Marina & Bopper's Mah-velous Mentor Group - Closed & Kickin it hard! (Page 8)

Ow. Glad to have you back!

I've got to get my wisdom teeth out soon and dreading it. ; 

TR, when I go slow, my steps are 'heavier' as opposed to running with a higher leg turnover and some momentum. Does that make sense? I find that I get shin splints when I haven't run for awhile. Have you been fitted properly with appropriate running shoes by someone who has watched your gait? If not, if you can, it would be a good idea to head to a running store and have someone there explain what shoe type would be best for you.

Ditto on the prettiness of my flip turns. I'll do them at one end of the pool when I swim on my own. I'm still not confident enough to try them at Master's - I'd drown or hurt someone with my flailing arms as I try to keep pace!

Well, no strength training for me this week. Eats have been okay with some setbacks. Why did I have to take that huge loaf of Dad's homemade bread?? Because it was soooo very good...at least, it was 70% whole wheat.

On the plus side, I have gotten on trainer and into the pool. Looking forward to the long run today in some balmy weather - temperature will be barely above freezing! Woohoo!

My 20-week half iron training plan starts this week. Yay for a ready-made plan!

Hey, that's what we're all here for!

Your plan looks reasonable. IMHO, as long as you can comfortably complete the sprint distances in all sports by race day, you'll be sitting pretty.

Most formal plans balance all three sports, but there are plans here on BT that are run or bike focused (you'd need a bronze membership to access them). Concentrating on the run and each week, fitting in a couple of swim and bike workouts where you can (building in distance too), would work fine. I see that you have a brick planned too - can't forget those! As well, changing up your workout intensities like you've done will help prevent over-training. Yoga is awesome as cross-training and will benefit all the sports.

That said, there's nothing to stop you from taking workouts from the Olympic plans to keep the training challenging and fresh - I do it all the time for swim and trainer workouts.

It's tough fitting a formal training plan into our schedules. I basically take each week as it comes. I look at what the key workouts and recovery workouts are, then schedule them according to club training, pool times, work and whatever else I may have going on in my life for that week.

Hope this helps!

I've missed a lot of training, but I think I have a good excuse! 

This past Saturday I decided to ride into Salem (the Witch City) and left my house.
About ¾ of a mile down the road at the Dunkin Donuts a car pulled out.
He says he didn't see me.

We met, rather violently. I can remember saying "oh !".

 I bounced off his hood and landed on my head on the road. An ambulance
 was called, I was back boarded and sent to Salem Hospital were I spent
 Saturday being looked at.
 
 No broken bones, but very sore. My bike is trashed.
 All the clothing I was wearing was cut off, and I missed Monday at
 work because I had a hard time moving.
 
 On the good side, I landed on my head. I have put a claim in for the
 bike, clothing and hospital costs to the drivers insurance. The police
 report states the driver as saying that he didn't see me.
  
 I hope in the next couple of weeks I will have a new bike and clothing
 and helmet.

I am hoping to get to the gym tonight and try my hand at a short easy run or on the stationary bike for an easy spin then to yoga to hopefully loosen up.

 I am a bit disappointed in missing training, but I am thankful that I came out of the accident with only scrapes and bruises.

J 

Thanks Guys,

I'll do an easy spin then yoga tonight. I was very lucky and am thankful the injuries are minor.

J 

Age: 23
Goal Weight: 140 lbs

What I am eating in a typical week day:
(Keep in mind that I'm in class from 10am-3pm MWF)

6 AM commute: Mocha Frappachino (9.5 oz) (180 Cal)
8AM:  1 Light Cheese Stick and/or 1-2oz nuts (60-220 Cal)
10AM: 1 Quaker Breakfast Cookie (180 Cal)
AM: G2 Gatorade or Snapple Antioxidant Water (20 oz) (140-200Cal)
12PM: Peanut Butter Crackers (1 package of 6 crackers) (190 Cal)
1/2PM: 1Apple and/or 3 oz of Carrot Sticks (or some other fruit/veggie) (35-120 Cal)
3/4PM:16 oz Tea & Treat-Usually Chocolate (100-200 Cal)
Day Cal: (885-1290 Cal)

7PM Dinner: Typically we'll have sir-fry, spaghetti, breakfast for dinner, vegetable beef soup, steak salad, ravioli, tacos, or some kinda of chicken w/veggies. If we're feeling really lazy we'll do hamburger helper or cereal. Ocassionally we'll order a pizza on a Friday night. And to drink with dinner gatorade or juice.
(400-600 Cal)

8PM: Somtimes icecream if we eat dinner a little earlier.

Oh my Jim, glad that you're okay! I've never been hit but had some near misses that left me shaking.

Welcome back Lindsay! Salma! Jen!

I'll catch up later...weird schedule for me this week. LOL...my dog went directly from my bed to the couch and is snoring already. I think she's got a bit of a cold.

Jim-Glad you're ok; get to feeling better.

Food-Ok, I know I need to eat more fruit and veggies, but its hard to find good produce in BFE Tennessee. I do take a multivitamin and a couple other supplements. I took a look at your food log Trina. Very interesting. I don't know how something like that would work for me. I don't like cottage cheese, mushrooms, or eggs. And banana's give me migraines if I eat that many. What I find difficult is that I am literally eating in class while lecture is going on and I'm taking notes. I don't have any breaks, and I don't really even have enough time to run over to the cafeteria on campus if I wanted too (the food is way salty, way fatty, and way expensive). I have no means of heating anything up and no good means of refrideration besides cooler blocks in my lunch box. I'm on a budget and on the go all the time, I have no idea what I can eat that's nutritious and fit in my schedule.  Help!?

Quaker Breakfast Cookie: 180 Cal, Fat 6g, Sat Fat 2g, Na 190mg, Carb 31g, Fiber 5g, Protein 3g