QUEEN ZIP & KathyG - CLOSED (Page 26)

It has to do with how many posts you have made....labels are based on numbers of posts....see mine, I've been on BT long long time...joined week of my first tri 9/04.

slacker here... at least in regards to 'work'! he he he
i had a super run out in the cold yesterday and although the plan didn't call for a run i couldn't give up the chance to go out with a friend... so on tap for today is:

SPEED WORK:  5mi, inc w/u; 3x 800@3:40 w /400 jogs; c/d

and a little 800m swim

have a great day anyone!! oh and i will work for BOOZE

LOOK @ ME - I'm a VETERAN in only 6 months!! that's such misleading category - but it made my day, thanks Velcromom for pointing that out - you'll get there some day soon!

QueenZipp - 2009-01-22 4:20 AM In some circles noting the number of stars anc color of the stars is very important   Particularly in the challenge forum (right Cat?)

Some people have turned star gazing into a full time sport...

^^^^ Cat you are star studded indeed!!

 I am happy to report that aquagirl went swimming again today. I am actually finding swimming by myself (as opposed to Masters) kinda fun! I do sets of 500m with the tunes in my ears and find that its really not so bad...... I'm feeling very glidey lately. My fab new swim coach is having a personal crisis so no lessons for the next little while.  I am really making an effort to put into practice all the stuff she taught me though.

hehe  - I wasnt actually thinking of myself when I mentioned it!

x2

Better to get healed up than to force the injury now and make it worse for yourself later!

x3...healing early takes less time than later.

x4 take the time now ... it's worth it in the long run

x4 take the time now ... it's worth it in the long run

I'm a visual and hands on learner. For those of you who have bike questions I love this website with many great videos on how to do simple to complex bike repairs and even how to change tires and shares what tools you need and has written instructions as well.

My bike repair class we have learned all about changing tires, tubes, changing chains, cassettes, adjusting rear derailuers ( now I can fix that myself which is my #1 issue I wanted to learn) and next week more wheel stuff, changing brake pads, putting on new bar tape, hopefully pulling bottom bracket off, and truing wheels.

Hello all! Whats on tap today?

 I thought I would share a little bit about my current philosophy towards training. When I started running ( not quite 2 years ago) I put a penny in a jar every time i came back from a run. It was a BIG jar. This reminded me that I was a rank beginner and NOT to expect too much from myself and not to compare myself to others who had jars and jars of pennies. As I start to contemplate racing longer distances I find myself thinking about that jar again.....I now look at every training session as a penny. It is a HUGE jar, it will take a long time to fill. That is OK!    

Everybody has pretty much said it about the run/walk thing.  I know that the research has shown that overall most people can achieve faster results with a run/walk combo as long as they do it from the beginning of the workout (not start walking only when they get fatigued).  Obviously, that isn't everyone.  I started out at 1:1 (again!!) and I am now up to 3:1 and my goal is to be at 6:1 by the end of the year.  If a race is flat, then I will keep my strict run/walk ratio.  If the race is hilly, then I just go by feel since that's the only thing that makes sense. 

Really fast people define "jog" as the speed at which slower runners move.  In my mind, it is a condescending word.  Sure, I am clear that no one would describe the speed at which the Kenyans move as a jog,  but after that ....?  I agree with whoever said that if you are not walking, then you are running and I also agree that a run/walk workout is a running workout. 

That looks like a great website.  A few times when I have gotten a flat tire, I will take my bike to the bike shop and then get a lesson and a lot of practice in changing tires.  Then, it will be a really, really long time until I have a problem and by then I will have forgotten.  In my little pack with the spare tube and tools and whatever else is in there (I haven't actually looked in a long time), I do have instructions on how to change a tire.  I think I ripped the instructions out of some bike magazine or something.  I haven't actually tried to change a tire using these instructions, however. 

I just joined the LA Tri Club and at least last year (and hopefully this year too) they had a couple bike maintenance clinics.  If they offer one this year, I will make every effort to go. 

I agree that you will be fine.  You know that the bike and swim and already in the bag and then there's the run that must be survived, I mean completed.  Sure, it will be hot, but it will be hot for everyone.  Depending on how hot and all, can you bring a wet dishtowel or washrag (or something you can easily discard) in an ice chest in the transition area?  Just put it around your neck and cool down yourself through the carotid artery and keep it on the run for as long as it stays cold and then throw it in the next trashbin.  It is amazing how well that works for cooling yourself down. 

Good luck and have fun.

I encourage everyone after they are taught how to change a tube, do it with the teacher there helping you. Then go home and do it atleast 5 more times within a day or two. I find my hands just know how to do it now. Yet yearly I practice one weekend every spring just to get it down, make sure I have everything I need then have my kids time me...sub 4 minutes I can get it down to if I'm doing well.

Without practicing what we learn it is tough to remember especially sitting on the side of the road, hot, sweaty and annoyed.