FancyPants' Tri Gals- FULL and CLOSED and TRAINING! (Page 8)

I am proud of you for just trying out new sports and I don't think it matters that you are a new person to the sport of triathlon. You are giving it a try and good on you :-) 
I am envious of your pace... I cannot get that fast only when going downhill :-D

What I eat depends on what I am going to do for the workout. It is usually a protein based smoothie (30 grams or more of protein)  no matter what, and then, after I work out I will also eat or drink something. Usually a cup and a half (12 oz.) of low fat chocolate milk. I keep reading about how good it is in aiding recovery. I also drink an energy recycler drink before my long run days and a post workout electrolyte type drink to help with muscle fatigue, etc. Anything more than a smoothie before a workout feels heavy. When I ran longer distances (half-marathon training) I would eat a cup of plain instant oatmeal with brown sugar and milk an hour before running. And coffee. :-)

Congrats, Anne! Athena you are! Yay you! Well done!

Mary-  Re-Newbie-ness:  We were all walking in your shoes at one time.  Actually not long ago for some of us!  Even though I've got a few races under my belt I still consider myself a newbie. Theres just so much to learn on this forum and when you do finally race your first race you will learn so much from that experience and will be driven to want to learn more!!  So nice that you bumped into a potential running partner!  Always great to have someone to chat with during a run or just have their body moving beside you.  Hope it works out! 

Reenie-  Thanks for the book by Freil recommendation.  I forgot that I had it!  Went and pulled if off the shelf to familiarize myself with it since its been a few years.  I can always use a refresher!   Unfortuantely there is no Half Ironman plan that he includes in the book    He has many to choose from from his website but pricey!..although they include email & phone contact with a coach, etc. 

Anne- First,  Awesome job on the podium finish!  Confidence booster for sure!  Congrats on your husbands effort too!  Next, hilarious comment about the anal husband.  I laughed outloud when I was reading your response and I think I even snorted.  :D    RE: paid BT Gold plan- I always said I would not pay for any plan...but I am re-thinking this.  I may look into it. The hard part for me is not so much making the training fit my schedule or swithching days to meet mine, it's that some days I dont know if I will work until THAT morning (Im a substitute teacher).  And Im not sure if it just me, but I plan (mentally) what & when I will train that day....hopefully following my training plan.  So when I accept a last-minute job for that day, it completely throws off  my planned workout and by the time I get off work Im in no mood to train, tired, and in the "kid/hw/dinner-mode.  Definitely need to get over it and JUST DO IT!!  

Where are you at with your March goals?  So far here are my #:  Swim:4000/12000 Bike: 60/176 Run: 35/56  Abs:...6/30 (low!!!)

Awesome Sauce on that race!

Anne~Awesome on your race!!!! I had better luck on my long run on Saturday eating Oatmeal and eating right after. I didn't feel funky during or after.  I love Luna bars. Right now I've been eating a lot of Cliff bars. My girls like them after basketball practice for the drive home.

Elena & Reenie~ Thanks for your kind words.

That's got to be tough.  Sorry Lady!  Hang in there, things will slow down and a routine of sorts will transpire along with a legit training plan. When's your HIM?  Too hard to do everything and be everywhere ALL THE TIME!  NOOOO Shin splints!!!  Luckily mine are gone.  Yay.

Had a good workout today.  Ran 6 after dropping off kids at school.  Drove home, changed into my swimsuit, headed to the gym and swam 1900. ...i forgot to rinse off before stepping into the pool though.  Oops! 

Vent away, Anne. The more I read aboutt he misadventures in having children I am even happier I am just mom to a furbaby.

I am still sidelined with the foot. So the swimming is about all I can do. Anne: I swim a 50 meter pool... When I do the triathlon, it is a 25 meter pool. It is going to be funny for me to switch over I think.

Next Wednesday we will see what the phsyio has to say. Oh and we got dumped on last night with 5 inches of snow. I am heading to a large city tomorrow and I think I am returning home with a n indoor trainer. I haven't been on my bike since I bought it and I want to cry thinking about that. Sorry to hear about the shin splints... :-(

EQUIPMENT QUESTION
Indoor Trainer: What are your thoughts/personal favourites? Thank you!

Also! I was given (YAY!) a pair of cycling shoes. They require clips. I am told they are a universal shoe, so any type of pedal will work in them. I want to know a good newbie pair of clip in pedals. What are your thoughts/opinions on that subject? Thank you!

