kenj triathletes in training - IM and HIM focused - Closed (Page 46)

That's great Jaime!  It is funny how things seemed so impossible when we first started in this sport and now we are exceeding any and all expectations! 

Congratulations on your AG win! 

Great work this weekend Becky! 

Although lately it doesn't seem as big a deal, I remember my first 2 IM's they didn't post the numbers until about 2 weeks before the race, and it almost became the fourth discipline guessing what the number would be and the significance of it.  Now they put them out several weeks ahead and it takes away some of the anticipation.  Still fun to find a connection to the number though!

Originally posted by Omahabritt Maggie-Well 674 is 2/3 of the way to 1,020, which is how many minutes you have to complete an Ironman. So once you get to 674, you'll know you at least 2/3 done (hopefully more). Jamie-Congrats on winning your age group at your race!! It's always fun to see improvements. Becky-Great job on your long ride! I know what you mean about bring glad to get off the bike & happy to run! Ken-Hope you were able to go faster than your last long bike of 3.5miles in 3.5hrs with that headwind. I tried out my new Cobb seat on my long bike this weekend. What a mistake!! I must have stopped about 8x to try & adjust it so it was so uncomfortable, but was unsuccessful. I made it 106 miles, but most were not pleasant. On the plus side, my back & neck felt better. . I had a 3900 meter swim this am. I really like having that long swim the day after, it really works out the muscles, & I feel great after!

I was a little faster!

Good thing Cobb has a fairly generous return policy.  I had one on my old bike and liked it, but so far haven't needed to transfer it to this bike. 

Great work this weekend Ali!  I hope you figure out the saddle/ 

Originally posted by Meulen Nice Job Jamie! heck of an improvement! Nice work on those long training days Becky! Ken, everything seems to be in fast forward right now for some reason. Good or bad! but you're kickn' a$$ so no worries! Your races will go great! Had some good and some bad this weekend. Had a great ride on Saturday. Beautiful weather, lots of friends, and some spirted moments! Had a lot of fun! Sunday it was up at 3am to get my wife over to her race and set up her booth at the finishline. I worked the booth and handed out coupons and took donations for PAWS Chicago while she raced. My wife finished, which is all she wanted. She has been riddled with these allergy issues and hasn't done a lick of training. So she was happy to get through. My Dad finshed his first tri and took 4th in his AG!! He did great, and I'll bet he wins this event next year! We took him over to the bike shop Saturday and got him a new bike too. He's really excited! Got him a Felt B16 Ultegra. REALLY nice bike for the money! My cousin did well too. He took 14th in AG. My coaches wife also finished her first tri and a few more friends had a good day as well. I was a little bummed I didn't get to race, but all the good news made up for it. Then, my cousin and dad made a point to take me aside and thank me for all the inspiration to get them started and time I spent helping them train. That made my day! Unfortunately, when I got home my old black lab had more trouble walking than usual. By nighfall, she wouldn't get off the couch. I had to hold back the tears and carry her upstairs at bedtime. REALLY upset about it. I don't want to come to any conclusions yet. She has 2 doc appt's in the next couple days. Hopefully, they figure something out to make her comfortable and walk again.

Sounds like a great weekend for your family at the races other than you having to skip it Brian!  It was nice of your dad and cousin to acknowledge your influence!

I hope you get your dog feeling better, it is frustrating and sad to have our pals suffering. 

While we were in CA our dog got into a disagreement during day camp with another dog that put a pretty good cut in her ear.  It required her to be put out so it could be repaired.  It was upsetting to both of us not to be home to help her afterwards.  Fortunately we have a great vet and the people where we board her and take her for day camp take great care of her. 

Rest day for me today, although I have spent some time with the roller and stretching.  Going to get in some strength training as well.   

This is still a bigger training week even though the race is less than 2 weeks out, more because it isn't an A race.  17 mile run on Wednesday and 80 miles on the bike Saturday. 

Races all coming up quick and some great work being done by all of you!!

Glad to hear from you again Robin, you had mentioned you had some busy time coming up!

Originally posted by Meulen Well...I might be going into a busy time. May not get much done. My poor dog has a partial tear of her ACL. Good and Bad I guess. Good that there is a chance to get her some quality of life back. Bad, it's kinda touch and go. If she injurs it anymore that's it. She's too old to be a surgery candidate. So I may be running her back and forth to hydro therapy and laser treatment for a while.

I hope the hydro therapy works out Brian! 

What works for me, and it is an individual thing to some extent, is about 300 calories an hour on the bike.  About 20 - 24 oz of water and sports drink an hour with the balance of the calories coming from gel, blocks, etc.  For IM, some of that for me is going to come in a PB sandwich in special needs as I need a little something solid.  If it is hot, I add in a couple of endurolytes an hour. 

For the run, I drop this to 200 calories an hour, with a cut back in the amount of hydration and it may come from sports drink, water or towards the end coke.  I also like orange slices if they are available.  If I use more water than sports drink, I will add the endurolytes for the run too.  I'll carry a gel flask for the run, but adjust how much I use from how I feel. 

I like the EFS products which are never on the course, so I have all my own for the bike.  I try to live off the course for the run, but car the EFS gel flask as a back up. 

Temperature creates variables that require an occasional adjustment on the fly.  If I get feeling bloated I try and cut back some.  Although, if I don't pay attention to it, I tend to under drink/eat rather than over do it. 

This is what works for me, I weigh about 170 pounds so if you are lighter you might want to try less, heavier maybe a bit more.  But the most important thing is to try it in training so you know what works. 

Just trust the plan Karen!  Great work!

The best part of long run training is hopping in the shower and finding where the chaffing was this time!   This week I bought a new fuel belt so the chaffing was around the hip pointers! 

I had always heard that herding cats was challenging, but have never tried it!  

17 miles in the books this morning.  Getting tougher to get that much in on a weekday morning, as I have to drive into town so I can start before dark on the lighted roads.  It didn't help that the coffee pot decided today was a good day to retire.  No coffee, no running!  Fortunately we have another one in the RV so I went out and got that one. 

How is everyone else doing this week?