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stevebradley - 2011-04-09 2:20 PM LORI again - I also really like your phraseology with "Uncomfortable pace becomes more comfortable the more often you do it" Oh-so-true!! As for your second paragraph, what you describe is pretty much a rite of passage The only "bad" news to it and that even after many years of pushing the envelope at times......it STILL hurts a little more! Finally as to whether it pays off in a race for you --- I'll bet my left iliotibial band that it does!!

The hurt doesn't seem to go away when doing speedwork!  I found that I was way too comfortable during training to ever improve and that goes for all 3 sports.  Intensity can be a good thing!

My mantra, "Become comfortable with being uncomfortable".  Welcome to the House of Uncomfortable!

Did my scheduled workout yesterday and added 16 minutes of running to get to 8.09 miles.  Warmed up 20 minutes, did 40 minutes of :30 hard/:30 easy, and then a 16 minute cool down at a relatively easy pace.  Did the hard intervals at 7:41 pace for the most part.  Tried to go faster (sub-7:20) but my form fell apart so I backed off.  Definitely can run faster outside.

You will do fine George!  Fantastic practice for your race next weekend. 

Great race George!

Today is April 10, I have now passe March's bike totals on hours and miles. Feeling better about my cycling focus, not fast, just feeling some of that old roadie stuff coming back.

Racing next weekend, another sprint with a small open water swim, my first wetsuit event. Hopefully that will arrive early in the week so I can fool around with it, maybe take it to the lake on Saturday before my race. So much for "nothing new on race day"

Metric Century-rally on April 30, maybe I'll go back and do the 5k run the next morning.

Another sprint tri on May 8th then it is focus and prepare for the oly in the 22nd

Yesterday's transition run:

It was a relatively hot day-almost 90 degrees F and very windy- 20-25 mph. A 50 mile ride followed by a 1 mile transition run with my dog. I did it right at ten minutes with some walking. My stomach felt uncomfortable-tight or something. On the ride I went through one camelback, a coke and BBQ sandwhich way back at mile 30 (smelled too good to pass in a little town in Oklahoma) 2 granola bars-a standard long ride fare for me and lemon lime Gatorade which I don't like but bought by mistake. The whole ride took 3:25 with stop. I am inclined to think I took too much late in the ride and really don't like that flavor Gatorade esp warm. It could also be the heat-it was simply hotter than it has been since last fall. I was surprised at my run time given that I walked some but couldn't visualize myself running 5 more miles, much less 12 more though I might have settled own and fallen into a decent run if I tried.

Long run tonight, still windy, I rode 1:08-16 miles around noon, clouds are gathering so that may keep temps down. Tomatoes need rain.

Great job George!  I am sure you will have a great race!  

I did a 20 mile ride yesterday, followed by a 700 yrd swim.  The ride was with the cycling club I just joined this year.  Still trying to get comfortable with the idea of riding in a group.  That and I need to decide what group level I should be riding with.  they go from A down to D.  the 2 rides I have done have been at the D pace which for most of the ride I am out in front of everyone so thinking I should challenge myself and move up to the C group.  I want to push my pace not just stay comfortable.  

Still debating my workout for today.  I have had to work today so haven't gotten out of the house yet.  It will have to be a late afternoon/early evening workout.  

This being my first season I have a nutrition question...  I can't eat the Gu or anything like that which contains too much sugar anyone have any suggestions for what I should consider for in-race training?  

Thanks!

Alex

What are you training for? If your focus is on sprints and shorter events you probably don't need anything, or very little on the bike. If the event is under 2 hours your pre race/workout meal and water should be fine.

Thanks,

 That is what I was thinking.  I am only doing sprints this year. I may next year move up to an Olympic distance but at this point have no inclination to do a HIM or IM. (but then again who knows what the future may bring )

I hope that all of the sprints I do can be done under 2 hours... I haven't set time goals, just finishing in the time alloted for the race.

