Christy Beal - Micro thread
Hi Coach,
I am not sure that I am posting the correctly, the forums are different than when I last checked in. It looks like everyone has their own little thread. I looked to see if I had one, and since I did not I started my own, I hope this is OK.
I am having some problems with my weekly schedule and timing.
I started my 1/2 IM plan in week 10 last week, it has me swimming on Mon, Tue and Friday. Monday/Friday is no problem but I cannot get to the pool anytime that it has lanes open on Tuesday. They have several swim team practices in the afternoon/evening and open too late for me to go in the AM before work.
I could use some advice on how to work around my Tuesday.
I can move the swim to Wednesday with my bike. I don't think I will get in a quality swim if I move it to Thursday with the long run.
Or
Monday is a low priority swim, I can do Tuesday swim on Monday, but then I lose one swim per week.
I am a pretty strong swimmer as long as I get my several swims a week in (around 1 hour 06 for IM) and my "half" swim in May is only 0.8 miles.
Thank you
Christy
I am not sure that I am posting the correctly, the forums are different than when I last checked in. It looks like everyone has their own little thread. I looked to see if I had one, and since I did not I started my own, I hope this is OK.
I am having some problems with my weekly schedule and timing.
I started my 1/2 IM plan in week 10 last week, it has me swimming on Mon, Tue and Friday. Monday/Friday is no problem but I cannot get to the pool anytime that it has lanes open on Tuesday. They have several swim team practices in the afternoon/evening and open too late for me to go in the AM before work.
I could use some advice on how to work around my Tuesday.
I can move the swim to Wednesday with my bike. I don't think I will get in a quality swim if I move it to Thursday with the long run.
Or
Monday is a low priority swim, I can do Tuesday swim on Monday, but then I lose one swim per week.
I am a pretty strong swimmer as long as I get my several swims a week in (around 1 hour 06 for IM) and my "half" swim in May is only 0.8 miles.
Thank you
Christy
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As for your swim, I agree with your second option: Move Tuesday swim to Monday slot and end up losing a swim...2x isn't that bad...and you can add a weekend swim during taper to stay sane (Sharp if you want).
Bonus that you'll get a lighter tuesday which should lead to a better Wednesday!!
Onwards!!!
~ Coach P
Hope that you had a thankful and thoughtful Memorial Day.
I am in week 9 of the Beginner IM plan. I have the opportunity to go to open water swims on Mon, Tues, Sat and/or Sunday through July. I would like to do as many as are reasonably possible. There are buoys in each lake (3 different lakes but all withing reasonable driving distance) set up in a 1/4 mile course.
Can I just roughly modify my swims and use them all in open water, or do you think that there is value in doing some of them in the pool?
I am a fairly fast swimmer (1h6 min IM swim) but my IM swim in August is in cold water open (62 degrees average) and my local pool averages about 88 degrees (no joke.)
Are there any other good practices, suggestions that you have for prepping for a cold swim after a warm NJ summer?
Over the years we have seen that female athletes swim well enough in the cold, but they really struggle when I get on the bike. It's difficult to stay warm, and they really have a tough time getting in nutrition. So the most important part of that swim focus will be figuring out what you need to wear on T1 to get warm right away and start your nutrition plan. You might want to read previous reports from the ladies!
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Your Notes
Running about 20 miles a week, no bike or swim worth mentioning. Right now I am trying to get to Jupiter in the half-marathon fanatics. I am taking a year off the Ironman races, I have done 5 now and I need a break. I want to get my run stronger and have some fun out there, it has started to feel like work, and not fun work. I have been running (not racing) about a half every other weekend and then just doing 8 miles or so on the alternate weeks.
I have not really ridden the bike or swam since IM Copenhagen on August 20. I will need a bit of a ramp up to get strong enough for the distance in May.
I am signed up for IM Choo 70.3 May 20th. I have previously done the full and PRed the race by more than an hour. For this race, I just want to have a fun time out there and enjoy the race. I will get back to really racing next year.
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Season Update
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Coach Notes
I hear you on the fun stuff...so let's keep it simple...you'll survive Jupiter, and you don't have to crush yourself to be ready to be fast...let's focus more on consistency than anything else. You can play in the Run Durability Program (RDP) and join us in the Text Group: Run Durability on GroupMe.
I think more than running you need some bike time to help balance things out. I find that to really keep me fit, and grounded. If you are feeling techie, you can try to join us on Zwift where we do some rides during the week and weekends. Thats in the Getting Started on Zwift section.
Let me know how else I can help you out!
Let's get to work!
~ Coach P