My Year to Tri (Beginner and Intermediate Group) - OPEN (Page 3)

Originally posted by B.K

I have been practicing my nutrition the last few weeks. I have found gels to be a pain on the bike, too much fiddling around. I have found the Clif Bloks easier for the bike and store them in a soft bento box for easy access. The recommendation is one serving per 30 min. One serve is 24g carbs and 50mg sodium.

For the run I was planning to have one or two gels. I don't have a race belt so was just planning to tuck the gel packets into the leg of my suit.

Originally posted by B.K

No number bib for this race, just ankle tag and numbers on calf and arm. Should I look into a belt?

Originally posted by B.K

Happy Easter. I finished my build period today with a brick workout. It has been a big week both in terms of training and holiday. Looking forward to winding things down a bit over the next couple of weeks and getting a bit more rest.

Originally posted by B.K

Feeling good after my first week of taper.

I hit all of my workouts as planned and starting to feel like I know what I am doing with my run pacing. Until now I have been pacing my run on my HR which has resulted in paces all over the place. My HR seems to creep while running so my pace would slow and slow throughout the run.

I have now set my paces using the Joel Friel method and find it much easier to be consistent. My HR does tend to sit higher than my cycling HR for a similat perceived effort but I can maintain the pace just fine.

How is your ankle healing Sarah?

Originally posted by B.K

I came down quite sick in the second half of the week just gone which derailed my taper a bit. It is Monday here now and although I am feeling better I had a preplanned rest day which I am taking advantage of to get back to full health.

My plan for the rest of the week is in line with Joe Friel's race week plan so short, high intensity interval training with decreasing reps as the week goes on. Another rest day on Friday which will be my travel day.

Sunday is raceday and the weather is forecast to be fine with a maximum of 25C.

Originally posted by riles32807

Thanks Sarah.
I feel like consistency in training is my biggest problem at the moment. I'm looking to find a support group or mentor , to see if that will help me with with sticking to my training schedule. I'd love help in all aspects, nutrition, training plan, goal setting, etc.

Here's a rundown of where I am or where I think I am.

This season
Cocoa Beach Triathlon - 4/8 1:20:45
Clermont Summer Series #1 - 6/2 1:24:06
Ft. De Soto Series #1 - 7/7
Clermont Summer Series #3 - 8/3
Ft. De Soto Series #3 - 9/15
Maybe find another?
Challange Daytona - 12/8

Ideal training plan
Sun - swim (lake) 45-60 min
Mon - bike 1-1.5 hr
Tues - 15 min strength HIIT or 30 min yoga or off
Wed - run 45-60 min
Thurs - 15 min strength HIIT or 30 min yoga or off
Fri - Pick a workout
Sat - Brick

I've been swimming religiously but the other workouts have been hit or miss. WHEN I was hitting this schedule, I'd alternate weekly so one discipline would focus on endurance, and another on intensity, the third would be medium effort/medium distance.

Originally posted by riles32807

It is pretty ambitious; the Cocoa Beach Tri last year was my friend's first, and the one that got me interested so weve decided that were going make a point of doing that one yearly. The Clermont Tri series is close to home and it's nice to see improvement (or not) on the same course. I'm excited to try the Ft. De Soto race, De Soto is one of my favorite State parks with beautiful beaches. And Daytona I'm not crazy about, but my friend really wants to do it.
Next year I think I'll scale back a bit and look for a Aug/Sept international distance to try.
I took advantage of the July 4th holiday to do a longish bike ride in the morning, and have been resting since. I'll do some stretching/yoga tonight. Sunday I'll do a good long yoga session, Monday I have an easy, short bike planned and do more stretching. In general on my tapers I try to keep a similar workout time schedule, but do easy bikes, walks, & stretching.

So all that is in a perfect world. What actually happens is more like:
My wife goes to the gym in the morning, I workout at night after the kids go to bed.
Sun - swim (early AM)
Mon - I'm kicking myself for not staying on schedule the previous week. Its a new week, let's rock it!
Tues - I work until 10 PM, probably a 50/50 chance I do a quick HIIT routine.
Wed - I have good intentions, but probably fall asleep on the couch before I workout. (I realized last week that this is a habbit, I'm not going to sit on the couch before I workout any more.)
Thurs - work to 10, probably too tired to workout.
Fri - becomes family or date night.
Sat - becomes family time.

When I DO stick to my schedule, I find that I have more energy, but that's usually when I realize "oh crap, I have a race in 2 weeks and I haven't been sticking to my schedule!"

Originally posted by riles32807

I've been winging it. The plans I've seen seem to either be couch to Tri or, 20 hr per week. Few intermediate plans. That and my schedule make it hard to follow a pre-made plan. The past two weeks I've been scheduling out my week's training, settingreminders, and reading up on how to properly set up a training plan. That's been helping a lot. I've got my week's scheduled out until my next race, with some rest/family/makeup time built in.

I did the race I was worried about. The Fort De Soto series in St Pete, FL. If sprints or international interest you, I'd suggest putting it on your bucket list. Beautiful course. Crystal clear water in the Gulf, flat bike, and I can't promise, but we had a rainbow at the run turnaround.

Originally posted by riles32807

So it's been a couple of weeks and I've only missed a hand full of workouts. I'm feeling good, except I think I've developed planter fasciitis in my right foot... Taping seems to help a lot, I've been stretching & massaging daily. I skipped my run last week (needed the rest anyway) and I'm going to try a low impact alternative for this week.

Originally posted by shaptavajra

Hi all!
My name is Sarah too, and I live in NYC.
I'm 47 yrs of age and am scheduled to compete in my FIRST EVER triathlon on sept 22, the Zoot westchester super sprint. I have yet to practice OWS. I'm also scheduled to do the NYC duathlon (Run/Bike/Run) in september. these two will be my first multisports.

I'm married to an amazing man (10 years this November) and we have two kids, ages 6 and 5.

I am a NYC public school music teacher and also juggle a side job as a harpist for weddings and healing music.

I'm a pretty slow runner at this point, unsure why. I've completed many 5 an 10 ks and two half marathons (all slowly) and I'm 105 lbs and 5 foot. But I just can't speed up yet.

I have a brompton 6 speed that I love for work commuting that is currently my only bike.

Also a certified yoga teacher.

Anyone in the NYC tri state area interested in doing some open swims with what's left of the summer? I am so squeamish about OWS I seriously need someone to talk me down.