I got my ride in today. I had a little more time today so I rode up to 10,000 feet and 53 miles. The next couple of days are going to be logistical problems so they might be just the bare minimum distance.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1790598002

Nice pictures!

Jason, I'm glad you're on board! I like your challenge (50 bike/50 run/ 50 beer). We'll want some details!

Nice work, DamnLucky. I bet you have some beautiful riding there. How would you describe how you feel living there, so close to such amazing places to ride? Fortunate?

Well that's sort why I picked my screen name as damn lucky. So yes, I'm very fortunate, in many ways. Everyone has problems in their life and I'm no exception but most people with real problems would laugh at mine.

The first time I rode on some of these roads I almost couldn't believe they don't charge to ride them!

I still need to explore more of Colorado. I just cant see driving somewhere to ride when I can bike from my house.

A little late to the party, but I'd like to join in. Okay if I start one day behind everybody else? Only swam and ran today

No worries. I don't have a challenge set up and don't have time until next Monday.

How about you guys figure out precisely how the log should handle it and we'll take a crack at it next week when I'm back in town?

Also, go get 'em :)

-Eric

I started yesterday. 2 hrs on the trainer (Trainerroad "Hunter") watching Netflix (too late for a run when that was done), followed by a Trider's Yellow Beer-O Blonde Ale.

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

I would be interested in the along the same timeline as the 100/100 running challenge or maybe earlier.

I've got a few more races and then need some fun time off.

For selfish reasons, I wonder if we should use a time based plan rather than the distance based plan? My reason: I'm having a hard time counting laps.

S/b/r options:
Distance: 750 meters, 20k, 5k.
Time:15 min, 45 min, 30 min.
10 min, 30 min, 20 min.

For the specialists who can't/won't do full s/b/r, do you prefer time or distance minimum requirements?

And if someone is skilled at organizing this kind of dealie-o, please ask the right questions, so we can answer and have a good plan.

#2 Done. Swim 16:38. Struggled to count. I kept forgetting and had to go back to the last lap I really remembered. Bike: 48. Run: 29:22.

I'd prefer time (well, that's what I'm doing, whether everyone else joins me or not) cuz I'm doing most of my rides on the trainer.

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

You need to wear a watch, if you know about your 100 pace, then looking at it every couple 100 yards will keep you on track. If you do around 2 minutes per 100, then 200 should be about 4, 400 about 8, and on and on. If you look at your 400 and it is high 8 or even 9 something, then you know you are at 450..

Anyway I got a late start today so it was a lot hotter than yesterday, but all 3 of mine were a bit faster. Just realized that I started yesterday trashed from my hardest swim workout of the year the day prior, so was not at full Monty..

Ran 9;31 pace for a 29;40 5k, then MTB(on road) 39;34, and then a straight 800SCY in 11;30

So a 1;20.44(sub 100 HR for 99% of it) for todays sprint tri!!! Sub 1;20 here I come....

Today's ride was short, but still sprint distance, just being one of the many coaches for the high school mtb team.



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Wed, 8.22: Swam 4000 scm and ran 3.0.
Thurs, 8.23: Swam 4000 scm and ran 3.0.

Wed swim: 400 m free warmup, then 5 x [400 m IM swim/kick* + 300 m free swim/pull**], 100 m free easy cooldown. Total time about 1:15.
Thurs swim: 600 m free warmup, then 4 x [200 m IM swim + 200 m back kick + 400 m free swim/pull**], 200 m free easy cooldown. Total time about 1:15.
*Alternating 25 m swim and 25 m kick of each stroke w/o kickboard.
**Alternating 300s/400s of free swim and free pull w/ paddles.

Wed run: 3.0 miles on trail in 29:52.
Thurs run: 3.0 miles on same trail in 30:08.

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

Today was 4.2 km in 25 mins or so (mostly easy with a few 30s strides). 45 mins easy ride on the trainer. Now enjoying a Boxing Rock Hunky Dory pale ale. (From Shelburne NS).

