Jac's Group - The water is warm, join us! (Page 3)

I use it for tracking exercise, I haven't really put any goals up yet. I use FitDay, when I'm trying to do a nutrition goal and I've used RunKeeper for several years.

I'd like to invest in a ForeRunner to make all the data entry easier.

I bought a used Forerunner 310xt on eBay last year, and since I have incorporated the heart rate monitor and cadence meter. They are pricy but well worth it. 

I'm learning a little more about the BT site everyday but I like the training log the most right now. I really like charts and data to see my progress. I also like seeing my goals to help me stay focused on what i'm doing. 

Wow! thats inspiring....I have no excuse not to train living in Hawaii...:-)

Hawaii has got to be a pretty awesome place to train, just not sure I would love the humidity.

So Cal is having a pretty warm winter so training has been great. Mid 60s - 70s everyday.

LA 13.1 today.....1:50:47...last year I was over 16 minutes slower.  My goal was to break 2 hours and I shattered it.  So I am a happy guy.  Not bad for a Clydesdale.

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Answering some past questions.  I log everything.  I dont know why i do but i log on BT, Slowtwitch, Garmin Connect (with my 310xt and edge 500), and my personal training log.  I have a coach.  She is a very good one and I owe her everything to all my improvements.

My long weekend bricks vary, depending on what my coach gives me for the day.  My long days are Sat, Sun and Mon.  Those are my day off, i work odd hours as a civil servant.  

Hope everyone is working out and doing well!!

I ran 34 minutes today and then biked 30 minutes, not sure if you would honestly call that a brick or not.

I do have a couple of questions...

Today I biked 5.5 mile and my hands got numb, I was trying not to grip the handlebars tightly but never the less they went numb would changing out the stock grips help this?

I live in Florida where it's relatively flat actually 0' above sea level..is there a best gear to ride in? I know that's a tough question to answer but, as I rode today I could feel the burn in my legs, possibly due to my legs aren't used to riding or being under a load for 30 minutes.

thanks

Congrats! on both the race and crushing your PR. That has to be an amazing feeling!

Bad91, nice job! Did you see me in a LA tri kit at one of the crossings this morning?

SWF, as far as your cadence question. Your gear is going to depend on your overall fitness level. I would focus on 80 -90 rpms. You may want to change up the way you hold the handlebars a little. If that doesn't work, new cork tape and gloves?

Good weekend with a great rest day on Sunday...I feel my body being a little sore.  After 10 min of running around things always losen up and I know i made the right choice to train again.  I really like the training.  This week I've got to get to the pool.  3 times is my goal!

I've been very good about my training logs and since December I can click back week by week and see my hours and distance creeping up slowly.  Very cool...have a great Monday.

Don't worry about the run times or speed, your building slowly so you don't get a injury.  My training run times are silly slow, but come race day you can open a big old can of woop $$$ because you have put the time into your training.  Keep it up!

Play around with your seat height, your bar height and your reach.  Buy a good pair of gloves.  I run with Specialized Gels. I still have an occasional numbness, usually on super long rides/races.  You need to teach your body to sit in that position.

As for gears/RPMs.  To each his own.  I started running a easier gear/faster RPM about 7 years ago.  As long as you feel your "push point" on every stroke, that is a good place to start.  It takes time to build the strength up.

Agree - 26min 5k for me would be a PR.

Well for 2 years I've been waiting for my son to get his license, so he could drive our gear to fencing class. - So i could run there!

I did it last night!  Now it is no longer something I've always wanted to try but now it is something I can add to my weekly routine!  Should have seen me, orange vest w/ reflective strips, red flasher on my pants pocket, reflective wrist ban on rode side arm and refective stripe gloves.  What a dork!  I don't dress this reflective on paper route  there is just no traffic at 5am, last night at 6pm was a different story.  Very glad i put the extra reflective effort in.

Ran and biked stong this morning - evan had time to lift weights before going to my real job. (Everything is feeling like jello)  Love that feeling!

Have a super Tuesday!  Keep posting and training - oh ya swimming for sure tonight - Promise

Felt that way after trying TRX training.  Every muscle was quivering and weak.  AWESOME!!!!!!

The last time I rode a bike there were no helmet laws and if you were real safe you had one of those 5' fiberglass sticks with a florescent flag on it. A couple of weeks ago when I put on helmet I felt like the Mayor of Dork-ville....Ughhh.

I found what had to be the worlds smallest pool this evening...laps in under 3 seconds, Life's good.