Eurydice79 (Magda's) Group - FULL (Page 4)

Hey All! 

Slowly recovering from the holidays here.  I had hoped to spend some time outdoors today, but freezing rain here put a stop to that.  Guess I'll head to the gym.  Does anyone else hate going to the gym in January due to the influx of New-Years-Resolutioners?  Ugh... will probably have to wait in line for a bike.  Oh well...

 Hope everyone is doing well! 

I'm curious... how many races does everyone here have planned for '09 and which ones??

 Jennifer

Hi team! I am back from my little trip. Its great to see that we've been chatting!

I did NO training and ate and drank way to much cheese, wine & beer!!! Ah, so be it. We did some canoeing, fishing and gentle swimming in the river so it wasn't a totally lazy holiday!

I'm back on the program either tonight or tomorrow

I have never run in icy, cold or snowy weather but I can imagine its pretty tough! I normally prefer to run in winter because our winters are cool and mild, average 60F! LOL! I guess our comparison would be running in hot, muggy weather, which is just as bad, it really slows me down. Its about 100F today so I am not going to go out for a run until the sun sets! Well done for getting out there! Thats what its all about

Ha ha I did my first triathlon on a mountain bike, LOL, so you're one up on me! Everyone on the course beat me including a young boy. Of course I was also totally unfit and had only trained for 4 weeks ...  I don't think the elite athletes care about anything except winning, and they would only be giving you dirty looks if your hybrid was beating them on their $10,000 beasts

Getting a proper fit is very important when buying a bike. There are many women's specific frames but sometimes a male frame may be better suited to some women's body types. What I would recommend is to have a price in mind, not a brand, and then go into a few reputable bike shops, speak with the staff and get fitted properly. This takes a few hours and they'll adjust your seat and handlebar height.

I would recommend going for a road bike, not a tri bike to start with, because its more versatile. You can always add clip-on tri bars later, or upgrade to a tri bike later. I would also recommend biting the bullet and getting the clippless pedals (where you need to get the shoes that click in). They are scary at first and you WILL fall off when you're learning to use them, but it doesn't hurt ('cos you'll be falling off when you're stationary when you haven't clicked your shoes out in time) and the long term benefits far outweigh a few embarasing falls when you're learning to use them

I ride a SubZero2 which is a women's specific bike made by Avanti, I am super happy with it, but I am not sure if its available in the states.

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Hi Jennifer! Great to hear from you! I have visited your logs and left you an "inspire" - you'll notice it turns red when someone leaves you a message

So, it looks like you have 5-6 months to train for your first tri, is that correct? Thats plenty of time to get you fit enough to finish! Start by trying to get into a routine. Aim to do at least one training session in each discpline a week, if you can, increase to twice weekly. If you've never run before, start by run/walking. Take it easy, but challenge yourself to do better each week and push yourself to improve a little each week.

There are some training programs here on BT which may be able to give you some guidance as well. How fit are you currently?

Yeah ... thats a hard one! I have always been slow at all three disciplines. Its difficult to train with other people unless you're all at the same level, because inevitably at least one person will be waiting for the other and it can be frustrating.

Speed work, intervals, temp runs etc can help increase running speed, but they can also lead to injury if you start doing them too early, before you're an experienced runner. Weight loss and just putting in the training miles to increase your general fitness will really help too. Its a really slow and steady process, you won't improve overnight, take it from me! I've been doing this since 2006 and I'm still slow! I am however a little faster than I used to be!

I try to focus on myself and my own achievemnts and improvements. I try to aim for my own goals. It can get depressing if you focus too much on other people's achievements. Is it easier for you to train in a group than on your own?

jrcody - 2009-01-05 10:40 PM Happy New Year All!!! I had a really rough New Year's holiday. I was in FL for 5 days and only played golf 4 times and went to the Capitol One Bowl to watch GA win!!! I know I should have run but with a 0705 tee time every morning it was not going to happen I really need a vacation from my vacation but instead I was out this morning for my usual run. Only a few days until my marathon so I think that the time off will work in my favor my insuring that I am not injured for the run. How is everyone else doing??

Well done! What a tough holiday! Must have taken a lot of guts to get through it

Sounds a lot like my holiday, I trained very hard in the disciplines of eating and drinking!  But I think thats what holidays are all about, sometimes you just need a holiday from routine.

Like you said, the rest will probably really help you on race day. You've done so much hard work I am sure you are going to do just brilliant, and a few days off won't have made any difference

I know! I am trying to get everyone chatting

I haven't been to the gym yet this year ... but I am not looking fwd to it! My usual time is 5.30am so I am hoping that there won't be too many newbies there at that time

My main planned race is a half Ironman in May. I'll be doing a few sprints in the lead up to it, and I've noticed my coach has inserted an Olympic distance on my plan as well

X 2. Great advice.

Just bear in mind that improvements will be slow so be patient!

Good morning team! Just bumping us up to the top of the page

Its 5am here and I am off to the pool!

I can not wait until February when they all give up and leave

LOL!  Oh good... I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks like that!!!!

Went to my first spinning class today (wow!).  My classmates must all be ringers from previous classes... they kept up a fantastic cadence, stayed up on their pedals, went "hup, hup, hup!" the "hills." 

 Now I'm going to try adventure #2 for the day, and put on the F2R wetsuit I rented to swim in the ocean off the Keys next week. 

Tri-ing isn't boring...   

 Good training to all!

Thats great! How do you feel?

Keep it up and soon you'll also be an old pro!

Sounds great! I have yet to try out my Christmas wetsuit because there have been lots of shark sightings along my local beaches and a bloke got eaten a few weeks ago near where I am due to race next weekend! Argh! I hope your local waters are a lot safer!

 Keep up the good work!

Hi team! How is everyone going?

I'm sorry for my lack of inspires this week - work has been very hectic and I haven't been getting home until 8.30pm most nights. I'm checking this board at least once a day so I AM keeping an eye on you! You can also leave me an inspire on my blog or a private message if you need immediate attention

I love long slow runs, I had one this morning. It doesn't feel like you're working very hard but at least the running is enjoyable!

Good afternoon team! I went to a 30th birthday cocktail party last night and tried my hardest not to drink too much!

This morning I did a 28 mile/46k ride through the hills. It was really tough but I really recommend doing hilly rides/runs as part of a training program because it really gets you working!