Yanti & Lynn: Manatee Madness Mentor Group CLOSED (Page 61)

stampinann - 2012-03-06 11:34 PM I swam in the snow today. I swim in an outdoor pool. living around seattle we are used to the rain and in the foothills I always get snow. Today was a first swimming with snow falling on my face. Pretty cool.

Very cool

amd723 - 2012-03-07 10:40 AM

stampinann - 2012-03-06 11:34 PM I swam in the snow today. I swim in an outdoor pool. living around seattle we are used to the rain and in the foothills I always get snow. Today was a first swimming with snow falling on my face. Pretty cool.

Very cool

It is heated, right?

Stop with all the m/cycle pictures, I'm getting misty eyed about my old Moto Guzzi, RF 600, ZZR 600 & GSX 750.

 Vowed not to by another cos i ride em like i stole em, which is not good for my life expectancy or my daughters future. Can still drool over them though.

Would love to post pics but having continued trouble with the uploading etc. Yeah yeah i know.

Good luck in Melbourne Yanti, so proud to be in your group, sharing your insanity.

That's why I got rid of mine. I sold it to a friend so that I could always entertain the idea that "I can ride it whenever I want" but I haven't and honestly probably wont. Dan-ger-ous!

stampinann - 2012-03-06 11:34 PM I swam in the snow today. I swim in an outdoor pool. living around seattle we are used to the rain and in the foothills I always get snow. Today was a first swimming with snow falling on my face. Pretty cool.

I live IN the city and we got snow. I am SO ready for spring! Sheeesh.

Asalzwed - 2012-03-07 6:24 PM

stampinann - 2012-03-06 11:34 PM I swam in the snow today. I swim in an outdoor pool. living around seattle we are used to the rain and in the foothills I always get snow. Today was a first swimming with snow falling on my face. Pretty cool.

I live IN the city and we got snow. I am SO ready for spring! Sheeesh.

Don't tell me you would be daft enough to swim outdoors in the snow as well........oh dear. You would, wouldn't you.

It must be something the Seattle air

ukweeble - 2012-03-07 7:40 AM

amd723 - 2012-03-07 10:40 AM

stampinann - 2012-03-06 11:34 PM I swam in the snow today. I swim in an outdoor pool. living around seattle we are used to the rain and in the foothills I always get snow. Today was a first swimming with snow falling on my face. Pretty cool.

Very cool

It is heated, right?

OH YES - it is heated....wouldn't step near it if it wasn't.

stampinann - 2012-03-07 2:39 PM

ukweeble - 2012-03-07 7:40 AM

amd723 - 2012-03-07 10:40 AM

stampinann - 2012-03-06 11:34 PM I swam in the snow today. I swim in an outdoor pool. living around seattle we are used to the rain and in the foothills I always get snow. Today was a first swimming with snow falling on my face. Pretty cool.

Very cool

It is heated, right?

OH YES - it is heated....wouldn't step near it if it wasn't.

It'd be pretty Bear Grylls of you...

Spring is here in the South was going to post a picture of the harbor but didn't want to rub it in...

My workout today calls for this:

Bike ME
Muscular Endurance
85
WU: 15'
MS: 5x3' w/ 1' RI, Repeat w/ 15' of Zn1-2 riding in between sets:
#1 End at low Zn 3
#2 End at middle Zn 3
#3 End at upper Zn 3
#4 End at lower Zn 4
#5 Build to Zn 4 in first 45s and hold.
CD: 15'

The only part I don't understand is the 5x3' w/1'RI, I get ride 5 sets of 3 minutes but what does w/1' RI mean?

It means one minute rest interval, but "rest" on a bike probably means low-resistance just-turning-pedals-over as opposed to completely stopping.

Its all good---We're actually experiencing spring here as well---which is a major rarity in Norcal! Its been so nice--(okay, except for the intermittent windy days!) 60s-70s...Nice.

Today's plan: 25 miles on the bike (1:15 is the goal) followed by a 45 minute run...and its supposed to be about 70 degrees...Good times.

Still feeling REALLY positive and raring to go!  Although, I could do without school today.

Thanks for the input Yanti.  So just to be clear I do the 3 min set 1 min rest and then 15 min Z1/2 then into next set?

The workout is 85min, broken down like this:

0:00   WU
0:15   5 x (3min zone, 1min rest)
0:35   zone 1-2
0:50   5 x (3min zone, 1min rest)
1:10   CD

End at 1:25

I see says the blind man to the deaf man...  Thanks for deciphering that for me.

I'm just thankful that my workouts don't look like that!  Mine are a lot more English-like, for example: ride 90 min (z2) with 2x10 min @ TT pace with 6 min between

X2! I like the simplicity of "hard" or "easy" 

My program used to rock when it said run  jog for 2 mins then walk for three, now it's got more extreme and i am supposed to jog for 5 and walk for 2. Unable to keep to such a complicated regime, i just run all the way

Happy friday Manatees!

Enjoying, kind of, an unexpected day off, woke up to rain streaming around/through a light fixture/kitchen ceiling on sunday and finally got someone to come to take a look today but I had to take the day off to get him here as the wife and I are both dayshift this week and, well, a roof is kind of important we decided.  So I plan to get a swim in since I forgot about the YMCA using my gym pool in the evenings for practice during the week.  Then get the bike cleaned up and put together for a metric century ride tomorrow that a co worker puts on to benefit a Special education class at a local high school.  Should be a good time and give me a good idea of where I am at for the HIM relay next month.

What does everyone have planned for this weekend?

Yanti when do you leave for IM Melbourne, and how is the taper madness going?

happy Friday indeed! Have fun on your 'metric century' and forgive me my blonde moment when i ask if that is a 100km ride/race.

I also need to know all about Yanti's travel plans and the date of the actual race. I think i'm more excited than she is about it, and she's pretty loopy at the best of times.

CANTSTOPRAFFING

Oh, Allen dear. Thanks, luv. And Kirk. And all the much-beloved Manatees!

So this is my itinerary. I let it slip in Tri Talk the other day that I'll actually be doing three races, not just one. I know. I'm nuts. (Loopy at the best of times hahaha ... )

Wed 21 March     Arrive Melbourne afternoon
Thur 22 March     7pm 1.2km OWS race

SUN 25 MARCH    IRONMAN MELBOURNE

Sun 01 April        Run for the Kids 5.2K (no, not an April Fool's joke ... )
Mon 02 April        Return to Bali

Taper madness is great. I'm bunkered down in my little house on the hill, trying not to go anywhere and touch too many things or be caught indoors with large groups of people.