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 2016-01-09 9:53 AM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Expert  1118   , North Carolina |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016This thread sure moves fast, I need to make time to stop in more often! I've been slack and finding it hard to get my mojo back; especially since I've gained several pounds. I think if I focus focus mostly on running and strength training I'll start feeling better. I'll be 50 in a few months and I'm afraid my metabolism is getting sluggish. Any other ladies around 50ish feel a need to adjust training or racing goals?
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| 2016-01-09 11:01 AM in reply to: #5160635 |
Expert 1360 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Stacy- I've had to miss A races because of bacm issues as well. (Disc and nerve damage that has been a big recurring problem since my son was born (august 2013). Better to heal up now and get back into it when your back improves. Good luck! |
| 2016-01-09 12:55 PM in reply to: Daffodil |
| 310 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! (rsz_img_20160109_132238.jpg) Attachments ---------------- rsz_img_20160109_132238.jpg (13KB - 4 downloads) |
| 2016-01-09 1:34 PM in reply to: awm007 |
Pro 6520  Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by awm007 New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! I had a pair of those Mizuno's. Really liked them. |
| 2016-01-09 1:50 PM in reply to: popsracer |
| 270 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by popsracer Originally posted by awm007 New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! I had a pair of those Mizuno's. Really liked them. I had some too. In fact, they were my last pair. My dad is hooked on them and has been running in them for over year. He just recently switched to a pair of Adidas Supernovas just to try something else. |
| 2016-01-09 1:53 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 310 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by CRFTX2001 Originally posted by popsracer Originally posted by awm007 New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! I had a pair of those Mizuno's. Really liked them. I had some too. In fact, they were my last pair. My dad is hooked on them and has been running in them for over year. He just recently switched to a pair of Adidas Supernovas just to try something else. Oh good! It's hard to tell much about them in the store, even with a treadmill. First impressions were that they felt very light yet comfortable. They are last season's, hence the sale. (edit for spelling) Edited by awm007 2016-01-09 1:54 PM |
| 2016-01-09 2:08 PM in reply to: awm007 |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Vivobarefoot is having an excellent sale right now, if you're into a minimalist shoe. Almost half off! |
| 2016-01-09 3:34 PM in reply to: Maria527 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by Maria527 This thread sure moves fast, I need to make time to stop in more often! I've been slack and finding it hard to get my mojo back; especially since I've gained several pounds. I think if I focus focus mostly on running and strength training I'll start feeling better. I'll be 50 in a few months and I'm afraid my metabolism is getting sluggish. Any other ladies around 50ish feel a need to adjust training or racing goals?
I didn't start racing until I was near 50 (48), and I was never really athletic. Active YES, athletic NO! My racing goals have always been (in this order): NOT die, Finish, Finish before cut off time, try like hell to not be last. So far, I have made all those goals, but it has been close to all (but the first one, I hope). It is much harder as I add years (I refuse to say aging) to keep up my energy levels and to keep off weight. If you see current photos of me, it is evident I am not doing well on the weight thing. |
| 2016-01-09 5:50 PM in reply to: Maria527 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by Maria527 This thread sure moves fast, I need to make time to stop in more often! I've been slack and finding it hard to get my mojo back; especially since I've gained several pounds. I think if I focus focus mostly on running and strength training I'll start feeling better. I'll be 50 in a few months and I'm afraid my metabolism is getting sluggish. Any other ladies around 50ish feel a need to adjust training or racing goals?
I think that it's just hard to not feel like you should PR every race. |
| 2016-01-09 5:51 PM in reply to: awm007 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by awm007 New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! Way to give the locals some business! IOS? |
| 2016-01-09 5:53 PM in reply to: ceilidh |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by ceilidh Originally posted by Maria527 This thread sure moves fast, I need to make time to stop in more often! I've been slack and finding it hard to get my mojo back; especially since I've gained several pounds. I think if I focus focus mostly on running and strength training I'll start feeling better. I'll be 50 in a few months and I'm afraid my metabolism is getting sluggish. Any other ladies around 50ish feel a need to adjust training or racing goals?
