Mimir98's group-CLOSED AGAIN...FOR REAL THIS TIME (Page 20)

Busy Sunday - out to the mountain early, met the trainer at the pool at 1:30, grocery store and home to make soup for lunch this week- out to dinner with friends at 6:30-- and home EARLY, that's my plan.

Make sure you get a good bike fit after you get the aerobars.  It will make all the difference in the world.

BTW..I LOVE my Podium Quest Hydration Aero Bottle.  It has two compartments that allow me to have my energy drink and water all up front.  I don't even carry a bottle below anymore. This if VERY helpful when your uncoordinated like me.   (I think they sell them in the BT store. Not as cheap as the Profile design bottle but better IMO.

Had the worst swim of my life today at the lake in probably the worst conditions that I have ever been stupid enough to get out in.  I definitely won't be skimping on anymore strength training sessions and I'm going to start doing my rubber band exercises for my arms.  I did a mile and feel like a did three...6 hours later.  I'm glad I did it and know I need to work on relaxing in rough water.  With today's time I would barely make the cutoff on the IM.

 Looks like I have work to do. 

Hey, I was pretty close to the plan for last week.

The week ahead

Yes, I see you were 100% for swimming   But seriously, you went OVER all your planned times.  I'm impressed, as I went UNDER.  However, this week I will hit them!!!!  I gots me a tri coming up in a couple of months.

"My" pool is closed til fall, they had some major plumbing problems.  My other options are not as economical or convenient.  Looking forward to summer and the beaches and my complex pool opening.

Good luck as your first tri approaches.   and everyone else who has one soon.  I think the first possible Tri is the middle of May.  July and August have a fair number of events.  

This year is interesting, I have focusing on building a base for so long, picking up the intensity is a "new" concept for me.  That is work, and leaves a different type of fatigue.  I want to get faster and believe I can take another 15-20 minutes off HIM time in the next couple of years.  I was reviewing bike effort pacing in Going Long,  I think somewhere I forgot to pick up the effort over the last half and kept my HR in upper zone 1.  OOPS 

graupel.

I think that's the only kind of precipitating weather we don't get here! I'm going to go look that up now!

Busy week- and the eating has not been stellar. Also have not been on the ab and pushup regemin like I should be. It's a rest week for me- my first since starting the 20 week program- I KNOW I need it, but I'm not loving it. Bet that will change as my training goes on......

 Hoping that starting in the am, I can will turn around some of the poorer eating choices (though I'm quite happy I "wasted" calories on homemade chocolate marshmallow cake- it is soooooo worth it-- but lots of other little snitches of things I had were really NOT. Onward and upward. It's going to be 1-2 inches of icing tomorrow, so I switched the gym day to another trainer ride and will do some abs and arms here. Sadly, I bet the pool will be closed tomorrow night due to weather. Hopefully not! I must say I'm really starting to like swimming.

I cannot WAIT to run outside. Do you suppose it will ever be spring again here? 

I know last year, it got to the point where I was looking forward to recovery weeks 3 or 4 days ahead of time.  

BTW, I bet it will be spring there March 21st

I'm trying out the Rich Edit features.

Okay, so that's how it works.......

 I was able to talk the school into replacing all of the ceiling tiles in my building.  They are all bowed and musty and moldy looking. Come on, people, just because we're working overseas doesn't mean we don't want to work under American standards, for crying out loud.  I just feel that the space above the tiles and below the roof has got to be a haven for all sorts of gross stuff; molds, mildews, bacterias, and who knows what.  I've never been sick, so many times, until I moved into this armpit of a building two years ago.............

 I seem to have gotten over this last 'thing' pretty quickly, and am ready to rev it up.....yet again......I can now only swim and bike due to my ongoing foot problem, but that's okay because those are the areas I really need to work hard on for now anyway.  I also need to focus on losing more weight so that when I start up running again, my feet aren't being abused by forty pounds more than they were designed for.

 Sounds like evryone else is hanging tough and knocking out those workouts. Good job, MimiRs.

Glad that one was fast! 

Spring has sprung!!!  (in florida), but you will be here soon Amy!!!  By the end of your stay you'll be totally adjusted to the heat and humidity    Tell me the dates you're coming again...You never know, we have a lot of BMX travel dates coming up in march/april so I just may see you if we're up that way when you are.

Bob-so glad you are on the mend!!!  Good for the tiles...mold and mildew can make you really sick (apparently).  Late for swimming but wanted to check in to say hey again!! 

We are visiting friend in Naples 3/28-3/30 and then onto our beach rental on Anna Maria Island (Bradenton/Sarasota) from 3/30 till 4/11- Clermont on 4/6!!!!

 It would be way fun to go for a run together if it ever could work out!!!

Decent swim (for me) this morning.  Finally strung together 1600 so I know I won't die in a couple weeks for my Oly.

Trying to figure out how to juggle the rest of the week and rearrange things to match with life.

Well I better get to work.  Hope everyone has a good one. K

Just wanted to mention that I have noticed how everyone has picked up the training (even poor Bob who is struggling with sickness ) .  As spring approaches, we are more motivated to get in shape and race ready.  We are looking good people!  Based on my personal goal for this week, I propose a challenge for next week...That we all hit 95% of our training times in everything...whatever is on the plan.  Anyone game?

As the months go on, remember, we are adults who have lives.  Triathlon is a lifestyle, but maybe not our families' lifestyle.  It should ENHANCE your life, not detract from it....be consistent, but keep the joy in it...celebrate every workout either as a victory or learning opportunity! 

GO TEAM .  You guys rock!!!

Kim, that is a totally hot, CSI-cool-nerdy Sara type of thing, and I imagine we'd get some serious stuff growing within minutes!!  I was actually just Googling "mold allergy symptoms" and I have them all --  it's just so gross to me.  I think I need to do a couple daily Lysol sprays around the room.........hope that'll help!!

 My mom (B'ham Hills area) complains about how miserable she is every winter ...  and yet she continues to live there.  She's got a brother in Lansing and a sister in Ohio...otherwise I think she'd bolt for the desert southwest in a heartbeat!!

Mimi, I'm game.  I really need to sit down this weekend and re-evaluate what I can do since I need to avoid running for awhile...........I need to modify my HIM plan so that it only incorporates swimming and cycling........and then things like the elliptical, rower, etc...........but once I figure out what to do with myself, I'd love the challenge, and to hell with my sick- self!!