Tri Trainer Tuesday: Then and Now Baby!
1. One year ago- here's me spinning on the Compu Trainer. I'm spinning (or at least attempting) at a ~110 cadence. Notice the body position...
2. One day ago- here's me spinning on the trainer. (The DH gets the computrainer, I get the stationary trainer...it's cool, it's cool). And what's the difference you ask? Well, I can now spin in the aero position at ~115-120 cadence for 30 min. A year ago... I didn't even attempt to spin in the aero position.
Now to me, this is growth! And the kinda I like experiencing vs. my pant size. HA! So I'll take it! I'll take whatever I can get at this time of year baby!
Now to me, this is growth! And the kinda I like experiencing vs. my pant size. HA! So I'll take it! I'll take whatever I can get at this time of year baby!
Now how about you? What run/bike/swim/strength growth are you experiencing from a year ago? Would love to know!
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and I'll get you in next summer with a one year update :)
One year ago I couldn't even run out of the way of an oncoming car or to beat out an expiring parking meter. Now I can run!
I can run about 3 times longer than I could this time last year :-)
I think my biggest change from this time last year was how I used the trainer. At this time last year, I used to just spin in zone 2-ish to get "base miles" and watch a movie... but not really feel like I was accomplishing much. I started working with my new coach in Feb and she immediately had me doing shorter, high intensity trainer intervals. I'd rather do an hour of high intensity intervals on the trainer than a 3 hour easy trainer ride any day, and I saw some big improvements this year so it definitely paid off.
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I wanna be like YOU. YOU. YOU.
I'm afraid I'm declining with old age and am happy simply to have not snapped an ankle or a hip.
Awesome job on the spins!
It was his to begin with...then I became more serious too, so we share it. And for this time of year, I don’t need to monitor power/watts etc. Just my cadence so it’s cool
But I will come mid 2011...;-)
Thx!
last year i didn't think running 8 to 8.30 min miles in a race was possible (5k) now i can do it.
Let's see, one year ago I said I would never do a marathon. Now, I've done one and am training for another. So, I've definitely had growth with my running! Woohoo!
Right now, I have several 5Ks, 1 8K, 1 10K and two half marys under my belt. I'm regularly running a 10:00 pace (with intervals of down to 7:30). I have a more gear than I care to admit to...and I actually KNOW what a bike trainer is (and would love to have one). I'm still new on the bike (my longest ride has been 15 miles). And, I can swim freestyle for a whopping 50 yards without stopping (gotta start somewhere, right).
Thanks for reminding me...I might not be where I'm going, but I'm also not where I was!! :D