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kaqphin - 2009-02-17 10:21 PM

Thanks for all the input... so maybe:

March 1: 1km swim with my friends

March 8: Enticer Race

April 4/5: Century Ride

May 10: 4k or 8k run (event with girls from work)

[OFF SEASON]

Sept 26: Triathlon Pink 300m/9k/3k

November: Nepean Triathlon 1k/30k/10k (eek)

KOM - 2009-02-18 2:43 PM Looks like a good plan and lets you gradually work on the running distance.  Are you sure you don't want to come Stateside for our season....you would have lots of places to stay....

aquagirl - 2009-02-18 9:31 AM

Need some love...I am sick and feel like CRAP. I was supposed to get a few short runs in before I race on Sunday....but do not know if I will be up to it. I am going to play it by ear, but do you think it really matters at this point? I have trained hard for this half and hope I am ready.....

 What do you all think? Couch? Running shoes? Bit of both??

aquagirl - 2009-02-18 9:31 AM

Need some love...I am sick and feel like CRAP. I was supposed to get a few short runs in before I race on Sunday....but do not know if I will be up to it. I am going to play it by ear, but do you think it really matters at this point? I have trained hard for this half and hope I am ready.....

 What do you all think? Couch? Running shoes? Bit of both??

running4beer - 2009-02-18 10:43 AM

Ok... hopefully I did this right!  Here's the list updated with drcherrybomb21's link.  Please let me know if there's anything weird about it this time - the HTML editing on this thing is a little touchy.

I think the easiest way to grab the table is to hit the button as if you're going to reply, then select and copy the whole table to paste into your training log.  (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's it!)

Edit: The links in the table will work when you cut and paste into your Goals; links will go nowhere from the post below as it tries to redirect to an address in the "forum" section not the "training" section... toldya it was touchy!

 

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aquagirl - 2009-02-18 9:31 AM

Need some love...I am sick and feel like CRAP. I was supposed to get a few short runs in before I race on Sunday....but do not know if I will be up to it. I am going to play it by ear, but do you think it really matters at this point? I have trained hard for this half and hope I am ready.....

 What do you all think? Couch? Running shoes? Bit of both??

QueenZipp - 2009-02-18 10:41 PM Cat, Have you looked at any of the 5K or 10K taining plans here on BT?  You could probably do a 5K without any major problems.  The 8K is a good distance but given your run backgound may be more than you wnat just yet.  I was thinking though if you wanted to challenge yourself for an 8K doing a 10K plan with a few adjustments would probably be a good way to approach it.

aquagirl - 2009-02-19 1:31 AM

Need some love...I am sick and feel like CRAP. I was supposed to get a few short runs in before I race on Sunday....but do not know if I will be up to it. I am going to play it by ear, but do you think it really matters at this point? I have trained hard for this half and hope I am ready.....

 What do you all think? Couch? Running shoes? Bit of both??

velcromom - 2009-02-18 5:36 PM

Okay, all.

I'm looking for suggestions/advice/help.  My first Mary is in 11 days.  Any input on both the taper (sorry, to all the diehards, but I've been WAITING for this taper/rest thing!!) and pacing would be helpful.  

My only (since a sprint tri in 2000) race experience is/was my half-mary in October, and it  was a 2:15, but I'd only trained 3 weeks for that.  Including 5 days in Cabo with the girls, but that's another story!

I've been running more hills, and the race is flat.  Knowing myself, my biggest problem could be going out too fast, but I also don't want to risk going out slower than I need to.  I've been able to hold 9:30 for 12 miles relatively flat, with some small hills.  Slightly sub-9 for 9 miles or less.  I held 10:30 for 21 (flat) miles last month - but it was with friends, and I know I could have gone faster. 

I REALLY want to break 4:30....and would be thrilled beyond words with 4:00. I DO know that this is a ridiculous goal.....but isn't that the purpose of goals?!?

Right now, I'm really tired, and pretty sore.  I've been working hard - and have the blisters to show for it!  All advice will be gratefully accepted!!!

