SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED (Page 75)

tri-chic - 2010-01-06 11:58 AM

kt65 - 2010-01-06 3:48 PM

tahrens - 2010-01-06 11:41 AM I know I am a little late on some of my comments, but  I've been off line for a few days so everyone bare with me....

George - I like the idea of learning new strokes. Overall it improves your form  and comfort in the water and makes you a better swimmer. Plus swimming improves core strength so why not diversify the muscles used.

SUZY  IS  RUNNING!!!!

Trina - way to go on the 1300yd swim.. Keep working your breathing drills.  If you have to stop that frequently it sounds like more of a breathing issue than an endurance issue.  Just ask Kim. Make sure you are breathing out completly before you turn your head.  Also evaluate how often you breath, every other stroke, every 3rd, every 4th?  Maybe that will help.   And as for what to wear for the first race, I advise going with tri shorts and a top - not a tri suit.  Get a good pair of shorts and then ride in them a few times.  I quickly learned a proper pair of tri shorts should NOT be painful to ride in.  If the saddle hurts - the shorts are bad.  If you are going to rent a wetsuit I highly recommend this site  f2r.com   (Fit 2 Race).  I rented all my suits from them. It is $45 for a full or sleeveless but you get the suit for 29 days!!  They have outstanding customer service and lots of good sales on their used suits.  The first time I rented from them the suit was brand new!!!  The 29 days is super nice in that it allows time to exchange if the fit isn't right and to get lots of practice in it.  They are also renting race wheels!!!

Michelle - I think all stroller runs should count as 2x the distance!!! Way to go girl.

Jenny - so what did you think of Claire?  I am doing some of the same exercises as you. 

Dino - skip the workout and rest.

 

Just got back from a short jaunt to Reno (played some blackjack and ate at a few buffets!) and cannot fathom going through 10+ pages, are there any cliff notes that someone can provide?

Trina,

Tracy is referring to the fact that it took me almost 3 years of swimming to figure out from my new swim coach Allison (5 weeks ago) that I was not breathing all of the air out, thus not enough air was getting in...that would cause me to start sinking sooner, drop my non breathing arm and basically swim very inefficiently!  wow, that was a mouthful.  I am really good at breathing now as I do an extra forced exhale at the moment my mouth is about to break the surface of the water and my leading (non breathing) arm is just gliding ahead, hanging out, waiting patiently for me to take that stroke!  I just had that as a breakthrough these past 2 weeks practicing and focusing on my breathing.  I used to be already done stroking with my non-breathing arm as I looked down from the breath.  Sadly, I did not realize this was a HUGE waste of energy...it allows for zero glide and that is why I was kicking like a crazy person.  I am actually able to do the EVF (early vertical foream) now, and I am getting the kick to coincide with the breath.

*if only i could do this breathing on both sides!* suzy, that's for you! we are waiting for me to improve my rotation before we start the left (my poor) side breathing   Speaking of rotation, last night at my lesson, she gave me a Finis belt to wear that has a little barrel that rests on the small of your back.  As you swim, you listen to it "Click" each time you rotate to either side.  The goal is to have it click equally and then hopefully more forcefully as you pay attention to it.  I felt like I really had to exaggerate the non breathing side to get it to click much at all.  By the end of the lesson, I was really getting it.  We took the belt off, I swam a few lengths and omg, I was literally moving like a little fish through the water. really cool.  Can't wait to practice this new drill (unfortunately without belt) but I think I am starting to get it!

Hope everyone is doing well, I will be once I get that CT USB cable from Racermate

Ohhhhhhh...a new toy I haven't heard of.  The Finis belt sounds very cool and VERY useful.  Officially called the Finish Tech Toc, I now want one. Had to laugh when I looked them up.  They are $50 bucks.  For those of you looking at all the Tri toys and budgets..$50 is the minimum for ANY tri toys.  It never fails.  Might be able to justify it since hubby is now learning to swim too.     Will first call my contact at the Natatorium to see if the university has one I can play with first.   One can hope.

Suzy, your bike is going to be SCHWEET!!!!  I hope it is everything you want it to be.    Glad your friend is doing better too.

Hope everyone is staying warm this weekend.  Well, back to work.

