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Originally posted by Suzie471

Had a good week last week and I was able to finish it out strong on the weekend. I worked a 16hr shift Friday night into Saturday morning and went right from work to meet my running group. We did a 3.14 mile run in honor of Pi Day and since I did not realize Pi Day fell on Saturday, I actually overbooked myself for a Pi run at 9:26am that morning (Pi=3.1415926..get it?) I was tired but got re-energized when I met my "Bestie" for our 5k Pi run. I was tired when we were done but felt good and strong. I actually took a day off of training on Sunday and spent the whole time with my hubby

Back at it Monday with a swim and a run. So far the week looks good. Hoping the weather will hold and I can get my bike outside this weekend.

Have a great week everyone! Keep posting, love reading how everyone is doing and your motivation is contagious for me

Originally posted by Suzie471

Had a good week last week and I was able to finish it out strong on the weekend. I worked a 16hr shift Friday night into Saturday morning and went right from work to meet my running group. We did a 3.14 mile run in honor of Pi Day and since I did not realize Pi Day fell on Saturday, I actually overbooked myself for a Pi run at 9:26am that morning (Pi=3.1415926..get it?) I was tired but got re-energized when I met my "Bestie" for our 5k Pi run. I was tired when we were done but felt good and strong. I actually took a day off of training on Sunday and spent the whole time with my hubby

Back at it Monday with a swim and a run. So far the week looks good. Hoping the weather will hold and I can get my bike outside this weekend.

Have a great week everyone! Keep posting, love reading how everyone is doing and your motivation is contagious for me

Originally posted by nekomidori

I had my first solo bike ride tonight. It was a quick 6 miles and the cars were driving close but I kept on going. It felt good to get over some fear of traffic by myself. Also, I had a 14mph crosswide which was interesting to work with. First time riding with a crosswind. A day of firsts. Over all I am feeling great. Time for a shower, Corned beef and cabbage and off to scouts. Have a great night everyone!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Nicole
Baby steps and celebrating each new triumph along the way.
Athlete in training Week 8

Originally posted by nekomidori

I had my first solo bike ride tonight. It was a quick 6 miles and the cars were driving close but I kept on going. It felt good to get over some fear of traffic by myself. Also, I had a 14mph crosswide which was interesting to work with. First time riding with a crosswind. A day of firsts. Over all I am feeling great. Time for a shower, Corned beef and cabbage and off to scouts. Have a great night everyone!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Nicole
Baby steps and celebrating each new triumph along the way.
Athlete in training Week 8

Originally posted by peto_primo

It seems like time just keeps moving by - people are training - stretching themselves - improving - tackling challenges and obstacles - gee sounds like a lot of your typical success principles

Let's see, Nicole has a Sprint Tri in April, Colleen says she has a race 7.5 weeks out. Would it be possible to get everyone's first race of the year (tri or whatever discipline) on one note/message so others can keep that in mind/enjoy the journey and provide encouragement/assurances ?

My first running race will be 5/9/2015 - a 6k cross country race (unless I run a 5k with JJ in April - although even if he doesn't want me to "run it with" him I wouldn't be racing it - not on that course - it would just be a good training run)

Would it be possible to get everyone's first race of the year (tri or whatever discipline) on one note/message so others can keep that in mind/enjoy the journey and provide encouragement/assurances ? My first running race will be 5/9/2015 - a 6k cross country race (unless I run a 5k with JJ in April - although even if he doesn't want me to "run it with" him I wouldn't be racing it - not on that course - it would just be a good training run)

Originally posted by Gnoory

My first race is a half marathon on the Faroe Islands. Together with two friends we are leaving for four days to enjoy the islands and the race. It would be great to do a sub 2 hour race, but time is closing in and endurance not buildt on day or two, so I better start getting in those long runs :-) We are trying to make this a tradition, and are allready considering Svalbard next year. There they have guards with rifles in the course to watch out for polar bears. Cool! Talk about motivation for running fast! First tri is August 1st in my home town.

Originally posted by Gnoory

Don't dress in dark colors and make any sounds like a seal

Originally posted by Smiley9188


For those who have done a spring race, how long do most parts take- typically?

Originally posted by Smiley9188

Great idea to list the races!

I've got a 5k on Sunday - O'Harford race- complete with beer and corned beef and cabbage at the finish line

I've got a sprint tri on 5/10 (happy mothers day to me!) 250yards/12 miles/ 3 miles

I'll prob do a sprint tri on 6/11

I've got a sprint tri on 7/8

I've got a sprint tri on 8/30-

WOW, that looks like a lot! YIKES! I'm hoping the snow will melt and I can get some outdoor riding in. hoping to improve my endurance and speed with my running this summer. I have loads of interruptions to my normal schedule this summer, i hope it doesn't derail my training.

For those who have done a spring race, how long do most parts take- typically?

Originally posted by Smiley9188

Great idea to list the races!

For those who have done a spring race, how long do most parts take- typically?

