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 2016-06-09 1:50 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
Extreme Veteran  2263    Ridgeland, Mississippi |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deuxOriginally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by msteiner That's very impressive! Both, swimming and running progress. If that's what happens to you at the day #2, imagine where you'll be in a month I had swim #2 today and made my main point of it to test my race distance (300 yds) to see how far I am from what I'd like. I clocked in at 4:16 (1:25/100), which already puts me pretty close. The race is on the 25th, so I'm aiming on getting that time under 4:00. If I reach that next week, then we'll see. At some point I'll have to save something for the bike and the run though.  Do you think the strength training you've been doing is what's helping? My pain threshold is high, and I'm pretty used to being tired. That probably helps some. I'm sure technique is a lot of why my swim is still solid, but all the work on my shoulders and back has to play at least a little bit of a factor. I know a few athletes in my area that train the swim all the time, but never really get faster. I always wondered if adding a little more upper body strength would help them get over the hump. |
| 2016-06-09 1:53 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
1731  Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Asalzwed Got around to doing a short RR for the Wilburton Hillbilly a little trail race I did on a whim a few weeks ago with a co-worker. It was her first trail race and she's hooked! Congrats on beating that guy! Awesome job |
| 2016-06-09 1:56 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
| 93 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Last minute swim advice: this Sunday will be my first Sprint with 750 m that I will do in freestyle (or at least most of it, the first part will be..) If you remember from last year, I was not moving freestyle even for one meter, so I completed all 3 Sprint in breaststroke. Which was an advantage in open water, because I felt like I had some sort of control: I saw everything in front of me, I had a sense of folks to my left and right, I had a sense when someone was coming on the back, so I could stop kicking. Basically, I knew what was going on around me. I am kind of freaking out, because all my freestyle experience is in the pool where I do not have a crowd of people trying to smash me. I have a plan to start slower and let the aggressive ones go first, but I was told the race I'm doing this Sunday has a pretty overcrowded swim part. I have this vision of peoples's legs and hands, and full bodies everywhere so that I cannot even move... But I believe my imagination is just going overboard... Since you are not used to swimming freestyle in open water, you may want to try and site more often. If it is crowded, you can use other competitors to keep you straight, but if it gets quiet, poke you head up and look around to make sure you are not off course. |
| 2016-06-09 2:05 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkJust might work! Was going to ask if this race is the Mutated M route, and so it is. Can't really just stay outside there due to its complexity and you'll end up swimming twice as far. Did this have waves or a TT start with people going every few seconds? I've tended to start just a bit at the back. This let other people beat themselves up in the dive in and very early going. I only lost like 2-3 seconds here and made a major difference in me being able to stay on my own game. I don't do as well rushing out as most everyone tries to do. Faster people are going to catch up regardless as that's such a tiny part of even just the swim. Weavers were both faster and slower than me in the early years, so not sure it was a huge difference there either. Was also taking advantage of being a little on the taller side and having stronger legs, so taking a few extra steps in the run/walk out. Let people beat each other up that little bit longer as the start is often the roughest part of the swim. If you've experienced some decent bumps before and been ok with it then you'll likely be ok here so long as you're ok dealing with more of the same. Could be quite a bit more frequent. Especially at the turns. No one really goes wide, so it gets tight around them. Grab armloads of water best you can and get yourself through. It's possible you might see some head on people going the wrong way with how tight things are. Keep sighting well and slip around them. Keep your wits as it can be aggravating and keep going forward. |
