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Mike - sounds like you had a great ride after it stopped raining. Have fun with the masters. Hope your daughter likes the bike maintenance class.

 Curt - Sorry the 1000 didn't come off but nice work on the spl and form stuff. Sounds like  a good goal. Can I ask what you're currently training for and what sort of plan you used last time you did use one?

Kate - nice work on the race. Sorry about the breathing issue. I hope you can get it sorted out soon.

I ended up taking a rest week due to knee troubles this week and only did short run/walks and a couple of swims.

This week though I'm planning on doing 3 30 min run/walks and 3 swims though to get back on track. Then next week I'm going to look at getting my bike fixed and see how I go doing week 1 month 1 of the beginner exercise plan and go from there. I've finally found info on the tri I want to do in November but I'm not going to sign up for it until I know the bike and swim distances are doable. That would be 200m swim and 10k bike.

+ 1,000,000! Congrats on getting out there, and finishing!! Excellent job!!

COngrats Kate!

Think of all of those people who never started! You did something that 98% of the population never attempt! Way to go!

Well I hit another milestone today.  Although this one is not exactly one that I wanted to see.  Today was "exercise to failure".

Headed out for a group ride this AM.  Things were going pretty well until around 30 miles.  At that point I started to feel some cramps in the legs.  At around 35 miles, the legs started talking to me pretty good.  Ag 40.4 miles -- less than 1.5 miles from the end -- the legs went in to "lock down".  Both the hamstrings and the muscle on the inside of the thigh locked up and I thought I was going to die!!!!  Made a call to my wife and she came and rescued me.  Oh well, at least I got 40 miles in!!!

My legs are still locking up on me even an hour and a half after the ride.  Hopefully they'll settle down in the next bit.

Mike_D - 2011-07-10 9:53 AM

nadaswimmer - 2011-07-10 9:24 AMSharing! Yesterday I SWAM A MILE in the pool, non-stop freestyle! Took me just under 40 minutes. I was feeling good (one with the water...) and just kept going. I had some music in my ears and no kids with me to distract me! I have 1100 to do in my August race and that took me under 30 mins, so I guess I will meet their deadline! WOOOHOOO!

Great job! That first mile is always so great!

Like your milestone a lot better than mine.  Congrats on crossing the plateau at what looks to me to be a pretty darn good time!

I uploaded my race report, its under 'Tri For Fun #2'. I was 353 0ut of 360 with a total time of 2:54:41---and the last four people were actually DNF  or DQ...In the Athena division, I was 11 out of 12. There was no split times, so I had to guess at my times...

I know that finishing it is an achievement, but I am so disappointed with my performance....I'm sure a lot of my mood is the result of being very tired---I had to still get up early and work today, after not sleeping well cause my breathing is STILL painful...Maybe I'll feel better about this tomorrow.

Mike - nice work on the masters swim thing. Can you work on the drills during the week and do the lessons on the weekend to continue getting the benefits of them?

 Nada - great job on the mile swim. Hope the race goes well.

Curt -  nice work on the 40 miles. Sorry about the locking legs though

Kate - You still beat people, that's good. Have you found out what's causing the painful breathing yet?

Ditto!

nadaswimmer - 2011-07-10 7:24 AM Sharing! Yesterday I SWAM A MILE in the pool, non-stop freestyle! Took me just under 40 minutes. I was feeling good (one with the water...) and just kept going. I had some music in my ears and no kids with me to distract me! I have 1100 to do in my August race and that took me under 30 mins, so I guess I will meet their deadline! WOOOHOOO!

Great job! Sounds you will be solid for the swim and that's the way to start!

What do you think caused the lock down? Was it hot? I can get crampy quads on the bike during a long ride on a hot day. Electrolytes help me loosen them up.

Does anyone write up a race plan before their races? I'm going to work on mine today and if anyone is interested I can show you what it looks like. I've used one my last few races and it helps keep me on track.

Johanne

Anything is doable!  Even a month after your first 5k. =)  What sort of barriers do you anticipate for training?  I remember you mentioned $ as one issue (I think for getting into a pool).  Anything else? I see you mentioned you'll have an issue getting to the race, so that's something to consider, too.  You've been making steady progress with your running and so I'm confident you'll see progress with the bike riding. 

Nice, Mike!  The class sounds like an excellent idea for your daughter!

Nice work Mike.  I like the coach's approach for your group. =)

Agreed. =) Kate, nice work!

nadaswimmer - 2011-07-10 10:24 AM Sharing! Yesterday I SWAM A MILE in the pool, non-stop freestyle! Took me just under 40 minutes. I was feeling good (one with the water...) and just kept going. I had some music in my ears and no kids with me to distract me! I have 1100 to do in my August race and that took me under 30 mins, so I guess I will meet their deadline! WOOOHOOO!

Hey Laura, nice work!!!

That sounds insanely painful...hope it doesn't happen again!  Nutrition related?

Sara - the main barriers are that I am not very confident on the bike, and have been avoiding it for the last month, lol plus I'll be doing it on my own as the people I do my other races with don't even have bikes so wouldn't be able to compete at all, lol. I may be able to talk them in to coming to watch though. If I can find the time that it starts - not in the details I have found - I may be able to get there by bus though as there's one going from a couple of suburbs over that I can connect to via train or bus.

Johanne,

I've not done a written race plan, mainly due to my races so far just being sprints, and I don't think they need a written plan. A short mental one, sure, but the HIM/IM distances would be something I'd spend time writing out. Particularly around planning nutrition, and ensuring I had all the supplies I needed, and knew when I wanted to eat/drink what. Have you tried this question in the iron distance forums?

Go get 'em this weekend!!!

Lots of questions this AM -- feel free to chime in on any/all topics!

1. workouts between races -- I have a few races coming up this summer; 7/23, 7/31, 8/28, 9/11, and maybe 9/18. All sprints. Between the races, what is a good approach to training? Just keep going w/ SBR? I have no plan I'm following (which drives me nuts) and I'm not even sure where to start w/ a plan given the times between races. Should I take a 'maintenance' type approach? I'm lost plan wise after the crappy spring I had.

2. Nutrition/weight -- I seem to ahve gained about 10 pounds in the past 2 months, and I'm not happy. My eating has been spotty, with good days, and not so good days. Coupled with my erratic work outs, its not a big surprise. I'm aiming to lose about 15 pounds in the next 12 weeks. I need consistency in my workouts (see item #1!) and better eating. Any suggestions here?

3. Off season work outs --- how do you plan out off season workouts? This fall/winter will be my first real 'off season', and I'd like to come out next spring ready to rumble . Should I plan out 2012 and see what races I want to do, and plan workouts toward that? I know there are many maintenace plans on BT. Do folks just string a couple together to get through the winter?

4. I'm still irritated about missing my planned half marathon back in March. I've found another in late October, and have built a plan to run that one (assuming no injuries!). Does it seem reasonable to integrate the run training for the HM into workouts around the sprint races I have planned. I'll likely need to rearrange some of the planning as the 'long runs' are planned for Sunday, the same day most of the sprints happen.

5. Do any of you belong to a tri club? Do you feel it makes the sport more social, and is helpful to your overall interest/training?

So, overall I'm feeling like I'm sort of just floating in space without much direction. Also had a lousy run this AM, planned 4 miles, made only 2.5 (Lets just say the need to address the sudden call of nature forces this one to end early). Run felt OK, but I'm just trying to work through some frustrations right now it seems.

Mike,

That's exactly why I write it out. It keeps me organized I wrote plans for my last Oly's as practice and for the HIM it's going to help make sure I get the nutrition in. 

Johanne