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Alright friends my race report is up.Just completed it after I finished a 76 mile bike today with a 19.5 average..Recovery ride (lol)

Hope all is well..

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Kenj

Question for you??My next Olympic is in four weeks what training plan should I import.I really want to try and get into the 2hour 30minute mark..This event was my first every tri last year at 2:53 so I really want to rock here.. thanks

Weekend Plans:

Tonight: go home, rest up for tomorrow

Tomorrow: Taking my 2 yr old to a "Family Zumba" class.  We will see how that goes.  That is in the morning.  Then in the afternoon - it is the PUB RUN!!!  Whoo hoo!!  Three miles and six beers!  (plus the warm up beer I have b/f hand... and the beers and food after)  (I will try to post embarrassing pictures after!)

Sunday: Recover from hangover.

Just finished my local 5k run today.  Ran it in 27.02 which is almost 3 minutes faster than my 5k time last year!!!!

Very jazzed right now. I didn't know how fast I would be able to run as I didn't taper and had a 2 hour ride yesterday. I was hoping to go under 29 minutes - so very very happy! Yeah!!!!

Here is Kerianne in T2 - I sure wish I looked this good coming off the bike!

Alright guys first race of the season is in the books..Looks like I finished with a time off 2:44:49...27th out of 61 in the 40-44 age group..I will let you know when I get my RR up...Overall had a good race and good time just disappointed in my swim leg it was brutal I was a total of 8 minutes of my pace...didn't help that it ended up being wetsuit legal and I don't have one in my bag yet...Plus it was reported by several races that the distance was around 1.10 miles and should have been .93 miles..Oh well it is over and in the books,we learn from it and move forward..

 194th Overall          Swim  38:54 T1 1:17  Bike 1:12:37 20.7 avg  T2 1:08   Run 50:54  8:13 pace  Total: 2:44:49 

Had a good race yesterday, will post my RR soon.

I am going to need some help. My husband and I are going to have to take turns with our coach. Financially we can't swing him training both of us right now. He has a HIM in September and I have one in November. We have him through the first week of June I think then he will be coaching Ken and not me until September when I will hop on again.

All this to say I need a plan. I have a sprint the first weekend in August which is an A race for me, an Oly B race in September and then my HIM the first weekend in November is my big A race.

I'll likely upgrade my BT membership and go with one of their plans. I'm guessing an Oly plan? I am very open to suggestions. As for the immediate future I'd like to continue with my bike and swim training and take my run training down a notch. I am obviously injury prone and right now am dealing with shin splints in both legs and a left IT band issue I put to 'bed' over a year ago. So my plan for the run is to start from scratch.

Alright guys first race of the season is in the books..Looks like I finished with a time off 2:44:49...27th out of 61 in the 40-44 age group..I will let you know when I get my RR up...Overall had a good race and good time just disappointed in my swim leg it was brutal I was a total of 8 minutes of my pace...didn't help that it ended up being wetsuit legal and I don't have one in my bag yet...Plus it was reported by several races that the distance was around 1.10 miles and should have been .93 miles..Oh well it is over and in the books,we learn from it and move forward..

 194th Overall          Swim  38:54 T1 1:17  Bike 1:12:37 20.7 avg  T2 1:08   Run 50:54  8:13 pace  Total: 2:44:49 

So for some good news and not so good news.  Not so good news first.

Brian (significant other) was laid off on Thursday, the day before we were going to hand our inspection report with a list of corrections to the buyer of the home we were going to purchase. It was a real blow but at least we hadn't closed on the house before this happened. That would have been very very bad.

Now for the good news.  I ran a 5k yesterday with some friends and did my best time in a very long time. My Garmin had the distance at 3.19 but either way my first two miles were definately faster then I have been doing. I was really pushing and had that "I think I am going to puke" feeling close to the finish. At least that feeling was due to working hard and not the crazy GI issue I have.

