Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Closed (Page 25)

Originally posted by podemma

I'm all packed and ready to go for my race on Sunday!
Family is spending the weekend at a cabin right by the race venue so I had to get everything ready before work this morning.

Picked up some Terrapin Oaked Big Hoppy Monster. I really like Oak aged beer and Terrapin makes some really good beer. Looking forward to giving this one a try in celebration of completing my first Triathlon! <- Lots of confidence.

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/monster-beer-tour/oaked-big-hoppy-mons...

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon

Hooked up with a local cycling club and tried out one of their group rides. Two important lessons learned: (1) bike problems don't fix themselves (didn't happen to me, thankfully, but the guy with two flats in 8 miles did not have a good ride today), and (2) don't let my ego write checks my quads can't cash.

I was able to hang with the fast guys for about 12 miles, and then got dropped. I was able to link up with the slower group and still made it home alright.

Between this group ride and masters, I got humbled pretty thoroughly today.

Originally posted by NeverTri'd

Well, hopefully I'm beginnig to get this swimming thing figured out. Yesterday's time in the pool was my fourth time since beginning my training. For the first time I'm feeling fatigue and a little soreness in my lats. No shoulder pain! Hooray! I've been doing a lot of research on tri swimming. Tell me if I'm on the right track. My understanding of triathlon swimming is to emphasize upper body and limit leg use to a minimum to save for bike and run. Long reach, catch and pull with lots of body rotation. Am I understanding this right? I'm still a little confused on how much and when I should kick during the swim cycle. I'm still wearing myself out with my kick. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Have a great day everyone!

Originally posted by podemma

I'm all packed and ready to go for my race on Sunday!
Family is spending the weekend at a cabin right by the race venue so I had to get everything ready before work this morning.

Picked up some Terrapin Oaked Big Hoppy Monster. I really like Oak aged beer and Terrapin makes some really good beer. Looking forward to giving this one a try in celebration of completing my first Triathlon! <- Lots of confidence.

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/monster-beer-tour/oaked-big-hoppy-mons...

Originally posted by podemma

I'm all packed and ready to go for my race on Sunday!
Family is spending the weekend at a cabin right by the race venue so I had to get everything ready before work this morning.

Picked up some Terrapin Oaked Big Hoppy Monster. I really like Oak aged beer and Terrapin makes some really good beer. Looking forward to giving this one a try in celebration of completing my first Triathlon! <- Lots of confidence.

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/monster-beer-tour/oaked-big-hoppy-mons...

Originally posted by podemma

I'm all packed and ready to go for my race on Sunday!
Family is spending the weekend at a cabin right by the race venue so I had to get everything ready before work this morning.

Picked up some Terrapin Oaked Big Hoppy Monster. I really like Oak aged beer and Terrapin makes some really good beer. Looking forward to giving this one a try in celebration of completing my first Triathlon! <- Lots of confidence.

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/monster-beer-tour/oaked-big-hoppy-mons...

Originally posted by kevinbe

Are you comfortable in the water. A relaxed center will help with a relaxed stroke and a relaxed kick. If your tense, your muscles may be tight and contributing to leg fatigue. Something that help me relax in the water was TI (total immersion). the learning curve on this was long, but has overall helped me to relax and glide in the water. TI gets bashed around on the forum by swimmers, but it has really helped me, a non swimmer, develop a balanced smooth stroke.

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon



From my experience, don't worry about it, and you're getting ahead of yourself.

You're just starting out (where I was 6 months ago), so the most important thing is just to get comfortable in the water - like "2,000 yards before breakfast" comfortable. From there, work on refining your stroke and building strength and endurance.

As far as kicking, my kick sucks. Big time. Frog, flutter, dolphin - you name it, it sucks. But still train it, and still work it.

Early on, until you have a good amount of endurance and strength, feel free to use a pull buoy - they are very helpful, and help you learn balance in the water. Quieting the leg muscles will also preserver oxygen until your body acclimates to the limited oxygen pattern of swimming. However, eventually you want to develop a good strong kick - Rule #1 - swim with swimmers, cycle with cyclists, run with runners.

On race day, for a HIM or IM, in a wetsuit - my legs are there for balance. In the pool, at Masters, or in a training swim, bring on the kick.

To put it into perspective,I like to think about how my first few runs and rides were - horrid form, poor cadence, etc., - I have no idea what was going on. Competency comes with time - set a nice goal and reward, like a new swimsuit or something at 30,000 yards - and earn it.