Originally posted by jennifersmith847

Hi guys...so my husband convinced me to get a new bike today to gear up for my "official" training start on Monday. He said I'd make the local papers if I attempted a triathlon on my current bike, which he terms a 10 year old Divvy Bike (Chicago's answer to bike sharing: https://www.divvybikes.com/). (It's not...it's a Trek Hybrid...complete with flowers and a basket. But I have to admit the style is pretty similar.) I was pretty reluctant but he took me to his friend's bike shop and it was all over. I lost all track of price tags and will probably be declaring bankruptcy at some point soon but I am in absolute love. I think it's going to meet all of my requirements both for the Tri and for my life. It's a custom Soma double cross. I bought knobby tires for training (I'll be mostly on gravel trails) and will go back for road tires in June. I would add a photo if I knew how...but for now trust me, it's sweet. An absolute perfect fit. The bike shop tailors to women and the owner spent about 3 hours with me this afternoon. Amazing! I'm hoping to get out on the trail tomorrow morning. If I don't check in after the inaugural ride, it's because I just kept going ;-)

EDIT: The ride was terrific, but of all the things Spinning doesn't train you for, I'd have to say riding face first into 40 degree 20mph wind was the most obvious.

Originally posted by peto_primo

It seems like time just keeps moving by - people are training - stretching themselves - improving - tackling challenges and obstacles - gee sounds like a lot of your typical success principles

Let's see, Nicole has a Sprint Tri in April, Colleen says she has a race 7.5 weeks out. Would it be possible to get everyone's first race of the year (tri or whatever discipline) on one note/message so others can keep that in mind/enjoy the journey and provide encouragement/assurances ?

My first running race will be 5/9/2015 - a 6k cross country race (unless I run a 5k with JJ in April - although even if he doesn't want me to "run it with" him I wouldn't be racing it - not on that course - it would just be a good training run)

Originally posted by nekomidori

I had a good swim on Wednesday but got caught up in life with forgotten appointments and then a migraine with aura took care of the rest of my training time, so I lost out on my run. I was luckily already scheduled for a massage which helped to make it all better. I had my day off yesterday and now I am back. I had the day off from work and have a late start on my workout. I am a little confused on my training plan now that I am competing in a few weeks. I need a week off before the race. I did schedule a massage that week. How do I proceed from here?? Do I start running a bit more longer run times and less walking (right now I can run for 1/2 mile). I know I can do the 3 mile run so that isn't really the problem I guess. I am riding between 6-8 miles a week so I guess I better up my miles on the bike. I did 16 miles in the morning and 12 miles in the afternoon of the tri camp so I know I can do the miles. Of course that was inside on the trainer. My current schedule says to bike 10 miles on the weekend and only 6 today. I guess I need to find another route. I was biking on the road for only a few blocks to get to the trail I do that is 7 miles round trip. That is nice because then I don't have to worry about traffic so much.

My swim coach says I am good with my swim just keep working on my speed. I am now working on decreasing my arm strokes to increase my speed. I did pulls this week and learned that with just my arms I get across the pool faster than with the kick board. I did 25 yd pulls in 30 Seconds my legs are 38-42 with the kick board for 25 yd.

I think I will keep going with my swim training, bump up my time of running vs walking just a bit, and bump up my mileage on the bike.
My race is 300 yd swim, 12 mile bike, and 5k which is less than the Sprint in August I was looking at.
This is April 12th that I compete. I am also looking at a sprint July 11th 250 meter pool, 16 mile bike, 5 k run. I have to see about family vacationing at that time. Then the main sprint I was looking at was Aug 23rd 4 meter pool, 15 mile bike, 5 k run. My husband wants me to do a bike race this fall with my son and him, the Gran Fondo Hincapie . The hills are crazy, so I am a little nervous now about them. I will have to see. It is not until October 24th there is a 15, 50,or 80 mile race. That is a big decision.

I need to just put my head down stop talking and get to working. I'm off to the pool.
Have a great day.
Nicole
Athlete in training
My goals in my sprint are 1 have fun, 2 cross the finish without help, 3 not need medical assistance after the race. (Inspired By Karen a 3 time Ironman triathlete I met at the pool on Wednesday.)

Originally posted by Suzie471

I've been working hard on my swim, mainly my freestyle. I know that I am slow but I also know that I can do the distance even if I have to do breaststroke. My first Sprint Tri is a pool swim. The thing that has been bothering me is knowing that I'm slow. Is it wrong for me to put myself at the end of the line for the pool start? My time doesn't start until I get in the water, and even though I'll be last coming into the first transition, it doesn't really mean that I'm last overall, and if I am then ok, I'm not competing with anyone other than myself. I keep telling myself that, but why do I not totally feel confident about knowing that I'm going to be starting my run when others have been done for ages? I really want this but yet I don't want anyone looking at me thinking "what was she thinking doing this?" I know it's just a mind game that is taunting me right now, how do you get out of it?