SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED (Page 66)

DougRob - 2010-01-05 9:05 AM

Finally, I have to say a personal coach and plan is 10x better than a random on line plan!

DougRob - 2010-01-05 7:05 AM

I feel pretty good today, but not 100%. Hopefully this is just my body adjusting to new levels of fitness.

I have two more runs this week. An LAT test on thursday and 15 miles in 2:15 on Sunday. I don't know how these will go if I do not feel close to 100%.

Glad to hear the bike is coming Suzy!

For what it is worth I use a swim counter on one finger. I hit it every lap and it logs the time for up to 100 laps.

Finally, I have to say a personal coach and plan is 10x better than a random on line plan!

Doug

DougRob - 2010-01-05 9:05 AM

I feel pretty good today, but not 100%. Hopefully this is just my body adjusting to new levels of fitness.

I have two more runs this week. An LAT test on thursday and 15 miles in 2:15 on Sunday. I don't know how these will go if I do not feel close to 100%.

Glad to hear the bike is coming Suzy!

For what it is worth I use a swim counter on one finger. I hit it every lap and it logs the time for up to 100 laps.

Finally, I have to say a personal coach and plan is 10x better than a random on line plan!

Doug

trying1 - 2010-01-05 8:29 AM Help!  So I got my computrainer (8002) over the weekend and there are lots of parts (mine also came with a race platform that my friend is letting me store at his house).  I'm setting it up tonight and wondering if I need to set it up exactly based on the instructions or is there a more simple way to set it up.  IE there are so many things that you need to strap to the bike and it recommends using their quick release, do you need to do all this?  What if you want to ride your bike out doors, do you take all the stuff off and then put it all back on?  Also those that have garmin cadence sensors on their bike, does the computrainer's cadence sensor throw off your stats?  Do you have both installed on your bike?

fattyfatfat - 2010-01-05 9:30 AM

YES! 

SSMinnow - 2010-01-05 7:41 AM Wanted to drop in for a quick hello.......

Forgot to tell you yesterday that my bike is coming.....apparently GURU didn't have a quality issue after all.  My bike fitter told me he thought it was an excuse because bike manufacturers never adhere to dates.  I think he was right.  Bad business people....Should have a ship date by the end of the week.

Bob is having surgery sometime this morning.

I 'm off to PT later this afternoon for my run test.  Sort of a nervous  The outcome willl determine my Spring racing season including whether or not Lonestar can stay on the plan.

In the meantime make sure you all post a lot so I am completely behind by the time I get back online....

Suzy

ashort33 - 2010-01-05 11:03 AM

Really?  Perhaps I am missing the boat on this one...

ashort33 - 2010-01-05 11:03 AM

Really?  Perhaps I am missing the boat on this one...

TrevorC - 2010-01-05 10:11 AM
I totally agree with that.
I am just finishing my first month up with my coach. I never had total 'structure' with my workouts until I got on with her. I posted something in my log that I am quite proud of when I compare with last year.
Last year, I was pushing hard to maintain 2:00/100m. That seemed to be where I was at. Yesterday after my main sets I did a fun 100m to see how fast I could do it. I swam it in 1:39. not that I could maintain that pace for any length of time, but last year there way no way I could do that. I have a 1000m time trial on my sched tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes.

swbkrun - 2010-01-05 11:28 AM

Here is the part I don't understand--- Time AND Distance?  I thought the debate was always time VS. distance?  I usually hear of people saying I have to run 15 miles on Sunday (never time) or saying I have to run for 2:15 on Sunday (never distance).  Correct me here?!

tahrens - 2010-01-05 12:30 PM Happy 2010 everyone.  I made it safely to Kansas and back, just in time to get sick.  I finally dragged myself out of bed (first time in 48 hrs) and thought I'd check in on my BT family.  I am suppose to do my first  2 mile run tomorrow for the physical therapist - we'll see if that happens.   Tony, can you give me the cliff notes on the last 30 pages please?

