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I am enjoying all of the inspires in the training log. When you are replying to an inspire that someone has left you, if you click the "Blog" button instead of the "Reply" button, it will leave your reply in that persons blog instead of your own. It makes it easier for them to know that you have responded. It took me months to figure that one out.

I am leaving town on an extended business trip this Saturday (1/6) and will not be back until the following Sunday (1/14). I am going to have limited access to the Internet, but will try to check in as I can. I am going to try to run when I have time, but I don't expect to get much training in next week.

Hi all! I am back home and anxious to resume a 'normal' life. My unhealthy eating and minimal exercise over the past week while traveling has left me feeling blah. Even though it has only been a week, I feel like it has been a month. I find it so easy to slip back into bad habits and so hard to dig my way out of them.

I thought that it would be fun to share our short-term goals with each other, whatever you would like to accomplish over the next few weeks. Let's use this thread and the inspires to keep each other going!

I will start: By the end of this week, I am going to have a rough draft of my training and race plan through my IM in August. I am also going to have a solid plan for the next 3 weeks of training instead of winging it like I have been doing. And I am going to follow that plan.

What are yours?

My short term goals:

1. Stay true to my training plan - which includes staying within prescribed HR ranges
2. Log everything I eat - be accountable! Goal is to lose a few pounds before my first race in April
3. Have fun!

How are you figuring out the nutritional info for everything you are eating? I tried this a couple of years ago. It was difficult, but worth it. I could not believe how far off I was with my estimates of daily calories, fat, carbs, etc. I remember finding a web site that helped with nutritional info for a lot of foods, but cannot remember it now.

Are you logging that info on BT? I have not looked at that functionality in the training logs.

I had to add myself to the list too lose a few pounds as a priority short tearm goal. My experience about losing weight is that is all has to do what you eat, I have been surprised how little training had contributed to weight loss.

I should probably come up with a training plan instead of just doing everything by feel. I am using cyclingpeaks software to record my trainer sessions. I like cyclingpeaks concept of using the performance manager where you track training load over time. It is just too bad it is difficult to bring in running and swimming into the same concept since you can't record the wattage.

PhilE - 2007-01-29 10:51 PM Hi Bill & company... Lets see....32, 2 kids 4 yr old daughter & 7 month old son...Spent a lot of time on bikes and swimming in the ocean in my younger days, these days not so much...grew up in Northern England, been living in the midwest the past 10 years..work in the computer industry so riding a desk 8 to 10 hrs a day is normal... I'm somewhat ashamed to admit that my fitness level has dropped to some where way to close to zero....other than keeping up with my 4 year old and walks w/ my dogs i have let to many things slide..... BUT, i'm motivated to change that....unfortunatly this revelation came on around christmas time (its definetly not a new years resolution...they fall by the wayside all to easily) and here in the midwest that means little to no outside training oppertunitys.... so, what i have....a decent (weight wise) mountain bike...a pair of slightly used runing shoes and a pool in my back yard....oh yeah and some dumbbells i saw in the sales that i figured would be a good start..... Training Goals - I am taking a swimming class at the Y that focuses on front crawl head in the water for the next 4 weeks starting tmrw....i can swim but have poor form so i hope some actual lessons will clean that up... Cycling, i don't have a trainer but plan on starting up spinning classes at the Y as soon as my membership starts (hopefully next month) Running - this is going to be tough.....for me at 6'3" & 275 this is something i hope will become easier as my cycling & swimming improve my cardio.....realistically a walk/jog is my goal for now... There are a couple of sprint tris in my area in june so they will be my first goal...all being well i'd like to get 4 or 5 in by the end of the season.... The bottom line for me is i know that i can cycle & walk/run the distances, just need to improve my swimming and overall cardio so i don't drop dead at the finish line. look forward to any off-season tips anybody can provide and motivation to make it.... Phil

Welcome Phil to BT and to our group! I think that you will find most of us are juggling family, jobs and training.

You should have plenty of time to get ready for a sprint by June. I did my first race on an old mountain bike and had a blast. If you do a search on the forums here for spinning classes and for trainers, you should find some good info on both.

