Tee Cris' Group - CLOSED (Page 4)

Here's my new-to-me vintage ('92) Cannondale R500.  Picked it up for $395 and it's in PRISTINE condition.  Should be more than adequate for my first couple of seasons.

 KD

OK, so I took a day off today to nurse my knee and my belated-holiday-party-with-the-inlaws hangover (bad knees and good scotch are a perfect match)...

...but where did everyone else go???  We know Todd is traveling, and Tom and I have resorted to trading stock photos of our rides, but is there anyone else still out there???

KD

Hey, I'm back kinda.  Meaning at a computer with a few moments of free time that is. 

In looking at a few logs it looks like we may have lost a few people.  I'll try to add a custom photo tomorrow to really get things going around here!!

I'm attempting a run/swim double tomorrow before I am off for another few days.  After that I will be back and ready to get consistent.  Anyone with me or am I going to be fired as mentor guy? 

 Hey Todd - I'm still here. I will be out of town from now until Sunday. Ski trip to northern MI. In addition to a ton of skiing, I hope to hit the gym at least once, maybe twice.  Also, I signed up for one of my races - The Motor City tri. It's on June 14th in, well, the Motor City - Detroit. 

 Have a great weekend everyone!

 Tom

40 min Crossfit before leaving for the slopes. Rock on!

 Tom

Yo!!! (That's Philly speak for you)

Picked up some new running shoes today (asics gt-2140's) at local running store - was able to run on them first on a tread, and what a difference!!!  Will check back in tomorrow after my 'long-run-day' on my current sprint plan - hopefully the knee pain is history!!!

Barb, good to have you back!!!

KD

Well, new shoes were the trick - ran 5K today with no problem with my knee!!!

KD

Alright - I'm back after 3 days of skiing. Good times had by all. The older boys have no fear and are scary good after two years, and we got our 3yr old on skis for his first time. He loved it. It was a great vacation.

So this morning I hit the treadmill for 40 min. at about a 9:30 pace. I felt good most of the way too.

 Tom

Hey there everyone, I'm back.  I was also on vacation for the last 5 days (Disney).  I should have logged the walking miles with my Garmin and maybe then I wouldn't feel so bad for having all the days off.  I brought my clothes and Garmin but they saw no action.  I did however make it out for a run ast night to get back at it.

Barb, you asked about the burnout factor.  I think the 20 week plans exist for that reason and my 20 weeks to CdA starts next week.  Anything longer and it becomes hard to focus and maintain intensity.  Since my marathon in mid-December I have been training with no structured plan and doing what I felt like doing.  This comes after having followed a few specific plans for most of last year and it felt good to just do what I wanted to do.  

This is my first IM but the few facts I've read that make sense are to always make sure you can start the next session feeling rested.  If that means cutting a workout short or skipping a workout then so be it.  The long S/B/R sessions each week are key sessions.  They shouldn't be missed and you should be fresh for them.  I like having a plan each day so I usually don't face the burnout of "having"  to swim, bike or run.  I am also fueled a lot by fear.  I am not looking to do anything more than finish (time to be determined) but I think alot about race day and how I want to feel.  I know I'll be beating myself up on race day if I haven't trained properly.   

If it's mental fatigue I've found that getting out the door when I might not feel like always gets me into it after just a few minutes of activity and I'm glad I went.  If it's physical fatigue it's probably best to rest and come back the next day.

Hopefully the mia portion of the group is training like crazy and too tired to type... essentially how I feel after each swim (thx again Barb for the help!!!).

The comments about a 20 week plan are interesting - I started a 16 week plan on 1/5 with the intent on doing my first tri on 4/28 - I then changed to a later race to avoid an open water swim in frigid waters for my first tri - thx Todd for the prompting me on that one.

