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Not a lot of time right now...more detail later...but I BUSTED IT OUT!!!

10 minute swim = 325 meters and NO panic issues!

30 minute bike = 15 miles

20 minite run = 2.39 miles (8:21 pace!!!)

I feel SO good!  Very happy, very accomplished!

Way to go JAX!!!!   :-)   so happy for you!  

Not a lot of time right now...more detail later...but I BUSTED IT OUT!!!

10 minute swim = 325 meters and NO panic issues!

30 minute bike = 15 miles

20 minite run = 2.39 miles (8:21 pace!!!)

I feel SO good!  Very happy, very accomplished!

Not a lot of time right now...more detail later...but I BUSTED IT OUT!!!

10 minute swim = 325 meters and NO panic issues!

30 minute bike = 15 miles

20 minite run = 2.39 miles (8:21 pace!!!)

I feel SO good!  Very happy, very accomplished!

Not a lot of time right now...more detail later...but I BUSTED IT OUT!!!

10 minute swim = 325 meters and NO panic issues!

30 minute bike = 15 miles

20 minite run = 2.39 miles (8:21 pace!!!)

I feel SO good!  Very happy, very accomplished!

Not a lot of time right now...more detail later...but I BUSTED IT OUT!!!

10 minute swim = 325 meters and NO panic issues!

30 minute bike = 15 miles

20 minite run = 2.39 miles (8:21 pace!!!)

I feel SO good!  Very happy, very accomplished!

Thanks for the props everyone.  I feel really good about the race.  A bit more detail by event...

SWIM...really, it was no problem, I'm happy to say. I didn't really even feel panic rising. A few times I had thoughts about not liking the swim and questioned why I do this to myself, but mainly I focused on the task at hand and just kept plugging away. I was able to keep to the 2/4 breathing pattern almost the entire swim.  A few times I snuck an extra breath in, but not many. I think I can say, with a fair amount of confidence, that I'm past the panic issues and now I can try to improve my times. My intructor and CH both tell me my form looks good and there aren't a lot of issues there to correct. I think my slow speed has more to do with the breathing situation and getting myself comfortable with the idea of going anaeorbic in the water.  So, new things to think about as I continue to train.

BIKE...really interesting. They had it set up so that the competition was based solely on the distance you biked.  They did not factor in tension or gears at all. So, best strategy was to turn the tension as low as you could without bouncing all over the spin room and flat a$$ fly.  I discovered in this race that I can spin pretty well!  I went farther than CH, who was on the bike right next to me!  Ladies and gentleman, the ONLY thing I've ever been able to beat CH at is Scrabble, so that's quite an accomplishment!  It was strange, though, racing in such a way that is so polar opposite of every training technique I've ever known.  I guess part of the fun of doing an indoor event, huh?  Anyway, I worked hard and feel good about what I did, and also gained a little confidence here too.

RUN...oddly, I feel the least good about the run.  Oh, it was fine...wound up with an 8:36 pace.  (My math was wrong yesterday)  I'm just a bit frustrated b/c I know I could have run closer to an 8:00 pace if I were outside.  I was just afraid to run much faster on the treadmill.  I think I was afraid I'd trip and fall and hurt myself.  So, I held back some.  I don't regret that, b/c it was an honest fear and I am clumsy, so I don't think it was unreqsonable.  Just a bit frustrating.  Still, a great run, esxpecially after working my arse off on the bike.

Sooooo...a great race!!  I am anxiously awaing the results to be posted.  Just dying to know how I did in my age group.  Of course I'll be at the back end of the swim, but I really could have made some ground on the bike and run, so I can't wait to see how I did.

Still flying high!!  Have a good week!

Jax

Talk about Arrrrgh!

So I had two Dr's appts last week -- here are the results:

1) My opthalmologist tells me I have Posterior Vitreous Separation, a common eye problem for people with severe myopia who have attained my age (60).  It usually resolves without symptoms but I have flashes and floaters so have been told not to exercise (except swimming), play golf (not the same thing), lift heavy objects or READ! until my next appt -- April 4 (which will leave about 8 weeks before my Oly on June 1 (Bass Lake if anyone is interested in a beautiful setting);

2) the next day my Physio -- perversely -- told me that the four week layoff was just what the Dr. ordered :-).  It will allow him to fix my left foot which has been compromised due to overcompensation for an old injury to my right knee.  He told me I have the tightest calf muscles he's ever seen (not a good thing apparently). When his tiny massage therapist began massaging my calves (for the first time in my life) I nearly shot through the ceiling ("I'm barely touching you", she said). 

