kellc09's Mentor group - CLOSED (Page 3)

If the treadmill is easier on the foot, I would say stay with that for now.  Trails will be good, but it also takes more ankle stability etc.  When the ankle gets a bit stronger, trails would be better for the pounding aspect.  It may still be worth your while to split your runs though between the road and the treadmill or trails.  Then your still used to the road, but taking away half the pouding of it.

Answer for Slow Turtle:

 Good questions   Taking a class at the Y, may or may not help out really.  You already have the trainer, and I say its better to train on the equipment you'll be using.  And we can help you with with the terms people use

 As for the bike/shoes, etc.   Clipless pedals are better, but I wouldnt worry too much about it right now unless you plan to use them this year and want to get used to them.  It will be a good investment.   However, if you have the money, and know you are going to stick to tris, investment in a tri bike would be better     Of course, if thats not a option now, you can always get clipless pedals and shoes for this bike and then transfer them one day

 I did the CRIM in 2007 and LOVED it!

Speaking of injuries...I couldn't run the CRIM this year because of my achilles!  I hate paying all the registration fees and then having to back out.  What a waste of money...maybe this year I will be slower to register for everything.

There are so many things to respond to that I don't know where to start. It sounds like we will be a great group!

I have two questions (assuming you know that 2009 is my first year for tris):

My first tri will be on 6/21.  I was going to do the sprint which has a 500m swim.  The olympic has a 1500 meter swim.  My goal is to do a IM in 2010.  Should I stick with the sprint or push myself to train for the oly?  The swim is the scary part for me.

Second question: Since I am planning on an IM in 2010, should I do a HIM this summer?  Is it even necessary before an IM or can I just do a few olys while preparing?  I will be running a marathon and several half marathons between now and then...

I really want to get my goals set so I know what I am looking at doing this summer.

Thanks for your input Kellie & David. Due to the fact that anything outside that is not a road is covered in snow, I think I'll stick to the treadmill and roads for now. Even if there was no snow, I think the ground would be just as hard as the road lol. Once we thaw out by say, May, then I'll be able to get out on the trails!!

Thanks Kellie! I will stay away from the HIM this summer...which will be a stress relief.

I guess I think I can get my swimming up by June to do the Oly but am worried about feeling panic or overwhelmed in the swim with the mass start.  Once I get calmed down in the swim, I should be okay for the distance.  I live on Lake St Clair so might be able to practice some chilly OWS before the Oly...  I know I could handle the bike and the run. 

I'll be out at Stoney training in the water before Big Fish.  If your willing to drive there a couple of times, I'll bring a couple extra people out to simulate a mass swim start    or, I'll swim at you, hit you some, etc.  Are you used to open water swimming in general?

Hey guys... 

Id like to hear what you guys have planned workout wise for the weekend.   Also, over the weekend, if you dont already have a set plan  that your following, think about what you want to achieve for next week.   It could be as simple as get back into training, etc.  I know it will be the holidays again next week, but it may help keep those extra pounds off if you can keep up with your workout routine even if it means getting up a little early before the family gatherings, etc

Goals for this weekend!

Tonite(Thurs)-I'm hoping to get back in the pool after a long absence from it. My swimming technique is non existant, so I'm working on breathing correctly. I'm going to try an interval plan that Max Performance posted in their news letter. it's a ladder of 50-100-200-400-200-100-50. This will be ambitious for me right now.

Friday-35 minutes on the bike trainer. Which is a 5 minute increase.

Sat- 40 minute abs focused Pilates video.

Sun-Rest.

Any suggestions?

Heidi - sounds like you have a good plan!

My weekend plan:

Thursday night: 45 min on trainer

Friday: weight lifting (biceps and triceps, legs and abs) / swimming (an hour)

Saturday: 45 min bike / 4 mile run

Sunday: 7 mile run (I hope the weather cooperates!)

Big Goals: no drinking pop and log my food intake...

P.s. Kellie - I can meet you at Stoney for an OWS this spring! I try to swim with my children in a lane at the pool and they are always in my way so I run into them to get used to people hitting me!   I have swam in the lake but just for recreation....not like distance swimming. 

