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carrie1 - 2007-05-20 3:11 PM 30 isn't old. I recently turned 30 ha ha Attitude is everything, right? he he The good thing about turning 30 is...NEW AGE GROUP and NEW PRS!!!! Good luck on your 5k!!! next week???

If you people start talking about how 30 is old, I'm leaving...

I wish I was still 30...those were the days.

Anyway, way to go Amiee, keep up the good work. 

Man...  I dissappear for a few days and I'm 4 days behind in the thread... i'll have to catch up.

As for age... try being 36 and starting in triathlons for the first time.  That's the largest and most competitive age group (M35-39) out there in my area so i'm very humbled everytime I race (run or tris).

I wish I COULD try being 36 and doing my first tri... instead I'm... older than that doing my first tri .

I'm with Carrie on the "when your job requires physical activity, how to appropriately fit in rest days, and what REALLY counts as training?"  This is a tough thing.  I sometimes "fake it"  (EASY!  Keep your minds out of the gutters ) when I teach... and I deserve an Academy Award for it, of course, but honestly, even when I'm going full force on it my body is so accustomed to it that I am not sure of the effect...

carrie1 - 2007-05-21 12:34 PM I know, I know But for example...today I'm not running, biking, or swimming; however, I did weights and I will teach a karate class tonight (light work there). To me that is kind of a rest day - agree or disagree? You will probably disagree

Weights isn't a rest day, bu t I'm not sure how active your teaching is.

A cadence of ~90 is right for most people, but not for everyone. Some people are just more efficient at a lower cadence (Jan Ullrich, for instance). If you can gague your effort as compared to your speed, you should be able to get a feel as to what's right for you. But definitely get a computer, and I'd strongly suggest one with a cadence feature.

carrie1 - 2007-05-21 4:20 PM Oh No! Weights can't count as a rest day uh oh! I'm going to have to revise my entire schedule now. SERIOUSLY, coming up with that was hard in the first place. I had to take my tri schedule and combine it with my running schedule then combine the two with my weights (which I cannot live without), then my teaching & my own training in martial arts schedule. Let's not forget about soccer on Sundays. I think something has to go! CRAP! I'm going to sleep on this tonight.

Carrie...I think what you need is an 8-day week. Or a vacation.

So how tall are you? And how long are your cranks?

RR = race report.

You triathlon keeps us young, right? Just keep training and you'll never get old... 

It was a fantastic mini class taught by Chris Andrus.  He is always a top 10 T1 in the sprints he does and it is amazing how fast he is off his bike in t2.  I will end up one big cut and bruise when I try what I learned, so I will practice for a few hours in a parking lot before my next tri.

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My first sprint is in two weeks, any tips you can share?