kenj triathletes in training - IM and HIM focused - Closed (Page 7)

I have gone back and forth between Muscle Milk and just plain chocolate milk.  I have also used the Shakology meal replacement shakes from Beach Body, but these are kind of pricy.  I have not tried any of the recovery drinks from the sports drink folks.  

Are you looking to supplement your regular meals or replace a meal?  Personally, if it was just for recovery the chocolate milk plan works pretty good unless you are lactate intolerant or avoid dairy products for some other reason. 

I would like to sign up for another round.  I'm not HIM (yet....hopefully), but still plugging away.

I am 32 and this will be my third summer of triathlons.  I'm still relegated to sprints at this point due to a poor swim, but I finally broke down and got some 1-1 swimming lessons this year.  My second lesson is tomorrow night so too early to tell, but I feel like I'm making progress.  Fitness wise, I think I could get ready for the bike and run of a HIM, so we'll see where the swim takes me.

Mentioning fitness.  In my 20s, I always said I would eat what I want to eat and if I started to gain weight, I would start running.  I started gaining weight when I hit 30.  Nothing terrible, but probably 20 lbs over where I finished high school (I was really skinny in high school).  I started with small runs and added triathlon initially because I didn't like doing really long runs.  I lost about 10 of those pounds and probably could stand to lose a few more, but my BMI is normal now.

It's funny, at any point during this, I think, this is the best shape I've been in since high school and that what I thought was good last year was really crap.

I just ran my 2nd 1/2 marathon and took 13 minutes off my time from the first one.  Today, I'm signing up for my first full that will take place in December.

Family - I am married with one child, Will who is 17 months.  He takes away a lot of my training time, but it's all completely worth it.  He doesn't like the jogging stroller because he doesn't like the sun in his eyes - we need to get a solution to that.  My wife is a runner as well, and I'm trying to get her to do a triathlon with me.

Training and 2013 races.  I'm getting ready for a sprint in 2 weeks.  We'll see how far my swim progresses to decide what I will do for the rest of the summer.

Looking forward to seeing you guys do some great things.

If you are going to use energy bars or some other solid nutrition, make sure you have it partially open or even cut into smaller pieces so it is easier to handle.

Thats a good idea about having the packages partially opened.  I remember struggling with that at times last year!

I have gone back and forth between Muscle Milk and just plain chocolate milk.  I have also used the Shakology meal replacement shakes from Beach Body, but these are kind of pricy.  I have not tried any of the recovery drinks from the sports drink folks.  

Are you looking to supplement your regular meals or replace a meal?  Personally, if it was just for recovery the chocolate milk plan works pretty good unless you are lactate intolerant or avoid dairy products for some other reason. 

Jaime,

For my first (and only to this point) HIM last year (Racine 70.3) I grabbed the water or energy drink bottle as I rode by.  I was very nervous about this before hand and it turned out to be pretty much a non factor.  I know this can be hard to believe at this point though.  What you want to do as you come to an aid station is slow down some, point or make good eye contact with a volunteer, and say "water or perform - or whatever the drink you want is and hold out your hand.   Many of the volunteers will somewhat run backward to make the hand off.  I just placed those water bottles in my cages, but you will probably want to dump the water into your aero water bottle. 

Now for a related question:  How did the "perform" sports drink work for those that have done HIM or IM.  The only time I used it was for the above mentioned HIM, but I was thinking of getting some now to train with so I can get used to it prior this time.  I did pretty well nutrition wise at the HIM, but did feel a bit bloated toward the end.  The majority of what I drank that day was water though.  Otherwise, as has been stated previously by other in the group I really like the Hammer products (perpetuem and endurolytes fizz) and the vega electrolyte hydrator, but would love to "live off the course" if I can.

Todd

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I was wondering about the bike aid stations as well (for an Ironman branded event) - what type of water/perform bottles are they - are they like bike bottles or like the water bottles u buy at the convenient store with the twist off cap?  Do you exchange the bottles at the aid stations or refill from a jug? Sorry for the silly questions - just trying to wrap my brain around it for Fl. 

I have been training with the lemon lime Perform and I actually really like it - better tasting than HEED or plain gatorade. AND I can still drink it luke warm!

Has anyone had issues/problems shipping a bike in the cardboard bike boxes? 

Yes, I am still trying to deal with shipping issues - I promise I will stop talking about it soon!!!!  My current dilemma is do I take my fancy hard sided bike box from AK to FL on the plane and then break it down and ship it by itself USPS and then put the bike in a cardboard bike box and send it USPS back to AK. OR. do I send my bike both ways in a cardboard bike box (down on the plane and back up by USPS).  I found the USPS is only a little over $100 to ship (vs. $700 UPS) so for $200 I can have the security that my bike will be in one piece for at least the way down - I worry that if it gets damaged I won't be able to race. I am leaning toward taking my bike box as it sure would be nice not to have it ready to ride right out of the box.

