Mndymond and Disturbed275's Awesome SBR Group--- Phase 2--CLOSED! (Page 29)

Glad to hear you got in a nice ride and I hope your stomach feels better asap.  Good luck with your Tri this Sunday.  I know you are gonna crush it!

Sounds like your husband made out like a bandit!  Next time, it's your turn!!!

Thanks as always for the support and for your post.  You really got me thinking about my training and the purpose and need for rewards.  As you probably have figured out by now - it's all about sustainibility for me as I continue to make the life change from being a big fat sweaty couch potato (some people at work actually called me BSD - Big Sweaty Dave) to being a fit happy human being.  So I was thinking that those pieces of chocolate for you and beer for me are the rewards for all of our labors.  If we can't treat outselves to a little heaven, why are we working so damn hard?

Then I got to thinking that we should also be rewarding ourselves for taking it easy or taking a rest day too.  Yesterday was my long ride - but I approached it as if it were a speed workout.  I was fast - but all that energy expended yesterday puts me in a hole for my run this afternoon.  Maybe I should be rewarding myself for not only getting the workout in but sticking to the plan. 

Just a thought.  Glad to hear you are feeling better and congrats on those workout totals for the week!

I definitely do this!  While I do fall into the trap of rewarding myself for training by indulging in beer, fries, or pizza, I'm trying to get away from that.  

Now I think of a nice massage, a session in the steam room, a restorative yoga class, or even an extra rest day if I'm run down, as rewards as well!  

Hot tub after a swim workout at the Y.  10 minutes is way more enjoyable than it ever should be or would've been pre tri training.  I woke up at 5:30 today for another 4:00 work out, so I missed my chance to work out as my wife was already off to training, so I rolled over and slept in today.

funny thing is that I still try to stress about this, but then realized I had planned a rest on Thursday anyway, so I just switched days in my plan.  If I work out only 5 days a week instead of 6 every other week, I still think I'll be able to tow the line for HIM.  The funny thing is that it will stick in my craw for hours until I let it go.  It really is what you need sometimes, as we work our bodies to the brink at times.  Rest is good.

Hot tub after a swim workout at the Y.  10 minutes is way more enjoyable than it ever should be or would've been pre tri training.  I woke up at 5:30 today for another 4:00 work out, so I missed my chance to work out as my wife was already off to training, so I rolled over and slept in today.

funny thing is that I still try to stress about this, but then realized I had planned a rest on Thursday anyway, so I just switched days in my plan.  If I work out only 5 days a week instead of 6 every other week, I still think I'll be able to tow the line for HIM.  The funny thing is that it will stick in my craw for hours until I let it go.  It really is what you need sometimes, as we work our bodies to the brink at times.  Rest is good.

Hot tub!  Yeah, if I had access to one, I would definitely be in there all the time to "recover"!

x2 on the bike trainer.  I don't have kids or anything, but it's definitely easier to hop on and get a quick workout without all the hassle of going outside, battling weather/traffic/flats/etc.  Which reminds me, I've been meaning to set mine up so I can start doing 30-60min on the trainer before work some days since my high volume weeks are coming up for HIM training!  Time to bust out all the DVDs I've been meaning to watch, too 

All holidays are great when you end up in a brewery!!

Someone missed 500 yards and 5 minutes of running yesterday.  Let's hear the excuses.

You need to buy a cycle trainer! When you have a wife and kids, it is a workout saver for me!

First off - THANKS A TON for the support and accountibility!

It is precisely because of posts like yours that I, in fact, managed to squeeze in my workouts yesterday.  I got in the pool workout in the morning no problem but sitting in the parking lot that is the MASS Pike put my run in serious jeopardy (it took me almost as long to drive home as it did to bike the same distance the day before).  I got home at 5:25 and my wife had an end of the year party that we had to be at by 6.  I pissed her off something fierce when I told her that I was going to be late for the party because I needed to get my run in... but to her credit - she let me get it done.  I ended up being 15 minutes late to the party and I was a mess.  I'd grabbed a quick shower but I was still sweating like a hog.  Thanks to the workout, I skipped the butter when they served clams and only ate 1/2 my steak.  It pained me not to finish it but I probably would have lost the fight and wolfed it down had I not gotten that workout in...

So I guess the threat of catching crap from my tri buddies motivates me more than the fear of my wife's displeasure... Fact is - knowing that you'd give me $hit is what made it happen

Respect the taper... If you are going to do anything that will deplete your stores of energy - you should have gotten it in earlier in the week (in my opinion).  I would take it really easy for the last 3 or 4 days.

Check out this good article tapering... http://www.karensmyers.com/executing-the-perfect-taper/

Just my two cents - you know your body better than I do.  

Good luck on Sunday

Id say do a 750. Not going to gain much fitness before Sun and since you are in recovery week its probably better for your race to do a chiller workout (can add in some short quick repeats like 4x50 at race pace) than adding more volume for a better workout. I tend to think it is best to keep workout frequency the same during recovery weeks but to reduce the volume per session. (Not that I always follow my own advice )

That's  exciting.  How does one even go about asking how many "long course" tri's this makes for someone?  How many does this make for you?  What are your goals for this one?  When is IM california?

I just read this and pulled the trigger on the Half that I've been training for.  I'm registered for the Troika triathlon 70.3 distance but not a IM event.  It's in August.  This will be my first tri.  It feels like I've been hanging on here forever (last October) and still haven't done a triathlon yet.  August is just around the corner.

You should look for a sprint in July to do. It would be a great experience. It is amazing how much you will learn.

Come on go out and buy that bike! Buy it now if you don`t have kids as when you do you won`t be!

You will crush the sprint! Is it an OWS or pool? Looking forward to the race report! It is great everyone is starting to do their races!

Wow, you pick some great destination races! I would love to do some of those tris. Do you ship your bike or do you just rent one while you are down there? Should be pretty good timing with your other race. Looks like you will be spending a lot of time with your trainer this winter...

This I need to do.  How much time to set up if you only have a 1 ride to go from outside to inside?