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...add my first triathlon to my repertoire! It's July 11th- .6 mile swim, 20 mile bike, and 4 mile run...so a "mini" triathlon. I need some sort of goal- I need to lose some of the weight I just put on in Mexico; and then some...
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good luck, i would pass out doing that!
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Mexico was GREAT. SUPER hot- hotter than Cancun IMO... (we were in Puerto Vallarta this time)...Nice to be without the baby, but it was a double edged sword- definitely missed her. We're going again in November- probably to Cancun...and won't get as good a deal as we did this time. :(Comment
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go to somewhere else in the Caribbean. fuck the same place all the time. go to an island you havent been too.Originally posted by redsquirrel View PostComment
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Good for you RS. You need some damn good conditioning for triathlonsComment
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I'd like to, but it's not really my choice...we're going to the wedding of the couple we just went to PV with, and they want to keep it affordable.Originally posted by THE BOUNCER View PostComment
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I know- I hope 7 weeks is long enough to train for it...it's a sprint type one, so we'll see.. :wack:Originally posted by dna9488 View PostComment
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Ok, so I guess this is just going to be my journal for this sprint triathlon. Yesterday, I did 8 miles on the bike at the gym...it was pretty boring & somewhat unchallenging, so I think i'm going to do spinning on the cycle days. I'm getting my dads 2nd bike thus weekend, so that will help.
BUT TODAY- I had to do 300 yds in the pool. And, let me just say- if you think your in shape- GO SWIMMING!!! Jesus- I thought I was going to barf up a lung after 50 yards! But, I finished it...and did an extra 100, but with some rest. ;) The swimming is what I'm most concerned about...because then tonight I had to run 2 miles. I thought it would be impossible, but it was really pretty easy.
On a side note, I was looking through this training manual I have, and it said I need to be eating 30 gms of carbs each hour, and increase possibly up to 60 as the training increases??! I don't think I've eaten that many, even at the beginning of a comp diet..?! I obviously want to lose a little more weight doing this, so anyone have any thoughts on this?Comment
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Yea, carbs are very important. You'll be surprised that you won't gain that much weight from it. All those carbs are going to be burned off.Comment
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Ok, so I have 7 weeks left...Yesterday I swam again, which was MUCH better than last week. I still have a ways to go, but I feel better about it. I then ran 3 miles around 9 last night...Diet has been tweaked & I'm eating alot more carbs....as soon as I'm done swimming- I am famished.
I'm totally ok with the running...I biked 8 miles last week, but I really need to get ont he actual bike & get my booty adjusted to that hard ass seat. I'll be hopping on it tomorrow, I guess and again on Saturday. Really need to step up the swimming, though.
Still on the hunt for my triathlon suit. I can't believe the amount of money you can drop on one. Some of them are $300!!!
Anyway, I was wondering- how many days a week should I be doing weights? 2? 3?
Right now I'm working out 6 days a week- 2-3 of those days are 2/day workouts-Comment
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virgin islands are cheap and you dont even have to stamp the passport - great spot to go imo.Originally posted by THE BOUNCER View PostComment
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Look at some of the top of the line tri bikes. they go for $25,000+.Originally posted by redsquirrel View PostComment
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wtf ????????? What are they made out of??? Now i wonder what those olympic swimsuits that Phelps wears costs, holy shit.Originally posted by alwaysgrowing View PostComment
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Triathlon bike bicycle, all custom carbon,sickest bike! - eBay (item 220611831000 end time Jun-04-10 19:57:41 PDT)Originally posted by the art of war View Post
There is $10,000 above from ebay for a used one. They are made of carbon fiber and are extremely light. Less weight = less force needed to proel forwardComment
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