| 2016-06-09 2:12 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkJust might work! Was going to ask if this race is the Mutated M route, and so it is. Can't really just stay outside there due to its complexity and you'll end up swimming twice as far. Did this have waves or a TT start with people going every few seconds? I've tended to start just a bit at the back. This let other people beat themselves up in the dive in and very early going. I only lost like 2-3 seconds here and made a major difference in me being able to stay on my own game. I don't do as well rushing out as most everyone tries to do. Faster people are going to catch up regardless as that's such a tiny part of even just the swim. Weavers were both faster and slower than me in the early years, so not sure it was a huge difference there either. Was also taking advantage of being a little on the taller side and having stronger legs, so taking a few extra steps in the run/walk out. Let people beat each other up that little bit longer as the start is often the roughest part of the swim. If you've experienced some decent bumps before and been ok with it then you'll likely be ok here so long as you're ok dealing with more of the same. Could be quite a bit more frequent. Especially at the turns. No one really goes wide, so it gets tight around them. Grab armloads of water best you can and get yourself through. It's possible you might see some head on people going the wrong way with how tight things are. Keep sighting well and slip around them. Keep your wits as it can be aggravating and keep going forward. Thanks! I also talked to a girl who did it last year. She said not to stick to those lines, as some other ladies grab them when tired, so the lines "spread" in different directions, so if one sticks to it, then the distance goes longer. Does it makes sense? I just read the guide and the waves will be going 4 minutes apart.I think in Chicago Tri it was 3 minutes. But then again, there was plenty of space there. I'm trying to stay positive, as this will be just another different race = more experience for me |
| 2016-06-09 2:14 PM in reply to: emcmino |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by emcmino Originally posted by marysia83 Last minute swim advice: this Sunday will be my first Sprint with 750 m that I will do in freestyle (or at least most of it, the first part will be..) If you remember from last year, I was not moving freestyle even for one meter, so I completed all 3 Sprint in breaststroke. Which was an advantage in open water, because I felt like I had some sort of control: I saw everything in front of me, I had a sense of folks to my left and right, I had a sense when someone was coming on the back, so I could stop kicking. Basically, I knew what was going on around me. I am kind of freaking out, because all my freestyle experience is in the pool where I do not have a crowd of people trying to smash me. I have a plan to start slower and let the aggressive ones go first, but I was told the race I'm doing this Sunday has a pretty overcrowded swim part. I have this vision of peoples's legs and hands, and full bodies everywhere so that I cannot even move... But I believe my imagination is just going overboard... Since you are not used to swimming freestyle in open water, you may want to try and site more often. If it is crowded, you can use other competitors to keep you straight, but if it gets quiet, poke you head up and look around to make sure you are not off course. I don't know if it's a good thing or not, but when I breather I turn my whole body to the side. Well, not only when I breath, when I swim as well - that's how I learned with Total Immersion. So usually when I'm breathing in I have a perfect view of everything on either side. At least in the pool. Hard to predict during the race. |
| 2016-06-09 2:23 PM in reply to: msteiner |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by msteiner Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by msteiner That's very impressive! Both, swimming and running progress. If that's what happens to you at the day #2, imagine where you'll be in a month I had swim #2 today and made my main point of it to test my race distance (300 yds) to see how far I am from what I'd like. I clocked in at 4:16 (1:25/100), which already puts me pretty close. The race is on the 25th, so I'm aiming on getting that time under 4:00. If I reach that next week, then we'll see. At some point I'll have to save something for the bike and the run though. Do you think the strength training you've been doing is what's helping? My pain threshold is high, and I'm pretty used to being tired. That probably helps some. I'm sure technique is a lot of why my swim is still solid, but all the work on my shoulders and back has to play at least a little bit of a factor. I know a few athletes in my area that train the swim all the time, but never really get faster. I always wondered if adding a little more upper body strength would help them get over the hump. Could look at Starky vs pretty much any other triathlete. Just by height and weight he's very close to Lochte (6'2" and ~195 lbs or so for both). Phelps is slightly taller and has weighed a little less in his earlier years. |
