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TY TY TY. And yes Holly tomorrow I will go for a swim.

For now a quick note of pride. As runningpractice was not an option today I hit the road on the bike with some clubmembers who also had a match yesterday. It was a group of 5 including current national female champion on the run bike run (May) and 2 males who did a <1h20m 1/2 marathon the day before (inlcuding the argument is was to hot to go fast). And not just was I able to keep up with them. During 10K I even led the pack as the pacer doing 33 to 35 km/hour. I know for them this is a recovery ride and I will be sore tomorrow.

But still I feel very proud of doing this. May even complimented me on my pacework as a sweet tempo. And another guy opted me as a teammember for the next team trial. Like the sound of it. But that is a bit to soon. But it might become a sweet goal for next year when I've done a bit more of mileage at a fast pace. Though I won't tri for the top team. Those just look like pros

Congrats!  That is pretty awesome!

And congrats on the fantastic bike ride as well... that sounds like a lot of fun.  I have yet to try a group ride.

CONGRATS NIEZELS!

Just before you posted your results you were posting about slacking. I basically think some good, extra rest before a race is a good idea. I hope to do a personal best myself this weekend. Only, its easier if you have never raced 10k before. So, as long as, "DNF" doesn't come up, then PERSONAL BEST!

Thanks everyone for all the heat, brick and even fashion advice (rtakahashi your contributions to my summer wardrobe are invaluable).  I need all the help i can get. This group helps me keep it together!

I agree on the rest before a race. However this was not an important race for me. The important ones are yet to come. And those need hardcore training.

But to build the pressure a bit for you. I feel that if you do not smile at the finish the PB doesn't count either

Joel,

         I'm glad to spread my knowledge and passion for fashion. You don't know how excited I got when I was able to find a coordinating tri top and shorts that fit perfectly (and were on sale)! But seriously, its not what you wear, but how you wear it. And like Niezels said, the best thing you can wear crossing the finish line and/or earning a PB is a smile! I have a race myself on Saturday and trying for a PB. But even if I don't get it, I'll still be since its a charity race with good friends at my side. GOOD LUCK! And a belate congrats to Niezels! 

Hi All,

My name is Christi I'm 45 y.o. and I live in Albany Oregon. I'm married, have a dog and a cat and work full time as a paramedic. I've been active in sports all my life, but my fitness has declined over the last 5-6 years as my computer use has increased and I've gotten older and had nagging little injuries.  Last fall I committed to participating in a sprint tri with my nephew and his future wife.  The race is June 11th and I found this website in January when I started "training".  This will be my first race and I'm hoping to use the race and the training goals to get me "hooked" on being active in multiple disciplines.  

I re-learned to swim as an adult about a year ago and have improved over the course of the year (still have a long way to go).  I have a great road bike, but need to put in time on it.  I have never been a runner and don't have a lot of positive thoughts about it. A friend recently loaned me her "Chi Running" book and although I've just started reading it, am hopeful that someday it might be something I need to do.

For now, I am happy putting in time walking and hoping that by doing all the other activities I can get to a point where running is not so dreadfully hard.  I know that I can walk the run portion of the race if necessary.  

I had a big motivation drop off during the last few weeks.  I took a two week cruise and walked everyday.  When I came back,  I learned the first set of mentor groups were over and that combined with my short break too the wind out of my sails.  In order to get back on track I decided to join another mentor group to be inspired by you all and have accountability to more people.  Another positive is that the friend who lent me the running  book is also training for her first sprint tri and we are talking about doing some workouts together occasionally.

I'm a busy person and finding the time and energy to train is challenging.  Right now I'm just soaking up all the info I can and incorporating what works for me and my lifestyle.  

Christi

Welcome Christi!  Looking forward to having you as part of the group!

Running can be kinda brutal sometimes, but just run as often as you can, and don't worry at all about speed.  Lots of slow jogs, and within no time you will cruising along at a good clip.

Looking forward to hearing more from you!

-- Duncan

Just wanted to share my great run that I had today.