-Irene

Irene:  I have LOOK pedals.  Ik now nothing about them. When trying to purchase some I asked for a mid-line (price) pedals.  Apperantly they can run you hundreds of dollars. I believe mine were about $80. Yay on the free shoes!  Just gave a pair away to a girlfriend. 

Anne: Did you find the sleeves?  And how was your run?  Is the 5k, 10k, and 13.1  part of a "run challenge"?  I've seen those run distances as races lately. 

Friday I Lost the $50 while riding my mtb- had no bike jersey or bike attire on becides a helmet....wore a regular hooded sweatshirt with a front pocket. Had a feeling it could happen but folded the bills around my phone thinking the weight of the phone would keep it in.  I was just heading to pick up my Jeep from getting detailed..kinda a leisurely ride.   When I got to the car wash and realized it was gone, I took the same route home with my head out the window hoping to see my green back.  NOPE.     

Then Saturday...

My daughter received a gift-card from Target aand has been bugging me to take her to get something.  So we went.   I had something to return and they put its worth ($14) on a gift card, which I then told my 6 year old son he could have to buy something for himself.  Stupid me, I handed him the card!  Well can you guess what happens when you give a 6 year old a gift card while in the store?............yep, he set it down and LOST the dang card!!!!!!!  OMG.  I was so mad. More at myself than losing the $14.  So $65 burned. In less than 24 hours.  Ouch.

Challenge update:  Swim: 9400/12000  Bike: 117/175  Run: 51/56  abs:    Not sure I can make that bike goal. Will try hard!

Elena: Sucks about the money.. So sorry to hear that. I hate when you lose things of any sort, espcially money. 

RE: Pedals - I got Shimanos, they were about $75. The cleats came with and the lady at the bike shop put them on the shoes for me. Pedals got installed today with the trainer tube, and I put the bike on the trainer by myself (Woot Woot!). I just did 35 minutes and my arse hurts like the devil, but it felt so good to do an exercise that didn't kill my foot. I am wiped though after ballet, strength and conditioning, and the bike.

I have no idea how fast I went on the bike or how much ground I covered. How the heck do you measure that inside...?

Happy Monday... Yay! The weekend just got one day closer :-)

EDIT TO ADD:
Challenge Update:
3/3 strength and conditioning classes done 
2/3 TRX plus Core done
4/6 swim workouts done. I may not meet this one. We'll see what the weekend away entails. 

Anne:
I am soooooooo sorry to hear about your HIM. It is really hot here too in those months, but we at least have dry heat. You do the HIM in August with me and just come and board with my husband and I in the great (now not so white) North.

Good luck with the 3 way.. That sounds like a good challenge! I admire your tenacity to do that. It's a few km short of a full on marathon...

Have a glass of wine or two and be sad.. But I mean at least you aren't sidelined from injury or something. You can still train like you are going to do the HIM. And then next you, you will nail it
:-D

My heart aches for you my friend. I can only imagine your disappointment. Is there another tri event you could train for?

Irene

March Goals: I did all swim workouts and all strength and training and I did 2 of the 3 TRX classes. Sorry I have been out of town visiting family with the Easter holiday AND we got a new puppy so that has kept our hands very full.

I understand the forum is closing? That makes me sad. I enjoyed this little discussion place.

Edited to add April Goals:
Swim: 16000 meters
Run: 20 km (modest, but I am still out for at least another week and a very restricted  return to it when I do return to it)
Bike: I am not sure what to put here. I will say 50 km. Still inside until next weekend. I am not use to the pedals just yet. And I have no idea how to measure my distance inside. 

Thanks for keeping me motivated Anne and Elena.

I am a morning runner in the late spring, summer, and early fall because where I live is semi-desert climate and the evenings are unbelievably hot. I switch over around end of April by going to bed early (9:30/10ish), getting up early (5 AM) and having a smoothie, throwing on my clothes to run (which I laid out the night before along with my work clothes) and then grabbing the dog (I guess it now may be dogS) and going for a run. I save my long runs for Saturday or Sunday, so I only do shorter runs on the weekdays (10 KM or less). For me, it's all about the prep the evening before. If I get my lunch started for work, lay out all of my clothes, and make sure my bag is ready for work, I am usually good to go. Some days I cannot get out of bed to save my life. Those days happen. I buy a summer membership to the gym that has a nice air conditioned track, so if I didn't get up and I run, worst case scenario I run circles for a while.

I don't know if that helps, Anne... But that is my "coping mechanism" with the early morning run.