JULY 2015 Multisport Challenge

csman49
csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
edited June 2015 in Fitness and Exercise
****** June challenge can be found here: http://goo.gl/6vDP5T ******

July 2015 Multisport Challenge. Anyone can join in. New & Old. However, you must complete more than one sport. Here are some details plagiarized and modified from similar threads

Anybody want to join me for a multisport challenge? Set a goal here and mark it every day here.

You can do any COMBINATION of swim, cycle, run, walk, or treadmill. Just be consistent. Your goals are your goals.

You can set your goal now but wait until Wednesday July 1st to start logging!

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  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    Targets for July:

    Swim - 5km
    Cycle - 250km
    Run - 50km

    Currently no scheduled events for July...
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    July targets: Do what my coach tells me to do :)

    July races:
    7/9: Corporate Triathlon (mini sprint) - 400M swim, 9 mi bike, 2 mi run - goal sub 1 hr
    7/19: Delta Lake Intermediate - 1500M swim, 24 mi bike, 5.8 mi run - goal sub 3 hrs

    Nixed the idea of doing Musselman 70.3 on the 12th...the hubs asked me to keep that weekend clear for some friends to come in from out of town.
  • webtracer
    webtracer Posts: 142 Member
    I'm in

    Bike - 100 miles
    Run - 20 miles

    Not a lot I know but ... I am pretty much limited to lunchtime at work for these workouts so ... LOL
  • RunAmock
    RunAmock Posts: 95 Member
    I'm in.

    Swim - 10 miles
    Bike - 200 miles
    Run - 25 miles

    Goal is also to lose 6 pounds in July.

  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Hit my May/June targets, so sticking with them but upping my pool distance in prep for an August tri as it has been my weakest discipline.

    Bike - 500 miles
    Run - 140 miles
    Swim - 10 miles
    Lift - 9 sessions
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    1/7 - Swim, 1km (1hr swim school, estimated distance)

    Totals
    Swim - 1/5km
    Cycle - 250km
    Run - 50km



  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Unintentionally kicked off the month in Olympic (tri) style...

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run

    Total: 6 mile run, 25 mile bike, 1 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 9 weights, 134 mile run, 475 mile bike, 9 mile swim
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    1/7 - Swim, 1km (1hr swim school, estimated distance)
    2/7 - Cycle, 53km (commute to work/back)

    Totals
    Swim - 1/5km
    Cycle - 250km
    Run - 50km

    2nd day on the chinese carbon. Route is 50% river path comprising of gravel tracks & flat cobble The other 50% is London roads. So far, the chinese carbon hasn't exploded, cracked or burst into flame. It's very hard to gauge if there's any performance advantage due to the stop/start nature, but the frame dampens the bumps nicely, and the 105 groupo clicks accurately. Commute times are currently in much the same ball park as on my old alu frame.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    7/1 - 6.21 mi run in 1:02:54 - first 2 miles easy (avg 10:25 min/mi), second 2 miles at 5k pace (avg 9:32 min/mi), last 2.2 miles tempo (avg 10:22 min/mi) - overall average 10:08 min/mi :)

    Totals through 7/1:
    Swim:
    Bike:
    Run: 6.21 miles in 1.05 hours (1 run)
    Yoga:

    And....the hubs got roped into teaching next weekend, so Musselman 70.3 on 7/12 is a go! :smiley: Still need to actually register, which I'll do either later today or tomorrow :)
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    gobonas99 wrote: »
    And....the hubs got roped into teaching next weekend, so Musselman 70.3 on 7/12 is a go! :smiley: Still need to actually register, which I'll do either later today or tomorrow :)

    Awesome!!!!

  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    @gobonas99 congratulations! Looks like a great race!
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    edited July 2015
    thanks! The best part is that since the hubs is working and can't go, my BFF is going to come with me and be my sherpa and cheerleader! :smiley:

    She is a fellow tri buff, and was training for IM Lake Placid on the 26th, but is now sidelined for 6-9 months with a broken foot. She was like "if I can't race, I can sure as hell scream my lungs out" LOL :)
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Speed work killed me this AM, so ended up with a short ride this evening.