I didn't start racing until I was near 50 (48), and I was never really athletic. Active YES, athletic NO! My racing goals have always been (in this order): NOT die, Finish, Finish before cut off time, try like hell to not be last. So far, I have made all those goals, but it has been close to all (but the first one, I hope). It is much harder as I add years (I refuse to say aging) to keep up my energy levels and to keep off weight. If you see current photos of me, it is evident I am not doing well on the weight thing. Not dying is a favorite Manatee goal! |
| 2016-01-09 5:54 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| 310 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by awm007 New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! Way to give the locals some business! IOS? It's good to support the locals. Raleigh Running Outfitters. We are lucky to have so many good options around. |
| 2016-01-09 5:58 PM in reply to: johnthecat |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by johnthecat Originally posted by brigby1 I think I'll be fine doing the race and it's more a bucket list thing for additional proof that I beat that darn autoimmune disease. The hesitation I have is if I should wait until I can finish closer to a 2:00 hour timeframe or does it really matter. It's not necessarily a cheap entry either. I mainly compare Smarties to the plain M&M's because that's what they resemble the closest. And ever since we started talking about Smarties I have the German Smarties commercial slogan stuck in my head. "Viele Viele bunte Smarties". Translates into "Many many colorful smarties" Originally posted by johnthecat I need to decide by Sunday before prices go up. If I do it it will be slow and more of a checkbox that I did it than anything. My Garmin's race predictor tells me I should be able to run it below 2 hours. Not sure how it comes up with these numbers but closer to 2:20 to 2:30 is probably more realistic. I guess i'll see how my long run goes on Sunday and go from there. Haven't used the Garmin predictor before, so no idea on it. How does your expectation of how the race will go compare to what you would want to get out of doing one? Are you itching to do one? Curious why you're looking at it. I don't understand why Smarties tend to only be compared to plain M&M's? There are 10 types of M&M's now. And that's excluding holiday specials as those tend to be certain colors of existing flavors. Your predicted finish time will affect how you line up at the start is all. When it gets closer to your event, some folks here can probably help you narrow that down a bit.
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| 2016-01-09 5:59 PM in reply to: awm007 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by awm007 Originally posted by jmkizer It's good to support the locals. Raleigh Running Outfitters. We are lucky to have so many good options around. Originally posted by awm007 New gear to start off the new year! Great sale at the local shop too. I tend to assume things are always cheaper online, but not so in this case. Plus I really appreciated the treadmill/video gait analysis. Good luck to those racing this weekend! Way to give the locals some business! IOS?
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| 2016-01-09 6:02 PM in reply to: microdoc |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by microdoc Good luck everyone racing! To the question regarding GU flavors - an email to the race director may give an answer. Kevin, did you post your bio? I may have missed it... |
| 2016-01-09 6:38 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Member 285 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by johnthecat Originally posted by brigby1 I think I'll be fine doing the race and it's more a bucket list thing for additional proof that I beat that darn autoimmune disease. The hesitation I have is if I should wait until I can finish closer to a 2:00 hour timeframe or does it really matter. It's not necessarily a cheap entry either. I mainly compare Smarties to the plain M&M's because that's what they resemble the closest. And ever since we started talking about Smarties I have the German Smarties commercial slogan stuck in my head. "Viele Viele bunte Smarties". Translates into "Many many colorful smarties" Originally posted by johnthecat I need to decide by Sunday before prices go up. If I do it it will be slow and more of a checkbox that I did it than anything. My Garmin's race predictor tells me I should be able to run it below 2 hours. Not sure how it comes up with these numbers but closer to 2:20 to 2:30 is probably more realistic. I guess i'll see how my long run goes on Sunday and go from there. Haven't used the Garmin predictor before, so no idea on it. How does your expectation of how the race will go compare to what you would want to get out of doing one? Are you itching to do one? Curious why you're looking at it. I don't understand why Smarties tend to only be compared to plain M&M's? There are 10 types of M&M's now. And that's excluding holiday specials as those tend to be certain colors of existing flavors. Your predicted finish time will affect how you line up at the start is all. When it gets closer to your event, some folks here can probably help you narrow that down a bit.
