SWBKRUN MENTOR GROUP - FULL (Page 6)

I've been reading:

"The Triathletes Guide to Swim Training" by Steve Tarpinian - It has been most helpful to me.  Offers great technique pointers, drills, strategies and sample swim workouts. (Great for those of us who have a plan that designates only time frames for the workout)

"Swim Bike Run" by Wes Hobson, et al  This is a littlemore hardcore - seems to be written more for those who want to place overall/age group, but still very helpful on technique training and racing.

Ryan - That is a sweet bike!  Congrats, man!  I got a Specialized Dolce for Christmas.  I am loving it! 

Enjoy!

Nice bike Ryan.

 Mine is a Fuji Aloha I got last fall. It took me a while to get used to it coming from a Mountain bike, but I picked up 10k and hour in average speed.

• Log some time on my new trainer.


• Enjoy the crapload of snow that will soon start falling


• Catch up on sleep


• Dream of the day when the weather will be nice enough that I can run outside

My weekend:

 Curling Friday evening, new team starting tonight so should be fun meeting new people.

A curling BonSpiel (tournament) all day Saturday. 9am start and be home by 9pm. 3 games. It's called the Cowspiel and winners get meat. $40 for curling, lunch and Roast beef dinner. Can't beat it.

Sunday - Run for about 8k then swim for a good 30 to 40 minutes. Then take the dog for walk and depending the amount of snow we get on Saturday, will be giving the upper body more of a workout shovelling the snow.

Then Sunday evening, bottle of Red wine and relaxation with my wife.

 ---YEAH IT IS FRIDAY! What is everyone's plan? Goals for the weekend?

I took my kids to International Night and Magic Show tonight at their school.  FUN! ;>  Tomorrow 1 1/2 hours on my bike.  Shopping for fresh fruits and veggies and spending time goofing off with my kids and dog. (Hubby is in school all day tomorrow)

On Sunday - long run planned.  At least 7 miles.  I think I've convinced myself to sign up for the National Marathon - 1/2 mary at the end of March.  I've got to start increasing my mileage.  (Not over 10% per week, though)  So long run and then fun with my family.  It's supposed to SNOW!  PLEASE!!!!  We've got a great sledding hill about a block from our house and no snow so far this year.  Please let is snow. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

OK Guys -- I'm looking at a daunting task this weekend.  Tomorrow is day one of my new training schedule for the next 4 weeks.  I've been working out pretty hard for the past two months now, and  since losing a ton of weight last year, now the real work begins.  My trainer at the gym is recommending that I start out gradually and add something more each week in terms of time, speed, intensity and so on. He wrote up a 4-week workout program for me.  My first triathlon is not until July 7th, but tomorrow is day one of my real journey to the finish line.  So, I'm calling on my fellow mentor groupies... waddyathink?Here's my workout for tomorrow and the rest of the week:

Sat Med. Pace Run 25-35 min; Fast Pace Bike 15 min; Light Pace Swim 20 laps Sun. Intervals- Bike 1 hour    Mon Intervals -Run 25-35 min; Slow to Med. Pace Bike 30 min;lift and abs; Tues Fast Run 20-30 min; Light Pace Swim 20 laps; lift and abs Wed Intervals-Run 35-45 min; Fast Pace Bike 15 min Thurs Pilates Class; Med. Pace Bike 45-60 min. Fri Intervals- Run 25-35 min; lift and abs