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Anybody have a good recovery drink or strategy and this quick and ready for on-the-go?  Been trying the Hammer recoverite, but it is vial tasting.  I barely get it down and use all my power to keep it there.  I heard Hammer is good, but can't they make it taste better????

Love the Hammer gels and great tasting --- bought a hammer jug of orange gel and a flask that clips to my fuel belt ------ NO MORE gels packs, this is easy, quick, holds about 5 gels (enough for an entire race) and no fussing with tearing it open!!!  They make one for the bike too I got, just gotta figure out where to put it.  Also, if I don't want a fuel belt, it also store very nicely in my 2XU tri shorts with pockets!!! 

Would it be wrong to wear tri shorts in a run race purely for functionality?? (yeh my butt will look odd and some won't understand why . . .)

For recovery basically I keep a scoop of protein powder and 1/2c of oats that have been buzzed in a coffee grinder in a shaker in my gym bag.  Add milk or water when done with workout.  Takes a little getting used to the consistency, but it works.  I'm also the guy who'd shoot olive oil when doing low carb so taste is relative to me.

Also say wear the tri shorts if you want to.  Whoever is looking at your rear is behind you so you have scoreboard.

Would you guys be peeved if you found out a tri you paid full entry for was suddenly listed on groupon?  Like over 50% off. 

I LOVE Athletes Honey Milk -- especially strawberry banana.  So yummy.

http://www.honeymilk.com/

They posted a coupon on Face Book today for 50% off as well -- HM24NOW -- the code is only good for today.

Yes.  I would shoot the RD an e-mail and ask if you can have the same rate.

I think I screwed up my goals graph for the swim...oops.

I did it in miles, but enter my workout in yards. I don't think it likes me now.

Good morning everyone!

Up (a little) early today to try to get in a 9 mile run before work.  Swim during the day today and then a massage tonight night.  Kind of a long day.

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Does anyone know how to log massages? 

Also, the high elbow/fingertip drag finally clicked in the pool.  It feels great.  The problem is what I do with my hands when they enter the water.  I don't feel like I am very forceful.  Is this a matter of upper body and/or core strength? 

Thanks!

I have a trainer ride this morning and core work tonight. 

How are your hands positioned when they enter the water?

Your palm should face slightly inward, which will help give you a better "catch" of the water and you should tihnk about keeping your elbow as high as possible during the underwater pull.

Does this mean keeping your elbow high in the water in relation to your hand?

Yes.  Your elbow should almost be breaking the top of the water line and the angle of your elbow should be in the 90 degree-ish range.  Think about your hand as a paddle and you are "rowing" with each pull. 

How big was the bear?

That's a really cool picture.

Sorry to be MIA folks!

Saturday, the wife and I headed up to the Berkshires for a belated birthday for Karen.  Had a nice time, on saturday basically we drove to each of the little towns, walked around, ate something.  Sunday went to the Norman Rockwell Museum (pretty mediocre) and took teh long way home.  Between that, meetings, work and little league starting up haven't had time to post much.

In terms of training been running and biking mostly.  Heading up to Boston with Kelly and Shaun for swim testing this weekend.  this will be the first time I have ever receied any real swim coaching and should be interesting. 

Great training everyone!

2 good drills for hight elbows:

swim with a straight-arm recovery.  if your arm is straight your elbow will automatically be high, also good for rotation

fingertip drag/marionette drill.  these are one arm swimming drills.  as you begin your stroke drag your finger tips along the top of teh water.  when you go to dip your hand into the water, enter, then pull your arm back out and redip you hand (think of your elbow like that of a marionette), complete you stroke and move to teh other arm. i tried to find a you tube video but could not.