To add more perspective - today I swam 2,700 yards - the others in my masters group probably swam 3,500 during that same time, and their kids (who practice at the same time) probably swam 5,000+.

Originally posted by podemma

I'm all packed and ready to go for my race on Sunday!
Family is spending the weekend at a cabin right by the race venue so I had to get everything ready before work this morning.

Picked up some Terrapin Oaked Big Hoppy Monster. I really like Oak aged beer and Terrapin makes some really good beer. Looking forward to giving this one a try in celebration of completing my first Triathlon! <- Lots of confidence.

http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/monster-beer-tour/oaked-big-hoppy-mons...

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon



From my experience, don't worry about it, and you're getting ahead of yourself.

You're just starting out (where I was 6 months ago), so the most important thing is just to get comfortable in the water - like "2,000 yards before breakfast" comfortable. From there, work on refining your stroke and building strength and endurance.

As far as kicking, my kick sucks. Big time. Frog, flutter, dolphin - you name it, it sucks. But still train it, and still work it.

Early on, until you have a good amount of endurance and strength, feel free to use a pull buoy - they are very helpful, and help you learn balance in the water. Quieting the leg muscles will also preserver oxygen until your body acclimates to the limited oxygen pattern of swimming. However, eventually you want to develop a good strong kick - Rule #1 - swim with swimmers, cycle with cyclists, run with runners.

On race day, for a HIM or IM, in a wetsuit - my legs are there for balance. In the pool, at Masters, or in a training swim, bring on the kick.

To put it into perspective,I like to think about how my first few runs and rides were - horrid form, poor cadence, etc., - I have no idea what was going on. Competency comes with time - set a nice goal and reward, like a new swimsuit or something at 30,000 yards - and earn it.

To add more perspective - today I swam 2,700 yards - the others in my masters group probably swam 3,500 during that same time, and their kids (who practice at the same time) probably swam 5,000+.

Originally posted by ockeme3



Thanks for your advice mirthfuldragon I'm just starting out and kind of on the same boat as NeverTri'd, this week i was able to make it across the pool without stoping, things are coming together naturally with lots of practice, I still need to be more comfortable like "2500 yards before breakfast" comfortable.

Originally posted by NeverTri'd

As always, thanks everyone for the encouragement. I'm sure the swimming will come around soon.

On another note, I missed my run today. I'll make it up tomorrow. Gotta brag on my oldest girl. I help coach her 8U all-star softball team and we won our local invitational tournament today. She played great! Only got out 1 time today while at bat. Long, hot day today. Very dehydrated and sunburned! My make-up run will be hard tomorrow, but it was worth it! Hope everyone has a great father's day tomorrow.

Originally posted by kevinbe

Spent Tuesday in the hospital. False alarm, they sent us home. Spent Wednesday sleeping, to wake up to the Blackhawks game. Got a 4 mile run in this afternoon, but felt a little touch and go as my wife may go into labor at any time. Have to stay closer to the house just in case. gonna bag my swim tomorrow, but get a ride in, and just do laps around the house.

Originally posted by Moonrocket



Hey Kevin, Does it look like baby will be here for Father's Day? How exciting.

Originally posted by hoenninger

Just completed my second Sprint (Ashland, MA)!!

My overall time was around 10 minutes faster than my target, so I am good with that.

The transition from the swim to the bike was brutal!! We had to walk through woods on super muddy trails filled with rocks, huge puddles, roots, etc...
Instead of running, I walked and still slipped a few times.

The bike and run were hilly and had a lot of elevation changes. However, it didn't feel as bad as my first race two weeks ago due to the weather being really nice (low to mid 70's and not super sunny).

I think I am going to take a little time off before my next race (still TBD).

I think today's well earned beers will be:

Maine Beer Company - Lunch
Dogfish Head - Brew

Happy Father's Day everybody.

George

Originally posted by hoenninger

Just completed my second Sprint (Ashland, MA)!!

My overall time was around 10 minutes faster than my target, so I am good with that.

The transition from the swim to the bike was brutal!! We had to walk through woods on super muddy trails filled with rocks, huge puddles, roots, etc...
Instead of running, I walked and still slipped a few times.

The bike and run were hilly and had a lot of elevation changes. However, it didn't feel as bad as my first race two weeks ago due to the weather being really nice (low to mid 70's and not super sunny).

I think I am going to take a little time off before my next race (still TBD).

I think today's well earned beers will be:

Maine Beer Company - Lunch
Dogfish Head - Brew

Happy Father's Day everybody.

George