mcgilmartin's 2013 Mentor Group~ let's get swimming! CLOSED FOR TRAINING (Page 15)

10K swim is BadA$$    WOW   awesome work.    And congrats on signing up for another Marathon!    I'm doing the Chicago thing again this year.

I'm on the fence about Chicago.  I loved every minute of the experience last year, but I wanted to try some new stuff this year.  I'm about 80% committed to doing Fox Valley too.  6 weeks in between marathons should leave me ready to roll.

Also thinking about an early September 70.3 again.  It's that time of year that loading your calendar with races seems like a good idea

Yup probably good with 6 weeks between marathons.  But maybe add a 3rd and join the Maniac's  ;-)  

Branson 70.3 is in Sept.   I wont be doing it tho.   Id like to! but can't

Jen, here's a good challenge for you.  I'm doing it too.  Only 15 minutes a day.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=475366

I tried to find the article talking about recovery methods but can't find it. What I recall was that ice or cold is the preferred method of recovery. A hot shower/hot tub actually inflames the muscles more than they already are from working. I'll keep looking for it but it talked quite a bit about ice baths, etc.

For me - my recovery method is to fill the bath tub with cold water as soon as I walk in the door from a run. If it was a long run (more than 1.5 hours) I might drink a protein shake while its filling. As soon as its full I'll ease into the tub. I've noticed that I'm not nearly as sore the next day after I've spent about 15-20 minutes soaking my legs in the cold water. If I'm at the gym I usually don't do anything but go home (an hour drive) but most of my workouts there are shorter and wouldn't require much recovery.

Steve

Hey All,

Today is Oriolepwr's birthday.  Let me know if you want to pitch in on a Costco-sized bottle of Geritol for him

Happy Birthday, Old Man!!!

Here's an article I found on Jeff Galloway's website. It's from a 2001 Runner's World article in his resources page.

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/resources/rw_archives/sep_2001.html

It's not the article I read recently but it talks about recovery and the steps you should take to recover from a race or hard run. I hope it helps.

Steve

This is actually a common problem.  I'm going from memory, but it usually affects runners and it might be because they kick from the knew - you want to try to kick from the waist (I think - try googling it)

Personally, I don't kick much when I swim.  Maybe a little here and there but mostly when I notice I'm off balance or need to make a quick adjustment to my position. 

I like it. I'll definitely give it a try, the smoothies too. Thanks for the advice!  I'm in a better mood today. Still have a lot of hip pain, but made it to my Pilates class and did a light swim afterward and I think it helped. Sorry again for the rant, I'm just tired of being in pain!

Thanks for this! It sounds like solid advice. I'm definitely going to start focusing more on recovery, including the cold water baths/ice.   

Happy birthday!

Wasn't sure what all this talk about Sufferfest was all about so I googled it.  Looks intense!  Good luck to all of you putting yourself through that!

And Happy Birthday Dave!

Thanks guys!   Had a great Birthday!   and the Costco size Geritol would be great!   I moved into a new age group.   Now I'm freaking 50    I may be old in years  but not on the inside.      SO any of you old guys in my age group  look out.  I can still BRING it!!   :-)     (but It may be with the help of a lil Geritol)

Get hooked up with TrainerRoad and you'll get even MORE information! It's GREAT (although a little bit disappointing when I saw how pitifully weak and slow I really am)!

Gadget/infotainment question here, I've currently got an older  (entry level) Polar that I use as an HRM for running, and one of the things I like about it is I can jsut wear the thing as a watch, not just as another accessory to include in the gym bag.   I've got a CSC-10 and the Garmin HRM strap that I use for Trainerroad on my bike, but have been itching a bit to get gps on my runs, and outdoor workouts.  Any thoughts here?  Considering I've got the harm strap and CSC10 already, it looks like I could either go with the base model Garmin 910xt and be covered across the board, or a combo of the Garmin 610 and Edge510 bike computer for about $300 each??  Right now I track my swimming with a Timex ironman stat stopped recognizing the HRM strap a while ago.  Any thoughts or advice here?

I've focused on the Garmin since i've got the hrm and speed sensor already 

I'm a numbers kinda person so i love being able to track metrics on my performance and workouts whenever possible, 

TravelJunkie303 - 2013-01-30 3:04 PM Just signed up for my first triathlon (although it should be my last one of this season).   Now I need to get a bike, wetsuit, helmet....... I should have it all in plenty of time for September 22 and the Portland Triathlon.  Then two weeks later I run the Portland marathon.    Not a bad way to end a season. 

Sounds awesome!  

Yesterday:

SO ya I thought hmmm I know it's my birthday and all but dang it I need to get some groceries, and well the exercise.    Why not take my wife's  fixie?  It's got  that bitchin basket and all.  

Then these two young 'uns   try to stay in my draft, and won't take their turn out front.   What is UP with the younger generation?   It's called Etiquette   

I dropped 'em the next block. 

A neighbor told me they got this pic.   HA!     AND STAY OFF MY LAWN  DANG IT! 

TravelJunkie303 - 2013-01-30 2:04 PM Just signed up for my first triathlon (although it should be my last one of this season).   Now I need to get a bike, wetsuit, helmet....... I should have it all in plenty of time for September 22 and the Portland Triathlon.  Then two weeks later I run the Portland marathon.    Not a bad way to end a season. 

Is the Portland Triathlon done in the Willamette?  Sounds like a great season!

Way to go! This group will be busy in September

TravelJunkie303 - 2013-01-29 4:04 PM Just signed up for my first triathlon (although it should be my last one of this season).   Now I need to get a bike, wetsuit, helmet....... I should have it all in plenty of time for September 22 and the Portland Triathlon.  Then two weeks later I run the Portland marathon.    Not a bad way to end a season.