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 2007-10-23 3:31 PM in reply to: #1020829 |
MotoQueen  13195     |  Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team ThreadBaowolf - 2007-10-23 1:40 PM All the info on the boards say ... take it very very easy the week before a Tri. You will not build up any more endurance in anything in 4 days, but you can leave yourself burnt for the race. Nothing sucks more than being toast in the first couple miles and knowing you have forever to go. If you go in fresh it will cary you quite a ways. The other week when I was over doing it a 5 mile bike ride was harder than the 34 mile bike, 2 mile run I did last weekend after a day off. And oh, by the way, I am trying to squeek in an end of the season sprint tri on 12/9 in Hemmit, CA. It would be my first tri. I didn't think I was going to make it, but I ended up having a training going on the Thursday and Friday before the Tri, so I get to travel down and back covered on the buisiness dime and don't even have to burn any vacation days (the tri is 700 miles away). Now I just have to coinvince my boss to let me take my car instead of the company car so I can fit my bike in it. I need to do some more bricks next week. A run to bike brick is cake, but the bike to run brick left me out of gas last time. I did 22 miles bike then ran out of endurance after a 2 mile run... was trying to make it to 5k. Oh well back to work. Great to hear that you are going to be able to do a race and on works dime. Awesome. I've been real curious about what you do in the middle of no where that sends you on all these trainings and conferences. I would love to find a job that would take me away from the rat race of the Atlanta area, and I could with the libraries, but it's my hubby's job that keeps us in this area. |
| 2007-10-23 4:02 PM in reply to: #984894 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread |
| 2007-10-23 6:09 PM in reply to: #984894 |
Master 2339 somewhere over the rainbow | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread |
| 2007-10-23 6:15 PM in reply to: #984894 |
Veteran 131 Tampa, Florida | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Hey everyone, thanks for your input and yes, I love those little runner-smiley-avatar-thingys! I think I'm going to take it easy, I got a cramp in my lower leg(but not my calf...a weird new pain)last night, and it's still sore today, so I definitely want to give that a chance to right itself before the weekend. I'm definitely much calmer than yesterday thanks to the support of all of you and my fellow Texas BTers and I'll repost monday with the RR, but my advice to each of you who has yet to register for your first race is to just go ahead and do it. Seriously, what is the worst that could happen? I was curious and thinking of starting a poll on the main thread....want to get your collective input though. Do you guys think the adrenaline factor helps or hurts you on race day? Also, could it be completely person dependent? I know that nervous energy and pressure usually prompt me to "step up to the plate with my A-game", however there have also been times in my life when the deer in the headlight/freeze factor have prevented me from giving my best performance. Sorry for the off topic post..... Anyone heard from husker-tri-girl? Is there an official verdict about her participation and our overall standing? |
| 2007-10-23 6:37 PM in reply to: #1020501 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread AmbulanceDriver - 2007-10-23 12:43 PM Heya folks...just popping in to say hi since I can't keep up with all the posts...Danged COJ got me addicted to this stupid online puzzle thing and it's sucking my online time like mad. Wow, you guys have been busy here.... Yeah. COJ topics will do that to you. I admit, I've been peaking into TAN lately. It's like a giant vortex that sucks you in, and will never let you leave.  Jessica - Good luck with your upcoming race! Re the adrenaline factor, I think some of it depends upon the person. Also, some depends upon the experience level.... A newbie might react to an adrenaline rush more than an experienced person, too. The experienced person knows that he/she needs to set a pace and not burn out.... For example, I think you said that you swam, right? How did your practice times compare to your race times? And if you were racing a longer distance that day, did you go sprint-speed during the first few laps, or did you hold to a pace?.... Finally, re Husker_Tri_Girl: Cat ruled on that. (It's in an above post.) Basically, she is off the team, UNLESS she stops by the forum to tell us that she wants to continue the challenge. Then, she'll get put back on. Dee |
