Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Group version 3-CLOSED (Page 39)

Originally posted by triathlonpal07 Got in a 13mi ride before the snow came here in NC. It was 27*!! My wife called me crazy... and I believe her... my face mask was frozen when I got back But boy it has been good getting back on the bike... Also, I signed up for my two early races... a 5k in April and a Sprint Tri in June. Also... on a family front... We just got approved for a new apartment!!! and we find out my baby's gender on Friday (valentine's day... awwwww)... that is.. assuming the weather is ok then. It was suppose to be tomorrow but it got rescheduled because of the storm :/

Exciting stuff going on in your life!!!  Very cool.  Do we get to know the babies sex? or is it a BIG SECRET?

Originally posted by triathlonpal07 Got in a 13mi ride before the snow came here in NC. It was 27*!! My wife called me crazy... and I believe her... my face mask was frozen when I got back But boy it has been good getting back on the bike... Also, I signed up for my two early races... a 5k in April and a Sprint Tri in June. Also... on a family front... We just got approved for a new apartment!!! and we find out my baby's gender on Friday (valentine's day... awwwww)... that is.. assuming the weather is ok then. It was suppose to be tomorrow but it got rescheduled because of the storm :/

Excellent! Congrats.....lot of excitement going on. 

Nice driving!  The car helps, but you gotta know how to pilot the thing...I can't tell you how many times I've seen people with really good snow cars get stuck around here.

Originally posted by triathlonpal07 Got in a 13mi ride before the snow came here in NC. It was 27*!! My wife called me crazy... and I believe her... my face mask was frozen when I got back But boy it has been good getting back on the bike... Also, I signed up for my two early races... a 5k in April and a Sprint Tri in June. Also... on a family front... We just got approved for a new apartment!!! and we find out my baby's gender on Friday (valentine's day... awwwww)... that is.. assuming the weather is ok then. It was suppose to be tomorrow but it got rescheduled because of the storm :/

Congrats!

Essentially the whole State of Maryland was shut down today, so a 90 minute Z2 trainer session for me.  I probably should get credit for a pretty good core/strength session shoveling a foot of heavy, ,wet snow today. 

Glad to hear everyone is hunkering down during the storm! For once, it's you southerners and east coasters that are getting the goods.  Enjoy it!

Today is a day of the 2s!  Drum roll please.....first the first time ever I swam a 2:00/100 yards!  Now I know that isn't fast to anyone else in this group, but it was a goal I have wanted to achieve for a VEEEERRRRRY long time.  This new Masters class and improved attitude is really paying off.  Oh and I also lost 2lbs since we started our weigh ins!  See, the day of the 2s!

Technically, if you are working out less than an hour, you can do that work out in a fasted state.  When I'm traveling, I often drink coffee in the room and then head out for my hour run.  However, most of the time, I still eat something before I do my first workout.  It is something small, nearly all carbs and very low in fat and protein. That is usually a piece of sprouted grain bread with honey or small bowl of "make it yourself" oatmeal.   Your banana would be a reasonable thing to consume without all the other stuff if you don't like my food choices.  I really don't think you need the agave or PB before the workout.  If you really like that combo, I would reduce the quantity of both.  Those are VERY high calorie items.

Suzy-great job on the sub 2:00. Keep up the good work!

Bryan-if  you need a memebership card you should be able to go online and print one off. Of course you will likely need your membership number. They may have put that in your confirmation email. If not email them for the number and you should be able to go on the USAT site and print out a membership card.

Looks likj some nice weather headed my way. Sunny and close to 70 on Sunday. WooHoo!

I do a good part of my training in the morning before breakfast, and I rarely consume any calories beforehand.  If I'm looking at something like 2 hours I'll drink some sports drink but generally I train in a fasted state in the morning.  I might take a sip of something sweet to wake me up, but we're talking like 10-15 calories' worth.  This morning I did 90 minutes on the trainer without anything, but it was Z2 where you're supposed to be burning fat anyway.

After a good morning training session my typical breakfast is two eggs, some ham, cheddar cheese, either on a whole wheat wrap or English muffin, a piece of fruit, and the milkshake-like substance I call coffee.  I dunno...maybe 800-900 calories total? 

Nutrition is SUCH a personal thing...

Suzy- Congrats on your swim break through! It's amazing how hard it is to take time off the swim. Obviously that masters class and your new outlook is paying off! 

Bryan- one year my USAT card never showed up. You can go online and print off a paper copy if you need one before it shows up.

I don't eat before morning workouts. I don't really consider it a fasted state. There just doesn't seem to be a need to eat anything that early in the morning. 

We started off the day at 28 and it was in the high 50's this afternoon. I'm looking forward to a few warmer days this weekend. 

HR can be a funny thing. So many factors influence it. My heart rate is always high if I do a bike workout first thing in the morning. I had a HARD bike workout this evening and the avg was maybe 3-5 bpm lower than I would have expected. Why? Don't know. I was on the road all day....did hydrate well so maybe that played a part. I am consistent about getting 7-8 hours sleep. I use HR as more of an add on if I'm doing a bike workout. Power/watts is the number that dictates the workout.  I've been training with power for 4 years so I know that my HR can vary disproportionately (sp?) to power output. My coach uses a pretty solid warm up for most bike workouts and I can usually get a feel for how I will perform in the main set based on how I feel in the warm up.....coincidentally lower HR during warm up typically leads to a better performance when I hit the hard stuff. Tonight was one of those nights...HR low from the beginning.....performance better than expected. Now come Summer I don't really even look at HR because I know it will be high due to the heat/humidity. 

Early morning workouts? No food but usually will mix a very light bottle of nutrition if I'm going to workout for more than 45 minutes. Probably don't need it as I cannot ever remember a time that I felt like I was bonking in an early morning workout.