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were you blazing hot? I did that once in our pool and I felt like I was going to suffocate. Have you timed a 1000 yet?
Uh, no, I was shivering at first. I'm a cold water sissy... As for my time in the 1000, it takes me 30 minutes as I have to stop and catch my breath for 15 seconds after every 25m.
This morning I swam a continuous 300m alternating 75% freestyle with 25% recovery breatstroke, backstroke or side saddle. This is the same length as the swim portion of my first triathlon on 3/9/08 so even if I don't improve on the swim anymore, I know I can finish the swim.
Goofed off on Friday. Went diving with my son out of Nassau with Stuart Cove's dive trips. This was his first dive post-class after finishing his cert in October (I have about 300 - 400 dives over 9 years). The dives were good; Brandyn had trouble clearing his ears again on the first dive but eventually succeeded. With other diving buddies I've had, I occasionally glance their way every 3 - 5 minutes to check on them, but with my son I found myself checking on him about every minute. And, truth be known, I will probably never stop checking on him even after he has 300 - 400 dives and is an adult.
On Saturday, I swam about 800 meters in the pool in my wetsuit. Last day in Nassau.
On Saturday, I swam about 800 meters in the pool in my wetsuit. Last day in Nassau.
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good job on the swim. Now that you know you can finish it you should try and simulate a race situation in your mind to see how you do mentally. Breathing gets exceedingly more difficult the more nervous you are 
You are prone to hold your breath instead of blowing out those bubbles
I like the spelling of your sons name, thats awesome.
You are prone to hold your breath instead of blowing out those bubbles I like the spelling of your sons name, thats awesome.
Thanks, Katie, that was his mother's idea. I would have named him Carson and he calls himself that now. Go figure.
Swam 800m, trying out different things.
Ran 3 miles in 27:30 (hard for me to break 9min miles). Legs didn't hurt at all. Lungs kept from going faster and farther.
Gym: barbell curls: 55# 10, 65# 10, 75# 10, 65# 10, 55# 10
Dumbbell shrugs: 50# 10, 55# 10, 60# 10, 55# 10, 50# 10
Dips unassisted: 10x3
Tried bench press but shoulder is acting up and didn't want to antagonize it
Swam 800m, trying out different things.
Ran 3 miles in 27:30 (hard for me to break 9min miles). Legs didn't hurt at all. Lungs kept from going faster and farther.
Gym: barbell curls: 55# 10, 65# 10, 75# 10, 65# 10, 55# 10
Dumbbell shrugs: 50# 10, 55# 10, 60# 10, 55# 10, 50# 10
Dips unassisted: 10x3
Tried bench press but shoulder is acting up and didn't want to antagonize it
Swam 500m using pool buoy. Kicked 400m One thing I noticed is that when I use the mask and snorkel and keep my face down, my legs pop up to the surface. I'm gonna focus on keeping the head down next time.
30 minutes on the rollers with the road bike. Darn it is hard to get the hang of these!
30 minutes on the rollers with the road bike. Darn it is hard to get the hang of these!
Today, set out to run Flyinfree's (2) 1 mile intervals. But, I think I went out too hard and after the first mile (7:40 which is very fast for me) my inner shins started hurting. I pressed on as the pain wasn't that bad but re-evaluated the situation after another 1.5 miles and decided to abort. Total: 2.5 miles.
I am not worried about my first two sprint triathlons as both have 5K runs, which I could have completed today, at the risk of more discomfort and potentially more injury. But, I do need to log more weekly base miles at a 9 - 10min mile pace.
I am not worried about my first two sprint triathlons as both have 5K runs, which I could have completed today, at the risk of more discomfort and potentially more injury. But, I do need to log more weekly base miles at a 9 - 10min mile pace.
cool out on the run for a bit friend. And- since neither of us are the lightest people, think in terms fo 10-11 min pace, verses that 9. Let 9 go for now.
ON the swim note: have you gotten a 500 without stopping to breath yet? Work on that while your legs heal up. You stopping in open water will spend sooooooo much energy you can not imagine. Let's try and make sure you stay as horizontal as possible in your sprint distance swim eh!
I sure wish your shins wouldn't have flared. People around me get injuries all the time. At least we are not working on free running trickes. ahahahaha Or mountain bike jumps, or swooping at the drop zone.
yer a good one!
