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uhcoog - 2011-03-01 8:47 AM

February's totals:
Bike:	15h 11m 32s  - 277.42 Mi
Run:	2h 14m 26s  - 15.67 Mi
Swim:	3h 26m 10s  - 10200 M
Strength:	8h 55m

So disappointing.  More time spent in a therapists office than on the road or in a pool.

Good news though is that after my ride Sunday I haven't felt even a twinge from the knee.  Today was a push day for lifting in the gym and an off day for my legs.  Gonna run tomorrow.  Crossing my fingers.

kaburns1214 - 2011-03-01 4:29 AM
If training for a triathlon (as compared to focusing on running) the "optimal" ratio of bike : run MILES (not time) is about 4:1 or 5:1 (mostly because biking has synergistic impacts on the run and is non-impact so there is not the risk of injury whereas the run doesn't really have any impact on the bike and there is a fairly high injury risk).  For me HOURS wise this works out to biking a little more than twice as many hours as I run.

jarvy01 - 2011-02-28 8:44 PM Here's my Feb.:

February's totals:
Bike:	21h 21m 46s  - 397.5 Mi
Run:	4h 32m 17s  - 25.08 Mi
Swim:	6h 22m 38s  - 18700 Yd
Strength:	30m
Walking:	1h 54m

I'm really happy with the bike total for the month.  I've only had my bike for 6 weeks.  Obviously my run total was low because of my injuries.  Want to hit 400 on the bike next month, 20,000 in the pool, and 50 on the run. 

uhcoog - 2011-03-01 6:47 AM

Good news though is that after my ride Sunday I haven't felt even a twinge from the knee. 

RockTractor - 2011-03-01 9:40 AM That's not good news.. that's GREAT news!

RockTractor - 2011-03-01 8:33 AM Thanks Kelly. It doesn't look like I am too far off. I have already set my goals for March in Garmin connect (210 B, 63 R, 13 S) and it won't let me change them. But, keeping this in mind, I'm going to try to end the month a) meeting all goals and b) ending with a bike to run ratio within your suggested "4-5 : 1" range.

rizer22 - 2011-03-01 10:38 AM

Nice job on the bike Jarvy

abqtj - 2011-03-01 11:04 AM That should be a beautiful ride, Scott...great area of Texas

uhcoog - 2011-03-01 12:01 PM So here's a link to the map of my ride coming up this Sunday.  Parts are on the IMTX route so I'm pretty stoked.  Looks like lots of hills.  Something new for this flatlander.

http://bicycling.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=183834

kaburns1214 - 2011-03-01 2:00 PM

what consitutes a "hill" in eastern Texas?

kaburns1214 - 2011-03-01 1:00 PM



what consitutes a "hill" in eastern Texas?

RockTractor - 2011-03-01 3:32 PM There's an elevation profile on that page.... right side.

kaburns1214 - 2011-03-01 3:37 PM

If 3000 ft of change over 66 miles is hills, I live in the wrong part of the country.

kaburns1214 - 2011-03-01 4:37 PM

If 3000 ft of change over 66 miles is hills, I live in the wrong part of the country.

jsklarz - 2011-03-01 4:08 PM

heck, I get that on my 15 mile loop around town.  Enjoy the flats!

abqtj - 2011-03-01 5:00 PM Stupid nail

 

Got that near the end of my ride today: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/70812334
 

RIGHT in front of the high school as the kids were letting out...I'm sure they enjoyed the spandex show! 

uhcoog - 2011-03-01 5:33 PM

Haha.  Last time I drove from Hartford to Shelton, Novemberish, I kept thinking "Well this would suck to have to train on every day."

uhcoog - 2011-03-01 3:28 PM

Any thing that's not dead flat.  :P

bwingate - 2011-03-01 8:44 PM

The curve of the earth.