Consistency Equals Success - CLOSED (Page 60)

After a 1:15:00 trainer ride this morning (TR "Langille") and an awesome day with the family, I was planning to settle in for the night and get ready for the Game of Thrones season premier. But the wife was busy, the baby was sleeping, and the weather was perfect so I decided to head out for a sunset run. 36:07, 4.78 mi.

Pretty stoked on this week's training. It was the most consistent week I've had in a long time with three rides, three runs, two swims and three crossfit workouts. Hopefully I can keep it going through the spring.

Mitch - how did you like your first Zwift experience? I applied for a membership but haven't heard yet.

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 11 13:46
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 09 11:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 08 9:15
Dan 08 5:53:49
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 06 07:56
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 04 03:07:13

Edited by dgconner154 2015-04-12 6:07 PM

52min swim in the morning, 2 hour offroad motorcycle ride for the afternoon and a 1hr run this evening. A great day.

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 11 13:46
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 09 11:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 08 9:15
Dan 08 5:53:49
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 04 03:07:13

Ran 12 miles today on some really tired wheels after yesterday's effort. Pacing was slow and the legs had little from the get go and then the hamstring acted up but sucked it up. We will see whether it was a skillful choice.

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 12 15:38
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 09 11:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 08 9:15
Dan 08 5:53:49
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 04 03:07:13

I "signed up" but it looks like they got flooded with people signing up to try it and everyone is now going on a waiting list. It looks really good from the image they have on the site.

Off on Sat because my legs were sore. I guess that is what happens when you don't ride a bike for two weeks. I hit the pool on Sunday for an hour (1200 m) and got out in the afternoon for a short ride (40:40 and 15.11km) to test the Garmin 810 I picked up while in the US.

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 12 15:38
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 09 11:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 08 9:15
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 04 03:07:13

Dave - I think I requested access to the Beta on Thursday and received my invite on Saturday. I don't have a Kickr or CT. Just a regular old dumb trainer. I do have a power meter though. Good luck joining!

I thought it was very cool. Much easier to be motivated with riders to chase down and sprints and climbs to best your fellow riders on. The graphics were good and the "gameplay" was too. I can envision running a TR workout on my iPad while riding on Zwift on the laptop for the sheer entertainment and enhancement of my efforts.

Once they have other courses it will be very cool. Rides up some of the famous Tour de France climbs...that would be cool. Scheduling virtual,group rides with our mentor group that would be great too.

If you have the right hardware and bike gear I would recommend signing up for the Beta.

FYI, I requested access this morning after reading Mitch's post and just received it tonight. Now I just have to buy an Ant+ adapter for my laptop.

A couple of weeks ago I volunteered to work an aid station for a charity ride put together for Pro Athlete Amy Marsh(4 time Ironman Champion). Amy was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia last December and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. There were many pro athletes that came out to help raise funds but the most notable for me was Lance Armstrong. There were rumors circulating early in the morning that he was going to be there but most people were playing it off as just a rumor. Well, the fist team to arrive to my aid station was the Mellow Johnny team, and as they were refilling their water one of them spoke to me. The gentleman who spoke reached out his hand and said “Hello I'm Lance and I would like to thank you for helping out on today’s ride." I was a little shocked and all I could manage to reply back was "Thank you" UNBELIEVABLE!!

I also got a chance to talk to Kelly Williamson, 2014 IMTX Female Champion and she was pretty awesome. She made her way thru the crowd over to where my wife and I were standing watching the live auction and stood beside me. She too thanked me for helping out and then began to make small talk about my triathlon career. It was obvious she made her way over to us to thank us and to chit chat a little. My wife and I were very impressed that a pro athlete would go out of their way to thank a couple of volunteers. Kelly was a very kind and humble person and my wife and I are now HUGE fans. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that she is a fellow Texan hailing from Austin!

Amazing experience.




Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 12 15:38
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 08 9:15
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 04 03:07:13

Went to the Ranger's opening day game (first opening day game for me ever!). The prices were so much better this year
Bought a new car. This one will fit my bike. Which means saying good bye to my favorite sports car and I sold my motorcycle.
Oh yeah, and I ran twice and biked once. I missed the bike ride because buying a car literally takes the whole day and I felt pretty used up by then.

Race is less than a week away, gulp!

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 12 15:38
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 04 03:07:13

Thanks,
Beth

32:40 on the dreadmill

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Joe 12 15:38
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

35' on the drainer to spin the legs.

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

Sufferfest Hell Hath no Fury 1:12min ride

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 08 11:00
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 03 7:25
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

01:20:00 group ride

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 11 14:14
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

Edited by pvfd304 2015-04-13 9:03 PM

About 45' of running with my daughters yesterday and a late swim at the gym tonight.

Jackie 11 20:05
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 12 15:33
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

Bike fit day. I'm gonna be so fast ;-)

Dennis, so glad you enjoyed volunteering. Kelly Williamson is about as humble as anyone I know. Glad you got to meet her. Lance, well, he's Lance.

Adding yesterday's swim and run. Garmin had a corrupt swim file, so entered it manually.

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 12 15:33
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 09 7:34:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

Adding a 50 trainer ride for Mon and 50 min swim + 41 min bike ride outside today.


Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 12 15:33
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

~60' on Zwift Island (6 laps on the bike). Strava file below. Definitely a neat way to ride, I tried watching videos on my iPad while riding but kept getting distracted by the Zwift riders and my times on the sprint and climbs. Had a fun finsih to one lap where three of us were sprinting to the finish. I wanted it a bit more...

https://www.strava.com/activities/285124469

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 13 16:31
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 07 09:48
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53


Edited by trisuppo 2015-04-14 9:22 AM

Fixing totals, lunch swim and evening run coming up.

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 13 16:31
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 11 12:00
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 08 11:00
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53

Adding run from last night. It technically took me like 50+ mins for 3 miles but that was because I stopped to call animal control. A new running partner found me and I didn't want him to get hit by a car or have him run with me through busier streets. we ran up and down 1 street like 10 times waiting for animal control. Good runner, I couldn't keep up and he stayed right with me. When the lady finally got there he jumped right in the truck with her.

I'll take the turtle pace and the karma points

adding 40 mins because that's about how much moving time I had...I think?

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 13 16:31
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 12 12:45
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 08 11:00
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 05 03:39:53


Thanks,
Beth

30 minutes on the drainer + Strength training with my son

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 13 16:31
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 12 12:45
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 08 11:00
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 06 04:09:53

swim 32min doing 200's. Ran for 35min

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 13 16:31
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 8 16:20
Beth 12 12:45
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 09 12:07
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 06 04:09:53

Short 42' run today. Taper time before Sunday 50k trail ultra. A bit nervous, but what the heck, it's only fun.

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 13 16:31
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 9 17:02
Beth 12 12:45
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 09 12:07
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 06 04:09:53

Dennis, what an experience! I still don't know what to think about Lance, quite frankly, those elite athletes don't inspire me at all, they seem to belong to a different world, but it is still really cool to have brush with royalty.

Beth, congratulations on a new car, if you don't mind me asking, what is it?



Edited by markz 2015-04-15 1:45 AM

4.75 mile run this morning. Will find time for the pool tonight.

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 14 17:09
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 9 17:02
Beth 12 12:45
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 09 12:07
Mark H 04 03:30
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 06 04:09:53

adding bike/run brick and swim. sadly my three week taper is not as consistent as I hoped but the performance are encouraging!

swim yesterday started with a WU of 1K - lol

Jackie 12 23:27
Joe 13 16:13
Mitch 14 17:09
Dennis 10 12:14
Mark Z 9 17:02
Beth 12 12:45
Dan 11 9:55:29
Dave C. 08 7:50
Gabe 06 9:48
Dave L 09 12:07
Mark H 06 07:40
Brian 04 8:45
Ellen 01 00:41
Jim 06 04:09:53