SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 63)

Last time I was on here we were at page 60! Going away for awhile put me way behind!
Does anyone have an opinion on whether or not aerobars would be useful for a sprint tri or are they really only useful for the longer distances?

John, those bike photos practically made me cry.  I am so glad you are okay, yikes!  And such a trooper, you were thinking about being okay to run!  Sounds like your 50% deal will make it a bit less painful.

Trevor, I didn't run up Diamond Head, the mountain!  Just out along the coast to the tip of Diamond Head Beach.  I highly recommend the run for anyone staying in Waikiki or nearby because early in the am, there are no cars, just you and the other crazy walkers/runners and of course, surfers looking for good waves!  But there is a nice hill to get to the top, so it is a nice challenge.

I also like to do some speed training on the treadmill, as it doesn't let me off the hook.... I will do something like a 10 minute warm up at long run pace (Z1-2), then alternate 4 minutes Z4 and 3 min recovery (Z1-2) about 4 cycles of this and then c/d 10 minutes.  The first fast interval always sucks for me, but then I start really cruising by the 2nd and 3rd... the 4th one is a relief to be done with.  I do a similar type of thing with hill workouts.  These are workouts that are in my silver HIM plan and they seem to occur once every 2 weeks or so.

Today I swam at Kailua Beach (no not that Kailua, Suzy ), this is on the east coast of Oahu.  The water was crystal clear and maybe 78 degrees.  I was able to actually sight okay, and it was much easier swimming without a wetsuit.  I didn't feel the fatigue in my shoulders that I normally do with ows... it makes me believe that perhaps my starter wetsuit is part of the problem and I may look into getting a better model with more range of motion.  

Take care everyone.

hey Team Four! I've posted a swim and bike time. Hope to pull off a better bike time in the next few days. Holding off on the run until the very end - I did all three events on Sunday and did something screwy to my inner, lower calves. Ouch. Giving them a few days to rest before htting the road.   I am so glad we have some great runners on our team to offset my times - ha ha - it takes a Boston marathoner to balance my numbers out! (yeah Suzy!)

Morning everyone. Have a  great day.

Hi the #1 team, I posted my swim time.  It was pretty much what I expected.   I was out of breath at the end and I felt I couldn't catch my breath so I ended-up breathing every stroke for the last 140yds or so and trying to relax more.  It was a similar feel I had during my first OWS.  Heart beating so fast and couldn't catch my breath, I think because of this swim I learned to control it better.  I'm glad we're doing this!  

I've been increasing my bike time a bit and my legs definitely feel it but the weird part (for me weird) the part of the body that's most fatigued is my arms and back.  My lower back was killing me and my arms were sore/hurt and hands numb from supporting my body (I think).  After my bike fit a few months back my back actually felt great on the bike but now after longer rides on the bike my back is sore.  I've never had my arms be so tired.  I'm not sure if it's from swimming before hand or i'm just putting too much weight on my arms and hands.  My hands have been going numb too, towards end of the bike I had to shake out my hands every few miles to get feeling back in them.   I think I'm tensing my body too much..  Does this stuff go away?  People suggested aero bars..  I was hoping not having to get them as I was going to buy a tri bike at the end of the season..

Wow, been out of touch for a while and you guys have been busy.   I have to admit I am a little overwhelmed trying to catch up with everyone.    Probably will just catch up on the races (I love races) 

Let's see, last weekend....
Andy - nice race, congrats on exceeding your goal.
Jeremy - great weekend, did you take it a little easy this week to recover?   Your times were awesome, and add in the terrain and you were incredible.
Steve - nice job running with your sister.  That is so cool!  She looked happy in the pic.
Holly - awesome race.  You are one tough triathlete.  I loved the part about the race official.
John - great job.  I loved your pics, looks strong, but also like you were having the time of your life.  Way to go!

John - I am so sorry to hear about the accident, and really glad you are ok.  Man, do you think someone was trying to sabotage our team (you know some people will do anything to win)    Well, glad you are ok.   Hope you are sporting a shinny new bike soon.

Tracy - sorry about the hot water heater.  We had that happen to us in our previous house.  Didn't have damge to the house,  only figured out we had a problem when we got our monthly water bill - $640 (usually ran around $50 - 65). 

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and for those traveling please travel safe.