May 2015 Multisport Challenge

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  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    ironmankat wrote: »
    Ha! I'm actually the slow one, so I just try to get my lane partner to agree to swim back and forth on the same side rather than in circles The Y pool I go to is kinda crappy and thus never crowded so this usually works

    Let's see, I haven't posted since Friday.

    Saturday: 10 mile easy run, later 1 hour @ gym doing upper body & core
    Sunday: 2.5 hours on the bike trainer (oof)
    Monday: 6 mile run
    Tuesday: Track workout, 5 mile repeats
    Wednesday: 1500m swim

    Oy vey, 2 hrs on the bike trainer? I'd quit and take up tennis or knitting... You're far tougher than me, clearly.

    I'm also a pretty slow swimmer by normal standards, but besides the handful of insane triathletes, there's no one under 70 using our pool for laps regularly. We always just split the lane. No circle swimming here.
    Or, rather, we swim around the ladies treading water in the middle of the lane and go back to the middle. Last week, I spent most of my workout half way under the lane divider so I wouldn't kick the old man doing stretches in my lane.
    It's actually really funny when I'm not grumpy. Today, though, I was grumpy.

    OWS Season is almost here. Finally!
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    @SBRRepeat - I've done 3 hours on the trainer a couple of times this winter. Having an entertaining show to watch on Netflix is ESSENTIAL when you're on the trainer. I watched How I Met Your Mother this year (never watched when it was on). ALMOST finished all 9 seasons - have just 9 episodes left (and it wouldn't surprise me if I wind up with a couple more trainer rides due to weather, so I will hopefully finish it soon) :)
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    @gobonas99 I'm with you there, I watched House of Cards this winter on the trainer, but I never made it through more than 60 minutes at a time. And cycling is my favorite of the three sports... Not going anywhere is just so frustrating!
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    @SBRRepeat - 60 minutes on the trainer were easy days for me! at least twice a week! Always had one longer ride though - 90 min plus...the standard was 6 episodes...er...a little over 2 hours :wink: Once I got my aerobars for Christmas and had them installed, it made the trainer a little more bearable (new position! yay!) LOL :smiley:
  • ironmankat
    ironmankat Posts: 24 Member
    It's quite possible that I'll be on it again for 3 hours of fun this weekend. Every weekend with the rain, ugh! Much bad tv will be watched.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    edited May 2015
    @ironmankat - I still ride in the rain. :p I just draw the line at thunder and lightning :# and snow...I don't ride in snow either ;)
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    gobonas99 wrote: »
    @SBRRepeat - 60 minutes on the trainer were easy days for me! at least twice a week! Always had one longer ride though - 90 min plus...the standard was 6 episodes...er...a little over 2 hours :wink: Once I got my aerobars for Christmas and had them installed, it made the trainer a little more bearable (new position! yay!) LOL :smiley:

    Oh heck no.
    I will ride outside in all conditions (unless it's below 20 F or snowing) but I could not do that. Of course, I also did a run focused training block for the really bad couple of winter months this year, so I didn't need to bike as much- only had to do a handful of trainer rides all winter. There's the advantage to being a lousy runner :smiley:

    And I love riding in the rain, too, but I was sorely chastised by my bike mechanic brother and my dad this weekend for mistreating my poor bike. Apparently my 90 minute ride in a light drizzle qualified as velo abuse...
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    And I love riding in the rain, too, but I was sorely chastised by my bike mechanic brother and my dad this weekend for mistreating my poor bike. Apparently my 90 minute ride in a light drizzle qualified as velo abuse...

    @SBRRepeat - you're supposed to clean it when you are done with a rainy ride! :tongue: bike maintenance 101! :smiley:
  • Seigla
    Seigla Posts: 172 Member
    Another update:
    Su May 17: 15 km walk
    Mo May 18: 1 km swim
    Tu May 19: 6 km run
    We May 20: 8 km walk, 5.5 km run
  • ironmankat
    ironmankat Posts: 24 Member
    I love running in the rain. But I absolutely detest cycling in it. I might go out once or twice a season in case it rains on race day. Otherwise, nyet. Different strokes. :)
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    gobonas99 wrote: »
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    And I love riding in the rain, too, but I was sorely chastised by my bike mechanic brother and my dad this weekend for mistreating my poor bike. Apparently my 90 minute ride in a light drizzle qualified as velo abuse...

