Asphalt Junkies CLOSED AND GETTING OUR FIX (Page 4)

Yes!  I live very close to Humboldt Redwoods SP!  We're lucky that we can go there quite often!  It's beautiful!

Um....yeah!  That's smoking!!!

UMMM???  YEAHH!  That's smokin fast in my book.  Dina, it's doubtful I will be challenging you to a swimming competition.

AJ,

200 jumps a season sounds pretty amazing.  I have always wanted to sky dive but quite honestly I am to cheap to go for the lessons and then spend the money for all the jumps.  Triathlon is soooo much cheaper.

Your half marathon time is pretty solid for a first one.  Spend some time training and that time can be CRUSHED with the hard work and dedication you are talking about.

Amping up your tri training will work quite well.  4 hours a week is pretty slim for time but for a sprint it is quite adequate.  I am not sure I would know how to only train for 4 hours.  Heck, I trained for just over 2.5 today.

Ha - thanks. You know I've been unsatisfied for a while so this workout I tried to stop whining, let go of the excuses and get to work. It hurt bad! It's hard to drive myself to that point when I'm all alone.

John thanks for sharing your story of your flip turn today.  This has me in histarics because I know that look well ... everytime I try and swim everybody in the pool has the look on their faces ...

BTW Congrats on the progress!

Most important and hardest job too.  My wife decided to stay home after having our first.  It was a bit of a surprise to both of us since she was a high highfaluting finance nerd and made a LOT more $$$ than me at the time, but I agree that it has paid huge dividends.

That area is absolutely beautiful.  When I lived in San Diego I made a few road trips up there and decided besides New England that is another place I could absolutely enjoy living.

Dina, those swim times are crazy fast.  And the key is you put forth tremendous effort.

And AJ, that's a nice half marathon time for a first.  I cruised in at just over 2:03 on my first one.  as Dirk says, you will smoke that time in short order with the training you're talking about.  Consistency will win the day.

And everyone, never get frustrated comparing your times with other people, or for us **ahem** "older" folks, comparing ourselves to our previous (younger) selves.  There are simply too many variables to get hung up on that.  Just come up with a plan, train to the plan, give it your all on race day, and let the results fall where they will.  If you do all that, you have to be pleased.

And for the record, I can neither confirm nor deny that I ran rum from the south during prohibition.

And Jeff, 1000 calories in a day???  That's my ice cream budget!

Hope you have room for one more in the group.  You sound like a fun bunch.

NAME: Jax

STORY: I like to dabble in fun/adventurous activities and always look for a challenge.  I am as close to a beginner as you can probably find in the Tri arena.  I love cycling but have neglected my bike for months.  I am a fish in the water but have not jumped into a pool since last summer.  I hate running more than anything else I can think of as I write this post.  BUT, I am committed to this new adventure and celebrating its peaks and valleys with you. 

FAMILY STATUS: I am 32, single and solo with a great furry mutt companion who makes life awesome.

JOB: I work with low-income individuals to remove obstacles to housing and employment.

CURRENT TRAINING: I am starting fresh on 4/8 with a Sprint Training Plan.  Practiced 31 straight days of yoga in January as part of a studio challenge.  Continue to practice yoga daily either at home or in studio. 

LAST YEAR'S RACES: a few 5ks

2012 RACES:  Big Shark Sprint Tri 7/15, Branson Sprint or Olympic? Tri 9/23

WEIGHT LOSS: I could lose some lbs but want to focus more on the adequate nutrition for my training and needs.

2012 GOAL: Waking up on 01/01/13 and saying "what a ride."  I want to conquer both races planned so far and see what else the year can bring.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD MENTEE:  I try to absorb as much info as possible from those wiser, more-experienced individuals who have so much to teach me.  I'm flexible, hard working, fun, loyal, laid back and laugh at myself daily.  I am a great teammate/cheerleader and consider the success of others on the team just as important if not more important than my own. 

Once you've entered them in the equipment tracker, they'll appear in the equipment box where you enter your training. Whenever you enter a run you did with them, select them in the equipment list and it'll start calculating the mileage.

Lots of good stuff to read, but I have to post and run before I leave. I wanted to post about my run yesterday - Six mile tempo run and I just cruised... all the way down into the mid-8s with stuff left in the tank at the end! Average pace for the run was 9min/mile including a WU and CD above 10 minutes a mile. It was a ton of fun to let loose and more evidence that frequent running slow is a great way to build speed.

Okay - back to catch up on all the post!

Welcome, Jax!

Welcome Jax. 

Starting your training this early will have you prepared and more than ready for your first race in July and, if you chose, the olympic race will fit nicely into your training schedule.  You have tons of time to get the fitness you'll need for the longer distance.

You'll need to make your logs public or at least visible to friends in order for us to help make training evaluations and leave some inspirational comments for you in your inspires occasionally.  If you want your logs visible to friends only you'll need to add all of us to your friends list.

Joanne,

I am pleased your husband is alright and I hope he wakes up, so to speak, about his health.  You are being a fine example of maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle and maybe sometime soon he'll take notice.  Until then I suggest you NOT push at him. only make quiet, subtle comments about how much you are enjoying your runs and rides, diet and exercise.  Eventually he may come around.

John,

That is a very nice tempo run to say the least.  By finishing with some left in the tank you hit the right target.  Tempo runs in my opinion should not be done so that you feel blown up when you have completed them.  You should feel recovered AS you are running your cool down and be ready for more mileage if you wanted to.  A mid 8 minute mile is pretty solid running.

We are going to take one more person in the group.  We are planning to take 15 mentee's and we are at 14 right now with Jax coming on.  Almost full folks.   Once full we're going to "get our fix" going into full swing.  Race season has started for a couple of us and for everyone else it's right around the corner.

I, for one, am READY TO GO!!!!  As I post, this I am getting ant in my pants for the season to get into full swing.  But I certainly have a lot of my own training to do before I am feel I am ready to race.

BTW, I am not going to be able to race in Muncie on May 12.  I have a nephew getting married that day.  I think it is really inconsiderate of him to plan his wedding during triathlon season.  So Brenda, i may try to talk Lis into letting me do Pokagon the following week since it's close too.

On my personal training note for the day: I have a 12 mile run coming up and a 20 mile easy ride following.  Yesterday's 40 mile ride kind of has my legs a little fatigued so I am interested in the run today to see how my legs will respond.

Just wondering when can we start asking questions I wasnt sure and didnt want to impolite .

Jo63 - 2012-04-06 3:58 AM Good morning and welcome jax, this is a great group and you will learn lots. Had a good run last night although the wind off the lake was bitter cold, miss those 70 degree days. I am looking forward to this weekend, there is a bike expo and I am seriously considering a tri bike This week was a bit stressful my husband had to go back in for heart testing, he was in denial since last march when he had to have an emergency stint put in that there was nothing wrong, and had not gone to the dr since. But....the test have come back and he is ok what a relief. Off to work, then my make up swim and a short bike only 30 minutes.

So wonderful to hear that the tests came back good!  Hopefully he will continue to do well.

No joke regarding getting married during race season.  My husband and I got married in January just so we would not have to miss any races.  (I forgot to tell you guys that he races, too.)  I guess we could take an awesome anniversary trip to Australia for a race some year.