kaburns1214 Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 19)

jarvy01 - 2011-01-13 11:28 AM

Max & Ruby and Dinosaur Train in our house today

How old are your children?

I biked 70 minutes and ran 1 slow mile.  I'm going to slowly build up my miles again. 

uhcoog - 2011-01-13 12:45 PM

My daughters are 3.5 and almost 2.  Max and Ruby annoys me.  They aren't the best behaved rabbits and where the heck are their parents???

jarvy01 - 2011-01-13 1:25 PM

Max & Ruby annoys me, too, but my son loves it.  He watches it so I can squeeze in a morning workout.  We're also potty training him right now, and he'll sit for longer times if it is on.  He likes Handy Manny & Olivia, too. 

My 5 year old has moved on to Spongebob and Phineas & Ferb.  I swore I wouldn't allow Spongebob in my house.  I've learned never to say never   Luckily he's in kindergarten, and he only watches 20-30 minutes of tv a day. 

rizer22 - 2011-01-13 2:06 PM So, my two boys, 6 & 3, start their swim lessons this saturday at 9:30 am.  The pool opens 7:30-8:30 am for adult lap swim.  I've never swam laps in a pool before, nevermind the fact there will be other experienced swimmers.  I realize I need to share lanes, which I am fine with, but I think I am unprepared.  I can swim, but I doubt with the proper form, nor endurance.  I just have regular swim shorts and NO goggles.  I am traveling for work tomorrow (driving), I am wondering if I can find something at Dick's this time of year.  I'll be in the Manchester/Hartford/Glastonbury area if anyone has some ideas where to find some shorts.

Any other pool tips??????  I hope I don't embarass myself.  Very curious how many laps I can do without stopping.  I think my cardio is good enough, just not sure how the "swimming for an extended period of time" will go.  I also don't know how to measure my time.  I don't think my Garmin 305 is made for the pool.

uhcoog - 2011-01-13 3:27 PM

Worth a shot on the goggles.  I went w/o goggles when I first started training.  I actually didn't buy goggles until 2 weeks prior to my first race.  It's doable. 

Let's see on tips.  Get in and swim.  If someone asks to share just stay to your side of the lane line on the bottom of the pool.  There is a surprising amount of room in a lane.  After a few passes you won't even worry about it.  As far as time there is usually a clock with a second hand in the natatorium.  Mentally note when you started and when you stopped.  Simple math then.

pbrown70 - 2011-01-13 5:42 PM Sad to say I watch Phineas and Ferb with the kids of course almost every morning before I head to work. It is starting to grow on me.

carrie639 - 2011-01-13 6:08 PM NO WAY, totally doable to do a half mary this year.

Having done my very first half and never before run more than 5 miles before training please learn from my mistakes -----

-  Follow a novice schedule (Hal Higdon's is a good choice) - don't assume your body can do more, just get the training in
-  Make sure to do strength training and be consistent about it - this will make your body stronger and more able to handle the training you will put it through, it will also help you avoid injury
-  If you start to get any injuries (knees, shin splints, etc) do a little aqua jogging to give you body time to heal
-  If you don't already FOAM ROLL, FOAM ROLL, FOAM ROLL (IT band is KEY)

Good luck!!!

bwingate - 2011-01-13 8:46 PM

Who needs kids?  Phineas & Ferb is a great cartoon.

uhcoog - 2011-01-14 8:30 AM I got 30 minutes into a planned hour thirty run and my knee started giving me trouble.  Bumping long run to Sunday.

kaburns1214 - 2011-01-14 9:19 AM

If its still bugging you on Sunday, I would give deep water running a try.  No impact and same fitness advantage as "really" running.

abqtj - 2011-01-14 12:43 PM I need to get back in the pool soon. I feel like I slim down better doing pool work than anything else. 

kaburns1214 - 2011-01-14 5:30 PM

Swimming makes me super hungry.  Running kills the appetite.

kaburns1214 - 2011-01-14 10:19 AM

If its still bugging you on Sunday, I would give deep water running a try.  No impact and same fitness advantage as "really" running.

jarvy01 - 2011-01-15 6:40 AM

What is deep water running?  I'm going  back to the pool this morning since my groin/piriformis still hurts.   The gym I belong to has a 4 lane pool.....no deep water.  I really miss running, and I would like an alternative that would keep up the fitness a bit. 

carrie639 - 2011-01-14 11:19 PM Bike question: 

How long does it take to get your bike legs back?  My last half aquabike was Sept. 4 and didn't get back on the bike (very light miles in November and tried to ramp in December and since).  My legs just are not liking the bike yet, they always feel like it is so much work, it is so hard, yet my HR is consistently 130's-140's (obviously w/ intervals jumping to 150-160).

I feel like if I did the same time trail I use for a gage I would be grossly off by many, many minutes (maybe I should test anyhow, but I just never seem to feel fresh on the bike). 

Running on the other hand feels great.