Team Trisuppo - OPEN (Page 29)

Quick question for some expert input here...what swim goggles do you guys use? I swim in the early morning before work and would rather not look like I'm an old man wih raccoon eyes at work!

45 Minutes on the bike -

Gabe 27 41:05:20
Joe: 25 29:13:00
Mark 21 28:55:00
Jim 22 26:15:03
Lisa 22 32:36:50
Mitch 17 18:14:31
Bruno 13 14:55:00
Samy 4 05:25:03
Rachel 3 04:11:13

62' - 7.5m run. Good month!

Gabe 27 41:05:20
Joe: 26 30:15:00
Mark 21 28:55:00
Jim 22 26:15:03
Lisa 22 32:36:50
Mitch 17 18:14:31
Bruno 13 14:55:00
Samy 4 05:25:03
Rachel 3 04:11:13

Highly personal decision here. The raccoon eyes go away pretty quick so your biggest concern should be fit. I swim with my contacts in so I have zero tolerance for water. Been using Aquasphere Vistas for years - they are big, but fit like a glove, perfect for open water and great peripheral vision. Not cheap, but they last.

I've got to go with Joe. They all fit different and what might feel good to you could be painful to me. I have a speedo pair, but I don't remember the style only they cost $20.00. I mostly swim in open water, so I prefer tinted. I lose mine annually, so I can't tell you anything about durability. As for raccoon eyes, it doesn't last.

The best ones I had were the Speedos mask type (sort of like for diving, but smaller). No raccoon eyes at all. Currently just use whatever fits and is not too expensive (mainly Zoot) since I lose them/ break the strap etc.

Play again in May? I expect to be more competitive this month....

75 minutes on the drainer this morning (60' interval at 88% CP).

Mitch 01 01:15:00

I'm in. Gabe good job last month and Happy May Day.

6 mile runch 52'53. This was the first day that was nice enough to run in shorts. It finally felt like Spring!

Mitch 01 01:15:00
Jim 01 00:52:53

30min bike ride yesterday, just commuting, but it still counts. This morning - 1hr run through pouring rain and lightning on the way back, something I will remember!

Mitch 01 01:15:00
Jim 01 00:52:53
Mark 02 01:30:00

40 min run this morning. Planning on a swim at lunch as well.

Mitch 02 01:55:00
Jim 01 00:52:53
Mark 02 01:30:00

I managed to get the pool last night before the gym closed - 45 minutes // interesting crew of people at the gym in the late hours... much different than the day. 'Hello people - it's a 3 lane lap pool, not someone's backyard hangout.' Oh well - helps me learn to focus with distractions.

Mitch 02 01:55:00
Jim 01 00:52:53
Mark 02 01:30:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00

Does anyone remember the scene from National lampoon's European vacation when they're having breakfast and Rusty is watching an amorous couple at a nearby table? That's how I feel sometimes when swimming later in the evening at the Life Time Fitness near me...sometimes I'm thinking, "get a room!"

Thursday - 35' semi
Friday - post work exhausted 6m run. Felt much better after the fact.

The creatures which inhibit pools are very interesting. Real swimmers typically go early -after 9 am it is a real crap shoot. Walkers, floaters, double arm backstrokers - ya never know.

Mitch 02 01:55:00
Jim 01 00:52:53
Mark 02 01:30:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09

Bike commuting and 5k parkrun this morning. Getting cooler here finally.

Mitch 02 01:55:00
Jim 01 00:52:53
Mark 03 02:30:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09

Brick this morning. 60' on the bike (2x20' @ 90% CP) and 20' run

Mitch 03 03:15:00
Jim 01 00:52:53
Mark 03 02:30:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09

Thanks for the advice on the goggles everyone. The Speedo goggles I'd been using leaked a lot. I switched to an older version of the Aquashere brand a year ago but those are the ones leaving me looking 80 when I show upo to work after swimming in the morning lol. I just bought a pair of new Aquasphere Vistas and they work pretty good. They leak a little around the nose, but nothing I can't live with for before-work swims. They weren't cheap at all (about $40) but well worth the lack of raccoon eyes! THANKS!

35 minutes on the drainer. I missed yesterday, I had to go pick up the oldest from college.

Mitch 03 03:15:00
Jim 02 01:27:53
Mark 03 02:30:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09

Dan, I don't know if anyone explained the monthly challenge. If you want to join in, you can get 1 point per day if you either swim bike or run 30 minutes. Keep total time for the tie breaker. If you don't work out or don't hit 30 minutes in any individual discipline then no point. The winner gets the coveted aluminum foil metal. Good luck beating Gabe, he is a machine .

Edited by JBacarella 2014-05-03 2:27 PM

A long run this Sunday morning - 2:45'. I think it was around 26k or so. Cold and windy.

Mitch 03 03:15:00
Jim 02 01:27:53
Mark 04 05:15:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09

OK, back in for May. Was going to post last night but realized I was too tired to add up times. So, 6.25 miles on the treadmill one night after a day full of elementary school choir and orchestra rehearsals and the evening concert (I'm one of two volunteer accompanists), 6 miles on the treadmill the next night because it took me a very long time to get motivated that evening (oops), and 19 miles today.

I *think* taper actually starts this week, with the marathon two weeks out. I'm kinda of beyond ready to taper at this point.

Mitch 03 03:15:00
Jim 02 01:27:53
Mark 04 05:15:00
Bruno 01 00:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09
Lisa 3 05:23:57

Way to go Lisa! oh the marathon taper - with 2 weeks out, yes, you should be there. Some of my friends say they can antsy and don't like the taper - 'are you kidding me?' is my thought. I welcome the break and extra time. Good luck!

40 miles on the bike in the gym. oh boy.

Mitch 03 03:15:00
Jim 02 01:27:53
Mark 04 05:15:00
Bruno 02 02:45:00
Joe 2 02 1:12:09
Lisa 3 05:23:57

Sat - 1.5 hr bike
Sun - 13 mile run + 30' bike with my daughter.

Mitch 03 03:15:00
Jim 02 01:27:53
Mark 04 05:15:00
Bruno 02 02:45:00
Joe 04 5:08:09
Lisa 3 05:23:57

Yesterday - Swim followed by medium run. Today is my rest day.

Mark 04 05:15:00
Joe 04 5:08:09
Mitch 04 04:39:35
Lisa 3 05:23:57
Bruno 02 02:45:00
Jim 02 01:27:53



Edited by trisuppo 2014-05-05 8:08 AM

Too Late to Join?

I am currently planning on doing my first Tri in August and really need some help in my training. Is it too late in the season to join the group?

We'd love to help however we can. Can you look back and find the suggested format for the bio and post away?

30:11 runch on the dreadmill. I had to cut it short, work getting in the way of working out.

Mark 04 05:15:00
Joe 04 5:08:09
Mitch 04 04:39:35
Lisa 3 05:23:57
Bruno 02 02:45:00
Jim 03 02:58:04