FF
ON the swim note: have you gotten a 500 without stopping to breath yet? Work on that while your legs heal up. You stopping in open water will spend sooooooo much energy you can not imagine. Let's try and make sure you stay as horizontal as possible in your sprint distance swim eh!
I sure wish your shins wouldn't have flared. People around me get injuries all the time. At least we are not working on free running trickes. ahahahaha Or mountain bike jumps, or swooping at the drop zone.
yer a good one!
FF
Hey Todd, after I iced the shins, they felt fine, so no damage (fingers crossed).
As for swimming, the last time I went out, I brought a snorkel and lied face down and kicked. I was able to motor across and my feet stayed at the surface - just where they should be. So, my project now is to learn why I can float facedown while using a snorkel and learn to do that without the snorkel.
As for swimming duration, I have to resort to a side stroke or breast stroke after every 50 m - for now.
Rode 52 miles averaging 18.2 mph on the way out and 18.6 on the return (slight tailwind). It felt great to be back on the bike after a 10-day layoff.
As for swimming, the last time I went out, I brought a snorkel and lied face down and kicked. I was able to motor across and my feet stayed at the surface - just where they should be. So, my project now is to learn why I can float facedown while using a snorkel and learn to do that without the snorkel.
As for swimming duration, I have to resort to a side stroke or breast stroke after every 50 m - for now.
Rode 52 miles averaging 18.2 mph on the way out and 18.6 on the return (slight tailwind). It felt great to be back on the bike after a 10-day layoff.
I forgot to mention that I had my annual echocardiogram and nuclear stress test Tuesday and they came back negative so my cardiologist gave me the green light to train til I drain.
For those who don't know this, I had angina (chest pain) in November '06 and a heart catheterization with a stent implant a few days later. I take a calcium blocker that slows my heart down a little although the research is a little spotty on how much.
For those who don't know this, I had angina (chest pain) in November '06 and a heart catheterization with a stent implant a few days later. I take a calcium blocker that slows my heart down a little although the research is a little spotty on how much.
Well, I'm still not sure what any of that means but you got the green light to train hard so very pleased for you
Inner shins too sore to run - I know, lame!
30 mins on stationary bike - level 13 out of 25.
Weights:
BP: 135x10, 155x10, 165x6, 175x5
Barbell curl: 50x10, 60x10x4
Dips: 10x2 (My triceps were so fatigued, I almost fell off)
I thought I would be able to embarass myself anonymously at my first triathlon on March 9, but my wife's friend found out about it and not only does she want to go and watch me flounder, but her 2 daughters as well! They probably think it will be good comedy that's less expensive than the theater.
30 mins on stationary bike - level 13 out of 25.
Weights:
BP: 135x10, 155x10, 165x6, 175x5
Barbell curl: 50x10, 60x10x4
Dips: 10x2 (My triceps were so fatigued, I almost fell off)
I thought I would be able to embarass myself anonymously at my first triathlon on March 9, but my wife's friend found out about it and not only does she want to go and watch me flounder, but her 2 daughters as well! They probably think it will be good comedy that's less expensive than the theater.
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Well, I'm still not sure what any of that means but you got the green light to train hard so very pleased for you
CCR: Basically what this means is that one of the arteries that provides blood to the heart muscle was clogged 99%. The cardiologist makes an incision in the femoral artery near the jewels, slides a tube (catheter) up the femoral artery all the way to the heart and into the clogged artery. Then, he slides another tube into the first tube and on the end of that tube is a little ballon (just large enough to cover the head of a pin) that is inserted into the clog. The cardiologist pumps air into the balloon which inflates and forces open the clogged artery. This procedure is called an angioplasty. Then, he withdraws the inner tube and inserts a wire with a small, stainless steel tube much like "Chinese fingers" into the area that was clogged. By twisting the wire, the stent turns and opens up and locks into place. Then he removes this inner wire and the outer catheter tube and applies pressure on the incision to get it to clot and you're done! If all goes well, I will ever need another operation.
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Thats really an amazing operation.
Today was a hard day, in a good way...
