ADollar79's Group--closed and in the base building phase! (Page 27)

Thanks guys! It was a blast! Next up is Chattanooga on 7/13, so I just need to figure out a bridge to get me there.

Dollar - what do you think about the 8 week or 10 week Beginner/Intermediate Olympic plans? Those would put me right at Chattanooga -  

Fall asleep or go slightly numb on the outside?  It could be a fitting issue, could be that you are gripping the bars too tight. Do you wear gloves at all? 

I think they make sense.  Do this.  Take a look at the workouts...the way they are laid out.  Think through your preparation for St. A's.  Does that plan adequately prepare you?  Are the workouts challenging enough or do you think you need more/less?  Make the adjustments if you need. 

Lets put up our April totals: 

This was a monster month for me--

How did you copy that?

Here's mine. Not too bad considering I was in Scotland for most of April..

 Oh, how sad....May will be better.

What? Not at all! You did a race too. I say it's better than sitting on yer bum Sarah   

I agree.  You not only raced St. A's but you were recovering from ING for a few days.  Great training!!! 

That is a monster month!  Great job.  

And I totally bailed on half of my swims (tsk, tsk).  April was ALL about the bike for me.  I am plenty happy with my swim right now and needed time in the saddle.     

How about we DOUBLE or TRIPLE that in May???? 

I think my bike miles look so low because a lot of it was trainer stuff that I don't put the miles into.  I was up in Bike Time and Swim Time and slightly down in run time over March (1 mile les running in 25 minutes less time - I suppose that means I got faster somewhere).

But! But! But! I was gone for a whole month  

Congrats to John on another race.  Hopefully he will share some additional information with us all.

Hope everyone is too busy training to chat.  But if you have questions...now is the time to ask.   

Alright!!!!!!  Good morning. Happy Cinco De Mayo too!

I do have a few questions.

My 1st race is May 26th (Memorial Day) Right now I want to really concentrate on getting more miles in bike and running wise. I feel I swim too much.  So longer runs/biking and more bricks. Water is too cold to swim just now but by the end of the month I'll be in the lake.

So my question is. In this next race so I go all out with the swim. I've never done it before because my nerves simply get the better of me. I swear my stomach swooshes and swirls. I have tried everything to calm them so I am thinking of swimming as fast as I can to get a good start ahead of everyone. I'm usually in the top 5 getting out the water and would like be at least in the top 3 to get a good start on the bike. But I'm worried about overdoing it..I can recover pretty quickly once I get out and on the bike.

Should I?

Another: I might be getting a new bike this weekend. Something from Specialized.  How long does it take to get adjusted to a new bike? I know that sounds silly but I am so used to cycling my tank that I fear cycling something lighter might result in me being disqualified for taking off from the ground or something. hehehe