kenj - motivated triathletes in training - CLOSED (Page 31)

Wow! Looks awesome. Way to take on an HIM!

If it was me, I would go for the PR if you feel you are trained for it (or relatively close).  But the reason is two fold.  One reason is I struggle to run races with other people if there is any amount of people at all.  I get into a zone and just don't pay attention and wind up seperated any ways.  Saturday I was going to run the 5K with 2 friends simply because I didn't want to go all out.  Did fine for the first mile and half and next thing I know I ramped up following someone that passed and hadn't even realized it. 

The other reason I would is my simple competitive tendancies. 

I don't think either is wrong, and if you do go for it, you are trained well enough that the HM shouldn't set you back in your training.

Paula & Wesley- Congrats on your races!

Abake- I ordered some of the exercise (strength training) DVDs you suggested off Amazon. Did one of the 20 mins sessions the other day & my legs were sore for a couple days. I think these will be great to work into my routine...now if only I can get my routine going...

The weekends are no problem. I was able to get in a run & bike this weekend. I just have to commit to being consistent during the weekdays. I always seem to let work, kids, the house, etc eat up my workout time. This week I'm going to try and make training a priority.

Do you think you could PR? If you got the training in and its a possibility I would go for the PR. Then you could cheer your friends on, take pics, etc.. at the finish line.

Hey, that is great about the DVDs! I love the 20 minute sessions, it is easy to carve out a little chunk of time and squeeze one of those in.

14 miles on the treadmill is unreal. Being able to actually control the environment with fans would make a huge difference.

Great job Paula and Wesley!  I will always wonder what it feels like to run that fast

Everyone is doing so well with their workouts. That is impressive. Not always easy to do in the winter months.

About the two hour CompuTrainer class.  I really liked it!  We didn't have the newest videos of the IM courses (they are being purchased) but we were able to do the CDA course (or I guess the old course since they are changing it this year). It was interesting to see all the stats on the screen though I don't know what all of them meant   It was probably the most challenging workout I have had on the trainer in a long time and it felt good. I think it is so cool that you can basically simulate riding a course and the resistance is  controled by some electronics. I have to admit that I am a bit competitive when it comes to the bike so that added a little excitement to the whole experience as well. We were done by 7:40am and in our cars by 8:00am. What is also great is that we are getting a pretty good deal for riding so early. If I had an extra $1500.00 I would purchase my own. I am doing it again this Saturday.  If anyone dreads riding the trainer, then you should definately do a computrainer class!  The social aspect of it was also great and I am sure that added to my positive experience. It was a small group of  people all doing IM or HIM and it was easy to converse and share some experiences.

I added two pictures below just to give you an idea of the set up.

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Hey!  Congratulations you are winning! 

Thanks for the feed back and seeing the pictures makes the whole thing a little more understandable!

Good for you getting right back at it, don't over do it though, 26.2 is tough on the body no matter how you feel!  Swimming is good recovery too!

I got in an hour on the trainer doing Jorge's prescribe program today.  2X 20 mins at 80 - 85%.  Followed it up with 4 miles on the treadmill.  Not a planned brick, more for convenience and to accomodate my long day at work.  Driving to PA for a meeting then driving home.

I hope everyone has a great day and that you get your training in!

I love my Computrainer.  Incredibly efficient.  I don't live close enough to Vision Quest to use theirs so having my own was something that made sense. You can do similar work with adjusting resistance on a good trainer and watching a clock.  But the CT is much easier and lots of fun.  Real Videos are great.

I did kettlebells last night.  Kicked my butt and I love it.  Also ran 30 mins at the gym.  Then swam with Masters this morning.   Still sluggish in the water over distance.  Sprints are good though.  All good.

Ken, 20 mins at 80-85% X 2 is kicking butt, buddy.  I have a hill repeat on the CT with 3 X 15 mins.

Have a great day.

How many calories do you eat every day?

I've seen things all over the map on the web.

I've never tracked my nutrition intake very closely until this year - I've just always tried to eat fairly healthy.  I've been tracking it fairly closely this year and I've been averaging about 1700 - 1800 caloried prior to workouts, but I've had some days a good bit lower than that.

I've lost about 5 lbs since we started this group, but I'm worried that I might not be getting enough - especially on days with heavy physical activity.

Any thoughts?

I use LiveSTRONG.com's myplate to track food.  Also using BodyBugg to see how many cals I'm really burning.  

I'm getting about 1800 to 2400 on Paleo with fruit, vegetables and lean meat. 

They say take your base metabolism, add in the cals burned in exercise and subtract 500 for a pound loss a week.  I have found on paleo that I am energized and focused with far fewer cals than that.  The body relies more on fat and less on carbs.  I've lost a few in the first couple of weeks, but we will see what the long term brings.  I feel better no matter what.,

Ice,

Do you find yourself sore with all the kettlebell stuff? Your calorie intake might be a bit low with recovery from strength in the mix.....

I've started using the my fitness pal app as well.  I really like it - I love the scan function.  That's where I normally am, but I had a few days over the weekend where I was really low, and I felt it when I was back at work yesterday - just didn't feel great.

I pigged out a little and was up 1 lb this morning so it's back to work today.

I think both programs are good as I have used them both.  Frankly I like the website version of LiveStrong better and the IPAD app of My Fitness Pal better.  Since I dont want to use them both I chose the latter as I have been using the ipad for trips and I usually have it with me.  I still need to try the scan function, haven't done that yet.

Hows everyones week going? 

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I can't even imagine running that long, let alone getting all those miles done that quickly. Wow.

what DVD's?? inquiring mind/lard-like butt want to know....

that is so cool! So it really felt more like being on a real course than just sitting on your butt on a trainer inside? very interesting.... thanks for the pics!

congrats! that's good inspiration for the rest of us.. had my last plate of nachos last night...or at least last for a while....