Sdanaher's HIM or IM Group - CLOSED (Page 6)

Gatorade Sprint Triathlon done!  Random spontaneous decision on the weekend.  I have put the race report on the Race Report Forum - have no idea how to get it on here so if you want to read feel free!

In summary - should have dived into the throng in the swim, was cowardly!  6 in my age group, i came 4th in swim and 5th in bike and run.  Am happy with it all.  Obvious criticisms are on the report!  I'm just glad to have another sprint under my belt!

Sean how was the marathon?

So, all in all it was good. I am tired as to be expected.  Here are the stats:

 Looking forward to another event once I'm not sore as heck lol.  Much to learn... I need to figure out how to make my legs do what I want them to do come mile marker 18 again.  I really really started to struggle after 18.

Sean - well done!  Go sit in a spa somewhere - I've found that hot chips (fries) and a glass of chilled white wine are the perfect recovery post race!  hehe!

I was going down stairs on my butt for 2 days after my marathon, I hear you!  Eat and hydrate well over the next few days.  Congratulations on your first marathon!

Thanks all. To be quite honest, signing up for this was pretty spur of the moment.  Half mary was the same price as full, and if i was to spend that kind of coin, I might as well have tried a full.  My prep was nothing structured... I run about every day and try to get a couple longer days in each week, but my goal was to just finish (without injury). I'm not looking for a podium, just a time to try and beat next time =)

Thanks again for the feedback! feels good to be apart of the 26.2 club

Recovery meal: Gyro/Baba Ghanooj and 3 IPA's

Way to go Sean!  Congratulations on your first marathon.  Like the recovery meal as well!

All that talk of time trials and FTP etc, I really don't understand any of it!  I'm sure I will get into all of that in time as well

Swim squad Monday night...????nice to be back in the pool, didn't realise how tired my legs were from Sunday's race.  Struggled with the kick drills but all good - training was as below

Fins for warm up (5x200m as follows)

1. 50 breathing Left, 50 breathing Right, repeat

2. 50 backstroke, 50 breast stroke dolphin kick, repeat

3. 50 front scull, 50 otter, repeat

4. 50 left arm only, right arm in front, breathing every third stroke, then swap arms.  Repeat.

5. 200m catch up, least strokes longest distance per stroke.

NO FINS

18 x 100m freestyle.  Kickboard for number, 6, 12 and 18.

200m cooldown

Phew!

And I thought I was hard core for getting up at 4:30 am every morning. That's really impressive. Way to stay dedicated.

so yesterday evening was OWS session - appalling.  the sea felt worse than last week - the sea was angry!  But from the shore looked quite innocent!

The squad was really busy over 60 people.  We have two kayakers as lifeguards but I felt very unsettled and uncomfortable.

Our warm up lap is a swim out to a big yellow stick and back (the better swimmers also get to swim around the shipwreck first!).  Stick and back is 960m.  I did alright on the way over there but on the way back got into a bit of panic mode to be honest.  We're only 200m from the shore and the surf pushes you that way so if in trouble it's a 2 minute paddle to safety, but nothing I told myself could reassure me. Adrenalin was pumping along with my heart. 

I wasn't slowest by any means so that is good! 

Regroup and the coach says we're doing the same again - race to the stick, regroup and race back.  I started but decided at the firsty buoy that I just couldn't do it and swam to shore.  It certainly didn't help when he said watch out for the puffer fish that had spiked him on the way over.....YIKES!!!

I got back into the water and swam between the two buoys a few times.

I'm disappointed with myself, conditions last week were way worse but I didn't seem to mind so much.

Every day is different I suppose, we have good days and bad days.  I imagine I'm still a bit tired from Sunday's triathlon and Monday swim squad.  Get back on the horse and try again next week!

I have a friend who is a kinesiologist and he specialises in settling nerves in athletes.  Will give him a go.  I would hate to freak out like that on race day.

Yours disappointedly

Jo