Mimir98's group-CLOSED AGAIN...FOR REAL THIS TIME (Page 8)

HANS- Hope you are feeling better! Everyone is sick! It must be winter......  Good for you for getting out there anyway.....I am so hoping not to come down with what everyone's coming down with.....

I'm doing the trainer thing too, and my bike computer doesn't compute cadence.  After talking to a bike friend at work today, I'm going to practice using a metronome to figure out how fast my cadence is. 

I splurged and got the Garmin last month and I am loving it!!!  Other than the heart rate function, which is keeping me honest and slow during my runs, I am loving the workout function.  It allows me to set run and rest periods of any length I want.  I got mine through costco.com, but right now they only have the 205 wrist model and the 305 bicycle model.  (I got the 305 wrist model). 

Anyway, enjoy your new "toys"!  They do make training fun, don't they.

If my swim does not improve,  there's always this......

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2554414&clickid=body_rv_txt

ROTFLMAO!!!  That's funny....  Maybe I should order one as a back up.

The massage was painful but hurt good if you know what I mean.  It was a deep tissue.  I never get the swedish as I am always in knots and need something worked out.  This morning the muscles all feel good but it hurts to touch my leg.  I'm in shock that it's not blue from being bruised.  I guess it's probably too early and could still show up.

Today was suppose to be a bike but since it's 45 degrees today and tomorrow is suppose to be 70 I think I'm going to move it to tomorrow which was a rest day anyway.

TGIF!!!!!

jacsuza - 2008-01-25 11:48 AM That's too funny - but I don't think that they come in my size 

A friend suggested that she and I could buy one for each thigh!

I think we need to plan a BT Mentor group outing at your place.

I think I recognize that path

As for the skiing counting as tri training, check out Birkierunner.  I think it counts for him. 

Skiing should absolutely count.  That's hard work.  It should at least count for cross training.  Ok, hard work for me.  Everything on my body usually hurts after the first day of skiing...even my hair and nails. LOL

Hope everyone has a great weekend.  My chores and bike are done. 

I just came back from japanese AGAIN- this time with my kids. Ended up buying a Blackberry after dinner. Not sure if I like this Blackberry Pearl- buttons are soooooo tiny.  I have 30 days to decide if I like it...anybody have one?

 Also bought a "Stick" for rolling on sore muscles- it is AWESOME! Run, don't walk, to get one. Thanks for the tip, Mimi!

Figured out the Nike + iPod- it's pretty cool for $29!  I liked being able to see my pace as I was running.  Ground was snowy and a little mushy- it's hard to run in that....like sand! I really need to take a day off-- haven't had one since 1/17- but I know I have to leave for work way early on Monday so that will have to be it. Gonna ski in the am with the fam and then ditch them at the mountain at noon and come  back to town and swim.

you are going to become fast friends with your stick!!  I use it even when I'm not "training", just cause.  Have a great day skiing...bet you have some lovely quads!

Bob...this is for the bike, I"m guessing?  If your max is 175, your zones are not correct.  Here's my zones for the bike:

I found these by doing a lactate threshold test.  My max is 176, my LT is 161.   Here's a link to a page on my coach's website regarding zones:  http://www.fit2tri.com/articles/article/786543/6807.htm.  

And yes, the ranges do seem very small...the more you practice, the better you'll get at staying in the prescribed range.  ...Also, if you have a few hours, check out this discussion on the forum:  http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=25733&start=1  I bumped it to the top so it would be easy to find!  It should give you way more info than you ever wanted to know about zones

Have a great Sunday everyone.  May you have weather conducive to what you want to get done.