2016 -2017 Nov OS Welcome and Introductory Thread
Welcome to the 2017/2016 November OutSeason (NovOS) Group!
This NovOS will be an unprecedented-ly awesome learning, motivation and accountability opportunity for all of you!
The Purpose of This Thread
This is the official admin thread for the NovOS. In it you'll find
Useful links to more information to help you have a successful OutSeason.
Any NovOS-specific admin information we may have for you.
NovOS athlete bios, as they introduce themselves to you, and you to them, in this thread.
OutSeason Resources
Please go to the main OutSeason Page under Training Plan / Training Plan Central / OutSeason section. This is where you'll find all of the resources we've created to support your OutSeason. On this page you'll find such greatest hits as:
The Official OutSeason® Welcome
OutSeason FAQ and Best Practices
2017 Flow Chart for Modification instructions
Preparing for Your First OutSeason (webinar)
When to Start the OutSeason
The OutSeason Webinar Series
And much, much more!
Go-To Threads in this Forum
Please review and post questions, bumping them to the top, if you have them. These have been unpinned from the top of the forum, to clean things up.
The OutSeason Webinar Series
OutSeason PSA
The Vets Advice for the Noobs Thread
OutSeason Nutrition PSA
OutSeason Modification Flowchart
The OutSeason, Setting Goals, Tracking Progress, and Accountability
For more details please visit the OutSeason Master Page in the Wiki
The Purpose of the NovOS Forum
The rest of this forum will be filled with weekly mojo and accountability threads. For example, the NovOS Week 1 Thread, or the NovOS Week 1 Bike Thread, NovOS Week 1 Core Workout Thread, where you'll encourage each other, hold each other accountable, and generally support each other as you build your FAST across your 14 weeks together.
NovOS Captains Wanted
We are looking for three members to serve as NovOS Captains to create and guide these weekly threads: Bike Captain, Run Captain, Core Captain. Bang the drum, basically. You will be rewarded with gold, riches, and accolades beyond your wildest dream, plus a free month of EN, and a badass OS Shirt.
Please email me (Brenda) at brenda@endurancenation.us if you're interested.
Please Introduce Yourself to Your NovOS Teammates!
Please join/sign into the NovOS by introducing yourself by posting to this thread, posting a picture and brief bio using the format below. These are the people you'll be training with, virtually, for months and months so it would be great to put faces and personal stories to names and email addresses!
We recommend that you subscribe to this thread, using the Additional Options dealio visible when you reply to this thread when making your introduction. You'll then receive an email when updates are made to this admin thread.
Finally, understand that the Coaches do not actively monitor these Training Group Forums, searching for training questions and support issues to address. That is, if you have a training related coachy-coachy question, you'll find us in the other forums and specifically in the Micro and Macro Threads!
Thanks! We look forward to seeing what fun and motivation you guys create for yourselves!
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I've been with EN for about 4 years now (wow!) and done 3 IMs (2x WI, 1x CDA). Looking at a 70.3 season for this year with CdA 70.3 and Calgary 70.3, then transitioning over to see if I can get my butt in gear to BQ in a fall marathon. I do stroke rehab research as my day job, and am looking forward to learning new hobbies this year as well as triathlon- mountain biking, skiing, all those fun Canadian things!
Bring on the pain and gain!
Okay guys, I have a run and bike thread leader. All I need is a core leader and we are set to roll. I will let you know who they are very soon. As for you Rachel H, you are going to have to learn how to freeze. Canada is cold my fellow Canuck, so one word - electric blankey
Mariah, EN's Marketing Director here - I have officially signed up for IMPuertoRico70.3 in March so that means NOV OS for me!
OS Goals:
1. Complete the durn thing injury free
2. First season racing with power - learn that and see gains
3. Lose 1.2lbs a week for goal weight for IMPR
4. Recruit 2 people to the EN OS to suffer with me
5. Motivate the team in weekly threads that the captains post
I typically spend my OS in tropical weather to escape the winter cold which means no biking and sporadic running - this year I've decided to forgo both of those trips so I can focus on training and actually being home to be consistent. Being that my swim is terrible and my race is in 4 months - I will be swimming in the OS - which means early mornings for me which I am NOT a fan of - but I want to see what Im capable of as a healthy focused athlete. I injured myself over a year ago and ready to come back. Im hungry for a well executed training block - My Paincave is ready - Lets do this!
P.S. I live in Charlotte, NC if anyone is around and wants to train together!