| 2007-10-23 7:40 PM in reply to: #984894 |
Veteran 131 Tampa, Florida | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Dee, Thanks for the good luck wishes. Sorry to hear about the disappearance of husker girl, but glad that we're sitting pretty in the standings..... As far as swim races go, I usually was in last place for at least the whole first half on distances of 1000m or more, but overall was able to maintain a steady pace. I ususally start passing people at about 6-800m in a long race....I just hope I don't panic and do the holy-crap-I'm-so-nervous-I-forgot-how-to-swim-flail. I've seen this happen and it's not pretty. Yep, that's me, in it for the long haul, not built for speed....lol |
| 2007-10-23 7:57 PM in reply to: #1021515 |
Master 2339 somewhere over the rainbow | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread i just did another 3.2 in just under 25 minutes. i REALLY pushed, and i ALMOST made it up that blasted hill!! SHUT UP!!!! i just put it in my log, and that was totally a PR for me!!! that was 7.58 MM!!! who the heck have i become?!?!? Edited by lyssa-gator 2007-10-23 8:00 PM |
| 2007-10-23 8:08 PM in reply to: #1021515 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread jessicacrouchrt - 2007-10-23 8:40 PM Dee, Thanks for the good luck wishes. Sorry to hear about the disappearance of husker girl, but glad that we're sitting pretty in the standings..... As far as swim races go, I usually was in last place for at least the whole first half on distances of 1000m or more, but overall was able to maintain a steady pace. I ususally start passing people at about 6-800m in a long race....I just hope I don't panic and do the holy-crap-I'm-so-nervous-I-forgot-how-to-swim-flail. I've seen this happen and it's not pretty. Yep, that's me, in it for the long haul, not built for speed....lol I agree. I wish we'd heard from Husker_tri_girl, even if it was only to say that she can't continue. I hope she's doing well, wherever she is.... Where did you race that there were 1000m events? I swam in high school, and our longest race was 500 yards. I always felt like I was just getting warmed up, when it was time to stop. LOL Nah, you won't do the "flail." It sounds like you've had enough swim experience to avoid that. I'm sure you'll do GREAT on Sunday. You'll have to let us know when you've submitted your race report. Dee |
| 2007-10-23 8:11 PM in reply to: #1021532 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread lyssa-gator - 2007-10-23 8:57 PM i just did another 3.2 in just under 25 minutes. i REALLY pushed, and i ALMOST made it up that blasted hill!! SHUT UP!!!! i just put it in my log, and that was totally a PR for me!!! that was 7.58 MM!!! who the heck have i become?!?!? You are Lyssa-Gator, SUPER RUNNER! Congratulations on the PR, and on getting so far up the hill. We all know that it's only a matter of time until you report back to us and say, "Hill? What hill? Oh, that little bump in the road? Yeah, I ran it." Dee |
| 2007-10-23 8:11 PM in reply to: #1021532 |
Champion 26509 Sydney | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread lyssa-gator - 2007-10-24 10:57 AM i just did another 3.2 in just under 25 minutes. i REALLY pushed, and i ALMOST made it up that blasted hill!! SHUT UP!!!! i just put it in my log, and that was totally a PR for me!!! that was 7.58 MM!!! who the heck have i become?!?!?Woo hoo!!! PR's are phenomenal... and hills are evil |
| 2007-10-23 8:57 PM in reply to: #984894 |
Elite 5316 Alturas, California | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Lyz you are like a willowhisp.. always bobing on about 3-6 (or more) months ahead of me in your performance. Grats on the PR. Now I have to drop another 40 seconds off my best mile pace and hold it for 3miles 8). As for drowning in your tri, you can always drop back and do the breast stroke or backstroke if you get tired fora bit, one can do those forever, just not quickly. It is what I plan to do the whole way in my tri, survival of the slow and steady. Lyz how fast you going on your bike these days, just did 9 miles in 30 min... /em grins hopefully. Next week I come to the end of my sprint duathlon plan... have been researching how to tweek it for next month. I looked at one plan.. first week day 3 is a 68 mile bike ride.. im all sheesh if that is week 1 I do not even want to look at week 12. Then I skimmed the Triathlete's Bible and realized that he was not talking about me. I think I have 3 years to go before I show up on the lowest level of any of his charts. The book just hurt my head, 6 parts blah blah 4 part technobable. Oh well off to slay a dragon or ogre or something. |