Once the weekend is almost over, Im going to request goals for next week to, so be prepared!  haha

As for trainer workouts... Spinervals are great to break up those boring trainer rides.  What I used to do before I followed a specific plan, besides spinerals, was I would play music.   I would use my computer, or MP3 player, and do a warmup to 2 songs, and then alternate pacing during each song after.  So, after warm up, 1 song medium, 1 song faster, 1 song slower, 1 song medium, 1 song faster, 1 song slower, and keep repeating until your time is up.   For my distance rides, I normally either listen to music, or watch a dvd on my computer.  There is no way around those, those are boring.    Just a couple of suggestions, others may have some other methods of getting in a workout on the trainer!

Also, if your not following a plan, maybe chosing one here on BT to get you through the winter would help break it up, as I think they give you some specific things to do within your time on the trainer per workout

Looks good to me.  You are just getting into the swing of this if I remember right?  

Kellc-I am just getting into this. I did a sprint distance Tri on 9/28, but the real race was cancelled due to weather, so I made one up at home with similar distances. But, I "trained" with no real knowledge of tri's or how to train. That's why I have a million questions. Why do you ask?

Just making sure I had everyones background straight   I wouldnt want to suggest something to someone that wasnt suited to where they stand fitness wise right now. (you had asked, "any suggestions"? after your post about what you were doing this weekend

Here are my weekend plans...no goals per se, just trying to keep getting faster

Tonight- 1 hour swim...gonna try and do the first swim workout of Ironfit just to get a look at what I'm in for...300wu, 8x50drills, 12x100@20sec rest, 8x50drills, 200cd...possibly a 30min run after

Friday- General full body lift (to maintain until I get into my plan) chest, shoulders/back, legs etc & 45min run

Saturday- 1 1/2 hour ride on the trainer, working on some HR (for run too) training so I wanna go as hard as possible but stay in Z2...might throw in a run for a little brick

Sunday- 1 hr run, hopefully outside weather permitting

 Thoughts?

Training plan for the rest of this week:

 tonight: 4 mile run

Friday: weight training in AM, swim @ noon

Saturday: 10 mile run

Sunday: swim @ noon (Y doesn't open until noon on Sunday).

 30 minute spinervals workout @ some point over the weekend, probably Sunday evening.

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Once the weekend is almost over, Im going to request goals for next week to, so be prepared!  haha

As for trainer workouts... Spinervals are great to break up those boring trainer rides.  What I used to do before I followed a specific plan, besides spinerals, was I would play music.   I would use my computer, or MP3 player, and do a warmup to 2 songs, and then alternate pacing during each song after.  So, after warm up, 1 song medium, 1 song faster, 1 song slower, 1 song medium, 1 song faster, 1 song slower, and keep repeating until your time is up.   For my distance rides, I normally either listen to music, or watch a dvd on my computer.  There is no way around those, those are boring.    Just a couple of suggestions, others may have some other methods of getting in a workout on the trainer!

Also, if your not following a plan, maybe chosing one here on BT to get you through the winter would help break it up, as I think they give you some specific things to do within your time on the trainer per workout

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Man coach Kellie your killing us already! lol 

 I looked over some of the groups logs and either people are not inputing logs or are just starting to train.  After looking at some of the goals for this weekend if the ladder is true and your just starting to train it might be alittle too much for week 1.  Just my opinion, but I don't want anyone injured.

David

Hey David!

Was your last paragraph in reference to anyones specific question, or to me asking for workout goals for the weekend?

Thanks!

Friday: weight training, bike trainer workout

Saturday; Swim

Sunday; Run

Monday: bike trainer workout.

Good  question.  If the half iron race in May is your A race of the year, then yes, you will just use any race up to that half iron race as a training day and maybe take a little step back before your smaller races, but in general, you will train through them. 

HAHA, I just had to laugh at your last line in there about submerging yourself in chlorine and the word itch.    Take a look at my pool mishap in my log from yesterday!