Shellback1998 2012 Group FULL (Page 7)

Welcome to the group Debs... Tell me more about yourself

Updated list

1. Beverly
2. Scott
3. Craig
4. Gloria
5. Dan
6. TC Theresa
7. Chelsea Rea
8. Daniel
9. Lisa
10. Darin
11. Dave
12. DC
13. Marius
14. Mike
15. Debs
16.  

I posted this earlier in the thread and am bumping it since there are more people interested in weight loss. From back in my days of lifting more than cardio I've dropped 20 pounds in a month almost purely off of diet without starving myself.

KC7 - 2012-01-18 9:46 AM Thanks for the comment on the HRM, Peregrinesgirl. After reading that article I am going to look into them and see about maybe making that my Valentine's Day gift to myself I thought that was delightfully appropriate.

I'm glad we can all help out

Wow. Thanks, GiGi. I am finding that I am not alone in that experience. Comforting yet sad that it seems to be a lot more common than one would think. Nice to meet someone else who understands/shares my stuggle! 

Well you'll get faster just being in the saddle making time to bike is probably one of the biggest factors in getting faster. There are plenty of things to do to help improve. Are you doing any weights? e.g. lunges, squats, hamstring curls, leg extensions,  Do hill intervals... Look into the spinervals dvd collection as well. 

8 Hours sounds fine, but training should increase each 4 week period then lower on the 4th week, and then build up again... 

Today's Stupid Questions:

1. I see people mentioning a/an "oly"... ? I assume it refers to "olympic" something but it looks like a type of set or session of swim training? Can someone clue me in on this?

2. How in the world do you "dive" into the pool WITH your goggles on and not have them flip up or tear off your face? Never have figured that out. I see people do it all the time but no clue how? If I make them too tight I get a terrible headache. Is there a trick? An angle to hit the water? A way to hold your head? Am I missing something?

Well, Oly does mean Olympic, not really sure what you want answered on question 1 though..

Question 2, you don't have to dive use a ladder or just jump in feet first.

Hi there everyone...  Still any room in the group?

Chris

Just pushed my limits by determining my LT Threshold on a run so that I can set my heart rate zones.  That hurt.

I warmed up for 10 minutes and then did an all out 30 minute run - 10 minutes into the all out run I hit the lap button on my HR monitor to recrod my avg HR for the last 20 minutes.  I then cooled down for 10 minutes.

Name:Milkthecowbaby (Jon) 

Story:  Born and grew up in London England. Always overweight but always liked the idea of mountain biking and running. Moved to the USA at 22 and got seriously overweight. In 2007 i was 450LBS +!! 5ft 11. I decided enough was enough and got myself down to 220lbs through running, biking and swimming. Really wanted to hit the 200 mark but never quite made it. Last year got a nasty injury in a mountain bike race at the end of the season and now im up to 245 and working at getting down to 200 for July of this year. I have finished a Half IM but i had alot of back problems because of the weight. Last year i finished my first Marathon in 4 hours 40mins.My injury is much better now and ramping up the training

Family Status Married with 4 daughters! Two are grown up the other 2 are 11 and 10.

Current Training: Trying to figure out what i want to do in 2012. Not going to even try an Ironman until im under 200lbs as i know my back wont take it. Of course im swimming biking and running but also do boot camps and body sculpt class. I like to have fun though so i rollerskate with my girls, go mountain biking and and like to do other fun things that alll the hardcore training lets me do. Hoping to get a new Xbox Kinnect to do some workouts on during the cold season to. I have a riding group i can ride with here in the summer.

2011 Races: GreenBay Cellcom Marathon, 4 Sprint Triathlons, 2 Olympic and various runs.

Planned 2012 Races:  Last year i did a Marathon on May in Green Bay WI and it was cold and windy! This year im thinking about training for a september Marathon. I would really like to try REV3 Wisconsin but i can not spend much money on races this year. I do work for a local Triathlon company so i can get free races so ill be doing some Triathlons, Duathlons and Half Marathons. The Bellin 10k in Green Bay again. At least 2 or 3 100mile bike races.

