Slornow's and Wannabefaster's Summer Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 5)

Jamie dropped me off from our journey to Knoxville a few hours ago. After a nice shower I'm finally warm clean and comfortable!

Overall, despite the cold and the wet. I really enjoyed the race. Didn't care for the before or the after, but the race was good!

Notes:

• Agree with Jamie 100%. The swim wasn't so great. So cold and so violent! This was the first time, I've ever not been comfortable on the swim. I couldn't get my form or my breathing down. This is only a hypothesis, but I think I'm just no good in a wet suit...
• First time riding in the pouring rain. Can't believe I did it! Now I have an excuse not to get on a trainer for a training ride! Well... except for cars... nevermind, I take that back I don't trust riding in the rain without police protecting me at every intersection!
• Transitions were tough. My hands and feet were numb which made donning gear a particular chore
• Also agree with Jamie that REV3 puts on a heck of a race even with bad weather conditions.

Here is my completed Race Report! Great race and 15 minutes 21 seconds faster than my last Olympic Distance race in October!

Great race in awful conditions Nate and Jamie!  I rarely ever bike in the rain unless it's in a race and I don't really have a choice.  I suppose I should occasionally bike outside on days like this as well so I am more prepared on race day.  I did do a tri in cold, windy, pouring rain once - I made it through but wish I had had more training in these conditions as I was very nervous about my bike handling skills. and hydration is very hard to gauge.

Nice to see the returning folks and welcome to the new members of this group!!

I did my long ride today.  Had my bike, bottles, air in tires etc. all set before I went into work so I could do a quick "transition" once I got home and get right out on the bike (before the couch tempts me).  Managed 70 miles.  After mile 15, I spent 50 minutes doing hill repeats.  My legs got very sore as well as my abdomen.  I then rode rollers near my house for the remainder.  I met another guy of similar pace and we pushed each other for about 20 miles. It was a perfect Michigan day! 

Jim

Nancy glad to see there is someone else out there that thinks running indoors is a dreadmill.  Never heard the term before but will use it now.

Suzy I will agree with wise.  Live to fight another day.

Dave it sounds like bad weather was the order of the day.  You made it through. Good job.

Jamie & Nate good work given the conditions.  I guess if you go through an event in those conditions and are still smiling, triathlon is just what you do.  We all understand. BTW Nate, congrats on the engagement!

Rachel good luck tomorrow!

Nice job to Nate and Jamie ... another race crushed.

I finished my Olympic race today and PR'ed by 16 minutes. 

Here is my race report! 

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=487025&posts=1&start=1

Michael talk about crushing it! Great job.

Great job with the races, Jaime/Nate/Michael! Loving the PR busting, and how cold was it, Nate? LOL! Poor thing. Heck, you kicked butt anyway.

Strength and swimming today. Husband's taking us to my favorite swim training site. Kids get to play while I work! Did I tell you that I'm doing an island to island swim on the 27th? I am! I'm going to attach my GoPro to my chest and make it take pics like every 10 seconds. Turtles swim around there. Might get a picture of one!

My son participated in his first duathlon this weekend. He was the youngest and smallest in his AG with a total of 6 kids. He wasn't even intimidated. I love that about him!

 He's the cool breeze in black shorts and grey shirt.

Good morning!

I would like to pose a question to the group.  I keep getting a soreness in my left trapezius when I ride greater than 1.5- 2 hours.  I've had this problem for a while.  Other than this I am very comfortable on the bike and feel like I can go all day.  I need to schedule another fitting, but in the meantime I wonder if anyone has suggestions I may try.  My first thought is that I may be overextending and perhaps making my position a little less aggressive may be the trick.  I don't have any pics (sorry). Hoping I may try a few tweaks myself before repeating a formal fitting.

Jim

Ok group, I have a worrisome issue this morning! I raced my Olympic yesterday, and felt pretty good the rest of the day. However, I woke up this morning and I have pain in the outside of both my ankles. It's really minor in my left ankle, but my right ankle feels pretty tight and painful. I've never had any ankle pain before, so this is worrying me. 

