JuniperJen's Keeping It Consistent Group - FULL (Page 5)

Speaking of my nemesis, the swim, I suspect everyone has seen this, but here it is again anyway.

www.swimsmooth.com

 

Josie: so with you on the nerves about swimming.  But like Kristen taking swim lessons really helped. First, it got me to the pool, then it got me a bit of structure.  Finally when I had progressed as much as possible i started using this: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=755. It builds quite nicely and explains drills.  But mostly it gave me something to focus on when I went to the pool so i didn't worry about everyone else.  Oh jeez, it's hard to go when everyone seems like olympic swimmers!

I was nursing an IT Band issue for most of December, but it seems to be getting better!  I've also been having some SERIOUS shoe issues...on my 3rd pair in 3 months...thankfully my running store is GREAT about working with me.  However, my toenails not so much...I have two falling off and one that's black!!  I'm REALLY hoping I can get the shoe/toe issue figured out!!! 

I see we have A LOT of people that are scared/terrified/not good in the water.  As I said earlier, I was TERRIFIED to even put my face in the water last April, now open water swimming is A BLAST!!!  I'm still a HORRIBLE swimmer and REALLY slow, but I love it!!  You'll hear about the "breakthrough"...I SWEAR it really happens.  I went from having to stop ever 50 -100 meters to rest to swimming almost 800m straight in one day...now I can swim forever it seems like.  Here's a few of the things that worked for me!!  I definitely recommend reading and re-reading Bigfuzzydougs' post a gazzilion times!!  

1. Lessons - TAKE THEM!!

2. Read this over and over:  http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=117554&start=1  If you can start implementing the things he says, it helps A LOT...I especially like the Bonus Extra on Endurance Section.  When I started telling myself to HTFU and just do it...it actually started getting easier.

3. Watch videos like this one to help you see what needs to be done:  http://www.goswim.tv/entries/5829/freestyle---shoulder-breath.html  I really like the Go Swim website...loads of videos showing how to do the different drills!

4. Practice, Practice, Practice!

5.  Don't be scared to get a nose plug AND use it!  I swear by mine now and it's actually helped my sinus problems!!


A couple of other things I was told that has helped tremendously is:

1.  Be careful not to over kick...too much kicking wears you out.

2.  I was breathing every third stroke bilaterally and running out of breath after about 50m.  I was told to try breathing every other stroke from my strong side until I get my swim endurance built up.  This morning, I started out with every third stroke and as I started getting tired I went to every other stroke.  I also changed up sides every so often so that I don't lose my bilateral breathing ability!  



 


Edited by crisi13 2011-01-03 8:01 PM

i am running all the way. two yrs ago i did the c25k plan which included walks and that got me good for about half of the plan, but then i was not feeling good for the jump to higher volumes of running straight. FI worked out a plan for me using the Runners' World as a model for my paces - which is probably what my problem was - and it has me between 13:30 and 14:30/min-mi. i feel kind of ridiculous running those paces and almost always go too fast, but based on my 5k time in November, that's where I'm supposed to be. and i am going slower than i was before and am able to hit my run times, which is good for the confidence

omg so this is irrelevant but it's a win i just had to share! my fluffy sidekick (dog) has lost more weight - this is a good thing!! over the summer i weighed her in at 49 lbs ... her weight at age 2 was 44 lbs, and she was definitely way done growing at that point.  sooo i decided to get better about not overfeeding her; i had started mixing wet and dry noms in the spring and i guess i wasn't so good at measuring. plus i imagine her metabolism wasn't moving so quick since i wasn't taking her running regularly.

in november she was down to 47.2 and today the wii rang her up at 46.5! woohoo. i am such a proud master.

hello friends!
So new to the site, so still trying to navigate the BBS. So...I've bookmarked the page, but I'm wondering if there is any way to show the newest messages first? I'm not seeing how to do that. Also, where do we add friends?

Thanks!
Mylissa

At the top of the page there is a link to the "new threads".  This will show threads that have something new since your last visit.   If you click it, it will take you to the last response.  I don't know of a way to go to the last response viewed in a individual thread.

