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Okay Guys, I need help with some traing / work scheduling. So here's a chance to hone your organizational skills...

When I am at the Fire Dept. the only training I can do is run. When I am on duty at the EMS I really can't train at all.

Here is the work Schedule.

Monday: 24 hours at FD. ( 0700-0700)

Tuesday: 12 hour pm shift at EMS. (1800-0600)

Wednesday: Off

Thursday: 24 Hours at FD ( 0700-0700)

Friday: Off

Saturday: Off

Sunday:24 Hours at Fire Dept ( 0700-0700)

So these are the days / times I will be available to train (other than run at the fd.)

Tuesday: 0800-1600

Wed: 0800-1500 ( I have to pick up son at day care)

Friday 0800-1500)

Saturday 0600-1230

Week Two Of 13 BT Sprint TRi Training Program:

Mon: Swim 20 minutes

Tues: Off

Wed: Bike 35 minutes

Thurs: Run 20 minutes

Fri: Swim 30 minutes

Sat: Off

Sun: bike 45 minutes.

I don't mind having to double up on some days if needed.

The pool hours are:

Monday- Friday 6:00 am-0800 am

Monday-Friday 11:00 am -1:00 pm

Mon / Wed / Thur / Fri 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Please help me re-arrange my training schedule to fit around my work schedule, so I get the same amount of training as is on the schedule. I have figured out a shedule, but would like to see if anyone can come up with a better one.

That sounds great, but the pool I go opens at 0530 and my shfit starts at 0700. I could prolly swing a 30-40 minute swim, but it would be cutting it close. So far I have been doing the swim the day after duty, at lunch time. My staion sits ona major four lane hi-way, no way I could bike. Now if I could stationed back at station 9....hmmmm.

Yea...and thinking for me is a very dangerous thing. Remember when you get that second bugle, they remove 1/2 your brain . The gym that the pool is in, is owned and operated by the City. ( Pretty nice set up though. anyway, they just started opening at 0530 instead of 0600. So I really don't want to push the issue. Plus I get to use it for free with my city ID card.

I think for next week ( starting tommorow) Im gonna foloow this:

Mon: (Duty Day) Run 20 minutes

Tue: Swim 20

Wed: Bike 35 minutes

Thur. (Duty) Off / Cross Train, stretch.

Fri: Swim 35

Sat: Bike 45

Sun: Run 20.

 Ever think of trying your local Masters swim club?  That is what I am going to do here.  Yes, most of the people will probably be faster than you, but I bet you would improve greatly in a short amount of time!!! 

Try this link, hope it helps.

http://www.usms.org/placswim/placswimform.php?LMSCID=54

Aber, Like AZEliabeth said, the best way to deal with the pool issues, is to get in the pool. If the TI instructor does not get back with you, just find a good swim coach. You need to be in the pool as much as time will allow you. Remember, we spent our first 9 months floating around.

AZ, yea it's a pretty hectic schedule. Add to it that my wife is an E/R nurse, and we have a 23 month old...it gets a little crazy sometimes. Thank God for grandmothers and Day Care. LOL. 

Being late for work is an immortal sin in the Fire Dept. I am not discounting the 30 minutes in the pool, I am just wondering how fast I can complete that transition area form pool to in uniform at the station.

Everyone welcome Robyn to Michigan!! I am sure she will now be ready to give untold wisdom to her 1,000 member mentor group

Could had a gator in the trailer......

1. I actually did think about your first trip to the pool this am. Glad to here you are still with us.

2. I ahve seen a snow plow on TV...once.

3. I concurr.

4. I am from Alabama, and a product of the public school system. The best thing about counting laps while swimming is... I already have my shoes off, so it's easier to count past ten  (using my toes)

5. That's because you ARE getting back in shape.

6. See, you survived, probably was not near as bad as you were thinking it  was gonna be. Aber, I think your mental block about swimming maybe your biggest thing setting you back. We ALL have our weak spots in Triathalons. Even the Elites have their weak area's. Heck my weak area is my swim/bike/run. But I am gonna give hell in T-1 and T-2. Know why? Because I am a firefighter, that means I have to be fully dressed and out the door in 45 seconds day time and 60 seconds at night!  I will spank their butt's in transitions!!! When I run I am lucky to break a 10 minute mile. Yesterday was my first time on a bike in 25 years. Swimming???? Guess what... as a former Rescue Swimmer I really don't care to swim. I prolly have not swam more than 100 yard total since I got out of the Coast Guard in '92. See once you do something for a living for a while, well it kind of loses it's luster as a "fun time" activity. Know what else??? I have realized over the past couple of weeks that I maybe a "strong" swimmer, but I am not a very "effcient" swimmer. Have you ever heard the old saying, " Work Smart Not Hard"? Well, I probably work a whole lot harder than I do smart.  So hang in there, look forward to your pool visits and know that you are not in it alone, even if we can only be there in spirit. 

Hey here's an idea...Maybe you can get the Total Immersion DVD, and then have someone video you while you swim. Compare what you are doing now, with what TI is trying to teach you to do. I dunno...maybe ???

Heh.. we all do, dear.  We all do.

(did anyone else think this was hilarious when they read it?)

Glad to have you and congrats, Triathlete, on your finish!  How is the swim coming along?  The best advice I can give you is to SWIM LOTS!  And I mean lots... especially for someone with bad joints.  Its very low impact and a great cardio workout.... you'd be shocked at how much you will benefit in the other 2 sports with some good pool time!

(Disclaimer... do as I say, not as I do... I am struggling with the pool, myself. )

Post away... I don't have "spots"... this is really just a COJ of my very own.