SWBKRUN -CLOSED DUE TO TRAINING (Page 7)

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I'm also interested in this answer! I'm looking at HIM July, Marathon October.

I like this question... and am doing something similar, only backwards. I'm planning on a HIM in July (12th, I think?) and my BFF wants me to run a marathon with her on June 23. Not a problem, I figure, as she's said all along the marathon would be "just for fun, not for time." Well, today on the phone she starts talking PR with me (we have the same PR, done together, holding hands at the finish... awwwwww!!!) and now I'm getting all nervous about recovering enough in time to do a HIM 2-3 weeks later. At least my legs will be in good shape!! I guess I could just pile on the biking at that point, let the legs recover, and do my best. 

Not sure about how to train for both a marathon and an HIM, though. Anyone here done that? Kim? I know, I know, I'll have to ride my bike...

a little farther apart but chet ran on 4 months after IM.  maybe he's got some wisdom for ya.  pretty sure he bq'd that race too.

Oh yeah, dirty hippie jokes. That's what I'm here for. 

I haven't trained for a marathon and HIM at the same time, but I've kept up training for shorter tris while training for marathons. I follow the tri training plan for the bike and swim, and add run mileage by using a marathon training plan as a guide for weekly and long-run mileage. I don't follow either plan to the letter, but try to get in the key workouts and meet the weekly volume targets. Unlike Kim, I do better if I spread my run mileage out over more days (5-6) per week. On bike days, I run in the morning and bike on the trainer at night. On swim days, I take a short run right before I swim. For a first marathon, I'd skip speed workouts and just build volume with lots of easy running.

Guess what?  It's WEDNESDAY!  Who's racing a little Santa Dash? something else?  Spill the beans! (For you newbies, this question comes at you every week and gives you a chance to lay out your race details and strategy)

If you're not racing, what the heck are you doing? higlights please!

No racing... I plan to be CHILLIN' with the family.

good luck racing peeps!  a Christmas eve 5k sounds cool, but none around here that i can find.  what the heck am i doing... playing santa, not sharing the kiddos toys, frying turkey and hoisting a few.  and Christmas day is kick off for NOLA 70.3.  that makes this the fourth year in row that i'm sitting here in december wondering why on earth i registered for an early season long course race. 

Question: 

I just finished the second ride on my new (used) trainer.  So, I'm noticing that:

1) IT'S HARDER than riding on the roads.   Boo hoo, wahhhh, sob sob

2) The computer on my bike says I'm going really slow and not very far.  That bites.

3) I'm going to be watching more TV this winter than I have in the past 5 years combined.

So, here's the question.  How do you log your miles?  Do you just go by the pathetic distance and average speed displayed on the bike computer, or do you use some other more impressive formula?  It probably doesn't really matter as long as you're putting the time and effort in, does it? 

No racing for me this weekend, unless it's racing around buying gifts because I HATE shopping and I HATE Christmas.  :-) There, I said it.  Now, happy solstice to everyone tomorrow.  Days will be getting longer--that's something to celebrate.

Jayne--it really doesn't matter what the speed turns out to be.  Are you following a plan?  If it's HR, make sure it gets into the right zone.  If it's power, same thing.   I used to be a mileage nut,  but I gave that up this year.  Now, if I hit the planned zones I am happy.  And you're right, it can be harder because you don't have any momentum on the downhills--it's one constant push.  Of course, you could have the tension cranked too hard on the wheel???

Also, fans are you friend when you're indoors.  I open a window, crank the ceiling fan and have an industrial fan that blows on me and my rear tire so it doesn't melt the tube.  It's usually 55F in my exercise room during these efforts.  Hands freeze, but I am still sweating up a storm.

No racing for me either.  I'm cooking up a storm for the fam, going to the Badger b-ball game, seeing some friends who come home for the Holidays and topping it off with a Packer party.

Isn't the pool just another way to take a shower??????  The chlorine is a great cologne! 

NAME: Dan

STORY: I'm 53 and live in Sendai, Japan. I was part of a staff reduction at the end of 2007 and have given myself a few years off to a) catch up on life, i.e., things I like to do besides work b) see how far I can get with triathlons - ideally I want to do an IM, but I'm not in a hurry and thinking the earliest that will happen is 2013. 

In 2008 I struggled with learning to swim and bike again. I hadn't really done either for 30-35 years and only knew how to swim with my face out of the water (which is still the way I swam all my races this year). I also struggled with getting my running going again. I'm still struggling with swimming and have lots of room for improvement on the bike and run (or so I like to believe).

FAMILY STATUS: Married with two sons from my wife's previous marriage. We have 3 grandchildren.

CURRENT TRAINING: trying to build up to 6 runs/week ala Barry P and ramp up my weekly distances to 50 km.  I'm also trying to hit 5 trainer rides/week on top of that and slowly build up duration.  Swimming...one lesson a week, lots of drills and I think my balance is finally getting better.  Now if I can only get this breathing stuff to work.

2011 RACES: 3 Olys, an HIM, a couple of HMs.  I had my fastest Oly, 10K (in the Oly) and HM this year.   The HIM was my first.

2012 RACES: I'm thinking 3 Olys and one HIM again along with 2-3 HMs.

INSEAM: 28 inches 

Weightloss: not a problem as long as I keep my beer/wine consumption up.

I like to consider myself a Boilermaker!  Hate to call myself a Hoosier.  That is the name for the "Other" school in Indiana.  Plus, Boilermaker is a great drink. 

FYI....The History of the term Hoosier.....

Back in the day when people would walked every where and would sometimes be put up for the night while traveling on the road, farmers would be out in the field when they would see someone walking up to their house.  To make sure the person was safe, they would yell out, "Hoosier mother, Hoosier father!  Hence starting the term Hoosier.  Ok, this really isn't true but its a good drinking story. 

No racing here.  I'm "SWBKRUN" -ing and helping my wife get the house in order for kids/grandkids over the holidays.

Steve,

I would like to join your mentor group.  I ran triathlons when I was much younger, mid to late 20's, and trying to get back in shape to do a couple of races this year.  The advice from current racers would be invaluable!

I am the Operations Manager for a Disaster Recovery team so my schedule can get very complicated when the weather starts acting up.  However, even if I do not have a chance to race, the training is great for overall fitness.  I live in east Tennessee and I am 49 years old.

FAMILY STATUS: Married (Tammy) 25 years, two sons one a junior in college and one a sophomore.

CURRENT TRAINING: I have just been working on a base over the fall.  Running is by far my weaker segment so I am looking for any ideas on how to make training more fun and effective.  I am doing strength training and run M/W/F, swim and bike T/TH/SA and off on Sundays.  Runs are on the road or at the fitness club on the treadmill, swim is at the fitness club in the 25 yd pool, and bike is on the trainer other than those few days when it is warm enough to ride and not raining.

2011  RACES: No 2011 races.

2012 RACES:  I have two races on my list for 2012; Scenic City Triathlon Hixson, TN spring distance in April and either the Waterfront Triathlon in Chattanooga, TN or Fall Creek Falls Triathlon in Pikeville, TN both Olympic. My schedule with travel for work will dictate which of the Olympic I am able to do.

WEIGHTLOSS: I have lost about 35 pounds in 2011!  I am probably near my race weight but still need to drop those last few pounds of spare tire and replace them with swim muscles.  I am with you on Jack and Coke and would recommend trying a little Gentleman Jack w/Diet Mtn Dew! 

Thanks and looking forward to being a part of the group!

Kevan Parker

post it, mike   welcome!

OK!

I know!  Now I have to get to the pool and you know how long that takes me!  Your call!