Meulen's 'Let's tri this Thing!' beginner mentor group-CLOSED (Page 25)

shrevemaintenance - 2011-03-06 4:22 PM March 27th going to do Olympic Triathlon in a lake surrounded by foothills. Should be fun hope so..

Wow, that time is approaching fast.  I don't say that as a bad thing, it's just strange for me that everyone is gearing up for races right now.  The first one in my area is in June, so I am just beginning to really gear up while everyone else is at their peak. 

Good Luck!

I recently watched Spirit of the Marathon about the Chicago Marathon (follows 6 runners through their experience) and even better, Run for Your Life about Fred Lebow and the creation of the NYC Marathon. Both are on Netflix Instant Play!

Meulen - 2011-03-07 11:53 AM

QueerDrummer - 2011-03-07 11:49 AM

sbux87 - 2011-03-04 11:45 AM

I have a QOTD:

I am starting to lose a little motivation---this always happens to me this time of year when I am just ready for winter to be OVER. Reading books and watching movies about running/biking/swimming/triathlons usually helps reinvigorate me. Does anyone have any good recommendations?

I really enjoyed the documentary "What It Takes" which was about 4 Elite Triathletes and their journey to Kona for the Ironman World Championship. It was very inspirational!

 

I recently watched Spirit of the Marathon about the Chicago Marathon (follows 6 runners through their experience) and even better, Run for Your Life about Fred Lebow and the creation of the NYC Marathon. Both are on Netflix Instant Play!

Seriously, on netflix? I'm adding them now! thanks bro!! how you feeling?

Finally logged on cos I'm starting to feel MUCH better and figured I'd better update my logs and show my face again. This weekend was the first time I felt like I was finally ready to start training again and I'm still going to ease into it. You'll see I just did a variety of stuff but I worked out Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm pretty darn sore, but feeling better than I've felt in weeks. I also added the couple mentionable workouts that I did while in Mexico - mostly running based. But after Feb 13th I basically did nothing worth mentioning - I did get activity in: walking, snorkeling, surfing & a little wake-boarding, but no intentional workouts and then I got sick.

Today I'm going to do a very easy & short run and I plan on going back to my Masters' swim class tomorrow morning and just doing as much as I can. I doubt I'll get through the whole class as my endurance is shot, but I'm confident it will come back quickly now that I'm eating & sleeping better.

Another movie I found entertaining (I live for Netflix Instant Play and ya gotta dig to find the good stuff sometimes) is called Saint Ralph. It's a pretty odd coming of age story about a young boy who decides to run Boston because his mother is in a coma and he's convinced that a miracle will save her and that a kid winning boston would be a miracle. The first half of the movie is pretty weird, but once he starts training it actually gets quite good to the end.

It is nice to be able to "talk" with people with similar goals.  I do not know any other people around here (other than my dear wife) who are training for tri's. 

I attached my new aero bars last night and rode for a half hour on the trainer in aero position.  Wow, it is a big difference.  My upper body is quite sore after that.  I am happy that I bought them now so I can get a lot more time in them before my races.

Also, I saw a very cool local in this Sundays paper.  Of course, I read about it after the fact, but it was a 5k that is run completely underground in an abandoned mine shaft.  Apparently, it is only the second such race in the country. 

Thanks! I'm slow too. Even when I was healthy and running regularly and doing P90X my comfortable yet challenging running pace was only around 11min miles. And that's why FINISHING my first race is my main goal.

Those machines sound crazy complicated! I think that would have overwhelmed me. A swimming machine? I can't even picture it! lol

I completely agree on the point of having other people to talk to who are challenging themselves in similar ways. I know quite a few people locally who run marathons on a regular basis (something I'm personally not that interested in - maybe a 1/2 someday...) but even those people when I mention just a sprint tri their eyes bug out and they look at me like *I'M* crazy!

This group rocks.

Count me in on that too!  I do not know anyone "real" who does tris.  I love coming here where other people understand me and know what I am talking about!  Thanks everyone!

Henry - Glad you are feeling better and getting back at it.  How did the masters swim go?

Dale - That sounds like a crazy fun race you did.  And you did great!  Way to go!

Brian (and anyone else who is knowledgeable!) - My husband and I are planning a trip to Chicago the week of Memorial Day.  Any suggestions on can't miss things??

Here is my QOTD:  One of my goals this month was to work on my nutrition.  I have been keeping track of my food and trying to stay around 50% carbs/30% protein/20% fat.  I find that my diet is seriously lacking in fat!  Does anybody have any suggestions for me?  I had been loosing a lot of weight and staying low fat.  I think now it is just a habit that I need to break somewhat.  Between fat free cooking spray, fat free cheese on my pizza, skim milk, low fat salad dressing, etc. it seems that I just don't eat enough fat!  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to increase my good fat intake during the day?  I can google for some suggestions, but thought maybe you all had some ideas.  Oh, and let me just say upfront that I do not like any type of nuts or nutbutters!  Yes, I am weird!  Thanks for any help!

Karen

Meulen - 2011-03-08 8:41 AM

mcommend - 2011-03-07 8:24 PM

It is nice to be able to "talk" with people with similar goals.  I do not know any other people around here (other than my dear wife) who are training for tri's. 

 

I attached my new aero bars last night and rode for a half hour on the trainer in aero position.  Wow, it is a big difference.  My upper body is quite sore after that.  I am happy that I bought them now so I can get a lot more time in them before my races.

Also, I saw a very cool local in this Sundays paper.  Of course, I read about it after the fact, but it was a 5k that is run completely underground in an abandoned mine shaft.  Apparently, it is only the second such race in the country. 

Nice!! 30 minutes right off the bat in aero and your just a little soar, you know you have the right set up! You guys need to start hooking up with some local groups. Look into some rides going out of local bike shops, gyms, or even some of the local forums here. Nothing pushes you more than being out there with other people. Especially, people faster than you!!!

We do have a great tri club here, but I just haven't had the time to really check it out.  Also, they seem to be pretty quiet through the winter. 

I put another hour on my bike with the aero bars, and I actually spent about 45 minutes in them.  Does anyone know a good article/video that shows how to fit them well.  They are are somewhat in the right place for me, but I know I need some continued adjustments.  It will be an ongoing project....

funny you ask- i think i have too many good fats in my diet! do you like olives? i could live on olive bars. what about avocados? you can do so many things with them- homemade gaucomole, avocado smoothies, avocado omelets, avocado on pizza, sandwiches, etc. those are two my favorite "good" fats.

How about this??

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO&INTRO_LINK=NOREDIR&SITE.CODE=TRI