Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Mentor Group-CLOSED (Page 21)

Blanda-nice job! I remember your frustration after the swim last year. You have made fantastic progress.  Another example of hard work, consistency and persistence paying off. Glad you had a great race.....and that you are feeling better about the road bike.

Longish bike workout this morning.....the garage awaits. 

nicoleg - 2013-01-13 8:26 AM Sorry I haven't checkin in much. Once I could stand up straight I promptly got sick. 2013 feels like it's shaping up to be The Year My Training Got Derailed. Still feeling crappy but might take a short run today anyway. Reading the thread gives me training envy.

Just think about it this way ... you are getting all the crappy stuff out of the way now so that you go full steam ahead and sail through your 2013 training easy. 

Mary/Nicole-glad to have you checking in. Don't get down about missing a few days of workouts. Focus on the big picture....long term.

Finished my bike workout.  I'm exhausted. Now that I'm back running some my legs are not nearly as fresh heading into my bike workouts. This was a tough one and I hit all the intervals but it killed me. Not sure I'll have much left for the rest of the day...heading to the couch for a little rest.  

HaHa! No way, my legs are shelled. Two or three small chores and lots of couch time ahead!

Hi all,

I feel like I've been a pretty poor member of this group so far... 

Been super busy at work getting ready to take 100 5th graders to science camp for 5 days.  We leave tomorrow morning.  Very limited internet access at camp so I won't be checking in next week much either.

For training, I've fallen behind where I want to be too.  One more week of slacking due to work, (the camp is at 8000 feet, I'm used to living at sea level) then I'll be back at it on the 20th.  I have 11 weeks till Oceanside 70.3.  I've got lots to do by then. 

On the good side, my fitness hasn't fallen too much.  The wife and I ran a half marathon this morning and I was able to average an 11 minute mile.  Not too bad for almost no training for the last few weeks.  I've kept up with my spin classes taught by an awesome cyclist/triathlete that really keeps my cycling legs good. 

So, when I get back, I plan on getting at lest 2 swims, 2 spin classes and a long weekend ride and 4 runs each week.   I also plan on getting more posts in here as well. 

Oh, BTW, You all seem to be having lots of success, even those getting sick and getting over it.  I need to go back and read some more posts, I missed all the traffic issues....

Yep! Agree with what Jason said as well. I find that sometimes I'm trying to fit life around triathlon......not the other way around and not a great idea. It is much easier for me as my kids are older. Keep it all in perspective.

Good coaches serve many useful purposes. Ideally, the coach works with your schedule to get the most out of the time you have available. Sometimes, the best use of time is recovery. With that said, I'm convinced my current coach regularly gives me workouts that he doesn't expect I'll be able to complete (I constantly have the same doubts). There are times I've come up short and times I've surprised myself.  Today, I've been totally useless after my bike workout....I'm sure the hard session will pay off but right now I'm pretty sure my coach hates me and the feeling is mutual   

Its all for fun and the benefit of living a healthier lifestyle. We just can't forget that.....even though I sometimes do.

Dave--you will have it dialed in after a few of these. What a great opportunity to have these events available during the Winter. Good work!

So, I had a 12ish minute improvement between last year's Super Sprint Tri and Sunday's. I am very happy about that. Last year it took me 1:01:32 to finish a 200m swim, 6 mile bike, and 1.5 mile run. This year I did it in 49:04. I did the 1st one on my mountain bike and the 2nd with my road bike. Squee! I see an improvement.

Finished my 4th run of the week (for 3 weeks straight!) --  a good, long run -- 70 minutes.  Same as last week's long run.

Best part is -- I did it through a very tough work week -- yes, it can be done!

Congrats to all who raced this weekend -- I'm still a good 3 months from my first race of the year -- can't wait!

Scott.