Brian and the Tri Tarts Group - Full (Page 22)

Ummm.  You did more than that today... 

w.u. 100 2 x (4x200 alt free/back, 100 drill/dps) Stroke ct 15-16 3x50 tech paddle

mbmoran2 - 2008-04-17 10:49 PM

My question--Am I crazy if I consider signing up for a 1 mile river swim in June to help me over my OWS phobia?  My goal would be to finish without hanging on a kayak.

Ummm.  You did more than that today... 

1h 00m 1874.52 meters 03m 12s /100 meters
5:45 AM

w.u. 100 2 x (4x200 alt free/back, 100 drill/dps) Stroke ct 15-16 3x50 tech paddle

No worries about being physically able to.  Nice chance to get some OWS with the safety of a supported race.  Do you get a T-shirt?

Yeah, it's the whole OWS panic thing.  I'm serious.  I hit the real water and all I know about swimming goes to lunch. I wind up side stroking and back stroking to keep from panic attacks.  Mid June...OWS practice with the tri club starts next month so I have a chance to get more practice...Yes, there are T shirts involved--always nice to expand my T shirt wardrobe

I think I'm going for the river swim.  My husband cleared it, now I need to check with Sportsbackers to see how many kayaks will be around...My goal, however, is to do it without hugging one of those things. 

zipp1 - 2008-04-19 4:54 PM I did it! Ran the whole thing and kept my plan going the whole way. 2:17.11 final chip time, was around 1:24 and some change at the turn around so I got another negative split logged in too

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!  Way to accomplish the goal and nail the nutrition.  

Hi Kids

Thanks for all of the good vibes.  It must have been the reason I was able to drag myself to the finish line, albeit hobbling. Not sure how the fluid intake got away from me, but my usual plan did not work well at all.  Cramping is a phenomenon I have never experienced before and hope not to anytime soon.

The race itself was really well organized and certainly an experience to remember.  I am hoping the next time the run itself will be a more aggresive effort from start to finish.  Not having raced this distance since last May, I forgot how hard it was to run a marathon!

Suzy

Yay Suzy!!!  You rock. 

i had to go to michigan to find good weather.  sigh, lol. 

Hello People....

I see new mentor groups are forming, what does that mean for us?  You know me, I am one of those clingy, needy types that needs to know where I stand.  Am I being dumped? will our relationship continue? WHAT IS GOING ON?  I'm so confused.......

i wanna stay around too.  i like this group  

and suzy...i think you were right about the shoes.  i wore flats yesterday, no foot problems when i woke up this morning.  so i guess i learned something new....stick to flat shoes.  anyone need size 10 heels in a variety of colors and heights???? lol 

You are GUTSY!!!! You can count on me for moral support.  And to think after attending my Danskin kick-off meeting tonight I am worried aboutmy 820 yard swim.  I need a little HTFU dialogue please.....

you got it! i'm always down for a little road trip. we should find a tri in the fall that the three of us can do together. i saw a few that were short enough that i felt like i could do it.

speaking of swimming - so i did another good swim today - 500 meters. i'm feeling more comfortable doing that distance. so that's good. and since the biathlon (why did i sign up for this again?!?! oh yeah, i'm crazy) is 525 yards, i feel more and more confident that i can complete the distance. i guess the bi is a good idea because it'll give me some race distance experience before my tri. and it's longer than the tri so i'm hoping it will be a huge confidence boost.

suzy you are swimming more than 820 yards in your workouts...so you will be fine for your race! you can do it!!!

Start looking for little ones...I have the OLY early Sept. and Kristen is still thinking about that one.  There's a sprint the same day/location 750-20K-5K  you could do.  Setup events has it, Williamsburg.  Patriot race is the name.

Nope not yet.  It's taking forever to get them scheduled - the woman I swear is never around.  I'm actively researching other instructors, but I am still hoping this will work out.  It's the closest I've found and it's still like 30 minutes away w/o traffic!

750 AND OWS.  yikes!  This is my fear with North East - it's the same distances and OWS.  Looks like I have a lot of time before I commit b/c it's not anywhere near closed, so I will think on it.  I signed up for an OWS clinic, but I haven't gotten the confirmation so I don't know if I"m actually in or not.  If I'm not, I'm going to find another one.  I can do 750 by September though, I am already doing 500m workouts now so I should be okay. 

Hi All

Do you read Running Times?  There is a great article about goal setting for races if you are interested.  I tried to attach it but it is 160K, too big. If anyone wants it let me know.  I can email it to you.

Suzy