MAD MANATEE Mentor Group (TriAya & lmscozz)--CLOSED! (Page 27)

2x2 review:  Well - going well here.  Miss a day or two here and there, but all is going much better than last summer when I thought it was going well.  Weight loss - still hovering, but shape and % body fat is going right direction.  Note to all - don't get tied up too much with the scale since that is only part of the story.

Race schedule - full and looking at adding fill-in.  Jan (girlfriend) and I were talking about goals this year and she wants to do sub-30 5k and wanted to do a 10k.  I was thinking about adding a marathon late in the year (looking at a full ironman next year, so why not) and a 5k under 24 minutes (have not yet hit 25 minutes, but I'm close enough to set a new goal). 

Was riding last night on the drainer and Jan was running on the dreadmill when I asked what her HR was and her speed (high 140s and 5.5mph).  I reached over and hit 6.5 and told her 30 seconds - counted it down for her.  30 sec recover, and I hit 7mph on for 45 seconds.  Back down for 30 then 7.5 for 30.  She just kept running it for several more at 7 mph.  Heart rate hit 168, so we went back to 5.5 mph to finish.  At 4.5 miles in, she asked for me to hit it some more and we did one at 7mph for 1 minute.  She shocked me when she hit 4.75 miles and asked for me to do one more sprint until she finished.  I asked for her HR (low 150s) and so I hit 8mph.  She gasped and said no way, but she kep running and kept running.  She hit 5 miles and jumped onto the rails grinning like crazy.  One workout and she hit her longest distance to date AND fastes speed - a good 1.5 MPH faster than she thought she could do.  HR hit 176 (she is 48) when she was done, but she

She talked about it all day today - so happy - never ran as far or as fast - commented all it took was a little push.  So - how hard can you go?  Think your max speed is 8 - try 8.5 for 20 seconds.  Think it is 5.5 - try 6.

What will you do this week to put a smile on your face?

crystalashworth - 2011-02-05 9:55 PM Another crappy work week - long hours, stress, yada yada.  Only did my one core workout on Monday - and nothing the remainder of the week.  I get to go pick up my bike from the shop tomorrow after I had it tuned up and a new rim put on the front.  So, maybe I'll go for an afternoon bike ride.   

SMILE!  Just SMILE!  When work goes south, go to the ladies room and practice your smile in front of the mirror.  Corney, stupid, or whatever, but it works.  Do the same thing in the AM getting ready.  It is a simple action that sets the stage for the rest of your feelings.

I'm sure you will beat whatever you have and will get through this week doing at least double the work you did last week - think that is a goal you can meet?  How about considering it a personal challenge:  You are hereby challenged to double your last week's workout.

Glad you're feeling more comfortable on the bike. Don't worry about the run. You'll be able to get in that run. You'll be amazed at how much bike fitness carries over to run as far as endurance. Don't get me wrong, you'll still need to run some, but the bike really helps and it's a great recovery tool after a hard run.

Not to fret, many people actually gain weight on the scale when tri training. Sometimes a better barometer is how your clothes fit and how you're feeling. It can also be what you're eating as well as how much. Logging food intake can be a great way to become conscious of how much you're eating. The food logs on here are pretty good and there's an app called lose it that will let you log food intake and exercise expenditure. Also, the Livestrong site also has a way to log food intake, but I think you need to "join" somehow. http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/

I also think you got some good advice re: training plan. It's a guide not a god so just do what you can and if you miss something you don't go back and try to make it up...just move on.  I did a BT plan for beginners for my first tri and was worried I wouldn't be prepared, but it did the job fine.

Have a great day!

WOO-HOO! Congrats not-so-big Mike!

Sorry about your knee, SteveyD. I'm sure you're propping it up with some nice chilly ice wrapped around it holding a pint, right?  Take care and congrats on the new gigs!

Good morning Mad Manatees -- here's a quote from the tag on my teabag (Yogi tea if anyone's interested)

"When the mind is backed by will, miracles happen." 

I'm a believer.

And, what is not-so-big Mike not going to give up? (the musical link) 

Got to practice today and had to do a 1000 Meter Time Trial Swim which I was not planning or expecting to do.  Did it in 15:20 with the first 500 being at 7:39 and the seond at 7:41 so I swam consistant for the whole thing.  Probably could of had a better time if I had more then a 100 meter warm up but my friend slept in and was late picking me up so I was 20 minutes late to practice and didn't have time to do anything else.

I am really just posting to get us off page 2.  Hope everybody's training is going well and for the people that are injured I hope you heal fast.

Have a great weekend!