Wurkit_Gurl's Group - CLOSED (sssh...we're training) (Page 21)

I don't mind when it's cool, I'm just sick of it! The weather has sucked for too long.

Good luck with the bloodwork - hope they can provide you with an answer!

Without being able to actually see you swim, it's hard for me to really say what the issue is. I'm guessing that your form needs some serious work - has the lifeguard been able to give you any more tips? Endurance is obviously part of it, but if there is something about your form that is really off, it could be causing you to waste too much energy. What specific feedback did the lifeguard give you?

With regard to other workouts, the goal is do to different sets, like I mentioned before, as well as various drills, possibly working with a pull buoy, or fins, etc in order to help you iron out your technique. Except that you need to know WHAT those problems are, before you can try to address them. A book I like to use is "Swim Workouts in a Binder" for triathletes - it's a small spiral-bound waterproof book of workouts, for form, speed and endurance. (Obviously, don't worry about speed at this point) I'm pretty sure there are some beginner swim exercises here on BT - I will try to hunt them down for you.

ETA: There are some workouts with drills in the Articles section of BT. Go to "Articles" at the top - there is an outline. Find the heading "Training" and under that "Swim". Under the "Beginner" swim programs and the "Swim Drills" topics, there are some good articles there. They are all for performance members (ie, if you don't pay on the site, you can't see them), but you're a bronze member, so you should still be able to access them. Those might help. There is one swim program that's only 700 meters, one that's only 1250, and some longer ones. Those in particular might be of use to you. The drills will be VERY helpful in working on your form.

I know getting in lessons are hard. Is there anyone around who can do a 1-time session, or are there any 1-session swim clinics in your area? We have folks like that around here. That might be pricey, though, so possibly not quite worth it at this point. The other thing you could do, if you had someone to do it, is get someone to video-tape you (from various angles and fairly up close) and post it on BT. Then you'll get lots of advice for free Inevitably someone will tell you to get video-taped underwater, but that's really expensive and at this point, not necessary.

Dammit double post. (And my computer fritzed out so I went home early!)

Morning all! Sorry I've been kinda boring lately. The May challenge is a little more than halfway done - some of you are looking great! I got a yellow square yesterday because I was tired and lazy...bad, bad mentor. Can't believe my next race is in 2 weeks! As long as the weather holds out, I'm not worried. It's a course I've done before, so hopefully I can rock it. Gotta love the pool swims! As much as I don't mind open water in the least and though I'm a competent swimmer, I'm still faster in the pool, which is pretty true for most people. In a lake, you don't get the added speed from a wall push-off, current and chop add resistance, as do fighting to get around other people.  

Morning, guys! The weekend is almost here - AND it's a holiday, at least for those of us in the US (sorry Steve). I'll get around to inspires and checking people's logs soon - just got some work stuff (gasp, I know!) to attend to before I forget.

Track practice was hot last night. And running 800s in zone 4 when you've unwisely eaten 1/3 of a power bar right before is not that much fun. I could have pushed it more, were I not worried about leaving the power bar on the track :-P

It's getting closer to the end of the month! We've got about a week and a half to knock out those last pink/dark pink squares!!!

Cool, have fun! Do you know if the lake has warmed up any since you were last there? Even a few degrees helps It's been a bit chilly here during the night and early mornings. I have a pool swim triathlon next weekend (the 31st) but the pool is outdoors. That might be a little cold - but I don't want to mess with a wetsuit for a 400 meter pool swim.

Congrats!! Now that's "HTFU" right there

kmbhoya2000 - 2009-05-21 2:56 PM I checked the lake temp and as of today, it is 2 degrees warmer!! 

Anyway, I have had a good workout day!  I am copying straight from my training log: a quick bike ride this morning, trying out the new wheels!  Just going up & down our hill a little, was working on shifting, and seeing if I could get up the hill - which I could!!

Super excited about the swim today...not that I did anything extraordinary, but I was sore & tired from the swim on Tuesday, but once I got warmed up, I did fine; and even better than that, when I was tired and out of breath, I kept going, and got in a good rhythm for freestyle, and had no problem moving on!!  It's the first time where I felt confident that even if I was tired and out of breath, I could still get it done!!!

Awesome, great to hear!! Things will only get easier, I promise

Morning, guys - happy Friday!!!! Hooray for the long weekend! We are supposed to have some decent weather here, so I'm excited to get out and enjoy it! Got a run tomorrow morning, possibly a ride on Sunday and a wedding that afternoon. Normally, I loathe weddings, btu it's a co-worker, and so the only people I will know there are the other co-workers who will be there, all of whom are around my age. So it should be fun - and the guy getting married is pretty low-key, so it won't be some big swoony affair. Going to go on a hash run on Monday - should be fun! (if you don't know what hashing is, google "hash house harriers" - aka drinkers with a running problem).

Anyone got any exciting Memorial Day Weekend plans.

Yay for shuffle-running! That's definitely a good start You can just say you're practicing for an Ironman, since many people are reduced to shuffling by the end Then people will think you're hard-core.

I think I need to run more hills. We don't do much of that with triathlon club.

Did you guys pay the electric bill?

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone here in the US had a nice Memorial Day weekend - and for those not in the US (I think just Steve) - basically, all you missed out on was a lot of grilling outside and drinking beer. Ugh. I feel like total crap today. I think I ate my weight in meat products this weekend. And drinking that much makes my stomach unhappy. Blech. I didn't even drink THAT much, but drinking on consecutive nights doesn't help much. And like a bad bad triathlete, I didn't train on Sunday or Monday. But I DID do some Memorial Day shopping and got some sweet deals And I bought a new grill and assembled that - blasted squirrels chewed through the hose attached to the regulator, but they've changed the design of the grill, so now I can only get the part (the regulator/hose/valve piece) online and it was $50! As opposed to the standard ones that fit most grills, that are $16. The new grill is compatible with this second kind, so if the squirrels do it again, it'll be an easy fix.

That was my fun weekend How was everyone else's?