triritter/William Ritter "Rock Out in 2010" CLOSED! (Page 3)

triritter - 2009-12-21 8:42 AM

Ok here is the offical group. I would like it if some of you all posted a picture or two so I can associate a face with the name or add me on facebook. Oh yeah and ask questions of what you want to know, that is how you are going to learn in this group, since there is so much info to cover in triathlon, I want you to ask specific questions. If I don't know the answer I know someone who does.

antlimon166
drkelly
kpar
smeador
TriPatrick
eca712
Ironman7
lvernon
mcassat
mskjs
muddycreek
StrayDog

muddycreek - 2009-12-21 8:52 PM It's good to see some others in the group that are as new to this as I am?As far as what I want to learn from this, for me it's basically several things 1- tips and pointers on what I could be doing better as far as workout schedule and specifics, 2- the whole 'shared experience' thing (I can't seem to get anyone here very worked up about starting in triathlons), and 3- somebody to help hold me accountable.I can be quite a backslider, and my three-event March to September schedule is designed to give me just enough on the horizon to keep working constantly. I'm really good with diet, until I'm really bad- occasionally beer/wine, more often dessert. I've been remarkably restrained since Thanksgiving, but I do not plan on being restrained at all for Christmas, so sue me.

mskjs - 2009-12-21 5:29 PM That's exactly what I was thinking about the extra pounding to the calf's but at the same time I have heard that the endurance gains are very high so I was weighing the risks vs the gains.. what do you think??

Thank you so much for accepting me into your group.  I'm just not sure what to do now.  I was thinking of following the beginner program that goes from Jan till June- or will you be posting a workout for us to follow.. just not sure how it all works.. yikes..

So, a little about me- I'm 38yrs old, single, an emergency room nurse (which is highly highly stressful) and recently had a big health scare- which has actually turned into a positive experience in my life. I'm from Westchester county, NY!

Bearintheair2000 - 2009-12-21 6:05 PM

 Noticed that I wasn't on the list, thought I was in... typo? or did I miss the callbacks? Still very much interested.
 Cheers,
Bear 

StrayDog - 2009-12-21 6:47 PMGreat! I am glad I am in. I noticed that everyone has posted a bio of some sort or another...uh...humm....I guess I was supposed to do that. Pardon. I had not logged on much yesterday.

BIO:
I am Jeff. Hey from CA. I have four kids 18, 17, 14 and 11. Two girls and two boys in that order. One College student, two Highschoolers and one Middle. I am an RN and Legal Nurse Consultant in my other spare time. Mainly I practice in the Surgical arena.

I started training to improve my wieght. I went from 203 to my present 164 lbs. I started that as a rib to myself and then it turned into a biggest loser challenge at work then it kinda felt good and then it became soccer until there were no friends in my age group to play soccer with. So, after long thoughts of purpose, I wanted to be around for my kids my grandskids etc. and I wanted to live longer than my Dad. (He past at the age of 53 ,I believe due to poor lifestyle). Therefore...ta da ..the answer was to Tri.

I have not done a Tri yet. I am certainly a beginner. I have run some races and in the past I have been active in Football, Soccer from Highschool to College to the Navy. Now I just sort of run around the mountains here and I am looking for a new purpose ...the new current thought is to make some friends and to compete agaist some age grouper type people, but the ultimate purpose is to create a new life style of activity that permeates generations to come.

William thanks for taking the time here I sure I don't have to speak for the others when I say we all appreciate it.

Ok then, off to my swim and perhaps a bike in the rain.  Energized, Jeff.

muddycreek - 2009-12-21 7:52 PM It's good to see some others in the group that are as new to this as I am?As far as what I want to learn from this, for me it's basically several things 1- tips and pointers on what I could be doing better as far as workout schedule and specifics, 2- the whole 'shared experience' thing (I can't seem to get anyone here very worked up about starting in triathlons), and 3- somebody to help hold me accountable.I can be quite a backslider, and my three-event March to September schedule is designed to give me just enough on the horizon to keep working constantly. I'm really good with diet, until I'm really bad- occasionally beer/wine, more often dessert. I've been remarkably restrained since Thanksgiving, but I do not plan on being restrained at all for Christmas, so sue me.