    @SBRRepeat - you're supposed to clean it when you are done with a rainy ride! :tongue: bike maintenance 101! :smiley:

    I had, quite literally, been home for 20 minutes. She was already up on the work stand for a proper clean, I just wanted to watch the finish of the Tour of California first... By the time I got back to the garage, my poor Fuji was in pieces, being cleaned and polished by the men folk...
    I admit, sometimes I game the system a bit: leave the bike for about 10 minutes more than the mechanic can stand and, boom, free cleaning and tune up from the professional :wink:
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    gobonas99 wrote: »
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    And I love riding in the rain, too, but I was sorely chastised by my bike mechanic brother and my dad this weekend for mistreating my poor bike. Apparently my 90 minute ride in a light drizzle qualified as velo abuse...

    @SBRRepeat - you're supposed to clean it when you are done with a rainy ride! :tongue: bike maintenance 101! :smiley:

    I had, quite literally, been home for 20 minutes. She was already up on the work stand for a proper clean, I just wanted to watch the finish of the Tour of California first... By the time I got back to the garage, my poor Fuji was in pieces, being cleaned and polished by the men folk...
    I admit, sometimes I game the system a bit: leave the bike for about 10 minutes more than the mechanic can stand and, boom, free cleaning and tune up from the professional :wink:

    That is hysterical! :) And I don't blame you one bit for gaming the system - I'd do it if I could (and have - when I brought it to the shop on a slow day to get my pedals changed and new tape put on, I also got my rearset taken apart and cleaned for free) ;)
  • Seigla
    Seigla Posts: 172 Member
    ironmankat wrote: »
    I love running in the rain. But I absolutely detest cycling in it. I might go out once or twice a season in case it rains on race day. Otherwise, nyet. Different strokes. :)

    I also love running in the rain! Cycling in the rain... yeah that's different. I think it's because you get cold in the rain quicker... because you get wet and because there is more wind. But if it's warm I sometimes like the rain. However I do have the principle not to skip training because of (non-extreme) bad weather, but I may do it on another time of the day if I know that it will be dry then.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited May 2015
    @SirJaseph found that I tend to cycle faster in the rain, as the fear of lightning helps me keep up the pace. Not sure how real of a threat it is a I don't use a steel bike, and the rubber on the road may help avoid making me too much of a target.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Hit my swimming goal for the month today as I didn't have to share a lane for my 1 mile swim workout today at my gym. Still, I went during off-peak hours (a nice benefit of being retired) which helped. Otherwise, got in all 4 training disciplines today for good measure.

    Toying with giving the full Ironman Lake Tahoe a shot for my birthday weekend in September as I have a friend doing it (who was smoked off the course last year due to forest fires) and registration is still open. Coming off my marathon, my running is ok, biking needs a bit more base mileage and more hill training, and swimming needs some massive distance ramp-up in the next 4 months to be up to snuff for that distance. Otherwise, Panama City 2016 is probably a more reasonable goal as I'd have enough time between now and then to be a bit more competitive (vs. just trying to finish) and it would give me enough time to find the right bike.

    5/1 - 30 min weights
    5/2 - 2 mile run
    5/3 - 26.2 mile marathon (3:44 time, 8:33 pace)
    5/4 - 0.85 mile easy swim
    5/5 - 0.75 mile easy swim, 30 min weights, 16 mile bike
    5/6 - 12 mile bike
    5/7 - 6 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/8 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 12 mile bike
    5/9 - 4 mile run, 20 mile bike
    5/10 - 12 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/11 - 10 mile bike, 30 min weights, 0.6 mile swim
    5/12 - 4 mile run
    5/13 - 5 mile run, 0.5 mile swim, 17 mile bike
    5/14 - 4 mile run, 30 min weights
    5/15 - 42 mile bike, 0.5 mile swim, 3 mile run
    5/16 - 0.3 mile swim, 14 mile bike, 5 mile run
    5/17 - 30 min weights, 30 mile bike
    5/18 - 3 mile bike, 12 mile run
    5/19 - 7.3 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/20 - 25 min weights, 1 mile swim, 3.5 mile run, 12 mile bike

