The "A" Team (Page 25)

TElenor - 2010-04-06 11:27 AM Hi A-Teamers!  I just wanted to say that I had a really great swim in the pool this morning!  I did my first interval workout (not pushing hard enough apparently, since I didn't feel like puking ), 8x100 with warmup, drills, and a leisurely cooldown.  My fastest 100 clocked in at 1:24, and I managed to keep the other 7 no slower than 1:30!  I'm pretty happy about that, especially since I'm still getting into swimming shape.  I haven't figured out what my goal should be down the road, but now I at least have something to work from.

On a completely different note, I've been pondering something that I thought I might as well throw out to all of you.  As you may have guessed from my puny post-count, I'm very new to BT and to triathlons in general.  I've since come to wonder; do most of you more experienced folks do double workouts in a day?  I see a lot of "I swam this morning, getting on the trainer this afternoon..." and the such.  It makes sense to double up in a day, I think, but I've been wondering how to structure it.  Double up one or two days a week, or more?  Hard workout in the morning, easy in the afternoon?  Two relatively easy workouts?  One long, one short?  Just curious what my fellow teammates are up to...

wgraves7582 - 2010-04-06 9:55 AM Morning Paul!  I mean Arnold - LOL!  How are you today?

brick94513 - 2010-04-06 11:57 AM

Slow.... 24 was on last night.  You should of been sprinting!

brick94513 - 2010-04-06 12:10 PM

First, you should be very pleased with those 100s.  Those are good times!

As for the training, the only workouts I double up on a normal basis is swim plus a run or bike.  I find this less stressful on my body than brick workouts (bike, run, ick).  I only do bricks a couple times a month and keep them very small in distance, usually around 20 bike and 3-5 run.  I definately avoid double runs.

Hope that helps.

pdbman - 2010-04-06 9:23 AM
Doing much better after a tough couple of days.  How about you? Enjoying the rain?  Can't be too bad out there if it's warm enough to rain. 

wgraves7582 - 2010-04-06 9:29 AM

Warm rain is good!!  Cold rain is bad

rnihill - 2010-04-06 10:20 AM
For me, I will double up on swim workouts with a bike or run.  Or strength sessions with a bike or run (or theoretically I would, if I was better about doing this - which is why these are one of my goals this month).  I usually only double up the bike and run in a day if I am intentionally doing a brick.  Or only doing a short distance of one to make up some time (because I'm way behind in a challenge).  : )

pdbman - 2010-04-06 12:10 PM
Now that sounds like a cool job. Planning your workouts and exercising.

brick94513 - 2010-04-06 10:28 AM

Good morning Paul!

wgraves7582 - 2010-04-06 10:29 AM

Warm rain is good!!  Cold rain is bad

brick94513 - 2010-04-06 10:29 AM

I would take a little rain over the wind any day!

pdbman - 2010-04-06 9:33 AM
Hey Tim! Are those trails drying up yet?  We probably won't have any ridable trails here until about June.  

wgraves7582 - 2010-04-06 10:32 AM

Well I had both today and last night was 20+ headwind on the way home.  Sorry that is all I have.  Snowriding though - that is fun!

brick94513 - 2010-04-06 10:38 AM


Hoping to take the wife out in the morning!  Probably going to be sloppy.  We might have to stick to the fireroads.  We have a lot of clayish soil around here and the tires just can't shed it.  Got to get your off-raod legs back into it.  Every year we go up to Tahoe for a week without the kids.  I do the Tahoe City XTERRA then we'll ride of few hundred miles of single track.  Last year, I think I nearly killed her, but she didn't lose the smile until the last day.

brick94513 - 2010-04-06 10:44 AM ^^^What is it with these pics?  Is it just me or did it not show again?^^^

It showed up when I was typing the post.  Hmmmm....

OK, I really need to go now.

TElenor - 2010-04-06 10:27 AM
do most of you more experienced folks do double workouts in a day?  I see a lot of "I swam this morning, getting on the trainer this afternoon..." and the such.  It makes sense to double up in a day, I think, but I've been wondering how to structure it.  Double up one or two days a week, or more?  Hard workout in the morning, easy in the afternoon?  Two relatively easy workouts?  One long, one short?  Just curious what my fellow teammates are up to...