you know when a MANATEE is cold, it's brrrrrr chilly bang bang

yes, it's cold everywhere. even here in jakarta (not where i live but where my folks are, and my original hometown) ... jakarta is practically smack on the equator and ridiculously overbuilt and polluted, so if it's cold here, hell has literally frozen over. and it's been HAILING.

I'm having trouble posting some inspires on logs. Can somebody give me a little nudge in the right direction?


I figured it out


Edited by Airshooter 2010-12-28 6:54 PM

Here are my plans so far:

Registered Triathlons:
- Escape from Alcatraz (~Oly June 5)
- Boulder 5430 (Sprint - June 19)
- Peak to Peak (Oly - July 10)
- Boulder HIM (Aug 7)

Other Races:
- Valenties Couple run (5k relay Feb 12)
- Spring Run-off (5k, 10k, 10 mile - not sure yet March 6)
- Arcansas Pt. Mountain Bike Race (April 17)
- Cinco de Mayo (10k- May 1)
- Liberty Point 5k (July 4)
- Lion's Roar 5k (Oct 1)
- Rock Canyon Half Marathon (Dec 4)

May do some other runs or maybe a bike tour or race mixed in - depends on the schedule and where the race is.  Most will be training opportunities for longer runs or hard efforts.

Training plan currently is winter maintenance, but I'm going to switch over to intermediate oly soon.

Later!
John

Here are my plans for 2011:

Florida 70.3 on May 15th
Capital View Sprint Tri on June 12th
Wisconsin Ironman on Sept. 11th

This is all I have planned for the year because I don't want to mess with my training for the Ironman because it is my first and I need all the training that I can get.  I am doing the sprint in June with my family and will be going head to head against my brother who is a year older then me.  It will be a close race that I don't want to lose.

My training plan for the Half Ironman will start on Jan 15th and my tri club practices start the last week of January.

My plans for 2011:
- Oly in north of Thailand, Chiang Sean, march - as training
- Oly in Bintan, May 
- Oly in Vietnam, September
- Oly in Hua Hin, October (no date yet) - as training
- Phuket - a bit longer than Oly - November
- Laguna Phuket HIM - If I can figure out how to plan my training to do it one week after Laguna Phuket - December

Other:
- 10km runs, half marathon and finish year with marathon.
 - learn to swim properly! 

Those are closest races I can get, and good holidays destinations for my family. My wife got into supporting me after my first race in October, I hope she will be hooked to sport soon too.
Vietnam suppose to be one of the most scenic races, Phuket is well know for its organization as a popular tropical race, and its easy for me to get there. Chiang Sean is 3 hours drive, and its local race with swim in Meagkong river. Bintan in Indonesia suppose to be another beautiful place to visit. I will post race reports after I finish.

I've been missing for a few days - darn computer! I've been doing a bit of planning for 2011.

Planned races:

Bluenose marathon May 22
Pictou County YMCA triathlon July 24th (olympic)
Shooby Dooby tri Sept 11th (olympic)


Possible additions depending on work schedule:
Du it like Bryan off road duathlon: June 5th
Cross border 10k: Juy 1st
Amherst duathlon: Sept 4th

Two big questions in my mind.

1)IIs the 20 week marathon schedule that I can't access without a silver membership a good plan?
2) What is the best way to structure training leading up to these races?
3) I've noticed that many are doing a HIM this year. Am I crazy-town to think I could tackle that this year? There's one in this area on August 28th.

Have a great day everyone!

1.  I went down to bronze when I renewed because I was not using the plans with the silver.  I don't remember the plan exactly, but I was not crazy about it.  If I remember correctly, it went by time and not distance and I wanted distance.

What is on the plate for everyone today?

I have a trainer spin class in my basement.

wt ... and i'm not invited?! what is up with that? we invited you to our mutual T.I.T.S.fest!!!

it's okay. i'm stranded in Jakarta airport anyway. All domestic flights suspended due to a national emergency. Thankfully the crisis is over, it didn't work out too well for Indonesia, and it'll take a while for the lined-up flights to get back moving, but hopefully I'll be outta here by midnight.

I do have running shoes and dry-tech clothing on. I suppose i could go for a brisk walk ...

1) it's not a plan for beginner, first-time, or slower marathoners (4:30+). if any of that applies, no, it's not a good plan for you.

2) for ymca, aim to have fun and finish. most of the training for that will be accomplished by swimming and cycling being cross-training for the marathon. use an oly plan to build up to it but be very cautious in scheduling long bikes near your marathon long runs. [btw it is possible to train for a marathon without doing lots of overly long runs, but that would involve running an awful lot, frequently, throughout the week].

use august to really beef up your cycling volume in prep for shooby dooby. [why can i not write that without chuckling ...]

as for the others--bryan du is way too close after marathon. you can du it, but you will hate yourself, and it's a bad idea, especially off-road. cross-border sounds good, fits in well, keeps your running fitness sharp. also, you can either du on sep 4th OR oly on sep 11, but not both.

3) sure, why not? but keep in mind that i'm insane and i'll pretty much do anything and hold your hand while you jump off a cliff, too. the main thing is having a later-season him that you could feasibly do, and that during the summer/early fall you have the time available to do some major cycling. 56mi is no joke.

Rest day for me. I am going to try to put some events on the calendar. July 16 sprint tri in Bend Oregon and maybe Crater lake rim marathon? in August. The rim runs are good altitude training if anyone wants that kind of training, great views while running.

I have an easy 4 mile run tonight.  I am excited about it because it will be my first run outside in almost a month.  It is suppose to get up to 36 degrees today so some of the ice and snow will melt and I don't have to worry about falling on my butt again.

Kids are still home on winter break.  Trainer in the basement for me.  I did some puny arm weights and squats to help in the strength department.  Gotta get the back and hips strong so I won't injure myself.  I tell ya, getting older makes it tougher on the body.  But, I'm in the best shape I've been in years.  Can't go back now. 

My race plans are:

Carmel sprint tri in April--most likely

One America Mini Marathon (1/2) Indianapolis in May--confirmed

Racine 70.3 in July--not signed up, but most likely...yikes!

Monumental Marathon Indianapolis in Nov--most likely

Probably a couple of short distance run races over the summer to keep it interesting.  Finances are always an issue when selecting races.  Last year I did 4 sprint tris, and two run races and it added up. 

Treadmill run after my youngest is in bed tonight.  I think it is going to be my long run of 6 miles for the week.  It is crazy that 6 is my long run after marathon training.

Not much happening here today.  My tri training is scheduled to begin January 3, woot!! woot!!  It is 64 glorious degrees outside today though.  Wish I had a bike. That's a long story, but I'm in the market for a new entry level bike this year.  Suggestions? I had a Felt before and really liked it.

Headed to the gym at 5 to do a boot camp class with a friend, at least it's something!

Here's my wish list for this year:

Feb 26 - Cowtown 5K/10K Fort Worth, TX
April 10 - Lone Star Tri Festival (sprint) Galveston, TX
May 30 - Capital of Texas Tri (first Oly ever) Austin, TX
June 19 - Lake Pflugerville Tri (sprint) Pflugerville, TX
July 10 - Iron Bros Super Sprint  Grand Prairie, TX
Aug 21 - Kelowna Apple Tri (Oly)  Kelowna, BC Canada

And if I could dream, I'd like to complete a 1/2 marathon at the end of my season in October.  Do you think it's realistic? 

Edited by burnettbunch 2010-12-29 1:13 PM

I'm doing my first tri a few weeks before this, but am thinking about also doing this since I live in Pflugerville - if I don't do it, I plan to volunteer for it ~ so hopefully our paths will cross!