The friends area is in the "settings at the top of the page.  The next page will show "training Blog Customization".  From there push friends & add them from there.  You can also see who has you labelled as a friend.  This makes it easy to flip around & see everyones logs & find out what they are doing daily.

Good to have you aboard...
 

To continue the off topic dog discussion.  I had 2 Labrador retrievers, eventually both passed on over the last couple years.  Been itching for another dog, but enjoying the freedom.  Emailed a Great Dane breeder a short while ago, but am trying to resist the urge for a little longer!!!

 

Yep anytime I hear that someone gets hurt I always ask them what happened, how it happened, and how they are making it better.  I figure any of it could happen to me, and I want to learn from any of their mistakes.

For me it has been my hamstring.  Hurt it by doing too much running, and I just pulled it.  It feels better, but sometimes it gets really tight and I have to back off a bit, which hurts my running speed.

Have been massaging it, stretching, and some weight exercises.  I made it through all my IM training last year with no issues, but I always fear of hurting it again.  Seems to be getting better this year.
 

Good morning team!  I am happy to report that i did a little yoga this morning but disappointed in how quickly my low back tightens up! Seriously, i was feeling so good and then a week of no yoga and it feels like square one!

Anyway - so, are you making progress this week with your workouts - keep us updated as you complete them! Feels good!

And keep it coming with the injury discussion.

Yay, getting through it.

And as for injuries, I myself have had one experience with an over-use injury that came during the training for my first marathon but only really got bad after.  It was ITB syndrome and it was due to weakness in my hips and glutes and some imbalance in my low back. I went to a Physiotherapist who also was a massage therapist to work through it. It took a long time and I eased back into running but running all easy pace, using a treadmill so i could stop if the pain got bad and doing lots of yoga.  But most of all, I didn't give up. By the next fall, I did my second marathon and the pain was all gone.

I tore a tendon in my left foot while training for my half marathon.  I ran on it anyway, because it happened like 4 weeks away from the race.  The dr. I saw wasn't much help and put me in a boot for 8 weeks!!!  It was miserable and I think that is why I haven't been running as much since.  I think I overtrained.  Not sure though.  I now have orthotics for my shoes, but am ready to buy a new pair and worried about the fit of them (they are so wide!).  They don't fit in the shoes I loved!  We shall see what my running store has to say.

Can't...keep...up

lol

So this week, after a relaxing day on the couch yesterday I will be back at it. 12k a day Tuesday-Friday, 2.5 hours on Saturday and 12k on Sunday. 11 minutes of yoga a day.

Already starting in a deficit position regarding my yearly goal. oh well, sick happens right. Not down or anxious about it like I used to be, which is both good and nerve racking at the same time.

fwiw, I would get the cheapest used 10 speed that you can get, people practically give away very usable bikes. First one I got cost me 100 bucks and 40 bucks for tires and went for 2500 km before someone stole it out of my garage.

Thing with a fit is, I think, that if you go before having much biking experience your fit will change. So if you can wait before getting a pretty bike and get by on a clunker then try.

thank you, that really helps!

12k run done, nice. Thanks for the accountability group, kept me from stopping at 11k.

So I went swimming today!  It wasn't as bad as I remember it being.  I went 500m, in 50m increments, alternating crawl and kickboard.  I'm allowing myself to just learn to breath before I stress about form and speed.  I think I stressed about too many things the last time I tried this, and didn't get myself comfortable with swimming, first.  I really appreciate everyone's advice.  I am totally going to look into taking a few lessons.  I thought my husband could be the one to teach me, but I realized he was very focused on my form and things that I wasn't ready to tackle, yet.  I didn't realize my anxiety was coming from my breathlessness.  But the slower I swam today, the better I felt. 

Thank you all again for all your support.  It helps so much to hear how freaked out people used to be.

I chose the fish avatar to trick myself into thinking I love swimming.  And I'm a Pisces...

Do you ladies have any advice on how to buy a swimsuit?  I just need one for training.  My husband has alot of advice on everything from shoes to aerobars, but can't help me shop for a swimsuit.  I'd prefer to get one online, since dragging three small kiddos to a store to try stuff on is laughable.  Is that silly to order a suit online without trying it on first?  Brand, fit, price?  Anything you can tell me would be welcome.