jsnowash's training group - FULL!! (Page 23)

jsnowash - 2010-06-27 2:40 AM Hey Jeff, In looking back at your training, it looks like your run & bike training have been much more consistent than your swimming (not that I can point fingers in that area - my swim training has been very much lacking this year!) If you can find the time to get to the pool, more frequent swim sessions might help. I know that I often don't really feel like I'm in the groove with swimming until after at least a couple hundred yards. Maybe that's the case with you, too. If that's part of what's going on, if at all possible, try to get in for a swim warm-up before your races. For some races that's possible, for others it's not....

Keiren - 2010-06-28 1:26 PM Did you hear about the man who didn't make it out of the water at the Philly Tri. His wife and son were waiting for him and he never came out of the Schulykill. 40 years old. So sad. They changed the Olympic tri on Sunday to a duathlon.

jsnowash - 2010-06-26 5:42 AM Have a great trip! Are you traveling to NC JUST for a kids triathlon, or is this a vacation? (Cause you know, they do have kids triathlons here in PA, too ) We'll be spending a week in the Outer Banks at the end of July - I'm looking forward to that! Good luck to your kids - let us know how they do!!

Keiren - 2010-06-28 1:26 PM

Did you hear about the man who didn't make it out of the water at the Philly Tri. His wife and son were waiting for him and he never came out of the Schulykill. 40 years old. So sad. They changed the Olympic tri on Sunday to a duathlon.

guticur - 2010-06-28 7:46 PM


Drove just for that. Did tons of research looking for closer races. The problem was the race distances. They were too short. Ironkinds was better. My 13 year old did 300/8/2, and my 9 year old did 150/4/1. They were exhausted at the end, but enjoyed it big time. So did we!.

jsnowash - 2010-06-29 6:07 AM How did they do??

guticur - 2010-06-30 5:04 AM
Still waiting for times. They had a blast, but were pretty tired at the end. Temperature was very high. Good thing the event started early. I think my oldest one did better...he had trained for it. Nicky (the 9 year old) didn't take it as seriously. He is a runner, and for sure not a swimmer. He had taken some lessons (6 total) to try to produce some sort of freestyle stroke. Poor guy had to hang on to a lifeguard's board a couple of times but finally made it, loosing considerable time and energy. On the bike he did fine, but by the time he got to the run he was out of gas and then to top it of he was stung by a bee. It's hard to teach little ones the concept of pacing themselves. As a side note: I was amazed at how some kids and their parents took the sport so seriously. I saw little Felt road bikes with SRAM Rival components that you knew were pretty expensive (and only good for probably a couple of years for these kids). Of course....they did great!

jsnowash - 2010-06-30 7:41 AM Hey, Fernando - I like your new avatar! Is that from the DC tri?

jsnowash - 2010-07-01 6:23 PM So what's everybody have planned for the weekend? We'll be attending our annual neighborhood 4th of July picnic, which is always a good time. Then we'll take the kids to see some of the local fireworks. There's a small local 8K race on the evening of the 3rd that I think I'll run. Not much else going on here - how 'bout the rest of you??

Lovey - 2010-06-30 10:07 PM

BEFORE YOU READ THIS, REMEMBER THAT I AM A SLOW AS MOLASSES SWIMMER!!

I just love vacation bible school. I get to drop my kids off and go get my exercise on. For the first time in almost 3 months, I will get a full week of consistent workouts.

First time back in the pool since my tri. In my tri, it took me 45 slow minutes to do 850 yards using freestyle. Today I did 1000 yards in 50 minutes. A slight improvement since I alternated each length with freestyle and breaststroke. My breaststroke is even slower than my freestyle.
Alternating strokes allowed me to not be as tired. My arms were still a little tired from my lunch hour bodysculpt class.

1x600
rest 30 seconds
1x300
rest 30 seconds
1x100
TOTAL - 1000 yards (pool closed)

Because of my work schedule and end of year school activities, I only got to week 4 (sort of) in my "Swim Zero to One Mile" program. What I really got to was doing 800 yards nonstop.
Today I restarted at week 4 but didn't finish because the pool closed. Even then I wonder if I would have been able to push myself further.

My next Iron Girl tri is a lake swim of 1100 yards on august 22. That gives me about 7 weeks to master the distance, improve my strok and definitely get some speed. There is a strict 1 hour limit on the swim at Iron Girl. They will pull you out.

Below is week 3 and 4 workouts. Should I back track to week 3 or push thru on week 4 or maybe focus on doing just the 1000 yard set of week 5?


