Dream Chaser's 'Set a Goal and Capture it!' Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 28)

Greg, AWESOME post. Sincere THANK YOU to you and your military brothers/sisters risking your lives daily in service of this country.

Oh, and Happy Birthday!

Thank you!

Hey, guys!  Been traveling this week at a conference which was like 18 hours a day of work talk.  I'm in an exciting new discipline that doesn't really have much to do with my company's core products, which is making life interesting to say the least.  And my manager resigned while we were at the conference.  Lots going on for sure.

So, my April goals were (comments in Italics...)

"I'm thinking about:

Swim:  25K yards (16,150 total...would've hit 20K if not for bike mishap)

Bike:  8-12 hours, depending on weather (I can't go past 90 minutes on the Expresso trainer without losing it) (just over 12 hours...pretty good bike month and it would've been about 14, again, if not for the bike mishap)

Run:  80 miles (a manageable, steady, consistent increase from my 17 mi per week right now) (fell really short here at about 50 miles)

Strength and core work:  1+ hour per week (about 3 hours...a little short of where I want to be)

I also gotta finish splitting about one more cord of firewood and stacking it...lugging those rounds around is quite a workout. (got a bunch of this done and then my tree guy dumped about two more cords' worth of limbs and rounds...gotta love free wood but my yard looks like a wood pulp plant)"

 So overall for April, I'm pretty happy with a couple of things:

1. Though my swim totals were pretty far short of goals, my workouts were VERY productive.  I figured out how to LSD swim which has been a big issue for me.  I also had my longest non-stop swim and my fastest 100 and 50 intervals ever.
2. Bike is good...getting the hang of the new bike plus doing lots of different kinds of bike workouts like spin and trainer work.
3. Run was really low, but I had some really productive runs including a great 10K PR, a really good track workout, and a pretty good 5K race.  The only thing missing was the LSD run, and even the S is getting less S.

May goals, according to plan...

S:  38350.00 Yd - 13h 45m  (don't think this will happen because of road rash...going to shoot for 25K)
B:  0.00 Mi - 26h 35m (that's about 450 miles...total is really going to depend on how often I can do 2-3 hour rides, let's call the goal 400 miles)
R:  0.00 Mi - 11h 55m (84 miles...I think I can do this)
Str:  6h 45m (under 2 hours a week...yeah, probably...maybe closer to 5 overall)

My official triathlon plan started Sunday and I'm already scrambling things around because I can't swim yet and I was traveling Mon - Wed.  Hope this big uptick in volume doesn't cause any injuries.  The next six weeks are the base-building foundation of my July and August races so it's pretty important that I get the volume in.

Havajava - 2011-05-05 8:19 AM Amazing birthday! Started with an early morning run, one of longest yet a bot over 3.5 mi. Came home to surprise breakfast from Hub and boys. Went to gym. Then hub surprised me with a massage! It was cold himalayin salt stones, it's very good for muscle soreness and inflammation, it feels like heaven. Went to mall to pick out birthday gift, sunglasses for bike/run (might exchange them bc I picked a whacky pair of oaklys not sure how great they are for sport, I liked another pair better but also thought they were more fashion less function...what do u guys wear??) then hung out at prospect park then changed into fancy clothes in the car went to this restraunt I've been dieing to try and had a 10 course tasting menu!! Think salmon tartar with a poached egg and sea beans, tounge and cheak meat pizza... Heaven but couldn't sit up strait... Then we went to this pottery place and threw clay on a pottery wheel and made bowls so relaxing.... And now I'm 28! It was such a special day I just had to share

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 28???  Gosh, you're a youngin'. 

For sunglasses I have two pair, Tifosi Slip running/riding glasses and a pair of Oakleys for casual.  I never could find ones that did both well.

Havajava - 2011-05-05 8:19 AM Amazing birthday! Started with an early morning run, one of longest yet a bot over 3.5 mi. Came home to surprise breakfast from Hub and boys. Went to gym. Then hub surprised me with a massage! It was cold himalayin salt stones, it's very good for muscle soreness and inflammation, it feels like heaven. Went to mall to pick out birthday gift, sunglasses for bike/run (might exchange them bc I picked a whacky pair of oaklys not sure how great they are for sport, I liked another pair better but also thought they were more fashion less function...what do u guys wear??) then hung out at prospect park then changed into fancy clothes in the car went to this restraunt I've been dieing to try and had a 10 course tasting menu!! Think salmon tartar with a poached egg and sea beans, tounge and cheak meat pizza... Heaven but couldn't sit up strait... Then we went to this pottery place and threw clay on a pottery wheel and made bowls so relaxing.... And now I'm 28! It was such a special day I just had to share

Sounds like a great day!  Happy b-day!  And to Greg too!

