BrianSharpe Member

LOL I think you jinxed me.....had my first fall in years on this morning's run, right shoulder is a little sore. Fortunately there were no witnesses so my dignity is intact!

There could be other factors at play too. Is there a significant age difference? A VO2 max in the 40s is good for an old phart like me but not for someone much younger. Has he upgraded his watch recently? When I switched over to my Fenix 5 my numbers were all wrong (V02max was insanely low and Garmin Connect gave me a…

5,000m indoor rowing & 8 km easy run

Welcome to the club....I don't think that there are too many runners who haven't done the exact same thing. Consider it a rite of passage! Congrats on sticking to it!

Outstanding!

I wish mine would drop....no change with the strap...... a few years ago it was 48 not its 55 on a good day. I need to drop some weight and run more.

VO2max that puts my fitness age 22 years younger than my chronological age...

And I'll bet you were glad that you did! We all have days like that and sometimes the hardest part is lacing up the runners!

I was an avid cyclist in my youth but took about a 20 year hiatus, between work & kids.....you've probably heard the story before. In my late 40s I decided I was unacceptably out of shape, started running & eventually joined a triathlon club. I also discovered, through my running, that we have MUPs about 500m from my front…

Impressive quads!

I hear you on the chest strap......I put a titanium bracelet on the Fenix and got some utterly bizarre numbers running, as soon as I put the chest strap back on they went back to what I expected. I've only ever done on 1 mile race.....it was grueling, I'd rather do a half-marathon any day of the week!

Other than losing thigh fat do you have a goal in mind? As to diet go for a modest calorie deficit eating a well balanced diet. In a nutshell you want to develop habits that you can keep for a lifetime, crash diets just lead yo yo-yo dieting as they're not sustainable. Any products contain the word cleanse or detox should…

That would be my preference too, but then again I live in a place with great cycling infrastructure and do triathlons....

In both of your meal examples you're getting 120ish and 200ish calories from carbs (1 g carbs = 4 cal) the protein shake with the frozen fruit probably contained more simple carbs that are available fairly quickly. Most endurance athletes that I know tend to eat 50 to 60% of their calories from carbs, you may find that…

Some of it may also relate to increased glycogen stores (1 g of glycogen bonds with 3 g of water) also a normal adaptation as your runs get longer.

Pretty much, I know the one my club put on has a fairly broad time frame and Ottawa Race Weekend is allowing entries up to ealy September as they don't want 40,000 people out running a variety of distances all in one weekend. I'm still waiting on the details for the Toronto Triathlon virtual race.

My wife already thinks I'm crazy, I think I'll bring a marker home...... A little OT but I'm thinking of signing up for a couple of virtual tris (I just found out that Toronto will be putting one on as they actual race is cancelled)

and, of that what % are carbs? Are you adequately hydrated? The bottom line is that longer runs require fuel, perhaps try eating at maintenance a day or two in advance of your longer runs to ensure that you've got adequate glycgen stores. Assuming that you're running fasted you may also want to eat something light, like a…

Mine may be a little backwards right now AS I didn't do a lot of running earlier this year but did spend a lot more time on the trainer. My running VO2 max has usually been higher than my cycling too.... my old 920xt used to irritate me as the running would update regularly but not the cycling.

Thanks all...I found this heplful as a way of keeping my motivation up this year as there won't be any races. At least it gives me another year of training before moving up an AG next year.

The only thing I'm really doing differently is getting out for my rides at the crack of dawn when there's no on else about. Many people seem to be taking their furloughs like a holiday and, on a nice day, there are far too many people using the MUPs for my liking. Other than that I've been an early morning runner for years…

Haven't used a water rower but I'm closing in on 10 million metres on my C2 and the only maintenance has been cleaning/lubricating the chain and cleaning the beam.

I'm going to guess that if you have a tri/tt bike and are able to sustain 20mph for over an hour you're a somewhat serious cyclist. If you're really interested in accurancy as sjomial suggested a power meter is the way to go, they're not as expensive as they were a couple of years ago and, IMO, are a worthwhile investent…

FWIW I started running / cycling when I was about 50 (I'm 64 now) I could barely run around the block without thinking death would be a sweet release. I stuck with it, starting short & slow, and gradually built up my fitness. Ran my first 5K at 53 and since moved on to half-marathon distances and Olympic distance…

Any exercise that elevates and keeps your heart rate elevated will confer benefits in terms of cardiovasular health. Whether or not you need to do seperate cardio workouts depends entirely on your goals, if you want to improve cardiovacular endurance then the answer would be yes, you'd want to do some longer steady state…

Cramps can be a result of dehydration, low electrolytes or just too much, too soon, too fast. Your comment "I’m trying to listen to it without letting it dictate too much rest." makes me suspect the latter. Dial it down a notch and see what happens.

Let's break down what 18,00 steps means in terms of calories (assuming reasonably level terrain) it would be something less than 10 miles a day and if you use the .30 x weight in lbs x distance in miles formula for net energy expenditure 10 miles represents 600 cal daily for a 200lb person so a 2,400 cal/day expenditure is…

I would expect it's not enough to bother counting, consider it a bonus.

If you're really stressed for time you could consider one of the 7 minute workout apps (which kind of remind of the old Canadian Air Force 5BX program) https://webmd.com/fitness-exercise/ss/the-7-minute-workout-slideshow fit450.com/HTML/5BX_Intro.html

A caloric deficit is better for weight loss and that happens by watching what you eat. In terms of calorie burn neither 20 min of HIIT or 40 minutes of walkingwill burn significant amounts and if it's really HIIT you could/should not be doing it 5 x weekly. How about alternating? Walk one day (a recovery day) and do…