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Hey, new avatar....barely recognized you.  Good to see you are coming back so quickly.

Things are progressing in my camp.  I figure I will be starting out w/ week 1 of your train smart plan next week (waiting for Dr. clearance, 1/30).  I am OK on the bike, run will take awhile, and am hoping swim comes back quickly.  My HIM is still about 25/26 weeks away, so I am playing around w/ some training plans that I will need to run by you....

I've been posting my progress to date in the Challenge thread and I appreciate what you've laid out for us. I can feel the difference in my fitness level as far as distance and frequency of running goes. I can't tell about how it has affected my speed yet since I'm holding off doing another LTHR test until our six week challenge is done. I'll probably test the speed waters with a 5K race on Feb. 17th.

I'm still focusing mainly on running and swimming. With my swimming, I may be closing in on needing to do some speed work. I've brought my distance up to 1.5K without pausing and can repeat 1K's daily. I did this to prove to myself that covering the distance wasn't a fluke. Now, should I start working on speed, and how exactly do I go about doing it? FYI the pool is only 20yd so the drills would need to work in a small pool.

Hey guys,

 Looks like coachH and myself both have calf injuries.  Some of you have asked what I think caused it.    My PT and I may have discovered the problem.   Due to my ACL repair 20 years ago, I've never regained full range of motion in that leg.  Since I don't have a full range of motion (can't straighten it all the way), I have never been able to properly stretch the calf.   Improper stretching, too much strain on the calf.  Also, a few months ago I changed my running style from being a heel striker to a toe striker (evolution running method).  I believe that has put more strain on my calf.  I will continue to run that way as I believe it is better, my calves just were not quite ready for it.  I'm still not running, but I am strengthening, stretching and icing the calf daily.  I'm continuing to swim and bike, so that's good. 

I'm leaving tomorrow for a Disneyland vacation.  I'm excited for that, but the only training I would be able to do is run, but now I can't.  Oh well, I'll do something!

Keep it up everyone!! 

Thanks for the input, Jorge.  I am actually more of a midfoot striker than a toe striker, but it still puts more stress on the calf.  I noticed that when I was running with the calf hurting that if I went back to heel striking, it didn't hurt nearly as much.

hey read my last post at the Train Smart Race Fast thread. I posted alink for running drills and running form tips!

I saw this done in another Mentor Group thread and I thought we, too, needed to spark some conversation to increase our motivation for the upcoming season.  So, please fill out the following, in hopes of drumming up some more thoughts to help us become better athletes.

Longest Tri:
Longest Swim:
Longest Bike:
Longest Run:
Training Plan for the next month:

I will start.

Longest Tri: Olympic, last year
Longest Swim: 3000m.  This was continuous in the pool.  There is an 2 mile OWS in our area in July that I plan on doing this summer.
Longest Bike: 62 miles.  I never got off the bike, but if I went any longer, I would have had to take a break.  My plan is to do 100 this summer.
Longest Run: 13.1 miles.  This was a 1/2 marathon race.  My plan is to do a marathon this summer, so this will definitely be increased.
Training Plan for the next month: I just started w/ the train smart plan and will continue to do that for the next 3-4 weeks.  I am looking into training plans for my HIM.  The one that I like starts on Feb. 19th, so I need to see where I am at then, but hoping I can start with that.  Will be looking to Amiine and others on BT for advice.

Ultimately, would like to do an IM in 2008.

Lets hear from everyone else!

here is mine

Hey guys!  I'm back from Disneyland and back in the saddle.  Man does it feel good to get back to working out.  Here's my list:

Longest Tri:    Never done one. 
Longest Swim:  800 Yards continuous in the pool.  2000 yards is the longest workout
Longest Bike:  3 1/2 hour mountain bike ride.  About 14 miles. 
Longest Run:  6 miles (before I injured myself)
Training Plan for the next month:  Up in the air due to my calf injury.  My volume should be up to about 9 hours per week.  I have a plan in place, but it's fluid right now depending on how much I can run.

Longest Tri: Not yet
Longest Swim: 1600yd continuous
Longest Bike: 50.4k continuous
Longest Run: 10 miles
Training Plan for the next month: Follow the train smart plan. I incorporate this into the monthly Swim + Run challenges as well.

I have 3 sprint Tri's planned for 2007, 1 duathlon, and whatever 5K & 10K races I can get in.

Hey guys!

 Did my first run in a while a couple of days ago.  Just wanted to test out my calf and see if it was healed.  It's not, at least not completely, but I did an easy 3 mile run and walked about half of it.  My fitness was fine, I only walked to take it easy on the calf.  The good news is, it isn't sore and I think I may be able to run some more, but taking it very easy. 

Thanks for all of your support!

This is what I have been up to lately. I did not want to go into my first multiple-event race in two weeks without having some feel for what to expect. I've started practicing bike-run transitions to get a feel for running after biking.

Today was my first race of 2007 and the first since I started to seriously train for anything. At the beginning of the mentoring program here is where my first LTHR test put me for running.

So I was running at 9:00 min/mi at threshold. In today's 5K, I put in 4:39 min/km (7:16 min/mi)! I felt good through the whole race and lament only that I didn't warm up better or eat anything that morning. My wind didn't hold me back as much as a feeling of lowered energy. I'm blaming poor hydration or not eating. What would you think?

Anyway, I'm very happy with the results so far as this is faster than I'd ever been and I feel that I have room to improve.

I hope that everyone is doing well and on plan for their recoveries or races. Tomorrow is my first multi-event race (duathlon of 2mi/15mi/2mi). It is my first "B" race for this year and I'm very excited about it. This week has been taken easily with some swimming, biking, and running. I had one "hard" workout on the bike earlier in the week so it isn't affecting me now.

Wish me luck and I will let you guys know how it goes tomorrow (I do plan on eating and drinking-- water, in the morning).

Brad - Looking forward to reading your Race report!!!

I have been doing well in the recovery.  One more week of my modified train smarter, and I will be starting a 20 week training plan for my HIM.  The shoulder feels good, and the knee is getting stronger.  Its still not 100%, but it is coming along.

Keep it up everyone!  The season for us Northerners is right around the corner.

My race report is up.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=67389

It was a good race and I really enjoyed it. The effort was more than I expected, but that is what I've been training for!