Alex

Great job George, 1st place overall, 1st place for your age group, 1st place for your gender, and best of all some peace of mind as you head into next weekend!

I like the way you think, BBQ as an energy booster mid ride, this might start a new trend.

Oh my! 90 degrees? I think I would have scoffed down some ice cream after that bbq Nice job!

Yeah, I do the same thing. I have visions of JAWS swimming up along side me and all my tris have been done in lakes !! LOL!

Oh my! 90 degrees? I think I would have scoffed down some ice cream after that bbq Nice job!

Nice ten mile run tonight as the sun set. Some heat lightening in the distance-upper atmosphere stuff, nothing alarming.

I need to jump back in here. Yesterday I ride for 1 hour and 20 minutes (about 25 miles).  When I swam on Saturday I stopped after 1500  yards because I kept getting leg and foot cramps. I have never had these before.  Do  I just need more bannanas or is it the result of stepping up my training and my body doesn't think that it is such a good idea?  I am headed back to the  pool at lunch time.  I am supposed to swim 4000 yards.  I probably won't do that due to time constraints.  Maybe I could just swim faster and still be back at my desk on time.  That is also unlikely. We will see what happens. 

Thanks everyone for the kind words of encouragement for the race this weekend.  I have decided that once a weekend Im going to try and make it back over to Fairhope (the place I did the mock race last weekend).  They have a road call scenic 98 which runs along the bay and I can get in a good 50+ mile road trip but doing an out and back.  My plans are one weekend do a long ride followed by a short 1-2mile run, then the next weekend do a mock tri arnd a 10min swim, 15 mile bike and then a 2 mile run. I want to try and do this every weekend so that I get a good ride but twice a month I will get the feel of a tri race and also get to swim in open waters.

Steve, thanks for you input on swim, bike and running.  I will sure try the biking (changing gears to get the legs ready for the run).  I dont think I can do the chasing the bubbles in the pool since everytime I go to the pool its either me and maybe 1 or 2 other folks swimming.  Since its a 6 lane pool, they might get mad at me for sharing their lane when there are other lanes open.  Oh and thanks for the story about the native man.  Now when Im doing my open water swims in the bay, I will be looking for dead people faces. Yikes...

Jeff, BBQ on the ride sounds good.  I need to look for a BBQ shack in Fairhope to make a pit stop on my long bike rides.

Alex, I just purchased serveral products from Hammer (The place Steve suggested).  They do have some really good tasting gels, but I did find one that was yuck, the Bananna. I like the orange and raseberry and the vanilla I thought would be bad but it tasted like pudding to me.  Their Heed also taste good and its not sweet like gatorade.

Well looking at everyone's post, race season is here because all of you are really putting in the mile and hours training.  Keep up the great work.

Found a local tri club and they meet tonight at 6pm.  I plan to go to see what they have to say and offer. Will let yall know how it goes

Dave and I went on a 58 mile bike ride yesterday. Next week we're doing a ride called Tierra Bella so we did most of the course yesterday as a training ride since we hadn't done some of the climbs. The climbs went well, tough but doable. My problem is the downhill. I always am a big baby on downhills I haven't ridden before. I pump my brakes all the way down and really tense up. I know next week will be better but if anyone has any tips, that would be great. As a sidenote, I had my first 'I didn't unclip fast enough' moment and fell. The good thing was I was standing still!

Johanne

I get foot cramps when i swim as well, especially when I ride my bike to the gym.  Let me know if the bananas help.  Four thousand yards at lunch, wow, you're my hero.

George,

Let me know what you think about how the gels and Hammer products affect your workouts.  I haven't tried them yet and am pretty curious.

Gene

I looked at the Gels and Gu -- got a couple of different flavors to try, anything under 5g should be ok, but since I haven't tired anything with too much sugar I just want to be careful.  I will also take a look at the HEED.  I don't drink any energy drinks at all.  I will use a protein supplement on occasion but only those that have little added sugar.

Thanks for the input!

Alex