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run
    7/2 - 6 mile run (w. 0.25-1-0.25 ladder @ 7 min/mile), 15 mile bike

    Total: 12 mile run, 40 mile bike, 1 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 9 weights, 128 mile run, 460 mile bike, 9 mile swim
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    It's official! I'm registered for the Musselman 70.3 on the 12th! 8 days and one sleep away....had my last long workout today :)

    7/2 - 1.35 mi open water lap swim at Green Lakes in 52:48
    7/3 - Brick: 32.59 mi bike in 1:55:27 and 3.03 mi run in 30:06 - total 2:25:33

    Totals through 7/3:
    Swim: 1.35 miles in .88 hours (1 swim)
    Bike: 32.59 miles in 1.92 hours (1 ride)
    Run: 9.24 miles in 1.55 hours (2 runs)
    Yoga:
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Finally got my friend out on his bike today so we hit up the great allegheny passage for a few hours before heading back to town for tonight's ballgame. Still, didn't get in my lifting or swimming session so I'll need to catch up before the gym closes early tomorrow.

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run
    7/2 - 6 mile run (w. 0.25-1-0.25 ladder @ 7 min/mile), 15 mile bike
    7/3 - 5 mile run, 71 mile bike

    Total: 17 mile run, 111 mile bike, 1 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 9 weights, 123 mile run, 389 mile bike, 9 mile swim
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    1/7 - Swim, 1km (1hr swim school, estimated distance)
    2/7 - Cycle, 53km (commute to work/back)
    4/7 - Cycle, 28.5km

    Totals
    Swim - 1/5km
    Cycle - 81.5/250km
    Run - 0/50km

    Hills had me beat today.

  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Lots of walking around today to get around the mess downtown and to/from fireworks. Still, managed to hit the gym this morning during their shortened holiday hours to get in both a lifting & swim session to work on my stroke. No running today, but off for a long run tomorrow AM.

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run
    7/2 - 6 mile run (w. 0.25-1-0.25 ladder @ 7 min/mile), 15 mile bike
    7/3 - 5 mile run, 71 mile bike
    7/4 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 11 mile bike

    Total: 1 weights, 17 mile run, 122 mile bike, 1.5 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 8 weights, 123 mile run, 378 mile bike, 8.5 mile swim
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Slow long run this morning with friends along with a bit of bike commuting to/from baseball and dinner with friends to watch the world cup finals. Over-ate, but given my lifting, I probably should be looking to take advantage of it and put on some muscle vs. continuously cutting now that I'm into a "normal" weight range.

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run
    7/2 - 6 mile run (w. 0.25-1-0.25 ladder @ 7 min/mile), 15 mile bike
    7/3 - 5 mile run, 71 mile bike
    7/4 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 11 mile bike
    7/5 - 13 mile run, 18 mile bike

    Total: 1 weights, 30 mile run, 140 mile bike, 1.5 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 8 weights, 110 mile run, 360 mile bike, 8.5 mile swim
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    7/4 - easy 13 mile recovery ride in the am in 46:34, and an easy 1275Y open water swim in 26:07 at a friend's house on a lake in the pm (I was supposed to do 30 minutes, but our friend's nephew who is 10 volunteered to be my personal kayaker to keep me safe from boats, and he was getting tired, so I stopped a couple minutes early LOL
    7/5 - 6.21 mi run at 70.3 pace in 1:05:06

    Totals through 7/5:
    Swim: 2.07 miles in 1.32 hours (2 swims)
    Bike: 45.59 miles in 2.70 hours (2 rides)
    Run: 15.54 miles in 2.64 hours (3 runs)
    Yoga:
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I'm finding it really hard to get a good balance of swim, cycle & run training in. I guess this is one of the hard parts of it, squeezing it all in. Last week (mon- sun), i did 6hrs 55 minutes. 5hr 55 of cycling and 1 hour of swimming. Running took a knock. Not sure quite how to get a better balance. Looks like this:

    Mon - (maybe i can squeeze a lunchtime run here?)
    Tues - cycle to work/back (1hr 15 each way approx)
    Weds - swim
    Thurs - cycle to work/back (1hr 15 each way approx)
    Fri - (maybe i can squeeze a lunchtime run or swim here?)
    Sat -
    Sun -

    Need to keep sat/sun clear for family time, which could involve some jogging with the child, or not! Its his time.

