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CyborgQueen - 2012-01-29 7:51 PM

gator22 - 2012-01-29 4:32 PM Wow. Lots to catch up on here.  My big observation from the weekend was this : If you have body issues, go to an indoor water park and you will immediately feel better about how you look

 

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Yikes!  That's gross!!!  Similar situation happened to me a long time ago on one of the trails here in Colorado.  I thought I smelled hints of Cigar Smoke... and as I kept running I eventually caught up to a guy that was actually smoking a cigar!  Strange how smoke lingers that way. ~Carla

Thanks Wesley... June feels nearer than my own breath at times! ~Carla

Way to Get'er Done Ken!  I, personally, love running on the treadmill ESPECIALLY when it's cold, hot, raining, windy, dark, etc outside! I'm curious about how you "Mentally" approach 9 miles on the treadmill.  I usually do 9/1 min run/walk intervals.  That would have taken me 1 hour, 50 min... sometimes I break my runs up into hours.

Q.  What was your approach to 9 miles on the TM?

Ironically I ran outside today.  So I went from "Flat Zone 2" to "Hilly".  Covered 8.3 miles... mostly used the time to learn the nuances of the route... allow my body to understand gradient change and adjust to it.  While I wish I could have brought more "quality" to the run, I do think I'll have decent power and endurance soon to NAIL That Run and feel POWERFUL the whole way!

Good fun on the mountain bike!  I would think where you live there would be a lot of neat trails to ride on and some challenging courses too!

Thats strange!

I agree with DJ, you may be going to hard for your current condition.  You may also need to smooth out your breathing and slow down your exhaling. 

We spend a fair amount of time at my weekly swim clinic and at the lessons I took practicing differant breathing patterns, so it is something that takes time and practice to get right.

You know Carla, it seems to me, whether it is 4 miles or 9 miles on the treadmill, or 1 hour or 3 hours on the trainer the last 15 minutes are hard.  I guess it is just a matter of knowing when I go down to the basement what I have to do.  That said, I have a flat screen on the wall with all the cable channels plus dvd player with lots of movies.  Lately I have been catching up on missed TV shows using the prime time on demand channel. 

Nice job on the run!! Keep up the good work!

CyborgQueen - 2012-01-29 6:51 PM

gator22 - 2012-01-29 4:32 PM Wow. Lots to catch up on here.  My big observation from the weekend was this : If you have body issues, go to an indoor water park and you will immediately feel better about how you look

 

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Haha for real. I feel like Miss America at those places.

I love MTB and am envious of people such as yourself who live in dry climates --- our trails are waterlogged and will be until May or June, and then we have ticks and other critters to make things interesting. 

It sounds like you are a natural --- maybe there is an Xterra Tri in your future?

Morning Fellow BTers ---

Today I am making a proclamation to get out of slug mode and WORK ON MY BIKE. Life has been hectic and I've been able to get my running in for the most part but can't seem to make myself get on that darned trainer.  

So please feel free to smack talk, taunt or hurl insults my way  --- I am going to aim for 4 bikes a week. I also got a glimpse at the bike course for my HIM in August and it would appear that some serious hill training is in order.

Thanks for your help!

I'm going to try some of the drills sugested on here about doing a length on one breath, but I've read several places that people are getting a lot of benifit from breathing every other stroke.  The benifit is that you get oxygen to your muscles.

For me, and keep in mind, that I'm probably the worst swimmer in the group, breathing more often has worked a lot better for me.  I've slowed my stroke down to the point that I'm not panting or breathing too fast and having the quicker breath keeps me from ever getting to that point.

When I used to go 5 or even 3 strokes between breath, I got out of breath.  Again though, I'm not the one you want to be taking swim advice from.

Have  you ever read the Total Immersion forum?  Theres a whole board dedicated to breathing.

www.totalimmersion.net

Oh Game on!!  Thanks Carla, this is just the motivation I need!

I have seen some people really do well using the TI programs.  I have read the book, but not taken any lessons from them.  My current swim coaches use some of the drills, but they aren't teaching me the TI method.  I think some drills are just basic for swimming regardless of the method. 

My homework this week had as part of the main set 5 X 200 drill.  2 of the 200's were breathing related, 1 was breat every 2 strokes, which I really struggle with as it takes me out of my rythm (she says that part of the point) then the next 200 was breath every 3rd stroke.  This forces the bilateral breathing which I am very comfortable with.  I find since I learned this I have better body rotation in the water.