Linda 

 

velcromom - 2009-02-19 9:31 AM

Never gonna ignore you, Helen, your advice is always good!  I'll look for the pace bunnies, and I don't own a HR monitor - that's on my to-do list!

Where I'm struggling is WHAT pace to try to hold.  My fantasy pace is a 9:10....and I know that I can hold it for a while, at least, so do I just start out with that and try to hold it?  That will feel SLOW in the beginning, and much more painful as I go along, I'm sure.  So do I go out a bit faster and try to build up a time cushion? 8:30;8:45;9:00...and then hold 9:10 as long as I can?

Today's a swim, then a 7+ mile run-hard, I think it's supposed to be.  At least the sun is out, and it will be 40 degrees before I drop the last kid and get to the pool!  I AM ready for summer!!!

Linda

velcromom - 2009-02-19 8:31 AM

Never gonna ignore you, Helen, your advice is always good!  I'll look for the pace bunnies, and I don't own a HR monitor - that's on my to-do list!

Where I'm struggling is WHAT pace to try to hold.  My fantasy pace is a 9:10....and I know that I can hold it for a while, at least, so do I just start out with that and try to hold it?  That will feel SLOW in the beginning, and much more painful as I go along, I'm sure.  So do I go out a bit faster and try to build up a time cushion? 8:30;8:45;9:00...and then hold 9:10 as long as I can?

Today's a swim, then a 7+ mile run-hard, I think it's supposed to be.  At least the sun is out, and it will be 40 degrees before I drop the last kid and get to the pool!  I AM ready for summer!!!

Linda

KathyG - 2009-02-16 9:44 AM

I have an idea for the challenge. I'm trying to figure out how to put it into words so it makes sense.

Have you ever had a bad experience or something at the time seemed really negative turn out to make a big huge positive change in your life? Share the experience....... Sort of the silver lining in the cloud thought.

I'll share what stands out to me for this....

In June 2007 I did my first day of bike racing...crits where you do laps and basically ride in a tight peleton with surges and break aways much like you see in the Tour but slower and we aren't as skilled.

First crit I did it was so incredibly hard and I fell off the back and basically time trialed to the end. I was signed up for the over 40 race in about 1.5 hours later, suggested to my husband we call it a day, but he and others encouraged me to stay and race. 

Race started and I did much better at drafting and staying with the group. I jumped on someone's wheel (drafting) and she made a move up the outside so I ended up being 5-7th wheel (ie from front). There there was this steep left turn that the road narrows, and we had a crash and 7-8 folks went down, I was ejected from my bike and went head first into a metal street sign with a large sound, grazing it down my whole left side. I have no memory of the crash or about 1.5 hours after wards as I had a bad concussion and grade 3 AC separation.

Up until that time I had been gradually doing longer tris but a bit afraid to committ to doing an IM as I wanted to be faster before I went longer.

About 2 weeks after my crash I realized it was my pride of being slow preventing me from doing something huge that I wanted to do, and that I never knew when the opportunity to do an Ironman might be taken away from me. I easily could have been paralyzised in that bike crash and been unable to walk, run, cycling, swim and thankfully my helmet protected my head from what could have been tragic. So about 6 weeks after my crash I signed up to do IM Lake Placid. I honestly decided about 4-6 days before I could sign up I would do it.

I'm in a way appreciate the lesson my crash taught me as it reminded me that we need to be brave, try new things, as we never know when our ability to do something cool might be gone.

RedSoxChick - 2009-02-20 1:08 AM

Cat,

I'm a fan of the plans on here ('cause they work for me) but i'm also a BIG FAN of cutting costs -

Mina and I were training for our 10K with a program from runnersworld.com using their smart coach:

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/smartcoach/0,7148,s6-238-277-278-0-0-0,00.html

its totally customizable for distace, pace, and activity level!  play with it - you'll be ready for an 8 or 10K in no time!!!

aquagirl - 2009-02-19 4:08 PM Darren is a very smart boy!!