You might check out one of the free beginner sprint training plans here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/trainingplans-list.asp?h=1&racetype=1&racesubtype=2&level=-1.

At the bottom of this screen when viewing this message thread, there is an option that you can check that will send you email notifications when a new message is added to this thread. It's an easy way to know when someone in our group has left a message.

Also, if you start filling out your logs, you will find that we all keep in touch with each other there on an almost daily basis. It has been a good way to offer encouragement to each other. Just click on the Training Log icon at the top of this window. Look for the Inspire Me messages in your daily log.

If you have any specific questions, fire away! 

Bill

I use www.nutridiary.com Not everyday, just when I need to get back on track. It really helps me. I think it is particularly useful on those big training days where I may actually not eat enough! I think eating the right amounts all of the time keep me from craving bad foods....

Welcome PhilE!

Hi Phil and welcome!

I am 31 with a few month until I turn 32, I also work in IT (coder), and I'm also new to triathlons.

I can talk from my own experience that you should be careful with running from the start if you are not used to it. It did'nt take many times before I was injured for months and not able to run at all. Fast walking will be great for cardio until you are ready to start running. If you are not feel silly using poles, nordic walking will burn many calories.

http://www.nordicwalking.com/portal/nordic_walking/english/health_facts/

Hi Laura, welcome! I am glad you found us.

Do you run now or are you getting back into it for tris? How about biking and swimming?I'm sure you have some questions, so let us have them!

At the bottom right-hand corner of this page is an option to receive email notifications when this thread is updated. I have found it an easy way to keep up with this group's conversation instead of having to dig through the forums every time I want to check.

You should also check out the Training Logs on this site. By keeping a log of our training, we can all check in on each other and offer support. Most of the conversations between us have been in our logs. Having people check in on your logs is also a great way to keep motivated. You can get to your logs by clicking the Training Logs item at the top of the page. To check on any of our logs, click the little Logs button at the bottom of each of our messages. I will leave you a message in your training log today. Click on the 'Inspire Me' link for today's log to get to your messages.

There are also some free beginner training plans available for sprints that would be worth checking out. Click the Programs item at the top of the screen to get to them or click here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/trainingplans-list.asp?h=1&racetype=1&racesubtype=2&level=-1.

Again, welcome and let us know how we can help.

Bill

You are correct, you want to be learning the crawl. That is awesome that you got yourself to a swim class.

I am not a bike guru, but I do know that clipless pedals are usually on the top of the list for bike upgrades. I would assume that this also applies to mountain bikes. Maybe someone else can weigh in on this.

Start logging your workouts so we can better keep up with you! Let me know if you need some help with the logs.

Bill

Hi Darren, welcome! It sounds like you are well on your way to being ready for your first tri. You will have plenty of time to train to be ready by June. You might want to check out some of the free sprint training plans on this site. You can get to them by clicking the Programs icon at the top of the page or here http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/trainingplans-list.asp?h=1&racetype=1&racesubtype=2&level=-1.

I saw in your training logs that you started your swimming. That is awesome; just getting started is the toughest part sometimes.

If you do a search in the forums here for weight training, you will find a ton of info.

Do make an effort to keep your logs up-to-date. It is a great way for us to keep up with each other, track progress and keep each other motivated. We can leave messages in each others training logs. Look for the count next to the 'Inspire Me' link to change and appear red when you have a message. I will leave a message in your log today so that you can see how it works. Don't hesitate to leave everyone in this group a message if you would like.

There is an option at the bottom right-hand corner of this page that you can set to have an email sent to you when this thread is updated. It is an easy way to know when a new message has been left here.

Welcome again!

Bill

Welcome Laura and Darren!

This site, BT, and Bill will give you guys alot of support and knowledge!

Oh I wish someone had videotaped my first outing with clipless pedals. I just happened to be next to a 4-5 foot ditch, full of big rocks. I stopped, fell over into the ditch and landed on my back. Somehow I was still holding on to my bike, upside down over my body. So the only thing that could be seen from the road was the bottom side of my bike sticking up. I have no idea how I managed to not seriously hurt myself.