Consistency Equals Success (Page 9)

X3, nothing like having the support of the great group of people here along with the challenge to motivate us, even during challenging moments!

@Jackie, thanks for asking, ITB is better and am able to run without pain while wearing my ITB strap, but without pushing it.  So good progress so far and if it continues like that, I might be able to shoot for IM Lake Tahoe :-)

Today 1hr morning drainer + 3k interval swim at lunch

Gabe 11 19:06:45 
Kate 07 13:38:18 
Dennis 09 15:30:12 
Mitch 09 9:24:33 
Jim 09 7:50:10 
Joe: 07 5:08:00 
Mark 07 8:36:00 
Jackie 07 15:37:03 
Lisa 05 5:06:57 
Barry 05 4:13:10 
Bruno 04 4:55:00 
Drew 05 5:24:09 

Originally posted by JBacarella

Originally posted by trisuppo

Originally posted by sawyer1206 I am wondering if I am hurting my cycling pace by continuously riding at my wife's pace? We ride 3 times per week and my wife rides at a average of 14MPH at 25 miles. The couple of times I've managed to get in a solo ride on the same route I averaged 19MPH. I tell myself that I getting saddle time so what could it hurt. Am I doing any damage to my own pace?

I would frame it as you are not helping yourself. Are those your only three rides a week? if you're doing your own training and then adding on those easy rides that's one thing, but if not you are certainly leaving improvement capacity on the table. I seem to remember the concept that you can train at harder intensities for the bike than the run due to the lack of impact and its affects on your legs, muscles and connective tissue. Obvisouly you need to ensure that the level of training in cycling isn't at such high levels that it impedes follow on training the next day, etc.

I am with Mitch on this. If your only rides are the fun family rides, then you are not going to gain speed or endurance. You need to treat those rides as supplemental, and then they will help you to improve fitness, but they cannot be your primary bike workout. Or pull a trailer with 100 lbs of kids so it becomes a strength workout. You can do a couple of things with this, either a short hard ride (45 minute to an hour) on your bike or trainer either before or after, or schedule a separate ride on your run or swim days. If you only train at 14 mph, you will not get faster nor build endurance. At those speeds you are coasting a lot. You can use those rides effectively on things like improving your pedal stroke, make sure you make complete circles and on form. Don't make it sound like you are choosing your training over time with your wife or we are not responsible for the results Just make those rides a supplement and enjoy them.

X3 - No pain, no gain!

And the Brazil World Cup finally started today with a decent win by Brazil.  Don't know about your neck of the woods, but in Guatemala and Latin America, the WC means a significant drop in our countries' productivity with a significant increase in consumption of everything that is bad for training.  Hope not to miss too many workouts and to survive this month in decent shape :-)

Today a 9 mile morning run + 65 min drainer at lunch

Gabe 12 21:33:05 
Kate 07 13:38:18 
Dennis 11 17:22:12 
Mitch 09 9:24:33 
Jim 10 8:50:16 
Joe: 07 5:08:00 
Mark 08 10:01:00 
Jackie 08 16:21:22 
Lisa 09 9:38:49 
Barry 05 4:13:10 
Bruno 04 4:55:00 
Drew 05 5:24:09