DougRob - 2010-01-05 10:58 AM

1. A lot of good talk about swim strokes,

2. Jeremy got clipped so no more little ones,

3. Discussions of gaining weight over the holidays

4. People working their way back from injury

5. John ran a sub 7 minute mile!,

6. people are trying to work out their race schedule,

7. Suzy's GURU is being shipped,

8. A lot of whining/discussions about bad weather, except Kim who lives in paradise,

Did I forget anything important?

Doug

trying1 - 2010-01-05 11:29 AM Help!  So I got my computrainer (8002) over the weekend and there are lots of parts (mine also came with a race platform that my friend is letting me store at his house).  I'm setting it up tonight and wondering if I need to set it up exactly based on the instructions or is there a more simple way to set it up.  IE there are so many things that you need to strap to the bike and it recommends using their quick release, do you need to do all this?  What if you want to ride your bike out doors, do you take all the stuff off and then put it all back on?  Also those that have garmin cadence sensors on their bike, does the computrainer's cadence sensor throw off your stats?  Do you have both installed on your bike?

TrevorC - 2010-01-05 1:00 PM
 DJ likes poptarts and fig newtons.....

TrevorC - 2010-01-05 1:00 PM
 DJ likes poptarts and fig newtons.....

tahrens - 2010-01-05 11:30 AM Happy 2010 everyone.  I made it safely to Kansas and back, just in time to get sick.  I finally dragged myself out of bed (first time in 48 hrs) and thought I'd check in on my BT family.  I am suppose to do my first  2 mile run tomorrow for the physical therapist - we'll see if that happens.   Tony, can you give me the cliff notes on the last 30 pages please?

dalessit - 2010-01-05 1:06 PM

The CT mount is kind of small, It doesn't work well with my Shimano or Sams Specialized Quick Releases.  We had a simple round one from her old mtn bike and that is what we use.  I suppose if your QR will fit then no problem using that one, though if you are picky and don't want scratches on a nice pretty QR, then use theirs.

I used their Cadence sensor.  It just velcro's on when you need it.  The magnet (at least mine) was pretty simple kind of like a rubber band to hold it on.  I would leave it on most of the time unless I was racing.  That sensor is also used for the spinscan tool.

Unfortunately the cable got wrapped around my cranks one day and snapped and haven't gotten around to replacing it.  These days I just use my PT to record all my workout stuff anyways so not a big loss, though I do like the spinscan.

Which HR monitor did yours come with?  Mine has the old clip one which stinks.  The newer ones have a wireless sensor that works with the polar straps.  Again I use my PT for HR stuff so don't use that either these days.

Basically if you can capture all the data you want some other way then you don't have to use any of the cables except the one that connects to the computer.  If you want to have a nice report and graph after your ride that the CT can spit out showing power, cadence, hr, etc then you need to use the cables.

Also keep in mind that there is a bug with the 3d program that I forgot about until recently.  If you do a course and don't finish it, the report will have all 0's in it.  So you have to finish the ride to get a report.  No idea why they never fixed it.  You can always load up your last performance in the coaching software to look at your ride afterwards if you don't have the report.  You can see all the totals there also.

trying1 - 2010-01-05 1:58 PM

Thanks Steve and Tony the info is very helpful.  Hopefully the setup is pretty easy, it looks fairly straight forward but looks like it can be a hassle if you have to put on and off all the wires if you ride outdoors frequently as well.  I'm probably going to go the route of putting on as little on the bike as possible..  I'm looking at the parts list it looks like it's supposed to come with the polar wireless transmitter but i'm pretty sure mine didn't come with it.  I guess that's what you get if you buy used, though I'm sure you can buy it fairly cheap. 

DougRob - 2010-01-05 1:07 PM

Oh yeah a LOT of discussion about nutrition! I think Suzy had something to say here.

TrevorC - 2010-01-05 10:00 AM
 DJ likes poptarts and fig newtons.....

DougRob - 2010-01-05 12:07 PM

Oh yeah a LOT of discussion about nutrition! I think Suzy had something to say here.