Tri'umphant Losers - Support Thread starting 9/13 (Page 2)

hey there

 i'm back from my swim... today they even had 3 lanes open and all three were kind of crowded.. but not as bad as last time (except for this woman that i passed every lane... i don't know how she did that... she was always infront of me even though i passed her?)... so i did a little better... 13:01 for the 500m.. whoohooo i rock lol i went from snail speed up to turtle speed lmao

Im playing with the idea of a 1/2 IM in 2007 late season, probably SC HIM.  I need to be at least 20 lbs lighter to make that happen. 

Some one here posted about sushi and made up my lunch plans for me.  I cant find anything definitive about calories in sushi.  Anyone have a good source?  I ate a lot.

Just keep at it.  Speed takes a while in swimming.  I have been struggling with the same frustration but after a few months I've started to note improvement.  It's also a different world once you get a wetsuit on.  If you have good swim strength and cardio the wetsuit shaves significant time per 100.

The problem with calories in sushi is that it varies so dramaticly from one place to another.  You have to account for portion size and ingredient changes even among dishes that are called the same thing.

I have seen a bunch of listings but when I eat at three different places I know I'm getting three different meals (from a calorie standpoint) even though they may be called the same thing.  That said, I think if you stick with good choices from the menu you can just go with the calories of an equivellent amount of tuna and rice.  If you are really wanting to be carefull then add 100 to the number at the end.

Just my opinion.

oh yeah i'm patient with that... i mean i have almost a year till my first tri... i plan on doing my first one in september 2007... and i hope my swim lessons (startin 10 oct) will help too... hopefully lol

i got a question about those wetsuits though... do you wear them for every tri or just when it's not warm enough or how does that work?  

Wow...everyone is doing great!

Cookies & ice cream...geez don't touch the stuff but once every couple months...makes me go off my eating program and I want more. If you guys can control you portions, more power to you.

My season is coming to a close with my final tri this weekend. I do 5K time trials every once in awhile normally to set my HR zones. I set a lot of goals if you look at my blog you'll see them all listed there. The hardest one my coach thought for me to get to was 9m/m pace in a 5K.

Today I accomplished a goal I didn't know that I would be able to do this year...I ran a 5K in 26:46 or 8:38 m/m. I was so amazed, proud & overwhelmed I actually cried afterwards...and I'm not a women who cries but ever couple of years. 

I used to suck so much at running....my first 5K in a tri was 42 minutes...first stand alone 5K last Oct. was 35 minutes....a year ago the idea for me to run one 10 m/m anytime anywhere seemed like a huge dream. After I hit 10 m/m pace for 5K my coach said my new goal for 2006 should be 9 m/m...but it was a stretch...and guess what I hit 8:38...it will take awhile for it to sink in. Now all I need to do is get my running pace in my tris to improve...should be within maybe 15-20 seconds per mile of stand alone 5K pace.

I feel like I won the lottery.....and maybe next year I won't be BOP in the run...this year I only passed 8 people running all in the same tri...never another soul...and I did 7 or 8 tirs. For Saturday's tri I'm setting a goal of passing atleast one.

My post HIM celebration eating was only HIM day...so I feel good. Could buckle down and be a bit more strict but little steps are okay.

Start my new job tomorrow...see how it works out and how the family adjusts...8:30-5:30 are tough hours with lots of soccer after school.

I'm doing a HIM next Fall....and my training for it begins in 2 weeks. Much more structure and less flexibililty. I love riding my bike 4 hours....runs up to 1.5 hours are good too. This year I did the bike portion of a HIM, so my training was closer to HIM training than Oly training...so time wise won't be more...just less able to race when the whim hits me only at end of rest weeks.

I always wear my wetsuit as it helps me balance better and makes me faster. I have it, it makes me faster, so it makes sense to wear it. Only when it is too hot can you not wear it. YOu should check out the USAT rules about wetsuits...at a certain temp. if you wear it you will not be eligible for awards and above another temp. noone can wear it because you can get to hot.

I think race directors like them as it helps folks float and feel safe. My 11 year old daughter does adult sprint races and I only let her do them after getting her a wetsuit as I knew if she panicked that she would be safe.

WHOOHOOO kathy that's great!!! you rock!!

but what does 9 m/m mean? i feel like such a dork sometimes...

You are not a dork...just learning....

9 minutes/mile...that is the average pace that I had hoped to run...but I averaged 8:38 per mile...faster so better!

New goal for a year from now 7:59 m/m....pretty cool for someone who will be pushing 46 then!

TBZ - 2006-09-13 4:53 PM Kathy that is FANTASTIC! I would have cried too -- but then, I cry during commercials sometimes so I'm kinda blubbery that way.

Funny thing is I cry like every 2-3 years so this was very unusal for me..and crying over running well I guess after being slow for so long it was a huge break through for me. 

 Sounds like several of us have a 30 (or sub) min 5k as a goal, I know I do! Hearing that you ran your first standalone in 35:00, Kathy, and are now running that FAST is so inspirational! It makes me think that if I am patient and willing to put in the time and training I can maybe get there myself! Yay!

Last year the idea of running a 30 min 5K seemed daunting...really never thought I could do it. But having a coach who knows how to help me with periodization/peaking and all that made the difference. I have renamed my least favorite workouts on my training plan run intervals as "my favorite workouts" as part of the plan to change my attitude towards working hard on running. Intervals are the key to teaching my body how to run faster in shorter spurts so when I want to go faster longer my body knows how to do it. Guess what last year the workouts I skipped most of the time....run intervals. This year, I skipped none...as I knew they were the key to getting faster. My off season goals are to learn to run faster, improve swim technique to swim faster, and get stronger doing strength training which will help me with s/b/r all.

Great to see that everyone seems to have a good workout day, today!
Sushi... mmmm... usually a low-calorie and very tasty choice...

Ironman... yes, one day I hope to be able to complete iron-length events... My thought is that by the time I hit 50 (gives me six years), that I will have enough of a base built up, perhaps a bit more flex time at work, as well as perhaps the onset of senility (LOL) so that I will be more oblivious to the pain...

 Have a great night everyone... as for me, my feet are killing me... takes a lot of "strength" to stand around in a booth all day, talking to people about our products...  One more day to go!