I was just going to line up in the back. That way I can say I passed x.....and only got passed by y....looks better that way.  |
| 2016-01-10 1:17 AM in reply to: StaceyK |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by StaceyK EZ walking and EZ swimming (floating ... paddling) can only help recovery unless you're actually crippled and awaiting surgery. As for the sprint ... don't sprint. Float, soft-pedal, walk. Them's my $0.02. I'm not going to cry either if we don't do the race Originally posted by StaceyK My appointment with steamroller Jill did not go so well. I thought that I was ok just stiff, but apparently I was very crooked. Jill has fixed me again but said I MUST take it easy for the next week - no SBR or gardening. Not sure what I am going to does I am meant to do a sprint next weekend and there is only 3 weeks until my Oly (A race for the season) and I am way under trained. Originally posted by jmkizer Go Salty and Ann-Marie.I have an appointment with steamroller Jill today. Hopefully after that I will be good to go. I can manage to ride on the trainer sitting up so I have been doing a bit of that.Racing Manatees!!! January 9-10 |
| 2016-01-10 7:56 AM in reply to: IndoIronYanti |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by IndoIronYanti Well I kind of thought the same which is why I swam EZ and rode my bike last week. I think the bike riding might have been the issue. Gonna stick with EZ walking this week and see how I go. Originally posted by StaceyK EZ walking and EZ swimming (floating ... paddling) can only help recovery unless you're actually crippled and awaiting surgery. As for the sprint ... don't sprint. Float, soft-pedal, walk. Them's my $0.02. I'm not going to cry either if we don't do the race Originally posted by StaceyK My appointment with steamroller Jill did not go so well. I thought that I was ok just stiff, but apparently I was very crooked. Jill has fixed me again but said I MUST take it easy for the next week - no SBR or gardening. Not sure what I am going to does I am meant to do a sprint next weekend and there is only 3 weeks until my Oly (A race for the season) and I am way under trained. Originally posted by jmkizer Go Salty and Ann-Marie.I have an appointment with steamroller Jill today. Hopefully after that I will be good to go. I can manage to ride on the trainer sitting up so I have been doing a bit of that.Racing Manatees!!! January 9-10 I have another appointment on Friday night. Can you wait till then for a decision about Sunday? |
| 2016-01-10 10:17 AM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by IndoIronYanti Well I kind of thought the same which is why I swam EZ and rode my bike last week. I think the bike riding might have been the issue. Gonna stick with EZ walking this week and see how I go. I have another appointment on Friday night. Can you wait till then for a decision about Sunday? Originally posted by StaceyK EZ walking and EZ swimming (floating ... paddling) can only help recovery unless you're actually crippled and awaiting surgery. As for the sprint ... don't sprint. Float, soft-pedal, walk. Them's my $0.02. I'm not going to cry either if we don't do the race Originally posted by StaceyK My appointment with steamroller Jill did not go so well. I thought that I was ok just stiff, but apparently I was very crooked. Jill has fixed me again but said I MUST take it easy for the next week - no SBR or gardening. Not sure what I am going to does I am meant to do a sprint next weekend and there is only 3 weeks until my Oly (A race for the season) and I am way under trained. Originally posted by jmkizer Go Salty and Ann-Marie.I have an appointment with steamroller Jill today. Hopefully after that I will be good to go. I can manage to ride on the trainer sitting up so I have been doing a bit of that.Racing Manatees!!! January 9-10 Take care, Stacey! Gotta get you healthy and keep you that way! |
| 2016-01-10 12:43 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| 310 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 All, Advice needed from some of the more experienced members on here. Short version: To what extent do you stick with a training plan vs modify depending on contingencies? Longer version: I started with Tri last summer and trained in a pretty unsystematic way. This year I have signed up for an HIM and have found a much more systematic plan (Fink's plan provided in the "IronFit Secrets for the Half Iron-Distance..." book). I'm assuming the authors set up the plan based on a periodization schedule - for instance not training the same intensity and sports on consecutive days, allowing rest time, etc. While sticking to the letter of the plan would seem best, and there injuries and illness that necessitate the occasional change. However, my question relates to what extent do others on here modify for things such as weather, training with friends, etc. For instance, if I have a bike day scheduled for Wed but it's supposed to be rainy and 35 degrees that day, would you swap that with Tuesday's swim day when it is expected to be sunny and 60 degrees? Or would you slog it out in the bad weather or trainer to stick with the plan? Just curious as to what others do. I don't want to be one of those persons that comment on online cooking recipes where they substitute half the ingredients then complain that the resulting dish doesn't taste good. On the other hand, if I can get outside rather than ride the trainer by switching days, I'd rather do that. Thanks in advance Manatees! |
