Yanti & Salty Straight-Up Ridiculous Manatees Part 5 - FULL (Page 69)

Cool reading everybody's goals for the winter. Salty I'm completely with you on the healthy respect for heights.  We've been standing at the edge of canyons the last few days and it  gives me an adrenaline rush every time.  I'll try to post some pix.

As for me, two more weeks off then I start my HIM training. I'm hoping that the 3X3 training will help my time in all three sports and I want to follow the plan with intervals and such as written.

I also want to look more into MTB. While we were here (in Moab) DH expressed an interest in riding but I know he prefers off-road. So I might look in to getting a MTB so we can share that.

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I'm a dork.  What's this 3x3 training? Can you link something so I can read up on it? Sounds interesting...

I think that's the three sports (Swim, Bike, Run) 3 times a week.

But sh*t I know nothing about that!!! 

So, each of the three sports, 3 times each per week??! It's that simple?! duh!  I totally thought it was some fancy schmancy training program...  Like I said: I'm a dork.

bcraht - 2012-10-11 6:48 PM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

OMG - I just saw!  I'm totally putting that race on my list!!  It would be beautiful!! A bit far away for me...but so neat!!

bcraht - 2012-10-12 9:48 AM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

Brrrrrr!  Awesome venue though - that will sell out super fast!

So Kona!!!!  Starts 6.30am Sunday - thought I'd check out what time that is here in Melbourne.....3.30am Monday - guess I'll be up early then - could do a long drainer ride watching couldn't I....then livestream all day at work - yay!  am very excited - some real Australian hopefuls....GO MACCA POWER!!!

Have I mentioned that today despite my stomach being annoyed with the pool water drunk yesterday, and that I'm really tired....I award today

jobaxas - 2012-10-11 5:15 PM

bcraht - 2012-10-12 9:48 AM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

Brrrrrr!  Awesome venue though - that will sell out super fast!

Won't be brrrrr in August.  It'll be HOT!

Yes, for once a big race that I want to follow starts at a reasonable for me--9:30 am!  Woot!  And love 5 happy faces!

bcraht - 2012-10-12 12:16 PM

jobaxas - 2012-10-11 5:15 PM

bcraht - 2012-10-12 9:48 AM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

Brrrrrr!  Awesome venue though - that will sell out super fast!

Won't be brrrrr in August.  It'll be HOT!

How's the altitude?  So are you thinking of doing it......course you are!

jobaxas - 2012-10-11 7:40 PM

bcraht - 2012-10-12 12:16 PM

jobaxas - 2012-10-11 5:15 PM

bcraht - 2012-10-12 9:48 AM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

Brrrrrr!  Awesome venue though - that will sell out super fast!

Won't be brrrrr in August.  It'll be HOT!

How's the altitude?  So are you thinking of doing it......course you are!

Only about 700m (2000ft) where the race would be.  And no, not 2013

bcraht - 2012-10-12 1:22 PM

jobaxas - 2012-10-11 7:40 PM

bcraht - 2012-10-12 12:16 PM

jobaxas - 2012-10-11 5:15 PM

bcraht - 2012-10-12 9:48 AM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

Brrrrrr!  Awesome venue though - that will sell out super fast!

Won't be brrrrr in August.  It'll be HOT!

How's the altitude?  So are you thinking of doing it......course you are!

Only about 700m (2000m) where the race would be.  And no, not 2013

So then you must be volunteering for 2013 so you can get your spot for 2014

bcraht - 2012-10-11 6:48 PM Whistler is the new venue for IMC.  There are hills and mountains up thar.

That is so amazing! I will definitely have to come watch you in 2014 

Whistler is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been, summer and winter. 

I am dying to go to Moab. MTB would be amazing, especially there.  

You guys 4-wheel there too, right? 

You might be ... but  you also have a sexy new avatar. W00t w00t!!!!! 

Very sexxeh!

Whistler as pretty as Banff?

I think it's prettier. But I love Banff, too. 

*Peak to Peak is where it's at, holy hell.

I got schooled by our coach on Wednesday about fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. 

My assignment is to increase/maintain strength and power (ie the fast twitch) and flexibility in order to continue keeping me injury free as I train for endurance. 

There is good news and bad news, and they are both the same statement. I have a long way to go. 

That's not what fast-twitch muscle fibers do, either kind of them.

You can, however, recruit a bunch of one of the fast-twitch muscle fiber types to be more like slow-twitch ones and therefore assist you in endurance.

I realize he may have been using "power" in a colloquial way, but that just ain't how power works in a sports or energy setting.

Not trying to contradict your coach, and I'm pretty sure all of what he's encouraging you to do is working well for you and improving your running, which is the main point. However, he and/or you are mixing up terminology as well as evidence and effect, and I'm just a tiresome picky wench about such things.

Well, ok. I was paraphrasing.

What he was saying was that as your train for endurance you end up with a high amount of slow twitch. Am I right so far?

Ok, then he said if you are not training your fast twitch, you are losing it.

Right so far?

Ok, now he said, train your fast twitch, too

So, tell me if this is correct. If anyone is messing anything up it's me, not him. 

And actually, the word he used was "weakness" and I mistakenly used the word power while describing what I wanted to improve upon. But fast twitch is about that more explosive movement so why is "power" so wrong? 

Ahhh so cool!!!! Bad azz jeep!!! That looks like so much fun. I used to wheel a lot when I was younger. Obviously a different kind of wheeling here.