I wear a cheapy pair of golf sunglasses I bought when I first started.  They have pink shades which I like as the world looks like a happy bright place and the shades are big so the bugs ping off them but... they suck in the rain.  On a rainy ride last year they were so brutal I had to push them down like bifocals to see.  I'd like to get a new pair too just no clue what and... I hate shopping so it's painful trying to get me to store to ponder.  I did manage to get some nice new cycling shorts - meant for women riding long distances.  Very soft!

Havajava - 2011-05-05 8:19 AM Amazing birthday! Started with an early morning run, one of longest yet a bot over 3.5 mi. Came home to surprise breakfast from Hub and boys. Went to gym. Then hub surprised me with a massage! It was cold himalayin salt stones, it's very good for muscle soreness and inflammation, it feels like heaven. Went to mall to pick out birthday gift, sunglasses for bike/run (might exchange them bc I picked a whacky pair of oaklys not sure how great they are for sport, I liked another pair better but also thought they were more fashion less function...what do u guys wear??) then hung out at prospect park then changed into fancy clothes in the car went to this restraunt I've been dieing to try and had a 10 course tasting menu!! Think salmon tartar with a poached egg and sea beans, tounge and cheak meat pizza... Heaven but couldn't sit up strait... Then we went to this pottery place and threw clay on a pottery wheel and made bowls so relaxing.... And now I'm 28! It was such a special day I just had to share

Happy B-day!!

I wear a pair of Bolle multi lens sunglasses. I like being able to switch out the lens colors depending on the light.

Dream Chaser - 2011-05-05 3:38 PM

Happy Birthday Chava.  I wear these.  They are the largest lens they make (so it protects the most from wind, sun) and they are polarized which gives me the best vision.

Man, look at that run form.  Weight on the balls of his feet, arms at 90 degree angle, full kick to the back.  Suh-weet!!

Havajava - 2011-05-05 7:19 AM Amazing birthday! Started with an early morning run, one of longest yet a bot over 3.5 mi. Came home to surprise breakfast from Hub and boys. Went to gym. Then hub surprised me with a massage! It was cold himalayin salt stones, it's very good for muscle soreness and inflammation, it feels like heaven. Went to mall to pick out birthday gift, sunglasses for bike/run (might exchange them bc I picked a whacky pair of oaklys not sure how great they are for sport, I liked another pair better but also thought they were more fashion less function...what do u guys wear??) then hung out at prospect park then changed into fancy clothes in the car went to this restraunt I've been dieing to try and had a 10 course tasting menu!! Think salmon tartar with a poached egg and sea beans, tounge and cheak meat pizza... Heaven but couldn't sit up strait... Then we went to this pottery place and threw clay on a pottery wheel and made bowls so relaxing.... And now I'm 28! It was such a special day I just had to share

Happy Birthday, sounds like a great day.

For sunglasses I use a pair I got from Performance probably over 10 years ago.  They have held up well and are pretty inexpensive when compared to the more popular brands.  I only have 1 lens left, but it did come with 3 when I bought the glasses, a clear, a yellow and dark for different conditions. 

Here's my April results:

Run:

53.31 Mi - 6h 59m 59s
Pace: 08m 42s /Mi

Swim:

12300.00 Yd - 4h 52m

Bike: Nada

So for May

would like to do following:

Run: 60 miles

Swim: about same 12300

bike: 80 miles

Have a great weekend all.

My bike has a new name:  Viento Negro (black wind in Spanish)

I'm faster already. 

That sounds fast! It has been so windy on all my rides lately I think I might give my bike the name breaking wind

You might have just tweaked it a bit. I would put some ice on it and go easy on your next run to see how it feels.

Tuesday afternoon and I'm in a planning mood.  After 3 seasons of dragging my family around Ontario to watch me participate in tris I decided this summer I would be considerate, flexible, and not schedule anything except for the August oly and focus on my cycling.  You know it's VERY hard to look at an empty calendar while tri training!!! Really???  All that training and not doing ANYTHING until August??  So... I signed up for a sprint in July.  I haven't told my hubby yet.  I have chosen a location that is conveniently located near a trout fishing park and will position this as an EXCELLENT opportunity for him to bond with his daughter while fishing (which they both love to do) but ya... I won't be there!!   

At least I didn't forget my anniversary and book one for that day in error (like I did last year!). 

Everyone else hard at work?  Hope your foot is feeling better soon Chava!

I would go crazy if I didn't have a race before August.  I think Bobby would explode!!

I think it's a good idea to turn a triathlon into a family trip.  I'm going to do Eagleman next year and it's on the way to the beach, so I told my wife and daughter we're going for a week for them putting up with my anticipated crazy training next spring.  Then there's this Ironman Florida thing...you know Disney is only three hours away...