Beth and Yanti's New Manatees - FULL! :-) (Page 2)

Redf355 - 2008-12-21 10:21 PM

Hey Beth or Yanti

I am looking for a first time tri workout plan...any recommendations?

lastcall2003 - 2008-12-21 9:56 PM

Steve, you are a rascal!

ok, so let's just say I had the most amazing run of my life , seriously I can't stop smiling

I ran my longest distance ever, 7 miles!

I'm training for a 1/2 Mary at the end of January, so I'm working my way up in the distance - having only done Oly's before, this is moving into new territory for me

I felt really good about the approach, the pace, and the outcome

the best part is that I felt like I could have kept on going

lastcall2003 - 2008-12-21 7:24 PM

Hi Chad!

do you have any specific races or distances in mind?  that would help me to come up with a suitable recommendation

Redf355 - 2008-12-21 8:36 PM

 My first tri-athlon will be a sprint distance in march

TriAya - 2008-12-21 11:40 PM

Hi, Chad! I'm the other leader of this Manatees group.

If it's in late March, it looks like the Original Sprint 13-week program here on BT would be very good for you. It's for people who can already run 30 min (however slowly! or even walk!), swim 30 min (even broken-up is fine) and bike 40 min.

If you can do that, you can probably even start several weeks into the program, depending on when exactly in March your triathlon is. Here's the link to the page where you can find it (it's one of the first programs):

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/trainingplans-list.asp?h=1&racetype=1&racesubtype=2&level=-1

There's also a good 10-week beginner program on a site called trinewbies.com: even though the site itself is not anywhere close to what BT is, some of their training programs are very good.

Here's the link: http://www.trinewbies.com/tno_trainingprograms/10wtp.pdf

TriAya - 2008-12-21 11:51 PM

I was able to do my first run in 12 days owing to a nasty cold ... very exciting!

It was my tri club's annual Santa Speedo Run (the costume in my avatar is from last year's run). We "dress down" and go charging down a major busy shopping street singing holiday carols and yelling "IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN!" while shoppers gawk and take pictures and cars honk at us.

(It's for an at-risk children's organization that trains them in tri--we provide funds and equipment as proceeds from the run).

lastcall2003 - 2008-12-21 8:52 PM

and will there be video again?

givemashot - 2008-12-21 9:36 PM

Hey guys, I am wondering if there's room in the group for me? 

Name/other stats: Amy, aka givemashot. I am a pediatric nurse (hence the username), and I live in Utah. I am married, I am 33, and I have 2 school age kids.

How I got into tri/my background: I was an age group swimmer for years as a kid, and I swam and dove in high school. As the years have gone by I have become less and less active. A year ago, a good friend of mine challenged me to join her and a few of her coworkers in training for a sprint triathlon. Since she has been my on again/off again workout buddy over the last 10 years, I thought to myself, "Sure! Even if I don't actually do the tri, I'll be back into better shape!". She also introduced me to BT, and we both jumped in and joined the November 2008 challenge. I was on a little team know as NIBBS. (LOL. What volume of Nibbs are we on now Beth? The team is still chatting it up in the challenge forum--with a few additions and subtractions...). I only managed to do one sprint distance tri last year due to work schedules, hubby's travel schedules, and a yucky virus I caught at work at the end of the season. I have spent a LOT of time and energy learning more about triathlons, through BT, and the local tri club. The tri club hosts alot of clinics, group workouts, and a few lectures. They give points for each event you attend, and points for certain local tris throughout the season as well. I guess I had spent more time with them than I thought, because I was surprised at an end of year banquet with an award for point series champion for my age group for 2008.

My goals for this year/current training plan: I am planning on doing at least three sprint distance tris, maybe one of them with an OWS. I have an OW phobia, but I recently acquired my own wetsuit, so I have no more excuses. I also have recently agreed to do the Salt Lake half marathon with a few girls from work.

Races in 2009: 

Salt Lake half marathon-April 2009 

Woman of Steel-Utah-May 2009 

Shark Attack Triathlon-June 2009 

South County Tri-August 2009 

?Daybreak tri-September 2009? 

