BigDH - Checking Off the Boxes - Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 8)

I searched for a correct answer for this but came up blank when I was off for 2 weeks with a shin splint. What I did was mainly focus on Biking and swimming for those 2 weeks and then picked up the training where I had left off. I would try to get in some running during your vacation to maintain fitness. Hopefully the lull in training wont take you out of the prize money in your triathlons

Awesome, be sure to eat LOTS OF CHINESE FOOD the night before!!!!!!

just keep riding with them and clipping in and out. You do get used to it. The last time I rode a bike without clippless pedals I felt really disconnected from the bike.

One good whammy seems to have done the learning!

Oh yes, I have clipless pedals.  I had the dubious pleasure of having photographic evidence of my first fall.

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I'm doing pretty well on the pedals though, and I generally unclip a ways before getting to intersections.  Avoiding left turns isn't really possible, but I appreciate the advice on how to deal with them!

Deb-

Thanks for the pic - at least nobody got me with a camera. 

I took yesterday off.  Just exhausted.  Hope to get in the pool today.  I have some scabs on my right ankle at the back - right over the achilles.  I think it was from the bike - maybe my sock was bunched up or something. Thinking back to my race - I do recall some discomfort there during the run.  Anyway - I think I'll swim today - and maybe lift after depending on how I feel.

Cheers

Ben

Nope - I'm saying if it's too crazy on the road to feel OK about taking a left - then don't do it.  Go just past the intersection in the right lane and do a U Turn on the side of the road.  Then, going the wrong way, take a left onto the intersecting road and do another Uturn. Then - just go straight thru the intersection.  It avoids the dreaded left turn.

Okay, I'm confused again.  At first I thought you were suggesting just going through to the other side of the intersection and then going with traffic that way.  Now, I think you're saying go straight, then go further up the road and pull a u-turn?

So I had a swim yesterday that was really hard.  Once we finished warmup, she started us on sprints, and we basically did that the whole class.  It was really hard and I honestly kept thinking I didn't have it in me to go any longer.  Then I did. 

I went home afterwards and talked to my husband about getting Angie (the tri coach who is running the program) as a coach for me eventually.  It isn't in the budget right now, but in the next couple years it will be.  I push myself a lot and I've pushed my limits immensely in the last year, but last night taught me that I can be pushed a lot further then I realize.

Had a good run this morning with a friend.  Also have a bike on plan for today.  It was going to be an evening thing, but then the commitment I had this afternoon got cancelled.  So, I'm debating a hybrid/chariot ride instead.  I'm not sure though, since it just finished hailing and looks like it might again.  It depends on the weather in the next couple hours.

Thanks, I think I'll just plan on doing that if I run into any roadblocks I'll dial it back but I'm hopeful that it won't really be an issue.  I'm just striving to enjoy my trip.

Deb - that's awesome that the tri coach was able to push you further than you thought you could be pushed!  That's her job right?  I hope you are able to utilize her services sooner rather than later if you think it will help.  In the meantime, it is now your job to push yourself that hard every day on your own!

So - can folks in the group see each others'  logs?

Anyway - got a swim in today.  Felt just fine.  I am still so slow it's kind of sad - but at least I am

Yeah, and that is exactly why I'd like to get her as a coach eventually.  I know I can't push myself like that everytime.  Heck, she doesn't push us like that everytime.  Most of the earlier sessions have been very technique focused.  So, while they were mentally taxing, and I had to really focus on form, I didn't find them physically exhausting like this.  Having said that, I have no doubt she has had a plan all along (she should, after all).  Lately, the workouts have been getting more physically taxing as we get closer to tri season.

Most of my workouts are still at a moderate intensity, and for now, I still benefit from that.  I don't want to push the speed too much on the run until I lose a bit more weight.  On the bike, I still need to build mileage.  On the swim, my technique was so poor when I started.  I'm still working on it a lot.

I see gains all the time with what I'm doing, so I'm still cautious about pushing the limits too much.  I don't want to end up injured.  Having said that, I'd feel safer pushing the limits if somebody experienced was there guiding me.  I can't afford her yet, but in the next couple years I'll be able to.

Somewhat controversial but here was my last pre race meals

Chinese food for dinner

pastries and cereal for breakfast

I might try something different next time.

Depends on the race. 

Marathon - pasta with a light sauce, veggies and some protein for dinner the night before.  Bowl of cereal, banana, yogurt and a bagel with cream cheese. 

5K - regular portions of protein, veggies and starch for dinner.  Bowl of cereal for breakfast.