Evondo's Group - CLOSED! (Page 7)

Oh it is!  But it's good pain.....or at least that's what I'm trying to convince myself

Ooops forgot to add the quote in the post above.... hopefully this helps!

Like Eric and Justin said before - no need to be!  We all bring different strengths into the group!

Where's Todd when ya need him.  I'm sure he would comment that it is kinky or something...
It's SO Big!  or at least in the pictures it seems big...

Between the power tap and the foam roller... doesn't look like I am gonna have enough pinche dinero to buy my wife those diamond earrings she's been asking for... Ah the life of a dedicated tri-geek spouse!  Toughest job in Traiathlon!  Suck it up Buttercup!  shhhhh....don't tell her I said that!

Swim Training... (unhappy camper!)

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THERE IT IS!!!  We knew it was coming didn't we?  Is there some kind of drinking game we can play for every time Justin says Buttercup?  Maybe every time he says it he has to buy a round??? 

Sadly I think the dreadmill is in my future this evening.  Pouring rain here (and yes I could run in the rain I suppose).  What is annoying is I woke up to no rain and really should have went this morning but talked myself out of it.  I use to be a morning runner but then started working from home 3 days a week and had no reason to get up early and run, I just went at lunch.  And on those 3 days I swim in the morning.  But I have been trying to talk myself into running in the morning the two days I drive to work and am struggling to get back into that routine.  I was blaming jetlag for a bit but now I can't use that as a excuse anymore.  Now it is just motivation.

I have to agree with Justin in regards to the total immersion video (by the way thanks for the copy). My swimming was by far my worst event. I couldn't swim more than 100 meters, got out of breathe and just used too much energy to go no where. The thing I liked about the video, is that it explained why you can't "muscle" your way through the swim and emphasized the importance of form and technique. I still have a long way to go but I saw progress.

If any one is having issues swimming, and you don't have the ability to get a coach, take Justin up on his offer.

I also work from home and have the same issue. I just got back from being out of town for 5 weeks and I'm also having a hard time waking up in the morning. Well tomorrow I have a 90 minute ride scheduled. I guess I have to wake up early.

90 minute ride tomorrow - Good training for our ride Saturday - 40 degrees / windy 50 miles and no Larry to make fun of.  You know how well I do in the wind!  Let's hope the fit change helps a bit.

Kelli if you decide to switch out components you might want to checkout SRAM as well. I switched from durace 7800 to a combo of SRAM Force and Red and I love it (on a road bike and i did keep the durace cassette). I was a little hesitant about doing the change but I'm glad I did. I found that on my bike the shifting was a little quicker, more accurate and the components a little lighter and cheaper. It's totally a preference, some people love shimano more but the good thing is I think they're interchangeable.

Finally had some decent weather today (mid 40s).  Got all excited, left work 3 hrs. early so I could do a nice long ride before dark.  Aired up the tires, lubed the chain, dressed in all my winter gear and was off.  Felt so free and fast to be riding outside and then...broke a spoke.  Got a solid 1.8 miles in though!! 

Good news is the LBS fixed the wheel for free.

HIIII!  Eric, I see the group is closed but I'm hoping you still have room for one more?  I will seriously cry if you dont.

I'll get my bio up for all those poor innocent and unsuspecting souls who have not yet be subjected to my fabulousness tomorrow.

Okay now that I've read thru the 9 freaking pages you animals have posted in the past 2 days I realize that you have already held a spot for me.  Thank you.

NAME: Nicole 83/ Nicole

STORY: Been doing tris for a few years now.  I'm slow, not particularly competitive, and really enjoy training more than I enjoy racing.  But I love the sport and the people I've come to meet along the way, and being part of Eric's first training group has definately motivated me to at least try to move outside my comfort zone and become a better athlete.

FAMILY STATUS: Married, but husband is out of town 5 days a week which gives me plenty of time for swim/bike/run

CURRENT TRAINING: Training for a half marathon at the end of Feb along with swimming and indoor cycling classes.  I need to get my tri schedule together for next season, but it will include at least one HIM race.

2009 RACES: I don't even remember what all I did.  Nothing spectacular, but that means I get to make big improvements in 2010, right?

2010 RACES:  Uh, see above.    Stay on me about this or else I'll never actually register for anything.

WEIGHTLOSS: Probably need to think about that again.  Love the holidays, hate the scale... bad combo for my bootie.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR: The same great leadership and inspiration I've had from Eric's group for the past year.  Aw... warm fuzzy... tear.

MY EXPECTATIONS:
  Stay on me about training logs
Please don't get offended by anything I say, I tend not to have a filter- espeically in conversations with Justin (trin2bfast) and Todd (newtons).

Man that stinks, sounds like it's all ready for next time though

Of course but in return we need a triathlon race registration from you in within a week please

For those of you who just swim straight, I'd recommend trying swimplan.com for some ideas on workouts. It'll mix up the workout and allow you to focus more on stroke and speed improvements.

For complete beginners there should be at least 1 day/wk of nearly all drills/stroke work. Pick your biggest problem and find the drill to help you fix it and focus on that for the day. Another good thing about a workout like this is it should be a recovery from all the other workouts you're doing.

So Ken (and Kari), I lived in St. Louis for about 4 years right out of college.  I actually raced the St. Louis marathon in oh... 2005 I think?  My father in law did it in 2006.  That's a really fun race, great course and typically good weather.

I also highly reccomend the Lewis and Clark race later in the season, the second half of it is on the Katy Trail and it's awesome.

That said, I'm really jealous of RAGBAI.  I've always wanted to do that, it's totally on my "Before I turn 30" list.

Um wait a minute, you have a BOYFRIEND?

Okay, officially out of hibernation now.  KELLI!  DETAILS!!!

I have to say days like this are why I need this mentor group.  It was 40 degrees (cold for those of us in Houston) and more rain than water coming out of my shower.  Because I knew Eric was watching I went ahead and got my crap on at 4AM and ran.  It was a very good weekday 10k run for me and when I got back I was very happy I ran.  I got on the scale (like I always do) and was happy to see Thanskgiving / last weekends eat fest gone and I am back to pre holiday weight.  I still have a few pounds to drop before I tackle the Houston Half but good slow progress is all I am looking for.

I hate the dreadmill so much now I was willing to get very wet to avoid it. 

Thanks

I guess the only good news is you weren't too far from where you started.   Sucks that you were ready to ride and only ended up with 1.8.  That spoke probably won't fail you again.

Ken

This is old news now   We already discussed this in the old thread while you were still in hibernation.