I know there is an associated cost, but as someone that struggled trying to get better at swimming on my own for 5 years, the money I have spent on the lessons and the weekly clinic at the Y have been money well spent.

I have had the Insanity DVD's for a couple of years, I like the workouts but with my time spent out west I never really had a chance to do the workouts for the 60 days.  Although I am not going to be perfect now, I do have a couple of months that I will be home most of the time and the longest I will be away is for a long weekend.  So I figured I would add these to my training routine to see what the plyometrics do for me.  Today was day one and I survived mostly.

Now the downside to this was I did the workout before my prescribed bike session, which was 3 X 12' at 95 - 100% CP.  I made it through the first 2 hanging on by my fingernails, but failed to hold on for the 3rd one!  Hopefully it gets better with time.

I really enjoy the insanity work-outs.  I've thought of adding them into my training but I don't know if I have the time.  Definately going to add the abs in starting Feb 1.  I'm running 4 days, biking 4 days and swimming 3.  I'm not sure if adding Shaun T to the regiment would give me time for recovery.  I'll have to try it out and see how it works.  I'm going to do whatever it takes to have a good day at IMFL.  (Only 278 days away)

Another question about my swim work-outs.  I go to my masters on Tues and Wed and the Y by myself on Sunday afternoons.  Sunday afternoons I usually just try and swim freesytle without stopping whatever distance is on my schedule. (BT 1/2 ironman)  Do you think I should just swim the whole distance at once or break it down to 100s, 250s or something like that?  Schedule calls for distances between 1700 - 2650. 

LOVE MOUNTAIN BIKING!  Before I moved to AK I had found a women's mountain biking group to ride with and that was so much fun (and scary at times). I lived within minutes of some world class biking.  Need to find something similar here, unfortunately peoples idea of mountain biking here is very different. Ironically my mountain bike is waaaay nicer than my road bike.  Great workout too!  

Great job Tim - hills definately will slow you down! You should be completely psyched to be on course (ahead) for a great season! Look forward to reading the post write up.

If it was me - I would break it up to get a more quality (and less boring) workout in. I break my swims into 2 categories 1) short interval work which entails lots of50's and100's. You can either do sprints with a longer rest in between or very little rest and try and nail down a consistent speed that will leave you enough energy to finish the set (barely). and 2) endurance which can entail any type of longer distance swimming.  I really enjoy 200's and 500's. Also can do ladders where you start with 100 and increase by some distance each time. These longer sets will help you nail down a consistant speed that pushes you but not crushes you that you can take with you to your race. If you get bored throw in some different strokes, pull bouy or kick board. Look at my logs for some different ideas of swim workouts (I have been getting a few of them in lately). www.swimplan.com also has some good workout ideas.

If you haven't done it yet you should consider doing a time trial - the distance would optimally be a1000 yards, but can also be less.  you can then calculate you T-pace which you can use during your workouts as a target pace. I think there is some info on how to do it if you search t-pace on this site. I haven't done one since last March and I really need to get my a$$ in gear and do another.

I just wish I could afford the full suspension MTB that I rented...so comfortable, but way too slow on the road. So much fun! I only have a couple bruises (they're from brushing the pedals...those things are damn sharp/hard!), only slight shoulder soreness. I'm surprised. :-)  I'm looking forward for my next one.   I'm thinking about getting a hardtail, but I'm not sure if I'll like without the back suspension...I was spoiled the first ride. :-D

Anyhoo, my friend did the video, I'm at the beginning signing "No Fear". 

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQVo35YvU2M

That is a neat video DJ.  Thanks for sharing that! 

I have been tossing around ideas with the low cost of helmet cams and portable recordes of finding a good way to put a video together documenting IM training for Florida this year.

You should!! Do you ever look back at your Ironman training and said, "I wished I recorded that?"  Even if you did a terrible run, it'll make you tougher.  You can even record some of your long bike rides, just to kind of look back a little and show off your skillz.      I know I wish I could do that when I go on my rides since nearly all of my rides are around Red Rock Canyon, River Mountain Trail, and Lakeshore Loop (Silverman is part of that...very tough!!), it's pretty scenic. :-)  Or just get a cheap camera that's really easy/quick/light that you can take out and take snapshots of stuff you see during your training! I always get a kick out of those.