New Year New You...reopened for late comers (Page 24)

Originally posted by RobR

you seem to be able to really crank it up when you need to so all power too you. Let us know how the tri event goes. I plan on going to watch one but I think there is only one before I compete so not much time to see how it all works.

Are you planning on a tri event this year or is it just swim and cycle events until your running is stronger?

BTW I still do the swim class Sunday mornings and it is really good. I'm the worst there by a long stretch so it is pushing me harder than if I swam alone. The coach wants to try and lift my legs because they seem to sink and I;m working really hard with my shoulders. I don't seem to glide at all. we'll see how today's class goes!

Originally posted by Dolcezza

I finally got outside, my first ride of the year. I did 30 miles. Last year I had a horrible saddle on my bike and it was a huge deterrent for me. This year I bought a wider ladies saddle and I can honestly say it was pretty awesome. I don't know why I didn't do that sooner! I am about to jump on my treadmill to get some running time in! Hope you are all doing well! Heather

Originally posted by kturnity


Rob - I've been having a similar problem with swimming. My legs still sink a bit, causing quite a bit of drag, particularly after a few laps. My coach had me try something different this week to fix it; she had me swim down, kicking, but with completely straight legs, really over-exaggerating it. The plan was to then have me gradually move back towards slightly bent knees until I got to the right amount of bend. (I say the plan because it turns out my legs were correct when I thought they were perfectly straight.) I also did it with fins so I could really feel the difference of when I was doing it right. Not sure if that helps you, but it really helped fix my sinking problem on Sunday.

Originally posted by Wumba41

I quite like this drill to a degree but it's important not to develop a habit of swimming down as this can cause loss of propulsion too. I would also keep using the push and glide drill, keep doing a few each session.

Originally posted by kturnity


Clarification: by down I meant down the pool; as in down and back, but I forgot the back part. (=
However, I've noticed that can be true with a lot of drills. I've had to go back and fix some things that I had over-corrected in the beginning.

Originally posted by Dolcezza

I finally got outside, my first ride of the year. I did 30 miles. Last year I had a horrible saddle on my bike and it was a huge deterrent for me. This year I bought a wider ladies saddle and I can honestly say it was pretty awesome. I don't know why I didn't do that sooner! I am about to jump on my treadmill to get some running time in! Hope you are all doing well! Heather

Originally posted by kturnity

Hey everyone!
Sorry I've been MIA for a few weeks. Things have been a little crazy around here (mostly work; I work for a very seasonal business and it's our busy time). I have been keeping up with most of my training, just haven't had time to post. But here's an overview:

Run: I've gotten my pace back down almost to my best time from last year. Even my short runs are now past the 5k distance, so a 5k should feel easy by the time my tri rolls around (ignoring that I will have just gotten off a bike of course).

Bike: I've been slacking a bit on this. We've had a lot of rain and I can't seem to get motivated enough to go back to the indoor bike. I have had a few good 12-15 mile rides in the last few weeks, but I really need to work on getting my speed up. Sometimes I have a tendency to kind of zone out and not realize I'm not pushing myself. I'm hoping to get out for a ride today though, so I'll work on it.

Swim: I'm finally feeling really good about my swim. Last week, one of the other regulars at the pool commented on how much better my stroke looks and that he was sure I could already swim the distance for the sprint. Next time I was in the pool, I decided to see if I could do it. Originally, I thought, "I'll swim 500 and see how I feel; if it feels good, I'll go for the 800". And I ended up swimming 1000 yds. It felt so good after the 800 that I just decided to go for it. From barely being able to swim 25 yds about 3 months ago, I feel great about the improvement I've made.

I've also done a couple brick workouts lately (both bike/run) and am feeling much better about them. They're still not full distance bricks yet, but I'm getting close! And I'm planning my first swim/bike brick this weekend since we'll finally have some decent weather to bike to/from the pool. (=

Hope all the injuries are healing up and that training is going well!

Originally posted by kturnity

Hey all,

I just added a new event to my calendar! It's not a race, but I'm doing a bike ride the second weekend in August this year. I'm currently signed up for the 50 mile ride, but might switch to a longer distance if the training goes well. It should be a lot of fun and the ride is for a good cause.

The event is Pelotonia and it's a charity ride where 100% of the money raised goes to cancer research. It was started in 2009 and is now the biggest charity bike ride in the country. Last year they had over 6,700 riders and have raised more than $60M to date. I joined the team at my company, which usually has about 100 members.

If any of you are close enough to Ohio to be interested in riding, there's a link below to my profile and you can get more information through that website. It's a weekend event, with opening ceremony on a Friday (August 8), and the rides starting Saturday. The shorter rides end Saturday, but the two longer rides (155 and 180 miles) continue on Sunday.

Or, if you can't make the ride, but would like to support the cause, you can do that at this link as well.

pelotonia.org/katieturner

Here's to hoping I can manage 50+ miles by then! (I've still only ever done 12 at a time)

KT

Originally posted by RobR

Katie, your swim improvement is awesome. Congratulations!

Are you able to swim 1k without stopping? I have improved over the last few months and although my stroke is better, my ability to only swim 100m without stopping hasn't really changed. If I try to swim further, my stroke gets very ragged and I rush to breathe. I still swim 3 times a week but progress is very slow. Any tips?

Originally posted by pvfd304

Big weekend!

Sat: Tour de Cure in Suffolk VA - 65 mile ride in honor of my daughter whose has T1D. 65 miles, 3:33:19, Avg speed 18.31

Sun - Angel's Race Sprint Tri - Third time I've done this race. Great weather and race! Still waiting for my results to show up on the website.