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evondo - 2009-12-21 8:38 AM Happy Monday! Thankfully this should be a shortened week for most of us. Is there anyone lucky enough to be off the whole week?

Question for the day, whats your favorite sport in triathlon and why?

My favorite is the bike because I enjoy going out for long rides in the country and the feeling after completing an interval workout. It's funny cause I used to hate biking and especially long rides because of how much time they took up but after a while I learned it is great to have that 'me' time.

KelliD - 2009-12-21 9:02 AM I've been MIA from BT all weekend and just catching up now.  Justin....so sorry to hear about what happened and so glad you weren't hurt!!  Hopefully now that a couple days have passed you're feeling better and ready to get back at it shortly!  It totally blows my mind that the driver (and other drivers in this position) didn't even have the decency to make sure you're ok and just took off.  I hope they catch him/her!

gavisk - 2009-12-21 9:31 AM I'm lucky enough to be off this week and next, returning to the office on the 4th and the classroom on the 7th.  Spending ten days up in Dillon, skiing and training at altitude.

My favorite sport in triathlon is running, as it provides a nice opportunity to reflect on anything that's bothering me or to solve problems that have stacked up.  It's kind of meditative in the way you can just zone out and go.  Cycling can be like that sometimes (at odd, uncrowded times on the bike path, for example), but I HATE being yanked back to reality by a dog who comes after me, or a car that turns in front of me or passes too closely.  I'm also not terribly comfortable wearing headphones on a bike (though I sometimes do it), but I love to listen to music while running.  

As it happens, running is where I need the most work, so lucky me.

If anyone has any good suggestions on making swimming a favorite sport, please share.  Having a tough time getting motivated for swimming--especially in the winter.  How do people get up at 4am and go to the pool?

evondo - 2009-12-21 7:38 AM Happy Monday! Thankfully this should be a shortened week for most of us. Is there anyone lucky enough to be off the whole week?

Question for the day, whats your favorite sport in triathlon and why?

My favorite is the bike because I enjoy going out for long rides in the country and the feeling after completing an interval workout. It's funny cause I used to hate biking and especially long rides because of how much time they took up but after a while I learned it is great to have that 'me' time.

evondo - 2009-12-21 7:38 AM Happy Monday! Thankfully this should be a shortened week for most of us. Is there anyone lucky enough to be off the whole week?

Question for the day, whats your favorite sport in triathlon and why?

My favorite is the bike because I enjoy going out for long rides in the country and the feeling after completing an interval workout. It's funny cause I used to hate biking and especially long rides because of how much time they took up but after a while I learned it is great to have that 'me' time.

Newtons1st - 2009-12-21 10:34 AM Good Monday Morning to all.

I will say swimming is my fav right now because I see the most improvment on it.

I am working the 3 day week but have all next week off.

Nichole - Sleeping on the floor?? Hmm

Nicole83 - 2009-12-21 1:00 PM
Caught that did ya?  there *may* be photographic evidence to back up this claim.. but I haven't yet reviewed it to see if it is facebook worthy. 

evondo - 2009-12-21 1:03 PM Sounds like most of us like the quiet alone time part of training. Does anyone workout with a group on a regular basis? I've always found it hard to make schedule/ability match up and end up training on my own except for running hills which is with a running group.

evondo - 2009-12-21 8:38 AMHappy Monday! Thankfully this should be a shortened week for most of us. Is there anyone lucky enough to be off the whole week?

Question for the day, whats your favorite sport in triathlon and why?

My favorite is the bike because I enjoy going out for long rides in the country and the feeling after completing an interval workout. It's funny cause I used to hate biking and especially long rides because of how much time they took up but after a while I learned it is great to have that 'me' time.

evondo - 2009-12-21 10:03 AM Sounds like most of us like the quiet alone time part of training. Does anyone workout with a group on a regular basis? I've always found it hard to make schedule/ability match up and end up training on my own except for running hills which is with a running group.

gavisk - 2009-12-21 12:31 PM

Questions about base training:  how many of you actually go easy, during every workout, for an entire 12 to 16 week phase? Things I read make it sound like raising your heart rate above a certain level during a base training phase will drastically throw the whole process off (Mark Allen has a particularly melodramatic piece on it), so I'm wondering about participating in other sports while base training.  Will a rousing tennis match mess it up?  A hard morning of skiing that alternates between sedentary lift rides and spiking HR while trying to keep up with my competitive buddies?

I guess my big question is, if I'm not some super-Zen workout guy who religiously avoids crossing that anaerobic threshold for 3 or 4 months, how detrimental will it be to building a solid aerobic base? 

Personally I don't go easy for every work out during the entire base phase, but I'm new at this. Looking forward to more informative response from the athletes in the "know".

gavisk - 2009-12-21 12:31 PM

Questions about base training:  how many of you actually go easy, during every workout, for an entire 12 to 16 week phase? Things I read make it sound like raising your heart rate above a certain level during a base training phase will drastically throw the whole process off (Mark Allen has a particularly melodramatic piece on it), so I'm wondering about participating in other sports while base training.  Will a rousing tennis match mess it up?  A hard morning of skiing that alternates between sedentary lift rides and spiking HR while trying to keep up with my competitive buddies?

I guess my big question is, if I'm not some super-Zen workout guy who religiously avoids crossing that anaerobic threshold for 3 or 4 months, how detrimental will it be to building a solid aerobic base?  

Nicole83 - 2009-12-21 3:41 PM I just realized that there is a brand new triathlon store (the only one that I'm aware of in the Bay area) that just opened right next door to my gym.

I just went and ooohed and ahhhed over the bikes.  This is either a very good or very bad thing.

evondo - 2009-12-21 12:51 PM The reason many coaches harp on low HR during base period is because it greatly reduces injury and allows someone to consistently train day in and out.  I'm not one of those coaches, once the athlete has reached a point where a normal week of steady state workouts is easy. Normally that's around ~20mi/wk running and ~50mi/wk biking for most people but it can vary based on age and experience.

I'm not necessarily saying to ignore the lower HR advice, it might be the right thing for you now. For me personally I train quality over quantity but I already have a base built up so my base building can include more speed work than most.

So in the end, I don't think you going anaerobic with skiing will affect your aerobic base ONCE your muscles are accustom to the stress of skiing so you can run/bike at your necessary mileage.

Thanks for your answer, Eric.  I'm going to try the low HR thing and see how it goes.  I could definitely use some injury prevention for a couple of months.  

I see an added benefit of developing some patience, too:  I just did a run and tried to keep my HR between 135 and 140.  It felt like I was crawling!

kjivie - 2009-12-21 3:09 PM


I actually have trouble with this as well.  I tell myself that I am going to take it nice and easy, but by the end of it I am running way too fast.  Maybe I should try taking my HRM on my next run.