It is a gloomy day here today and I need to get some work done (taking work home stinks but I have a deadline to meet) but my plan is to get a run in and hit the weights. Someday I will get myself to the pool.

Happy Sunday All!

Just finished my local 5k run today.  Ran it in 27.02 which is almost 3 minutes faster than my 5k time last year!!!!

Very jazzed right now. I didn't know how fast I would be able to run as I didn't taper and had a 2 hour ride yesterday. I was hoping to go under 29 minutes - so very very happy! Yeah!!!!

Kathleen, sorry to hear the bad news, seems to be a not so rare occurrence these days.  Hope that you and DH get back on your feet soon.

BTW, awesome work on your run!!  That's wonderful news

Alright guys first race of the season is in the books..Looks like I finished with a time off 2:44:49...27th out of 61 in the 40-44 age group..I will let you know when I get my RR up...Overall had a good race and good time just disappointed in my swim leg it was brutal I was a total of 8 minutes of my pace...didn't help that it ended up being wetsuit legal and I don't have one in my bag yet...Plus it was reported by several races that the distance was around 1.10 miles and should have been .93 miles..Oh well it is over and in the books,we learn from it and move forward..

 194th Overall          Swim  38:54 T1 1:17  Bike 1:12:37 20.7 avg  T2 1:08   Run 50:54  8:13 pace  Total: 2:44:49 

So for some good news and not so good news.  Not so good news first.

Brian (significant other) was laid off on Thursday, the day before we were going to hand our inspection report with a list of corrections to the buyer of the home we were going to purchase. It was a real blow but at least we hadn't closed on the house before this happened. That would have been very very bad.

Now for the good news.  I ran a 5k yesterday with some friends and did my best time in a very long time. My Garmin had the distance at 3.19 but either way my first two miles were definately faster then I have been doing. I was really pushing and had that "I think I am going to puke" feeling close to the finish. At least that feeling was due to working hard and not the crazy GI issue I have.

It is a gloomy day here today and I need to get some work done (taking work home stinks but I have a deadline to meet) but my plan is to get a run in and hit the weights. Someday I will get myself to the pool.

Happy Sunday All!

Just finished my local 5k run today.  Ran it in 27.02 which is almost 3 minutes faster than my 5k time last year!!!!

Very jazzed right now. I didn't know how fast I would be able to run as I didn't taper and had a 2 hour ride yesterday. I was hoping to go under 29 minutes - so very very happy! Yeah!!!!

Just curious, but why not a half IM plan that encompasses the Oly as a measure of fitness?   

Leg injuries suck.  I check shoes, commit to foam rollers every day, stretching/yoga after every bike and run workout, anti inflammation meds, and ice, compression socks and elevation when I can.   The older I get the more I focus on this.  So far so good this season

What's the Galloway method?

Had a good race yesterday, will post my RR soon.

I am going to need some help. My husband and I are going to have to take turns with our coach. Financially we can't swing him training both of us right now. He has a HIM in September and I have one in November. We have him through the first week of June I think then he will be coaching Ken and not me until September when I will hop on again.

All this to say I need a plan. I have a sprint the first weekend in August which is an A race for me, an Oly B race in September and then my HIM the first weekend in November is my big A race.

I'll likely upgrade my BT membership and go with one of their plans. I'm guessing an Oly plan? I am very open to suggestions. As for the immediate future I'd like to continue with my bike and swim training and take my run training down a notch. I am obviously injury prone and right now am dealing with shin splints in both legs and a left IT band issue I put to 'bed' over a year ago. So my plan for the run is to start from scratch.

Decided to try practice sighting in the pool today and it was somewhat of a disaster.  I feel like I can't get my head up high enough to sight after all of the practice of keeping my head down while swimming.

What techniques do ya'll use when sighting?  Do you breathe then look?  Do you look then breathe?  Do you do both nearly simultaneously? 

Thanks for the help!