kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2011 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 17)

Finally back in CT.

My April totals:

I have 12 years of competative swimming and then college water polo.  My swim is my strength compared to my bike and run.  Plus I hate swimming.  Its really tough for me mentally to get to the pool.

A little of both -- there's a much bigger QT2 focus on bike / run than on swimming and if I'm going to cut any workout short its going to be a swim.  Although in addition to yards in the pool I also have a swim cord routine that I do 2 times per week. 

Shaun and I yesterday at St. Anthonys.  There are more pictures here. 

Just want it to be said that I loaded this photo last night . ..  before it was announced that BT would be a partner with Team RWB.  Really great cause and the who I am running (or walking) for this weekend and through Memorial Day.

Want to let us know why/how you got involved with Team RWB and what exactly you'll be doing, I know I'm interested to know.

The point of stroke count is to see a decrease, so (for most purposes) as long as you're counting consistently you're okay. 

When it matters is when you're using stroke count to plug into a formula to determine an projected OWS time.  If you're doing that a long push off the wall can skew the results. 

annoyance: after my run sunday i felt great.  after participating in a charity walk with my kids, my right shoulder/trap was killing from holding a pulling dog and my left foot hurts as I think it got bruised from getting stepped on several times.  sigh.

question: on my long ride/run this weekend I took kellys advice and used more sports drink (gatorade endurance) than water.  i think it may have actually worked for me.  the issue is i felt like i was eating candy all morning, so much sugar, which i suposed is good, particularly on the run with added GUs instead of bars/food.  any thoughts?

supposed to have an easy run today, but it may turn into a bike or eliptical since my foot still hurts from said walk.

Two of my dogs pull me too, I have to turn the leash over to my husband after a while or I'm all torqued the next day.

On the drink - I buy powdered (GU Brew or Heed) and mix to my own taste which is pretty weak.  In a race you will get full strength, but maybe try watering it down a bit.  And for food I prefer non-gel based things like Gu Chomps or Luna Moons (which they don't make anymore - ARRR!!!).  Again for a race means you have to carry your own, but I prefer to have something I know I will like vs. gels that my stomach typically cannot handle for a long period of time.

Carrie - Congratulations on setting a new PR!! 

Rudy - Nice TT time.  You are a beast on that bike

Kelly - Thank you for sharing the photos from your race.  It looks like it was a great experience.  Curious....what does it take to qualify for AG Nationals?  Certain time?  Certain age group rank in the race?  Nice bike time, btw.  You are a beast on the bike, too

Jeff - Sorry about the foot and shoulder pain.  Hopefully it's just some soreness and an easy day will take care of it. 

This is a recovery week for me (according to my training plan), so all my hours are cut in half.  I hate it.  LOL  I am keeping my runs the same for my half marathon prep though.  I cut out core work due to lack of time when I started the olympic distance training plan.  I felt a lot better when I was doing it, so I'm adding it back in.  Just twice a week....

Have I mentioned that I am hungry?  All the time?  I want to eat even more on low activity days.  Where is the logic in that?     

Looks like everyone is killing it in here.  Good to see. 

As far as sports drinks go I like to mix my own.  Most do seem to sugary to me or leave a weird film in my mouth so I roll with a product I used from my lifting days that has 20g of maltodextrine per scoop and NUUN tablets.  Or you could roll with a bulk quick carb product and crystal light.  Just some ideas.

As for me I started to try and lose the last 5-10 lbs I want off my midsection this week.  It's actually nice to have an overly structured diet set up so that it takes any thinking out of the equation.  Also set a 5k TT PR this morning of 22:10 on the back end of a brick.  Had a ton in the tank too.  Excited to see where I can push to this summer.

that is flying!!!  Great work dude!!!  Awesome!!!

Jeff-y  get off the gatorade, get something good into your body, there are much better drinks out there.  gatorade and powerade have toooo much sugar content.

Good job.  Good pace too.

At Rev3 they are serving gatorade endurance - gatorade products work for me but I feel like i am eating melted jolly ranchers.  In any event be it Infinite, Cytomax, etc., they are all very sweet.

I just need a palate cleanser.  Maybe i'll bring a zip lock bag of pickles.

to porperly cleanse ones palate you eat ginger, the Japanese figured that out centuries ago!!!

Pickles are a great food for a race, i have heard about people drinking pickle juice prior to long races to avoid cramps, it could be an old wives tale, but there are some that swear by it.

I always use HEED, and it seems to work for me, along with Hammer Gels, or GU, whatever is available.  But I'm still a newbie, don't listen to me.