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

Thanks for the idea and the challenge. I’m in with my own short version for now.
Will do as many broken sprints as I can over next 12 days, less two travel days. So 10 in 12 is the goal, and I just signed up for a local sprint on Sept 2nd, first & last race of the season, it’ll be fun to go play and go home with tail between legs as I haven’t really trained, till now!
Aug 22 swam 750, biked 20.3 no time for run after lifts closed, will try to make up.
Aug 23 750/20/5. (12:25/58/32).
I’m counting mountain biking, but won’t count downhill runs if I take the chairlift up :)... while fun, it just doesn’t count. Also will have to do a bunch indoors due to air quality, which sucks but great motivation to get moving anyway. I’m on Strava.

excellent

I'll go the time route as am not quite run-ready after FAI surgery. The pool will be a PIA but where's a challenge without that?

Use the alphabet, A 50 B 100 C 150 D 200 etc.

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My daughter had a fever yesterday evening. Knowing the little pumpkin would be home today to ruin all my fun plans, I woke up early to swim and run. I'll try to do the bike or another run after my hubby comes home this evening. Or I could do 2 s/b/r tomorrow.

6 am Swim: 13:48. I stopped after every 5 laps to check my time. Why 5 laps? Because the pool is 20 yards. Plus, I need a total of 22 (23 for the additional just-in-case lap) and 22 is almost equally divisible by 5. So, first stop was 5 laps at 2:52. Second stop was at 5:48. Third was at 8: something. Fourth stop was at 11: something. Three more laps put me at 13:48.

It looks like 13:48 is 828 seconds÷8=103.5 seconds or 1:44 per 100. That sounds right to me. Twenty years ago I could swim 13:30 for 1,000. (1:21/100). In the last year, I've swam a total of maybe 10 times. So, I think I feel pretty comfortable with this time and the method of counting 5 laps and checking my time. Maybe I'll try the alphabet trick tomorrow.

I ran a 5k in 29:49 after the swim. It was lovely running at 6:30 am. So nice and cool!

I'm really glad we have more folks joining us, like LauraM, Davejustdave, and jaretj. Yay!

Finally, I've been unable to upload my strava to the log. I see a Strava Integration error message. Anyone have this problem before? I may have caused this problem myself because I've changed the units in my Garmin and I've recorded with cardio and renamed the sessions as swim.

Anyway, keep up the good work, all!

CJ - Actually, you went 4*(5*40 yd) + (3*40 yd) = 800 yd + 120 yd = 920 yd, or 9.2 * 100 yd. Thus your average pace per 100 yd = 13.8 min/9.2 = 1:30 per 100 yd, so much better than you thought!!! This makes sense since you were at 2:52/200 = 1:26/100 and 5:48/400 = 1:27/100, then you just slowed a bit over the last 520 yd. Still, 1:30/100 is pretty good for swimming once a month over the last year.

Hope your daughter gets to feeling better soon!!! Is she a swimmer???

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

So nice and cloudy this morning, no delays and not a drop of wind, so another PR!

5krun 9;31 pace with a kick at the end 29;28 MTB(on road again) 38;12 and 11;16 for the 800SCY straight through.

1;18.56 total time, new PR>>>

Eric,

In my mind, 1:30 is believable only because I'm doing extra flip turns in this short pool. If I went to a normal pool, I'd be at 1:35 or 1:40.

My 3 kids swim for fun, only. They beg me to let them swim laps at our pool to earn video game time. They get 2 minutes per lap. They typically swim 30 laps per day. My two boys have swam 60 laps at a go when they knew a Fortnite update was coming. I sit and watch while they swim, and I yell at them if they put their feet down and sneak a push off. My neighbors have mentioned how strict I am about the swimming. They think I'm being mean, but I'm not going to let them cheat to get video game time. : )

I've swum in pools ranging from 12 yd to 50 m and based on this experience, i think you gain about 1-2 sec per extra turn, so really you'd be 1:32 at the worst in a standard 25 yd pool. So, still pretty good espec for so little swimming in past year. How old are your kids??? I'm guessing pretty young at 2 min/lap??? Having them earn video game time is a great idea!!! And, 1200 yd/day is pretty good, "just for fun". Very good parenting IMO!!!

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

Kids are 9, 11, 12. They earn 2 minutes of video game time per lap. I'm not sure how fast they are. The youngest loves breast stroke. The eldest loves freestyle. The middle does a little of each.

I did my ride today, two actually. A 20 mile in town ride on the bike paths after my dentist appointment. Then my son and I had to start our drive to Frisco. We pre rode his race course for his high school mtb race tomorrow.

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