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Originally posted by adempsey10

Hitting the training hard in the next 4 weeks, the last push to IM Tremblant. I've built a solid base in the swim and bike so I'm going to focus on the run in the next few weeks. Will be doing mostly easy long runs leading up to the race and some top-end work on the bike to try and push out a few more km/h on race day. I've started racing in my local cycling club's weekly criterium races in order to work on VO2 and threshold. 

Anyone following Le Tour? It consumes most of my time which should be spent on my research paper. It's one of the most exciting tours I've seen in years.

Originally posted by badmo77a

Well done for all the reports of getting key workouts in folks.

I doubled up on the bike yesterday to move up to 7/28 with half hour rides to and from work. Both had segments above 30kph which means there was some quality in there as well.

10k run tonight and then hopefully another double on Friday.

Originally posted by Qua17 Good luck to you on your final push towards IMMT! What's your goal time. I think if I have a great day, I might be able to break 15 hours depending on the wind and conditions. I've never gotten into the tour but my cousin goes out of his mind for it. Glad you're enjoying it! Let's make sure we set up a time to meet before the race for an icy cold beverage.

Originally posted by aviatrix802

Thanks for the boost, Dave, I don't feel fast! A couple of my friends race and are pretty fast - one is one of the strongest cyclists in the northeast. This is my first year on a road bike (probably 10 rides - maybe less - under my belt - all under 30 miles) and I constantly ask them how to go faster. Just keep riding! I was hoping to try a time trial race tomorrow night for the fun of it (I won't be competitive but what the heck, why not), but the youngest has his first swim race and the older one has a birthday party to go to so I'll be running kids around. All good things to those who wait!

I look forward to hearing about your race in....40 days? Heck, my first sprint is in 2 1/2 weeks and I'm a wreck - so motivated by what you're doing and hoping maybe I can do a HIM someday. Baby steps. You're a mentor for a reason.

Cheers. Its sounds like I need to send you some libation.

Cheers!

Originally posted by adempsey10

My goal time is 10h19m. These are with realistic training numbers but I have a feeling that an 1-1.5 hours slower could be likely. I'm arriving on Thursday night, so we should get together for a pint Thursday or Friday night. Are you staying right in the village? We booked a cottage about 10-15 from the village. 

 

 

Originally posted by b2b14 sorry for the multiple post, but do races count as workouts toward my 28? I'm skipping my run tomorrow for my back to back races.

Originally posted by aviatrix802

8/29 this morning with a nice 2000 yd swim including 1000 straight.

bike planned for tomorrow morning (part will be the tri route)
and an ows in the afternoon (2nd attempt in the wetsuit)


Good luck to everyone racing this weekend! I'll be thinking of you!!

Best,
Jenn

Originally posted by aviatrix802 Typo on my part - hadn't had my coffee yet! Still a xx/28 month! Sorry about that. It would be really confusing in February...on a non-leap year.

Originally posted by adempsey10

I'm not sure if it's just David and I training for Ironman but maybe others can relate to this little anecdote:

One of the most troublesome aspects of training has been the psychological effect caused by friends and family. Often I find that they (my wife in particular) express concern about how much activity I do in a day and warn me not to overdo it. Yesterday I did a 30km bike, an 8km run and then a set of high intensity sprint intervals. When I tell people about this I often a get concerned response, "Take it easy, you don't want to overdo it and hurt yourself." At first these little quips genuinely affected me and made me question my training plan. I even stopped doing so much for awhile. But then I realized that come race day I have to swim 4000m, bike 180km and run 42km in one long continuous stretch. If I can't do 30km bike, 8km run and a high intensity workout in the same day, I'm in trouble for Ironman. 

Anyway, the point is that Triathlon, unlike most other sports, requires a lot of multi-sport training. It seems obvious to us, but if you consider other sports, most at the amateur level devote only 1-2 hours per week working on their sport and that may be all they need. Even amateur marathon runners only run 3-4 times a week and often are diligent about having a day between each one. To do a bike ride and a run in the same day is beyond comprehension for athletes of other sports but it's a necessary and normal practice for us.  

Triathletes truly are bada$$.

Originally posted by b2b14  This is so true. My wife doesn't understand why I train so much, but what is worse is that the trainers that started at work see no benefit to endurance training. They constantly tell me to stop running and biking so much b/c it won't help me get stronger. They even tried to convince me to give up tri and pick up Olympic weight lifting.

Originally posted by adempsey10

I'm not sure if it's just David and I training for Ironman but maybe others can relate to this little anecdote:

One of the most troublesome aspects of training has been the psychological effect caused by friends and family. Often I find that they (my wife in particular) express concern about how much activity I do in a day and warn me not to overdo it. Yesterday I did a 30km bike, an 8km run and then a set of high intensity sprint intervals. When I tell people about this I often a get concerned response, "Take it easy, you don't want to overdo it and hurt yourself." At first these little quips genuinely affected me and made me question my training plan. I even stopped doing so much for awhile. But then I realized that come race day I have to swim 4000m, bike 180km and run 42km in one long continuous stretch. If I can't do 30km bike, 8km run and a high intensity workout in the same day, I'm in trouble for Ironman. 

Anyway, the point is that Triathlon, unlike most other sports, requires a lot of multi-sport training. It seems obvious to us, but if you consider other sports, most at the amateur level devote only 1-2 hours per week working on their sport and that may be all they need. Even amateur marathon runners only run 3-4 times a week and often are diligent about having a day between each one. To do a bike ride and a run in the same day is beyond comprehension for athletes of other sports but it's a necessary and normal practice for us.  

Triathletes truly are bada$$.

Originally posted by b2b14

tri Ballantyne in Charlotte NC and Rex wellness in Garner NC. Both are sprints, but I'm slow enough that it will take me the minimums to complete it.

Originally posted by sandishr

11/28 today after a nice run this morning. Boy did I need a positive experience too. I did a swim/bike brick yesterday that just was nothing short of tedious....honestly, it feels like I'm getting slower on the bike if anything, and I'm NOT happy with the adjustments I've made to it (new saddle that just doesn't seem to ride well with the bike...when I really have to dig in, I find myself shoving my body backward so I think the saddle has really thrown off the way I sit on the bike...I've tried to stick with it for the past several weeks but it's not working. And of course, I can find my original saddle exactly nowhere.). I'm trying to remind myself that this is my first race and I should just focus on finishing and having fun. I failed at that yesterday.

I'm going to try to find a place to OWS this weekend, and am entering a 5K. I think I'll get to the race an hour early and get a bike in, and then go race immediately afterwards.

Sandi

Originally posted by Qua17

I ran around our lake this morning - 13.5 miles. Right now, it's all about testing my plan and things seem to be working. I need to dial in my hr... For example, I was hoping to keep my HR under 125 for the first 5 miles today but that wasn't possible. I was close but my alarm kept going off because my hr kept rising to 128-130. And this was early in my run. I have no clue what my hr will be on race day coming off the bike. I would think it would be higher having just finished the bike. The goal is to keep it really slow so I've got plenty of energy to burn on the 2nd 13 mile loop. What do you all think. I'm wondering if playing around with perceived rate of exertion might help.

Thoughts?

My hip hurts again and I need to start doing all the small things (like icing and rolling more - plus I'm not eating great (and I'm drinking crappy beer)). I feel like I'm so close but in reality - anything could happen in the next five weeks. Might need to set up a coors light penalty for myself if I don't keep it on the straight and narrow.

I'm off to visit my cousin and his kids. Should be able to get in a bike ride and a swim. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

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