mcgilmartin's 2013 Mentor Group~ let's get swimming! CLOSED FOR TRAINING (Page 5)

Mariah, the switch to 50-34/12-30 should be huge for you.  Just watch your gearing when shifting between big and small rings.  That's a big gap and you could easily lose your chain.  Keep us updated- glad to hear about the fitting!

I'm using this plan from Runners World: www.runnersworld.com/race-training/first-half-marathon-training-plan?page=single

I like it because it has 3 days of running and not 4 or 5, which would be impossible for me to squeeze in, and because each of the three weekly workouts are different. Instead of being told do runs of 5 miles, 3 miles and 6 miles this week, you do a tempo run, speedwork and a long run. It’s also pretty detailed, which I need. I did the tempo run last night and it went really well.

For the last month or so I have had knee pain after three miles or so when running uphill, so I may have to see a doctor about that. It kicked in just before mile 3 on the treadmill last night and I was only running on a 1% grade. With my light training load in December, it should have gotten better.

And I have been entering all my workouts in the training log using the BT app, but for some reason I can never see them on the actual website.  

Ha, I love it.

Jen, e-mail the site admins, or go to the Technical Support forum.  Are you using Android or Iphone?  I use the Android one and it's great.

I'm using an iPhone. I'll email them and see what they say.

Neat! This is my first time using one of theirs, I'll have to check out the smart coach part. So you had success with the half marathon plan? I'm just afraid it will have me running long distances faster than I am ready. 

I was all fired up to start my second day of the training plan today and headed to the pool. Unfortunately I was greeted with a "Pool Closed" sign. I went ahead and hit the weight room since I was there, and worked on my arms/back strength training. At the end of the workout, I got on one of the rowing machines. I didn't realize when I sat down on it that it was set on the highest setting. I spent 15 minutes on it and it kicked my butt! It was all I could do to climb out of the seat and make it to the shower.

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Jen,

Look at the smart coach under the training tab then.  I've had the same concerns after coming off IT band issues.  What I did was I kept plugging in times ("last race time" question I used 10min mile), and miles run per week until I found a plan that I knew wasn't too much (currently the run two days a week plan).  I also went a little further with another plan that way if my training was coming along better than I expected I could ramp it up slightly with the second plan.  The "smart coach" allows you unlimited free plans as long as you don't try to modify them.  I just print them out and use a pen to write in my mileage.  Now I am inputting my miles here.  I expect my biking and swimming will compliment my running plan without forcing me to build up to fast.   

The pool hours at this pool are pretty decent. The problem today was their pump stopped working. I guess it was closed yesterday afternoon too but I didn't think about calling ahead to see if the pool was working. I had to be there anyway but would have been ticked off if I had driven 75 miles only to go for a swim. On the bright side, I still got some strength work in and realized it had been a long, LONG time since I had lifted weights.

Way to make the best of it, Steve.  Those of you who have been in this group know that I am a huge fan of weightlifting.  I think it's as critically important to triathlon as S/B/R are.  Swimming in particular benefits tremendously from the strength training routine.

Had a nice run this evening. Unfortunately my old heart rate monitor strap doesn't work with the 910xt. I did get my cadence/speed sensor delivered today. Art's Cyclery had a new year promotion of 25% off. I've been pretty impressed with their prices and sale/promotions. This is also where I got the Garmin 910xt for 25% off at their Black Friday sale. Anyway, thought I'd pass the info along in case anyone else was looking to order cycling products. I also got a case of Cliff Shots too at 25% off.

I hope everyone is having a great week.

Steve

Pretty neat site. I really like how you can change the plan at any time if you missed workouts or need a slower/faster pace. I entered my info and the plan is really similar to the one I already found from their site, except the Smart Coach one builds in easy runs every week and rotates temp runs/speedwork every other week. I'll have to think about which plan to use now. Thanks again for the suggestion!

Steve,

Is this the place you're talking about?

http://www.artscyclery.com/

Anyone up for a New Years challenge? 

13,000 yard swim workout.  For real.

http://teamtimex.timexblogs.com/2013/01/08/swimming-in-the-new-year-13-x-1000s/

I feel that is a little beyond my skill level at this point.  Maybe next year.

I did however just get a new garmin 310xt in the mail which I am pretty happy about.  I've been waiting 3 years for this thing to go down in price enough for me to want to pay for it.  Now I have to get the foot pod and bike adapter.  Oh yeah I still need a bike to strap it to.  Still not sure what which or when that one is going to happen.

That's a great GPS/HRM.  How much did you pay for it?

Ask away on bikes.. I love discussing cycling gear!  Heck, so does everyone else on here

Do I get a month to complete that Challenge? Right now I'm pretty sure I could not do it even with a current pushing me along. Just the distance is amazing, let alone all the drills!

My main concern was if I was putting the sensor/spoke magnet in the proper place. I kept thinking to myself that there has to be some way to calibrate the sensor to the distance traveled to get the correct speed. I just kept thinking that a full rotation near the center (axle) is going to register a lot different speed than a full rotation near the rim. There was no guidance on where to place it and I didn't want to cinch down the zip ties only to have to cut them and start over. Any suggestions? Does it matter where I place the sensor and magnet on the wheel? I probably over-analyzed it but in my defense, it was late and I really should have been in bed instead of playing with my bike.

Thanks,

Steve

1 revolution is 1 revolution I know when I setup my cateye part of the configuration was to identify the wheelsize being used.  I don't remember having todotthat when I added the csc-10, but when i used trainnerroad for the 2x20 test last night for the first time speed and cadence there matched what the wired cateye was reporting

I does not measure distance, it counts revolutions - then it uses the size of the wheel that you entered to compute distance.  So one revolution near the axel and one revolution near the rim is still one revolution - and that one revolution moves the bike forward X.xx meters (the circumference of the wheel the sensor is on.)

Thanks! I am not mathematically inclined and technology really isn't my thing. I'll just put it on there and go with it.

Steve