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Got 2000 yards in the pool today.  Could barely get out since the arms were jello.  Focused on drills that my instructor showed me over the weekend.  The good knee is feeling a bit tight over the past few days so I plan to stay off even the bike until Wed to see how it feels.  I don't need to make it bad by spinning for an hour.  I'll hit the pool up instead.  As long as I'm getting in some work I should be fine.

Learned the hard way so now it's better safe than sorry.  Besides it's only a day or two off the bike. 

I think it may have started because my seat was too far back since I scooted forward on the seat and it felt fine.  Can you get knee pain from the seat being to far back?

Outstanding!  Mom is setting the example and it's showing.  Very nice story.  As for the sky diving that must be a cool video but I'll pass thanks. I do like to see other people fall from the sky though 

Since I am growing gills and loving the water I ordered a Garmin Swim last week and it will be here Thursday.  Before anyone asks why the main reason is I have CRS (can't remember sh*t) and spend my workout trying to figure out if I'm on lap x or y. I used the headphones to get rid of one problem and the watch will get rid of the other.  Now I will be able to focus on swimming and drills.

P.S...to be honest I also LOVE gadgets 

I've been using my Garmin FR70's lap counter function for that.

Honestly though, I regret buying the FR70, since I should have bought a a 910xt, which does freakin' everything - GPS, bike sensor pairing, foot pod matching, swim tracking . . .It's a drool-worthy piece of tech that is on my wishlist.

The $400 price tag is a kick in the pants though.

That is a great parent moment! Being with your daughter when she makes a great life choice is perhaps one of the greatest things you get as a parent! congratulations on being there for your daughter and leading the way to a great fitness life style(hopefully!)

That is great and great parenting!!! It is amazing how we can set an example by our actions. My kids can't stop talking about doing their first tri this summer.

Good morning everyone.

Seem's like everyone is having success, which is great.  Springtime breeds hope.

A quick run for me this morning, to the gym, where I met my wife and spent half a bunch of time practicing flip-turns.  I have a pair of nice, hand-sized abrasions on my shoulders from the bottom of the pool now, so I guess that counts as a sports-related injury

My wife and I are going to do a sprint triathlon at the end of May, with a pool swim, so I figured it was time to learn to flip-turn.  Hopefully it will shave 10 or 15 seconds off my lap times.

Edit:

I forgot about the best part - I've signed up to volunteer for the Wisconsin Ironman (IMoo) this year, which will give me priority registration for next yet.  So, my first real step toward's a full ironman.  It sold out in 21 hours this year, so volunteering is almost mandatory to get in.  I signed up to work at a bike aid station.

Call off the dogs Lenny and Alex (but keep them barking so I don't get lazy), I got in my swim and bike this morning.  I have to say - you ALEX were my motivation this morning.  I thought about calling it quits after 800 but pushed it to get an even 1,000.  Still 1,000 short of your efforts the other day Alex (outstanding work!).

I've got so many thoughts going through my mind about S/B/R but I've got to go teach class... I really want to weigh in on Charles' awesome question about training and motivation that has been peculating in the back of my brain for a week.  I also need to start a thread to look at another aspect of racing.  last week it was hydration.  This week, I'm thinking about focusing on pre/during/post race nutrition and then covering transitions next week.  What do you all think?  Any other topics you want to talk about?

Enjoy the day!

I would love to hear a discussion about nutrition also.  Being new I am still kind of cloudy on how to prepare, race, and recover. Since most of you have experience with many distances it would be great to find out about the different race lengths.

I did not know this.  Killer news since I want to do IMFL in 2014 and it sold out in 90 seconds.  No way I would have got in so I'm looking at the available spots to volunteer.  Anyone know what security does?  I guess the bike/bag checkout is just that...check to make sure it's their bags.  Those look like the only 2 jobs left.  It still gives me nearly 2 years to get ready also.

Got some good news from the ortho today. No meniscus tear! They are still waiting on the rest of the findings. I should know the rest by Thursday the latest.

