Trishie's Tri Chicks - CLOSED! (Page 4)

Thanks for the welcome!

Hey Trishie, your recent blogpost..."that girl/that guy"...what a great article   I would of said so on your blog but I am so new to blogging I couldn't figure out how to leave a comment!



Pamela

Edited by sbtrichick 2010-01-06 2:43 PM

maria, we're may HIM-buddies!  i'm doing orlando on the 16th. 

Trishie - post a pic of yourself!

Did I write down my name wrong? My name's Jiyoon, not Lisa (;

I'm studying chemistry and ethics in school! Super neat stuff.

Hey, just looked at your logs... we're doing half marys on the same day too!  March 21 will be my second. 

HIIIIIIIIIII ladies..... Hope all of you are well!  And thx for the inspires.... I love them!  So far this week I have completed 2 swims, 2 biking, 1 run, and so I have 1 run and 2 strength training left to do.  It has been a challenge to fit it all in between returning to work, running 2 tweens around, and spending time with my husband.  Not to mention wanting to fit in friend time!  So I feel like I'm juggling about 10 balls at this time.  Happy with my progress but wanting to make sure I fit the rest in!  It's so good to have the support of you all!  Good luck on all your weekly goals... you can all do it.... I have no doubt!!!! Have a great night!
Tara

Maria, I am in the central GA area near Macon.


SO far this week training is going well. I am trying not to let work be the excuse as to why I am not getting it done. It means lots of early mornings, missed lunches and late nights but so far so good. It is helping me to get back on the bandwagon.

Thus far
Monday- Core and Strenght training
Tuesday- Run 4.05 miles
Wednesday- Swim 1500, 45 minute spin class

Planned
Thursday- Abs/Core class
Friday- Swim, Run
Saturday and Sunday will bring some sort of Run/Bike combo between those two days. Will depend on weather.

Hi Tara,

looks like a great week so far! 2 tweens - crazyness... you must be so busy with your family life, work, and training --- great job getting it all in

Looking good Stef -- way to get in s/b/r already this week

someone asked to see a picture of me... so here ya go


if you guys have 'em, post a picture of yourself here so we can get to know each other better




also, if you haven't so already, add each other as friends and start "inspiring"... it's nice to wake up to a couple inspires with some "way to gos" and "good jobs"!

Edited by trishie 2010-01-07 8:41 AM

GM from the west coast!

Aye carumba, watched the news this morning, 2/3 of the country in a deep freeze,. I won't tell you that it's going to be 65 and sunny here in Santa Barbara today

Ok gang, I am off to Mammoth Mtn skiing for a few days, leaving mid-day today and may not have WiFi available.
You all behave and train hard while I am gone!

Pamela

p.s. Trishie: Love the pic of the cute guy giving you a big hug/lift! You both look so darned happy

have fun skiing ! I will try to contain my jealousy of your weather.. it was 25 when I left this morning !

and thanks - that's my husband, aka IronSherpa Extraordinare

OK - I give up.  I don't understand how to log my completed training in my training log!  Is there a help file for this old lady?

hey walton -- let me see if I can walk you through this:

1. click on "training log" at the top (with the notepad picture)

2. On the date where you want to post your training, click on "training" --  it will look something like this:

Thur Jan 7 2010

the link to "training" will be on a colored bar

3. click on "training"

4. put in the time/ distance for whatever sport you did.



does that make sense?

hey walton -- I looked at your training log and it looks like you got it figured out (?)

You northerners are going to laugh at this.  Due to a forecast of a "possibility" of snow last night, some schools announced a two hour delay for today; and the college I work at announced a one hour delay.

I woke up to bare grounds and 43 deg weather!  Ha! 

But with the extra hour, I got to swim with my trainining partner today which is rare because our schdules are so different.  I noticed last time I went swimming that my swimsuit was causing a lot of extra drag and getting droopy.  Today when I rinsed it after my swim it stretched out by at least two sizes!  It's pretty much disintegrated from chorline despite that fact that I carefully rinse it after every use.  I've only had this suit a few months.  Ah well...

