Kenj - triathletes in training CLOSED (Page 20)

Ken, I REALLY hope your  CT turns out well! 

Training is going good for me.  Our weather here stinks too.  It's been 40's and 50's here but it's been extremely windy for what seems like a month.  It really sucks to be outside!  But I've been getting out on the bike and running in it anyhow.  It's kind of embarassing to me to post those recent avg speeds on my training log! LOL  Last weekend, one time we turned into the wind, we were cranking at 400w and going 14mph!!!!  I'm supposed to be in taper right now, for my Half Marathon.  So I'm trying not to concern myself with the bike/swim.  With the pollen levels this year I've been getting sinus infections the second I go to the pool anyhow.  So I'm planning on getting back to that after the race and not risk getting sick.  I'm still doing 2-3 bikes per week, but listening to my body and erroring on the side of rest during taper.  Last night, I got home and set up my bike for a trainer ride and fell asleep on the couch next to my bike! hahahahaha!! LOL  I had to work some nights this week so I was a little tired.  I canned the workout, didn't stress about it, and figure I'll get back at it today!

Nice work on all the races over the weekend!  You guys/girls all did great!

Happy training this week everyone!

That's awesome Robin - great job.

Brian,

I'm basically in the same boat that you were in.  Not too far beyond that yet.  It's inspiring to know that one can get to where you are from where we started.

Thanks Russ, I have a great swim coach and masters classes to thank for that!  I can't tell you guys enough how much of a differenct that made.  I know I'm down on my local masters classes now because of crappy coaching/leadership, but that first coach I had was incredible and gave me lots of individual attention.  I can't recommend that enough for people that have trouble swimming!

Now......if only I can keep from getting the sinus infections!!!!!

Way to go Robin and Brian!!

That reminds me, in a couple weeks I start my little build before starting the HIM plan (Bike is no problem, the swim and the run I need to build up slowly from 20-30 min runs to 30-50 min runs).  Should I do the swim TT or wait after a month or two to do the TT?   I won't have a lot of swim training if I do it before starting the HIM plan.

Bleh - last two weeks, the weather has turned EXCELLENT, just the right temperature to go out for a run at midday. On Saturday the Sun Gods turned on the heat and now it's awful to do anything mid-morning all the way to the evening. Time to start putting in runs at 6-7am.

Hoping for the best news possible from you MRI.  

Yes weight loss rocks.  I was in the 220s for IronMan because I thought I needed the extra for energy late in the game and upper body strength.  But I decided to try to get down this year and see what happens with time.  I should be handling nutrition on the course, not carrying it up the damn hills with me    Right now I am as low as I've been since 2010 when I did a half IronMan but then I had relatively little upper body strength.  Now, the k-bells are making me very strong in the pull for the swim and giving me a stronger core to work from for everything. 

Everyone of you should be damn proud of your achievements and times! I'm a mere 4 weeks into training (running & biking...no pool/lake yet), first time in 20 years and first time for tri's, my run went from 20 min./mile down to 17 min./mile. I know, pathetic, but I'll keep plugging away until that improves.

Anyway, it took me almost three days to catch up on all posts. You've all been quite inspiring and I look forward to my time improvements! Great job everyone!!! 

Lynda

DJ, I wouldn't worry about the swim TT at this point.  Maybe substitute it in a few weeks into the HIM training.  You can do the swim workouts on perceived effort until then, just be honest with yourself on the effort and you will be fine.

Nothing better than an early morning run watching the world come to life around you!

We all started slow Lynda, or at least most of us!  Good for you taking the first steps!

Carla and DJ, great job on your races... Carla, I am so impressed that you pressed on despite the conditions.  That video of the wind is ridiculous.

I'm back from Vegas, tired.  But we had an awesome time.  I'm out a bit of money and gained a few pounds and didn't train at all.  But I think that's just what I needed to recharge my batteries to get through the last two months of the school. 

I had my first training session this morning since Friday.  And honestly, I felt really good.  I was happy to start to be 'back on the wagon' with my training and eating right.