?Bear Lake Brawl-September 2009? 

 

TriAya - 2008-12-21 10:40 PM 

Welcome, Amy! Of course there is room for you--I mean, who doesn't like a big pink sparkly star? Anyway, you know Beth and I adore you!

Looks like a great race lineup for you this coming year.

givemashot - 2008-12-22 12:09 AM

Aw, shucks! *shuffling feet and looking down* Thanks, Yanti!

And I wonder who gave me that lovely star? I probably ought to change it for the new year, though.

lastcall2003 - 2008-12-21 6:56 PM

ok, so let's just say I had the most amazing run of my life , seriously I can't stop smiling

I ran my longest distance ever, 7 miles!

I'm training for a 1/2 Mary at the end of January, so I'm working my way up in the distance - having only done Oly's before, this is moving into new territory for me

I felt really good about the approach, the pace, and the outcome

the best part is that I felt like I could have kept on going

lastcall2003 - 2008-12-21 11:59 PM

yep, she does have a naughty streak, thank goodness I'm here to keep her on the straight and narrow    I'm here to encourage and enable her so that the naughtyness leads to more fun. 

LOL!

maggyruth - 2008-12-22 8:19 AM I just toggled this for email notifications...If I know Beth and Yanti, my mailbox will be full soon... 

Ronen - 2008-12-22 1:48 AM

Congratulations!

This is one of the milestones that you'll not forget. However, sooner than later you'll want to run more and longer distances. Awesome job!

givemashot - 2008-12-22 12:36 AM

Hey guys, I am wondering if there's room in the group for me? 

Name/other stats: Amy, aka givemashot. I am a pediatric nurse (hence the username), and I live in Utah. I am married, I am 33, and I have 2 school age kids.

How I got into tri/my background: I was an age group swimmer for years as a kid, and I swam and dove in high school. As the years have gone by I have become less and less active. A year ago, a good friend of mine challenged me to join her and a few of her coworkers in training for a sprint triathlon. Since she has been my on again/off again workout buddy over the last 10 years, I thought to myself, "Sure! Even if I don't actually do the tri, I'll be back into better shape!". She also introduced me to BT, and we both jumped in and joined the November 2008 challenge. I was on a little team know as NIBBS. (LOL. What volume of Nibbs are we on now Beth? The team is still chatting it up in the challenge forum--with a few additions and subtractions...). I only managed to do one sprint distance tri last year due to work schedules, hubby's travel schedules, and a yucky virus I caught at work at the end of the season. I have spent a LOT of time and energy learning more about triathlons, through BT, and the local tri club. The tri club hosts alot of clinics, group workouts, and a few lectures. They give points for each event you attend, and points for certain local tris throughout the season as well. I guess I had spent more time with them than I thought, because I was surprised at an end of year banquet with an award for point series champion for my age group for 2008.

My goals for this year/current training plan: I am planning on doing at least three sprint distance tris, maybe one of them with an OWS. I have an OW phobia, but I recently acquired my own wetsuit, so I have no more excuses. I also have recently agreed to do the Salt Lake half marathon with a few girls from work. I hope to overcome my biggest roadblocks this year--the OWS fear i mentioned, and the need to balance the kids, the work schedule of myself and hubby, and the motivation to stick to a training plan. I am currently starting back at square one with most of my training. i am taking a few months off from the pool, and have been focusing on the run, and added the bike back in this month. I am currently doing a bike training plan from a Jorge here on BT, and loosely following the tail end of a couch to 5k running plan from coolrunner. 

Races in 2009: 

Salt Lake half marathon-April 2009 

Woman of Steel-Utah-May 2009 

Shark Attack Triathlon-June 2009 

South County Tri-August 2009 

?Daybreak tri-September 2009? 

?Bear Lake Brawl-September 2009? 

 

lastcall2003 - 2008-12-22 7:50 AM

whatever are you talking about?

Morning Peggy

maggyruth - 2008-12-22 8:58 AM

Yup..see?  Less then 40 minutes later and I have 4 emails...