Dodgersmom's Group - The inn is full! (Page 6)

Hey Cere...how is it going with all the family.  That's a lot of kids in the house!  Might be a good time to go out on a loooong ride

Free trainer, that's awesome!  We have been so lucky lately with the weather that I only have to use the trainer for my short during the week rides!   

OK, I now have just under 3 weeks to go before the 1/2 marathon and I have to get going on my Tri training.  I just find it extremely difficult to do all the runs I need and still get the other two sports in.  Once the race is over I will be able to focus better.

I have not swam in over a month!  I find it so hard to get my self to the gym and swim when it is not packed.  I can not do it M-TH because of my work schedule, and the only least crowded pool time is when the gym opens 5:30 AM on Sat. and Sun.  I just have to get myself out of bed and go.  Marcy will you please yell at me and tell me to get my butt to the pool!

Have a great day.

Stacy

OK...first things first!  Stacy...GET IN THE POOL!  I do know were you are coming from.  Seems like I have no problems getting on the bike, or running, but sometimes I have to really dig deep to get to the pool.  Thing is though, once I get into the water I really enjoy the workouts!  Question for you...when you go, do you just swim laps or do you do drills and things to break up the boredom?  I also agree with Mike that if you can go early, it is the best thing to do.  I have tried, but my gym's locker facilities are not that great to dress for work in so it is hard to get up, o swim, come home and shower and get to work on time.  I have worked it out though that I swim on Tuesday's and Friday's when there are no water aerobic classes.  Yes, it is the shortest part of a tri, and it is true that ou are not going to win or lose based on your swim, but you have to get through it! 

Mike, yes, we do live in Keller and the plan is to do some of the local races.  This year we are doing Disco, TexasMan (both in Denton), I will do Irongirl and we will do the LongHorn 70.3 in Austin and then finish up with Monster in Keller.  Any plans on coming out to this area?? 

Thanks Marcy and Mike!  I know I need to just do it and my goal is to get there this weekend.

I use to just swim laps, but this season I started doing Total Imersion drills and very few laps.  Since I have not gone in awhile I'll have to start the drills almost from the beginning again. 

Thanks for everyone's support.

Stacy

Mike, expect to have fun!  To set goals for your very first race is a very hard thing to do, since there are several things that you will only experience on race day

Hey guys.  Sorry I have been MIA for the past few days.  THis week was crazy.  Working full time and training for an IM is not for the faint of heart.  Most days were 2 a day workouts.  Tomorrow is 6 hrs on the bike followed by a 30 minute run.  Sun only a 1.5 hr run and hr swim.  I am going to swim in my wetsuit.  I know i will look like a dork at the pool but I really need the practice in it.

at least it looks like the weather Gods are going to smile in us again.  It is supposed to be 70 as a high tomorrow.  Of xourse, we have to hit the trail at 9 so it will still be cold.  Luckily, the wat this trail works, we park in the midde so we come back to the car every hour to hour and a hald.  I will start in tights, heatgear shirt, full finger gloves and ear warmers.  I will probably end in shorts and a ss jersey!

Have a great Saturday all!

Good morning all. Its been a little while since I have checked in. I do have neews though. Last week I decided to join a Triathlon team. I had tossed the idea around for the past month or so because of the cost right after spending all my money on my new bike. In the end I just had to do it. It was just too good a deal to pass up.

The total cost was $450 for 15 weeks with coached sessions 4 days a week, membership at a local pool with access to the masters swim sessions, discounts at various local shops and the benifet of having a group experience. It made me even more broke than I already was but Its worth it.

The downside is that they use a different training software than BT so i have been spending alot of time there instead of here. it's not as active forum as BT but I know everyone and it makes planning group training sessions real easy. I still hope to check in from time to time. BT is definately the bigger and more active board but I decided to sacrafice that for the time being in order to get that hands on experience.

I hope everyone traing hard and trains well and I'll see you and check in here every so often.

Mark

Hey Care!  Welcome back.  I know that it's tough when life gets in the way, and it will.  I still think it is very reasonable to think about doing a sprint this year.  I know you were interested in IronGirl.  There is still lots of time to get ready for it!

You can still concentrate the bulk of your training on the run, just get a bike and swim in once a week or so and you will be fine for that race!

Hey all,  Happy Friday!  The weather here is going to be awful tomorrow so I am going to move my brick to Sunday.  It will be cold and windy, but no rain so I will only be partially miserable

Have a great weekend all