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Nice Ride!!!

30 miles and a 16+ mph avg...good job!

Hey All,

Getting ready to depart and just checking in.  Nice job Joe! BT has HR zone caluclators, go to "Change display settings" (left side of training log page) or hit "Control Panel/Edit my training settings" you will come to the control panel page with the short & long term goals listed.  On the top middle of the page is "Manage your HR Zones" in here you can create your Bike, Run and Swim zones based on a couple of different methods.  First one is the LT method, input your measured LT average and hit "Calc", the HR Zone page looks like this.  Then after you add it there will be a HR block on the left side of your training log...

I did my Bike LT Saturday, lots of fun!  Found that my bike LT has increased 6 bpm since last year to 173.  I recall last time my legs were really tired at the end and it was much warmer out.  Also I'm in much better shape bike fitness wise so it is good to see where I'm actually at now.   

Supposedly doing aerobic exercises after lifting weights aids in flushing lactate acid for lifting out of the muscles and aids in soreness issues.  Fact or not, I generally follow this principle...

Just remember each is there own in the LT threshold and that the bike vs run are not the same and can vary quite a bit among individuals.  I was actually supprosed my Bike LT had increased to 173 from theprevious 166.  I only have a spread of 3-5 bpm in the run and bike, others have up to 20 bpm...

Got it figured out.  Thanks Don.

I start HR training tomorrow.  Z2 is my friend.

Thanks, Don...my primary goal with the weights is stability/toning - I doubt I'm creating too much lactic acid with this routine, but your point's still well taken and appreciated.

Jonathan, the plan looks pretty good. Can you get another swim in? Also, on the bike you say riding with HR in the 150's. What zone is this in? Might want to break up the bike workouts where one is easy one hour spin in zone 2 and the other is a harder bike workout. There are a number of workouts for the bike out there or I can give you a few if you'd like.

Jonathan, you can setup your zones in your logs. Enter your LT HR for the run and bike and it will calculate the zones for you. I believe this is exactly the same as Mike Ricci's spreadsheet.

It matters a little if your main goal is getting a good run workout or weight workout. Whichever one is more important try to do first.

Uh, we're not letting you go that easy...

Good luck with your group.  I knew you'll be a huge asset to them.  Glad to know you'll be keeping us on your radar screen.

I understand about the swim, how about a pool where you are staying. It is not ideal, but I sometimes do workouts in my 10y backyard pool which is better than nothing.

About the bike, maybe try making one a harder workout with some intervals, etc and the other one easier. I find the workouts on the trainer also help with boredom :-)

I'll get the TTs into the mix soon. Thanks for the advice folks.  Now all I need is for my shoulder to get better!

Good to hear that a little change in form helped Bluejack.

How's everyone else doing?

I did my planned bike w/o and strength training today.  The wind was a B!tch and two dogs chased me, but other than that I had a good ride.   I might try the pool early in the morning.  Hopefully the old ladies aren't there yet.  They seem to give me dirty looks when I'm swimming laps even though I do it during the designated lap swimming times.

Day 1 of the official plan under my belt...I really want to watch FL maul OSU (famous last words most likely), but have to teach 5:45AM spin class tomorrow - maybe I can get the 3rd qtr under my belt...even though my swim was very short this AM, it felt good.  I'm actually starting to get excited about spending time in the water!  Hope all is well with the rest of the group.

Lou and Jonathan-

I was perusing logs and saw Jonathan's latest bike entry that I assume was on a spin bike.  Is that even proper terminology?  I'm not really that familiar with spin bikes.  Are they like the amps in Spinal Tap and go to 11?  Cool man.

Seriously.  You guys are logging some pretty good t.i.t.s.  I'm really looking forward to getting back to that point.  Before I got ITBS I was up to 1:20+ on the bike.

Bluejack & avpant - what's up?

Thanks for checking in Joe.  Spin Bike is definitely proper terminology.  Tension is variable, though unlike ST's 11 mine goes to ∞

Bike is definitely my strong suit.  Like any of the 3 disciplines, the more time you spend doing it, the easier it becomes to do it for longer stretches.  My longest ride to date is 107 miles (rode in Nov - cold & windy day!) in 6:38; in October, I rode from Columbus, GA to Savannah, GA (~270 miles) over 4 days...talk about a sore a$$!!

Keep up your good work...and keep it cranked to 11! 

That is awesome Lou!!  I'm inspired.

I never knew/forgot how much fun riding a bike could be.  Maybe I did when I was a kid.  I have defintely rediscovered the joy.

Welcome back - Go get 'em!