Evondo's Group - CLOSED! (Page 32)

evondo - 2010-01-04 6:55 AM Ouch, hope ya get the rest of that splinter out... it can't make running feel very good that's for sure!!!

bzgl40 - 2010-01-04 4:15 PM 5 minute warm up, 20 minutes of intervals, 5 minute cool down = big puddles next to the bike.  Just make it a quality session and the short time frame will feel so much longer.  Change up the intevals.  Maybe 5 minutes with 1 minute rest, or 30 secs effort, 30 secs rest (rest means easy spin).  1 minute on/1 minute off.  2 minute intevals.  Endless possibilities of torture.

bzgl40 - 2010-01-04 10:13 PM

yeah, I feel I can't hang with them either but the coach is the life guard when I normally swim and he says I'll be fine.  I honestly don't believe him but he knows what he's getting:-)  It honestly is taking all my will power to not chicken out this time. 

evondo - 2010-01-04 5:12 PM Or you going to use those 30 minutes to go buy some race wheels?

evondo - 2010-01-05 5:21 AM So.... How was it?

evondo - 2010-01-05 5:21 AM So.... How was it?

Nicole83 - 2010-01-04 3:08 PM Wow this group moves so fast.  I think I have to check in more frequently than once a day or else I get behind.

I'm not going to bother posting 2009 totals, I totally sucked tracking my workouts there for a bit so it's not accurate.  But seeing everyone post there's has me totally motivated to actually keep decent logs this year.

I drove by my gym about 10 minutes ago on the way back to the office and the lot is already hopping.  I have a feeling I'm going to need to shank someone to get a lane in the pool and a spin bike tonight.

So Eric, did you ever see my post about posting the weekly swim workouts for us again?  It was probably 20 pages back at this point.  But basically the workout with the drills and whatnot like you did way back in our old group.  A few others seemed interested too.

I think I could definately use some more structured swim workouts as, at this point, I'm kinda doing the "jump in and swim for 45ish minutes or 1500 yds, whichever comes first" workout.  While that's groovy and all, I feel like I'm probably missing out on an opportunity to get stronger/faster/whatnot.

bzgl40 - 2010-01-05 8:31 AM Well, I learnt a few things today.  Well, two were simply reenforced.  1) swimming after two weeks off is hard, 2) I am still allergic (or something) to clorine, 3) I have A LOT to work on, 4) I was so dumb for being a chicken sh**.

Best thing ever.  I never did have to worry about hanging with the rest of them.  We are all just swimming our own thing (well, there is a plan up on the board) and the coach is watching us and then stopping us individually to give tips or things to work on.  And although the pool was full I didn't mind it like I do during lap swim cause everyone knows what they are doing. 

It was awesome.  Anyone like me who just feels like they can't hang you need to at least try it.  Nice thing about my Masters is the dude is like come try for free.  No commitment.  Guess he knows we'll all realize we were dumb for not just joinging in the first place.

loeber - 2010-01-05 9:20 AM

 

Why do I live here??? I won't see pavement for 3-4 months yet. 6" of snow forcast for today and worsening over the next 3 days....

Nicole83 - 2010-01-05 9:43 AM Ok, I haven't read a single post after this one yet (4 freaking pages worth, seirously people?!?!!) but I wanted to say that this is a very bad idea.  You know how much I suck about swim workouts.

Buuuut, I am going to do this one tonight.

Question- what's the best way to time yourself?  They don't have one of those big clocks with the second hand at my pool.  Stopwatch at the end?

loeber - 2010-01-04 10:20 AM

 

Why do I live here??? I won't see pavement for 3-4 months yet. 6" of snow forcast for today and worsening over the next 3 days....

loeber - 2010-01-05 10:37 AM I am in Calgary Alberta. Since that picture was taken this morning we have gotten another 4" of snow and it is -15c (5f). The nice part is I am only an hour from some of the best skiing in the country. The Lonestar is looking better and better, April here may still have snow on the ground and there will be gravel on the road for sure during the bike...