SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 96)

SSMinnow - 2009-06-08 3:34 PM I need input from the group in two areas:

1. I have a road bike and while I used the drops a lot yesterday, I am wondering if it is worth getting aerobars installed? I want to be fast......  Will it take me very long to get used to them? i don't want to blow a lot of time getting up to speed given we are in the middle of the season. will my road geometry easily transfer to a tri set up?

2. Talk to me about how to ingest calories on the bike?  I swear anything I take down gives me stomach issues. My fav beverage, Infinit failed me yesterday and I barely drank anything. Gels make me want to puke, Heed and Perpetum are awful and Gatorade contains HFCS and I never do that. Do you think it is possible to take in something like Carb Pro which is straight carbs and use electrolyte tabs like Success or Endurolytes to supplement the sodium, etc?  

Suzy

Try out a few pair on the bike to see which ones you like, I had the Syntace C2's and thought they worked really well for my road bike.

I swam 1600 yds. this AM. No matter what I do I cannot beat 7:40 for 400 yds.! Consequently, I have begun to increase my weekly distance. I am shooting for 6000 yds./ week. Wanted to do 2000 today, but managed the 1600. I figure that I have been working on techniquefor a while now, but probably have neglected developing enough shoulder, arm and back strength. I am hoping the increased distance will show some results. I intend to continue working on technique during the 3 swims/week.

The hard part is I still need more bike miles and bricks. I think I am going to have to set up the CT and do some indoor bike training. Tomorrow is running in the AM (speedwork) and a group run (3.1 miles) in the early evening. Damn, real life is getting in the way of my training!!!

Your wife sounds like she wears the pants in that family! She's doing the tough HIM's and marathons and hubby is worried about his shoulders hurting a bit in the wetsuit.  You know we still love you!
Sounds like a very cool race for the family to tag along to.

I'm not sure you fully grasp the concept of a relay

Team Names:

FIRST OWS EVER!!! and it wasn't bad at all. Jumping off the dock into the water was icky, we landed in on a soft feather-bed of slimy algae. Some people chose to stand in it verses treading water, but not me. YUCK. There were some floating broken hydrilla branches floating around....... The last 200 meters were a jungle of hydrilla. I must have looked like a monster from the seaweed lagoon when I exited the water. I had it wrapped around my neck, stuck in my goggles and watch, down my top, just everywhere. No matter what I tried, I couldn't get away from it and eventually had to laugh. Here I was afraid of "slimy stuff" touching me and now I was wrapped in it!! I'm glad I could laugh and not freak out! Overall I was extremely pleased with my swim.

(seaweed monster.bmp)

swbkrun - 2009-06-08 1:35 PM Roni, just sprint the 1st 5k of Boise, and log it! !! Isn't that the game plan anyways??? !

That would also be a great cool down! 5k sprint the next day, before a nice long drive!

and Steve will run it with you

Holly is back and alive...but injured.  Everyone go send her some love

And thanks for all the name ideas.  Some of those are really clever.  I'll talk it over with the big man and let you know what we decide. You guys are awesome!

Why not "Apex" - it is where you're from and it does mean the top....