Jonathan22's group - CLOSED like your parents door during happy time. (Page 7)

I am so sharing the pain w/ you guys...Still trying to rehab the groin pull.  Lots of pool time but my run/bike skills (yeah, right) are gonna suck even more. It's SO hard not to workout even though your brain tells you it's not a good idea.....

And J22---glad to hear you'll listen to your COACH if not a doctor (uh, me), and not try to push through when you're sick!!!!!

Jules

Well maybe we need to change the name of our group to "J22's Mash Ward"

Between the fluid on the knee, flu and groin pulls I feel right at home after taking a thrown baseball off of my big toe and having to have it drilled and drained on Fri.

It feels better and I am still going to try and do 7 miles today to make sure I am good for my challenge group....we shall see.

Hope everyone is recovering nicely and as Jason Bourne, my all time hero (other than Jonathan22 of course) said..."Rest is a weapon."  So take care of yourselves and get well so that when the season gets here you are not nursing these things all spring and summer.

Train hard and be safe

Steve

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

After 5 days of not training, I ran yesterday and rode today.  HR is all over the place (mostly due to the drugs I think) but otherwise it was a good 2 days of training. 

This week, my schedule looks likes this:

• Mon - 45 min easy bike
• Tue - Masters; 1 hr interval run
• Wed - Core; ascending interval bike
• Thu - 1 hr tempo bike
• Fri - Core; 1.5 hr (3000m) swim; 45 min easy run
• Sat - 2.5 hr bike (includes 9 mile TT)
• Sun - 1 hr base run

• Off today  1 mile run home from practice (10:40)
• Tue.- Power Yoga + short run
• Wed.- Medium run, massage + adjustment
• Thur.- Power Yoga or the pool+ short run
• Fri.-Spin (or pool if I didn't go Thur) + short run or bike
• Sat.-Long Run
• Sun.-Medium bike ride

YES I did say I would get in the pool.

I struggled with this last year too. Double up workouts so that I could take a "rest" day or just do a light workout and go all 7 days per week. 

Look back at April of last year and you will know my answer. 

That said, I would do 2 or 3 weeks build and 1 week rest. On your rest week, cut the volume down and take a 1 or 2 days rest. 

Yeah, us old farts don't have a choice about resting....or our bodies will make us!

Here's mine (feels really wimpy, as I'm still trying to SLOWLY ramp back up after the groin pull...)

• Sun-level 2 bike, 80 min

• Mon-swim/drills 45 min

• Tues-run 20 min

• Wed-swim/drills 45 min

• Thurs-run 30 min, swim lesson
  

• Fri-off or easy bike 

• Sat-run 30 min

I agree; I don't think any of us are wired to take it easy! I've already learned, though, that if it hurts stop NOW and rest before it gets any worse or you're out longer!

Sorry to hear about your knee, Bulldog! 

My thoughts and plan exactly.  If my body says take a day...well I do it but if the schedule says take one then I tend not to listen as well because I know I can trust my body and if I feel bad or a bad weather day comes along I don't feel guilty.

Time to kick-start our thread again.  I know everyone is training and daylight savings time and warmer temps around the corner mean only one thing: even more training.

Another mentor leader has challenge our group to a challenge.

If you are not familiar with it, you set your goals for SBR for the month and then track against them.  So if you feel like you can do 50 miles for the month on the bike, then you would commit to that.  No extra credit for going over. 

Let me know what you guys think.  Personally, since I'm a competitive SOB, I think it'd be fun to put another group down.

E,

I know exactly what you mean.  Last year was my first year doing tris (or anything really) and I did 2 sprints and 2 olys.  This year I'm doing all distances.  Right now I can't believe the time my coach has me putting in just for a HIM.  I shudder to think what mid-summer will look like for IM.

While I have no doubt I could do IMLOU 09 or IMFL 09 next year, I'm 50% on that decision based on the time to train alone.  I won't committ one way or another until August which is when IMLOU registration is (and I see who else is signing up). 

Whichever I do, next year will be drastically shortened.  A spring mary, a summer HIM and a fall IM.  Maybe few sprints an an Oly or two. 

One thing I learned during my college running days is that this stuff needs to be fun.  If you are not having fun, you will burn out very quickly. 

Finally, HIM and IMs aren't going anywhere.  There will be here next year and the year after when you are ready to tackle the distance.

Gotta agree, as usual, w/ our fearless leader...

I've found out that my dedication suffers when I get to the point it feels like a "have to" instead of a "want to".

I'm eventually hoping to do an IM, but we'll see if I have enough time for the training.  E, your goal of a 1/2IM this year was amazing; I couldn't do it.  (I did 3 sprints and an Oly last year; planning for multiple sprints/Olys and a 1/2IM @ the end of the year).  Did you have a lot of time in any of the sports before you started this?  I can't imagine having to "train up" to all those distances from scratch! 

You'll kick butt in whatever distances you do this year! 

Anybody have info on what the best racing frequency is?  (I take a while to recover, so I only have races planned once a month). 

Hi All,

I am still alive and kicking.  I am working my way back up to racing speed.  It has been a slow haul.  I am still want to do Iron Girl RYKA in late June.  I was really hoping to get one shorter sprint in before I do my first 800m swim.  Because the swim portion has "freaked" me out in the past, I really want to feel completely confident before I add distance. I have to remind myself that I am not the swimmer I started out.  I admire all of you with grand goals.  My girlfriend, who started at the same time as me, is doing her first Oly this year.  She trains less but has that "I can do anything" spirit.  I works for her every time. 
I am the train overly so that I feel completely confident before the next step.  Odd, I am usually much more of a risk taker. Hope you all heading toward your goals!

ps. Love the "some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"!!