Artemis's Mentor Group - FULL! (Page 5)

m55morris - 2009-04-18 11:58 AM Got my official results

29:28 on the run
394 out of 1101 for overall
29 out of 47 for AG
211 out of 374 for male group
Keep a 9:29 pace for the race, not too bad for someone just under 300 pounds. 

Artemis - 2009-04-18 1:44 PM

Hope Micah doesn't mind, but here's a link to his race report:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=155031

m55morris - 2009-04-20 6:46 PM On a rest and recovery week, how much do you scale back your normal training?  I was thinking of cutting my normal workout time by 50% and keeping everything at a low RPE level.  Is that on the right track or is there a better rule to follow?

Artemis - 2009-04-19 8:52 AM I heard yesterday that Heather did finish her half-marathon.  Good job, Heather!  She had to run to work after, but she'll post about it when she gets a little more time.

Artemis - 2009-04-17 4:33 PM Would anyone be interested in doing a mentor group "challenge" for May?  Each of us can post goals for swimming, biking, and/or running.  Maybe also a personal goal like "work on flip turns" or "do a brick".

Artemis - 2009-04-17 4:36 PM Last note from me for a little while: I really am sorry I've been a little out of it so far.  I have a qualifying exam for graduate school coming up on Wednesday.  It's a pretty big deal, so I've been really pre-occupied with that. 

Hopefully, it all goes well on Wednesday, I pass, and have more time to do some of the things I should have done (like make a table with links to all of our blogs and stuff).

I really do apologize to all of you.

surfnturf - 2009-04-24 4:50 AM It has been quiet on this post lately. What does everyone have planned for the weekend? I have a bike planned today, run tomorrow (early, early) and then a long bike on Sunday. My pool is closed all next week b/c Ryan Lochte (Olympic medalist) is having an event for a local swim team. Next week is a taper week before my sprint so not too big of a deal but I usually do a couple of easy swims during that time....hmmm.

KrisSeer - 2009-04-24 2:42 PM

No problem... life has a habit of getting in the way. So far, I'm really enjoying being part of this group; it's nice that it goes a little slower, because I can't get online that often and when I find myself playing catch-up on posts (like, say . . . now) I'm glad I don't have 17 pages to read through.

Hope your exam went well sorry if you've already mentioned it, but like I said I'm catching up on previous posts!! Where are you hoping to go to grad school, and what for?

Artemis - 2009-04-24 9:07 AM This weekend, I have a race.  I'm doing a duathlon as part of the National Duathlon festival.  It's a 5k run/18k bike/2.5k run.  It is supposed to be very hot on Sunday - in the 90s - and my race starts at 3!  I'm hoping to not get sunburned as I will be in a wedding the next Saturday (5/2)

Artemis - 2009-04-24 10:46 AM

KrisSeer - 2009-04-24 2:49 PM

You're talking about "in the 90s", while my weekend will be spent mostly below the freezing point. How much fluid do you have to take in during a race like that in those kind of temps?

Good luck on your race!!

Artemis - 2009-04-24 10:44 AM Here's what I was thinking for a challenge for our group in May:

Make goals:

1. Swimming and/or biking and/or running - could be time, could be distance, could be something like "learn how to do flip turns"
2. Something outside of training - could be read a book, could be work on some knitting (mine!), could be movie night with the family.  I feel like balance is important, so that's why this is included.

Pick a reward!

What do you get if you finish your goals?  I like to have things to bribe me and keep me motivated, so if I know what I'm working for, it will help.

What do you guys think?

KrisSeer - 2009-04-24 2:56 PM

Sounds good to me! I'll think about it this weekend and come up with my goals/reward for May. Then let you all know on Monday.