swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! (Page 226)

tahrens - 2010-07-20 10:18 AM Mark,  building speed and doing century rides are all wonderful accomplishments, but don't loose sight of the larger picture.  You want to race triathlons, not bike races, therefore there are 3 ( possibly 4 if you count nutrition) areas to focus on.   I've learned the hard way there is no such thing as a killer bike ride but a bad run and a successful race.   I would focus on perfecting your form in each discipline and then slowly building up the distances.  Form and strength will allow for endurance where as distance and speed alone will only support injuries.   I know it is hard but be patient and steady and you will be surprised at the improvements.

tahrens - 2010-07-20 11:18 AM Mark,  building speed and doing century rides are all wonderful accomplishments, but don't loose sight of the larger picture.  You want to race triathlons, not bike races, therefore there are 3 ( possibly 4 if you count nutrition) areas to focus on.   I've learned the hard way there is no such thing as a killer bike ride but a bad run and a successful race.   I would focus on perfecting your form in each discipline and then slowly building up the distances.  Form and strength will allow for endurance where as distance and speed alone will only support injuries.   I know it is hard but be patient and steady and you will be surprised at the improvements.

Mett - 2010-07-20 10:32 AM Can someone translate one of the weeks for me? I am not sure how to read the hrm one. Or do I need to pay something in order to use it?

ashort33 - 2010-07-20 11:54 AM

http://jorgepbmcoaching.blogspot.com/2008/11/winter-cycling-plan-notes-and-how-to.html

Read this first...

Mark,
I did Jorge's winter cycling plan last year and based my rpe on heart rate, using a heart rate monitor.  It was a good plan and I was successful with improving my speed and strength.  I will do it again this winter and we can discuss it here in our MG.  Have a great day!
Linda

swbkrun - 2010-07-20 12:35 PM Mark please do not bike on main roads with headphones on. You are asking for it. (reading this from phone so I miss read something sorry, I thought I saw u say u bike with a 24 minute mix from darude)

tahrens - 2010-07-20 10:18 AM Mark,  building speed and doing century rides are all wonderful accomplishments, but don't loose sight of the larger picture.  You want to race triathlons, not bike races, therefore there are 3 ( possibly 4 if you count nutrition) areas to focus on.   I've learned the hard way there is no such thing as a killer bike ride but a bad run and a successful race.   I would focus on perfecting your form in each discipline and then slowly building up the distances.  Form and strength will allow for endurance where as distance and speed alone will only support injuries.   I know it is hard but be patient and steady and you will be surprised at the improvements.

dalessit - 2010-07-20 9:27 AM Hello all, still here.  Just we are at my dad's house in Minnesota, haven't had much online time.

Great riding, running and swimming here..  Sam and I tried to do an OWS but got kind of freaked out, very dark water, clean but dark, couldn't see anything, just seems different when there are a ton of other people in the water vs. just you.

LOL, did a 2 hr bike yesterday amazing how far here you can see, everything is pancake flat.

Off to another park today and to play some golf.

Will be home this weekend and back to work on monday so back to normal posting routines.  Hope everyone had great races this weekend.  I'll catch up soon.

gdctex - 2010-07-20 12:53 PM Slightly off-topic question:

I got a notice today in the mail to subscribe to Triathlete magazine.  Any opinions on whether this magazine is worth the price?  I already get Triathlon Life from USAT.  

Thanks.

jvanis - 2010-07-19 1:29 PM I just got back from the most difficult swim session I have had in a long while.  I changed some of the structure of my swim workouts and today was the first day.  Nothing out of the ordinary, except as I left this morning my regular swim trunks were MIA, so I grabbed a pair from the drawer, well I grabbed a pair of board shorts that have 2 cargo pockets on them.

Since I have lost some weight and not been out much this year to wear them, they liked to slide down during the workout.  After about 400 yards I figured out that it was the shorts that were making the workout seem that much harder.  I had to fight for every second of the sets.  Looks like I found a new way to build some strength in my shoulders every once in a while.

gdctex - 2010-07-20 10:53 AM

Slightly off-topic question:

I got a notice today in the mail to subscribe to Triathlete magazine.  Any opinions on whether this magazine is worth the price?  I already get Triathlon Life from USAT.  

Thanks.

fattyfatfat - 2010-07-20 1:18 PM

not sure.  i don't get it.  are you going to the bridgelands clinic and/or swim on sunday? 

fattyfatfat - 2010-07-20 1:16 PM sorry to blow the page out.  but this one earned it, i think.  AWESOME.

gdctex - 2010-07-20 2:16 PM

No, wasn't planning on it.  You? 

fattyfatfat - 2010-07-20 1:16 PMsorry to blow the page out.  but this one earned it, i think.  AWESOME.

ryanp100 - 2010-07-20 2:16 PM Meh. It's ok. They tend to have the same articles on a quarterly rotation ("How to improve your run split! You should eat these foods! 5 common transition mistakes!"), and more and more of the magazine is filled with ads. Their "reviews" are always positive and generally accompanied by a full page ad for the same item on the opposite page, which makes you wonder about their objectivity. But hey, they do have glossy pictures of bikes and every once in a while, one of their feature articles makes for a good read.

gdctex - 2010-07-20 2:16 PM

No, wasn't planning on it.  You? 

ryanp100 - 2010-07-20 3:16 PM Meh. It's ok. They tend to have the same articles on a quarterly rotation ("How to improve your run split! You should eat these foods! 5 common transition mistakes!"), and more and more of the magazine is filled with ads. Their "reviews" are always positive and generally accompanied by a full page ad for the same item on the opposite page, which makes you wonder about their objectivity. But hey, they do have glossy pictures of bikes and every once in a while, one of their feature articles makes for a good read.

Mett - 2010-07-20 10:43 AM

I ride on bike trails w/ my headset. I still get a little freaked out on the roads at the moment.

gdctex - 2010-07-20 12:53 PM Slightly off-topic question:

I got a notice today in the mail to subscribe to Triathlete magazine.  Any opinions on whether this magazine is worth the price?  I already get Triathlon Life from USAT.  

Thanks.