May 2015 Multisport Challenge

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Hey everyone! So excited to find this group of motivated fitness freaks. I am signed up for my first IM70.3 in Nevada in October. I've never done a race of any kind before so I'm taking a big challenge by the horns. I'm 30 this year and I told myself I would be in the best shape of my life when I'm 30. I'm also registered for a 7 mile run here locally called Mount Baldy run to the top in September. I have no training coach or guide, just going off of goals to be at that I've set for myself.
Here's where I'm at so far for the month of May.
5/1- 21.4m bike, 1:45:09, 3,588ft elev gain
5/3- 21.4m bike, 1:38:00, 3,537ft gain
5/4- 26.4m bike, 1:22:05, 19.6mph avg
5/4- 4m run, 32:03, 7:53avg mi
5/5- 26.2m bike, 1:41:05, 1,686 e gain.
Today rest.

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@gobonas99 I am also a really slow swimmer so you just gave me some extra motivation to finally get down to the masters club! I have done all I can do on my own.

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@ffjrodas It wasn't my first race, but my first triathlon was a HIM. It's doable!

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Today I was feeling okay-ish, so I made plans to ride with my dad, who is never really up for more than 15-20 miles at an easy pace. Figured I could test the waters, see how I'm feeling.

And I got a flat tire 2.5 miles in.
So I changed it.
And my spare exploded along the seam while inflating.
A passing cyclist loaned me his mini pump (since I used my last CO2 cartridge) so I could patch and reinflate the original tube. But, it wasn't holding air very well, so we turned tail and headed home.

And my dad dropped me on the way back.

I was putting in a solid 21 mph, and he was staying well ahead of me on his fitness bike. I've never seen that man move that fast under his own power in my life...

Oy vey.

Bike: 25/300 miles
Run: 0/75 miles
Swim: 500/12,000 meters
X-train: not a bit.

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Now I have:
4/30 Walking Miles
3/40 Cycling Miles
1/25 Running/Jogging Miles

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Just 12 more miles today on the bike, but holding off on running until tomorrow as my hamstrings aren't back to 100% from the marathon.

I'll dig more into the Syracuse HIM, but may just play it by ear based on weather as things can get hot in June, and I'll be a 5 hour car ride away. Doing lots of climbing here in Pittsburgh (including a daily 500ft 1.5 mile climb on the way back from baseball games), and my regular runs here are pretty hilly as well. Suspect that coming off my marathon, with current base cycling mileage, a HIM is more than doable in a month and a half.

5/1 - 30 min weights
5/2 - 2 mile run
5/3 - 26.2 mile marathon (3:44 time, 8:33 pace)
5/4 - 0.85 mile easy swim
5/5 - 0.75 mile easy swim, 30 min weights, 16 mile bike
5/6 - 12 mile bike

Goal: 9 weight sessions, 100 miles running, 500 miles biking, 5 miles swimming
Remaining: 7 weight sessions, 72 miles running, 472 miles biking, 3.4 miles swimming

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So my first swimming lesson... Well, i had lessons when i was a child, anyway, i digress. I wasn't sure what to expect, so i'd booked into 'Adult Intermediates'. Whilst i can actually swim, it is a bad impression and i prefer to think of it as delayed drowning. Doggy Paddle breastroke.
I wasn't sure if Adult Intermediates might be beyond my ability, or below it.

But i got lucky! I was the ONLY person booked in (its an open class), and the instructor was a stand-in, so we went completely off curriculum and she asked me what i could do and what i wanted to do.

1-1 for 45 minutes.

Girl got me actually propelling myself forward in a free-style stroke by the end of it. (we started literally from the beginning, with a float and working on kick). Still tonnes of work to do, but i was REALLY happy with the progress! I hope i have her again next week so we can continue where we left off. In the meantime, i have gained knowledge of what drills i can do to help improve.

(previous attempts of freestyle have been windmilling arms).

Adding 400m to my swimming total, although it was probably 800m, i was float assisted one way or another.

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Been slacking a bit. I did my strength training and PT exercises yesterday but skipped my trainer ride. If I'm feeling ambitious I may do it tonight and turn my 5 mile run into a brick.

Blah.

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@ironmankat - a masters swim class will definitely help!

@csman49 - great job! glad to hear the swim lesson went well

5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)

Totals through 5/6:
Swim: 1.59 miles in .99 hours (1 swim)
Bike: 23.53 miles in 1.57 hours (2 rides)
Run: 17.53 miles in 2.96 hours (3 runs)