    Complete: 7 weight sessions, 94 miles running, 224 miles biking, 5 miles swimming
    Goal: 9 weight sessions, 100 miles running, 500 miles biking, 5 miles swimming
    Remaining: 2 weight sessions, 6 miles running, 288 miles biking, 0 miles swimming
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    Ohhim wrote: »
    @SirJaseph found that I tend to cycle faster in the rain, as the fear of lightning helps me keep up the pace. Not sure how real of a threat it is a I don't use a steel bike, and the rubber on the road may help avoid making me too much of a target.

    @ohhim - actually...very real threat. Carbon fiber is basically the equivalent of a lightning rod. :#

  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    edited May 2015
    5/19 - yoga class (with lots of core work!)
    5/20 - 90 min pe 5 brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29

    Totals through 5/20:
    Swim: 4.35 miles in 2.94 hours (3 swims)
    Bike: 191.92 miles in 12.90 hours (10 rides)
    Run: 39.22 miles in 6.46 hours (9 runs)
    Yoga: 2 classes
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited May 2015
    Hit my running goal, and did an extra swim today, but didn't get on the bike as the sky was looking a bit threatening today :smile: @gobonas99 good to know

    5/1 - 30 min weights
    5/2 - 2 mile run
    5/3 - 26.2 mile marathon (3:44 time, 8:33 pace)
    5/4 - 0.85 mile easy swim
    5/5 - 0.75 mile easy swim, 30 min weights, 16 mile bike
    5/6 - 12 mile bike
    5/7 - 6 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/8 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 12 mile bike
    5/9 - 4 mile run, 20 mile bike
    5/10 - 12 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/11 - 10 mile bike, 30 min weights, 0.6 mile swim
    5/12 - 4 mile run
    5/13 - 5 mile run, 0.5 mile swim, 17 mile bike
    5/14 - 4 mile run, 30 min weights
    5/15 - 42 mile bike, 0.5 mile swim, 3 mile run
    5/16 - 0.3 mile swim, 14 mile bike, 5 mile run
    5/17 - 30 min weights, 30 mile bike
    5/18 - 3 mile bike, 12 mile run
    5/19 - 7.3 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/20 - 25 min weights, 1 mile swim, 3.5 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/21 - 8 mile run, 0.7 mile swim

    Complete: 7 weight sessions, 102 miles running, 224 miles biking, 5.7 miles swimming
    Goal: 9 weight sessions, 100 miles running, 500 miles biking, 5 miles swimming
    Remaining: 2 weight sessions, 0 miles running, 288 miles biking, 0 miles swimming
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    @gobonas99 man, good thing I can't afford carbon fiber. Who knew that came with perks?

    7 mile run tonight, about 1/3 on trails. Beautiful day for a nice slow run.

    Bike:122 mi
    Run: 35 mi
    Swim: 5200m.
    Strength: 3 sessions
    X-training: 7 hrs backpacking

    In other news, stopped by the new tri shop in town and chatted with the owners for a bit. Seem like good people, so I'm hoping to jump into their training group when it gets going. Right now they're running a Bike 101 group and some group rides that I may join. Pretty excited, they seem less intimidating than the roadies at my LBS group rides.

    Also, took the plunge and registered for Challenge Cedar Point today. Eeek.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    edited May 2015
    @SBRRepeat - I have a friend that did CCP last year! :) She really liked it!

    5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT :wink: )

    Totals through 5/21:
    Swim: 5.50 miles in 3.70 hours (4 swims)
    Bike: 191.92 miles in 12.90 hours (10 rides)
    Run: 39.22 miles in 6.46 hours (9 runs)
    Yoga: 2 classes

    IM70.3 Syracuse is ONE MONTH FROM TODAY! Found out our swim waves on Monday and our bib numbers today! *kitten*'s getting real now!! :D
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Just some running and biking today along with some time on the elliptical machine (not tracking here). Only planning to do a bit of swimming, lifting, and biking tomorrow as I haven't had a non-running day in almost a week.

