Writebrained/JHouse4's 2009 - Newbies Unite Group FULL (Page 7)

Wow, that's a great way to get some perspective. Scary stuff...

Thanks for the callout, it was a fun race and I can see why it is one of your favorites! Now to get the mud off the shoes...

Hey All...I'm baaaaaaaack!  We had a GREAT vacation but it's always good to get back home...plus, call me crazy, but I really miss my running.  Thank you for dropping by my blog ~ that made my night to log on and see that you stopped by!

Lara ~ I really hope you get well soon.  Like everyone else said, take it easy for a bit so you don't end up getting worse.

Katie ~ you got a trainer for Christmas too?  I've been thinking about it but just can't justify it to my hubby yet considering the weather here!  In my mind I can totally use it...afterall, it is rainy season.

Glad you had a great trip.  The trainer was kind of a gift to myself...the weather here makes it a necessity in my mind, but as you said you have a rainy season too

It is the 1st Monday of a spank'n Brand New Year!   I'm stoked for a great 2009! 

Questions:

When is your 1st race this year?

What is your #1 obstical to training?

What are you gonna do to overcome it?

My Answers:

Sullivan Tri - April 26

Lower-back pain

Getting a new set-up on the bike and going to streach out my hamstrings after every run.

When is your 1st race this year?  January 3.  Next up is March 1, half marathon in Tampa (think warm weather!!!!)

What is your #1 obstical to training?  General Laziness.  Oh, and a tricky weak left ankle

What are you gonna do to overcome it?  Signing up for races and training with a group helps my laziness, ankle requires lots of balance and strength workouts.

First Race:   March 8-  Indoor Tri

#1 Obstacle: Balancing Training time with Family and running my business

I'm going to start taking the kids with me on the road when I run and bike as soon as the weather gets better for them. Until then get up earlier to get training done before work so I can spend after work time with the family.

Questions:

When is your 1st race this year? Shamrock Shuffle 3/29/09

What is your #1 obstical to training? PF and battling the cold

What are you gonna do to overcome it? Stretch, Ice, back off on the running a little bit and to battle the cold...accept that I will run outside when I can, and that my trainer and the treadmill are going to become my best friends for awhile.

On another note:  I am really struggling to find an early/middle season tri...I know we have several people from the Illinois area in this group...Any suggestions?  Also does anyone know of a good century ride?  The DH and I are trying to find something that we can do together.

1st race:  May 30, Issaquah Tri.  Looking for some 5K's to do before that.

 #1 obstacle:  Scheduling around everyone else.

 To overcome it:  Coordinate ahead of time so we all know what to expect.

My daughter got me a foot massager from Walgreens for Christmas.  I think it was on sale for $49.  It has done wonders for my PF.  Might we worth a try.

Thanks I will have to look in to it....It's getting better but is really annoying!

When is your 1st race this year?

The Aloha Run on Feb 16 ~ President's Day

What is your #1 obstical to training?

Time managment ~ having to work around Sam and Mike's schedule makes it hard for me to get out the door sometimes since I have to work out at night.

What are you gonna do to overcome it?

Suck it up!   This may be a lot more info than you want to hear but once Sam stops breastfeeding in the mornings I will work out then...I am so much more happy when I can work out early in the morning!

Can I add something else to my obstacle list since they are equally challenging for me?  Good, cuz I'm going to anyway!  

Feeling the need for things to be perfect...let me explain:  I sometimes get an all or nothing mentallity which makes me not do things that I really want.  Take my swimming for instance...I want to be good at swimming and since I'm not, I just haven't been in the pool.  Stupid, I know but my justification to myself was that since I wasn't doing it correctly, why bother?  To overcome this I have decided that I will never get better if I don't try so swimming is one of my goals this month!!  I will get my arse in the pool at least once a week!

What I love a about this sport is it teaches/forces you to deal with the unexpected.  Few workouts and no race EVER goes completely as planned.  You have the right attitude.....onward!

I have never run it before, but am doing it this year.  It is a BIG race (ie 32,500 runners). From what I hear that can make a PR difficult because of the shear number of people.  Despite that people come back year after year.

LINK: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=108859

One of the great things about BT is the race data base.  I did a query on "Shamrock Shuffle" and found a tone of race reports from last year.  I posted one above. 

I couldnt' agree more.....

How are we all doing today?  I managed to get to the gym this morning to make up a bike ride that I missed yesterday and then lifted.  Yeah, I know I should be riding outside but I really just wanted to kill two birds with one stone and get it all done at once.  I was hoping to get some swimming in today also but looks like it will have to wait until later this week.  I will swim this week!

I didn't get anything done today but I didn't have much planned anyway.  

 We spent most of the day in the car, delayed by weather going to and from Seattle.  Finally home and I might stretch while I watch football but that'll be about it.

Hi all-

 Scott - Hopefully we will see you there in March!

Michelle -  Nice Job getting the workout done!  And you are right you will get in the pool this week!  And hopefully so will I

As for me I woke up not feeling great but packed my bag to go to work and head to the pool afterward and went to work, but after my meeting this morning I was dizzy and nauseous and felt like I had a fever.  I came home from work at noon and slept all afternoon and felt awful till about 8pm  Now I am feeling a little better and have managed to keep a pb&j down so hopefully I will be back on track for tomorrow. So no bike and no swim today and I am already behind on my training program and it is day 3.

Hey Katie, just take it easy so you don't make yourself more sick!

Where's Joe?

That's actually not a bad strategy. Trying to fit in the swim/bike/run + some weight work gets to be a real time management exercise.

FEEL BETTER!!! 

I think he has been very busy at work.