JFord Bradleyd3 2013 Spring Group- Closed (Page 21)

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Hands down....it's swimming.  TOTALLY my weakest.  I was never a big swimmer.  My sisters were and I hated swimming because of being stuck at swim meet after swim meet as a kid.  I made my March Distance challenge dedicated to swimming and my whole month of March training is swimming.  April starts the training program for my A race (Olympic Distance).

Run...Run...Run...RUN has to be my weakness.  10min mile no matter if it is 2 miles or 10 miles.  I have tried speed work, running hills, sand, fields.  None have upped my pace.  All I can say is I can almost pinpoint my run time down to the second LOL.

On another note, I just downloaded the BT app to my phone so I will be much more likely to update my workouts!!  So much easier to put it in on the app rather than log in here each time.  I tend to get stuck on the classifieds trying to find a good set of wheels. 

Yes, the BT app comes in handy!  Especially if youre like me and take your phone with you when you train. I Plug in my #'s as soon as Icomplete the workout..no having to prop open the laptop...log on..bla bla.   

Great job!

I am at the end of a bradleyd3 rest/recovery week! I am looking forward to hitting it hard again next week!

I felt good running my half marathon last Sunday!  

(Germantown Half 2013.JPG)

James - you are wearing black in the photo right?  The one wearing the green 'thingy' or the other person in black?  Not sure....

Biggest weakness was the swim:  corrected with pull buoy and paddles and lots of swim time focussing on rocking hips and going to a 1:4 breathing stroke.  I focus every 50m on form; I never swim without focusing on form.   Need to practice my open water swimming.

Biggest weakness now:  maybe run.   Increasing my mileage in a very controlled manner.  I know volume is key.  I can't run 13.1 right now, but I feel good about 9-10 miles.  Wanting to run 1:57 for my 70.3 split, but the course is very hilly and I doubt that will be possible.  Pipedream right now....

Big weekend?  3 hrs on the bike and 90 min run is my plan.

EV3110 - 2013-03-22 4:00 PM

Todd13 - 2013-03-20 8:21 AM 

let me know; I don't mind sending you the aero bars.  They have all the hardware and fresh tape on them - they were barely used.  I would be surprised if you did not like them. 

-todd

Thx Todd. I will definitely keep this in mind! Rode 2x today. 13 on my roadie & 6 on my mtb. Lost $50 in route Random act of kindness?

How do you lose $50?  I take a few dollars on long rides.  Were you betting?  You ride with with a wild group I guess.  Or did you stop for  a massage?  I am going to 'place my money on the massage' option.  

Brad:  how did your your trainer ride go?  Nasty day to try to get out today....

Todd13 - 2013-03-23 7:57 PM

EV3110 - 2013-03-22 4:00 PM

Todd13 - 2013-03-20 8:21 AM 

let me know; I don't mind sending you the aero bars.  They have all the hardware and fresh tape on them - they were barely used.  I would be surprised if you did not like them. 

-todd

Thx Todd. I will definitely keep this in mind! Rode 2x today. 13 on my roadie & 6 on my mtb. Lost $50 in route Random act of kindness?

How do you lose $50?  I take a few dollars on long rides.  Were you betting?  You ride with with a wild group I guess.  Or did you stop for  a massage?  I am going to 'place my money on the massage' option.  

Brad:  how did your your trainer ride go?  Nasty day to try to get out today....

Lost the $50 while riding the mtb- had no bike jersey or bike attire on becides a helmet....wore a regular hooded sweatshirt with a front pocket. Had a feeling it could happen but folded the bills around my phone thinking the weight of the phone would keep it in.  I was just heading to pick up my Jeep from getting detailed..kinda a leisurely ride.   When I got to the car wash and realized it was gone, I took the same route home with my head out the window hoping to see some green back.  NOPE.     

Then today...

My daughter received a gift-card from Target aand has been bugging me to take her to get something.  So we went.   I had something to return and they put its worth ($14) on a gift card, which I then told my 6 year old son he could have to buy something for himself.  Stupid me, I handed him the card!  Well can you guess what happens when you give a 6 year old a gift card while in the store?............yep, he set it down and LOST the dang card!!!!!!!  OMG.  I was so mad. More at myself than losing the $14.  So $65 burned. In less than 24 hours.  Ouch. 

So am now a Silver Member.  Sweet hu? :D  I knew that my #'s were lower than they should be but I didnt worry too much because I (really) dont think that my fitness is weak. I can do the volume, but simply haven't.  I haven't been making training my priority. Well the new graphs confirm the "actual & planned" training are...ehm.....far off. Far Off.  No bueno.  Things are about to change around here people!!!!  Im getting serious. 

Had my first outdoor multisport event this season.  Did a duathlon yesterday.  Felt mediocre, partly due to poor training, partly due to poor weather (40 degrees F with on and off rain).  5k/18.6m/5k.  Learned 3 things from this race- (1) Bike is definitely my weakness.  I definitely need more time in the saddle (and a more comfortable saddle would be good too). (2) While I don't like competing in bad weather... neither does anyone else!  (3) My transitions need a LOT of work.  I spent about 2 minutes in both T1 and T2 (though T2 was due to foot cramps and trying to slide on shoes... definitely NOT fun!).

As bad as I felt, still did halfway decent (76/162 at 2:00:00).  My time was slower than last year, but someone was telling me that the bike course was longer than last year.  So I'll have to look into my records and see if that's the case.

Great job on your race. That race today is the exact reason why we get out in the rain and train. It seems like all of my bigger races (70.3) have all been in the rain! I hate riding in the rain!

Warner: Good job on the DU.  Weather didnt sound too fun and why does it always seem like the distance in a race so much longer that race says it is?  My bike computer & garmin always show Ive ride/run farther. 

Challenge update:  Swim: 9400/12000  Bike: 117/175  Run: 51/56  abs:    Not sure I can make that bike goal. Will try hard!