Todd's Tri Turtles 2 (Beginner, Sprint, 5K, 10 K) - Closed (Page 23)

Here's to hoping that everyone has a productive and enjoyable weekend. I'll be out of town tomorrow evening so my next post might not be until Sunday evening. My plans are swim tonight, long ride tomorrow morning followed by a night away with the family, and a long run when we return on Sunday.

I'm back..... just had a couple of very bad weeks. Going to get my road bike checked tomorrow,needs a tuneup and get a ride in the afternoon with my mountain bike. Hope not to be out of touch again. You all have a great weekend.

Hi Turtles

It's a beautiful sunny day today in Melbourne with a warm 27degrees and no breeze. It's also a long weekend so every body is nice and relaxed.

Pity I'm looking at all of this from my office window on the 19th floor in the CBD. I'll be here to midnight.

I did manage to get a 45 minute run in earlier today before work. Good thing about the run is that my aching legs take my mind off my aching shoulder blades from yesterday's swim.

Enjoy your weekend.

Rod

Thanks Taringa! I did not get to race today. My husband needs to be cared for as he recovers from surgery. I really wanted to go but my family will always come first. Thank you to everyone that has sent me nice encouraging notes and messages. Now that my husband is out for six weeks it means I no longer have a bike or run partner. My Duathlon is next month and it is going to be tough to get all the rides and runs in before it gets here. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Beautiful day here FINALLY! I am going to go for a run in a bit. Hope you all have a great day!

Edited by Pixiedustlady 2014-03-09 8:58 AM

Good to have you back! Have fun on your mountain bike!,

Rod,
Loved your last part about aching legs to distract you from your aching shoulders lolol I hear ya!! Melbourne is so beautiful! We went to a park there and it was my first time seeing fruit bats! OMG their were hundreds of them! Do you ever get to Phillip Island? We did a day trip there and saw the penguin parade! I wanted to take them home with me lol. Beautiful country you and Taringa have! Good job on the workouts!

Bike in the shop. 4 miles walk/run and played baseball with my son. Nice day here in Florida.

Great to have you back. Everyone falls, but you can tell alot about a person that gets back up and goes at it again.

Great weekend.

Swam 2250 Friday evening Non-Stop. Saturday I rode 36 miles prior to use leaving for the night. Today, I ran 8 mile after we got home and a short nap. I have just three more full weeks before my Half. April 6th will be here in no time.

Hi Darcie

We don't often get fruit bats but when we do we get them in plague proportions. They make a real mess.

I know every inch of Phillip Island. My family had a block of land there and we camped there every summer holiday. I used to surf so I'd go there all year round. We would often surf at Summerlands beach where the Penguin Parade is. A couple of times a penguin brushed against my leg and frightened the daylights out of me as my first reaction was that it was a shark about to take a nibble.

Rod

Hi Turtles,

I’ve had a great training week on my new plan. Well & truly covered the 10% challenge and I’m starting to see some marked improvement in endurance and results. I’m really impressed with the numbers some of you achieve and can’t wait until I build up to that level.

Highlight of my training week was a bike ride along one of our local bike paths. I set out at dusk on a warm night without any wind. It’s a dead flat bitumen path and there was hardly anyone else around. I made it half way at a good pace and decided to go flat out on the way home. It was dark on the way back so I wasn’t able to read my bike computer while riding to check my speed. I knew I was going fast when I nearly missed a bend. When I got home I’d done 17km with an average speed on 30kmh. This is my target speed and will make me competitive in my age group. I’m pretty happy about that.

As usual the Turtles keep me motivated as I read about the ups and downs of beginner triathletes.

I’m back on night shift this week so it’s going to be a challenge to get the hours in. I don’t want to lose any momentum so I’ll have to get creative in ways to find the time.

A few callouts:

Todd: Impressive numbers on this weekend’s training,
Dayra: Good to see you back on the bike and a Baseball player as well. Are you a Marlin’s or Ray’s fan?
Darcie: Sorry you missed your race but family has to be a higher priority. Hope that hubby recovers swiftly and that you can focus and prepare for your race.
Taringa: I think you’ve earned a rest after your race at Bribie and all the lead up training for that race.
All the other Turtles: Looking forward to reading your next posts.

