Slornow's and Wannabefaster's Summer Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 40)

Mary-if that isn't a 10 then I don't know what is. Your steady approach to building distance and volume has paid huge dividends for you. It's been great watching your progress. Good luck this weekend. I suspect you will do well and know you will have fun doing it!

Racing this weekend it looks like we have Suzy and Mary. Anyone else?

This gives me a good idea....    Mary is down 50 pounds.  I am down 20 pounds this year, and 35 pounds since I started triathlon training.

So -- as a mentor group we're up to 85 pounds lost.   Anybody else want to add theirs in?  How high can we get?? 

I bet together we've lost at least a barbershop quartet...

Scott.

I'm down about 5 pounds since the first of the year. Not really trying just the result of training. I'm just glad we are not doing in in kilograms!

Way to go Rachel - fantastic that you smashed your goal for 30 June!   I'm trying to get down to 219 lb (99kg) by the end of the year -- I'm past halfway, which I guess is pretty good for mid-year...

You too Tay!    Man, what a life changer!    

By my count, that's 318 pounds lost across the group... a good size NFL offensive lineman!  

Morning All!

My race was not what I hoped it would be.  I was 12' slower than year ago and all due to the bike.  My swim and run times were within 1-2" of year ago which is a little eerie.  As has been the case most of the Spring and Summer, the skies opened up, the wind started howling and sheets of rain started coming down before the Olympic waves even started to go off.  I had to wait for nearly an hour in my wetsuit standing on the beach freezing in 60F temps.  Swim went about the way it always does, but I took the bike much more cautiously.  It's a very hilly, technical course and I didn't use the descents to my advantage for the fear of falling.  The run is my strength and it went pretty well.  I could have given it a little more gas so I need to keep that in mind for next time.  Fourth in my new AG (50+ are tough fast old birds!) whereas I was first last year.  Such is life.  I need to shake it off and keep going.

I am down 3lbs from when I started with this group and this is about where I should stay for IM.

Off for another 4 hour ride.  Make it a good Sunday!

Suzy-hard to compare times in conditions like that to anything else. Yod did the right thing to be cautious on the bike. The race yesterday is just part of the process. Not worth taking risks that could potentially injure you and mess up the rest of the season.

I'm headed out for my long run which will include 8 X 1/2 mile intervals at olympic run pace. Its already hot but not as bad as it will be later. May try to get in a recovery swim later. Behaved myself at the TDF party last night and kept the celebrating to a couple of beers. Will check in later.

Happy training!

I got a 3 hour bike ride planned at noon today followed by a 45 minute swim. That will be the last of my training for this month. 

My running volume is up compared to last month and my swim and bike are going to be around the same. I bought myself some new shoes on Saturday and took them for a 6 mile run yesterday in 100 degree heat. I ended up with a blister on my right toe and a cut on my left heel. Looks like I gotta stretch out those shoes a little ... :-)

What is everyone else up to today?