Matt Gilmartin's Group- CLOSED~ we're swimming! (Page 8)

Real Name:       Screen Name:       Location:                 Notes:
Matt Gilmartin   mcgilmartin        Greater Chicago Area      Mentor extraordinaire and wannabe Ironman!

Robin White      robinRN   	    Bethesda, MD	      Looking to achieve a work/live/tri balance

Mariah P.        mmez               Texas (Military)          Mom, Wife, and Patroit!

Catie            CatieK             Brisbane, Queensland, AU  First timer, weight loss is a big interest.  Ask about her Guinness World Records!

Jamey            Batabings	    San Jose, CA              3 sprints and a full marathon on the agenda this year.

Chris            sbnut32            Georgia, USA              Newbie, looking for physical and mental workouts

Wendy Standridge  wendy109          East TX, USA	      Newbie, first sprint tri this summer!

John             caljah             Brooklyn, NY              First races this year- sprint and olympic

Bryan            katartizo	    Round Rock, TX 	      Newbie- 1st sprint tri at age 50 this year!  Will also be responsible for getting
							      the rest of us some barbecue from Austin LOL

Sheryl		 lovetheseashore    Massachusetts	      Improving time from last year's first sprint (Sharon Tri)

	         Willenglishiv      Chicago, IL		      INFO NEEDED

Steve		 Stevesflyshop	    Sidney, NE		      Ask him about the planned schedule!  Holy mackarel!

Jen Heaslip	 jenfence           INFO NEEDED

Melinda          melindacumming

pjc418		 Polly               Ohio

A Little Madness

GatorRunner      Aaron		    Jacksonville, FL          Races, first tri, graduating with an MS this year! 

Choinowski       Chris Hoinowski                              Big fan of the movie "Full Metal Jacket"

I glad to see there are plenty of tri newbie on here, like myself! 

Aaron, fantastic point about switching out the knobby tires for slicks.  Jen, also go to your local bike shop and tell them you're doing tri's on the MTB- they might be able to get you a better cassette for the rear wheel which will make your gearing a bit tighter.  Most importantly- don't spend a ton of $ making modifications to your MTB.  Save that cash and put it towards a roadie

Anyone else sick or feeling ill?  There's been a lot of crap going around where I live and to be honest I haven't had a regular training week since the week before Christmas.  It started in my sinuses, moved down to my chest by Christmas and since New Year's I've just felt like crap.  I'm tired, coughing, sneezing, etc. 

For whatever reason I've decided that tomorrow is the day that I get back to working out on a regular schedule no matter what.  I'll take a leisurely 3 to 4 mile run and bake the snot out of my nose if I have to.  Just so frustrating feeling sick.  

/rant

Wendy, I haven't used it.  I should.  Let me take a look for you.  And I doubt you're a dingaling.  I love that word LOL

Hi All!

Quick question - new LA Fitness, new machines.  Do you think it is just calibration that makes me go 1/2 the distance in the same time as on an older stationary cycle?  What a bummer!!

Luckily I've missed the sick bug this winter thus far.  My friends and their families have had a lot of stomach flu issues, but it's been clear sailing thus far for us.   Training with a cold is probably fine, and might even get you healthy in the head again.  I'm happily willing to admit I'm kind of a sissy when I get sick- I have no problem laying on the couch instead of training.  

Melinda- are you talking a spinner or a LifeCycle type of stationary bike?  If you're changing models you're comparing apples and oranges.  Same type of machine, the new one probably needs to be broken in :D

If you all are on Facebook, follow Andy Potts for swimming advice.  Here's his workout today: 

WU: 
600 Build WU
6 x 100 as 50 drill / 50 swim
6 x 50 as 25 IM / 25 swim

MS:
4 x 200, r=:10; descend 1-4. Last two at 90%+
100 cruise
8 x 100, r=:05; descend 1-4 / 5-8. 
100 cruise
8 x (50 at last 100 pace / r = :05 / 50 at PUSH)
100 cruise

CD: Strip down Set
1 x 400 fins + pads, concentrate on stroke
1 x 400 pads
1 x 200 cruise

Bring on the questions, please

Jenfence - 2012-01-04 10:18 PM Looks like an Algebra quiz I need to find a waterproof case so I can take my phone to the pool to do these workouts, I'll never remember all this lol. Swim Planner app is also a decent one for workouts. Thanks for sharing!

Try writing down the workout on an index card and keep it in a plastic zip-top baggie and keep it at the end of the lane.  I keep it there with my water bottle and move it along the tiles to count my intervals. 