    Also finally lost that toenail that has been working its way off! The toenail to the left will be coming off soon too!
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    1/7 - Swim, 1km (1hr swim school, estimated distance)
    2/7 - Cycle, 53km (commute to work/back)
    4/7 - Cycle, 28.5km
    6/7 - Run, 5km

    Totals
    Swim - 1/5km
    Cycle - 81.5/250km
    Run - 5/50km


  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    edited July 2015
    csman49 wrote: »
    I'm finding it really hard to get a good balance of swim, cycle & run training in. I guess this is one of the hard parts of it, squeezing it all in.

    @csman49 - This would be why I hired a coach. ;)

    In all seriousness, though....if you're commuting to work by bike twice a week, you could easily turn one or both of your return commutes into a brick, and run as soon as you get home. :)

  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    @csman49 not sure if you are a garmin user, but the online garmin connect sprint plans are free and pretty balanced if you don't want to do a formal plan/coach but want to stick with about 7 hours/week of training. On the plus side, the reminders sync with your calendar/watch and tend to give you longer workouts on weekends.

    Got in an olympic tri type day today, and mostly in order with some lifting thrown in to kill time before meeting up with my running partner.

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run
    7/2 - 6 mile run (w. 0.25-1-0.25 ladder @ 7 min/mile), 15 mile bike
    7/3 - 5 mile run, 71 mile bike
    7/4 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 11 mile bike
    7/5 - 13 mile run, 18 mile bike
    7/6 - 1 mile swim, 23 mile bike, 25 min weights, 6.5 mile run

    Total: 2 weights, 36.5 mile run, 163 mile bike, 2.5 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 7 weights, 103.5 mile run, 337 mile bike, 7.5 mile swim
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    Oh, hey guys! What's going on in here? I'm a little late to the party, but here's where I'm at thus far this month:
    Swim: 1300 yards
    Bike: 105.6 miles
    Run: 11.6 miles

    Hadn't been running on account of my bum leg, but it felt good enough to get in three short trail runs over the long weekend. Cycling was the real winner this week, though.

    @gobonas99 I hear that's a great race! Good luck!!

    @csman49 I struggle with balancing them, too. My plan has me taking turns- working out a few weak spots in one specific sport then moving on to the next, while doing maintenance work in the other two. I like it, but YMMV.

    @Ohhim your numbers are looking impressive, as always. I envy you! Even when I have enough energy to do that many workouts in a day, I end up distracted by something dumb, like applying for jobs in Antarctica (yes, really...keep your fingers crossed for me lol).
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,597 Member
    edited July 2015
    March Cycling: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
    March Walking: 80.47 km (50 miles) = 16 hours 9 min
    March Total: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min

    April Cycling: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
    April Walking: 107.79 km walking (67 miles) = 22 hours 31 min
    April Total: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min

    May Cycling: 259.06 km (160.9 miles)
    May Walking: 102.75 km (63.8 miles)
    May Time: 2060 min (34 hours 20 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights + 45 min cycling inside
    May Total: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) + stairs, weights and cycling inside = 35 hours 50 min

    June Cycling Inside: 215 minutes on bicycle on trainer in basement = 3 hours 35 min
    June Cycling Outside: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) in 1531 min cycling outside = 25 hours 31 min
    June Walking: 76 km (47.2 miles) in 922 min = 15 hours 22 min
    June Time: 2513 min (41 hours 53 min) walking + cycling inside + 1 hour paddling in a sea kayak + some extra time climbing flights of stairs
    June Total: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) + cycling inside + 1 hour paddling in a sea kayak + some extra time climbing flights of stairs

    Onward to July!

    My goal … move a total of at least 500 km. :)

    Wednesday, 1 July - 9.5 km walking (240 min) ... this was a hike up to the top of a mountain and back.
    My photos start with the one labelled "01Jul15_MtCheamClimb_01" ... and there are quite a few. They go on to the second page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/sets/72157654396714698

    Thursday, 2 July – 5 km walking (60 min)
    Friday, 3 July – 5 km walking (60 min)

    Saturday, 4 July – 0 km … this day did not exist for us, crossing the international date line meant that we skipped it all together.

