Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? (Page 73)

QueenZipp - 2010-04-06 4:44 AM

My pool was closed today cause of lightning.  Sigh....I did spend some time talking to Bill....think I may scrounge up the cash to pay for a few private lessons.  He is one who knows that if a swimmer "isn't getting it" that he has to change the approach.

LeahDD - 2010-04-06 8:33 AM

At least you have a legitimate excuse for skipping your swim.  I just overslept due to a poor night of sleeping.  On the bike trainer tonight, however. 

I think I would rather have more thirty-minute private sessions than fewer one-hour sessions.  Take the thirty-minute session and then spend a week practicing and then go back for another to see how well you assimilated it. 

kirih - 2010-04-06 11:51 AM Hey all,

Scott keep hammering away in little chunks you'll get there! September is totally doable!

I went to my first tri club meeting last night. Started with a clinic lead by 13x ironman and physical therapist focusing on self-care for keeping your upper body strong for cycling. Went through four stations of exercises including seated posture stretch + cervical flexion (imagine a kind of head sit-up) which are good for your neck muscles, particularly the front ones which can become weak in aero due to muscle imbalances. 2 parts of a "snow angel" stretch which targets your pecs (i really needed this one). Good old side and prone planks. And, upper back recurve stretch which was awesome for me as it gave me an immediate spine adjustment -AHHHHH - app my back needed some recurving badly! This transitioned into a general meeting - WOAH there were a ton of people there - which was bad as it was hard to meet & talk with ppl, but good to see so many folx. Also the doc gave another talk on bike fit - when to get a pro fit, what signs to look for etc. Less interesting to me as Ive been through pro fits and know their value. Seems like a great group, will have to go to some of their weekly workouts and actually meet some people! It was only $34 to join, so I went ahead as they get great discounts from local outfitters, rudy project gear, and massage/pt places - and they have cool race kits!

In other news - a couple months ago I signed up for a bicycle framebuilding class only to be put on a wait list til next year - or wait til November and travel to way southern oregon for two weeks (no!) Gah! Yesterday I received a surprise phone call - I'm in for the next class starting April 12th due to a late cancellation. YES! I've always dreamed of building my own bike from the bottom up. I'm going to be making a mixte touring frame - which will look something like this - ya know, only prettier... Then I want to build a 29er MTB. Yay yay yay. Very excited. Will post details as the bike emerges! Coy Koi Cycles is launched!



And on the training side of things all continues nicely. I just wish we were having some better weather so I could get out and ride!

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hchristo - 2010-04-06 10:56 AM It's not much but I got a 6 mile ride in on the Expresso trainer at my new gym and a 300 yard swim this morning. The swim would have been longer but I didn't have my goggles. I'm going to try and run some tonight to get ready for Sat.

jdbadger - 2010-04-07 8:45 AM

234.8..lets round it to 235.0.  I am well on my way to winning this weight gain challenge..and the next 5 days in Wisconsin..should be at lest 240 by next week..WOO HOO!

hchristo - 2010-04-07 9:47 AM

181.2 this morning somehow I'm down 3 pounds.

IdealMuse - 2010-04-07 1:15 PM Okay, taking a vote. 5k on April 25th. What say you? Should I do it as a time-trial/lactate test update? Seems like just a waste of $30.00 but it's really close by in a neighborhood I used to live in and the logo is a cool little Running Raven, and I have a thing for crows. http://www.fleetfeetchicago.com/htm/events_races_ravens.asp(keeping in mind the only running race I've done is that 15k this past fall)

Lauren_Pgh - 2010-04-07 2:11 PM Nobody who is considering doing a HIM or even an IM is crazy, but your crazy if your considering about doing it, and your not going to put forth the effort to complete one. I'm sure you won't have a problem with that though, because you seem dedicated when it comes to you training. I know that right now I can't do a HIM, but I really think that I'm going to make it a goal, and just keep training until I can do one. Everyone who is capable of training for a HIM or IM, is never crazy to consider doing one. Just make it a long term goal, and you will be crossing the finish line in your HIM before you know it.

Lauren_Pgh - 2010-04-07 4:11 PM Nobody who is considering doing a HIM or even an IM is crazy, but your crazy if your considering about doing it, and your not going to put forth the effort to complete one. I'm sure you won't have a problem with that though, because you seem dedicated when it comes to you training. I know that right now I can't do a HIM, but I really think that I'm going to make it a goal, and just keep training until I can do one. Everyone who is capable of training for a HIM or IM, is never crazy to consider doing one. Just make it a long term goal, and you will be crossing the finish line in your HIM before you know it.