WEEK three:
400 yards...rest for 12 breaths
200 yards...rest for 10 breaths
4 x 100 yards...rest for 8 breathsbetween 100s
4 x 50 yards...rest for 4 breaths between 50s
total: 1200 yards

WEEK four:
600 yards...rest for 10 breaths
300 yards...rest for 8 breaths
4 x 100 yards...rest for 6 breaths between 100s
4 x 50 yards...rest for 4 breaths between 50s
total: 1500 yards

WEEK five:
1000 yards...rest for 8 breaths
4 x 100 yards...rest for 4 breaths between 100s
4 x 50 yards...rest for 4 breaths between 50s
total: 1600 yards

Lovey

StrayDog - 2010-07-01 1:21 AM

People; Talk to me about HR monitors. Mine is terrible. I am tossing it. Can't afford a Garmin 300, nor do I want one. I am interested in the one where it is wireless and the monitor is on Biceps (brachial artery). I don't like the chest monitors. However, which is adequate. They run about $60 here. How accurate are they? Is it a continuous monitor system? Can you set high and low parameters? Does it alarm when outside those parameters? Who uses them? Who doesn't?

Keiren - 2010-07-01 8:47 AM

I think I'm going to do a local 5K on Saturday in Riverton. We leave for Del Mar California on Sunday. I hope to really work on my run every day while on vacation. We also have an amazing pool so hopefully I can get my swim on. Also going to try some OWS in the Pacific (with the seals)!

Tried out my new bike pedals and shoes last night. Went for 1.5 hour ride. What a HUGE difference from the cages. I was on a group ride and they were a little slower than I'm used to so I couldn't see the difference in my mph but I could feel that my legs were less fatigued and my stroke (?) way more effective. Almost took a couple of spills but caught myself in time. I'm so glad I put out the $ and upgraded! It is a world of difference!

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

jsnowash - 2010-07-01 9:39 AM Jeff - I'm not familiar with the type of monitor you're describing - can you post a link? I have one I bought a few years ago made by Sportline that allows you to check your heart rate by pressing a button on the face of the watch. It didn't provide continuous monitoring though, so it wasn't really that useful for training and I eventually stopped using it. I have used Polar monitors in the past, and am now using a Garmin Forerunner 305. I enjoy having the GPS function.... All of the continuous heart rate monitors I have used rely on a chest strap... If comfort is the problem for you with the chest strap, I know that Polar, Garmin, and Suunto all have "soft" HR monitor straps available that are a little more comfortable (of course, they're also more expensive....) Another interesting looking option is a line of clothing I've seen that essentially has a built-in HR sensor: http://www.numetrex.com/webapp/store/Shopping/section/apparel kind of pricey, though, and I don't know how they would hold up to repeated washing, etc. I haven't been able to get myself to spend the money on any of these yet.... I used HR to train when I started, then stopped using it for several years, and am back to using it again for run training this season. Edited to add.... One feature I didn't have on the first (cheap) HR monitors I had was a Lap function. I find that very useful for training, and would recommend looking for a watch that has the ability to record laps.

Keiren - 2010-07-02 5:47 AM I think I'm going to do a local 5K on Saturday in Riverton. We leave for Del Mar California on Sunday. I hope to really work on my run every day while on vacation. We also have an amazing pool so hopefully I can get my swim on. Also going to try some OWS in the Pacific (with the seals)!

Tried out my new bike pedals and shoes last night. Went for 1.5 hour ride. What a HUGE difference from the cages. I was on a group ride and they were a little slower than I'm used to so I couldn't see the difference in my mph but I could feel that my legs were less fatigued and my stroke (?) way more effective. Almost took a couple of spills but caught myself in time. I'm so glad I put out the $ and upgraded! It is a world of difference!

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

jsnowash - 2010-07-02 6:39 AM Jeff - I'm not familiar with the type of monitor you're describing - can you post a link? I have one I bought a few years ago made by Sportline that allows you to check your heart rate by pressing a button on the face of the watch. It didn't provide continuous monitoring though, so it wasn't really that useful for training and I eventually stopped using it. I have used Polar monitors in the past, and am now using a Garmin Forerunner 305. I enjoy having the GPS function.... All of the continuous heart rate monitors I have used rely on a chest strap... If comfort is the problem for you with the chest strap, I know that Polar, Garmin, and Suunto all have "soft" HR monitor straps available that are a little more comfortable (of course, they're also more expensive....) Another interesting looking option is a line of clothing I've seen that essentially has a built-in HR sensor: http://www.numetrex.com/webapp/store/Shopping/section/apparelkind of pricey, though, and I don't know how they would hold up to repeated washing, etc. I haven't been able to get myself to spend the money on any of these yet.... I used HR to train when I started, then stopped using it for several years, and am back to using it again for run training this season. Edited to add.... One feature I didn't have on the first (cheap) HR monitors I had was a Lap function. I find that very useful for training, and would recommend looking for a watch that has the ability to record laps.

StrayDog - 2010-07-02 1:07 AM

I guess I was totally wrong. I cannot find the one I was refering to. It turned out to be a chest strap. I guess if I am going to get into this zone training thing as well I guess I should do it right. The chest straps are purported to be more accurate than others.  Jenny and Fernando, thanx for the links. I am looking seriously at the ones that do calories and HR, with alarms. it seems a good place to start. It sort of brings the diet thingy into it. Which by the way I am having trouble with.
I thought since the warm weather has come along I wouldn't consume as much during winter. But noooo...I just go and eat everything.