| 2016-01-10 1:13 PM in reply to: awm007 |
Expert 2811 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by awm007 All, Advice needed from some of the more experienced members on here. Short version: To what extent do you stick with a training plan vs modify depending on contingencies? Longer version: I started with Tri last summer and trained in a pretty unsystematic way. This year I have signed up for an HIM and have found a much more systematic plan (Fink's plan provided in the "IronFit Secrets for the Half Iron-Distance..." book). I'm assuming the authors set up the plan based on a periodization schedule - for instance not training the same intensity and sports on consecutive days, allowing rest time, etc. While sticking to the letter of the plan would seem best, and there injuries and illness that necessitate the occasional change. However, my question relates to what extent do others on here modify for things such as weather, training with friends, etc. For instance, if I have a bike day scheduled for Wed but it's supposed to be rainy and 35 degrees that day, would you swap that with Tuesday's swim day when it is expected to be sunny and 60 degrees? Or would you slog it out in the bad weather or trainer to stick with the plan? Just curious as to what others do. I don't want to be one of those persons that comment on online cooking recipes where they substitute half the ingredients then complain that the resulting dish doesn't taste good. On the other hand, if I can get outside rather than ride the trainer by switching days, I'd rather do that. Thanks in advance Manatees! First things first- Life happens, and you aren't getting paid to do this. In fact you are paying to do this. I see a training plan as an outline for getting the conditioning you need to compete or complete, depending on your goals. It didn't come on a stone tablet. It is usually okay to change things up depending on outside forces you may or may not have control over. You can move workouts around or skip one if your schedule/life does not allow it. I would just look at what the plan is trying to accomplish with a particular workout. For example if you have a long day then a recovery day followed by a speed day and you are thinking about switching and it results in back to back long day followed by a speed day, you may reconsider, or choose to skip one, or move a different workout into that position or even shorten one if your schedule allows. Most plans will explain what they are trying to accomplish. Look at what the writer of the plan tells you, then make the call. For a long distance tri, your long sessions are more important, in my opinion. As long as you are following the bulk of the training you can miss some. If you do miss a few, over the period of the plan, don't sweat it. |
| 2016-01-10 1:17 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by IndoIronYanti Well I kind of thought the same which is why I swam EZ and rode my bike last week. I think the bike riding might have been the issue. Gonna stick with EZ walking this week and see how I go. I have another appointment on Friday night. Can you wait till then for a decision about Sunday? Originally posted by StaceyK EZ walking and EZ swimming (floating ... paddling) can only help recovery unless you're actually crippled and awaiting surgery. As for the sprint ... don't sprint. Float, soft-pedal, walk. Them's my $0.02. I'm not going to cry either if we don't do the race Originally posted by StaceyK My appointment with steamroller Jill did not go so well. I thought that I was ok just stiff, but apparently I was very crooked. Jill has fixed me again but said I MUST take it easy for the next week - no SBR or gardening. Not sure what I am going to does I am meant to do a sprint next weekend and there is only 3 weeks until my Oly (A race for the season) and I am way under trained. Originally posted by jmkizer Go Salty and Ann-Marie.I have an appointment with steamroller Jill today. Hopefully after that I will be good to go. I can manage to ride on the trainer sitting up so I have been doing a bit of that.Racing Manatees!!! January 9-10 Take care, Stacey! Gotta get you healthy and keep you that way! I hope the racing has gone well! |