Of course, my first stop has been Google. From my initial research, it looks like peroneal tendonitis? However, like I said, it's never bothered me before. On the other hand, I've never run 6 miles as fast as I did yesterday.

Anyone have any experience with this? Should I panic and head to a PT, stretch, get new shoes? Any advice?

Sounds like we had some awesome races this weekend! 

I took my bike in for it's spring tune-up and (ahem) tube replacement... I'll leave that nonsense to the experts! Anyway, I set it up on the trainer ready to roll on Saturday after the kids went to bed. However, my body decided to attack me and now I'm sick. I'm pretty sure it's a sever allergy attack (pollen is very high in Houston right now), either way, I don't think hovering over the bars would have done me any justice with this head pressure. Hopefully I can recover quickly and be in good health for my race this weekend.

Blanda-great picture. I volunteered at a kids triathlon last year and I think I had just as much fun as they did. They were all so excited and determined.

Jamie-No medical opinion here but I often feel pretty beat up after a hard race. I'd give it a couple of days off from running and see if it improves. Maybe there was something different about your stride in the race or just the tension from racing....expecially in the cold and wet. I would think biking and swimming would be fine. Missing a day or two of running will not change anything in the big picture heading into IM.

Jim-no medical opinion on your issue...plenty of doctors to do that But, I think you said you are just getting outside for your first rides of the season. Anything different in your position when riding outside. I know I'm up out of aero alot when riding inside and rarely up out of aero when outside.

Even though I don't know what it is. Whenever I go to see my chiropractor or massage therapist, the first thing they say is "Ice it" So whenever you get a chance, put some ice on your ankles and get them into an elevated position. Do it for 20 minutes at a time every hour or so. Today is rest day, so hopefully you get a chance Maybe some ibuprofin to help with the inflamation?

Hope it gets better soon. I know this sort of thing is frustrating as hell.

I see that there are many questions previously posed to the group, but I've got one more for you all!

So, I've only done 3 open water swims, each one in a wetsuit. I really don't feel fast at all with the suit on. I almost feel as though I'm flailing around like a child instead of swimming. In the pool at practice and even during pool races, I feel like I'm actually getting somewhere.

I think I'm going to try my next open water swim (this weekend, 750m) with no wetsuit in order to see how I do, but has anyone else experienced this? Could my suit be too tight? I think another thing might be that I'm using extra energy to stretch the suit when I begin a pull...

Any help is appreciated, thanks all!

I normally hesitate to give any advice related to swimming, especially to a guy who can lap me with his eyes close and one arm tied behind his back, but here goes:

1.  Is the wetsuit new? did you soak it for 24 hours plus before you wore it for the first time this season?  Helps to stretch it out a bit the first time.

2.  Are you sure you have it pulled all the way up?  I use gloves you use to wash dishes to get mine all the way up, especially through the shoulders to make sure I don't feel constricted anywhere.  Gloves might look crazy, but they work.

3. Have you thought of a sleeveless?  I have both and prefer to sleeveless for comfort even though I use the full for buoyancy most of the time.

Your question made me think, so I looked and I doubt Raleigh will be wetsuit-legal, and Louisville won't be either, so I think we'll be better served by not wearing it. So, I think I'll skip the wetsuit this weekend too.

It is not new, but I've only used it in 3 races and certainly never soaked it for 24 hours. I'll give that a shot! It does feel a little tight which I think is the main problem.

When you say to get it all the way up, do you mean that you use the gloves for traction in order to grip it while you pull? I could try that too!

This sounds like a really good idea since I feel the tightness across my shoulders and in my arms is the biggest problem. I think I might take a look for something used. Dang wetsuits are too much money! (I have a sleeveless scuba wetsuit... Are those legal?)

Thanks for the tips! I'm definitely going to try soaking it and seeing if that helps. Also will experiment with pulling it up higher on my body so I don't feel like it's constantly pulling my arms down. If none of that works, maybe I can cut the sleeves off my current wetsuit or loose another 10 pounds to fit in it more easily!