New Year New You...reopened for late comers (Page 20)

Originally posted by vanessawoody

I did see those posts and copied them into a Word file for later reference! Thanks!

Both triathlons (in May and August) are sprints. I know that May is doable, but I just don't know if I would be ready to perform at a standard that I would be happy with (in the swim, I'm not overly concerned with the bike or run). I should probably just do it, but I have a competitive nature and want to do it WELL. I think that taking a couple weeks off of training has also lowered my confidence in my abilities because I haven't been able to track/see my progression and improvement. Fingers crossed that I can maintain my motivation and get back to swimming 3-4 times a week!

Originally posted by timeforanap

Hello -- I just joined the site and I hope it's OK if I follow along with this group.

NAME: timeforanap / Nancy

FAMILY STATUS: Married with two young children

STORY: The first 33 years of my life were spent completely sedentary and very overweight. Four years ago I aspired to run a 5k. Did it -- although at first I couldn’t run even three houses away without losing my breath. My running buddies challenged me to run farther, and by implementing intervals (Galloway), I was able to finish a half marathon and later a marathon. Ultimately, however, I wanted to finish a triathlon. When I was in my late teens in college, I dreamed of one day being able to do one ... but first I’d have to learn how to swim. (I didn’t learn how to float until I was 20, and I took lessons until I could do the crawl stroke.) Last year -- after finally becoming comfortable with running also -- I ran out of excuses and at long last finished a sprint (Hansen Dam). (I didn’t intend to use so many parentheses.)

THIS YEAR: I’m aiming to finish the Malibu Triathlon in September. I have never swam in open water before! So simply swimming in the ocean this year will be immensely satisfying. I am registered for the LA Marathon next weekend, but the past couple months have been a training fail after fighting a nasty, nasty cough. Y’know, that one that just wouldn’t go away. And now next week will be like a surprise! How far will I be able to go? We shall see. OH, and after last year’s sprint I fell in love with bike riding all over again. I felt like a kid. I want to do some more of that.

GOALS: Weight training. Lose 10 pounds. And that daunting ocean swim.

Originally posted by Wumba41

Folks, apologies for being absent for the past few days, we have had a bereavement in the family, will be back posting shortly. Neil

Originally posted by timeforanap

I had the chance to look back at some more posts in this forum, and I'm finding all the swim links tremendously helpful. Thank you! I've come to the conclusion that I need real assistance, so I'm planning to join a "swimming for triathletes" class at the local community college. I looked at the coach's bio, and it says he teaches "Total Immersion" method. I have to investigate what that entails.

Malibu Tri registration opens on Monday, but I hear it sells out quickly, so you might be forced into doing the International distance anyway! I am hoping to join via a fundraising team.

About wetsuits, does anyone have experience buying a used suit? I'm on a tight budget, so I'm tempted to get a used rental suit. Or is it worth the additional cost to just buy one new and not have to worry about it?

Originally posted by pvfd304

Our pool has been closed the past week due to heater problems. Was going to be back in operation today but snow closed the YMCA. 70 degrees yesterday and snow and iced today. Crazy!

Our Tri Club is having a "wet-suit swim" in the pool this weekend. First time swimming with my wetsuit. I'll let you know how it goes.

Originally posted by RobR

Hey David, so how did the event go?

Originally posted by timeforanap

Hello -- I just joined the site and I hope it's OK if I follow along with this group.

NAME: timeforanap / Nancy

FAMILY STATUS: Married with two young children

STORY: The first 33 years of my life were spent completely sedentary and very overweight. Four years ago I aspired to run a 5k. Did it -- although at first I couldn’t run even three houses away without losing my breath. My running buddies challenged me to run farther, and by implementing intervals (Galloway), I was able to finish a half marathon and later a marathon. Ultimately, however, I wanted to finish a triathlon. When I was in my late teens in college, I dreamed of one day being able to do one ... but first I’d have to learn how to swim. (I didn’t learn how to float until I was 20, and I took lessons until I could do the crawl stroke.) Last year -- after finally becoming comfortable with running also -- I ran out of excuses and at long last finished a sprint (Hansen Dam). (I didn’t intend to use so many parentheses.)

THIS YEAR: I’m aiming to finish the Malibu Triathlon in September. I have never swam in open water before! So simply swimming in the ocean this year will be immensely satisfying. I am registered for the LA Marathon next weekend, but the past couple months have been a training fail after fighting a nasty, nasty cough. Y’know, that one that just wouldn’t go away. And now next week will be like a surprise! How far will I be able to go? We shall see. OH, and after last year’s sprint I fell in love with bike riding all over again. I felt like a kid. I want to do some more of that.

GOALS: Weight training. Lose 10 pounds. And that daunting ocean swim.

Originally posted by [email protected]


Ok... The swim meet is over and I didn't do too bad. This year, the coach kept the JV boys at the shorter distances. Maybe that's a good thing...

All individual events I was in had 7 swimmers, so my place is out of 7...

200 yd Medley - 1st place (I did 50 free; son in event different team)
200 yd free - 3rd place
100 yd IM - 4th place
50 yd free - 1st place (son in event)
50 yd fly - skip
100 yd free - 3rd place (son in event)
200 yd free relay - 1st place (I swam anchor)
50 yd back - 4th place (son in event)
50 breast - skip
400 free relay - skip (one relay member left early so not enough swimmers; son in event)

FYI: I beat my youngest son in each individual event. Just barely though... He did a great job :-)

I now have to focus back to the bicycle (100 mile ride) and still keep swimming up for next year's event (already planning)

Originally posted by RobR

no Feb didn't go as planned I'm afraid. Picked up a calf injury (my nemesis) and made it worse trying to push through it........the Half Marathon in April is now at risk if I cant do the long runs.

My swim progress stagnated and I didnt achieve my goal of 400m non stop. However the sunday masters group is proving useful and I believe my technique is improving.

Its tough....still below freezing here day and night which is why I injured myself when I did run out there.....treadmill doesnt prepare you well for long distance outdoor running.

Oh well, reassess the goals and keep moving forward

Originally posted by pvfd304

Our pool has been closed the past week due to heater problems. Was going to be back in operation today but snow closed the YMCA. 70 degrees yesterday and snow and iced today. Crazy!

Our Tri Club is having a "wet-suit swim" in the pool this weekend. First time swimming with my wetsuit. I'll let you know how it goes.

Originally posted by timeforanap

I had the chance to look back at some more posts in this forum, and I'm finding all the swim links tremendously helpful. Thank you! I've come to the conclusion that I need real assistance, so I'm planning to join a "swimming for triathletes" class at the local community college. I looked at the coach's bio, and it says he teaches "Total Immersion" method. I have to investigate what that entails.

Malibu Tri registration opens on Monday, but I hear it sells out quickly, so you might be forced into doing the International distance anyway! I am hoping to join via a fundraising team.

About wetsuits, does anyone have experience buying a used suit? I'm on a tight budget, so I'm tempted to get a used rental suit. Or is it worth the additional cost to just buy one new and not have to worry about it?