Ernesto Villarroel's Group - FULL (Page 2)

jdiis - 2011-01-06 4:04 PM Forgot to include that my first planned tri is on March 13 (St Patrick's Day) at Keller, TX.  300 meter swim, 12 mile bike, 3.1 mile run.  I know I can do the bike and run alone.   I almost did it in training last week.  Adding the swim really complicates things

After that, I'm not sure what to do next.  The next distance up seems like a big jump!

Jackie
Just Do It

skpaz - 2011-01-06 3:09 PM Hello Ernesto,
Looks like you may still have room for someone that needs some help. Hope this is still open after I post.

thanks,
Steve

skpaz - 2011-01-06 7:26 PM Great Thanks!
I am 41 going on 42 quick. Never really exercised or ran until September of 2009. Started to train for my first 5K that I finished in November. Ended up with a stress fracture (now I know to take it slow) so I took it easy for 6 weeks and then started training for a sprint Tri in Pardeeville,WI that I completed in July,2010. At the same time I started to train for my first Marathon in Middleton, WI which I finished in 4:23. My goal for the new year was to do the half IM in Door County,WI.  I also just signed up for the Madison Marathon in late May where I hope to do better than 4 hours. I am married, have two kids, work.... and need to find time to work out.  Took some time off after the Marathon and really have not done much. I have been going to the local pool (two weeks) to work on the swimming. Never realized how difficult it was to swim for real!! I would rather run 26 miles than do 1 hour at the pool... 
Just hoping to get some help, encouragement, etc.... then 2012 will be an Iron Man.
Well that's it! I'm ready to go!

alfredo1414 - 2011-01-06 9:01 PM Hi Ernesto,I would like to join your group, if you still have an openning.I started running last year and now I run 6 miles a day and 10 every other weekend, I also use to do mountain biking and run a couple of 100k races and improve from 9hrs to 5hrs. I want to do my first full ironman in Arizona but if posible and also if you recomend I would like to do an olimpic on the summer..I need to loss 20lb, I'm currently 195 but was 180 before the holidays..I'm married and have 3 dougthers and 1, currently going to college.Hope to get in your group

skpaz - 2011-01-06 9:02 PM

Oh yes I forgot that... the half Iron Man is July 17th!

Yes my problem is keeping the head down and breathing on both sides... still difficult.

Jd_montgomery - 2011-01-06 11:44 PM Hi again- I wanted to know more about the special needs bag. Where on the course is it located? How do you get it? Is it just extra stuff you may want on the bike and/or run course after the transitions? If you had one, can you suggest what to put in it? I was thinking about getting some compression socks. Do you have recommendations on them? Would you wear them for both the bike & the run or just the run?Thanks,Joan

skpaz - 2011-01-07 8:39 AM Ernesto,
I see you have a Garmin 305, have you had any problems with the heart rate monitor? Mine was working when I bought it, then it started to give me readings above 210 (should have been dead by then). I contacted Garmin and they told me to remove the battery, use gels, reset the watch,......etc. Now they sent me a new monitor and it still is doing the same thing. Any ideas? When I ran on my treadmil yesterday I put on the polar monitor and me treadmil is giving me an accurate reading. I may just have to send the whole thing back I guess?
thanks

markz - 2011-01-07 2:49 PM Hi Ernesto, I'd like to join your group before it's too late.

NAME: username: markz / first name: Mark
STORY: This is my 4th year of triathlon training, prior to that I was mainly running for fun. I don't do many races a year. so far I have completed a Sprint in Wisconsin, few Olys in Chicago and one IM 70.3 in Racine. I also have several 1/2 Marys, 3 Marathons and many shorter running races under my belt.
I love being fit and at this point races provide only a minor motivation to workout. I don't care about being fast, but rather get the kick from being able to do the distance. Still, love the races, the excitement etc. and  this time I am getting ready for IM. 
I'm 'originally' from Poland, but since lived in Austria, USA (LA, Hawaii, Chicago) and now Australia.
FAMILY STATUS: Married to a beautiful Colombian girl (I am still not speaking Spanish, just the bad words, body parts etc.), we have a beautiful 3 yo daughter.
CURRENT TRAINING: I don't follow any training plans, just make sure I can comfortably do the distance. My OWS include 4k swims now, some of the bike rides are in the mountains and running is sort of in the maintenance mode, but still do occasional 20+ kms LSD. I know I need to do some more really long bike rides, but it has been pouring here for months now and it's hard to time it.  On top of it I will have to travel to Poland again soon for a month or so to sell our house and it's middle of winter there.
THIS YEAR'S RACES: Signed up for my first IM Australia in Port Macuarie in May 1st 2011! The goal is just to finish it, really.
Other than that I might do another Marathon here on the Gold Coast in July. 
2010 RACES:  10k running race in my home town in Poland and a Marathon here on the Gold Coast, Australia.
WEIGHTLOSS: I'm one of the lucky ones who never have to worry about it. As long as I remember my weight has been 150 lbs, give or take a few. I have been a vegetarian almost all my life, maybe that has something to do with it, I don't know.

Wirunnergirl - 2011-01-07 4:58 PM Hi Ernesto,

Your mentor group looks great!  Do you have room for one more?  I'm training for IM Wisconsin and would love a support group!

Thanks,
Jo

jdiis - 2011-01-07 3:54 PM Wow, the swim coach was awesome!  He's 22, but very experienced.  He said other than my arms, legs, head and breathing, I looked great .

Seriously, he said I wasn't hopeless and gave me lots to work on and I saw improvement before the end of the lesson.  Now I just have to practice.

Ernesto, during the weeks when I am limited on time, since I have a great cycling base, is it ok to do more swimming workouts?  It seems like one loses the swimming fitness the fastest vs the run or bike.

Jackie
Just Do It

markz - 2011-01-08 12:43 AM Ernesto, thank you.
I don't have a plan... With this crazy weather here now (lots of rain) it would be really hard to follow. Plus, I really don't focus on speed so much, just on covering the distance. Last year for few months I was running with an ex professional triathlete (my neighbour) and I didn't enjoy it at all. When I go out for a run, I kind of feel that this is my time to think about whatever I want to think about, change the pace when I feel like it, walk when I feel like it etc. However, I like to follow generally the volume required for a particular distance.