Got Your Mojo WORKIN'! group - CLOSED (Page 93)

I'm on the silver plan. Below is an example of the details from one days workout. I think you have to pay for the plan to see the details which is probably why you are only seeing times.

I transfer the details to my iCal calendar on my computer because I tend to look at it several times during the day As far as changing the plan, when I do make adjustments, I move things around on my iCal. In my BT log page, it stays the same on the left side where BT shows this weeks workouts but on my daily log that I plug in when I finish the workout, it'll show what I actually did.

As far as tapering, I'm using a plan for a HIM in July. I added a tri in May and June (both Olys) that fit into the workouts that weekend. The plan gives me a taper before the HIM but I'll probably adjust a bit the week before the Oly's.

Hope that makes sense.

Johanne

1h 00m ----- ----- Speed  Strength  60  WU: 10' includes 4x20" strides.  MS: 40' tempo run at LT or 10k could be substituted.  CD: 10'  Stretch when done and add in Core 1, 2 or 3. 1h 00m 3500.00 yards ----- Swim Endurance  Endurance  60  3500  WU: 300  MS:  Pulling: 4x250 on 30".  10x100 Pace @75% effort w/ 20" rest.  Kicking: 200 Choice.  8x100 Pace 85% 25" rest.  CD: 200     Comments and Definitions Pull Drill - Focus will be on learning to 'catch' the water with your forearm and pull yourself through the water. If you feel your lats (the muscles under your arm pits that go down the side of your back) engage, then you are starting to get it. If your shoulders are tired, then you are still using too much shoulder and not enough lats.  Kick (Regular) - regular kickboard kick or kick on back with hands over head, fingers locked.

<form action="http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/training-plans-view.asp?day=4&planid=417" method="post">

Yes, I like the specific workouts. It's easier to wrap my mind around what I have to do. Since I swim with a masters team, I just do what ever swim workout the coach gives us that day. The rest I try to follow as close as I can. I think the advantage to a gold membership is access to an online coach to answer questions and I believe make personalized changes for you. I'm not positive though. But then again, we have Steve

Johanne

Thanks again Johanne for your input.  I think I will go with the Silver and I agree we have Steve and all of you to help on coaching.  Everytime I have a questions yall have a great answer.  Sorry I cannot give to much input on training since I just started, but if you have a questions on what is a good movie or tv show and what is the best way to sit on my couch or recliner while watching TV and eating junk food then Im the man for you.  I have plenty of experience in that field (17 years).  But I hope the questions will not go there, atleast not as to the sitting and eating junk food.  Again this is one D*** good group and Im happy to be part of it.  Have a great day everyone. 

Have fun in your swim Daniel.  I decided to sleep in today and workout tonight.  I think Im going to do a 2 mile run, 30 min on the gym bike and then to the pool to swim until I go under which might be only 25yds, but we will see.  Did really bad on the nutrition today.  I ate breakfast and peanuts for snack, but I have been busy working with new clients that I missed lunch so I ate some grapes and peanuts.  Will take a good yummy gel before workout to see if that will help.

Steve,

Love your suggestions so I am planning on lengthening one of the runs every week to almost get to half marathon distance.  Not getting to the full distance in training doesn't bother me that much.

This week has a one hour run on Monday (20 min WU, 30 min of :30 fast/:30 EZ, 10 min CD), a 20 min brick run on Thursday after bike class, another 1 hour run on Friday, and a 30 min brick run on Saturday with the same pattern as Monday (:30/:30s).

Friday's run will be bumped up to 1:15 or so (about 8 miles).  Not sure if I will actually do the run on Friday or Saturday but I am betting Saturday morning due to bad weather Saturday PM/Sunday AM.  Running three days in a row scares me a bit.  I like no more than every other day for running.  Looks like the 3 out of the next 4 days running no matter what.

I agree with Steve, the plans have long rides and runs on the weekend to accomodate working folks.

Longer bricks probably serve the purpose of building up endurance better than running a long run on tired legs the next day.  Many of us older folks like more separation between the two to aid recovery.  Some of the older iron folks I know do their long runs on Wednesdays and their long bikes on Saturday.  I think as long as you get both in every week, you will be fine with moving them to a day that works best for you and your body.

Well back from my morning training. I rode 15.52 mile on my bike and then drove to the gym for a swim. Did 100yds warm up then 500-550 yds swim with a 3 minute break then another 500-550yds swim.  When I get to work I will put my time and find out exactly how many laps I did.

Steve as for this Sat, my Aunt rented a house on the Mobile Bay and it has a pier going out to the water.  I was going to use the rental house as my transition area. So I will set it up like race day.  As for the Mullet Man tri next weekend its on the beach.  The swim is 440yds out and back in the Gulf of Mexico, I hope the sharks stay away. About 16 years ago I think, there was a man and his friend doing an AM swim to get ready for a tri and one of the men lost his arm to a shark. Yikes.. That is one thing I get nervous about training for Tri's.  On land you have to worrie about the crazy drivers and in the water you have sharks in the gulf and gators in the bay.

Steve, I missed some of your questions from this morning.  The race is on 4/16 and I dont know how many racers and how many waves they are having.  I had to email the Bar that is doing the race just to find out when transition opens that saturday.  They had very limited info. I do know that its limited to 450 racers and I think I heard last year sold out. Thanks for the post above about race day.

My my training this moring was a 15.52 mile bike then a 550yd swim 13:47min with a 3 min break and then another 550yd swim 14:18min.  Felt really good today.

OKAY, I just bought a used wetsuit from wetsuitrental.com, $90+ shipping, hopefully I'll get it mid week to try it on. Next tri is 4/17 features a short open water swim in a small community park.

I rolled the dice on Fed ex standard ground

I bought the aquasphere pursuit universal fit wetsuit

I thought I posted already but maybe I forgot to hit 'enter'. Hate when i do that

Anyhow...I've hopped on the buying bandwagon. Just bought a Griffen used tri bike off ebay. I really didn't think I'd win it thus was not totally expecting to fork over that kind of cash. doh! But I got it for 670. what a deal! I've heard good things about Griffens - but I do know they are not made anymore. Anyone ride one? Hope I haven't made a big mistake. I'm still not sure what I'll say to my husband LOL. Guess I'll be selling my road bike. Anyone wanna tri converted rode bike? Nice Jamis...not too many miles...profile design tri bars... I'll even throw in my rubber whale horn!