Meulen's 'Let's tri this Thing!' beginner mentor group-CLOSED (Page 2)

libramom - 2011-01-03 9:34 AM

Hello,

I would like to join your group if possible. I work full-time, teach yoga, and have two young boys, but I still feel motivated to train as much as I can for my first sprint tri in August. I've always said that I could never run and would consistently get side stitches after just five minutes of running. After seeing my husband complete his first tri last summer, I was determined that I was going to do one as well. I joined a couch to 5K and completed my first race on Thanksgiving. I am so excited about running now that I am doing a 5-miler race this Sunday and plan on doing a 10K by March. I bike and take spin classes and swim a couple of times a week, however, I know that I need to be a much stronger swimmer for the race! Looking forward to getting some tips from you!

Thanks,
Erin

smsphoto - 2011-01-03 12:42 PM

I was wondering if I could join your mentor group?  Thanks.

I am a 40 yo married female - Mother of 1,  wanting to get back into shape and finish my first Sprint Tri on August 20th this summer.

Meulen - 2011-01-02 2:25 PM Rich, Congratulations my friend, you are already a triathlete! That's quite an accomplishment on weight loss as well! How are you losing the weight currently? Are you on a specific diet or plan? Are you tracking your calories? I'm glad to see you have some goals set for yourself for 2011 already. I'm sure you can get to Savage Man in September as long as you commit to the time. How are you currently training?

norcal_SAHD - 2011-01-04 1:25 AM

Hi Brian, just popping in to say hey!  Great to see you leading a mentor group this year, very cool.  Have fun!

libramom - 2011-01-04 8:34 AM

Awesome that you can swim again, Brian!! Thank you for the links for swimming tips. I am definitely up for the swimming challenge. You suggested swimming 3x per week- how many meters do you suggest per session?

JCambras - 2011-01-04 7:02 PM

Sweet...thanks I'll do this right now!  Just a quick note - my username is JCambras, not JCambros, so you guys know if you punch it in.

I'm also in for a swim challenge this month, though I think I'll be hard pressed to do 9 hours.

Quick question - how many miles do you think one logs in a 50 minute spin class?  I really have no idea how to compute the miles.  I can give you my watts and RMP's if that helps.  Better question - does it really matter or should I just log total time?

HammerOZZ - 2011-01-04 8:41 PM

9 hours or more? I'm in! However, this will be a challenge since i spent a TOTAL of 45 min in the pool in 2010.

shrevemaintenance - 2011-01-04 11:30 PM

Thanks for the info Brian.  Any pointers you can give me,  in regards to Triathilon training or use of the website is appreciated.  I haven't really got a program that is set right now.  I just try and combine swim, bike, run into my days.  I have sort of been training for a year now without much purpose other than getting into shape.  I was 215lbs and dropped to 185 doing Tai Bo. lifiting weights and KettleBell workouts.  I started to gain the weight back, not in fat but muscle.  Currently I am back to 200.  I am trying to lose more weight so I started to add Bike, Swim, Run into my program.   This seems to be working.  When I started, I could not run half a block without stopping and being out of breath.  I can easily run 10k now without stopping.  I started my first bike ride at 5 miles and couldn't go further.  Now I can bike 25 miles without to much trouble.  My swimming practice was done in a small pool in the apartment complex that I live in.  I just upgraded to a 25 yard pool at the UC college where I live.  My first triathilon is comming up in March.  I can devote 12 hours a week to training.  Will you check my log occasionally and give me pointers?  Thanks again for having me.  This will really help.  Dale.

libramom - 2011-01-05 2:06 PM