Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 After a week of not seeing a pool (other than the one at home surrounded by frost yesterday morning, and yes it was -0.8 degrees here), I need a really big set to get back into this. Trinube, if you're out there, quote me so I can't go back on this. 5km planned for tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 After a week of not seeing a pool (other than the one at home surrounded by frost yesterday morning, and yes it was -0.8 degrees here), I need a really big set to get back into this. Trinube, if you're out there, quote me so I can't go back on this. 5km planned for tomorrow morning. smash it up mate, nice to see you back. 2.2k for me tomorrow just to get a nice round figure for the week. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 smash it up mate, nice to see you back. 2.2k for me tomorrow just to get a nice round figure for the week. I could do nothing tomorrow to get a perfectly round figure for the week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Well that was a great start to the day that just fell in a big heap. Yes, I got my 5km done. No real set, just 5km straight. I got out of the water feeling absolutely exhausted, but looking forward to the ride in to work with that dead body feeling. I get to the office beside the gate, and the lady there advises me that for the first time in 10 years, they'll be closing the pool for a few weeks from next weekend for maintenance.AAAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! That's 3 pools I've had close on me in this comp. 23km to do, and only 1 week. I can't see the boss getting much out of me next week at work. Link to post Share on other sites
Mank 214 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Still 5km that's a big old set. What time you have to get up for that?! Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 4:10 to get out of the house by 4:30, then at the pool by 5:15. 90min in the water then on to work by 7. It makes it a long day (I'll probably get home by 6:30pm), but I get in 5km swim, 60km on the bike & I'll do a small run at lunch time. As an added bonus, I'll get nearly 10hours in at the computer, some work, some Trannies. Link to post Share on other sites
JeffS 81 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I was struggling to hit the target. Planned swims yesterday today and tomorrow have given way to man-flu, so no hope now. Will get as close as I can in remaining time. The good thing is this has got me back in the pool when I was struggling and I'm even looking forward to going swimming! Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I get to the office beside the gate, and the lady there advises me that for the first time in 10 years, they'll be closing the pool for a few weeks from next weekend for maintenance.AAAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! That's 3 pools I've had close on me in this comp. You gotta stop p!ssing in the pools Good work on the 5k though, that's pretty solid. Link to post Share on other sites
tortoise 859 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 DONE!! 4 weeks neat. 5 weeks and 2 days today since knee surgery. Best rehab plan ever for both body and mind. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 13 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hb Don't know where u live in bris Vegas, but u tried any of the uni pools - mt gravatt, st Lucia, city or kelvin grove? They are all open. Link to post Share on other sites
george-bob 83 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hmm, need to average 3km per day until the end of the challenge. Time to break out the double swims. Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hb Don't know where u live in bris Vegas, but u tried any of the uni pools - mt gravatt, st Lucia, city or kelvin grove? They are all open. KG might be an option. The problem is, by the time I get that close to work, I don't know if I can be bothered stopping. The other option is to turn the 30km commute into a 45km commute, and go back to Albany Creek. It will all depend on how close I get by the end of next week when the pool closes. Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 920 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hb Don't know where u live in bris Vegas, but u tried any of the uni pools - mt gravatt, st Lucia, city or kelvin grove? They are all open. Shhh. That's MY pool. I don't want word getting out how good it is This will be my biggest weekend for years. Red Dog are doing a 100 x 100s this Sunday. 2 sessions one from 6am - 10 am and also 2pm - 6pm. I'll be aiming to break my previous record of 5K in a session so aiming for at least 5.1. One dude will be doing both sessions of the full 100 hunjees. So yeah 20K in a day Link to post Share on other sites
pieman 1,193 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Bugger there goes my Sunday session in the usually quiet UQ pool. . Link to post Share on other sites
Tyno 2,403 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Doggies are at Yeronga, pieman. Link to post Share on other sites
pieman 1,193 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Doggies are at Yeronga, pieman. Yeah I thought so, but there was a sign up at UQ advertising the 100x100 and I didnt check out the venue... oh well, im never going to make my 50km anyway Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 920 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 The UQ 100 x 100s is sometime in August. Link to post Share on other sites
conor 14 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Easily one of the most frustrating things that can happen. In the back of my mind every time I go to squad, I'm thinking... what if for some reason it's not on today? Especially when there's not even a cafe open! You can take inspiration from my sporting hero, Steven Gerrard, who after each game in the title run-in said simply "We go again". He then proceeded to miss a simple pass, fall over, and hand the title to a bunch of rent boys from Man City, but the point is, um... well anyway... I've had a good start. On the first day of winter I got up at 5am, put on everything warm I could find, and went for a ride. For some reason I never get motivated to do any training until the darkest coldest bit of the year. Perhaps I have some Eskimo heritage or something. Clocked a very leisurely 43km in the rain, which for some reason took about 1'45"... cough... and contributed a grand total of zero to my winter fish. However this morning I actually did get out of bed at 5am and go swimming. Wasn't sure if the place would still be there, it's been that long. But bizarrely, everyone was still there, and there were some considerable double-takes at my re-appearance. Or possibly it was because I took off my t-shirt and stopped sucking in my stomach. I checked at home and discovered the last time I made squad was February 24th. Holy jesus, does 3 months fly past. Anyway, all went surprisingly OK - one benefit of being an erratic trainer is you gradually get more familiar with the unpleasant mental and physical challenges of making yet another comeback. I have 2.6km on the board, putting me just a smidge ahead of target. Thanks to tech wizzes for getting the spreadsheet up, I wasn't sure what I was doing on that front. Did JVW introduce you to everyone again and do you think you'll even climb your way out of lane 1? The pool up the road open in about 2 months. Can I start then? Conor 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TheAntiSport 183 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Conor you're back! Link to post Share on other sites
