Yanti & Lynn: Manatee Madness Mentor Group CLOSED (Page 68)

Drum roll please ... the water temperature was 51.8F, as was the air temperature for much of the day. The high was 14C, whatever that was in F. (Still cold!)

My core temperature was 93F at the med tent, already after being wrapped up in the truck with the heat on full blast.

Yikes!  Beach2Battleship was warmer both when I did the HIM in 2010 and the full in 2011!

51.8 degree water!  Oooo!  I kinda sorta want to to St. George.  The hills sound brutal but it's the water temp that scares me most.  Oh, and the wind (and general weather variability)

(14C = 57.2F)

I changed my flat tired in record time! I am getting better! Jen even noticed. She said, "Wow, not a single curse word uttered..." Normally my fights with tubes and tires end in cut up fingers, a string of curse words and blackened hands. 

I bought new tires but I am thinking in order to keep my blood pressure low I might want to have the LBS do it when I get a tune up. Have you guys ever put new tires on your rims? I imagine it's a lot more difficult but I could be wrong. 

Also, tomorrow is my birthday!!! We are going to do a running tour of a bunch of the microbreweries here in Seattle! Should be a good time. 

Good luck on your Triathlon this Weekend Ann-Marie.

Go knock em dead.

So, how was everyone's month?  I reached most of my goals but still fell short in both my swim, and in total training volume (about 10%).  I do try to keep up the with the Fink plan mostly in terms of volume, but as I've alluded to before, I modify the plan frequently out of necessity.

My question to the group, is:  if you are following a training plan, how close do you get to 100% completion of all activities?

Hey all! 

To answer your question Jimmy, I have been following a personalized training plan from my coach--while I attempt to complete every workout (generally its 5-6 per week), I don't always succeed--I might miss one every other week. I have actually found that if I do miss a workout now and again, I actually tend to improve in the following workouts. My coach has said that I am one of the few clients that regularly follows the plan she gives. SO I would say I am at about a 90% completion rate.

As for the last month, my totals are nearly the same as the previous month, and it took (in one case) a longer amount of time to complete the distance...odd, as I felt like I was improving my speed...Oh well, I'll just keep pluggin'.

AMD, How did it go?   Was there bootay kicking?  

Seriously, is it archiving time already.    

Seriously, is it archiving time already.    

YEA ANN-MARIE!!!

You did awesome. I must admit I'm pretty jealous of the 78 degree water temp. Water here for Oceanside yesterday (which I did not race) was 56-58, some ridiculously cold temperature.

I saw where they have a 70.3 race in Miami in late October. Any interest? Sounds glorious.

Again, big high Manatee flipper five for a job well-done!

amd723 - 2012-04-02 9:30 AM I had a great time! It was in no way my best performance, but the race itself was really nice. Ocean was flat and clear and about 78 degrees, bike was through south beach with many causeway crossings and the run was brutal . It was about 90 degrees by the time I was running and my lack of recent running, along with still complaining bootay made this the worse run I have ever done! Thank goodness it was only four miles- I felt each step of those miles. I knew going it that the run would be bad, so my goal was survival. I hit my goal! Ended up 8 th in my AG, so still not too bad. Loved my p2! I was able to go way faster then my bike fitness should have allowed.Overall I had a wonderful time and will definitely try to do this race again. Now, I'm sitting on my couch drinking a beer. what a nice day thanks for asking.

CONGRATULATIONS Ann-Marie!

Hot run -- hitting your goal -- top 10 AG -- woohoo!!!

I follow my training plan pretty closely.  I'm 100% for 2012 (knock wood).  It helps that I use a coach so the plan is tailored to me and takes into account things like if I have to travel for work or I have tickets to a hockey game (so can work out in the morning but not after work).

+1

Bring it!

ukweeble - 2012-03-31 2:26 AM Happy Birthday Adrienne.

Ha! You got that right! Thanks for the bday wishes. We made it to all of the brewery stops on the list. It was a really good time.