Maria -- check out www.swimoutlet.com for cheap suits !
also, speedo makes an 'edurance' suit that stands up nicely to chlorine

Apparently but I forget what I did!  It was all trial and error.  I'll kepp your advice handy so it's not so tough next time!

Thanks so much!

Tania

Edited by waltontl 2010-01-08 6:14 PM

Good evening ladies.... looks like everyone is doing great with their workouts!!!  Well to update you on what I've done... instead of 2 biking sessions, 2 running sessions, 2 swimming sessions, and 2 pilates sessions.... I did 3 biking sessions, 3 swimming sessions, and 1 running session.  I had the opportunity to swim and bike an additional time then I had planned because of having a snow day today   however thought strength training may be better than pilates.  Any thoughts about that... strength training really isn't my favorite but I realize that it is probably necessary and thought twice a week would be beneficial.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.... Keep up the good work!!!!!
Tara

Hey Tara --- looks like a great week.
As for strength training: there is a lot of debate in the tri world about it's effectivness in making you a better triathlete. If you enjoy it, then do it ! Also, strength training has a lot of benefits outside of making you a better triathlete.

What does everyone have on tap for this weekend? I have a 10 mi run today but I'm waiting for mid day where it warms up to the hot hot hot temperature of 28*

Also --- if you haven't checked in in a while --- please do ! I am happy to be your mentor but I do need to know what you're up to !

Hee hee... That is exactly where I bought this suit that disintegrated!  But this was a cheap Club Swim suit.  McFuzz suggested I buy polyester and that it will last for-e-ver!  So I ordered a Finals polyester suit from swim outlet.  We'll see how it last.  I don't want to have to wear my Tri stuff in the pool and ruin it too, so I hope it comes soon!

My schedule is totally crazy.  I'm swimming, running, and biking three times a week each as my plan specifies, but I really like to have strength training too.  As an aging female, I feel I need it for bone density as well as simply having strength to assist with triathloning.  I also tend to have a lot of muscle stiffness and would love to fit in yoga just for flexibilty and fun! 

I have simply GOT to dedicate more time to stretching lest I get an injury.  I'm already feeling some discomfort in the achilles tendon.

Can we talk nutrition?

What type of diet do ya'll follow, and what do you eat before and after workouts?

I am likely in the minority with a low-carb diet.  I work out so early in the morning, that I normally do not eat anything prior to morning workouts and then I eat a heavy breakfast immediately afterwards; usually something like eggs, salmon or chicken, and spinach or broccoli.  For evening workouts, I've already been eating all day so I stop a couple of hours before workout time and then generally have some sort of light protein meal after. 

With longer workouts, I'm thinking of adding a protein powder drink with fruit in it, and drink half before and half after; esp for strength training.

Trishie - what are your recommendations for nutrition before and after training?

Maria,

Ha, I've had a couple Club Swim suits that I LOVED (cute prints - one was sushi rolls!) but they wear out SO quickly.

As for nutrition... right now I'm trying to lose about 7 lbs. I'm logging my calories at calorieking.com. It can be tedious but it works for me. I aim for appx: 20% protein, 50-60% carbs, and under 30% fat. I try to "net" 1600 calories/ day... which means if I run 5 miles and burn 450 calories, I'll eat 2150 calories for that day. It's much easier for me to lose weight when I'm not hardcore training. When I was IM training I was always starving and could not fathom trying to lose weight.

Hi all!

I am trying to lose ~20 pounds, so I'm trying to keep my calories at about 1400 - 1600 for now.  Most of my training workouts will be early mornings before breakfast.  I will carry a Kashi granola bar with me just in case I get really shaky.  If not, for breakfast I'll have a protein shake with frozen strawberries mixed in and using soy milk instead of regular milk.  I'll also have a bowl of oatmeal.  I'll keep my lunch and dinner to ~350 each (lean protein and veggies) and then snack in the morning and afternoon as needed.  Snacks are fruit, nuts, or steamed vegetables.

Of course, as my workouts get longer and more intense or if I get too tired to workout I will up my calories as needed.

Does anyone see anything glaring that I should or should not be doing??

Thanks so much!

Tania