Worse: my physio said that only 20% of people on this earth should be running barefoot (my choice of footwear (okay, Vibrams) since last year when I took up running after a 33 year hiatus).  According to him I'm not one of them.   Sigh.

Last (and probably least), I'm slowly putting weight back on.  Can't wait until April 4.

Thanks to all on this forum for at least allowing me to think about triathloning.

Bill

BUT I am going to continue to put one foot in front of the other & do what i know is best for my body, health, & training and trust the results I want to see will come!!

(edited to add- if I do not start seeing the results I am looking for- I will adjust my plan - I'm just not quitting)

Talk about Arrrrgh!

Talk about Arrrrgh!

So I had two Dr's appts last week -- here are the results:

1) My opthalmologist tells me I have Posterior Vitreous Separation, a common eye problem for people with severe myopia who have attained my age (60).  It usually resolves without symptoms but I have flashes and floaters so have been told not to exercise (except swimming), play golf (not the same thing), lift heavy objects or READ! until my next appt -- April 4 (which will leave about 8 weeks before my Oly on June 1 (Bass Lake if anyone is interested in a beautiful setting);

2) the next day my Physio -- perversely -- told me that the four week layoff was just what the Dr. ordered :-).  It will allow him to fix my left foot which has been compromised due to overcompensation for an old injury to my right knee.  He told me I have the tightest calf muscles he's ever seen (not a good thing apparently). When his tiny massage therapist began massaging my calves (for the first time in my life) I nearly shot through the ceiling ("I'm barely touching you", she said). 

Worse: my physio said that only 20% of people on this earth should be running barefoot (my choice of footwear (okay, Vibrams) since last year when I took up running after a 33 year hiatus).  According to him I'm not one of them.   Sigh.

Last (and probably least), I'm slowly putting weight back on.  Can't wait until April 4.

Thanks to all on this forum for at least allowing me to think about triathloning.

Bill

Ybeal - 2013-03-13 6:46 AM Does anyone else feel like training is a roller coaster ride?

My mood is seriously affected by how good or bad each workout goes!

Monday I was practically in tears over my non-existent run (non-existent cause every step was painful and uncoordinated and after 0.5 mile I just gave up).

Then yesterday, got on the treadmill, didn't feel too bad, and managed to bust out my fastest 5k time ever! Totally shocked!How long will it take before the good runs outnumber the bad in any given week? Cause that's the day I'm really looking forward to!

I know exactly how you feel! Fortunately I had a great run last night. I don't even want to talk about the HOUR it took me to ride 10 miles last Saturday on the bike :/ or the 5 lbs I have put on since working out consistently and eating pretty clean 90% of the time...

BUT I am going to continue to put one foot in front of the other & do what i know is best for my body, health, & training and trust the results I want to see will come!!

(edited to add- if I do not start seeing the results I am looking for- I will adjust my plan - I'm just not quitting)

Melody- I love your attitude. You know it's impossible to fail when you approach life this way.

Talk about Arrrrgh!

So I had two Dr's appts last week -- here are the results:

1) My opthalmologist tells me I have Posterior Vitreous Separation, a common eye problem for people with severe myopia who have attained my age (60).  It usually resolves without symptoms but I have flashes and floaters so have been told not to exercise (except swimming), play golf (not the same thing), lift heavy objects or READ! until my next appt -- April 4 (which will leave about 8 weeks before my Oly on June 1 (Bass Lake if anyone is interested in a beautiful setting);

2) the next day my Physio -- perversely -- told me that the four week layoff was just what the Dr. ordered :-).  It will allow him to fix my left foot which has been compromised due to overcompensation for an old injury to my right knee.  He told me I have the tightest calf muscles he's ever seen (not a good thing apparently). When his tiny massage therapist began massaging my calves (for the first time in my life) I nearly shot through the ceiling ("I'm barely touching you", she said). 

Worse: my physio said that only 20% of people on this earth should be running barefoot (my choice of footwear (okay, Vibrams) since last year when I took up running after a 33 year hiatus).  According to him I'm not one of them.   Sigh.

Last (and probably least), I'm slowly putting weight back on.  Can't wait until April 4.

Thanks to all on this forum for at least allowing me to think about triathloning.

Bill