jsiegs and slornow's Train Hard and Have Fun group - CLOSED for Training (Page 44)

Nicole, I need to steal your idea about writing on your arm! 24 days until my next Tri

I had a full day of riding today, I hope I can sit tomorrow! I went to spin earlier, then decided to hop on the trainer since it seems like I'll never get outside. I really hope I set it up right, I tried to find videos on my trainer specifically and had no luck. The directions were as vague as putting together my daughters wagon, but at least hers had pictures, lol!

Anyway, I only did about 20 mins on the trainer, just to get a feel for it, check out the bike, play with some gears etc. It was fun, but I can totally see how people get bored! I don't have a TV where it's set up, I may have to at least put a movie in my laptop or something to watch. I did have my headphones on, so that helped.

I really hope I can transfer my speed from indoors to outdoors, at least on race day, that will make me super happy! I was flying, but averaged 17.2 (I paused a couple times to reach up for the fan, adjust my headphones or song, and mess with gears) butotherwise, I'm pretty happy with that! I did a small test run to see how fast I could go, I got up to 24.4. I consider that pretty good at the end of the day and about 20 mins after dinner

Tomorrow is Tri Training, then I am off to the beach for the weekend. Woo Hoo!

I'm here.  It has been a rough week.  Everyone in my house has been sick.  I"m feeling a little better today. 

I think I've found a reason to sign up for another race.  There is one the same day as my husbands family reunion   It's only 3 weeks away and i have not done much training.  It's a sprint, so I figure if nothing else, I can finish it.

Where is everyone?!?  I figured I would have missed out on a bunch.

Christy

*crickets* lol

I'm here - went to visit some family at their beach house this weekend. it was fun, but man, they kept us busy! I did get a nice run in on the beach Sunday morning. I'd never done that before. It was fun but I learned some things: #1 wear shoes!! my ankles were killing me yesterday and today my shins and middle back hurt pretty bad. Oh well, live and learn!

I plan on getting on the trainer tonight.

2 weekends until my next race, getting excited!

I have a question for those who have done and Ironman branded event.  I was all set to register for Eagleman today then I realized that the registration fee is $275 plus a $16 processing fee.  I'm assuming it is so expensive becuase it's an Ironman event.  Are they really that much better than other events?  I could do to other HIM events for what this one will cost. 

Any thoughts?

Christy

I did Ironman 70.3 Boise last year and a non WTC sanctioned race this year that was cheaper. My experience was great with both events but I personally enjoyed the one this year, for reasons unrelated to cost. It just depends on what you are wanting from a race. For a first time, I think it was perfect as I was mostly just focused on finishing. WTC has such a large following that every race seems to be a huge production. There was a huge expo, lots of racers, tons of volunteers, and some great free gear. They had the music pumping and the announcers getting the crowd and racers excited all day long. Having that many supporters and fellow racers definitely helped me stay positive and get to the finish line. 

It's such a production and everything is so hyped up that you can lose focus on what you are doing and running your own race. I went to the expo, the pro interviews, I hung out in downtown all day before the race instead of taking it easy, maybe scouting out the course etc... Race day since there were so many people I was constantly passing or being passed by someone so it made it tough to stay within myself and do my own race. This year there were only 400 or so racers compared to 1600 and I absolutely loved it. The crowd was smaller, there were fewer volunteers and they were less enthusiastic, but I was really able to focus and do what I had planned on doing. I am doing another non sanctioned race in two weeks. But next year I think my goal is going to be qualifying for 70.3 Worlds so I think I will give WTC another shot. 

Thanks Matt.  Good things to think about.

Randy-I won't be going back to WVA for awhile!! My legs hurt thinking about that place.

Hey all,

Surprised I didn't miss too much after all. Been really busy with trying to focus my training (2 months from today is HIM Augusta...YIKES), and trying to wrap up this semester (nothing better than trying to cram 14 weeks of graduate work into 6 weeks.

This past weekend I made some breakthroughs on the bike, both in terms of nutrition and my overall performance. I did a 2 hour ride on Friday and on Sunday, and both days I felt great. I am really getting down the amount of carbs/calories that I need to take in, as well as the spacing between. My worries of 'bonking' are slowly diminishing, however I still have work to do. I also felt extremely strong on the bike, ever on Sunday when I was tired I kept hammering through, and felt really strong, powerful, fast, etc. Regardless of the word, I felt good. I feel as if my stretching my IT bands more regularly, as well as my quads, hamstrings, etc, has aided me in getting more range of motion/mobility, and in a better pedal stroke. I have a swim planned for tommorow AM, as well as a run in the evening. May try to knock them both out in the morning so my run doesn't get canned due to my hectic schedule. All the best guys (and gals)...keep up the good work.

How do you find non-WTC events? It seems like everything I come across is. Is there a website I'm missing?

www.trifind.com is a pretty good website for finding races. It doesn't list them all but it has a pretty good list. You search for races using the 'races' tab here in BT, two spots to the left of the 'training log' tab.

I did an open water swim on lake Couer D Alene this evening. The wind was crazy when I got there and swells like 2-3 ft. tall were rolling onto the beach. I was a little unsure of getting in but two other triathletes were just getting out and said it was doable so I hopped in and battled the waves for a half hour or so. I practiced my entrys and trying to sprint hard for the first 50 yards or so. Then all of a sudden the wind stopped, the sun came out and the lake turned to glass. It was awesome! All the boats were gone, nobody was on the beaches. I had the whole lake to myself and really enjoyed it. My last key workout before I start my taper into my second half ironman of the summer. Feeling good and ready for another PR

yeah, trifind is the one I always used to find races.  It's pretty comprehensive.  Try just googling "triathlon in MD" or whatever state your looking for.  Sites like tri find that compile listings should pop up.

If I could ever say a swim (and an OWS at that) sounds like fun, that might be it.  Good luck with your taper.

Tried it briefly last summer.  I didn't take is slow enough and it was rough.  I was suuuper sore for about a week after each attempt.  I screwed that up though.  Then, I was going to take the fall to relax after racing was over and build in to it for real, but then decided to have a run focus fall/winter and building slowly doesn't mix well with trying to run as many miles as possible.  I'm thinking about doing it again when I start running again (hopefully) in the fall this year.

I used to get sore, not injured, but sore, with the speed/tempo running I did before last fall.  That's why I was thinking about it - perhaps it would help that.  But the running build I did in the fall/winter (all easy miles) made all the speed/tempo stuff I did late winter and spring of this year a total non issue. 

I have NEVER, EVER been confused with Lance  

You mean how long a training program should be?  Or how many hours a week you need?  My plan was 20 weeks.  And each week was between 8-13 hours (I think).  I needed every bit of it  

Christy

I would be afraid I'd step on something and cut my foot.

Haha.  These people are like the people who yell "FORE!" as they drive by a golf course.  Just a little sarcastic rant on my part

That sounds awesome!

I rarely get yelled at.  When I do, I pretend they say something like "Nice butt!"

You weren't wearing a yellow jersey, were you?

negative.  Red/orangy argyle.