| 2016-06-09 2:26 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 Thanks! I also talked to a girl who did it last year. She said not to stick to those lines, as some other ladies grab them when tired, so the lines "spread" in different directions, so if one sticks to it, then the distance goes longer. Does it makes sense? I just read the guide and the waves will be going 4 minutes apart.I think in Chicago Tri it was 3 minutes. But then again, there was plenty of space there. I'm trying to stay positive, as this will be just another different race = more experience for me Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkJust might work! Was going to ask if this race is the Mutated M route, and so it is. Can't really just stay outside there due to its complexity and you'll end up swimming twice as far. Did this have waves or a TT start with people going every few seconds? I've tended to start just a bit at the back. This let other people beat themselves up in the dive in and very early going. I only lost like 2-3 seconds here and made a major difference in me being able to stay on my own game. I don't do as well rushing out as most everyone tries to do. Faster people are going to catch up regardless as that's such a tiny part of even just the swim. Weavers were both faster and slower than me in the early years, so not sure it was a huge difference there either. Was also taking advantage of being a little on the taller side and having stronger legs, so taking a few extra steps in the run/walk out. Let people beat each other up that little bit longer as the start is often the roughest part of the swim. If you've experienced some decent bumps before and been ok with it then you'll likely be ok here so long as you're ok dealing with more of the same. Could be quite a bit more frequent. Especially at the turns. No one really goes wide, so it gets tight around them. Grab armloads of water best you can and get yourself through. It's possible you might see some head on people going the wrong way with how tight things are. Keep sighting well and slip around them. Keep your wits as it can be aggravating and keep going forward. Does that mean they have actual ropes out in the water marking the lines? |
| 2016-06-09 2:35 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 Thanks! I also talked to a girl who did it last year. She said not to stick to those lines, as some other ladies grab them when tired, so the lines "spread" in different directions, so if one sticks to it, then the distance goes longer. Does it makes sense? I just read the guide and the waves will be going 4 minutes apart.I think in Chicago Tri it was 3 minutes. But then again, there was plenty of space there. I'm trying to stay positive, as this will be just another different race = more experience for me Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkJust might work! Was going to ask if this race is the Mutated M route, and so it is. Can't really just stay outside there due to its complexity and you'll end up swimming twice as far. Did this have waves or a TT start with people going every few seconds? I've tended to start just a bit at the back. This let other people beat themselves up in the dive in and very early going. I only lost like 2-3 seconds here and made a major difference in me being able to stay on my own game. I don't do as well rushing out as most everyone tries to do. Faster people are going to catch up regardless as that's such a tiny part of even just the swim. Weavers were both faster and slower than me in the early years, so not sure it was a huge difference there either. Was also taking advantage of being a little on the taller side and having stronger legs, so taking a few extra steps in the run/walk out. Let people beat each other up that little bit longer as the start is often the roughest part of the swim. If you've experienced some decent bumps before and been ok with it then you'll likely be ok here so long as you're ok dealing with more of the same. Could be quite a bit more frequent. Especially at the turns. No one really goes wide, so it gets tight around them. Grab armloads of water best you can and get yourself through. It's possible you might see some head on people going the wrong way with how tight things are. Keep sighting well and slip around them. Keep your wits as it can be aggravating and keep going forward. Does that mean they have actual ropes out in the water marking the lines? That's what they had last year. Here's the description from this year's guide: "The Gildan Esprit de She Naperville Triathlon is a sprint distance triathlon in and around Centennial Beach. The Swim Course takes place in the Centennial Beach Reservoir, guided by lane markers and swim buoys and supervised by a large team of lifeguards. Our “Swim Angels”will also be available as a measure of encouragement and added safety". I am going for a course talk on Saturday and will know for sure if anything has changed for this year. |
| 2016-06-09 2:51 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 That's what they had last year. Here's the description from this year's guide: "The Gildan Esprit de She Naperville Triathlon is a sprint distance triathlon in and around Centennial Beach. The Swim Course takes place in the Centennial Beach Reservoir, guided by lane markers and swim buoys and supervised by a large team of lifeguards. Our “Swim Angels”will also be available as a measure of encouragement and added safety". I am going for a course talk on Saturday and will know for sure if anything has changed for this year. Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 Thanks! I also talked to a girl who did it last year. She said not to stick to those lines, as some other ladies grab them when tired, so the lines "spread" in different directions, so if one sticks to it, then the distance goes longer. Does it makes sense? I just read the guide and the waves will be going 4 minutes apart.I think in Chicago Tri it was 3 minutes. But then again, there was plenty of space there. I'm trying to stay positive, as this will be just another different race = more experience for me Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkJust might work! Was going to ask if this race is the Mutated M route, and so it is. Can't really just stay outside there due to its complexity and you'll end up swimming twice as far. Did this have waves or a TT start with people going every few seconds? I've tended to start just a bit at the back. This let other people beat themselves up in the dive in and very early going. I only lost like 2-3 seconds here and made a major difference in me being able to stay on my own game. I don't do as well rushing out as most everyone tries to do. Faster people are going to catch up regardless as that's such a tiny part of even just the swim. Weavers were both faster and slower than me in the early years, so not sure it was a huge difference there either. Was also taking advantage of being a little on the taller side and having stronger legs, so taking a few extra steps in the run/walk out. Let people beat each other up that little bit longer as the start is often the roughest part of the swim. If you've experienced some decent bumps before and been ok with it then you'll likely be ok here so long as you're ok dealing with more of the same. Could be quite a bit more frequent. Especially at the turns. No one really goes wide, so it gets tight around them. Grab armloads of water best you can and get yourself through. It's possible you might see some head on people going the wrong way with how tight things are. Keep sighting well and slip around them. Keep your wits as it can be aggravating and keep going forward. Does that mean they have actual ropes out in the water marking the lines? Whew, that's good that they have something separating the lanes. My first thought when I saw the map was that either the perspective of the map is off and its actually much wider (which I am sure it is to some extent) or someone is going to bonk heads.
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| 2016-06-09 2:56 PM in reply to: popsracer |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by popsracer Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 That's what they had last year. Here's the description from this year's guide: "The Gildan Esprit de She Naperville Triathlon is a sprint distance triathlon in and around Centennial Beach. The Swim Course takes place in the Centennial Beach Reservoir, guided by lane markers and swim buoys and supervised by a large team of lifeguards. Our “Swim Angels”will also be available as a measure of encouragement and added safety". I am going for a course talk on Saturday and will know for sure if anything has changed for this year. Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 Thanks! I also talked to a girl who did it last year. She said not to stick to those lines, as some other ladies grab them when tired, so the lines "spread" in different directions, so if one sticks to it, then the distance goes longer. Does it makes sense? I just read the guide and the waves will be going 4 minutes apart.I think in Chicago Tri it was 3 minutes. But then again, there was plenty of space there. I'm trying to stay positive, as this will be just another different race = more experience for me Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkJust might work! Was going to ask if this race is the Mutated M route, and so it is. Can't really just stay outside there due to its complexity and you'll end up swimming twice as far. Did this have waves or a TT start with people going every few seconds? I've tended to start just a bit at the back. This let other people beat themselves up in the dive in and very early going. I only lost like 2-3 seconds here and made a major difference in me being able to stay on my own game. I don't do as well rushing out as most everyone tries to do. Faster people are going to catch up regardless as that's such a tiny part of even just the swim. Weavers were both faster and slower than me in the early years, so not sure it was a huge difference there either. Was also taking advantage of being a little on the taller side and having stronger legs, so taking a few extra steps in the run/walk out. Let people beat each other up that little bit longer as the start is often the roughest part of the swim. If you've experienced some decent bumps before and been ok with it then you'll likely be ok here so long as you're ok dealing with more of the same. Could be quite a bit more frequent. Especially at the turns. No one really goes wide, so it gets tight around them. Grab armloads of water best you can and get yourself through. It's possible you might see some head on people going the wrong way with how tight things are. Keep sighting well and slip around them. Keep your wits as it can be aggravating and keep going forward. Does that mean they have actual ropes out in the water marking the lines? Whew, that's good that they have something separating the lanes. My first thought when I saw the map was that either the perspective of the map is off and its actually much wider (which I am sure it is to some extent) or someone is going to bonk heads.
