Dominion's Sprint and Olympic Distance - OPEN !!! (Page 3)

Hope everyone's training is going well.

This is a great time of year to be getting that strength work in! Later in the season once racing starts, it gets hard to fit it all in and S/B/R often takes priority (and should) for the limited training time we all have. But now is a good time to be laying a great foundation with some strength and core work!

Wine Wednesday eh? At least you have your priorities straight 

I wouldn't say it's "The Way to go."   

I would say it's "A Way to go."

Like anything else this method has its good and bad.  My personal philosophy is that it is important to listen to the body and learn to run by feel more so than always rely on a HR monitor. 

I do run with a standard stopwatch however to check my splits and see if my pace is matching my perceived effort level, which I have gotten pretty good at through lots of miles using the "run by feel" method. Interestingly enough in one race last year my watch got knocked off leaving transition and I ended up running a 10K PR while not being able to check my times along the way.

Got on the scale tonight.....202

Will finish the month with somewhere around 80 miles of running and still haven't lost any of my winter weight. 

HM next weekend..way too heavy to run fast.

Half Marathon.  13.1 Not 70.3 

It's a local race on Tybee Island, GA. Had about 800 competitors last year. 

It's actually a run festival for the whole weekend where they have a bunch of different races. If you do them all it adds up to 26.2

I think its a 13.1, 10K, 5K, 2.8 mile beach run and a 1 mile fun run = 26.2

Yeah, I'm 6'5. So even at 200 lbs I'm still pretty "lean". I usually hit mid 180's when in the full swing of training and racing by mid-season.

Of course my wife thinks I'm already too thin, but I know I need to shed about 15 pounds to be racing well this summer. And I will, it just takes time. Lugging an extra 15 pounds around can make a huge difference over 13 miles of running.

Hi ksavola.

Everyone is welcome. If you don't mind take a minute and tell us a little more about yourself.

Where do you live?

What is your athletic background?

What are your training, racing, or general fitness goals?

Are you new to the sport of triathlon?

We have a great group here eager to discuss all things tri related, so introduce yourself and fire away with any questions or topics you would like to discuss.

Originally posted by julieruns Hi, I would love to join this group if it's ok! This will be my second year doing tri's, my goal last year was to complete one before I turned 45, and I loved it so much I did two more. My goal is to become a stronger swimmer, and I'm planning on joining an Open Water swim class this summer if I can get up the nerve My first tri this year is a super sprint on March 5. Looking forward to chatting with everyone!

Hi Julie!

Welcome to our group!

March 5th is coming up quick! That is certainly an early season race date.  Is it an indoor race or do you just live in a very warm climate?

Feel free to ask questions or bring up anything you would like to discuss or just jump right into anything already being discussed within the group.

Were the races you did last year Sprints? or anything longer? What goals besides improving swimming do you have for 2016?

Wow, 54 degrees in New England, that is unusual. I think we hit 70 here...beautiful day, unfortunately not much training got done for me.

I know the trainer is boring, I hate it too sometimes. But do try to get at least 2 rides in per week. It's really not that much. Do one 60 minute ride and do 1 30 minute ride if that's all you can stand. It will keep you from losing anything and put you in a position to start outdoor training at a meaningful level once the weather turns for good. 

I know you may not wan to hear this, but a lot of times when the trainer is boring, it may mean you aren't riding hard enough. I do a 60 minute session that is 8 X  3 minute intervals at above race pace. Trainers are all different with their resistance settings and such but a good rule of thumb is you should be very uncomfortable during the 3 minutes and just holding on the last 30 seconds. Then its a 4 minute recovery at whatever pace you normally ride the trainer. Warm-up 7- 10 minutes at the start and after 8 X 3's with 4 minute recovery you should be around that 60 minute mark for the ride. If you do it right, I promise you won't be bored. You may be miserable but you won't be bored. 

6:15 is really good for a 400. Nice swimming!

Solid monthly totals too!