KathyG's 2012 Awesome Mentor Group-Full up (Page 16)

Sufferfest fan here as well. They make trainer riding very interesting, and really work you out. I just did one today, and feel like jelly right now, but in a really good kind of way .

Mike_D - 2012-01-20 6:25 PM

owl_girl - 2012-01-21 3:19 PM 2 hour 40 minute trainer ride DONE!!!!! 

Nice!

Great job! How'd you get through it?

Alrighty Mike_D - I had a great long run yesterday with no pain in my foot.ankle - so I went ahead and signed up for my two first half of 2012 races - the Great Bay Half Marathon and Patriots HIM...and now the "Oh cr4p" feeling has kicked in. Here's to staying uninjured until the race is over!

Steffi - I agree..the idea of swimming outside when it's really cold is intriguing to me, but the thought of standing on the side right before getting in the water (or the scamper to the locker room after) is daunting to say the least. I'd like to try it though!

All the nutrition info is really helpful - please keep it coming. I too like the idea of applesauce as a pre-race meal. That's a good one.

Long ride on the trainer for me today - after taking the kidlets ice skating on a friend's pond. Should be a nice day!

What's everyone doing today? Did you get snow and it is hard to get outside?

I'm going to the pool to do PT including some kicking then watching Patriot game. We live about 7-8 miles from stadium so it gets a bit nuts around here on the roads with all the game traffic.

itsallrelative_Maine - 2012-01-22 5:41 AM

Mike_D - 2012-01-20 6:25 PM

owl_girl - 2012-01-21 3:19 PM 2 hour 40 minute trainer ride DONE!!!!! 

Nice!

 

Great job! How'd you get through it?

Thanks!  It wasn't that bad!  I watched a couple of things on Hulu.

I"m going for a run post Patriots game today, either to forget the disappointment or think happy things about the Super Bowl . Roads are mostly clear and run-able, but sidewalks are a mess. I'll be donned in all the lights & reflective gear I have.

Have to say the post trainer ride feeling last night was truly awesome. I want more

Good luck w/ the PT today, Kathy!  I grew up about 7 miles from the stadium, and agree on the game traffic, at least on 495. I was usually in it, though. Dad had season tickets from 1964-1988.

All the snow and ice that you folks on the north eastern seaboard received was just wicked, wicked, thunderstorms down south all day yesterday, but I did manage to squeeze in a little speedwork acclimation set yesterday at the track. It was great fun in the downpour - the turns were flooded so it was a little more like aqua jogging, actually. This morning I went on my first group ride in about 3 years an got my rear-end handed to me in the last 9 miles. I did WAY too much work at the front for about an hour and a half, and then lost focus while feeding and stretching for a moment and went off the back. Probably should have just rolled back to the grupetto, but the triathlete in me was happy to pace the group for a few more miles until I was COMPLETELY blown up. Brilliant. I need a nap.

owl_girl - 2012-01-21 3:19 PM 2 hour 40 minute trainer ride DONE!!!!! 

Awesome - 2:40 on the trainer is the equivalent of 3.5 on the road, btw - that is tough tough tough!

What is the prognosis on the flooded garage?

I am getting ready for week 2 of my trip.  Managed skiing one afternoon in Val d'Isere (and before you think, how hard can this trip be if she goes skiing, we were in scientific sessions from 8-11 and from 4pm to 8pm followed by company presentations and dinners till 11pm)  and towards the end of the week got in 3 runs and decent time on the elliptical.  One run went by Checkpoint Charlie so that was super special.  

Hope to ride the bike 2 times and run 3 times bf I head back stateside Thursday....  Luckily I am traveling by myself now; so no VPs or colleagues who want to go out and eat...  much better for my diet in general as well.

I am totally awestruck at 2,5 miles on the trainer...  AMAZING!

