Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Mentor Group-CLOSED (Page 49)

So, I look like I'm dying when I MTB, but I do have fun, lol!

I think it would be a toss up between a power tap and a coach.  I don't have to have the approval of a S.O. so that's one less thing to worry about.  When we were married and built our house, we had in our original plans the installation of an endless pool.  Our builder warned us about mold issues but I wish I had done it looking back.  My neighbor has one in his basement.  His entire family uses it.

I'm working my way back into training.  I've been asked to participate in a Tough Mudder competition in June.  I'm going to try to work my schedule to allow this.  Sounds like a blast, has anyone in this group done one?  Jim

So I just discovered that with a cast covering my wrist and forearm I can not grip my bars on my bike.  In playing around with options in a local store I think the only thing that will come close to working is a set of aerobars with a slope up at the end (sorry, don't know the technical term).  Since I can not bend my wrist I can still grab the bar sticking up with my arm flat using just my fingers.  The thumb is immobile.

Does it make sense to get a pair of clip-ons or accept that all my bike training will have to be on a stationary bike for most of the time up to my tri?  I would not reroute all the cables, just use it for holdin on.

Is this a reasonable and safe idea?  Anybody know where I might be able to pick one up cheap since it will likley be used for just a few weeks?

Jim thanks for the very generous offer. PM sent.

Gear, schmear!  

 .... I think I would spend it on either:

(a) child care (so that my wife and I could train together) or

(b)  home care services (lawn mowing, house cleaning, laundry, etc.) to free up time to train.

Scott.

Good morning all. The weekend is here!

Michael/D3-good luck at your race.

I'm headed out for a long ride followed by a 30 minute run. The plan is to meet my wife and daughter for lunch afterward at my favorite lunch joint. Great food on the deck overlooking the river with a couple of carb replenishing beverages I suspect that means I'll need a nap once I get home.

Jason-I'll give it some thought on my go to workouts. Hypothetically, I would love to train and do triathlons without having to actually "go to" the pool...............sorry

On the DONE list: bike, run, lunch, clean up and most importantly nap. Tomorrow is long run and an hour swim. I'm afraid my toes will be dragging the bottom of the pool given today's workout and tomorrow's run.

Jason-since I have been using a coach for the last 14 months I don't really have a go to workout. But, I'm like you in that I like workouts where the intervals/pace are changing. Keeps things interesting and avoids monotony.  In the past when I have had to cut a swim short I will revert back to the 10X100 on a relatively tough interval. Makes me feel like I did something even in a short amout of time. I get the most satisfaction out of my training when I see a workout on my schedule and I immediately think "there is no way I can do that" but am able to complete it.  That doesn't always happen so the times when I do complete the dreaded workouts are really satisfying.

Stopped by my LBS today. They have a Cervelo P5. Amazing bike. Everything is so sleek, tightly fitted and the hydraulic brakes are very cool. No bike envy for me. I'm happy with what I have but I love going into bike stores to look at all the different gear and bikes.

Well, I'm back home from Snowmass, CO, where the snow was awesome! I went for a medical conference that schedules lectures from 7am-9am and 4pm-7pm. This allows for skiing/boarding during the day. I took my two boys and we had a blast. The schedule was so full with either conference related activities or time with my boys that I didn't take the time to drop a line. I feel bad for being out of touch with you guys but there is only so much time.

I was able to keep up with the scheduled running and biking (in addition to all the snowboarding) but my swimming was shut down secondary to a shoulder injury from a hard fall while snowboarding. I can still just barely lift my left arm above my head. I know nothing is broken but I am a little concerned about a rotator cuff injury. I'm going to contact an ortho doc tomorrow and get an opinion of what I should do from here. As a result, I skipped a planned sprint tri today.

I really like the discussion concerning nutrition. This has been a definite weakness in my training and you have given me some ideas to try out. 

For me, the best use of $2k would be coaching. I'm so new to this sport I feel like I'm learning something every week, sometimes every day.

Good to see that the group, overall, is showing improving health and performance. You guys are a real encouragement to me. Now I have to go and get in an hour run.

Hey Team, I am home and resting from the Sprint Triathlon that I completed this morning. I have been training consistently (swim/bike/and a little run due to my knee injury) for 2.5 months now. I restarted my tri specific training December 28th and due to a great coach I shaved 5 minutes off my time. I raced the exact same course and distance in October and hit it out of the park today. I am really tired now so a nap will be in order shortly. 

The course was a little wet due to the overnight rain and unfortunately my coach paid for it. He slid while turning and broke his collarbone. So today's race was bitter sweet! 

Ok the nap is calling ... here is my race report. 

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=480435

I believe this came up before but I wanted to bring it up again. Wetsuits! I will have to buy a wetsuit here pretty soon but I am lost in the huge selection of wetsuits out there. Does anyone have a good website for some wetsuit research? What are you using? What should I look for? Thanks for the help.