer will I have to celebrate!

Well who is the first to go for a triathlong?

I know David has one coming up! Anyone else?

I have tentatively booked a sprint June 9 dependant on my kids schedule.(Westlock for all of you Albertans)

In my opinion - it depends on what kind of shape you were in last year when you did them and how hard you are working now.  But I think 10% is attainable - especially for the longer OLY.  Let's say your time from last year was 1:40 - a ten percent improvement would be 10 minutes.  

Frankly - I think you could improve by 20% if you had a tasty beer waiting for you at the finish line.

Get on it!

I stepped on the scale this morning and discovered that I had dropped below 200 pounds for the first time in more than a decade...  I never want to go back!  63 pounds lost and 30 more to go. 

Hmm... which beer will I have to celebrate!

What is a reasonable expectation of improvement? I want to improve my times by 10% over last year, is that reasonable? I am redoing 2-3 of the 4 I did last year(1 sprint and 2 olys).

Last year was my first year. Started training in probably March of last year. 

Well who is the first to go for a triathlong?

I know David has one coming up! Anyone else?

I have tentatively booked a sprint June 9 dependant on my kids schedule.(Westlock for all of you Albertans)

I stepped on the scale this morning and discovered that I had dropped below 200 pounds for the first time in more than a decade...  I never want to go back!  63 pounds lost and 30 more to go. 

Hmm... which beer will I have to celebrate!

I have a sprint in Napa, CA on Sunday.

I stepped on the scale this morning and discovered that I had dropped below 200 pounds for the first time in more than a decade...  I never want to go back!  63 pounds lost and 30 more to go. 

Hmm... which beer will I have to celebrate!

I've been thinking improvement by sport when I think about how I want to do vs. the last time I did one 4 years ago.  I don't think my swim will improve much, but I'm hoping for a significant bike improvement - like 20%.  Run I'd be happy with a 10% improvement- but I need to get working if I want that.

I have one June 17th A sprint, but the bike is 18 miles so a little long.

I'm tempted to enter a sprint on May 19th since I'm getting antsy, but I think I'll just wait.

I have a 10k on the 13th of May.

I have a sprint in Napa, CA on Sunday.

Hey everyone.  I am going to have to pullout of the Mentor group this Spring.  Please know it is nothing anyone has done or said.  I just can't keep up with everything and I feel like I can't contribute as much as I'd like to given my time limitations.  Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this group.  Keep after it everyone!!! 

Brian (AKA TRIGUYBRI)