BamaDC's Mentor Group - Closed (Page 7)

Your advice about the warm up helped Mark. I rode an exercise bike this morning for 15 minutes to stretch out and get my heart rate up. After that I ran/walked for 15 minutes without getting the shortness of breath. I alternated 2 minutes walk, 2 minute run and did alright. I averaged a 12 minute mile so I felt pretty good about that.I know it’s not the same as running outdoors but I’ll get there. I've quit trying to do the heart rate thing until I can try the heart rate method Aaron sent a link to.

I think I’m planning my first sprint Tri to be the Wet Dog Triathlon. The time frame works since I found out my wife and I are having our second child, I don’t want to plan something later in the season. My plan is to work on running and biking to build up endurance and then start to train for a triathlon starting the end of April when I can join the YMCA for the pool. I’ve got a couple of places scoped out for open water swimming once I can build some endurance up in the pool. The race is July 18^th so it should give me 12 weeks of training.

I have to agree with aaron hammer gels are great, I usually use apple cinnamon but not in the packs we get the large bottle's and put them into one of our amphipods so you can get a little more if you need it.

I also just signed up to do my first OLY on May 24, " THE ONIONMAN" in Walla Walla Washington. This will be a good warmup for Boise. 

Are you doing the Wet Dog Tri in Decatur, AL?

I'm with Aaron on the Hammer Gels, Raspberry is the only flavor I can swallow. I've never tried the HEED.

I like the Cytomax Gels, Honey Stingers and Sports Beans.  I'm currently trying out a variety of Powerbar Gels.  That's what IMKY will be handing out.

And you know how I feel about GU.

So since I have been back...I have managed to get my walk-runs to about 6:10 per KM...that is almost average for me when I started...guess the 2 months off hasn't set me back as far as I thought...I am around the 2KM mark right now, but hoping to stretch it out later on the weekend...

I have been testing my knee out in the pool and the frantic thrashing and gasping that is my freestyle seems to be worse than before....but I have decided that if I have to switch to breast so I don't drown...so be it...although I did do a 500M baseline on breast and I was 2:26/100M....the problem is, I have no idea what that means?????  I do know, that I am way more relaxed and actually enjoy the pool when I am swimming breast....need to get motivated to work on my crawl...but I am getting there....

I am now aware of the benefits of Yoga....did a yoga/pilates video of my wife's and now can apprectiate it....thought I was going to die....never wanted a workout to end so bacly.....

Can't wait for tomorrow...we are doing a 24 bike a thon in teams to raise money for the Soldier On Foundation...it is like the Wounded Warriors program in the US, but here in Canada...any way, the CO at the College is training for his 2nd RAAM and he challenged the college to beat him....should be a great time, and some valuable training time on the bike....

However, my longing to run outdoors is actually a breakththrough of sorts since a few years ago, I was too embarrassed to run outside and chance the "real" runners might see me (and hear my asthmatic labored breathing--once I ran up behind a fellow and he whipped around fast and said "oh, I could hear you behind me and I thought you were that dog that is out here sometimes". I don't run nonstop due to breathing issues. I have, in my old wise age now, accepted my little weird run a little walk a lot breathe like a dog self and am okay with being out there

That made me laugh, now I know I am not the only one!!!!

Time to get us off the 2nd Page....

Just thought I would let everyone know I participated in a 24hr Bike A Thon as a part of a team at the Royal Military College of Canada....IT was in support of the Soldier On Foundation here in Canada....We raised in excess of $3200.....loved it...inspired me to do the entire 24hr like many people did this year....good times!!!

Good Job.  How did you divide up the times?

x2 Is it your Butt or your Legs?

Nice job.  Those are some good splits and your age group looks tough.

What do you have planned this week.

Swim - 6400 yards, Bike - 6 hours, Run - 2.5 hours, Weights - 1 hour

Hopefully a baby can pop out and I can miss a few days.

Swim....not die

bike....not die

run....not die

Yoga....not die

I was looking at your pic you put up in your BLOG.....ARE YOU KIDDING ME????  THAT ISN'T SNOW MAN!!!!!

On a side note, up here in the north...I am not running outside today because it is -10 and then -24 with the windchill factor.....

I know that was pretty sad.  By noon it was above 45 and sunny.  So I went out and ran in just shorts and a long sleeve tech shirt.

I know that was pretty sad.  By noon it was above 45 and sunny.  So I went out and ran in just shorts and a long sleeve tech shirt.