Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Mentor Group-CLOSED (Page 20)

Scott-good work on the weight loss. Keep it up!

Who has big plans for the weekend?

Jason: Bravo for getting through it! It's not easy, but you adjust, as you've done well.

I was struggling with fatigue for a couple days there. I took Thursday off, carb loaded and went to bed early. Today I was able to put out 8 pretty darn strong miles for 90F mid day. I don't think I was eating enough to support the training, and it's been mostly due to being so busy at work. I need to make sure I don't miss or shortcut my meals.

Tomorrow I'm doing my usual 16-18 mile bike ride and 3-5 mile run brick. Depends on what time my husband comes home from his long run. Sunday I have my super sprint. It'll be more of a social thing as there are a couple of my training friends doing their first full triathlons!! I'm excited for them.

Have a great Friday!

Nothing much for me either.  Will get some biking and running in.  Hopefully a swim tonight if I get done with work.  I work Sat and Sun so its not going to be an exciting weekend for me.  Good luck to all the racers!

Mary-plenty of time before you race. Don't worry about missing a couple of days or a workout here and there. Hope you feel better.

Anybody out there use compression socks/sleeves? If so, what brand do you like and how often do you use them?

Swim done at lunch and another easy run tonight. Running legs are slowly returning....still a ways to go though.

I'd like to know about compression wear, also. I've wondered if they're actually useful, or if most people wear them for the placebo effect.

Good morning all! Headed to the pool for another swim and then an easy run later. Good luck to those racing this weekend!

Holy crap! Last swim of the week done....13,450 yards and thats with cutting yesterday's workout short by 600 due to time. That's way out of my "comfort zone" when it comes to swimming. Although sometimes I think we have to push beyond that zone to improve. Hopefully next week will be a bit lighter.....if not I may not be able to shave or comb my hair  

Was planning to swim last night, but couldn't find my jammers!   Not sure where they ended up (or if I left them at the pool)

Did a 30 min treadmill run this morning.    My calf is still acting up a bit -- OK to run, but quicker to get sore -- so avoiding longer / harder runs.  (Maybe for the best anyway!)

Nice bonus -- we got a cold snap around here, so outside temps are around 0F -- makes the pain cave nice and cold when I open the window!

Good weekend all

Scott.

Good start to the weekend so far. Got a nice and easy 2 hour bike ride in today ... after 20 miles it started to rain ... oh man does it sucks riding in the rain. We rode very slow and we were in an area where barely any cars are driving which was good. 

After my daughter had her swim practice I jumped in the pool for some nice drills ... 2400 yards all together.

Getting a 90 minute massage tonight ... oh I can't wait ... it will be great ... 

Another swim scheduled for tomorrow ... than I am done for the week ... starting over fresh on Monday ... :-)

Had a good 28ish mile ride with Jamie this morning.  Road was in pretty bad shape, so there was a lot of rumbling which wasn't so comfortable in aero on my forearms. Got a little bit of saddle soreness too. Didn't notice it until I took a shower and felt the sting! OUCH!

Also, some jerk in a pickup truck didn't even try to give us space as he passed us. Scared the crap out of me. After hearing everyone's heartbreaking stories of vehicle/bike accidents it really pissed me off that someone would just take the chance to be a jerk.

Thankfully, all was well in the end. 1hr run tomorrow and then starts week 3 of Ironman training!

Yeah, +1 about that guy in the truck. He scared the hell out of me! Also, that road sucked...Otherwise, a good ride! 

Jason - Be careful with the sharps or you'll need the help of one of us trauma docs

I had to cover for a colleague with a medical emergency, so my ride will have to wait. I have a sprint in the morning and I haven't had access to a pool for a week so it'll be interesting. Sounds like a lot of you had great sessions today.

After two days on the sidelines on orders of my PT I got out for a ride today.  20 Miles in just under an hour.  There are a lot of cyclists here in town and I am fairly acustom to being passed on the road.  Today I passed 7 riders including five from a local tri club.  I don't think I was moving that fast but it was good for the morale.

Probably another ride tomorrow then back to the PT Monday morning.

Stuart-nice job!

Brian-glad its you climbing those towers. Not my thing. Got to take advantage of the nice weather when you can.

Dave-good luck tomorrow.

Jason-swimmer/cyclist/axe man...all in one day....impressive!

Rene-good luck tomorrow.

Really impressed with the training going on with this group. Especially considering its only January.

Steak, twice baked potato, a bit of red wine and a dvd on tap for the night with the wife. Hope we can stay up late enough to make it through the movie. The last Bourne movie.....should be exciting.

Great training going on in this group!

I got in a 29 mile ride, a ride that used to be routine for me, but really hurt today!  Then a short brick run afterwards.

I think it was 80+ degrees here today.  Crazy.

Best wishes to all racers!