McFuzz's New Athlete Group (CLOSED) (Page 19)

Congrats!!!!!!!

Tomorrow i'll update my race schedule because i'm enrolled in already a lot more races then my dashboard says :D

So far, after reading some on the net, you don't actually have to run the full distance from the beginning. You can build this up slowly.  And doing this once a week is good enough. Interval training should just take up one session EACH week. And if you really want to go full on training, then doing 4 to 5 training session/week, like you are doing now, is the way to go. As for me this is how I would do it (more or less)

Mo: short run, easy

Tuesday: medium run, easy

wednesday: interval

Thursday: rest/cross easy

friday: short, race pace (3 to 5 miles). Race pace is the pace you think you will or WANT to run at. This can be adjusted if you advance really well.

saturday: long run, easy

Sunday: rest/cross easy

One (or both) rest days can be cross-training. This is doing something other then running, but at a very easy effort. Such as swimming, taking a nice walk, biking.

As to fil in what interval training should look like, I have no real idea. Still learning on that :D But i think this site will give you some nice training schedules. (or Google)

Congratulations! How exciting! You should be super proud!

How is everybody doing?  I have one more day left of teaching and then we are off for Spring Break!  Yay!  I really hope the weather is nice next weekend so I can get off the trainer and outside!

Who has races this weekend?  

How has training been going?

Cool Kim, enjoy the time off.  

Nice Avatar pic BTW.

Congrats on the bike.  Get a patch kit, spare tubes, and a frame pump or CO2 inflator (or a mini-pump that works as a pump or with CO2) and probably a floor pump and tire levers.  

A light kit might be good too!  (Most roadies scoff at leaving reflectors on the bike and wheels, but they don't cause me any problems, so I left them on my road bike).  

Againn me and my foolishess not to get in bed in time has caused me to do almost nothing this week. My biggest problem isn't training for a triathlon, it's actually going to bed early.

I just registered for my first race! May 24th will be here before I know it. Hopefully I will actually be able to train outdoors before then! We got 3 inches of snow Saturday night but tomorrow it is supposed to reach 60. I am going to try to run outside tomorrow morning which will be the first time since October I think. The bike is where I really need to get some time outdoors. A real bike is so different than a stationary bike so I need the time training there for sure. I will admit to being excited and totally nervous about registering for my first race. I made myself sign-up so I can't talk myself out of it before then! Once I commit the money, I won't back out!

A new month has started! How has everybody been in March? I'll start off with my monthly update. Really looking forward to all of your updates.

The stats for March:

My weightloss has come to a halt too . No extra loss of weight since the beginning of March. (No extra weight added though so thats not so bad)

Good job!  It can be scary pressing "submit" on the website.  Luckily, you only have 7 weeks to obsess over the race!    

OK all,

We've reached the end of our "Official" mentor group, but there is no reason the group cannot continue.  

What has gone well?

What would you do differently?

Have you committed to any races?  

What do you want to do differently to be ready on race day?

Dimitri,

Thanks for posting this.  The first step to changing something is to recognize the need to change and what needs to change, and you've done both of those.  

The weather is getting better, so it'll be easier to train outside.  

I've loaded the Ironman training plan.  I need to get more consistent with workouts.  

It's almost official now. Achilles tendon is painfull and kept me from running yesterday. Made an appointment with a physiotherapist next week.

Is it that bad over there?

Ouch!  I was suffering that November-January.  

It's really really ruining my plans. 19th of may i'm supposed to go biking to the Mont Ventoux and shortly after that the first Tri's will start. And in the beginning of May there is also a nice new running race that I wanted to participate in... I hope resting now for a week and getting some good advice from the physio will help me real quick.

Goals/Hopes/Plans:

- complete my 20 week training plan

- plan for and complete my first triathlon on May 24

- take some swimming lessons to improve technique

- train in open water

- get comfortable on my bike enough to ride it on roads with traffic and stops

- sign up for some different exercise classes at the Y so I keep the exercising fresh and do not get burned out