I messaged another racer I found in the race reports and she said it's most congested to the first turn, and then gets easier. She also advised to count strokes to the end of the line during warm-up and then just relax and keep reminding myself of how many more is left to complete the line Which would be great if not the fact that I usually forget how to count after I pass number 7... I immediately jump to 12... |
| 2016-06-09 3:31 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Or I should just try this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3S0wu4ZbfkThis would be good training
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| 2016-06-09 5:47 PM in reply to: msteiner |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by msteiner Mary you will be fine, I agree with the starting wide idea it might mean you swim 800m instead of 750m but it helps to clear the congestion especially at the buoys so you may actually end up with a faster time. Originally posted by marysia83 Last minute swim advice: this Sunday will be my first Sprint with 750 m that I will do in freestyle (or at least most of it, the first part will be..) If you remember from last year, I was not moving freestyle even for one meter, so I completed all 3 Sprint in breaststroke. Which was an advantage in open water, because I felt like I had some sort of control: I saw everything in front of me, I had a sense of folks to my left and right, I had a sense when someone was coming on the back, so I could stop kicking. Basically, I knew what was going on around me. I am kind of freaking out, because all my freestyle experience is in the pool where I do not have a crowd of people trying to smash me. I have a plan to start slower and let the aggressive ones go first, but I was told the race I'm doing this Sunday has a pretty overcrowded swim part. I have this vision of peoples's legs and hands, and full bodies everywhere so that I cannot even move... But I believe my imagination is just going overboard... You don't need to have a full understanding of where everyone is around you. You only really need to know what's in front of you and when you need to turn. Everything else is just noise. If someone is behind you and swimming faster then they'll go around you. They don't want contact any more than you do, because it slows them down. It may get crowded, but after about 200m max it should all spread out a bit. If you're still stuck in a pack, then enjoy the free speed, as the guys in front of you are working way harder than you are. Remain calm and focus on moving forward. |
| 2016-06-09 5:49 PM in reply to: msteiner |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by msteiner WOW Matt they are some great times that you are doing for your swim and run. These and your killer riding skills should put you at the front of the pack shouldn't they?I had swim #2 today and made my main point of it to test my race distance (300 yds) to see how far I am from what I'd like. I clocked in at 4:16 (1:25/100), which already puts me pretty close. The race is on the 25th, so I'm aiming on getting that time under 4:00. If I reach that next week, then we'll see. At some point I'll have to save something for the bike and the run though. |
| 2016-06-09 8:39 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Extreme Veteran 2263 Ridgeland, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by msteiner WOW Matt they are some great times that you are doing for your swim and run. These and your killer riding skills should put you at the front of the pack shouldn't they? I had swim #2 today and made my main point of it to test my race distance (300 yds) to see how far I am from what I'd like. I clocked in at 4:16 (1:25/100), which already puts me pretty close. The race is on the 25th, so I'm aiming on getting that time under 4:00. If I reach that next week, then we'll see. At some point I'll have to save something for the bike and the run though. Here's hoping. |
| 2016-06-10 8:38 AM in reply to: msteiner |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Really, I don't have anything else other than I'm REALLY happy that the weekend is alllllllmost here. Training will be thrown off a bit over the weekend due to having to travel to Dallas for a wedding, but maybe I can sneak onto the drainer tomorrow morning before we leave?
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| 2016-06-10 9:47 AM in reply to: JJ- |
| 812 Katy, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by JJ- Little manatee meetup last night. I'm in Houston for the week so I joined up with Sean and his buddies for a hammer fest. There were about 5 of us on Tri bikes and the rest of his club on road bikes. I had an amazing time. Sean is def strong on the bike right now! It was great to have you out Jonathan!! Glad you had a good time. You are strong as well and are going to kill IM Boulder! |
| 2016-06-10 12:47 PM in reply to: Jet Black |
