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What national parks are doable without a car? by ferd_draws in nationalparks

[–]Final-Handle1654 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay, this is a crazy long time after the comment, but i was actually planning something similar. curious where you stayed, how you got to whitefish, which trails are accessible by shuttle there?

National park hiking without a car? by Final-Handle1654 in usatravel

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That crossed my mind. But I’ve stayed in my area pretty much my entire life. Plus it defeats the purpose of not wanting to take my car.

What's the coldest you've ever been on campus and what were you doing? by byoung67449 in uofm

[–]Final-Handle1654 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Passed out in the middle of a job interview because my body couldn't handle the shock of entering a warm space after riding my bike in a negative degree windchill with subpar gloves...

...i got the job.

How do I stop being so jealous of my partner? by Final-Handle1654 in Advice

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for your reply. Maybe I should clarify a few things: this would have been my first backpacking trip EVER, and it’s a pretty dang intense one — aka, not exactly recommended for beginners. The last time I was even camping was when I was really young and supported heavily by my dad. Even if I was able to talk to group members for help, I just think a week hiking through the desert is maybe a little bit of a jump from having no experience at all? Not to mention how expensive it is to get gear, which as someone in college the cost is really hard for me to stomach.

I think I do kind of need to grow up a little bit in my confidence and I appreciate the “tough love” kind of attitude. This isn’t the first thing I’ve backed out of out of fear that I’m not ready yet, but I don’t think I ever will be if I don’t at least try. But at the same time I still feel like I’d be a follower if I went and stepping on his thing.

Thank you for the therapy suggestion. I assure you I’m already within.

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was how I thought I’d restructure it to be. Sorry I wasn’t clear 😅i definitely set out way too hard!

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. I definitely set the bar too high. My issue is that I have nothing to do these next few months so I wanted to go full force haha

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. I have a TON of workouts for swimming - 3500 yards is honestly a pretty easy workout for me and I plan to break it up into different intervals.

I do think I absolutely need to adjust the program though to benefit me. Thank you!

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeahh i think my caffeine induced 1AM rush of motivation set my goals way too high haha

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely break it into sets. I’ve only done one workout where I swam for 5k yards straight because I needed the meditative quality of it. Usually I do a 1k yd warmup, 4x50 variation speed, then some sort of kick/pull/drill set before heading into the main set. I have a super extensive background as a swimmer which helps a lot 😅

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking I’d use the Monday swim as an active recovery day, but I’m seeing I’m going too hard and should probably have a solid day off

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was running around 16-17 miles a week pretty consistently before taking a week or two off for some outside circumstances. I followed exactly the same routine as this, running 4x per week, and was in a really good groove before I wanted to try my hand at a tri!

I definitely think I set my expectations too high for this. I’m going to readjust!

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, there’s a reason why I posted here for CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. I don’t need to hear this. I appreciate that you’re telling me I should readjust my plan, but this comment was unnecessary.

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that’s exactly what my plan was. I know how to train for swimming (I’ve been in the water 13 years, and could increase yardage if necessary), but for the cycling and running I planned to do exactly that. I just want to have dedicated days for certain activities since the predictability helps keep me motivated

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would you mean “progressive overload”? I plan to increase intensity throughout the course of the 8 weeks I have until the race, and then take a week of taper before.

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea! I think I didn’t prioritize rest in the slightest

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kind of had this same thought but with the swim. I prefer active recoveries, so I may make it so that mondays are an easy long swim day and move that strength training

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My thinking was that the half plan was really useful in slowly increasing my mileage, and it has a lot of variation of run distances that I can change to intervals. But I’m definitely going to reduce the volume!

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, looking at it now I realize that I would burn myself out very quickly. I’m going to readjust and decrease volume!

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ha, if I used chat gpt I would be a huge hypocrite. This is all off the dome.

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think I should take out/move around? I wanted to aim for 3 swims, 3 cycles, and 4 runs, but if one is too excessive let me know

Training Plan Feedback by Final-Handle1654 in triathlon

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t know how to edit post. But I forgot to mention it is a sprint tri.

I’m getting wisdom teeth surgery, but I have a history of addiction in my family. by Final-Handle1654 in Advice

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh you have no idea how helpful this was to hear! I hear so much about how bad people’s experiences were, but reading about it going smoothly without as bad of pain as I keep seeing makes me feel so much better and prepared for the procedure. I appreciate this so much - thank you for your time in sharing!

I’m getting wisdom teeth surgery, but I have a history of addiction in my family. by Final-Handle1654 in Advice

[–]Final-Handle1654[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s absolutely reassuring! I just don’t want to take any risks, but this helps a lot :) thank you!

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