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stevebradley - 2010-02-11 7:58 AM SHAUN again - A third approach to the 3 X 300 is to keep them as consistent as possible -- which is kind of a goal for a triathlon swim. Seeing as how you don't have a watch yet, use the big clock at the pool and time your first 300 -- but don't do it at maximum I-just-got-in-the-water-and-feel-GREAT speed. Dial it down a notch and see what your time for it is -- and then aim to do the next two at the same pace. By the way, doing 300s is a nice middle distance to work at! Glub, glub!

SAquavia - 2010-02-11 7:33 PM So, I've realized that my job and my love of training are no longer compatible.  Not that I'm going to give up either of them, but I just realized this. 

In particular are running days.  Run for 1 - 1.5 hours and then go sit in the car getting to work.  Then sit at a desk all day.  By the end of the day, the feet are so...irritated.  I guess it's the way the chair catches the back of the leg and affects the circulation.  I'm seriously considering getting one of those giant workout bouncy balls you can sit on instead of a regular chair to take the pressure off the legs. 

I make it a point to stretch after the run for about 5 minutes, before showering.  But I still find myself looking for reasons to walk around during the day to keep the muscles from totally seizing up. 

Anybody else have the same problem and any ideas about how to deal? 

stevebradley - 2010-02-11 7:21 PM DIANE - COOL BEANS! Lordy, though, I apologize for ending an "Alberta Cliiper" your way, bringing you the snow just as you get ready to ride. Well, that won't last for long; I currnetly scheming to get you something balmy from the Azores! A large deserted parking lot is a good idea, for true. There is no need to get any more adventurous right away, although if you know a flattish stretch with ample shoulders, that would work too. The advantage to a parking lot is you can just get used to cruising and cornering, do leisurely figure eights, play with your shifting and just start feeling that the bike is an extension of your five points of contact! I question what he says about mountain bike clips, partially because I don't know exactly how they differ, and partially because ones designed for road bikes are de rigeur. Mostly, though, he's a bit off base on the comment about getting traction in transition, as there is not a race anywhere that allows riding without the t-zone. They all have some distance at which you have to walk or run your bike to a mount line, and that is always outside of the transition zone. In very rare cases will the mount-line area being inpaved, so traction is not necessary. And upon finishing the bike, it's the same but in reverse -- you dismount at a designated dismount line, and then run or walk your bike to your rack. Now, having said all that, I know nothing about off-raod triathlons or xterra races, and it could be thta their rules are a bit looser than for on-road races. Certainly off-road tris are more wild and wooly than on-road ones, so maybe their rules are bit looser -- the "outlaw" mentality, you know? But as you say, this is all a topic for further down the road. Your shoulder situation continues to be most positive! Woo-hoo! You might want to get your hands on the current issue of "Triathlete", which has an article titled "Preventing Swimmer's Shoulder". There is some common-sense (but still valuable) text, along with descriptions of five preventative exercises. This is the March issue, No. 311, and Greg bennett is the cover boy. Borders and Barnes and Noble always carry "Triathlete", as most likely would whatever your newsstand-of-choice is. And if you can't find a copy, i can either summarize the article here, or photocopy the page and senfd it to you. Let me know what you end up doing, okay?

stevebradley - 2010-02-11 8:15 PM STEVE - Oh my, the doctorate concept is ancient history! I had my chance in about '79, and let it go. WHOOSH! Lost forever! For the record, I am awful at distinguishing run-of-the-mill aches from incipient injuries. I guess maybe because I've been actually injured so often over the years I've just come to expect the worst each time I feel some wonk or niggle. I don't think ,my parents raised me to go through my later years spooked by perceived injuries, but there you have it! . It is what it is? And a big old gold star for you on account of your brilliant re-structuring of the 4 X 5-min at Z4 in favor of that sweetly-executed reverse pyramid. Maestro Aquavia! Gonna keep us in the loop whilst at SG, or do we have to wait for your return to find out what it looks and feels like. I GUESS we can wait, but from the perspective of my needs for Immediate Vicarious Gratification, it won't be easy........