Stoop Dog's Tri Group - CLOSED for 2010! (Page 2)

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Hi Everyone.  My name is Bruce.  2010 will be my second tri season.  I plan on doing the Mini Mighty Man (super sprint), Long Island Marathon, the Cow Harbor 10k and the Hamptons tri (oly).  I actually have to search my mail for that last one to be sure.  There are a few nearby sprints that I might do at the last minute.

I'm trying to ramp up my training but its been hard with my old job.  I start a new job on 1/4/10 which should give me more family time and training time (and sleep time), so I hope to get my training up.

Family:  I've been married for 10 years to a wonderfully understanding woman.  No kids
Work:  I'm a "second career" attorney.  I've been admitted for two years and have been doing personal injury work for the past 1.5 years.  Starting January I'll be doing employment and discrimination work much closer to home.

Goals: 

• Drop 20 pounds
• Run the marathon in 3:45
• Feel more comfortable during my oly swim

 Best of luck everyone!

Many people have burned out midway through a race because they started out too fast. Since the first leg of a triathlon is in the water, plan to train and swim at a steady pace that you can sustain. You should train for the exact strategy you will use in your swimming portion. When entering the water, you should run until the water reaches knee-level, as this will maximize your efficiency. Prepare yourself mentally for the psychology of the other racers. Many of the racers will be sprinting from the very beginning of the race. You should stay relaxed and maintain proper breathing while building into your rhythm. While other racers will try to align themselves as close as possible to the first buoy, you should not follow the pack. Instead, feel comfortable starting outside, and then eventually come into the line as you near the first buoy. You can use the faster racers to make your swim more easy by drafting. While not legal for the bike, it is very legal and beneficial during the swim. As the faster racer passes by, slip in just behind them and you can feel the difference in your effort. Do not try and keep their pace, but instead stay with them only until you lose the benefit of their draft. By not over-expending energy in the water, you will be refreshed for the cycle and ready to go.

Phil 'aka' Stoop Dog

I have the TI book and the video. I have also taken a swim class. I have not watched the video yet. TI has assisted me greatly with endurance, but not yet with speed. I could swim almost all day now, albeit quite slowly.

It is awkward for me doing the drills too. I don’t drill myself as often as I should. I have had two specific “aha” moments with TI, one occurred about six months after my class when it finally clicked what the instructor was talking about with keeping my head down, driving into the water, and the whole sculling think. It was quite monumental, hahahaha.

It then got all messed up for me this summer when participating in a tri group, our coach (who used to teach TI) was showing us an entirely different way of swimming. His argument was that you don’t really get faster with TI past a certain point… but I won’t get too much further into that….

I am so looking forward to getting a Garmin, even though I am somewhat challenged by technology. My Husban er I mean Santa knows what's good for him so it will show , I am certain.

The peach challenge , on the Challenge me board, is intended to incite regular exercise. You notice that once you log a workout session in your log, it turns a peach color when you look at the calendar view. The idea is to have the entire month’s calendar appear peach indication workouts on each of those days. It was tough for me last month but honestly the day before and after Thanksgiving it was the ONLY thing that motivated me to move. I anticipate similar challenges next week and around new years, especially if this bracing cold continues.

I wonder how hard it would be to use the good TI form in a crazy open water swim like I see on the Kona Ironman's.  From watching lots of the Ironmans's on TV I'd say the Louiville KY swim looks to be the least combatitive because of the way they space each person out at the start and jump off the docks at timed intervals. 

I have a Garmin 301 I got it about a month ago and it is great.  I don't have a cadance attachment for the bike but later if I upgrade from a Mountain Bike to a Tri or road bike I will get one.  THe HR and GPS features are easy to use and work great you'll love it. 

It is raining and about 40 deg here in Houston.  I think tonights work-out will be a Full body brick.  (5) 3 minute boxing rounds 1 minute recovery between rounds  w/16 oz gloves on the double ended bag. Transition to the bike for a steady 30 minute ride and then on the Tread mill for a easy paced 30 minute run.  What do all of you have on schedule for todays workout?

Hello All,

I'll have to 3rd the idea of Garmin being GREAT.  I got it last year for christmas and it has helped a ton.  No more having to map out my runs and know when to slow it down or speed it up, although I don't use the heart rate monitor portion because the chest strap slips down all the time.  Really annoying.

Well, I'm in my first training for my first sprint triathlon in May.  I live in Minnesota and I frequent the gym.  Today was 20 degrees, which is way better than the -5 to 5 degrees we've been seeing lately.  Like I said in my first post, I have a couple marathons under my belt, but since the brother in the family is a WAY better runner, I figured I should pick my own sport to adventure into.

I'm 26 and live with my girlfriend and am just looking for a change to stray away from just running and getting constant injuries and finding something "fun" to do at the gym to motivate me so I'm not just doing one thing constantly.  So far so good in the training plan I'm doing.

Well, I'm excited to do this with you guys.  I'll add my training schedule to a log and add you guys as friends.

Brent

Hey Ripper

This may be a dumb question but are you wearing Biking shorts?  That can make a bigger differance than the seat does if you are just riding in regular shorts. 

Oh and one more question "Are we allowed to eat Jelly Donuts Pyle?"