| 2007-10-23 9:36 PM in reply to: #1021611 |
Master 2339 somewhere over the rainbow | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Baowolf - 2007-10-23 6:57 PM Lyz how fast you going on your bike these days, just did 9 miles in 30 min... /em grins hopefully. lol- ok you totally got me on the bike. i haven't even gotten ON my bike since the race!! that's coming up on two months :D thinking for the november challenge i might do 75 miles running, and the actual challenge part, bike for an hour :D we'll see still kind of high, and freaking out about the PR told my husband, and he wasn't all that thrilled. oh well. i don't care. i feel like a freaking rock star right now!! :D |
| 2007-10-23 10:43 PM in reply to: #1021611 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Baowolf - 2007-10-23 9:57 PM I looked at one plan.. first week day 3 is a 68 mile bike ride.. Um.... wow. At first, I thought that I read that wrong. So I read it again. And it still said the same thing. Have you looked at the plans on this site? Dee |
| 2007-10-23 10:45 PM in reply to: #984894 |
Champion 26509 Sydney | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Hiya, Week 3 update is POSTED http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=94472&posts=1#M1021711 Take Care Cat
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| 2007-10-23 10:47 PM in reply to: #984894 |
Elite 5316 Alturas, California | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread My wife is that way. I get home.. hun I rode 34 miles and then ran 2 miles (stagger).. "um what was that dear" repeat, "oh thats nice, I think the trash is getting full..." I'm not sure about goals for next month.. we have the holidays and I have a bunch of out of town days. Probly like 65 miles run, 225 miles bike or some such, so hard to say with all the not gona be able to exercise days, 1 low vollume week and then a taper for the tri starting at the very end. Ya I have looked at the Tri plans. But as I can't swim so the plans have to be tweeked. And I cant read the duathlon plans on the sight cuz I have been spending all my $ on equipment and haven't purchased the membership upgrade whatever it costs. Also, I feel like I am kinda inbetween a sprint and an oly training program, but havent even done one yet so don't know how good of shape I'm really in. So ya trying to work it all out. Edited by Baowolf 2007-10-23 10:54 PM |
| 2007-10-24 12:16 AM in reply to: #1021721 |
Master 2339 somewhere over the rainbow | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread my husbands first reaction to "holy crap, that was a PR i did 3 sub 8 mm's" was "oh yeah? well (insert name) is on the such and such college track thing, and he does sub 5's" you don't EVEN want to know who's name he inserted in there. it's all too insulting. us athletes are just a different breed, and we can't always expect those we love to be on the same page. i admit, it'd be freaking NICE once in a while, but oh well. sometimes i think he's proud of me, other times i think he's actually ashamed. he didn't come to my first race. i don't know. it really doesn't matter. there's good tri plans (sprint i think) in the book ah, geez, i can't think of the name of it right off hand, i'll have to go find it. it's by eric harr i think. might be called how to train for a triathlon (??) there's another one, by that same guy who wrote the triathletes bible, (can't think of his name right off hand either) called your first triathlon, and that's a good one too. good plans in both of them. HTH |
| 2007-10-24 1:01 AM in reply to: #984894 |
Elite 5316 Alturas, California | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread Sec, oh look what I'm opening from the mail today "Your First Triathlon by Joe Friel.... hrm something about a 12 week program to your first tri... I'll get back to ya tomorrow.. |
| 2007-10-24 3:09 AM in reply to: #984894 |
Veteran 151 West Allis | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread HOLY CRAP! we are tied for first!! Keep it up everyone! We are less than 15% from the finish, and I know me and Lyssa hitting 100% on Monday helps!!! Keep it up, for those who are close, keep pushing, you can TOTALLY do it. Jess, don't worry about that Tri, you are definitely going to kick its butt, can't wait to read the RR. I'm thinking my November Challenge will be something like: 40 miles run/walk 4000 yards swimming and 50-60 miles on the bike |