With that said its freaking 70 degrees here in ct so I had to get out on my bike for a ride. First somewhat long outdoor ride on a road bike. Felt amazing. I'll feel the pain later but was worth it.

Nice swim man.  I find myself thinking about training all the time especially since I havent been as much as I should.

I think a good topic of discussion would be recovery methods.

Nutrition. I have limited experience but have done a fair amount of research on the topic. You can see my race report for details of my HIM.

Sprints: Good carb loading the day before but try not to have something that you never have. Also try not to eat a big meal really late at night. In the morning, I try to have oatmeal/maple syrup 2-3 hours prior and sip sports drink until race. During the race just sports drink during bike.

HIM: I went a little crazy with loading carbs and sodium (650g carbs, 5500mg sodium) the day before. Mostly carbs, finished eating solids by 5pm. Liquids up until 10pm. Total calories for the day was about 500 above normal.

Morning: Oatmeal, a few ginger cookies 3 hours prior, sports drink and then gel 20 minutes before swim (tried all of this during long training)

During: Solids (bonk breakers) first two hours on bike, sports drink and a few gels. I did 400 calories per hour on bike. Drank mostly sports drink to thirst.

Run: sports drink, a few gels, 1/2 banana, orange slices and cola for the last 3 miles.

I practiced with what was available on the course. However, due to my running injury I was not really able to put everything together at a race amount/volume until the race. My GI system was awesome at the race and I just kept putting things in. I took solid food with water, taking small bites every 15 minutes on the bike. If I started burping or feeling full, I would back off a while.

Matt Fitzgerald has a recent good article that states for HIM, just drink the course sports drink to thirst and you will be fine. I really wanted to play around with my nutrition/hydration as it is a strong interest of mine to see what I could tolerate. I did hit the porta-potty 5 times but I had planned some of this to make sure I stretched out my IT band and prevent dehydration/renal failure. Yikes.

Unless you can master them completely, you are better off doing the touch and turn. You will tire yourself out and probably end up losing time doing tumble turns...

Cheers!

IMFL in 2014... What an awesome goal Alex!  Volunteering is the way to go.  From what I hear - it can be an amazing experience. 

Great to hear!  Hopefully they will be able to figure out what's wrong and get you back out there ASAP.  God - was it nice out today or what?!?

I agree about carb loading the day before and I try hard to avoid food early the day before a race that has a ton of fiber.  I also make sure I stay hydrated.  For dinner, I usually have protein (chicken) and sweet potato with a veggie like green beans.  

On race morning, I wake up early, have a banana and oatmeal and then go back to sleep until its time to get up.  I then grab coffee at Dunkin to get a little caffeine in me, and I have a gu right before I go into the water.  When I get on the bike, I grab another gu and drink about 8 oz of sports drink while on the bike.  I gobble a gu when I start the run and I'm done.  If its hot, I might hit a water stop.

More tomorrow.  NIte

Well back to a different doctor today for neck/shoulder/arm/numbness/nerve problem. Hoping to get an MRI or something to nail down this issue. Sick and tired of it. Might hit spin tonite and just deal with the pain. Tired of doing nothing. Also off the beer wagon for awhile. Need to drop a few holiday pounds. some restaraunt portions down in florida are out of control and I just keep stuffin' it in...

Good to see you are taking easy  yanking it Bobby...

I appreciate the feedback.  I picked up some noseplugs to use while I practice, to hopefully eliminate snorting chlorine.  There was a really nice guy at the pool who would regularly give me tips during his workout - his flip turns took him easily 10 or 12 yards before he went into his stroke, in an effortless glide of grace and fluidity.  Watching good swimmers is equal parts awe and disgust - especially since I may as well be a brick in the water compared to those folks.

Flip turns seem like bike cleats - if you're serious, you use them, and it's an easy way to tell the serious folks from the casual folks.

Off to the bike shop, to pick up my fixed wheel and to get yelled at for drooling on the carbon fiber