    Sunday, 5 July - 1.5 km walking (20 min)
    Monday, 6 July - 2.3 km walking (25 min)


    Subtotals:
    July Cycling: 0 km so far
    July Walking: 23.3 km in 405 min
    July Other: 0 so far
    July Time: 405 min = 6 hours 45 min


    Slow start, but we have been travelling ... and now we're back into the depths of winter.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
    @SBRRepeat - thanks! Musselman isn't supposed to be quite as hilly as IM70.3 Syr, so I'm hoping I can get closer to a 3:15 bike split. And although the run does have some hills in the middle, the first 2.5 and last 2.5 miles are pancake flat! :) Plus every day when I check the weather, the chance of rain keeps going down and down! Thank goodness!! :smiley:

    7/6 - 9.33 mi ride before Lofty Ladies in 32:28, 19.3 mi ride at Lofty Ladies in 1:15:35 (with regrouping stops), 2.59 mi ride home from Lofty Ladies in 9:49 - total 1:57:52 - all easy effort with a few hard pushes thrown in. :)

    Totals through 7/6:
    Swim: 2.07 miles in 1.32 hours (2 swims)
    Bike: 76.81 miles in 4.66 hours (3 rides)
    Run: 15.54 miles in 2.64 hours (3 runs)
    Yoga:
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    @Ohhim your numbers are looking impressive, as always. I envy you! Even when I have enough energy to do that many workouts in a day, I end up distracted by something dumb, like applying for jobs in Antarctica (yes, really...keep your fingers crossed for me lol).

    @SBRRepeat Good luck - had a friend from HS who ended up at McMurdo for a few months doing research. According to Werner Herzog, they have yoga classes.
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    1/7 - Swim, 1km (1hr swim school, estimated distance)
    2/7 - Cycle, 53km (commute to work/back)
    4/7 - Cycle, 28.5km
    6/7 - Run, 5km
    7/7 - Cycle, 26.5km, Run 2km (Brick), plus cycle 26.5km return journey.

    Totals
    Swim - 1/5km
    Cycle - 134.5/250km
    Run - 7/50km

    As i cycled past our building security, saying Good Morning, i stoppped the bike. T1 started. found my swipe card, into the building, down the lift, racked the bike, light jog through to my locker, switched shoes, dumped the hat and Garmin moved onto my wrist... jog back through the car park, into the lift, up to the ground floor, swipe to exit. Run started. Run back past the security guards, saying Good Morning, and a steady pace around the block before returning to the building, and a final Good Morning to the guards!

    They must think i'm crackers....



  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    edited July 2015
    Ohhim wrote: »
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    @Ohhim your numbers are looking impressive, as always. I envy you! Even when I have enough energy to do that many workouts in a day, I end up distracted by something dumb, like applying for jobs in Antarctica (yes, really...keep your fingers crossed for me lol).

    @SBRRepeat Good luck - had a friend from HS who ended up at McMurdo for a few months doing research. According to Werner Herzog, they have yoga classes.

    @Ohhim
    I hear tell they also have Zumba and a weight room at McMurdo. What more could you possibly need?

    @csman49 that's brilliant! Poor baffled security guards... Ours get confused when I take a walk around the block (I think they actually get paid to keep us IN rather than bad guys out), I can only imagine how astounding a brick workout would be.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Felt pretty dead today, as it was the first day this month that my google fit app didn't show 4+ hours of exercise when adding in my walking time. I'll try to keep tomorrow's total under 2 hours. On the plus side, it was an awesome day for my baseball team (win + double-header losses for our division rival).

    7/1 - 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 6 mile run
    7/2 - 6 mile run (w. 0.25-1-0.25 ladder @ 7 min/mile), 15 mile bike
    7/3 - 5 mile run, 71 mile bike
    7/4 - 30 min weights, 0.5 mile swim, 11 mile bike
    7/5 - 13 mile run, 18 mile bike
    7/6 - 1 mile swim, 23 mile bike, 25 min weights, 6.5 mile run
    7/7 - 7 mile run, 0.5 mile swim, 11 mile bike

    Total: 2 weights, 43.5 mile run, 174 mile bike, 3 mile swim
    Goal: 9 weights, 140 mile run, 500 mile bike, 10 mile swim
    Remaining: 7 weights, 96.5 mile run, 326 mile bike, 7 mile swim

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