Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Group version 3-CLOSED (Page 32)

One of your earlier post mentioned something about going to bed at 1... The bedtime was a big tip off that you might be a bit younger than the majority of us in the group..

My kids are 23 and 21. The 23 year old has never stayed up late. Last time the 21 year old was home on break we had to have a chat about his going to bed when I was getting up for my first workout of the day.. Funny story- All of his college friends were hanging out at the house one night.  The next day I asked him when they went home. He said 4 because they knew I'd be getting up soon.. lol..

Congrats on your internship!!

Yeah the weekend is here! Swam after work and left the pool starving. Found a strawberry jelly packet in the car and almost sucked it down like a GU. Went and got a huge hamburger and french fries and inhaled in the the parking lot.. Nice.. Now I'm enjoying a few beers.. No wonder I can't lose weight..

It's the end of the month. Post your totals for January. January was a good month. Lots of slow miles on swim/bike/run. I'm actually surprised that the bike mileage was so low for the amount of time on the bike. Weird.. Wonder if something was entered wrong in training log. Swim and run don't surprise me as it's been a slow building month..

Run: 15h 36m 53s - 121.75 M

Swim         18h 15m          60550 yards

Bike           27h  04m         557.53 miles

Run             4h  08m         28.95 miles   

Strength      3h 55m

Turned out to be a bike/swim focus since I was giving my calf a rest. Not the balance I would like but my biggest monthly swim and bike volume ever I think. Saw solid gains on the bike. Hard to say with the swim. Endurance has certainly improved but not sure speed has improved much. Hoping to see the run bump up steadily over the next month.

Good work everyone.

January Totals:
 
Swim: 10h 21m - 26600 Yds
Bike: 15h 30m - 263.84 Mi
Run:  16h 15m - 112.92 Mi

Well, at least I managed to color every day of the month in the calendar... Big month of running (for me) -- most mileage since high school. Biking and swimming purposely tailed off a bit.

Reasonable month for me.  With an eye on Boston my run is starting to increase in volume.  Really liking my Master's swim class.  February should be more of the same!

Swim:  14h 15m

Bike: 10h 40m 186Miles

Run:  22h 56m  148Miles

Nice monthly totals for the group. 

Jason, I'm surprised that you weren't out late last night trying to get those last 9 miles in. 

I'm looking for some new post workout recovery snack ideas. Ideas? 

The workout schedule for next week is going to require focused nutrition and fueling. It's the time of year when I need to start back to a focused nutrition plan. Otherwise the workouts will start to suffer. So far I have a list of portables and meals from the Feed Zone cookbook for next week. Things tend to work best when I pre-cook and plan meals for the week. Otherwise like last week there is no telling what I might eat after a workout. 

I also need to lose about 5 pounds within the next 2 months while fueling workouts properly. Anyone interested in a weekly weigh in? I'm currently at 128 (which can go up or down depending on what I ate and or drank/beer the night before. I would like to be back at race weight 123 by April 6th- Galveston HIM. 

I'm in for the weekly weigh in.  Should we start tomorrow?  Part of the diet overhaul/weight loss includes giving up artificial sweeteners.

One of my favorite post workout snacks is Greek yogurt with apple and cinnamon mixed in.  So yummy!

Bryan-its not ideal but you could put your iphone in a ziplock until you find a permanent solution. Thats what I do when I need to to take it to the pool with me. Does fine at the end of the lane.....wouldn't want to submerge it that way but does fine with light moisture.

Here is an app for a "Pace Clock" that I sometimes use at the pool for long continuous swims or if the deck clock is broken. I'll put the phone (in the handy ziplock),  at the end of my lane, propped up by the pull buoy so its easy to check periodically. Rarely do long continuous swims but its a cool app.https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pace-clock/id465060982?mt=8

Easy day for me with a short run and maybe some strength work.

For those group members that are lurking and following along....chime in and let us know how you are doing.  

We can weigh in on Monday's if that works for everyone.

I'm going back on the beer ban (no beer in the house) until after the HIM in April. Which means I'll have to drink all of the beer that is still in the house tonight during the Super Bowl.

Hey Gang. I won an AudioFlood Waterproof ipod shuffle from BT. In January they gave away 5 of them. You got an entry for each gear review you submitted. I have a waterproof shuffle now but it has been pretty spotty since my bike wreck last May. I don't swim with it but do like to run with music so got the waterproof model to last through the humidity and sweat of the Summers down here

This month they are giving away several pair of "Lava Pants." Kind of like a wetsuit from the waist down. I have the ROKA Sim shorts which are similar. A good tool to use in the pool to get the feel of body position in a wetsuit without the heat of a fullsuit in the pool. They are also great to use when your legs are still trashed from a previous workout but you need to get a swim workout in. 

Not too charged up about the game but think I will be pulling for the Seahawks....not sure why. I'm fine with Denver winning and like Manning.......kind of tired of hearing "Omaha" though.