Go get em Mariah! Can't wait to watch your progress and cheer you on!
Hello everyone! This is Brian Hagan, your NovOS bike captain here.
This will be my second full season with Endurance Nation. I am so glad a joined last year in time to start with the NovOS. I love the run durability theme and the fact that most of the workouts are less than an hour. One of the things I loved the most, was not only sharing my wko challenges and experiences with the other participating athletes, but also learning from many of the experienced athletes. I also lost weight (while getting stronger and faster) last winter for the first time since... well I guess high school.
My main goal is to get stronger. I know the run durability plan and the bike workouts will make me faster, but I also know that getting stronger is what I need to do to get even faster. I am very wimpy when it comes to planks, push-ups and paddles, so my plan is to get the most out of all the core workouts and add in some legs and glute muscle strengthening drills.
My A race in 2017 is Ironman Mont-Tremblant, but I am not going to even think about that (maybe a little) until the spring. My secondary goals are to lose a little bit of weight and gain a little bit of FTP to increase my Watt/KG FTP to be in the 3.8 to 4.0 range. I'd like to do a sub 21 minute 5K, but also get better at my running form. I recently had it critiqued, and I've got a quite a few issues to work on. I also plan on continuing to work on my swim form. I've been going to swim stroke analysis sessions, and I want to keep practicing what I have learned in the sessions.
Looking forward to getting started a week from Monday!
My main goals this year are don't slow down and lose 7 pounds. I've gotten fat since the move and I feel like crap and look terrible too. I have 60-80 min in the morning for training. Not sure how many tri's I'll be doing, but I have a lot of half marathons and a few centuries planned.
Looking forward to some accountability after being away!
Completed IMLP '14 & '16. Going to stick to the 1/2 courses for a little bit. Family and sports are kicking in and can't spend that much time immersed in the "pleasure" of the pain. Ha.
That being said I want to get my speed back to where I was before I started to focus on Triathlon, specifically long course. My goals will be to increas speed, lose 10lbs (post IM weight gain). Oh and HAVE FUN!
I am not a frequent forum visiter so please forgive me if you don't get an answer back or here much from me in here. I have promised some that I would make more of an effort.
Anyway, I am looking forward to it and to the team accountability. If there is anything I can help with let me know. Now stop reading this and go work on your FTP!
It's been quite the epic year but I have some specific goals for the OS:
1. Drop 10 lbs to get super slick slim & fit.
2. Increase bike speed by switching over to power assessment. Truly a bike-focused year!!
3. Stay healthy & injury-free!
2017 I'm in for a March bike camp, Quassy & IMLP (#15). I Legacy qualified last month in Choo and will be applying in November for Kona. By March I will know if I've been selected. So in the meantime just wrapping up an epic 2016 season w/IMFLA in a few weeks and prepping for OS.
As for our core training I'm really excited! I'm a certified LesMills cxworx core instructor and I saw huge improvement in overall stability and fitness with last year's OS core program! I'm your gal to fuss at or gripe to when you want to complain about push-ups, planks and hovers!! I love this part of the OS. Short, sweet, burn it up workouts. Haha!! ??????????we'll have a lot of fun and get ripped stable cores in the process!!
Anyway....hello again everyone! Oh ...I am from the south so "ya'll " have a great weekend!! ??
Steph ??
Hi everyone! I'm looking forward to getting back to regular training. This year I did CdA 703, and the swim & bike of IM CdA. An asthma attack kept me from starting the run. One thing I learned is how quickly one recovers from a swim-bike event! The next day the only thing that was sore were my lungs (there was a fire in the area & I had breathing issues off & on until we left the area).
Since CdA, I have been trying to get in a regular schedule of exercise, but family trips (including a recent trip to Kona to watch my husband - Mark Maurer compete!) and work have been getting in the way. Next week I will be in Dublin attending a conference, and my only planned workouts will be walking around the city. So, I am entering the OS with plummeting fitness. Time to reverse that trend.
My plans for 2017: Puerto Rico 70.3 (thanks Mariah for the inspiration!) and CdA 70.3. Mid July I will be the support person for Mark's Alaskaman adventure. One of my duties will be running the last 6 miles up Mt. Aleyeska with him. So this year, I will also be doing a lot of trail running & climbing. I may do a September half ironman if I find one that fits our schedule. I have done ironman distance races (or trained for them) for the past 3 years & don't currently feel the need to do one this year.