So, I'm not sure what to do:
- Stop my current plan and focus on swimming (where I really need help) & maintenance run/bike
- Finish the plan; maintain for a while; do my first tri; then decide about Olympic
- Finish the plan and then start a Sprint to Olympic bridge, and just do my Sprint in the middle

Thoughts/comments?

Thanks,
KD

Man...I certainly didn't mean to delay the start of your season!  I'm in Texas and we have a couple of pool swim sprints in March and April to get things kicked off.  Anything like that up there? 

As far as the question about the plan goes I think it will be personal preference.  I would choose option 3 and am interested to see what others say.  If you like the routine and the training and the structure of a plan you'll be more than ready for your sprint and you'll have a ton of confidence once you get to it.  You'll also appreciate the base you're building now when it comes time for the Oly.  There's no reason you can't put some extra length into your swim sessions during this sprint plan if you want to focus on that area.

Again, that's me.  I like having a structured plan to take the thinking and guessing out of it.  I'm also flexible enough to not freak out if I miss a session or two or three along the way.  At the end of the day consistency is rewarded in this sport.  Do something on a consistent basis and you'll be on your way.

RunningJayhawk - 2009-01-27 2:39 PM We seriously lost over half our group. Todd, a 20 week training plan isn't so much realistic for me. I'm going to begin working with my coach in March I believe. I'll end up with an 8-9 month plan. 20 weeks to prep me for an IM just isn't going to cut this BOPer. Anyone doing any training camps or anything this year? I'm looking at WIBA in late June...and maybe the St. Louis Enduracamp if I can swing it financially. Kevin, my husband said he's dropping the DVD off at the post office today. So hopefully you'll have it soon.

Maybe they'll return, but by looking at their logs it doesn't seem like it will be soon.

I'm not sure I have an answer to the burnout question if you're embarking on an 8-9 month plan.  Hopefully, it will be solid base work for a while and the intensity will then pick up as you get closer.  This is my first go round at IM so I may be wishing I did something more but I just couldn't get into it earlier and expect to keep my focus or drive.  Keep hanging out here and log your workouts here too so we can keep you motivated!

You certainly didn't delay anything - your mentoring paid off and made me look more realistically at what I'm up against.  There are a few of the pool swim sprints around, but are most over before I anticipate that I'll be able to swim far enough in a sprint distance w/o drowning

Considering I'm really enjoying the structured nature of training/working-out according to a plan, I do like the idea of choice 3 - continual base building.

Barb, along these lines, perhaps a HIM plan then a HIM to IM Bridge (16 weeks each) is the way to go to provide some variety and hence avoiding burn-out???  Also, hope the plague that descended on my house a few weeks back didn't travel out you're way!!!

 KD

Hey Guys,

 I haven't been loggin my workouts. :-( I will realy try to make sure I do. Today I am going to a Media Ski Challange for Special Olympics. A lot of fun, goofy skiing, some great food, a little bit of beer and raise a ton of money. Tomorrow I hope to run in the morning and maybe even try to get the bike on the trainer before watching the Super Bowl. GO STEELERS! (My wife is from Pittsburgh and I spent 6 years there after college.)

 Have a great weekend!

 Tom

Hi Everyone, another swim q - I just noticed that there is a Total Immersion workshop here in Philly next weekend - in your experience is the $495 for two days worth it?  I searched the forums and it appears to be a 50/50 split on those that think it is vs. those that think it's better to take the money and space out private lessons.

Thanks,
KD

PS - Barb, didn't get the video yet, will keep you posted.

I have no experience with either but I think that sounds really steep.  I would opt for the private lessons unless you heard REALLY great things about the workshop which it doesn't sound like you found. 

Well today was easing into Day 1 of the IM journey with a 45 min swim session.  It is going to be a long road and hopefully one that I can have fun with.  Some of the weekends look pretty daunting.

Barb, I think there are 5 rides of 4 hours plus.  The last is a 6:30 bike with a 30 min run following.  Anyone want to come along?  Looks like May 9th.  Make your travel plans now!!