RunningJayhawk's Mentor Nest - FULL! (Page 16)

yogachic - 2009-05-12 8:37 PM I got off work late again today, and by the time I got to Fleet Feet, picked up my packet & other items, it was already 8pm, and I had dinner plans for 8:30. So yeah, I skipped my run this evening. I'm not sure if it's a horrible idea to be skipping workouts right before a race, but I don't want to get too worked up about it and try to make it up so close to race time.

Anyways, the good news is I have my packet! It has my timing chip, bib, bike number, a whole bunch of ties, straps, & safety pins (that I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do with yet), a swim cap, a whole bunch of brochures and coupons, 2 plastic bags to put my stuff in for the transitions, a shirt, a first aid kit, some bandages, some sort of pain reliever medicine, and a partridge and a pear tree! Part of me wants to dump everything out and play with it, but then I'm afraid I'll lose something important. So I'll probably do that on the car ride on the way to Galena on Friday. . . It'll give me something to do during the road trip

I'm getting excited for the weekend. We just got our housing assignments & carpooling figured out yesterday. It almost feels like I'm a kid going away to summer camp!

It's not horrible to skip some before a race. You'll have a better race if you're rested anyway. The majority of your training has already been done and you're not going to lose it this close to the race. It's kinda like studying for a test. Your body is going to remember all the studying (training) you've been doing in the previous months & weeks. Cramming at the end only makes you tired and cranky.

I would guess the ties, straps & safety pins are for attaching the bib & bike number to their respective places.

I love race packets. They're full of such surprises...some good, others not so much. The "not so much" is what I give to my 4 yr old and he thinks its amazing.

As promised I got a run in yesterday.  Felt good to have the feet hit the pavement again but now the bottom of my foot hurts.  Not too serious but I will have to monitor this
I also went to this Swimplan.com place you have all been raving about, and got a example of a swim plan for beginners.  I will try it out today and see how it goes.

Have  good one.

Alan

Good luck, tonight, Erin! I bet you are excited about finally being finished. I'm counting the days until summer, myself... sometimes I wonder who likes vacation more...students or teachers.

Today is a day in the pool. I'm going to amp it up and go for 1800 today. Found some good drills including 10x100 @ 1:40 w/ 20" rest intervals...it should be a nice challenge!

I woke up this morning with a sinus headache.  I think yesterday's wind really stirred things up.  But I got my belated Mother's day gift and was allowed to sleep in.  It was so nice.

I think swimming is great for any kind of head congestion.  I went to the pool with a headache and felt stuffy.  Then came out feeling pretty normal.  Must be all the blowing out through the nose.  I know that's gross.  The stuffiness is slowly coming back this afternoon, oh well.

Got a pretty good swim in.  It was a mid-distance for me of 1475 yds.  I included a 5' time trial so I can give Swimplan.com a try. 

Something I thought about today.  I always feel skinnier after swimming.  Weird but I think it must be from reaching out and lengthening my torso while swimming (and the lack of pounding on the ground).  So that when I get out of the water I'm standing straighter.  I tend to slouch.

The rest of the day has been about unpacking, doing laundry & cleaning up.  Ugh!

erin.kelsey - 2009-05-13 8:14 AM speaking of studying, I have my last final exam tonight! I'd probably classify myself in the "cramming" and "all-nighter" studier. This does not translate to my tri-training! haha

and once I am done with my exam I can focus more on training. I'm so ready to be done!

wish me luck tonight, I think I'm going to need it!


p.s. today is a rest day for me as far as training goes.

Good luck!

I don't think you're breaking any rules 'cause I do this every time.  Although it stumped me until just a couple of months ago.  Now I write down the workout on a small piece of paper and put it in a sandwich sized ziploc baggie along with my inhaler.  The little bag sits at the end of the lane I'm in along with whatever gear I have that day and my flip-flops.  I haven't had a problem with anything being moved.

roadrhino - 2009-05-13 6:12 PM Must have been international swim day for everyone!

I will admit I was thinking my original plan to swim 10x100 @ 1:40 was a little lofty, but I didn't want to back down from the challenge - plus I needed to regain some swimming confidence after I was let down in my swim performance at the tri on Sunday. My splits are below...ended up doing 9x100 because we had some drama with the swim team that came in to practice (it was not posted anywhere and we have been told that it's first come-first served as far as lanes are concerned...the good news is that the pool manager is about to lay the smack down ((hopefully)) on their inconsistent practice times and their "bullying" anyone who is in a lane when they get there)

9x100 splits:
1:32.93
1:38.98
1:37.xx (* estimated because apparently I didn't hit the split after the drama, so I averaged the one lengthy split time)
1:37.xx (*)
1:39.20
1:37.82
1:38.53
1:40.85
1:44.11

That's awesome!  How much rest did you have between each 100?