Shanks' kicking mentor thread! - Full...maybe (Page 3)

Dave,

Keep your training where its at and wait till the 20 week plan catches up to you! However don't forget to incorporate those recovery weeks that will make you stronger!!

Niiice!!!! That's a solid effort, bravo.

We got an inch of snow last night in the York area, but driving into work was interesting.   Hallam and the Sequehanna(sp?) valley along 30 got nothing, but then Lancaster got 4 inches.   Where I've been riding my bike got 7 to 8 inches down south of Lancaster, so no riding today.   Since my shoulders/chest are burning from swimming yesterday, I guess I'll use today as a recovery day. 

 Btw, I had a breakthrough yesterday.   I was grumpy when I got to the pool yesterday morning.  Did my 500m, which still has more stops in it than I would like, but when I got out of the pool I was in a good mood.   I think I'm finally starting to turn the corner on fitness.

Hope everyone is staying warm.   I want more days like last Sunday.  50s are perfect for me.

Hey Wannatrytri,

You're more than welcome to join! I had a lot join at first that's why I put the full...maybe. But now that things have settled, welcome aboard!

Stuipd snow and ice won out again!

I missed the swim on Wed am and this morning I ran 12 miles on the treadmill!! Everything was still pretty icy around here so it was safer this way.

Heart Rate training is a good way to "stay within yourself." As in if you're training for a marathon, you'll have training days that are LSD (Long Slow Distance) runs, Tempo runs, and some hard intervals. Using pace goals along with Heart Rate keep you and your body in check.

It's not about "well I haven't died yet" because it's just a smart way to train. It helps you prevent injuries and burnout by keeping you within your limits for certain runs but it also shows you that eventually you can run faster while keeping the same HR as you had a month ago.

Shanks

Hope you guys are liking the weather.   I got to ride 10 miles last night before dark and loved every minute of it.   Going to try running tonight outside, I've walked outside but I've never run more than short burts besides on the treadmill.

haha your name reminds me of the ice cream! mmm ice cream. Sorry I'm a fatty at heart.

Sure, welcome aboard! Which Oly are you doing? Doing that training plan is good and doing it early will help you feel comfortable at the distance before you get there.

I was going to bike outside this AM but caffage from Sunday is keeping me out of the game, I'll suck it up and go out tomorrow and hopefully there will be no "am drizzle" as it says there will be.

Hey Shanks,

Thanks for letting me join. Pinehurst is the one I'm shooting for. It's a birthday present for myself!

Hey Shanks

I feel I might be doing to much, I started my 20 week Oly program last week and as I said in my previous post I felt I was ahead of my schedule. So I continued on doing what I had been doing before. I had been including some hills on the bike some hills on my runs and a  session or 2 in Lactate Threshold zone. But I think I might be doing to much to soon. I 'm not tired or feeling bad but its a long way to go. In my base phase should I just focus on Zone 1 to 3 in my heart rate training and wait for the quality sessions that come into it in the build phase. or should I incorporate some of the other stuff into it once a week per dicipline?

Dave

Hey Shanks,

I'm doing the 3X balanced 20 week program, but where do I put in the weight training? Right now I'm doing it on the off day, and then when there is just the run.

North Carolina right? Set Up Events puts on some great races down there!