    5/1 - 30 min weights
    5/2 - 2 mile run
    5/3 - 26.2 mile marathon (3:44 time, 8:33 pace)
    5/4 - 0.85 mile easy swim
    5/5 - 0.75 mile easy swim, 30 min weights, 16 mile bike
    5/6 - 12 mile bike
    5/7 - 6 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/8 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 12 mile bike
    5/9 - 4 mile run, 20 mile bike
    5/10 - 12 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/11 - 10 mile bike, 30 min weights, 0.6 mile swim
    5/12 - 4 mile run
    5/13 - 5 mile run, 0.5 mile swim, 17 mile bike
    5/14 - 4 mile run, 30 min weights
    5/15 - 42 mile bike, 0.5 mile swim, 3 mile run
    5/16 - 0.3 mile swim, 14 mile bike, 5 mile run
    5/17 - 30 min weights, 30 mile bike
    5/18 - 3 mile bike, 12 mile run
    5/19 - 7.3 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/20 - 25 min weights, 1 mile swim, 3.5 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/21 - 8 mile run, 0.7 mile swim
    5/22 - 6 mile run, 25 mile bike

    Complete: 7 weight sessions, 108 miles running, 249 miles biking, 5.7 miles swimming
    Goal: 9 weight sessions, 100 miles running, 500 miles biking, 5 miles swimming
    Remaining: 2 weight sessions, 0 miles running, 251 miles biking, 0 miles swimming
  • cblue315
    cblue315 Posts: 3,836 Member
    Hello All,
    My first triathlon (400/18.5M/5K) is a week from tomorrow. I am very nervous about the swim. I have been in the pool every other day for the last month. Today may have been my worst swim in weeks. I did the laps but it was not pretty in any way.
    Biking is going very well and my splits are improving almost .5mph every week.
    Running is still very slow but I can put in the distances necessary without stopping to walk.
    Thanks for listening.
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    Just finished my first Tri of the season, pretty happy with how it went, except for a few mistakes here and there. Won my age group and finished 9th overall female of 59 in the sprint!

    As per usual, my run was my biggest limiter, but I was putting up mile splits about 1-2 minutes faster than all of last year's races, so, progress!
    My bike split was awesome, felt really strong- 23rd overall of the full field of 140ish people.
    Swim was painful. I panicked when I hit the water, no idea why, and it took a couple hundred yards to get my breathing under control. Still finished in the top half of the field, but I was a full 2 minutes slower than where I self-seeded (sorry to anyone who got stuck behind me!).
    Most importantly, I felt awesome after the race, so it's good to know I could have pushed myself even harder.
    Overall, good start to the real race season :smiley::smiley:

    At the finish line with my dad:
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  • Seigla
    Seigla Posts: 172 Member
    @gobonas99 - very cool that you are going to do an Ironman 70.3! Is this your first? Have you trained long for it?

    @Ohhim - wow you do a lot of exercise. Do you use a schedule?
    btw I'm also going to start weight lifting next week, so then we do the same 4 activities ;)

    @cblue315 - cool that you'll do a tri! sounds like you trained a lot! I think you'll be fine! :) I was nervous for my first tri as well - which was an Olympic Distance (1500m/40k/10k), but it turned out that I really enjoyed it - not just when it was done, but while I was swimming/running/cycling I felt good, it was a lot of fun! I felt a bit overwhelmed before I went, but once I had started swimming I just got a huge adrenaline rush and it felt like the rest of the group was pulling me; I didn't know anyone, but I felt part of the group. Hard to describe it well, but that experience got me hooked to this awesome sport! ;)

    @SBRRepeat - Awesome! Sounds promising for the rest of the season :)

    Had my first swim in the Rhine. Water was cold but after a while I got used to it. I did swim with a wetsuit - for the first time; I've got a super cheap one, it's not very good but it does the job.

    17/5 - 15 km walk
    18/5 - 1 km swim
    19/5 - 6 km run
    20/5 - 8 km walk, 5.5 km run
    21/5 - 1.5 km run
    23/5 - 10 km run, 6 km walk, 1 km swim
  • ironmankat
    ironmankat Posts: 24 Member
    edited May 2015
    @SBRRepeat Congratulations!!! That's so awesome!!!