And even after all the horrible eating and drinking and not exercising this weekend, I only gained 2ish pounds.  So I'll take it. 

Lynda- spend isn't important... just that you are going is what counts!

Awesome Lynda!  Embrace your achievements - and let us know about them!  Because I am inspired by everyone here (including you!)! Going from 20 min/mile to 17 min/mile is fantastic - yeah!!!!!

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That depends on what you are going to do with the results.  If it is to get a gauge on your times then I agree with Ken - do it when you are ready.  If however, you plan on using the time from the TT as a basis for your future workouts then I would say do it now (and again in another month!). Your TT time (tpace) can be used as an estimate for your lactate threshold (similar to the bike I think - though I haven't done a bike TT yet!) and can be used to create swim sets with a a time interval (i.e. 100's on 2:00) for LT work vs. a simple rest inteval (i.e. 20"rest between 100's). A lot to be said for keeping it simple though and going by RPE, improvements will happen either way!

The weather here has been FANTASTIC - I think I'm due  Sunny highs in the lower 50's and about 16 hours on sunlight!

Great job on getting started..Remember no matter how slow you are, you are still lapping the people on the couch..

Glad it is is heading in the right direction Robin, enjoy getting out and playing in the nice weather!

Good work Tim!  It seems the winds have been an issue all over this spring!  Look on the brightside, it will make you stronger!

Hit the pool for a bit this morning, not swimming like I would like, but no reason I can't work on some drills for body position and get some kicking in.  Felt good to be in the water. 

Heading out of town again for this afternoon and tomorrow.  Unfortunately I wont have a lot of time or access to the internet but I will be able to from the Hotel tonight to catch up with everyone.

Keep talking about your training!

Last night, working on the trainer, I noticed how much easier it was to work at 100-110% FTP.  I'm positive it's because all the time I've spent grinding around 300 watts into headwinds already this season!!

Hey Ken,

Can you give me the run down on how you rotate your running shoes?

I think I need to get a few pairs into a rotation and not just beat the hell out of one pair then replace them. Long time I don't think its a smart strategy trying to break in shoes before a race. 

True! That was my mantra when I started running two years ago..at 14:00 pace. Now I can knock out 10:00s and faster.  You'll get there!!

I'm SUCH a ham! LOL. 

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Enjoy!

Feels weird that my next tri is next weekend! Now I know my mistakes, I can fix it easily. I'll be visiting the bike/run course twice prior to get the feel of the run course. I know the bike course, so I'm not worried about that. The run course was changed, and it's a little bit more hillier than what I'm used to, but I should be okay if I don't try too hard!  I *should* do better than last year's fiasco and better than 41:xx run. :-)

I usually have 3 to 4 pairs in a rotation, 1 pair is usually the ones I can wear without socks for 10K or shorter distances.  I don't train in this pair a lot, but will a little just so my feet are used to them.

Otherwise, I try not to wear the same pair more than every other day if I am running every day (which is when I need 3 pairs of trainers).  I find that wearing the same pair everyday just doesn't allow the support to rebound and I can feel it in my feet.  I usually get about 350 miles out of a pair, and the older pair gets used mostly for short runs.  Even though my closet looks like Imelda Marcos of running shoes, it doesn't cost me any more since I still get the same mileage out of them as I would wearing one pair till they die (maybe more).

One other tip, since the manufacturers like to upgrade and make changes to their shoe line ups (far too often), when I get a model I like, I tend to load up with them from the online retailers, especially if they have a sale.  I have been with the Saucony Omni since the 6 model, currently they are on the Omni 10.  Some I liked, some not as much but I couldn't find anything I liked better.  The 10 is pretty good so I will probably stock up!

Also, they say that the new shoes don't need breaking in and for the most part I agree, but.... I wouldn't recommend wearing a new pair for a race.  But if you can get 20 - 30 miles into a pair, maybe a bit more that should be sufficient.

Nice pictures DJ!