Boston Beginner's Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 29)

did a biking LT test this morning, warm up for 8 min, increased intensitey for 10min, next 20 min all out & looked at my HR for last 20 min--170.  Being this high, isn't this a bad thing

A big part of your heart rate is how fast you recover--go for your max and then time you recovery time back to normal--usually a good gauge

In case no one has said this lately--I am having a Great Time training--how about yourselfs?

Yesterday was a great training day.  Short sessions of high intensity on several pieces of equipment.  Testing the old body for the race coming up tomorrow.  No knee pain, no muscle pain, no exhausted feeling when I was done. If I feel this good in the morning I should have a great race.  Feel like I'm finally getting the mojo back after way too long feeling sorry for myself about getting injured.

Yesterday was a great training day.  Short sessions of high intensity on several pieces of equipment.  Testing the old body for the race coming up tomorrow.  No knee pain, no muscle pain, no exhausted feeling when I was done. If I feel this good in the morning I should have a great race.  Feel like I'm finally getting the mojo back after way too long feeling sorry for myself about getting injured.

injuries happen, nothing to feel bad about!

good luck in your tri tomorrow and can't wait to hear how it went!

Edit:  Problems posting this morning.  guess it just makes my post count go up and make it look like I know what I am talking about...lol


Edited by gobluedds 2010-03-05 11:26 AM

Weather is started to break for a few days this weekend 50's but I am working. Have not been working out as much as I would like or need to get ready for 1/2Iron in August but I'm 25 wks out and will start the 20wk BT 1/2Iron plan first week of April. Time management always my biggest enemy but thats life and I'm enjoying it.

Francesco and I met up along with some other BT folks to ride and run the season opener route.  We did 2 laps on the bike and  mav and I did 3mile run while Francesco and Rory took a shortcut.   What a great course.   Some hills, which I absolutely loved (others...not so much).  My time with the winter cycling plan and the trainer has definitley paid off.   Francesco did awesome! opting to use the first lap as a warm up and continued on with us crazies for another 10 miles.
Usually I feel kinda tired after an intense workout but I think this new diet has kicked in coz I'm feelin on top of the world!  Oh wait...maybe thats just the endorphins.  Either way, I am going to ride this wave to the end!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

my half marathon is tomorrow.  i feel like $$%%^&.  I was in D.C. at meetings from Wednesday to yesterday, and then had one of the worst nights on call in the past 24 months.  On my feet intubating, putting in central lines, etc, no breaks .. whine, whine ...

 I went from the airport to call at hospital in intensive care nurseries for 17 hours. yes, you might ask why i scheduled things that way... call schedule is not set by me and i tried to trade call night with multiple colleagues to no avail.

so question, to anyone who is out there.  given that i have only 17 hours between now and the start of the half marathon, is there anything you would recommend that i do now to help me feel fresh at the start line.  i have already had a 3 hour nap ... and feel worse than i did when i first got home ... i am drinking lots of water ... but seriously is there anything else?
i trained reasonably well for the half so to feels so crappy today is a total bummer ... (or as my kids would say that totally sucks) ...

my half marathon is tomorrow.  i feel like $$%%^&.  I was in D.C. at meetings from Wednesday to yesterday, and then had one of the worst nights on call in the past 24 months.  On my feet intubating, putting in central lines, etc, no breaks .. whine, whine ...

 I went from the airport to call at hospital in intensive care nurseries for 17 hours. yes, you might ask why i scheduled things that way... call schedule is not set by me and i tried to trade call night with multiple colleagues to no avail.

so question, to anyone who is out there.  given that i have only 17 hours between now and the start of the half marathon, is there anything you would recommend that i do now to help me feel fresh at the start line.  i have already had a 3 hour nap ... and feel worse than i did when i first got home ... i am drinking lots of water ... but seriously is there anything else?
i trained reasonably well for the half so to feels so crappy today is a total bummer ... (or as my kids would say that totally sucks) ...

my half marathon is tomorrow.  i feel like $$%%^&.  I was in D.C. at meetings from Wednesday to yesterday, and then had one of the worst nights on call in the past 24 months.  On my feet intubating, putting in central lines, etc, no breaks .. whine, whine ...

 I went from the airport to call at hospital in intensive care nurseries for 17 hours. yes, you might ask why i scheduled things that way... call schedule is not set by me and i tried to trade call night with multiple colleagues to no avail.

so question, to anyone who is out there.  given that i have only 17 hours between now and the start of the half marathon, is there anything you would recommend that i do now to help me feel fresh at the start line.  i have already had a 3 hour nap ... and feel worse than i did when i first got home ... i am drinking lots of water ... but seriously is there anything else?
i trained reasonably well for the half so to feels so crappy today is a total bummer ... (or as my kids would say that totally sucks) ...

sorry ... teenager LOL and submitted message 3 times while i feel like $%#%

thanks. ... feeling better already

bottom line ...we are very fortunate to be able to participate in half marathons ...triathlons ...

Make sure you eat good tonight.  WHat you eat today will help fuel you for tomorrow!  Good luck  out there!

i just finished a half marathon.  i think my time will be about 5 to 10 minutes faster than last year's half marathon.

congrats to you! And you were worried!

  Congrads on your race

Been out of the loop for a couple of days due to friends spending the weekend.  I really like company but it really makes a mess of my work outs.  Only managed to get out on my bike early Saturday--weather here was great for the weekend.  Way to much fun at night made for some really slack time during the day--guess what I am trying to say here is--I missed it ALL! 

Congrats Hobbins!!! Thats great!