This is my first OS with EN and I am looking to cheer on and be accountable to the group. I moved from Kona to Salt Lake City a few months ago so elevation and cold weather will be top on my list of challenges. I am sticking to 70.3s for the upcoming year and plan on St. George and CDA. My running has always been my worst discipline with way too much walking during training and racing. My hope is that I can execute a race that allows me to run as well as have the fitness to do so!
Off to get my pain cave warmed up!
Let's get this started next week!
Looking forward to my 2nd OS, with my A race happening in July at IMLP. These are my 3 goals for this season:
(1) Get down to 150 again, but this time carry it through to race day;
(2) Peak in fitness race week, not 2 months prior like this year;
(3) Race injury free.
The rest should take care of itself if 1-3 happen!
Hi Everyone! This will be my 4th OS start with EN. I successfully completed IMMT'14 and that's been it for me. The past 2 years I started each OS strong but fizzled due to ongoing injuries which led to weight gain and loss of what fitness I had. I am excited to begin anew with my goal of IMLP'17! Right now I'm working with SwimBikeFuel on body comp and nutrition which is really helping me recharge my training batteries. Other than IMLP, I have no other races on the calendar at this time. I plan on doing the EN IMLP training camp in June and I'm happy that the dates work out for me.
On the personal side, I live in NH so my pain cave is going to become my best friend again. My firstborn son went off to college in Montana in August which makes me really proud but I miss him terribly so I'm really looking forward to the holidays when he comes home. My DH and I recently celebrated our 25th anniversary, he continues to be such a tremendous support of my tri craziness, and I feel truly blessed.
Hello to everyone! I'm Robin from Indianapolis.
This will be my 5th OS! Going to get back on the IM hamster wheel this year at IMWI (last did IMCHOO in 2014). My goals for the OS are to really crank my FTP and run up to new levels. To keep me accountable I'm going to shoot to break into the 1:25:XX range for a half marathon in early 2017. Another OS goal for me is to stay plugged in here with the team and feed off all the MOJO available in here.
Race Schedule as of now:
Indianapolis 500Festival Mini-Marathon - May
Wisconsin 70.3 - June
IMWI - Sept
Hey Hey Cool Kids!
I'm SUPER pumped to be joining y'all for a legit (barely hacked) OS for the first time in a while. Been racing like cray cray and the ole FTP has taken a hit. I just completed IM #10 at the World Championships in Kona which has a nice tidy ring to it. Though it would be easy enough to do a total "mic drop" and walk away on top, I do love this lifestyle and ain't exactly selling my tri bike anytime soon.
Anyway, I've given myself a couple of months of reflection to set goals and figure out what 2017 will look. In the interim I'm stoked to be back in the saddle getting stronger and faster with the BEST team on the planet.
Oh and the ladies that lead the charge in this post are some amazing Chicas. The guys are all right too! And those I haven't met / gotten to know I'm sure we will be AWESOME together! We can't NOT have fun. Just sayin'
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Cheers!
Ed, Look forward to meeting you in June on the Big island! All the best, Pat
I am looking forward to the OS this year, I am really ready to get started.
This is my 5th? (maybe, I am not sure) OS, but last year I took the winter off to focus on my new job. Now that I am comfortable in the job, I am ready to get back into the swing of things.
I raced my fourth IM in Boulder this last August (2016), and I am signed up for IM Copenhagen in August 2017, and a local (almost) half in May. My plan is to just keep as consistent as possible over the out-season to get ready for a lot of work in the spring.
Christy
This is my third OS. My first riding with a power meter. My main goal is to stop staring at the numbers on the thing and learn how to work the power meter. Second is to improve my vdot. After that, it is to be consistent with the core work and other lifting I am doing. Planning a half marathon in December and a full in April to see if I can still run that far in hopes of doing a full I'm in 2018. Last season, did the ITU Long Distance worlds, which is my longest race to date. That was a fun, long day. Next year will be a bit less volume with two HIM's in spring and fall to make room for a 30th anniversary trip with my lovely wife in the summer. Looking forward to OS work!
Hi everyone -
This is my first OS and I am looking forward to structure. I've been winging it the last two years! Thinking I can make some good gains with this plan, in prep for HIM Oceanside in April.
My OS goals:
1) Bike improvement - increase FTP w/kg from current 2.5 to 3.5
2) Run improvement - go faster! Not exactly sure where I am at...we'll see where my 5k test puts me at next week. Hopefully, under 21min.
3) No injuries, no injuries, no injuries...