McFuzz's Mentor Group 2011 - CLOSED (Page 5)

Hi Everyone,My name's Enrique. I was in Mike's 2010 Mentor group. You are in good hands with him. I'm going to attempt my first IM distance race this year so I will be hanging around a little bit here with you. I'll be doing the Vineman Full with Mike in July. Anyway, Merry Christmas!

Generally do a berry version of that in the summer and it is great .... seems that natural peanut butter is winning here.  Just have to do it.

Got a early Christmas present tonite - a pair of Yaktrax Pro.  Seems my husband is worried about me killing myself since I insist on running in the middle of snowstorms. This is going to make it hard to keep tomorrow as a rest day.

Anyone have a pair and is there anything special I should know before using them? 

Yipee!!

Don't use them on hardwood floors? (the red italics is the "sarcasm" font) 

Don't use them on hardwood floors? (the red italics is the "sarcasm" font) 

I do a  lot of tradmill work vs road work.  Treadmills do feel different/pace different than running on the road, just like indoor bike trainers.  Part of the issue is simply being indoors where it is stuffy and you're not getting any breeze or air flow.  Plus you are not really getting a push off to propel your body forward.  I don't use an incline, but I've read that a slight incline better mimics road running. 

You'll make improvements on the treadmill over time as you get more accustomed to it.  Don't beat yourself up over pacing.  My guess is that you'll find yourself even faster when you hit the road after doing treadmill work.  You may even want to look up some treadmill workouts; they're great for interval sessions.  Mix it up by running at a comfort pace for a certain time/distance then run a harder pace for a short distance; repeat with the recovery pace.  For instance 4 min comfort pace, 1 min had pace; repeat.  But always warm up and cool down for 10 min or so and stretch well afterwards.  Also, you may need more hydration on a treadmill.

NAME: Robin

STORY:  After many years of thinking how much I want to train and complete a triathlon, last year I finally got up the courage and completed my first sprint tri in March.  I was hooked after that and completed my first ever 5k and 2 additional sprint tris. I come from a swimming background and swam in HS.  My husband bikes (road and mountain) so I have a lot of advice there.  Started running for really the first time ever consistently last February and have made so much progress.  I have always been active and enjoy sports, but until last summer never had any real consistency in my workouts. 

FAMILY: married 15 years. 2 kids, ages 5&7! My husband is my number one chearleader and is going to complete his first run race (1/2 Mary) with me this summer!


CURRENT TRAINING:  Right now I am focusing on my run and trying to get my base slowly up. Currently trying to run 4x a week with my long run around 1 hour. I am a really slow runner, so I am hoping that consistency in my training will result in some faster times. I am also trying to get 2 trainer rides and 1 or 2 swims in per week.  I also love yoga and am doing that about once a week.


2010 races: I started with a mini sprint at our local rec center in March and that was followed by my first ever 5k (29:4x) in April. My first real sprint tri was in June with one more completed in September. 

2011 races: I haven't nailed any specific races down yet, but I would like to complete a few 5ks, a 10k, and a 1/2 mary. For tris I would like to complete one or two sprints and my first ever Oly!  I live in Wyoming so races are hard to come by and I will have to go down to CO for most of these races. 

WEIGHT LOSS:I have lost about 10 pounds from this time last year (of course I haven't weighed myself in the last few days)  I would love to lose another 10 to 15 pounds and think I can do it!


WHAT WOULD MAKE ME A GOOD MENTEE?  I am a great chearleader for others and love to see everyone around me
realizing their potential - that is super motivating for me! I have one year under my belt so still remember those firsts and can help those that are currently in the same position I was in last year.  I still have lots to learn and am super excited to continue the learning process.

I look forward to these next few months - I think this group will be fantastic!  My logs are all up to date and will continue to log for anyone intersted in my training.

How do you do the sarcasm font????

My Training LogMy Race Log

Hi all! Merry Christmas (etc...) to all the McFuzzies! Hey, that's a catchy little group name! Questions for all of you...1. Who starts their 'official' training January 1?2. When is the event you're training for?3. Where and what is the event?Me: 1. Officially starting on Jan. 12. June 11, 20113. IM Boise 70.3...my first half!

1. Officially start Jan1 but using next week as break in time.
2. June 5, 2011
3. Pigman Sprint Tri Palo, IA(my first tri) 

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!

Thank you Maria40nc.

I'm planning to start the training Jan 6th, my wife is on vacation visiting the family in Brazil until Jan 5th and I'm with the 7years old alone. No one to watch her during training or gym visits.
Haven't registered yet, but would like to race a Duathlon in March (sprint distance) Mooresville 5K mid August.

and if all goes well Charlotte marathon Dec'11 

Completed one of our Christmas traditions this morning - a nice run along Ft. Lauderdale beach.  Nice run, beautiful weather. 

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Ann-Marie

Merry Christmas! 

Officially, I'm training for Vineman (140.6) July 30th.  20-week training program means I'll start ignoring my training plan somewhere around March 12th.  Until then, it'll be run/swim/run/bike/run/run/run. 

We had a great Christmas morning.  Fixed an apricot-filled coffee cake (and got a 45 minute spin on the trainer while the dough raised).  Opened presents and Christmas Dinner is now filling the house with a wonderful aroma as it cooks. 

Merry Christmas to all!!!

As for when I will start "official" training not sure when as I haven't decided on which races I am going to do.  Wyoming in the winter is loooong so will be continuing winter maintenance for at least another month or two which will include x-country skiing, running and bike trainer.

Merry Christmas McFuzzies. To Answer Kims question:
1. I've already started training for my next event, the NYC 1/2 Marathon, its my first 1/2 marathon, never run more then 7 miles (and that I've only done once or twice)
2. The race is March 20th. about 3 months to get ready. I'm running 2-3miles a day and 5mile long runs once a week.
THE BIG QUESTION: Do I have enough time to build up distance to do this race in 3 months? Ideally I would like to run 4 times a week and build up as gradually as possible.  Any suggestions for how to approach training is appreciated : )

Nicky,
I've found that Hal Higdon has some really good 1/2 marathon and marathon plans.  Here is a link to his beginner's 1/2 plan http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm/>It is a 12 week plan, so it would seem to be perfect for your time table.
Good luck.

Ann-Marie

This is absolutely doable!  You're in a great place to start bumping your mileage up and your long runs by 10% each week.  Three months is perfect.

wow! so much is being discussed already! i am trying to read up on stuff but im just real busy right now with Christmas going on.  i will check back in tomorrow with some possible comments.  enjoy your holiday everyone!
jason
 

Thanks for the link Ann-Marie I'll check it out. And thanks for the encouraging words kim, man-o-man, a half IM, thats intense!

Merry Christmas everyone.  Today is a rest day.  Tomorrow is 3 hours on the Computrainer.  oh boy!  But I heard today it is supposed to be 55 degrees by Friday!  If that's true, I may get some New Year miles outdoors next weekend.  Yippee.!

As a plus, got the titanium road bike back in two days after having a Dura Ace shifter break and they gave me a break on the price too.  That was really nice.

ice.

Do you own a computrainer?  I'm jealous.  Plan old trainer ride for me tomorrow. UG.

Training started first week of Dec for me as I have an April 10 marathon.

Susie

forgive me for asking but what is the difference between a computrainer and a regular trainer?  Whatever it is I hope there is some extra diversions involved to be on it for 3 hours! Have fun