Weightloss: Need to get to my goal of 200 for this year!!! 245 right now. Ive been with Weight Watchers but to save money im using LoseIt.com

Hi,

I'm hoping your group is still open. My name is Keiren. I just turned 51 last week. In 2010 I completed my first sprint triathlon. Then I did 3 more that year. Having crossed that off my "list", I got lazy in 2011 and didn't sign up for any triathlons but did some 5Ks etc. Although I go to the gym and work out, I need to have a goal! Weight loss is another one of my goals. I've lost 35 lbs on WW years ago. In addition to competing in some triathlons this year, I would like to get back to my goal weight (about 10lbs). I could use some guidance and encouragement as I jump back in!

Well you'll get faster just being in the saddle making time to bike is probably one of the biggest factors in getting faster. There are plenty of things to do to help improve. Are you doing any weights? e.g. lunges, squats, hamstring curls, leg extensions,  Do hill intervals... Look into the spinervals dvd collection as well. 

8 Hours sounds fine, but training should increase each 4 week period then lower on the 4th week, and then build up again... 

Great job... Swimming is my least favorite of the three!

Welcome aboard Keiren... Since you have done sprints, are you looking to move up to Oly or 1/2's? Read back a few post, from Everlong, talks about losing weight... Read up on his post...

Nice Bio Jon, I am with you... I'm an inch shorter and weight the same... My weight went up, the past two months because of some personal issues, but I am like you. My goal is for my first IM in 2013. I currently weight the same as you... We'll get there! Stay focused, committed and we'll get there together...   

PS continue with the 70.3's...

Welcome aboard Chris... Tell me about yourself.

Updated list

1. Beverly
2. Scott
3. Craig
4. Gloria
5. Dan
6. TC Theresa
7. Chelsea Rea
8. Daniel
9. Lisa
10. Darin
11. Dave
12. DC
13. Marius
14. Mike
15. Debs
16. Chris
17. Keiren
18. Jon(could be mike as well will have to look back)
19.  

Hey Everyone... as it seems to be the quasi-standard format, here I go....  Excited to be part of the group!

Name: BigBeltz (Chris)

Story:  I’m 31 and currently finishing my master’s thesis.  I have always been a very active and outdoorsy person, however the past two years of graduate school have taken their toll – I may be as out of shape as I have ever been.  I am not a big runner, but I’ve done two marathons in the past, a bunch of halfs, and a handful of shorter races.   Given the choice I would spend my time mountain biking, surfing, or backcountry skiing in the winter.  Now that I am in Boston, most of those activities are difficult to do on spur of the moment... and a group of active friends interested is also lacking.

I began training for my first triathlon in 2004, but a month before the race my nice road bike got stolen out of my car and I haven’t ridden a road bike much since.  When I moved back to the Boston area after living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for 6 years I knew I would need to find some adventure in my life to keep me going.  It’s taken me a year or so to realize I needed something more active and intense... so here I am.

Family Status: Engaged, no kids.  Fiancee is super supportive.

Current Training: I am currently trying to put in 30-60 minutes a day, with the preference for doing two 30 minute sessions of different types.  These may be back to back or morning/evening.  I have been mostly swimming and running, but have logged 15 miles on a converted crappy mountain bike in the past 2 weeks or so.  I have been doing this for the past month or so. Yesterday, I finally had my first great swim – I really slowed down my stroke rate and it allowed me to breath much better.  Today, I swam my first 1000m piece.  I was dreading the swimming, but I am finding that it may be my favorite type of training (at least at 15 degrees).

Planned 2012 Races:  Wildman Sprint Triathlon (Orlando, FL); New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon (Hopkinton, MA);  and hopefully, Vikingman Triathlon Half-IM (Heyburn, ID)

Weightloss: Currently 225 (or was about a month ago).  Ultimate goal is about 175lbs, though I was down to 162 when I rowed lightweight in college.  Ideally, I’d like to hit 200 or break into the 190s by June.