JFord Bradleyd3 2013 Spring Group- Closed (Page 17)

I've been having a really tough week.  The mother in law was here to help out for the first 3 months with my son.  This week, we started him in Day Care.  I'm having a really hard time to find the time to get to the pool along with handling him.  I'm kind of on my own with him for 3 days of the work week because my wife is a nurse and works 12 hour shifts.  She's out for taking him or picking him up from Day Care on those days.

How does everyone find the time to get their workouts in?  I was close to getting two swim workouts in early in the morning on Monday and Wednesday (The days my wife has off).  I got one in on Monday morning and couldn't yesterday because she was called in for a last minute mandatory meeting in the morning at work.

I know this is the first week of "figuring out" how everything will work, but it just seems so crazy.

That worked so far this week (excluding the last minute meeting for my wife).  The saying up late tradeoff really isn't one.  The little one gets his bath by 8 pm and it asleep by 8:30.  My wife and I fall out quickly after that.  She is up at 4:30 am on her work days.  Thanks!

2nd that motion for getting up early. That is the only way I have found that training does not get in the way of life. Somedays though, it just doesn;t work out and I have to remind myself that this is a hobby.

EV3110 - 2013-02-27 5:11 PM Swim question: just got back in the pool this week since JULY!! It wasn't as awful as I anticipated. But i noticed something... Becides the snails pace(2:15 pace usually.. But he last 2 days probably more like 3 min pe 100 lol) anyway i noticed I have a looong glide once my tips enter the water. - Meaning once my arm is extended out underwater in front of me (not crossing my midline , I can actually count almost 2 seconds of gliding from start to finish before i begin pulling. Should my catch& pull be a continuous motion?

I think you have to be careful about becoming a windmill but I do think it should be faster and not as much glide. 2 seconds is a long glide!

Is your stroke really slow back towards your hip when your arm is extended??

just catching up....been off the reservation - trying to train you know!

As a newbie, I have total respect for you vets - it is freaking hard to get all the workouts and time in.  I am getting 90% of my planned stuff in, but not without serious planning and help from the family (picking up kids, cooking, skipping dinner, etc).

Quick question:  anyone else feel the treadmill at the gym is 'off'?  I need to check, but I think I discovered the clock is just a tad slow, thus making my run seem a tad shorter than actual.  I have always thought something wasn't quite right.  I will confirm on my next run, but I think it is almost a minute off during a 30 min run.

Feeling strong - not "Stuart strong" but I am hitting the racing circuit next month with my first sprint.  Look for me on ESPN highlights that night.    Brad: you coming to Denton for that one on March 17th?  Buy you a sandwich afterward if you make the trip...I will check your profile, maybe we are doing a couple of the same ones.

As for motivation?  I am weighing each day....that motivates me to work out!

Just a quick note:

I hit all 7,000 crunches I committed to in Feb!  BOOM!!!!  I loved it so much, that I am extending my abs/core workouts through March! Goal of 10,000!!!

I know we talked about a mileage challenge for March! Is everyone still interested in that? if so, let's set some parameters!

I am down for a mileage challenge in March since I flopped on the abs challenge.  Guess I will be making that one up this month as well. 

Parameters....  I know for our local Tri club division challenges they ask that all miles be logged each week.  If running on an elliptical or treadmill all miles are divided by 3, same goes for riding a stationary bike.  Miles logged on bikes on trainers count in full.  Miles running outside or on a track count in full as well.  Just a thought..

Didn't quite hit my goal for my ab workout (fell short by 4 days worth).  It felt great for the first half of the month, but as the number of reps increased, it actually felt like it was starting to hinder my cardio workouts.  I ended up pulling the plug a couple days early so I could get my cardio back on track.

Speaking of cardio, not sure what kind of parameters we're setting here.  I know I've already set a goal of getting the mileage of a HIM every week (i.e.- IM x2 by the end of the month).  Not sure if we want to gimp treadmill or trainer rides.  I'm all for doing workouts outdoors, but sometimes its just not feasible.  In any case, I'm up for whatever. 

I'm up for the mileage challenge this month.  However, I am really staying swim focused because of the issues that I have had with my swim through my Indoor Triathlon season.

April is the beginning of my Beginner Triathlete.com A Race training plan.

You really shouldn't handicap treadmill miles or miles on the bike trainer in this challenge.  Sometimes, especially this time of year, the weather and temperatures can reek havoc on training plans.  I consider it a serious win if you still get on the treadmill and run your scheduled workout/distance/time or hop on the bike trainer for the same thing with the crappy weather outside.  It can totally be an excuse and crutch for a lot of people.  I know....I've done it before and it was a BIG contributor to me packing on the pounds.

Sounds like handicapping the treadmill and stationary bike is out, which is fine, it was a suggestion. 

Are most of us working through a set plan for training either distances a week or time logged each week?  If so we could use the challenge to meet our planned times/distances...  That way we are all working towards are "A" race and not trying to over train for a challenge.  Maybe we could all post what our March S/B/R distance/time should be and see who gets it all in.?

Mileage challenge - Here is what my schedule has me doing

Swim - 29,150 yards
Bike - 347.50 miles
Run - 122.20 miles

This may get tweaked a little as I have an olympic tri on March 24.  My "A" Race is an HIM on 5/5 so I won't be tweaking too much of a taper or recovery. 

Then throw in the mix my daughter is getting married next weekend so getting all my training in this next week shall be a challenge in itself. 

Ab/Core challenge results - I haven't taken my after pictures but will do that tonight.  I managed to hit 99% of my goal.  I missed one day because I simply forgot.  I had spent the whole day taking care of my sick granddaughter and was exhausted.  I did 40 reps the next night (last night) just to punish myself for missing it.

concur:  don't handicap trainers and 'dreadmills'....esp since one of us lives in Boston.  I typically use a factor of 17mph for spin bike.  I know sometimes it would be more, sometimes less based on my exerted effort and experience on the bike.

I owe everyone an apology:  I promised to win the core challenge, but lost.  I had to trade that time for swim time.  Good news - I doubled my swim distance in Feb vs Jan and bought some swim tools.  I am actually getting excited about swimming.

I will have to look up my March data for the challenge, but the point is moot b/c I am so going to beat my plan and you guys on the March challenge.  Maybe we should discuss the April challenge.  

Brad:  yeah I have ridden at TMS; let's plan on that.  If you ever want to ride in north Denton county in horse country, let me know.  We have a lot of good riding relative to cars and shoulders. Hitting a group ride of just tri guys tomorrow (2-3 hrs).  Need to plan on some open water swim at Ray Roberts in April.

oh yeah...haven't seen Cara post anything in a while.  (crickets chirping...)  She is probably too busy washing her workout clothes everyday I am guessing.  That would be my reason.

.....BUT I gottch on bike milage :D just sayin'!

Holy Crap!!!  ^^^^^

Holy CRAP AGAIN!  You guys are ANIMALS!  Here are my #'s for March.  DON'T LAUGH!!!!  :D

Swim: 12,000  Bike: 175   Run: 56  Core: 6 days wk doing either "Around the World" or  "Ab Ripper".    Bring It!