lkagop's Training Group (Page 23)

Peachy day #3 in the books! Nice ab workout this AM.Rreverse brick: spin class then 30 minute swim this PM.

Hope everyone gets over there colds soon. I think I'm about out of the woods. Still a bit congested, but my lungs weren't screaming tonight.

Hey, Kevin.  

The mentor groups have already proven great for my motivation-challenged self.  Take a look at the groups that don't have "closed" in their titles and peruse to see which one may suit you - they're all good, but one may appeal to you more or less depending on their backgrounds or current challenges or goals.  I *thought* this group was closed, but not really sure... lkagop?

Also, make sure you enter your state in your profile to get access to the General Discussion forum for Ohio.  You might be able to find info about races, training groups and ask around for a training partner there.  I spend most of my time here between the Massachusetts group and this training group to keep me motivated and find folks to train with virtually or in person.

Sorry to hear about family tragedy-- I think a big part of my initially starting running was because the holidays bummed me out, too for similar reasons.  It definitely helps keep the spirit up to keep moving, and I love the camaraderie out during the Turkey Trots and Jingle Bell runs and here online during the colder months.

-Mina

Looks like you've already got 3 peaches (logged workouts) in December... nice work!

Hope everyone is recovering nicely from illnesses and injuries!

5 mile LSD run and spin class give me 4 peaches in a row!

  Just finished my swim so I am 4 peaches now. Stiil struggling with the swim but I checked swimplan.com and the plan is helping. Thanks Michelle for mentioning that.

   I have noticed that after swimming for awhile I feel a bit nauseous and dizzy. After a little tme I feel fine. Not sure if it is from swallowing water, since I do a little bit, or just getting my breathing rythm down that will help.  I can push hard running and biking and never feel that way. It only happens after swimming. Anyone else experience that before ?

   "I have noticed that after swimming for awhile I feel a bit nauseous and dizzy. After a little tme I feel fine. Not sure if it is from swallowing water, since I do a little bit, or just getting my breathing rythm down that will help.  I can push hard running and biking and never feel that way. It only happens after swimming. Anyone else experience that before ?"

James: that makes sense. My daughter complains of this everytime she swims and she does get motion sickness!!

5 out of 5 peaches for me. Today 3km swim and yesterday bike and swim.  Keep up the good work everyone

I am not worrying about time. My plan for my OLY training I got from BT.COM sometimes only calls for a 26 minute swim or run so far, and I am counting them. I am putting in a good effort, so you bet your azz I am counting them.

So in my opininon, if you consider it a workout, it's a workout. This is your trainng, not ours, we are just here to make sure you are working towards your goals!

I have. It seems to me that I was told it was becasue I was rolling to much in the water. kinda of like rocking in a boat. Once I learned to keep my body straight and just turn my head, I no longer had that problem. That is what worked for me at least!

Day 4 of my 20 week plan for my Olympic. I kind of hate to start the season off with an Olympic, but that the ways it goes. Day 4 was peachy for me!

Joseph; our thoughts are with you and your sister and hope everything goes to plan. Good luck tomorrow.

James I agree the time isn't the deciding factor but how you rate the session does.

I'm at peachy day 6 and am about to head out for a 2 hour bike ride - attempt number 2!! Got up early and headed out on my bike and the gears kept slipping and I couldn't get it sorted so ended up spending an hour in the bike shop BUT she is good to go again. This now means I will be riding in the middle of the day in heat but hey you can't have everything

2 hour bike ride TICK!!!

Can't say I enjoyed today too much. My back is sore and I felt every bump today. It was windy (my pet HATE!!), rained and was hot and humid.  I'm glad I got it done but it was a bit of a chore today.

Well earned peach number 6

How is everyone else getting on??

Joseph how did your 5k go today?? I hope your sister is doing well xx

Thanks james. I will try that out next time ( this saturday !) and see how the 'ol stomach does. That would be great if thats all it is.

Mark

Congrats on the PB, Jose!  When you enter the info into the training log, it'll calculate the pace weird in the form, (base 100 instead of 60 for seconds) but should give you the proper time when you look at the saved version.  Yours now says you were running 8:50/mi - awesome!

If you're just looking for a pace calculator to plan splits or calculate pace you're not going to enter into the log, I use the one on Cool Running here: http://tinyurl.com/pacecalc

as I said...

"Once I learned to keep my body straight and just turn my head, I no longer had that problem. That is what worked for me at least!"

Grats on the PB Joseph!

Hope everyone is getting over their colds/recovering nicely. My cold is almost gone, just some minor coughing fits now and then  

Good day today! Got up this morning and did some swimming drills, rested in the whirlpool for about 15 minutes, then did my spin class.  Grabbed some lunch and headed out to the Baldwin Trail (old railroad track they paved over to make a bike track). Nice and cool today with little wind so it was a good day to get outside and ride. I love Florida weather!

Then went to an SEC championship party with some friends. BCS should be interesting now that #1 got knocked off.

Now I'm going to soak my legs in a hot tub and have a glass of Pinot!

Peachy points for the week:798

USAT Challenge: 150 miles biked, 7.5 miles run, 2k yds swam (need to get those swimming and run distances up).

Today was a good day...

  I started reading a new book from terry Laughlin "triathlon swiimming made easy" and it really helped. I always knew I was ignorant of swimming technique, and this book was great. He writes in a way I can easily understand. After just reading a few chapters I went swimming today and did 1000 yds and I could feel a big difference. I also stopped rolling so much and that has helped stop the dizziness. Thanks James ! Then it ended with my weekly weigh in and I lost 2 lbs.

Joseph-Glad to hear your sister is resting well.