HILDEBEAST'S Mentor Group, CLOSED! (Page 6)

 I log everything I do that I consider a workout.

But gosh, how do you have time for power walking & golf when you have to run, bike & swim everyday? JK

I used to log it when I did yoga or strength training.  Haven't done either for a while although my doc tells me I need to do the strength training, especially core and lower body.  He says it will help with the problems I have with my hips so I guess I need to find a way to work it back into the schedule.

that must've really hurt!  i got stung last March on my thigh.  got 2 10 inch souvenirs from it.  the tentacles were still on my thigh when i was out of the water.

soccermom15 - 2013-05-15 12:52 AM I need an opinion from the Beasties.  I'm supposed to be just doing easy workouts this week with my tri coming up this weekend.  I signed up for summer speedwork with the LRS (this will be my 3rd year doing it) and the first session is on Thursday.  Not sure if I should go.  I know it's "speedwork" but the first session is an easy one, just getting us into the groove of running on the track. It's 8x400 at 10k pace - which for me is about a 3 min loop, so no real speed involved.  I don't really think that it will hurt me for Sunday's race but thought I'd see what you guys think.  Would you do it or skip it?

i usually take a day or two off before a race.  if you feel strong enough to do the speedwork on Thursday, go for it.

hahahaha good one.  there'd be lot's of spikes for sure.

Had some visitors in our yard this evening.  Trying to use up the seed for the year is not a good idea in April or May around here.

OMG!!! BEARS!!! I want to say how awesome, but know they can be dangerous. I have a neice in Alaska who gets cool stuff in her yard (moose mostly). We are rural but we have dogs that keep everything run off for the most part.

Dee: I love it, Grits for pre-race meal, you are a southerner!!

Your race times were great- especially considering you had problems with the swim and the conditions were not normal on the run. I think it was a pretty good race and you will do excellent under normal conditions. One thing: the race report said pool swim, but it said waves?? 

Need to go get a run in before work!! Do you all ever just feel tired????

Holy crap, Andrea... I had to check back to where you lived, CT??  Bears in CT??  You must be kinda rural for that to happen!

Congrats Dee on the ALMOST triathlon, somehow I pictured they had cancelled the swim, that's usually the part that goes due to cold/lightning etc.  But you finished in spite of coming out of the water a human icicle!!  Watch that concussion, might be time to take a few rest days, and good that you are scheming your training for your next race!

x2 given that your race is on Sunday.  

I log them all!  They show up as a different color.  I love seeing the minutes stack up.  

LOL!  If you had had it on during the final 2 minutes of regulation of the Boston Game 7...would be fun to see what that looked like!

I was lucky.  I swam into the top 'hardish' part.  The tentacles only hit my shoulders and arms.  That said...my face was kind of numb for about 30 minutes.  The worst part of this incident was that I was so startled that both my calves cramped up.  So there I was about 50 yards offshore with very limited use of my legs.  Once I got myself together I headed right in.  Was pretty scary...so no more OWS training unless it is an organized event with lots of kayak/other coverage.

I just read your race report.  Really not a bad run time given the race conditions!  Sounds like a really cold swim.  Still you had  good time...that is the most important part!

Bears??  In CT??  This seems so surprising to me.  I always picture CT as mostly urban/suburban.  It is nice to know that there are still pockets of wilderness where we don't expect them.  

So I just took a quick peak at the Athlete's Guide for my race on Sunday (Columbia Triathlon).  It is a big race and I will have to rack my bike on Saturday.  

There will be some pros there.  I think I will time my bike drop-off for the meet and greet session.  Maybe I can get a pic with Leanda Cave (current Ironman champ).  

The best part...my swim wave is 5 out of 18!  1st the pro men, pro women, the elite amateurs, 55+ men, then my group!!!.  The 45+ women names A-L.  Whoohoo!!!  This means a pretty completely clear bike course.  Very much fun.  Although towards the latter half of the bike...all of the rest of the field starts passing us!

Sounds like a great race!!Very exciting- get LOTS of pictures!!

The internet is down at work today so no playing on BT 

I am home for lunch and just took a quick nap. I am exhausted. I feel like i have hit a wall or something.... I was pretty fatigued for yesterday's bike but pushed through and did not feel like running this morning but knew it was my only time to do it. I don't feel like I am over training & I am afraid to slack up with 2 1/2 weeks till race.

Could be my thyroid (I'm slightly hypothyroid) which i deal with naturally. Could be some other stupid hormones which all seemed to go crazy after age 45 or maybe I'm just tired- but I have been getting plenty of sleep & eating really clean(except that handful of chocolate chips I just downed)  grrrr I don't have time to be tired....

Okay, I am new to the Beasts, so I will apologize ahead of time that I am notoriously irreverent .... But, seriously, has no one considered wearing a HR monitor during sex?!  If anyone sees a mysterious sport in my training log and zone 4 HR posts, you will know I have succumbed to the temptation!  And, if it is only zone 4, I still have room for improvement or at the very least, more training! 

OMG, TMI TMI!!!!!!  That is too funny, Janette!!!  You will have to log it as pizza!  You'll know what I mean if you get around BT a good bit!

Melody, don't worry if you are slacking off a bit... not much more you can do with a couple of weeks, most of your fitness is in the bank, but you CAN injure yourself or get so exhausted you make yourself sick.  So don't feel bad if you cut back on training or even take a few total rest days.... You have Hildebeast's permission!

This is funny!!! I mentioned I had pizza for lunch some time ago on another thread.  It really got some hoots.  I had no idea what they were laughing about.  Haha.  Now I know!