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December 8, 2009 blogs, videos No Comments

I did the Trainer ride with a Pro tonight at Inside Out Sports in Cary.   The store sponsors these workouts (almost) every Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm.  They are free – you just have to bring your own bike and your own trainer.   It was great killer workout, and I plan on doing this every Tuesday evening.  My  new job is five minutes from Inside Out Sports. Tonight’s workout was led by local pro triathlete, Alex McDonald. Since I get off work at 5, and the workout starts at 6:30, I was the first one to arrive for the workout.  Alex is a member of Team Timex, and he had some free schwag for the first one to arrive.  That was me!   How lucky is that.  I got a brand new Timex Sleek 150 lap tap technology watch.  It’s very slim design and I am wearing it right now as I type. I love it so far – very sleek and comfortable! I asked him if he would take my picture so I could tweet about my prize.  (Click any image below to enlarge.) I tweeted: “won timex ironman tap watch cuz i was first to arrive at @alexmmtri spin class” The first thing we did after the warmup was isolated leg drills. That is where you unclip one leg and only spin with the other leg.   We did alot of those, and I hated them.  But that means they were good for me. Alex let me tweet a picture of him.  I twote: “single leg drill at ios with @alexmmtri “. The middle part of the workout were three tempo sets. I love those. I am very good at steady eddie riding.   Then we did some super spins.  Hate, hate, hated those!  But again, if you hate a workout, it means it is good. After the workout, Alex let us all try a Recovery drink called Ultragen made by First Endurance. It was really good tasting. Not too sweet like most similar products. I was very impressed. I tweeted: “free first endurance recovery drink from @alexmmtri yum ” One last picture for you to enjoy: Tweet: “at IOS – look at the P4’s!” …if you found this post inspiring, please help fight Hunger by supporting the Gatorade G Movement! Here is no comments yet by the time your rss reader get this, Do you want to be the first commentor? Hurry up

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ontri training program…

December 8, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: Scott M. I’ve been training for Tri’s since July and raced in two last summer. Since November, I’ve been using the Ontri program for setting up a general training schedule. I hand make some adjustments week to week, mostly to try to coordinate my schedule. Under the ‘focus’ category, it uses 4 basic terms: technique, recovery, distance and base building. Can anyone shed light on differences between distance and base building? How would the two be different? For that matter, I understand how to focus on technique, but how would someone focus on recovery (lower HR?). I do not train with a HR monitor but I do pay attention to where my heart rate is 5-6 times a work out to make sure I am in my desired zone. Given what I learned from you all, I’ll likely be purchasing a HR monitor sooner vs. later. Thanks for the help. To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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what would you do?

December 8, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: James T. Resurrecting this question from “that thread” that I deleted. We’ve all found this great sport through various means. Hopefully we all love the training etc. BUT, my question is this: If you could be competitive in your AG just by taking a pill, no training, no side effects, just sit on the couch and take the pill, would you do it? Or would you prefer to train and be as good as you could be with the cards you’re dealt? Journey or destination? To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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laying out a training plan

December 8, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: Michael G. I have completed one season consisting of 4 triathlons 2 sprints, 1 olympic and 1 half in florida. I am very excited about getting better a this sport i have found but i am having trouble figuring out a good training plan. currently my training is as follows: mon-20m bike, tues-AMswim 1 mile for time PMrun 5K speed, wed-20m bike, thurs-swim 500meters warm up/cool down 10X50meter sprint on 50sec, friday-brick 1000meter swim to 20mile bike, saturday-off, sunday run 10k Now that i am interested in pushing my distances in all of these is it best to push swimming one week running another and biking another, or should i just have a hard week and an easy week……what are some of the ways that yall split these up….being new to the sport i would like to avoid injury as much as possible!! To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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is it a good deal?

December 7, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: charlotte d. One of the girl in my local tri club is selling her tri bike it’s a Kestral Talon (2007) Spinergy 700 training/race wheels. Profile xlab hydration which holds 2 bottles, C02 cartridges and tubes. Carbon water cage on front tube … 3 cages total. New crank and chain. Sigma computer. Shimano ultegra shifting. She is asking for $1,200, might be able to get it for $1,000. What do you think?? Thanks to all the experts!! To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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day between races (more…

December 7, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: Kate U. Hey Guys- I posted earlier about see how many days I should leave between my oly tri and 1st HIM. I am having trouble finding an OYL tri in CO at least 30 days out from my HIM July 18th. I wanted to do the same Oly tri i did last year but the race is a week later this year and would only give me 20 days in between races…would that kill me? Should I opt for just a sprint tri that is further out? To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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How Much is Too Much?

December 7, 2009 blogs No Comments

I remember 6 years ago, when I first started running, thinking a half marathon was nuts. An insurmountable distance. A friend of mine was training for one in Memphis, and I was in awe. I was in St. Louis and thought I could only run 3 miles. The first time I completed an entire lap around Forest Park (about 6 miles), I was exuberant. My fishpond had just expanded. Then, I did my first half marathon. Me! 13.1 miles. All by myself. What an incredible feeling. I started doing sprint triathlons. I could wrap my head around the Olympic distance but that was it. Those people that did Ironmans? Nuts! Jump ahead to 2008, and there’s Rachel, doing her first Ironman. Me! 140.6 miles. That’s crazy! After 2 Ironmans, the distance doesn’t seem so crazy anymore. My threshold has been bumped up. My fishpond? Now, it’s an ocean. Anything seems possible. So now, I’m thinking ultrarunning is in my future. I dream of doing 100 mile trail runs one day. When you do an Ironman, you get to see the sunrise, and then the sunset. After it gets dark, I feel rejuvenated. The stars come out, and the moon rises, and the Milky Way glows, and it’s spectacular. But in a 100-mile run? You get to see the sunrise, then the sunset, and then the sunrise again the next morning. Now, the normal reaction would be to cringe and say, “Ugh!” But if you’re like me, and you get chills and think to yourself, “That would be an incredible experience!”, then ultrarunning may be in your future. My Moby Dick? The Great Western States…..one day, one day. Meanwhile, David Horton, who set the world’s fastest record for running the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in 60-some days ( www.extremeultrarunning.com/dhhist.htm )? Now HE is crazy!

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what a difference

December 6, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: Ronald F. Minds wander running unending laps on a .1 mile indoor track. I got to thinking it might be fun to do a fill in the blanks for something you could not do then but is easy now. for instense – I couln’t run to save my life as a kid but now ten miles is no big deal. What about ya’ll? To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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heart rate question

December 5, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: Marjan K. I am fairly new to this and I have a question about my Heart Rate. I just went on my first run with my HR monitor and noticed that my average HR was 165 (high 182). Now since i am still slow as is, running any slower is hardly possible … I am at a 10:50 pace as of right now … I dont feel I am having a problem or I am stressing my body out to much but here is the question … Am i supposed to go slower and run HR around 150 or do i keep training this way until my HR naturally comes down? tx Kosi To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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December 4, 2009 blogs No Comments

Message posted by: Chris W. Just watched him on HBO Real Sports. That guy is tough as nails. What an inspiration. To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com

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