For those traveling with bike boxes - make sure you check they will take it - it turns out that some small regional jets (like United Airways) will not take bikes. Since those are the only ones flying out of the airport I am using - I kind of got screwed!

Has anyone had issues/problems shipping a bike in the cardboard bike boxes? 

Yes, I am still trying to deal with shipping issues - I promise I will stop talking about it soon!!!!  My current dilemma is do I take my fancy hard sided bike box from AK to FL on the plane and then break it down and ship it by itself USPS and then put the bike in a cardboard bike box and send it USPS back to AK. OR. do I send my bike both ways in a cardboard bike box (down on the plane and back up by USPS).  I found the USPS is only a little over $100 to ship (vs. $700 UPS) so for $200 I can have the security that my bike will be in one piece for at least the way down - I worry that if it gets damaged I won't be able to race. I am leaning toward taking my bike box as it sure would be nice not to have it ready to ride right out of the box.

For those traveling with bike boxes - make sure you check they will take it - it turns out that some small regional jets (like United Airways) will not take bikes. Since those are the only ones flying out of the airport I am using - I kind of got screwed!

Had a training failure this morning.  2 miles into a 14 mile planned run I got what started as something similar to a side stich, but it has radiated from the left side of my back and around to the stomach.  Still now, several hours later it is very uncomfortable.  Not sure if it is GI, or kidney stones.  I thought it might be gall stones but that is on the right side from what I understand.  It was a long 2 mile walk home. 

Hopefully it will pass and I can use today as a rest day and switch the run to tomorrow.

How is the training going this week for you all?

Name: Leegoocrap/Chris

Story: I've been training for tri's for 5 years now, and have been a pretty serious triathlete for the past three. Last season was full of up and down moments and lots of stress, so for 2013 I've decided to re-focus myself on my weak spots (that is, running) while at the same time re-learning to enjoy the races without the expectations I put on myself. I plan to make my return to full IM racing in 2014, so that's something that is in the back of my mind as well.  Outside the tri life I'm a big dork (or so I'm told) who loves reading, anime, long walks on the beach and the occasional bar crawl.

Family Status: On and off bachelor

Current Training: I am coached by Newbz from the forums and have been for the past couple of years. We've worked pretty hard on my abilities overall, and now we're focusing on turning me into a runner with a good bike as opposed to a roadie with a crappy run Within the next couple of months I will be ramping my volume to start the IM push.

Last Years Races: I had an up and down 2012. I spent a lot of the year preparing to go for a 4:30ish finish at IM Augusta, but had a fairly disappointing result... as such I ended up re-evaluating myself and my goals.

2013 Races: I'm still not specifically signed up for anything this year (although I've already had a couple of races) but I imagine some number of sprints / oly's and most likely a longer race (either a marathon or another 70.3) will fill out the rest of the season. My primary goal this year is to prepare for a KQ time at IMLou next (2014) year. A tall order to fill, no doubt.

Weight Loss: Not for me... I hover in the mid 150's most of the year, I suspect when my volume starts hitting bigger numbers I'll end up in the high 140's.

What will make me a good mentee: I'm fairly knowledgeable (enough to be dangerous) in certain area's... I'm a loudmouth, and I'm generally helpful... I think

Had a training failure this morning.  2 miles into a 14 mile planned run I got what started as something similar to a side stich, but it has radiated from the left side of my back and around to the stomach.  Still now, several hours later it is very uncomfortable.  Not sure if it is GI, or kidney stones.  I thought it might be gall stones but that is on the right side from what I understand.  It was a long 2 mile walk home. 

Hopefully it will pass and I can use today as a rest day and switch the run to tomorrow.

How is the training going this week for you all?

Had a training failure this morning.  2 miles into a 14 mile planned run I got what started as something similar to a side stich, but it has radiated from the left side of my back and around to the stomach.  Still now, several hours later it is very uncomfortable.  Not sure if it is GI, or kidney stones.  I thought it might be gall stones but that is on the right side from what I understand.  It was a long 2 mile walk home. 

Hopefully it will pass and I can use today as a rest day and switch the run to tomorrow.

How is the training going this week for you all?

Had a training failure this morning.  2 miles into a 14 mile planned run I got what started as something similar to a side stich, but it has radiated from the left side of my back and around to the stomach.  Still now, several hours later it is very uncomfortable.  Not sure if it is GI, or kidney stones.  I thought it might be gall stones but that is on the right side from what I understand.  It was a long 2 mile walk home. 

Hopefully it will pass and I can use today as a rest day and switch the run to tomorrow.

How is the training going this week for you all?

Had a training failure this morning.  2 miles into a 14 mile planned run I got what started as something similar to a side stich, but it has radiated from the left side of my back and around to the stomach.  Still now, several hours later it is very uncomfortable.  Not sure if it is GI, or kidney stones.  I thought it might be gall stones but that is on the right side from what I understand.  It was a long 2 mile walk home. 

Hopefully it will pass and I can use today as a rest day and switch the run to tomorrow.

How is the training going this week for you all?