    So today was not my day. On paper my workout was on point, 12 mile easy run. But I forgot my gel, wound up scarfing someone's extra Gatorade for calories, and pretty much bonked at 11.5. Now my legs are dead. But again at least on paper it looks like a nice 12 mile easy run. Muncie 70.3 in 7 weeks; dead legs from easy running unacceptable!!
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    @cblue315 - you'll be fine! :)

    @SBRRepeat - congratulations! :smiley:

    @SirJaseph - yes...this is my first 70.3. I've been actively training for it since September.

    5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, tho)
    5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - the course is a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00. :smiley::smiley::smiley:


    Totals through 5/23:
    Swim: 5.50 miles in 3.70 hours (4 swims)
    Bike: 191.92 miles in 12.90 hours (10 rides)
    Run: 38.42 miles in 7.95 hours (10 runs)
    Yoga: 2 classes
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited May 2015
    @SBRRepeat - Big congrads for winning your age group and for the big improvement on your running times. Hope the extra miles have been paying off.

    @SirJaseph - I've always used plans when training for marathons/triathlons, and I just started following the Garmin Olympic II plan for figuring out my swim workouts, but I've been kinda lost the past few weeks after my last marathon. The only method to my madness has been a 12 mile ride to/from baseball games whenever my team plays at home, a friend who runs 3-6 miles Monday-Friday & 12 miles on Sunday, the Garmin plan for my swimming schedule, and a lifting schedule that has me rest 2 days between sessions. Once I commit to a HIM/IM, I'll shift over to one of those plans. From what I can tell, my actual mileage is on par with most mid level HIM plans, and a bit short for a full ironman.

    5/1 - 30 min weights
    5/2 - 2 mile run
    5/3 - 26.2 mile marathon (3:44 time, 8:33 pace)
    5/4 - 0.85 mile easy swim
    5/5 - 0.75 mile easy swim, 30 min weights, 16 mile bike
    5/6 - 12 mile bike
    5/7 - 6 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/8 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 12 mile bike
    5/9 - 4 mile run, 20 mile bike
    5/10 - 12 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/11 - 10 mile bike, 30 min weights, 0.6 mile swim
    5/12 - 4 mile run
    5/13 - 5 mile run, 0.5 mile swim, 17 mile bike
    5/14 - 4 mile run, 30 min weights
    5/15 - 42 mile bike, 0.5 mile swim, 3 mile run
    5/16 - 0.3 mile swim, 14 mile bike, 5 mile run
    5/17 - 30 min weights, 30 mile bike
    5/18 - 3 mile bike, 12 mile run
    5/19 - 7.3 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/20 - 25 min weights, 1 mile swim, 3.5 mile run, 12 mile bike
    5/21 - 8 mile run, 0.7 mile swim
    5/22 - 6 mile run, 25 mile bike
    5/23 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 17 mile bike

    Complete: 8 weight sessions, 108 miles running, 266 miles biking, 6.2 miles swimming
    Goal: 9 weight sessions, 100 miles running, 500 miles biking, 5 miles swimming
    Remaining: 1 weight sessions, 234 miles biking
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    @SirJaseph, @Ohhim and @ironmankat - thanks!
    Kat, I'll probably be volunteering at IM Muncie, I'll keep my eyes peeled for you
    @gobonas99 congrats right back at you! :smiley:
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    @SBRRepeat Awesome! Well done!!

    Been a lazy week for me this week. I was working 8:30am through to 2am on wednesday, which involved a lot of heavy lifting and moving, and back in the office before 10am on thursday, which left me frazzled.

    Going to take the boy child to the park tomorrow so he can practice his 1km. I've entered him for his first junior race at end of June, he'll have turned 6 by then :smile:
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    Pool was completely deserted today (first time ever!), so I got in a solid swim station. Also adding my mileage from yesterday's race.
    Hoping to do a century ride with my kid brother tomorrow.

    Bike:134 mi
    Run: 38.1 mi
    Swim: 8200 m.
    Strength: 3 sessions
    X-training: 7 hrs backpacking
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