conor 14 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 I heard the first step to a come back was posting on trannies... We'll see how it goes. Near on two years of inactivity means that a couple of extra kegs have appeared around the middle. Sick of my body feeling sore from sitting down all day, I miss the soreness of a good work out. First run tomorrow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TheAntiSport 183 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Ace Link to post Share on other sites
tortoise 859 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 This week, two wobbies, only one dusky whaler, a big flathead, a little flathead, numerous blue grouper sightings, a num-fish, many various small fish from boat to plate size and one huge catfish. No stingrays, the whiting were scarce as were the ludderick. Link to post Share on other sites
tri_hard 228 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 5k this morning. I'm determined to get this 100. Going to go close Link to post Share on other sites
Nick777 246 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 First 3k session for a while.. Pretty cold walk to the change rooms though Link to post Share on other sites
Mank 214 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Did JVW introduce you to everyone again and do you think you'll even climb your way out of lane 1? The pool up the road open in about 2 months. Can I start then? Conor Every time. No. Yes. Welcome back. Link to post Share on other sites
Nick777 246 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Saw a rarely seen trifecta at Waves Cheltenham today - fins, pull buoy & breast stroke 1 Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Saw a rarely seen trifecta at Waves Cheltenham today - fins, pull buoy & breast stroke You've got nothing, today in the indoor pool (32°) was a guy with fins, front snorkel, glove paddles and a shorty WETSUIT! Would have been rolling at about 3:30/100 Link to post Share on other sites
Nick777 246 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 You've got nothing, today in the indoor pool (32°) was a guy with fins, front snorkel, glove paddles and a shorty WETSUIT! Would have been rolling at about 3:30/100 He wins! Link to post Share on other sites
Mank 214 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 You've got nothing, today in the indoor pool (32°) was a guy with fins, front snorkel, glove paddles and a shorty WETSUIT! Would have been rolling at about 3:30/100 That's pretty fast for you mate, well done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 That's pretty fast for you mate, well done. This challenge has definitely sharpened me up Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 920 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Set a new PB today for longest swim in one session. 60 x 100s. I think we had nearly 100 Red Dogs take part across the 2 sessions including Sarah Crowley and Dave Dellow. Flouchy managed 200 x 100s and I was amazed how many managed the full 100 x 100s. Great club spirit on display and after today's effort I'm actually thinking about the 100 x 100s at UQ in 6 weeks from now. Link to post Share on other sites
Nick777 246 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Set a new PB today for longest swim in one session. 60 x 100s. I think we had nearly 100 Red Dogs take part across the 2 sessions including Sarah Crowley and Dave Dellow. Flouchy managed 200 x 100s and I was amazed how many managed the full 100 x 100s. Great club spirit on display and after today's effort I'm actually thinking about the 100 x 100s at UQ in 6 weeks from now. Nice work.. what was the interval? Link to post Share on other sites
A2K 920 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 1:50 but in a 25m pool and I had a few breaks to take on board lollies. The fast lane were on 1:30 and they still managed 100 at that pace. Man that's a lot of tumble turns. Link to post Share on other sites
Nick777 246 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 1:50 but in a 25m pool and I had a few breaks to take on board lollies. The fast lane were on 1:30 and they still managed 100 at that pace. Man that's a lot of tumble turns. 1.50 would feel ok for a while...but 60 of them is pretty decent...! Link to post Share on other sites
tri_hard 228 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 1.50 would feel ok for a while...but 60 of them is pretty decent...! That's 2:00 in a real pool Link to post Share on other sites
Mank 214 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Ground out 2.7 today and feel like crap. Not sure if it's the net effect of finally training consistently enough to get tired, but geeeeeez. Don't appear to be ill, just flat. Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 (edited) Don't appear to be ill, just fat. fixed that for you Edited July 7, 2014 by trinube 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mank 214 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 I knew I'd come to the right place for some support during this hard struggle. Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I should have thought this through a little better. I will never make the 50ks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I should have thought this through a little better. I will never make the 50ks! Come on katz, heaps of time left Link to post Share on other sites
trinube 1,777 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) we only have 13 days left don't we? Which means I would need to average 3.5km a day to reach 50kms So what's your point? Edited July 7, 2014 by trinube Link to post Share on other sites
TheAntiSport 183 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Katz, come join the Special Needs group Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I would only have to average 2.5ks a day. Easy! Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 How does special needs work Antisport? Link to post Share on other sites
BogFrog 679 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I think it has something to do with swimming in an upright position. It only works in the rain and you may get soggy shoes... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Katz 1,652 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Oh, yeah, no. I'll give that a miss. Link to post Share on other sites
TheAntiSport 183 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I prefer not to have my “training” constrained by labels and overly bureaucratic rules. Special Needs: Requires you to do the best you can with the little time you have left. It also allows you to redefine workouts based on how waterlogged you got doing them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ironpo 3,021 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I just updated my totals after a few days of not logging in ( and being a little suspect thanks mank LOL) got 7k done today 93 odd ks done , and im just starting to warm up now with the start of this challenge being when I was doing cairns IM cheers Ivp Link to post Share on other sites
tri_hard 228 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Your Ks don't count now IP, since I find out you're in a endless pool Link to post Share on other sites
Ex-Hasbeen 8,122 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I prefer not to have my “training” constrained by labels and overly bureaucratic rules. Special Needs: Requires you to do the best you can with the little time you have left. It also allows you to redefine workouts based on how waterlogged you got doing them. Is this one of those groups where there are no losers, and when the kid's finally graduate, the real world hits them like a ton of bricks? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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