Newbz winter training group is FULL!!!!! (Page 7)

EightmanVT - 2009-01-13 2:35 PM Wow - That ended up being really long   Hard to tell when you're just typing away in a 3 inch tall window.  I promise most of my posts won't be nearly as annoying.

Never annoying, it gives everybody in the forum a basis on where you come from and how you think.  Don't worry about the long posts.

tlnewman30 - 2009-01-13 7:33 PM

EightmanVT - 2009-01-13 2:35 PM Wow - That ended up being really long Hard to tell when you're just typing away in a 3 inch tall window. I promise most of my posts won't be nearly as annoying.

Never annoying, it gives everybody in the forum a basis on where you come from and how you think. Don't worry about the long posts.

Hehe - Thanks.  Insight into "how I think"...you guys'll be recommending a different type of "mentoring" altogether.

Swam tonight - had planned on doing 30 - but there was a girl "coaching" a couple of people in drills - so I asked to participate in a couple - which took more time but shortened my distance.  Still got about 21 in.  Gym is a madhouse right now with the New Years folks - that has trickled over to the pool as well. 

Hey everyone, after being sick for a bit over one week, I am back at it again.

Has anyone kept track of our final members? 

What's the difference between a mentor and a coach? 

Hi to all of the newbies. 

I dropped 1 lb this week.  I weighed in on Wednesday last week so I'll keep weighing in on that day.  A pound is good for me, hopefully it will be 2 next week.  I need to eat better and drink less on the weekend. 

Kelly 

I too am just getting over a nice spell of food poisoning, and it felt great to get back at it today. I'm back at school now, but the weather is ridiculous. It's currently 3 degrees in Milwaukee, and its going to hit -30 wind chill tonight. 

 I am currently 150lbs, which is where I would like to stay. The food poisoning definitely gave me an unfair advantage, but the weekends will be a big test to see whether I can stay at 150 despite the state past time of drinking.

 Wow!!  Do you train without days off?  I need to figure out the tools on here, I'm assuming I can see your training logs.  I feel like it's a struggle to get in the training I do now...

Took the earlier advice on getting new shoes every 300 miles or so.  I'm sure mine had at least that many.  I was thinking that mine were still fine, the wear was even and they still felt good. 

I got the same make and model as my old ones and did a comparison.  I was amazed at how much they were actually worn down.  I put in a quick 2 miles today, and I felt great.  Maybe it was a coincidence but maybe it was the shoes. 

Let's get this group moving!  Is everyone on West Coast time or something?

Bikes - I still don't have one - but am planning to start looking next week.  I just joined the MidMdTri club, in large part, because the physical therapist I went to for the first time on Thurs, told me they were doing winter and spring group rides.  That sounds fun to me - although - I'm going to need it to warm up just a tad. 

Based on the very little research I've done - I'll probably go with a road bike.  Any key features I should be looking at?  Any lessons learned from you folks that have spent a lot of time on a bike?

Excellent info!  Thanks!  I plan on doing just that - heading to a cycle shop nearby and picking their brains.  Definitely want one that fits my frame 6'2" or 6'3" depending on who's measuring.  I think I've shrunk!!  Also want a comfortable saddle - if there was one thing I hate about sitting on a bike - it's the saddle.  For obvious reasons!  It's usually all I can handle on the large cushioned bikes at the gym - 45min is about my limit.

Happy Friday everyone!

So I jumped in the pool last night for the first time in over a year. The workout was not too bad- I swam 46 laps in 30 minutes. My tri is short- so the swim is only 0.25 miles. I calculated that to be about 18 laps in the pool. Does that sound right? My plan is to start increasing the number of laps I do without stopping. I took it easy last night- esp. since I was sharing a lane with two others. I find it challanging to do flip turns with others is such close proximity. Which leads me to a few questions on ettiquette in the pool.

1. Is it common to ask before sharing a lane? One lady waited until I stopped to ask if she could jump in. Another just started swimming with us and never said a word.

2. I wanted to do mix up my strokes and do a little backstroke (my stroke when I was on the swim team as a kid) but I felt like I might bump into someone since we were sharing.  Is that a no-no?

3. For the tri- do people swim freestryle the whole thing or is it ok to take a break and do a little breast stroke in between?

Thanks!!!