eca712 - 2009-12-21 7:59 PM
Hey Jon, I feel your pain- asked everyone I know to do a race with me, and did not get a single taker. Most of my friends live in Manhattan and are all about that scene- I'm kind of over it and am just waiting until I'm done with school until I can move out of NY and to someplace beautiful and outdoorsy. My fam is especially unenthusiastic- they just don't get it. So good thing groups like this exist!

eca712 - 2009-12-21 8:08 PMOK, so question #1: if we're beginners, should we worry about heart rates? I have a really simple monitor (doesn't log an average HR or anything- just tells me at that moment what my HR is) and got my resting and max HRs. I saw an article, maybe here on BT (oh yeah, here it is: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/Scott%20Herrick/HRMoniterPartII.h... that the majority of our workouts should be in the "endurance" zone (70-75% of our MHR) and the "tempo/threshold" zone (80-90% of our MHR). Is this something good to focus on at this stage? I haven't worked out a training plan yet- I have a pro friend who I'm going to ask, so I'd like to know if I should ask her to tell me what my target HR should be for each workout. Sorry, this is kind of rambling... Thoughts from the veterans?

eca712 - 2009-12-21 8:14 PMOK and question #2, while we're at it. Has anyone ever read the book Chi Running? I got it after I read tons of reviews on Amazon from people who said the book improved their form vastly. I think I need that- I've always struggled with shin splints, to the point where after a 5K I thought I had fractured my tibia (who knows, maybe I did). Now it's something a little different- every time I've tried to run in the past few months, the muscles in my shins seize up almost immediately. From what I've read online, it kind of sounds like compartment syndrome, but maybe not as severe. I just don't know why, of all the muscles in my legs, my shins would be working the hardest! That's why I think it must be due to my form. I have a moderate case of scoliosis (wore a night brace in high school- yeah, I was pretty cool) and I think it has my whole body out of whack, leading to poor form.

So anyway. That's why I bought Chi Running. I haven't gotten too far into it, but I was wondering if anyone had heard anything about it. I'm just kind of dreading attempting to run again, only to be in pain right away. I'm afraid to find out my body just wasn't built for running.

smeador - 2009-12-21 9:41 PM Ok, Wednesday will be VERY difficult nutrition wise. Taking mom and dad to Ruths Chris Steak House for their birthdays. So good but not so good for me.

triritter - 2009-12-21 10:44 PM Fort Worth/Austin in Texas!

triritter - 2009-12-21 10:47 PM Why are you asking difficult questions already? ;) Umm...yes and no. On easy/base/recovery workouts yes!!! On tempo/threshold/interval your goal should be hitting goal pace. How is that? It's good to monitor your heart rate and see how you are "working" the longer you can hold a high heart rate the better and better Lactate threshold (research that). Nvm, I bet you have enough to research ;)

triritter - 2009-12-21 10:54 PM I have heard of it don't really know much about it. But I've been a runner for over 13 years or so now. Oh yes and shin splints. I am not sure if they ever go away. You may want to spend some time strengthening your tibialis muscles (front of your lower leg there). by doing some toe taps while your sitting or watching tv. Do you tend to land hard on your heals a lot when you run? This may also result from it. Ok so there is plantar flexion and dorsi flexion. Plantar flexion is when you point your toes up which leads to heal striking severly, don't worry it's mostly natural. Dorsi flexion is when you point your toes down. I am working on currently right now is when I run is make sure my toes/feet are sorta pointed downward before I strike the ground. So far no real issues with it. I hope that make sense. Most faster runners tend to land on the midfoot. you should strive for the same. Google Jeremy Huffman he is a 15 min 5k guy from Louisiana that is a teacher of chi running.

eca712 - 2009-12-22 12:02 AM
Haha just keeping you on your toes! That's helpful- thanks. The whole lactate thing is way too much for my tired brain to handle at this point! So, basically, the fitter you are, the lower your resting HR is and the higher your HR will be even when your perceived rate of exertion is low?

eca712 - 2009-12-22 12:07 AM
Word. I do land hard on my heels, even when I'm walking around the house- people always tell me I stomp around like I'm a 300 pound man! My tibialis muscles are actually pretty strong- both from anti-shin splint training exercises and, oddly enough, from yoga, so I don't think that's the issue. From what I've read in the book so far, I think I need to shoot for the midfoot strike. Seems so unnatural though! I'll let you know how it goes once the snow melts and I can get outside for a test run.