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe the weekend is almost over. I am actually supposed to be OFF tomorrow but I have so much work in the office that I need to go in. Then I have one flight Tuesday night and back Wednesday morning and Thursday evening I am off to Germany until Tuesday morning for some recurrent ground training. That will be a long weekend and food wise it will definitely be a challenge!

I just got my schedule for next week and after 2 days of biking this weekend I have yet another bike ride tomorrow and my sit bones are so sore!! I really want to whine but I know I can't because I have to get the ride in as I won't have my bike with me next weekend.

I have been thinking a lot about the Abu Dhabi Race and about which distance I should take.

I think right now I have two options:

Participate and finish the longer distance (1500m/100K/10K)

or

Race and push myself on the shorter distance (750m/50K/5K)

What would you do? Right now I am leaning towards the sprint distance (although this means I am throwing 130$ out of the window as I can't change my entry and I need to register new) but that means I would not get to bike on the Formula 1 race track (the 50K bike does not make it there) which was one of the biggest reasons of doing the race.

With my weight right I would be at my lowest weight during a Triathlon and I still have 6 more weeks where I can loose weight so somehow I would like to see what I can do.....but have I mentioned the Formula 1 race track lol

Any advise from you guys would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday

Actually I had one more question for you guys:

I did a "sweat-rate" test today before and after my bike ride. Weighed in before then biked and afterwards weighed-in again and added the amount of water weight I drank and substracted the first number from that numer.

I was on the bike for 1hr 23min today and I lost a net rate of 0.4lbs of sweat! ?????

As an example my husband does this all the time and he did a 2hrs30min trainer ride today and his weight loss (~sweat rate) was a net rate of 10lbs during those 2:30!!!

I know I don't sweat a lot but this is ridiculous. On most shorter bikes when I drink about half a liter of water I gain weight during the ride! . How can that be?

And is there a way to increase sweating? Any ideas?

Thanks

Steffi - train harder? Turn the heat up?

seriously I wouldn't worry too much about trying to sweat more (or less) - your body should know what it is doing relative to cooling itself. A good bit of current research shows there is not a 1:1 relationship between weight loss during exercise and fluid intake, BTW. Trying to balance those two things is a good way to wind up with hyponatremia, which is actually more frequent in endurance sports than dehydration, particularly with the us MOP/BOP folks. If you are interested in better info than me just saying so, I will post some links when I get in front of a real computer. This is important stuff, especially when taking on the Abu Dhabi long-course, which is what I would do if I were you. You know you really want to!

Steffi,

I agree...don't worry about how much your sweating.  Your body will cool itself down...just stay hydrated and drink when you body needs it.

I didn't starting sweating at a disgusting rate until I returned from Iraq.  Let me tell you...I don't enjoy looking like the guys with sweat dripping from me, not to mention all the puddles around me.  I have to pace myself at drinking water and NUUN or I'd go through 40 oz between 40-45 mins....I've got to make it to a water point both in races as well as training.      

Tonight I rode my tri bike first time since surgery

Very pleased I could get on it, and even use my shoes and pedals with only minor discomfort.

Plus Patriots won and I drove our new Rav4 first time...all good stuff!

Kathy - that is a red letter day all around - congratulations!

The patriots made it a little too "exciting" there at the end though. Looks like SF and the Giants are trying to have an equally exciting game.

Thanks for the link Rusty. Just bookmarked it!

TankBoy - 2012-01-22 11:32 AM

owl_girl - 2012-01-21 3:19 PM 2 hour 40 minute trainer ride DONE!!!!! 

Awesome - 2:40 on the trainer is the equivalent of 3.5 on the road, btw - that is tough tough tough!

What is the prognosis on the flooded garage?

Yep!  Fun ride!  I'll do it again if I have to!

The garage is ok.  (Thanks for asking.)  Fortunately, the part that flooded (3 car detached garage) contained stored stuff/shhhhiiiiittttt that we had in plastic boxes.  Nothing was ruined.  Husband dug some emergency trenches to divert rainwater.  We live out in the boonies on some acreage without a paved driveway so we do what we can do.