kenj's group - closed with a great bunch of triathletes in training!!! (Page 23)

Good advice guys!  If you are following a training plan (which you should be) there will be some brick workouts.  (Swim/bike or bike/run).  Great time to practice transitions, but really any practice is good.  Even if you aren't planning to run after the bike, do a transition practice anyways. 

Just like swimming, you won't win a race in transition, but you can certainly lose one here. 

It appears that BT is getting ready to start the April - June mentor groups.  Eventually we will get moved into the archive thread.  What this means to us is completely up to you.  The group I mentored last year stayed active through the entire tri season and into the fall (we all still inspire and PM each other regularly now). 

I'll keep posting here as long as you want to keep it active.  My thoughts are that we are only beginning the season and we should keep supporting each other through till fall. 

brm75 - 2010-04-06 10:03 PM I have a question for any of you swim experts...Call me crazy, but is there something to my assessment that swimming in deep water is easier than shallow water?  It isn't too often that I can get into the deep end (17') because the college swim team is usually practicing when I'm there so I resort to the shallow end (4-5').  On the rare occasion I do get a chance to swim in the deep end, it seems as if it take less effort to put in the same distances as in shallow water; almost as if there is more bouyancy.  Is this even possible?  Is there anything to this or am I just off my rocker?? 

The only thing I can think of Brenda is that there may be some sub conscience fear of kicking the bottom?  But, I may be completely out to lunch!

How is the training going this week folks?  I am travelling this week, but fortunately to an area I am very familiar with so the bike and swim will suffer some but the run will be good!

bswcpa - 2010-04-08 8:53 AM brm75 is MIKE, not Brenda. I can't swim, regardless of the depth of water I'm in, but thanks for answering the question, Ken and Scott. Did you get those answers, Mike? Tax season is ending in one week and then I'm FREE!! No time for brick workouts now, just doing what I can. Next week I get to ratchet up the training. As a tax season reward, I ordered the Rocket Science Rocket transition bag yesterday. It's a totally unnecessary backpack since I have other bags that have worked fine, but once in a while a girl's gotta buy herself something special. Have a great Thursday everyone!

That is my fault, I'm sorry!  I do know who you and Mike are, don't know how I messed that up!  Glad for you getting your time back once tax season is over and you deserve the reward! 

A full day at work, then flying home over night so I am guessing tomorrow may wind up a rest day, although I would like to find time to re-aquaint myself with my bike if I can just get a sleep on the plane! 

How is everyones training going this week?  Any big plans for the weekend?

Good to here from you Dan, how is the C25K going?

lbishop - 2010-04-10 5:17 AM Hi all, back after my week off. Had a lovely week with the kids and the weather was great for this time of year. Got some small runs in, mostly just running the dog and having the kids tag along on their bikes - nice.

Good to see the comments so far. I reckon the shallow/deep water swim question is mental - i find i glide easier when coming into the shallow end! Go figure! ;-) Perhaps it's because we're on the other side of the world here - you know, like our water rotates the other way when going down the plughole! Actually i'm just kidding - i don't know if it does or not!

Back to a proper schedule (and work) next week. Time to start ramping up the runs... but boy it's feeling cold in the mornings now!

Lewis.

Glad you had a good vacation Lewis and the weather was good!!!

Good for you Doug, you have done the work!!  The only advice at this point is to relax and focus on the work that you have done to get where you are!  You will do fine, enjoy the experience!!

Up to a half and I where the tri suit for the entire race.  Try putting a shirt or jersey on when you are wet and you will understand!   You should also get some body glide to put anywhere you may chafe. 

Personally I don't where socks on the bike, but do for the run.  Not to bad putting socks on in T2, but like the jersey socks over wet feet are a pain.  BUT, you should not try to go sockless for the first time on race day.  Try it during a training day and be carefull of blisters.

Never forget this saying and it applies to apparel as well as nutrition; Nothing new on race day!!