Rod

I did not make the 10% volume increase that I'd intended. However, I did swim 400 straight where previously 300 was my longest. I ran over 10% more than the previous week and I did at least 2 workouts in each sport as well as strength training. By Friday, I hit a huge fatigue wall while at work and had a slight fever. I napped through lunch and a few other times(whoopsie) but my team was understanding and I wasn't needed too much. I took it easy over the weekend and didn't push to hard plus I went bouldering with some friends which it turns out I enjoy immensely. To sum up, I didn't make the challenge in the way I wanted but I'm proud of what I did accomplish. Thanks for the challenge!

You still challenged yourself to improve if not in volume then in the number of workouts. That's what matters.
Great job!

BTW, what is "bouldering"?

The challenge was 10% increase.

I wanted to do the 10% in all 4 disciplines, swim, bike, run and strength.

Strength - not only did I not increase, I did no ST all week. 2 snow days through my schedule off. I will aim to get that back this week.
Run - I was about half a mile short so I only got 4% increase over last week. I want to say I am bummed but I am not really.
Bike- 15% increase over last week.
Swim- this is where I was focused. I doubled what I did last week. It wasn't planned but once I got swimming, I kept going. Last week I did 4750 yards, only 100 yards less than what I did the ENTIRE month of February. Even my coach gave me kudos.

I am going to continue following my program focusing on my weakest are: swimming then biking.

Thanks! Bouldering is rock climbing without ropes. I went to an indoor facility with pads on the floor and the walls were approximately 10-14 feet high

Bouldering is a great workout too!

I made the 10% increase in terms of time. It was a well needed push to step up my program - thanks for the challenge.

Today I got a short run in. I was definitely tempted to skip running for a cup of coffee and more food, because I was dragging this morning, but now I feel great after my run and not hungry at all. How does that work?

I have put my bike on my trainer and will have to ride inside the house in preparation for my big race coming up. My hubby will need me here for the next 30 days so this is what I have to work with and it will have to do! I did *Sufferfest* today. I have 12 of the workouts and they are fantastic fun! Really gets you to press on the pedals! I did *Fight Club* which is one of my favorites. April 12th will be here before I know it and I really have ramped up my schedule that involves more running and less swimming since the next race is a half Iron distance Duathlon.

Todd~ You are really cranking along! Way to go on your long swim/bike/run! You are turning in some fantastic numbers and no doubt you will do fantastic on April 6th for your half! Way to work it!

Rod~ Thanks for the awesome Phillip Island story! I am super envious! Way to go on that super hero effort of a bike ride down that dark path! I bet it was fun and obviously you had awesome speed! Way to go on your overall effort and balancing crazy work schedules!

Dayra~ You sound like you had a beautiful weekend in sunny Florida! Love me some baseball action! Glad your back.

Graham~ I feel your pain with the work schedule....I dont want to go back to it yet...uggghh! Way to go on the amazing swim and it sounds like your bouldering was super fun! Hang in there you are doing great!

Cassowary~ Laughing again at your skipping the run for coffee and food only to turn it around and do the opposite! .yep running makes me not hungry as well...but swimming or biking I can eat a Brontosauraus burger and then some! LOL good job on the run!!


Edited by Pixiedustlady 2014-03-10 4:35 PM

Congrats on the strong ride and intermidate goal you hit for average speed. I'm sure you will be able to figure something out while on the night shift to keep your improvements coming along.

Sounds to me like you met the challenge just in a different way then you had planned. Congrats on the increased swim distance and the full body workout I'm sure you got while Bouldering.

Really enjoyed seeing the bike increase. Are you regaining your coinfidence?

Great job of making the best out of your current situation. The great thing about a trainer inside is that it is available whenever you want it.

Great job. Have you come to a decision yet about whether or not to do a half?