Yesterday I did 30 minutes on the track in the early afternoon, and got about 5.3 kms done, which is a little slow for what I have been doing recently.  I felt absolutely terrible, and almost quit at 2km, 3km, 4km and 5km.... but managed to hold on for the whole 30 minutes (well, actually, since I arrived at my water bottle with about 15 seconds left, I called it then.

Today, I got out at noon, and again, went for 30 minutes.  Was moving along at a good clip, and was feeling great.  About 3 km in I glanced at my time, and realized I was just over 5 min / km.  I ignored the time for the two km, and just tried to keep a steady pace, but when I hit 5km I had to check.  25:35.   OH SO CLOSE to a 5min/km pace... so for the last 4:25 seconds i pushed a little more... time ran out at 5.94 km... just 60 meters short.

Still, and excellent run, and a pace of 5:03 min / km over 6km (well, almost).  When I finished, I felt like I could have kept going, but had a meeting to attend 10 minutes later, so had to stop.  Feeling pretty good right now!!!

Hey there, all. Mostly I've been plugging away, but I did feel like I was slacking a bit last weekend. Yesterday I went for a bike ride - a little shorter than I usually go, about 12.5 miles where I usually go 15 or 20; I did a lot better plowing through the prevailing (strong) headwind on the way back than usual, and I was pretty happy with myself.

Today is a swim day, but it is pretty and I might try to squeeze in a run as well.

@ Duncan: That is how running is supposed to be or training in general. The great journey in it self with sweet highlights like these. You make me jealous ;o)

@ Calluna: Slacking..? really. Well don't be to hard on yourself. You show to have the tri blood running, already thinking in squeezing an extra workout in.

@ Christi: Welcome! Yeah well that is one of the nice challenges in triathlon. focus on the parts that are the weak spots. Investing there against fun to enjoy later. I have that with swimming what you have with running. But I think your future will tell that by the time you get better and better (making longer runs) it will become more and more fun. It might even beat yout fun in swimming and biking.

Ok so yesterday I learned that "at your own pace" is anything but your own pace. During biketraining there were 2 instances were the trainer said till there you can go on your own pace:

1. At the start of an incline of a high bridge
2. At the beginning of a 3K track along a canal

In both cases it became a true match between all trainees. The first I was able to win by climbing at 40km/hr *shock*. during the second someone jumped at the start going 46 and while having issues in closing the gap someone else jumped over me. That is where I decided to just really go at my own pace.

Tomorrow I'm gonna join a girlfriend on a bike trip to her parents for 200KM. I probably will stop around the 150KM marker as I have a BBQ as well to attend.

Have a fun weekend all!

Wow, some of you are putting in long distances in running and biking!  I look forward to the day when I can be casual about running 5k and biking 15k.  Yes, I need discipline to not skip the bike work out.  We'll see how next week goes.  The weather is getting better and time will be the issue.  I will get two rides in somehow next week.  

Have a great weekend and good luck with races and training!

Christi

Got my "practice" tri later this morning - I'm glad to have the opportunity but nervous and this isn't even the real deal! Although the distances are real enough. Wish I had eaten a little less last night.

It's 43F and sprinkling...I think I'm going to bring some extra layers...

Argh. Well, I'll let you know how it goes.

Hi Everyone!

       I had very low expectation for this morning's 5K, but did end up achieving a PB on a 5K at 28:35. The last time I did a 5K was in 2009 and ran it in 30:45 or so. It was humid and I was a little sleepy, but did my normal routine of starting out slow below race pace, then kicked into a higher gear after the first mile. Celebrated my PB with free beer and ice cream! Hope Joel.Blair and Calluna also have their own celebratory stories to share as well! Thanks everyone for the motivation!

-- Rebecca 

Okay, all done! I put most of my commentary in my logs, so feel free to go peek and offer constructive criticism. I need all the hints I can get!

Upshot: It was better than I expected in less than ideal (39F and light rain) conditions. I didn't feel physically stressed at all and certainly learned a lot, and think I'll be ready for next weekend's "real" tri. There were more people than I expected there today, too, at all skill levels. Everyone was cheerful and encouraging - every time you passed someone, they'd yell something positive at you.

The only difference I can see between the "real" tri and the "practice" tri is medals, though, as the miles still seem to be the same!