I'm not exactly having to stop that often, I'm just following the swim plan from swimplan.com that calls for a short stop every so often. I'm only a month into my training (from scratch), so I'm feeling pretty good about where I'm at swimming-wise. But definitely thanks for the advice on breathing exercises. I make it a point to exhale completely under water, so when I turn my head for a breath my lungs are empty and ready for a fillin' Sometimes catch myself with a bit of air left in my lungs, but not very often because I am very aware of my breathing. At this point I'd have to say it's an endurance issue. I could be wrong, though. Who knows?

Now I want a Finis belt.

I love seeing numbers/data but am sooooo not a technical person ~ not a good combo, I know!  Needless to say, following is probably a question that I should already know the answer to.  However, I've been wanting something for my bike that tells me a bit more than just distance (my garmin tells me that) but (as much as I hate to admit) I am clueless.  Again, I have a garmin 305 so I'm not worried about something that will tell me HR.  I've been asking around and have found everything from $40-$thousands.  What is the dealio with this?  What is the difference between a powertap and a Cyclocomputer/cadence sensor besides $1500??? 

badgerintx - 2010-01-07 3:48 PM

Redknight - 2010-01-07 2:19 PM

BigReub - 2010-01-06 11:32 PM

ashort33 - 2010-01-06 10:28 PM

I know that 12 oz is not much, but curls are still technically working out.  If you are an overachiever, you could go straight to the 40oz curls...  You would probably need to lower reps a bit though...

Good idea, Andy.

Thursday night between 8pm and 12am EST I intend to do somewhere  between 6 to 10 sets of 12 ounce curls. 
Picked up some Select 55 for tomorrow night.  It's pretty good in case you're wondering.
Go 'Bama (I don't like the SEC, but I like Texas less).

OK I really need to check. Are you really working out with 12 oz weights? Dude that's like lighter than a small can of soup. Are you sure you don't mean 12 pound weights

OK....gotta admit this made me laugh out loud.  Were you really being serious?  It sounds like a bad joke out of the McKinsey Brothers Movies.  As a hockey player that "hung em up" several years ago, you are embarrassing us!  Remember, its all about the "BLUE"   you remember La Batt BLUE!  

Welll I have to admit if was a brain fart, alzheimer, old age  moment and I should never jump into a conversation without looking back to see the context.   I must have been overworked and my brain was on idle.   Ohhh and I never drink Blue except when it is opened for me by someone else .

You might be able to just get a few lessons from the local swimming pool etc. the expense is significantly less and it might make a world of diference to your stuyle. I know it helped me a coupl of years ago. I did 2 lessons per week for 6 weeks, I think< and it cost me only about 100.00

TrevorC - 2010-01-07 7:49 PM

badgerintx - 2010-01-07 1:48 PM

Redknight - 2010-01-07 2:19 PM

BigReub - 2010-01-06 11:32 PM

ashort33 - 2010-01-06 10:28 PM

I know that 12 oz is not much, but curls are still technically working out.  If you are an overachiever, you could go straight to the 40oz curls...  You would probably need to lower reps a bit though...

Good idea, Andy.

Thursday night between 8pm and 12am EST I intend to do somewhere  between 6 to 10 sets of 12 ounce curls. 
Picked up some Select 55 for tomorrow night.  It's pretty good in case you're wondering.
Go 'Bama (I don't like the SEC, but I like Texas less).

OK I really need to check. Are you really working out with 12 oz weights? Dude that's like lighter than a small can of soup. Are you sure you don't mean 12 pound weights

OK....gotta admit this made me laugh out loud.  Were you really being serious?  It sounds like a bad joke out of the McKinsey Brothers Movies.  As a hockey player that "hung em up" several years ago, you are embarrassing us!  Remember, its all about the "BLUE"   you remember La Batt BLUE!  

Take off eh ya' hoser. Bob & Doug MacKenzie....My fictional Canadian heroes.

fictional?????  those guys are real !!!! aren't they?

Had a good ride last night on the stationary bike at the gym. Too bad they haven't brought back a good quality bike. the one I am riding on right now must be old than Frankenstein and I can't even tell how fast or how far I have gone. Just have to guesstimate based on my past experience.

I think I'm am having the post holiday stress disorder.   Stress from having to go to work a whole 5 days this week.   All I want to do is sleep in and curl up in front of a fire with a good book.  Alas, that's not happening.

Today I have a longish trainer ride because for once it's actually COLD (don't laugh...the high is 36 today).  Soooo, I'm taking movie suggestions for what I need to pick up at Block Buster to get me through.  I saw Chick Flicks last weekend.  Action is probably a good choice to keep me peddling.  Let me know what you've seen that's worth your time.

Happy Friday!

Kelly