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The pull buoy experience was...well..an experience. I used one that the Y provides, and I felt like it didn't really offer much buoency (is that a word?). My legs kept dropping, and I almost felt like I had to kick to keep from sinking. Do the buoys wear out after a while?

I managed to get 2 sets of 100yards each done within my workout. My arms feel a little more tired than usual? Is that normal? 

I think I'll invest in my own buoy, because I'm not so big on sharing equipment with other people. Yes-I had a hard time getting through Kindergarten

Heidi - I love swimming with a pull bouy. I can swim so much further with one.  It keeps me horizontal.  I feel like I am sinking when I swim normal.  There are different pull bouys at my pool.  I think some are more boyant than others.

Kyla, Kellie, and Heidi - thanks for the positive words.  I just need to keep up this healthy lifestyle!

The best thing to do is just create a "lap" and once you download it you can break out your HR and pace for that lap.  I would hit the lap right as it starts and then once the 30mins is over so your cooldown is not part of the test.  Good luck

David

Thanks for all the swim and pull buoy tips!

I woke up to more snow today! Expecting 5-8 inches before it's done. So, I'm hoping my plans for dinner tonite don't have to be cancelled.

Biked this morning-did Jorges Week 2 day 2. The 2 intervals of 5 minutes with 2 min. recovery were HARD!

I was just about to give up when my 2 year old bounded into the room. He looked at me and said, "Hi Mommy! You exercise! You be healthy!" That's all it took to motivate me. I bumped up the effort for the last few minutes and felt good about it! Jack-My personal motivater!

It is great when kids get excited for you!  My kids kindly reminded me that I said I was going to eat healthy after xmas (as I was about to eat a cookie bar I made for tonight)!!

We had snow too.  The pool was closed due to the snow (lame excuse) and the gym opened late.  I at least got a run in on the treadmill this morning.  

I don't like it when our group gets down to the bottom of the page!

I hope everyone has a good New Years!!!

So what is everyone proud of/excited for that they accomplished in 08?   What would you like to accomplish in 09'?

Happy New Year to you guys!

2008 was a good year as I went from sprint distance to HIM.  I set a couple PR's this year also.

2009 is going to be challenging as my sales territory has grown considerably due to the slow economy.  This means I will travel much more and getting quality workouts will be difficult and I won' t have my bike with me.  My goals for 2009 is to train to finish marathons, century bike rides, and maintain my swim fitness.  Kinda like a pre-pre IM training program.  If I can get the training hours in 2009 to be somewhat close to what will be required to finish an IM, then 2009 will be a success and I will be ready to go for the IM in 2010.  I have no "A" races in 2009, though I want to do well at the Muncie Endurathon.

I guess I should respond to my own question here to

What I am happy about from  08' I was a) finishing IMLP, make it through all the training (that was probably harder than the race)!   b) remaining injury free during said IM training, c) getting faster.   I finally buckled down and trained properly, and I'll never train another way again.  It was worth it!

 For 09'.   Oy.   Well, I have a couple of good goals for 09.   Unfortunately, Im waiting until Friday to find out what my MRI says and see if I am going in for knee surgery or not.   One thing I was NOT proud of for 08' is I pushed through marathon training at the end of the season, after a long year of training, and came out injured.   While I ccut my training in half for the last 1.5 months of marathon training, I still didnt get better and I ran the race anyways and now I have been out for 2 months.  

So, depending on how the MRI goes, I plan to race the Olympic circuit around here, I wanted to try to win the points series which would get me free racing for life.  BUT, thats up in the air.  I also wanted to do another marathon to qualify for Boston.  I was trained to qualify at Marine Corps but went in injured, so I gave up that goal and walked/ran in at 4:09.  Enjoyed it alot!!  But, still, if I can get healthy, Im going for it again. 

I will also be signing up for my second IM, Wisconsin.   For 2010.   Along with my dad hopefully!   Whole other story there, but wow, he has come soooo far, and if that happens, that will be even better than completing the race myself

I will also be getting certified to become a coach.  And that, I am super excited for!  Ive wanted to do it for a long time, just finally took the plunge!!!!