Member 285 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Haven't posted in a while so here short summary what's happened in my life: Went to Germany for 2 1/2 weeks. Was able to get some exercise in the first week, but not much thereafter. Was also able to train with my old buddy.(current German IM champion in the 45-49 age group). Got a few good tips from him and then he went on to win his age group at IM Lanzarote, which I think is one of the toughest IM's out there. Otherwise had good family time while over there. Got to see my parents, brother and family, bunch of aunts, uncles and cousins and with all that just didn't have much time to run. Weather wasn't good enough to hit the pool either. First week back after Germany I was getting back on track with some bike rides and runs and then got hit with a nasty stomach flu that took me out for almost a week. Now back at it. Our neighborhood was supposed to start a Master Swim class back up (We had one last year from July to September), but the HoA wasn't able to get the coach back for this year. This puts me way behind on my swimming. I was kind of holding of a little bit, knowing that I would hit the pool three times a week once they start that back up, but oh well, now I need to refocus and just go out there on my own. Good thing is that our lap pool does open at 5 in the morning so there is really no excuse not to go, just the additional motivation that a coach and a Master Swim Group would have brought is gone. |
| 2016-06-10 1:45 PM in reply to: johnthecat |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by johnthecat Haven't posted in a while so here short summary what's happened in my life: Went to Germany for 2 1/2 weeks. Was able to get some exercise in the first week, but not much thereafter. Was also able to train with my old buddy.(current German IM champion in the 45-49 age group). Got a few good tips from him and then he went on to win his age group at IM Lanzarote, which I think is one of the toughest IM's out there. Otherwise had good family time while over there. Got to see my parents, brother and family, bunch of aunts, uncles and cousins and with all that just didn't have much time to run. Weather wasn't good enough to hit the pool either. First week back after Germany I was getting back on track with some bike rides and runs and then got hit with a nasty stomach flu that took me out for almost a week. Now back at it. Our neighborhood was supposed to start a Master Swim class back up (We had one last year from July to September), but the HoA wasn't able to get the coach back for this year. This puts me way behind on my swimming. I was kind of holding of a little bit, knowing that I would hit the pool three times a week once they start that back up, but oh well, now I need to refocus and just go out there on my own. Good thing is that our lap pool does open at 5 in the morning so there is really no excuse not to go, just the additional motivation that a coach and a Master Swim Group would have brought is gone. That's really nice that your neighborhood lap pool opens at 5am! Its a shame you won't have the Masters group, but it sounds like you have a good plan in place. |
| 2016-06-10 1:51 PM in reply to: johnthecat |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by johnthecat Haven't posted in a while so here short summary what's happened in my life: Went to Germany for 2 1/2 weeks. Was able to get some exercise in the first week, but not much thereafter. Was also able to train with my old buddy.(current German IM champion in the 45-49 age group). Got a few good tips from him and then he went on to win his age group at IM Lanzarote, which I think is one of the toughest IM's out there. Otherwise had good family time while over there. Got to see my parents, brother and family, bunch of aunts, uncles and cousins and with all that just didn't have much time to run. Weather wasn't good enough to hit the pool either. First week back after Germany I was getting back on track with some bike rides and runs and then got hit with a nasty stomach flu that took me out for almost a week. Now back at it. Our neighborhood was supposed to start a Master Swim class back up (We had one last year from July to September), but the HoA wasn't able to get the coach back for this year. This puts me way behind on my swimming. I was kind of holding of a little bit, knowing that I would hit the pool three times a week once they start that back up, but oh well, now I need to refocus and just go out there on my own. Good thing is that our lap pool does open at 5 in the morning so there is really no excuse not to go, just the additional motivation that a coach and a Master Swim Group would have brought is gone. Sounds like a good trip. Sometimes those tips from someone like your buddy can translate into more than the few workouts you may have missed. I guess that would be a little disappointing about looking forward to coaching and swimming with a group. Maybe others feel the same way and you can get together for some workouts with some of them. |
| 2016-06-10 1:52 PM in reply to: 0 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Racing Manatees!!! June 11-12 Disabled List Edited by jmkizer 2016-06-10 1:52 PM |
| 2016-06-10 2:03 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Regular 980 Caerphilly, Wales, uk. | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Busy bees this week. Good luck and enjoy your races.Racing Manatees!!! June 11-12 Disabled List |
| 2016-06-10 2:04 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! June 11-12 Disabled List Hooray to no DL!!!!!!! Wow we have no small amount of long course this weekend!! I need to fire up the stalker site!!! Go Racey Racers!!!! Mary G - You've. Got. This! |
| 2016-06-10 2:18 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! June 11-12 Disabled List Lots of big races. Good luck and I can't wait to hear how things go. I'm feeling a little slackish for not racing this weekend |
| 2016-06-10 2:31 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| 93 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! June 11-12 Disabled List Good luck racers!!! No DL is amazing. |
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