| 2007-10-24 7:50 AM in reply to: #1021659 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread lyssa-gator - 2007-10-23 9:36 PM Baowolf - 2007-10-23 6:57 PM Lyz how fast you going on your bike these days, just did 9 miles in 30 min... /em grins hopefully. lol- ok you totally got me on the bike. i haven't even gotten ON my bike since the race!! that's coming up on two months :D thinking for the november challenge i might do 75 miles running, and the actual challenge part, bike for an hour :D we'll see still kind of high, and freaking out about the PR told my husband, and he wasn't all that thrilled. oh well. i don't care. i feel like a freaking rock star right now!! :D Lyssa, he might not show his excitement, but if he is considering getting you a membership to a gym, then he must be pretty happy about what you are doing for yourself.   |
| 2007-10-24 8:15 AM in reply to: #1021548 |
Veteran 131 Tampa, Florida | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread D001 - 2007-10-23 8:08 PM jessicacrouchrt - 2007-10-23 8:40 PM Dee, Thanks for the good luck wishes. Sorry to hear about the disappearance of husker girl, but glad that we're sitting pretty in the standings..... As far as swim races go, I usually was in last place for at least the whole first half on distances of 1000m or more, but overall was able to maintain a steady pace. I ususally start passing people at about 6-800m in a long race....I just hope I don't panic and do the holy-crap-I'm-so-nervous-I-forgot-how-to-swim-flail. I've seen this happen and it's not pretty. Yep, that's me, in it for the long haul, not built for speed....lol I agree. I wish we'd heard from Husker_tri_girl, even if it was only to say that she can't continue. I hope she's doing well, wherever she is.... Where did you race that there were 1000m events? I swam in high school, and our longest race was 500 yards. I always felt like I was just getting warmed up, when it was time to stop. LOL Dee Dee, My ex-husband was in the Marines, and we used to live at Camp Lejeune MCB in Jacksonville, NC. I taught at the Natatorium there(lifeguarding, adult beginner swim, water aerobics, and the Marine Corps water safety instructor class). We also had a Masters swim program. My boss there was an Ironman triathlete. We regularly had races of 1000m, 1500m,2000m and 1 or 2 mile ocean races. I think she just genuinely enjoyed watching us puke....No, but really she was awesome. The competition between the hardcore marines and the beach lifeguards was excellent motivation for long distance swims. Now, as far as the beach running, the marines can have that..... Jess |
| 2007-10-24 9:22 AM in reply to: #984894 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread |
| 2007-10-24 9:28 AM in reply to: #1022062 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread kns57 - 2007-10-24 10:22 AM I'm scared to ask. What is TAN? It's the "black hole" of BT.com. TAN = Thread About Nothing. It's on the Cup of Joe (COJ) forum. The name says it all. |
| 2007-10-24 9:32 AM in reply to: #1021923 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread jessicacrouchrt - 2007-10-24 9:15 AM My ex-husband was in the Marines, and we used to live at Camp Lejeune MCB in Jacksonville, NC. I taught at the Natatorium there(lifeguarding, adult beginner swim, water aerobics, and the Marine Corps water safety instructor class). We also had a Masters swim program. My boss there was an Ironman triathlete. We regularly had races of 1000m, 1500m,2000m and 1 or 2 mile ocean races. I think she just genuinely enjoyed watching us puke....No, but really she was awesome. The competition between the hardcore marines and the beach lifeguards was excellent motivation for long distance swims. Now, as far as the beach running, the marines can have that..... Jess Camp Lejeune, I know where that is! (I used to live in Wilmington.) Those races sound awesome. The puking, not so much. Dee |
| 2007-10-24 9:40 AM in reply to: #1022071 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread D001 - 2007-10-24 9:28 AM kns57 - 2007-10-24 10:22 AM I'm scared to ask. What is TAN? It's the "black hole" of BT.com. TAN = Thread About Nothing. It's on the Cup of Joe (COJ) forum. The name says it all. I guess I hadn't ventured out into the "black hole". Pretty scary. Thanks. |
| 2007-10-24 9:48 AM in reply to: #1022096 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: Poison Apples Team Thread kns57 - 2007-10-24 10:40 AM D001 - 2007-10-24 9:28 AM kns57 - 2007-10-24 10:22 AM I'm scared to ask. What is TAN? It's the "black hole" of BT.com. TAN = Thread About Nothing. It's on the Cup of Joe (COJ) forum. The name says it all. I guess I hadn't ventured out into the "black hole". Pretty scary. Thanks. LOL, no. Not scary, actually. It's a lot of fun. Bizarre, maybe. But fun. Definitely some warped humor in there. |
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