Training for a shorter Tri - Page 13 - Triathlon

JEvaNs*

03/02/2011 at 12:20

Oh Chili - poor you! Have a bath or two to rest those achey muscles and dose yourself up and rest. Maybe you haven't got over last weekends illness? Take as much time as you need, as you could just make it worse. I know it's hard, but I had a WHOLE WEEK off (apart from Zumba, which doesn't count). And actually it wasn't the worst thing in the world.

When is Ribby Hall and what distance are people doing?

Flippin' heck Yersinia - a mini tri AND circuits - I didn't make the link that it was all in one day! I did do 20 minutes of intervals on the bike before circuits, but it's no mini-tri!

I'm just off out for a run in the sun. I've been looking forward to it all week and work is threatening to put me off going (so much to do!) but I'm determined to get out there before I have three days of rain.

See yous all later

bootsie

03/02/2011 at 13:04

chili... take a bit of rest time

going for a swim this eevning.. then doing my long run tomorrow evening hopefully.. light permitting.. due to do around 14 which is hard when i liev in the country so lots of unlit lanes.. will try and get out of work on time and get a bit of running done before light goes and then do loops around teh actual town!

then going to go to a swim videoing session my tri club are running on sat morning ! really interested to see my weak points!

Silver Trucker

03/02/2011 at 14:58

14 miles or k Bootsie?

bootsie

03/02/2011 at 15:08

miles..last long run before the half marathon on the 20th.. once that is over i have one more race the following weekend and then 6 months focused on the tri stuff .. can't wait to not have to balance long runs and tri training

Silver Trucker

03/02/2011 at 17:46

I bet well done, longest I've done was 15 miles training for half and to be honest it was easier than the half lol don't ask me why

I'm doing one more half in March hoping to get under 2 hrs then move onto Tri

gingergav

03/02/2011 at 17:56

Enjoy your well earned rest, Chilli! Don't go back to it too early, no matter how tempted you are.

Hey, JEvaNs: Ribby is 400m pool swim, 18km bike, 5km run. Details are up now on ukresults if you want to enter. I'll be there! My Fylde Tri Club Pink and Blue top clashes beautifully with my ginger bonce, so it's not hard to spot me!

Running tonight on Blackpool prom - 10k in a fierce cross wind straight off the sea, by the sound of what's happening outside my front window now. Oh well, Fylde coast events are always windy so I suppose its good practise. At least I can have a pizza without feeling guilty afterwards! Hurrah!

Chilibean

03/02/2011 at 19:05

Thanks guys and yes I've been very good and not attempted any training. Have been dosing myself with vitamin C and paracetamol and got through a whole box of tissues. I think I might be an endorphine junkie though, cos I'm not coping very well with the lack of training this week.

Yersinia - that is very impressive

Bootsie - all the best with your 14 miles.

Razor51

03/02/2011 at 20:00

Hi Gang..........................Bootsie.... be careful out there in the dark it's bad enough in the daylight.

ST ....have managed to get out for a run yet?

Gav....... I bet you will look a picture in your clubs colours

Had a good day today, did my own little Tri, biked to and from the gym, 12 miles, 1k swim and a 2mile run off the bike..

The legs felt really heavy after the bike but my tims were about the same.

What you all been up to?

bootsie

03/02/2011 at 20:58

silvewr trucker.. same aim here.. would love a sub 2hr!

razor.. thanks!

JEvaNs*

03/02/2011 at 23:14

Bootsie - at one point I thought we were quite similar, but with that kind of running mileage, we are not. I just about did my 6 miles today. I really should be up to double figures by now

I say "just about"... I didn't. I cut it short by about 500m because I really needed the loo!

Am really aching from yesterdays circuits. I was using the 7kg on chest flies though, so I know why! There was also a LOT of ab work (we made a point to the trainer lady that there isn't very much ab work and we want more!) and today it hurts to sit up. I probably won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow as a result, but if I can, then the plan is for a pyramid swim session tomorrow evening.

All fairly tame this week after my week off last week. I'm still a bit phlem-ful, but not bunged up and sniffly. I feel so much better having been doing some excercise (after a week of rest - remember that Chili - keep resting!!!!) - I had got to a point where I didn't think I would remeber what normal felt like!

bootsie

04/02/2011 at 08:19

JEvaNs, its only because i'm doing the brighton half marathon in 2 weeks!

JEvaNs*

04/02/2011 at 08:38

I am wondering whether I should forget bike and parkrun and do a few more running miles. Not sure what state I will be in to run on Sunday... Hmm...

Off for a pyramid swim later. Might time my 400m too.

bootsie

04/02/2011 at 09:57

what have you got coming up? race wise?

JEvaNs*

04/02/2011 at 11:58

Nothing until March but then it kicks off a bit...

10k 20th March
Half mara 27th March (ST - are you doing Forest Of Dean?)
5k swimathon 16th April
Oly Tri 15th May

... and we don't talk about 10th July!

JEvaNs*

04/02/2011 at 11:59

I might do a 10 mile race on 20th Feb actually, just to make sure I do the distance if nothing else! And there will probably be a few Parkruns thrown in, but I'll probably be using those for brick sessions rather than to get a time.

bootsie

04/02/2011 at 12:17

see so we aren't too far off the same training cept my half is well before yours.. so have to get the longer runs in before then.. .. whats on 10th july?

Silver Trucker

04/02/2011 at 16:36

Bootsie, we don't talk about 10th July

No my half is 5 March in Stratford JEvaNs.

No run so far been far to tired this week

Fingers crossed for tomorrow now, although couple glasses of wine tonight watching England smash the Welsh

Yersinia

04/02/2011 at 16:46

Cor, seems like everyone has a busy schedule!

I didn't skate yesterday - spent a long time walking, and then arrived at Ally Pally Park too late to get a decent sesh in, so looked at the ducks instead. But I reckon I walked about 9 miles, so it's still cross-training.

Today I went swimming. However, my ankle started to ache and I realised it was bruised. I think I did it when I leant my bike against the porch the other day, and it slipped and the chainring rammed into my ankle. I didn't think I'd done any harm, but it's quite sore now. So I just swam my winterswim distance and a couple of cool down lengths of breaststroke and called it a day.

I shall have to see how much it hurts in the morning. It's not dreadful, but I thought I had a better chance of making it out tomorrow if I didn't push it on today's swim.

Chilibean

04/02/2011 at 16:51

Yes mummy Jevans I have been very good and no training again today. Am feeling a bit better this afternoon and my nose is working again. Wow - impressive weights session!

Shall see how well I sleep and I may do a slow Parkrun with my big girl tomorrow morning.

5 March is my duathlon. So i really need to do those brick sessions! Am beginning to panic

Off to take more vitamin C and paracetamol.

SteadyCJ

04/02/2011 at 18:01

Yersinia - sensible attitude just doing the swim after the bike attacking you. Impressed that you managed the winterswim distance, I had signed up for that and done a couple of rounds before my accident so had to pull out, but will do it next year. My swim is still for rehab purposes only until end of March!!! ggrrhh doctors orders.

Today I did one hour on exercise bike, plan stated it should have been one hour fifteen mins yesterday and a 45 min run today, but tired yesterday and did not fancy going out in the strong wind today, so that was my excuse and my exercise.