Kellie - I had to give up trying to BQ this fall also.  I didn't even bother running the marathon.  I knew it would just lead to me being out even longer.  I hope to BQ this fall but don't feel fast enough right now.  I lost a lot of speed while out.  It is great that you are working on becoming a tri coach!

2008 - Since my racing season was cut short, the highlight was running a 5K in 24:22 (7:50 pace and my PR) and running the Gaylord Alpenfest 12k in 1:01 (8:17 pace).  I was second in my age group in both races.  I also participated in a fitness contest that I worked my a$$ off for.  I just wanted to do that once.

2009 - My goals are to do my first triathlon successfully,  to BQ at the Detroit Marathon and to register for my first IM. 

Happy New Year everyone!

Happy New Year! It sounds like people did a lot of great things in '08. Here's to a new year and new goals!

In '08 I bought my first bike since I was 16! I used it to commute to work atleast 4 days a week through out the summer.  I trained for my first sprint Tri, and although the official race was cancelled due to a hurricane, My husband and I created our own race (here in town) for that morning. I missed many of the things that I was really looking forward to because it wasn't organized, but now I know that I can go the distance.

So, in '09 I want to repeat the course that we laid out for ourselves for the "home tri" and take 10-15 minutes off my original time. I want to enter and complete an official sprint. And at the end of the summer, I'm hoping to do an oly distance.

Thats cool you guys created your own when it was cancelled by the hurricane!!!  Too bad they didnt still hold the tri... that would have been a cool first tri experience to tell to people.. haha

Happy New Year everyone!

Things I'm proud of accomplishing in 2008: Finished my first Olympic distance tri, finished my first 10k, 12k, and 10 miler, finished my first half marathon and then 2 more, PR'd in all distances run and tri, got my first tri bike and clipless pedals, overcame my fear of open water swimming, learned to bilateral breathe, maintained my weight loss within a few pounds.

For 2009: Started the year off well with a PR in the 5k I ran today I'm registered for Boise 70.3 in June and planning my first Marathon in April. Hoping I can keep my body in good enough shape to do all this after my recent diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis (a form of rheumatic arthritis). I am determined to not let it interfere with my training!

Thanks for asking this Kellie! I hadn't realized how much I actually had accomplished training wise this year until I actually listed it

I forgot to add that I would never have accomplished most of what I did last year without the awesome support I've gotten here on BT! Thank you and I hope everyone has a fantastic year!!!

I would look at the training program and note the time for your bike days and see if Jorge's program "marries" up with it.  Or at least comes close.  While inside, I would modify Jorge's workouts so that I was putting in the amount of time my 20 week plan had.

Reasons:

1. When you do finally get outside, you should transition smoothly to the workouts since you have been keeping up with the program during the trainer riding.

2. I don't know about you, but these trainer sessions make the whole experience of indoor riding easier to take.  I can look at my long term plan, see I need to ride say 3 hours this week, look at Jorge's and adjust ride time up or down accordingly.  He designed the program to get up through the indoor season and to prepare us for triathlon season in summer. 

Hope I did not confuse you too much.  I am not a trainer, so take this with some apprehension!

Greg gave good ideas for Jorges plan.  Definitely look at Jorges plan to how it matches up with the HIM training plan you will use.   I dont know if Jorges plan has a long ride day or not, that will be key also.   I would say compare the two, if there are big differences, then ask us, or someone, and think about it.   Jorges plan might be more than is on the HIM plan in the beginning few weeks.  Thats ok if you like Jorges plan!  And adding a little more biking is ok.

Thanks! I'm using the marathon training plan for my run training and will start the bike/swim portion of a 20 week HIM plan the end of this month. Once I've finished the marathon April 4th, I'll give myself a week off of running and then plug the run portion of the HIM plan back in my schedule. I'm also doing Jorge's program, though not very consistently. He addressed the question of HIM training early in the thread, and suggested that one could substitute the 3rd workout of the week with a long bike ride to build endurance for the distance.

Thanks! Great job on all the commuting last year and the determination to finish your tri even though it was canceled! That's awesome!!!