Jen, I believe you have to be a performance member to upload data to your logs. There are various options/prices.

On the bike front, a MTB is just heavier by defintion. I have a cheapo road bike and a $$ MTB bike. The cheapo is just plain faster. Funny, I was asking my wife about a Tri-bike last night and she shot me straight down like one of the kids asking for candy. So, unless we win the lottery, my sprint in early summer will be on the cheapo which will be fine for a 14mile haul.

wendy109 - 2012-01-05 8:41 AM what is 'WU', 'CD', 'MS'  ? and does descend mean go from 90% down?  wow, I agree, this is like an algebra quiz! and I'm NO mathematician!! But I understand the need to use acronyms and have a universal language LOL!!    So, THIS is what they mean when they say it's 90% mental!

I read that to be WU=warm up, MS=main set, and CD=cool down.

I was able to get a short run in yesterday, followed by some shoulder, back, chest and ab work - about 45 minutes worth. My legs felt really heavy during the run and I couldn't shake it...maybe I didn't run far/long enough to settle into a it.

I got home and my son and I put on a Spinervals DVD. It was a long one - about 1:45 if I'm not mistaken. My husband was getting dinner ready, so we only had 55 minutes. We did the first 45 minutes of the video and then spent the last 10 minutes cooling down. It was tough!

Will try to get to the gym this afternoon after work!

I'm in the throes of a stretch of long hospital shifts this week and am only managing to find time to work, eat, sleep, go to bed, and get up to do it again.  Thankfully, things quiet down for me for a few days after tonight's shift and I'm looking forward to getting some training in on Fri/Sat/Sun (to include a Tri 101 clinic on Saturday morning).  Really need to figure out how to squeeze training in on work days as well!  Really enjoy having this group to connect with---I'm learning so much from all of you already!

I'm on Facebook if anyone also likes to keep in touch that way: Robin Cody White

Take Care,

Robin

Some Thursday tri entertainment for everyone---can't decide if it's motivating or disturbing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqpYKx8Fvk

Updated roster:  I'm thinking we've already lost one or two of our original group:

Real Name:       Screen Name:       Location:                 Notes:
Matt Gilmartin   mcgilmartin        Greater Chicago Area      Mentor extraordinaire and wannabe Ironman!

Robin White      robinRN   	    Bethesda, MD	      Looking to achieve a work/live/tri balance

Mariah P.        mmez               Texas (Military)          Mom, Wife, and Patroit!

Catie            CatieK             Brisbane, Queensland, AU  First timer, weight loss is a big interest.  Ask about her Guinness World Records!

Jamey            Batabings	    San Jose, CA              3 sprints and a full marathon on the agenda this year.

Chris            sbnut32            Georgia, USA              Newbie, looking for physical and mental workouts

Wendy Standridge  wendy109          East TX, USA	      Newbie, first sprint tri this summer!

John             caljah             Brooklyn, NY              First races this year- sprint and olympic

Bryan            katartizo	    Round Rock, TX 	      Newbie- 1st sprint tri at age 50 this year!  Will also be responsible for getting
							      the rest of us some barbecue from Austin LOL

Sheryl		 lovetheseashore    Massachusetts	      Improving time from last year's first sprint (Sharon Tri)

	         Willenglishiv      Chicago, IL		      INFO NEEDED

Steve		 Stevesflyshop	    Sidney, NE		      Ask him about the planned schedule!  Holy mackarel!

Jen Heaslip	 jenfence           North Carolina            Couch to 5K grad, doing her first sprint this year.

Melinda          melindacumming     Seattle, WA               Doing the Danskin Women's Tri for the first time this year.  

pjb418		 Polly               Ohio

A Little Madness

GatorRunner      Aaron		    Jacksonville, FL          Races, first tri, graduating with an MS this year! 

Choinowski       Chris Hoinowski                              Big fan of the movie "Full Metal Jacket"

newbie99         April              Tennessee                 Overcoming allergies to make first tri a reality.

Robin,

I tried to add you but you're not appearing in my search result.  You all can add me if you want- Matt Gilmartin.  My profile picture is me on top of Mt. Evans in Colorado this past summer- climbed my first 14,000 foot mountain on a bike~ 

We are all still getting to know each other and each other's fitness levels and limits, BUT I feel like you may be overtraining.  My feeling is that 2 a days should be one maybe two days a week for a beginner.  Also, remember that weight training is considered a workout, ie run+weights=2; run+weights+bike=3!

It's easy to be overzealous but pacing is important.  Trust me, I'm still nursing Achilles tendonitis from running too hard and too long to quickly.