Alarm goes off at 6am and I roll over and debate whether to get up and ride with the faster Saturday group, the slower Saturday group or blow off both altogether. I decide to ride with the faster group. And, we go, and we go and we go. 65 miles altogether. A "Metric Century". I pull for less than my share but only because there were others always wanting to pull and I couldn't pull for long at those speeds; 22 - 24mph most of the time averaging just over 20 mph. Because of my ride on Wednesday, I felt strong the entire day and this was the first day on my new bike where I was able to really appreciate how nice and fast this bike is.
After I return, I take a quick shower and get a quick bite to eat and I play 3 games of racquetball with flyinfree, the an uber-competitive 1/2 Ironman. I lose all 3 games but go down with a fight and thinking to myself that if I played more often than once every 5 years, if I wasn't 48, if I wasn't on calcium channel blockers, if I hadn't ridden 65 miles before coming there...
I could probably be pretty good.
Anyhow, I'll let FF boast and I won't take anything away from his victory (even though he is 9 years younger, isn't on heart meds, plays more often, and hadn't riddent 65 miles that morning...):azzangel:
After that, we swim and we talk about my swimming. Everywhere I go, every expert says I gotta keep the legs up to be horizontal. But I realize that FF's legs are about 1 - 1.5 feet below the surface and his form is far from the picture perfect diagrams you see in Total Immersion and elsewhere, but it works for him. I start thinking maybe I'm placing too much emphasis on swimming form and less on just doing whatever it takes to get by. (In the Hoyt videos, Dick Hoyt's swimming style is attrocious - compared to the "proper" style - but he is able to do that for 2.4 miles while towing his son in a dinghy behind him, so clearly, at least for him, lack of proper form is surmountable.) Because I am running out of air, he suggests I go back to 2-stroke breathing (which others have suggested as well) and to start breathing in earlier and not exhale as hard. I try that and it does seem to work better. Also, he introduces to the scissor kick which intrigues me. I am gonna take a hard look at these ideas at my next pool session.
Alarm goes off at 6am and I roll over and debate whether to get up and ride with the faster Saturday group, the slower Saturday group or blow off both altogether. I decide to ride with the faster group. And, we go, and we go and we go. 65 miles altogether. A "Metric Century". I pull for less than my share but only because there were others always wanting to pull and I couldn't pull for long at those speeds; 22 - 24mph most of the time averaging just over 20 mph. Because of my ride on Wednesday, I felt strong the entire day and this was the first day on my new bike where I was able to really appreciate how nice and fast this bike is.
After I return, I take a quick shower and get a quick bite to eat and I play 3 games of racquetball with flyinfree, the an uber-competitive 1/2 Ironman. I lose all 3 games but go down with a fight and thinking to myself that if I played more often than once every 5 years, if I wasn't 48, if I wasn't on calcium channel blockers, if I hadn't ridden 65 miles before coming there...
I could probably be pretty good.
Anyhow, I'll let FF boast and I won't take anything away from his victory (even though he is 9 years younger, isn't on heart meds, plays more often, and hadn't riddent 65 miles that morning...):azzangel:
After that, we swim and we talk about my swimming. Everywhere I go, every expert says I gotta keep the legs up to be horizontal. But I realize that FF's legs are about 1 - 1.5 feet below the surface and his form is far from the picture perfect diagrams you see in Total Immersion and elsewhere, but it works for him. I start thinking maybe I'm placing too much emphasis on swimming form and less on just doing whatever it takes to get by. (In the Hoyt videos, Dick Hoyt's swimming style is attrocious - compared to the "proper" style - but he is able to do that for 2.4 miles while towing his son in a dinghy behind him, so clearly, at least for him, lack of proper form is surmountable.) Because I am running out of air, he suggests I go back to 2-stroke breathing (which others have suggested as well) and to start breathing in earlier and not exhale as hard. I try that and it does seem to work better. Also, he introduces to the scissor kick which intrigues me. I am gonna take a hard look at these ideas at my next pool session.
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I am on the road this week - yes, FF, I do work!
I flew to Charlotte, NC, late last night and since I got in so late, I was a little sluggish today. I did manage 1 hour doing intervals on the stationary bike, keeping HR above 130 and hitting 140+ at times which for me is about 16 - 18 on the Borg RPE scale.
I flew to Charlotte, NC, late last night and since I got in so late, I was a little sluggish today. I did manage 1 hour doing intervals on the stationary bike, keeping HR above 130 and hitting 140+ at times which for me is about 16 - 18 on the Borg RPE scale.