triritter/William Ritter "Rock Out in 2010" CLOSED! (Page 7)

mcassat - 2010-01-06 4:29 PM scott- how old are you?

smeador - 2010-01-06 1:43 PM Just completed my 2010 bike Lactate Threshold Test. Kicked my arse. Is interesting the my HR zones actually decreased over last year. For example last year Z1 was 108-131, this year it is 104-127. Is this a good indication or have a I lost something?

mcassat - 2010-01-07 9:24 PMAbout the hr data... Couple of other questions... Did your max drop this year too? That can affect your zones as well and is just related to aging... 1% per year is pretty normal regardless of fitness... Did your resting drop? The best measure of fitness with that data is how much work you can perform in a particular zone without going to the next

antlimon166 - 2010-01-07 8:57 AM

question for those with more experience on a bike trainer....and by more experience, i mean anyone that's spent more than 3 sessions on one.

understanding that the common consensus is that MPH and Miles aren't very accurate on a trainer, how do you log your training when using a bike trainer?  so far i've just been entering the stats as i see them on my bike computer so i'm feeling like a complete wus when i'm logging 14mph for 45min and feeling like i just did double that.

i thought about just logging time and effort level, but that doesn't really help much for tracking a weekly/monthly/annual log.

how are you guys logging your trainer data?

thanks
anthony

eca712 - 2010-01-10 8:37 PM Yay I can re-join the world again!! Finished off my paper at a grand total of 140 pages. I hope to never ever write a paper like that again. I am actually so relieved that the semester starts tomorrow! It'll be easier to get back into the swing of things since I never actually left....

So I got in a nice 30-min. spin session and 30 min. of yoga today. It felt so good. I don't know if my neck/back is messed up, but I've been dizzy all week and my entire body was extremely tight from both stress and inactivity, so the yoga felt great. Has any ever had recurring dizziness like that? From what I read on the internet, it sounds like cervical vertigo- fleeting sensations of spinning whenever I turn my head. It's nonexistent in the morning, but then will just pop up at some point in the afternoon. So strange. Luckily it's not too bad.

Congrats on finishing that paper. I hope you did well. I start school next week. 

Dizziness can depend on a variety of things like fatigue, (de)hydration, pushing too hard, blood pressure and could be vertigo. if it's still going check with your local doctor. 

So quick question for y'all- I hope to have my pro friend write me a training plan this week. She said she'd do it for free, but I want to pay because she's underemployed right now. Anyone know what a reasonable offer would be?

triritter - 2010-01-13 6:17 AM

Due to a personal invitation (Thanks to "smilford" aka Stephen with his connection with race directors), I am also in the inviational wave at the Gateway to Bay triathlon in Kemah, Texas...then two weeks later will be Lone Star 70.3. It's going to be a wild year.

smeador - 2010-01-13 2:44 PM Does anyone else experience minor "side stitches" when doing run intervals or long tempo runs? If so, what have you found to be the best method to alleviate them?

I sometimes experience issues on the right side. To alleviate I turn my head to the left and breath more deeply.

smeador - 2010-01-13 1:44 PM Does anyone else experience minor "side stitches" when doing run intervals or long tempo runs? If so, what have you found to be the best method to alleviate them?

I sometimes experience issues on the right side. To alleviate I turn my head to the left and breath more deeply.

smilford - 2010-01-13 10:19 AM I am pretty awesome! My only chance for beating you is in an Olympic, so I had to hook you up. Heres to hoping the swim is long! Then it's BSLT! Our agegroup should be pretty stacked. What will you do if you get the Kona slot?

eca712 - 2010-01-13 10:52 PM All right people, I need some motivation. It's my first week of school and it's already been insane, and I'm getting a little worried that I won't be able to stick to a training schedule. I mean, I know it's possible- I just need to convince myself I can. Morning workouts are kind of out of the question- as it is, I'm getting up at 6 to get myself and the dog out of bed, fed, ready for the day, and on a train to school by 7:45 (and yes, I know that's a long time to get out of the house in the morning, but there's nothing I hate more than having to rush in the morning). So I'll be working out at night, which I've never been a big fan of. Does anyone prefer to work out at night and want to tell me why it's great?

Other than that, I had my friend's mom's funeral on Monday night, which was obviously unavoidable. But then a friend who I rarely to get to see invited me to dinner last night, which knocked out that night's workout since I went there straight from school. Any advice on how to balance social life and tri life? As it is, I need to be more social- my friends usually get the short shrift from me and I'm such a homebody that I'm always tempted to blow off plans, which isn't good for me or my friendships. Have you guys found that it's easier to pick two set nights a week to devote to friends, or to have two floating off nights for when invitations pop up?

Otherwise, dragged myself through a terrible swim tonight. I was a little anxious about it because I haven't been in a while and feel out of shape in general, and then I was swimming in front of two lifeguards who were my age, which made me feel nerdy and embarrassed and tense. Oh and the lap lane was 3 ft on one end and 8 ft on the other, so when I was swimming in that direction and could see the bottom of the floor moving away from me, I felt kind of panicky. I ended up closing my eyes so I wasn't looking at the floor, which did help. But wtf! Once again- any advice on how not to feel nerdy and embarrassed and tense when beginning?

Thanks everyone! How are your lives?

eca712 - 2010-01-13 10:52 PM   But wtf! Once again- any advice on how not to feel nerdy and embarrassed and tense when beginning?

triritter - 2010-01-14 6:15 AM



I hope the swim is short and you must have alzheimers, what about Wool Capt last year?