| 2016-01-10 1:17 PM in reply to: Maria527 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by Maria527 This thread sure moves fast, I need to make time to stop in more often! I've been slack and finding it hard to get my mojo back; especially since I've gained several pounds. I think if I focus focus mostly on running and strength training I'll start feeling better. I'll be 50 in a few months and I'm afraid my metabolism is getting sluggish. Any other ladies around 50ish feel a need to adjust training or racing goals? It sure does move fast. Especially at the start of a year. |
| 2016-01-10 2:56 PM in reply to: awm007 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Originally posted by awm007 All, Advice needed from some of the more experienced members on here. Short version: To what extent do you stick with a training plan vs modify depending on contingencies? Longer version: I started with Tri last summer and trained in a pretty unsystematic way. This year I have signed up for an HIM and have found a much more systematic plan (Fink's plan provided in the "IronFit Secrets for the Half Iron-Distance..." book). I'm assuming the authors set up the plan based on a periodization schedule - for instance not training the same intensity and sports on consecutive days, allowing rest time, etc. While sticking to the letter of the plan would seem best, and there injuries and illness that necessitate the occasional change. However, my question relates to what extent do others on here modify for things such as weather, training with friends, etc. For instance, if I have a bike day scheduled for Wed but it's supposed to be rainy and 35 degrees that day, would you swap that with Tuesday's swim day when it is expected to be sunny and 60 degrees? Or would you slog it out in the bad weather or trainer to stick with the plan? Just curious as to what others do. I don't want to be one of those persons that comment on online cooking recipes where they substitute half the ingredients then complain that the resulting dish doesn't taste good. On the other hand, if I can get outside rather than ride the trainer by switching days, I'd rather do that. Thanks in advance Manatees! What can take a bit of understanding a bigger picture and also the pieces being moved around. So in this case you would need to understand what the bike workout is (and the swim) and also the several days on either side. As seen from an earlier posts, my hard bike workouts can go quite hard. If moving it butts up against another hard day (or string of hard days) then that's not a good idea as I won't be able to execute both up at the intensity they should be even though I may still be able to go hard and exhaust myself. It would also get in the way of the recovery and gains from the workouts. If it was an easy 40' or so ride, then this wouldn't be an issue. 40' isn't a big ride (for me) and easy is, well, easy. Since the example is the bike, I would likely just ride it indoors if that was the forecast. Generally, the biggest thing for bike improvement will be power development, and that can be done very well on a trainer. The trainer can actually be the better option for in in a number of cases as it's harder to do anything besides rather short intervals in the more local area. Larger takes riding out farther than I have time for or getting in the car to drive a ways first. The skill part is rather low in triathlon and usually doesn't take that much to become alright with. Skipping an occasional workout tends to work out ok for many, more so if they don't know how to prioritize workouts that well. There are a fair number of things to juggle when moving the parts around. Just move on to the next. Over time you might be able to look back and see if you're skipping too many and then try to figure out why. Figure out how to do better. |
| 2016-01-10 5:18 PM in reply to: cdban66 |
| 50 Munich, Bayern | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Adam: Life happens, train as you feel like it, try to stick to the plan and don't worry if it does not work out. You always have next week/next month/next year.  Yesterday is history tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. Always try to achieve your best and have fun, don't worry about tomorrow, if you don't have to. I've joined the Strava Manatees club (wohoo!!!), I am looking forward for my well earned 6-7th place next week! :D I will have my first ever masters swim tomorrow, I hope I will not injure anyone.  Today it was raining on my runs, but I still managed to take a photo from the alps, just for you, I hope you like it: http://abload.de/img/img_20160110_1447049ekvz.jpg I've lost another Kg during this week, and I've felt a little bit dizzy and light-headed on my late night run tonight, I guess my blood-sugar level plummeted. I am thinking about buying some cliff bars, to have some "emergency" calories with me, just in a case like this. |
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