Let's Get It Started! with chrisbowers mentor group - CLOSED and ROLLING! (Page 19)

Today, I swam a mile during lunch and then ran 6 miles tonight.  Very sore tonight.

NICE Ken!

I had just a terrible day yesterday.  I swam 26 laps concentrating on form and not worrying about anything else.  I finished about 12:15 p.m. and went into the locker room to shower and change clothes and I discovered that someone had stolen my pants (along with my cell phone, wallet, keys, swim bag, etc.).  The little bugger left me with socks, shoes, underwear and a shirt.  None of that felt very helpful in light of the fact that I had no pants!  Someone took me to my house to get a change of clothes.  When I returned I searched forever and found nothing.  Then I got on the internet and did a "find my iphone" search and it said that it was still in the building.  So I remotely locked it and then started it beeping.  After a short search we found everything but the wallet.  Not a happy camper.  Compete day wasted.

Ken, So sorry that happened to you. It sucks when you can't trust people in the gym, but at least you got back the majority of your things. So, on the bright side how was your form?

Steven, Congratulations on the finish! You did more than those that didn't toe the line. Way to go!

Keep putting in the work and the speed will come with time. Increase the endurance and the technique and you will get better in all three sports.

Jay, I'm excited to see what hard core is going to bring. Good run.

Okay, So I was traveling again this week on a Monday and I let another Q&A Monday slip by.

Let's see if we can get any discussion about: training plans vs. winging it. Pros vs. cons? Do you follow a plan? Do you think it's better to go by feel? If you are a planner, do you do it yourself, get a coach, use a book or magazine plan? Do you have an annual plan or just a plan based on one "A" race? How do you measure yourself to see if you are getting better?

Wow, really sorry to hear about the disappointing day.  Hopefully that will be the last time that happens.

Has anyone seen the ESPN story about the guy with no arms and no legs (no this is not a joke) that climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro? He put chains, like you use for snow with tires, on the nubs that he has. It was very inspirational. My new thing is when I feel like I can't go any more I just say "Kilimanjaro!"

Here is a link to one story but if you do a search there are several on him

http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2012-02-20/climbing-kilimanjaro-with-no-limbs-gives-hope-to-those-needing-some

I also downloaded several plans and then once I started, I realized I was already ahead of where the plans wanted me to be on the bike (since that was what I had been doing for 8 months).  So then I downloaded a plan that emphasized swimming.  I started with that plan and I then I started feeling better and better.  So I started deviating from the plan and adding more.  Instead of swimming three days a week, I am swimming 4 days a week.  Then I added some weight training and it seems I am always planning my next work out.

My problem is that I am just too competitive.  I do not want to just finish, I want to do well too.  I am trying to reign in that part of myself.  I do not want to get an injury.  On Monday night of this week, I swam a mile during lunch and ran six miles that night.  I thought I was doing okay when my legs got so tight I could hardly walk the rest of the night.  I was thinking that I had to add a 24 mile bike ride to this?  But my triathlon is on June 3rd.  

I usually have some muscle that is sore all week except on Wednesdays which is my day off.

Right now I am ahead of schedule and trying to slow down a little. 

So I went to the Dr. yesterday and nothing good came out of that appt.  I have some class of infection, both my Blood sugar and pressure were up and I feel yucky...always exhausted. I am only slightly concerned with the BP because I had just come from swimming and running two flights of stairs.

My diet has not changed, oh and I weighed a pound more which is really bothering me because I have really been watching what I eat. But on the other hand I could tell I had not lost any weight.

We went over everything and cannot figure out what is going on with me.  So now I have to monitor every little thing and how I feel and what I am doing.  I just want to feel good.

However the night did end on a good note.  After my run I went to the college where my husband works, and where I previously worked and saw a professor/friend I had not seen in about 10 months.  As soon as he saw me he said, "Oh My Gwad! You look great...you look like you have the body of a 28 year old!"  Ok he may inhale a lot of chemicals since he is the Chem prof but whatever I needed that!n Guess I will train again tonight....on the bike for an hour and 15.

I think pictures are in order.

I hope you feel better soon and figure out what is causing your problems. I hate not knowing. Just tell me what is going on and then I can deal with it. Congrats on the compliment from the Chem professor. Over the last week, I have seen alot of people I haven't seen in six months or so and they all are amazed at the transformation. It is almost embarrassing! It will be nice to not get the comments when this is the new "norm" for me.

Everyone seems on their way to increasing workouts and a good year.

I keep hearing (on a triathlon DVD) and seeing online how the run is the most important part of the tri. The key is pacing yourself so you can do well in the run which will help your time more than the swim and bike.

Chris, I am following the 18 week olympic plan on trinewbies.com. I am using it as a guide and doing as much as possible plus adding weights as well.

Jay

That was a huge swim!  Congrats on finishing the entire set! BTW do not let that wind come over the pass to my side of I-80 paaaleeesee!

Ha, Ken if only I did have the body of a 28 year old...I would blow this site UP with pics!

Awww shucks!  Great job and keep up the training!

Thanks for the tips...I am currently following the HIM plan on this site...I need to reup my Bronze level membership so I can adjust my training days.  I have no HIM planned but I really want to do better on my OLY.  Maybe later in the season I will have the courage to do a HIM.