SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 69)

ashort33 - 2009-05-23 6:40 PM

Team Shi - just finished my 400 - 6:49  -  While it's not as fast as some, I am pretty fired up about it since two months ago, I was doing good to finish 100 yd with out a break!

-Andy

ashort33 - 2009-05-23 3:20 PM

Since this is really my first year to do tris, I don't taper at all on purpose.  I just don't work out the day before a race and if I miss a workout during the week due to work, family or school, I don't try to make it up, I just scrap it.  That being said, if I get my stuff together enough to tackle the Oly at the end of the season, then I will probably try to do an official taper of some sort.

-Andy

kt65 - 2009-05-23 3:42 PM

Good luck at Onionman, Roni, the name of the race alone sounds like lots of fun

Doug, you are super fast!  19 minutes is crazy fast, I thought you said running was not your strength!  

Suzy, I'm pretty sure it is a 5k or 3.11 miles to be more exact, that's what I did, anyhow.

Tracy, happy anniversary...AND, that's a pretty nice 400 yd time there!  Should we all enlist Linda to give us a swim clinic, though??? omg  

Gee Kim I feal so sorry for you that you were drenched after your workout in Waikiki.

I have my first tri of the season in two weeks. A super sprint then an Olympic 3 weeks after that.

Today I did a brick workout at the gym...90 minutes on a spin bike outside on the patio overlooking Waikiki surf (I started at 5:30am and there were already lots of surfers out there), then a 30 minute run on the treadmill.  I was drenched when I finished! I have forgotten that dead leg feeling after biking!  Good to start doing the bricks as my race is actually less than 8 weeks away!!! yikes, that is scary...

fattyfatfat - 2009-05-23 1:44 PM Roni--Kick some A$$ tomorrow.  I don't care about the onion shirt,  just want to see the pics of your team shirt!

Kim...nice job there.  That must be very cool swimming in such clear water.  At last weeks race you couldn't see your arm let alone your hand.  And the bottom at the start was all geese and duck crap so be the time people were done warming up it was all stirred up.  Canadian Geese....HA, even their geese screw with us.  Have a safe trip back to SF.  Twain was dead on right..."The coldest place I've ever been in SF in the summer".... but man I love that city!

Doug... AWESOME RUN.  Damn you fly! Have a great trip and be sure to post some pics of those German women with huge hooters serving you beer.  What... like none of you other guys in this group were thinking about that?

And finally.... to my dear mentor group.  What would one of my rides be without the comedy of errors....check out my log from today if you get bored and want to laugh. 

forgot...My taper, whatever plan I'm on I'll follow.  That may change though with the half as I need more saddle time.  Man Doug, you are fast!

KauaiShan - 2009-05-23 8:16 PM Andy - SUPER job on the swim!!!!!!  GO TEAM FOUR!

Me: Well, if I was a horse, they'd put me down. Calfs (calves - sp?) are so sore I can barely walk. Not shin splints - actually muscles right above ankle bone,  and directly up about 6 inches into lower leg.  Started hurting a couple weeks ago and figured I'd just work through it . Doc said stay off them until I see him on Tuesday morning. I said "do not comprehend".  Seriously, looks like I'll be working on bike and swim this weekend which is a bummer because I really need work on the run.

Enjoy the long weekend everyone - it's beautiful here in Washington - hopes it's as nice wherever you are!

ashort33 - 2009-05-23 5:40 PM

John  - thanks for keeping me entertained!

Team Shi - just finished my 400 - 6:49  -  While it's not as fast as some, I am pretty fired up about it since two months ago, I was doing good to finish 100 yd with out a break!

-Andy

ashort33 - 2009-05-23 5:40 PM

John  - thanks for keeping me entertained!

Team Shi - just finished my 400 - 6:49  -  While it's not as fast as some, I am pretty fired up about it since two months ago, I was doing good to finish 100 yd with out a break!

-Andy

roni_runnw - 2009-05-24 6:51 PM Hi! Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Thanks sooo much for all the well wishes!

I just got back from the Onion Man. Overall it was a pretty good day. I learned alot, and got my first tri of the season finished. My time was 3:28:31, which is alot slower than my last Olympic, but the course was also tougher. I felt pretty good on the swim and bike, but the run was brutal. The temps were in the 80's, no shade, and the first 1.5 miles was on uneven dirt trail. The trail running tightened up my achilles, and I ended up walking lots. Got it done though, and hopefully they bounce back quickly, because I still have training to do for Boise. I'll post the RR when I get it done. Thanks again! You guys are awesome! I thought of you lots on the course today!

roni_runnw - 2009-05-24 6:51 PM Hi! Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Thanks sooo much for all the well wishes!

I just got back from the Onion Man. Overall it was a pretty good day. I learned alot, and got my first tri of the season finished. My time was 3:28:31, which is alot slower than my last Olympic, but the course was also tougher. I felt pretty good on the swim and bike, but the run was brutal. The temps were in the 80's, no shade, and the first 1.5 miles was on uneven dirt trail. The trail running tightened up my achilles, and I ended up walking lots. Got it done though, and hopefully they bounce back quickly, because I still have training to do for Boise. I'll post the RR when I get it done. Thanks again! You guys are awesome! I thought of you lots on the course today!

kt65 - 2009-05-23 2:42 PM

Good luck at Onionman, Roni, the name of the race alone sounds like lots of fun

Doug, you are super fast!  19 minutes is crazy fast, I thought you said running was not your strength!  

Suzy, I'm pretty sure it is a 5k or 3.11 miles to be more exact, that's what I did, anyhow.

Tracy, happy anniversary...AND, that's a pretty nice 400 yd time there!  Should we all enlist Linda to give us a swim clinic, though??? omg  

Today I did a brick workout at the gym...90 minutes on a spin bike outside on the patio overlooking Waikiki surf (I started at 5:30am and there were already lots of surfers out there), then a 30 minute run on the treadmill.  I was drenched when I finished! I have forgotten that dead leg feeling after biking!  Good to start doing the bricks as my race is actually less than 8 weeks away!!! yikes, that is scary...