Boston Beginner's Group, Season 2 - CLOSED (Page 2)

gobluedds - 2010-04-13 10:34 AM The race went as well as I could expect with the injuries I've had this year.  I was pleased to finish in under two hours.  That was really my only goal.
The best part of the day however was when my 10 year old son raced.  They had 1000 kids running 1.2 miles all out, without a clue.  It was hysterical.  My son finished in the top 2% of the group which was awesome.  He ran it in 8 mins flat.  When I told him how well he did, he said "that's great but I think I could have gone faster if I hadn't stopped a couple of times to let the other kids catch up.  I didn't want them to get too far behind."

I was speechless.

I think we'll be having a few more discussions about what racing is all about in the very near future.

gobluedds - 2010-04-13 11:34 AM The race went as well as I could expect with the injuries I've had this year.  I was pleased to finish in under two hours.  That was really my only goal.
The best part of the day however was when my 10 year old son raced.  They had 1000 kids running 1.2 miles all out, without a clue.  It was hysterical.  My son finished in the top 2% of the group which was awesome.  He ran it in 8 mins flat.  When I told him how well he did, he said "that's great but I think I could have gone faster if I hadn't stopped a couple of times to let the other kids catch up.  I didn't want them to get too far behind."

I was speechless.

I think we'll be having a few more discussions about what racing is all about in the very near future.

gobluedds - 2010-04-13 11:34 AM The race went as well as I could expect with the injuries I've had this year.  I was pleased to finish in under two hours.  That was really my only goal.
The best part of the day however was when my 10 year old son raced.  They had 1000 kids running 1.2 miles all out, without a clue.  It was hysterical.  My son finished in the top 2% of the group which was awesome.  He ran it in 8 mins flat.  When I told him how well he did, he said "that's great but I think I could have gone faster if I hadn't stopped a couple of times to let the other kids catch up.  I didn't want them to get too far behind."

I was speechless.

I think we'll be having a few more discussions about what racing is all about in the very near future.

Kate_r - 2010-04-13 1:55 AM Can I join in? I've been doing triathlon's off and on for about 3 years now but mainly really small novice or fun ones. I've signed up for two sprint ones this year but also have a big duathlon and kilomathon (26.3km) race. Trouble is I'm rubbish at running and although slightly improving I'm really slow :/ Other than that I work erratic hours and travel lots so it's a constant struggle to fit work outs in and control my diet. My main focus points are the running and the weightloss but I also need to make sure I don't neglect the swimming. I'm hoping that by being in a group I'll have that extra bit on incentive and support to meet my goals. Outside of triathlon I am married to a fab guy who hates running and doesn't like triathlons much either but I don't hold that against him oh and I'm based in Scotland! Will you let me join?

gobluedds - 2010-04-13 10:34 AM The race went as well as I could expect with the injuries I've had this year.  I was pleased to finish in under two hours.  That was really my only goal.
The best part of the day however was when my 10 year old son raced.  They had 1000 kids running 1.2 miles all out, without a clue.  It was hysterical.  My son finished in the top 2% of the group which was awesome.  He ran it in 8 mins flat.  When I told him how well he did, he said "that's great but I think I could have gone faster if I hadn't stopped a couple of times to let the other kids catch up.  I didn't want them to get too far behind."

I was speechless.

I think we'll be having a few more discussions about what racing is all about in the very near future.

Tiesim - 2010-04-14 3:41 AM Hi Josh, My name is Tiernan from the UK and I would like to join your group.

I am 31, and quite fit, I have played amateur rugby for the past 14 years and am at an age now where i feel the bumps for longer and have decided to hang the boots up at the end of this season and will replace the void with triathlons.

I am 6ft 2 and currently weigh 210 lbs, over the past 2 years i have put on about 20 lbs, nothing has really changed in my diet, but i think my exercise has been on and off, also i think my age is catching up with my lifestyle. I want to lose weight and get down to about 180 lbs but thats a long term goal.

I signed up to BT in january and was a member of Famlec/Brian's group in the 1st round which was really useful and great to bounce ideas off people so i am back for round 2.

My blog is updated daily with all my training etc for you to take a look at. In summary this year i took up the bike, rode a 93 miler on my own, ran my 1st half marathon in 1.49, ran a 10k in 47, got my 1st triathlon on sunday coming, 400m pool swim, 20 mile bike 6 mile run so really excited about that.

Also done 3 ows already (this weekend gone) which was rather shocking to say ther least!!

I am signed up for 2 other events at the moment, a 750 sea swim, 20km ride and 5k run in may and a olympic distance in september in the sea.

As far as my strengths and weaknesses are concerned, out of the 3 i would say the swim is my weak spot, i need to learn to regulate my breathing. I can run ok, my best 10k ever was 42 mins,  My bike is ok but i am new to a road bike, i have only ridden it less than 10 times i think. But my bike legs seem to be ok as i have been doing spinning classes weekly for the past 2 years.

I am married with no kids and i am self employed which gives me flexibility on my schedule, i do expect to carry training in the mornings before i go into the office mondays and tuesdays, wednesdays will be after work but before rugby training  (I am the coach of our team aswell at present but do not participate in the training). Spinning on thursdays is at lunchtime and my friday swin will be in the afternoon.

I think my personal weakness in the past when it comes to training is that i go all out 100% into it for a couple of weeks and then burn out, and i think thats because i always seem to diet when i get into my training and i think i end up running on empty. So my diet is something i need to work on.

I think theres plenty of info on me there for you to get through, sorry its such a long email. I hope you will be happy to take me on !

AlanaF - 2010-04-14 11:06 AM Is there a way to keep track of who in the group has upcoming races.  There are getting to be too many for me to keep track of in my mind. 

Thought I'd ask the resident techies.

Ontherun - 2010-04-14 4:52 PM

One way to track the races of our group is to set up drafts in your race log. The races are then shown in order on your blog. will check for other ways.

Tiesim - 2010-04-14 3:41 AM 
I think my personal weakness in the past when it comes to training is that i go all out 100% into it for a couple of weeks and then burn out, and i think thats because i always seem to diet when i get into my training and i think i end up running on empty. So my diet is something i need to work on.

Boston Beginner - 2010-04-15 11:16 AM

What kind of diet are you doing?  How many calories are you taking in?  Nutrition is always a tough one.  I have toyed with a couple of diets.  It's a lot of trial and error to find the one that best fits your lifestyle, or else it's just a fad.  Do you take anything while you are training?

Tiesim - 2010-04-15 3:35 PM

Hi Josh, since feb time i have not dieted while training, just watched what i eaten a little more, but this went to pot in march when my b/day came as every weekend was a big one socially. I think my calorie intake is probably an average of 2500 per day over a week. So my typical day is cereal for b/fast, banana, sandwich, banana, more fruit, then home from work and have a meal but by this time i am hungry and load up the plate so i think i need to eat more in the day to avoid the binge eating in the evening, huge plate of food and snacks etc when i get in, thats my downfall really. But i dont know what i should eat during the day, and then its a case of re-educating mrs T at dinner time too. humm.........