Wow, Sadj. Sounds like you've got some nice momentum.
I'm restarting my training now, too. I'm *thinking*
about running a full marathon at the end of April,
followed by the Columbia Tri a few weeks later. So,
I'm trying to figure out how to arrange my training
schedule. So far, I've been running and all but
ignoring my bike or the pool. Though I do try to get
in the pool once a week and attend a pilates class
once a week.

Anyway, any advice about training for a marathon and
tri at the same time would be much appreciated. For
example, should I line up the 2 training schedules so
I don't have to do a 20-mile run followed by a 2 hour
ride the next day? But I still want to build in some
recovery weeks...

I really need to get on the bike... I'm sure my riding
muscles (what I had of them) are completely atrophied
at this point.

Alyssa

P.S. I was the other MMTC woman on the Columbia tri
run course last week. Fun? Well, I'm glad I finally
ran the course. And it was nice to do it with other
MMTC people.

--- trisadj@... wrote:

>
> I also feel like I'm trying to get myself started
> again. Right now, I'm
> spinning once or twice a week, running 2 or three
> times a week, swimming once a
> week and doing weights once a week. I'm going to be
> doing yoga twice a week
> starting next week. Tried a Pilates class, but I'm
> going to stick with yoga.
> I want to add another weight session and another
> swim session.
>
> I've been swimming with the masters group on
> Wednesday at the swim center.
> I love the pool cause it doesn't have chlorine.
> Most of the women, and
> it's almost all women, are VERY GOOD swimmers who
> swim all four strokes. I'm a
> very slow, self taught, no flip turns swimmer who
> only does free style, but
> the coach, Sue, has been great about giving me an
> easier workout and giving me
> pointers on stroke mechanics.
>
> Bob and I are taking dance lessons starting the
> end of January which I'm
> really looking forward to.
>
> Met up with Michele and her sister, Amy
> Fine-Dugas, and another MMTC
> woman a week or so ago and ran the Columbia tri
> route which was "fun". I won't
> be riding outside until the days get longer and the
> temperature goes higher.
>
> That's about it for now.... Waiting to hear from
> others.......
>
> sadj
>




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