HILDEBEAST'S Mentor Group, CLOSED! (Page 21)

Melody - I took a look at your plan.  Looks pretty good except you need to plan some rest days.  Maybe something like the following.

Week 1 - 1 day rest Sunday

Week 2 - 1 day rest Sunday 

Week 3 - 2 days rest Sunday & Wednesday

repeat...

Looks like Sunday would be a good rest day...I'd drop that 4th run.  You will feel much more refreshed.

Or keep to your plan but if you are feeling tired take a look at what you've done...and if many, many training days in a row - skip a day or two and then pick up where left off.

Good luck to Hilde tomorrow/today!  Nice transition set up.  I especially love the toaster.

Janette - It is good to hear that you are back in training again!  You'll be back in shape in no time.

Michelle- AG win!!! Yeah!

Janet - Register for the tri.  Challenges are always worth it.

Shad - OMG on training load.

Shad- Sorry to hear about Bailey but glad to hear he's going to be OK.  

I bet your riding your heart out right now - there is about an hour of daylight left, hope you get another 25m at least!!

Shad, glad you got to the vet in time and got Bailey all fixed up! 

Just got home from the race, and I am tired!  I had a super great race and took 2nd in my AG and there were more than 2 people in it!  Actually there were 10 and I missed 1st place by only a couple of minutes and would have had it if my run had been better.  I did a run walk, and it worked well, but I easily spent more than 2 minutes walking... no official results yet, but from what I can remember seeing of my splits I had a fantastic bike leg!!  Even the run was not bad for me considering the walking, and the weather was great, overcast and kinda cool, I think it hit 85 once I was done.  Mr. Hilde had a good race too, he was thrilled he wasn't DFL and is already looking forward to the next one!!  I'll put up a race report once I have me results....  thanks so much for all your inspires, hope I made the Beasties proud!

Nice going Hilde!  Looking forward to the race report.  Sounds like you both had a great race.

Charlie --- So jealous of your photos and training area.   

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This is exactly what i was thinking, Congrats Hilde & Hubby!!

and WOW! What a view!!!

Race report is done!

Hildebeast's Race Report

This happens to me alot too when I ride outside.  I always seem to start out with the wind at my back but don't realize it until I turn around and it smacks me in the face.  Great job getting back on the bike!

Hilde - congrats to you and your husband on your race this weekend! 

Charlie, you are making where I work out feel like hell!!  You live in a really gorgeous part of the world!  (In spite of the jellyfish!)

Janette, YEA on getting back on the bike, so glad to hear you inching your way back into the tri world!!!  Are you going to have a nasty scar on your leg??  My dermatologist swears on keeping it "wet" with Bacitracin or Vaseline until it is fully healed.  I'm using something called "Scarprin" on the one that shows, been almost 2 months, it's a 100% silicone gel, and I see improvements, only thing it won't help is the coloring and my scars are very pink for a LOOOOONNNNG time before they fade.  Working out makes them particularly ugly, like they fill up with blood or something?

Alex, I have no doubt that if you have clearance to race you will even if you DON'T feel ready!!  Enjoy the taper madness!!  You might as well start carb loading now!

Have a great week everyone!!  We had a solid day of rain all day long yesterday, it was glorious!  MY plan was to stay in jammies and watch Lifetime movies all day, but what I didn't count on was hubby took the day off... so we went out to lunch of course!  I tried to take a nap, but I was just falling asleep when a cold, wet, basset hound nose wanted to come up on the bed!  Hoping the race photos are ready soon and I'll post some, that's one thing kind of new here, FREE photos are included with the race entry!

Good to hear Alex is cleared for racing!

I never, ever sleep well before a race.  Always just toss and turn.

Been pretty hot & humid here in the DC area.  My A/C hasn't stopped running.  No other news on this end.  Will try to get in a ride mid-day but that is iffy.

On another note, both my girls have seemed to realize that Iron Girl is just 4 weeks away.  They both did it two years ago and were not prepared.  I think memories of the past are starting to motivate them!  My oldest has been training fairly consistently.  She's been heading out the door after work for a bike or a run --- even when she gets home on her late days (8:00pm).  My youngest is also getting her runs in.  I am working to get her on the bike more.

Originally posted by oldSAP how about some photos too Hilde?

Still waiting, they aren't up yet!!  I usually HATE my photos, but I will post some!

We will see!  I am pleased with their efforts so far.  I have not told my youngest that she will get to borrow a nicer bike for the race and two weeks prior to the race.  She riding an older heavy bike and the course is quite tough for a beginner race.  I want her to work a bit for the next two weeks!  If she shows interest in continuing to ride, we will spring for a new one.  I have looked a used road bikes but she is very petite at 4'9" so right-sized bikes are hard to find.  Luckily a friend has a friend who has a right-sized bike to lend.