Your Blue Sky Monthly News & Updates
It Was a Bright Cold Day in APRIL
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
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GRUNPY
" (adjective): how you feel on a rest day or when injured or on any other day when the world conspired to keep you from running
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Got Goals? We Got Solutions!
Goal
= Try Something New
Deets
= Skinny Dip (swim 1 mile, run 1 mile), Double Dip (x2), Third Time's a Charm (x3). Choose your poison but whatever you do will be a PR because there is NO race like this around!
Goal
= Relive your Youth
Solution
= Track Meet! June 16th (details coming soon at this link
here
)
Deets
= Individual Open and Masters level (yes that includes you, it's for everyone!) events ranging in distance from 100 M to 5000 M and relay events in the 4X100, 4X400, and 4X800. Time to put on those short-shorts and head to the track!
Goal
= Try a Tri (ladies only)
Deets
= Whether your are doing the
She Tris Race
June 9th,
Rambling Rose Race
, or no race at all, we have the perfect training program for those ladies wishing to dip their toe in the sport of Triathlon. Weekly training plans and Saturday training sessions are a perfect way to get race ready or meet a bunch of really cool people.
Goal
= Try a Tri of any length (no gender discrimination)
Solution
= BSE Summer Training Program
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Monthly Spotlight
Goals are Good
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Set goals that make you want to jump out of bed in the morning. Or at least have a goal to jump out of bed every morning. Whatever your goal, make sure it's one that is reasonable for you. If you think you'd pull a muscle jumping out of bed in the morning (like people my age...don't judge me), make a more reasonable goal of crawling out of bed before lunch.
Things to consider when setting goals:
- Time commitments- How much time do you have per week to train/workout? Don't fudge these numbers like you do your taxes. Be honest with yourself. You might WANT to train for 20 hours a week but with a full-time job, school, family, and other nuisances there is no way you can carve out that many hours to train each week. Remember you can't stay up 24 hours a day to get it all in. Sleep is an important part of your workout/recovery routine-- we've talked about that in a previous newsletter--you know that. Once you figure out your weekly workout allotment, then you can look at your list of goals and see if the two go together like two peas in a pod. Choose a goal that matches how much time you have to train. I would love to try to qualify for Hawaii Ironman World Championship, BUT if I want to stay married and have a relationship with my children (and dogs) I know I don't have the time to train for that right now.
- Mental commitments - I am not asking your family to commit you because you're cray-cray, but I am asking you to to psychoanalyze yourself. Are you mentally prepared to train for your goal race? Are you mentally prepared to do Whole 30? (I know my answer to that one...no, no I'm not). Are you ready to do long training runs, swim in the pool 3 times a week, and spend hours on your bike? If getting faster is your thing, are you mentally ready to push yourself to the point of 'total suck' at the track? Consider what will be asked of you to achieve your goals and be honest with yourself. Again with the honesty, it's "such a lonely word".
- Physical limitations - Sorry to bring this one up, but someone has to bring you back to earth. A lot of us have physical limitations that limit our ability to complete certain goals. An old injury, a bad knee, too much or too little weight can all limit your ability to attain certain goals. Personally I'd love to run a 100 miler and do multi-day stage mountain races, but I know my bones can't handle that. After a raucous pity-party attended with all of my favorite sorry-for-me emotions, I've found other attainable goals that match my physical abilities. Phew, pity-party over!
Be safe, be honest, set goals that you can commitment to in order to stay on the path of success and crawl out of that bed before lunch! I know you can do it.
"I
'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later."
- Mitch Hedberg
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The Athletes' Plate
"Exercise? I thought you said 'Extra Fries'!"
The Bigger the Goal, the Bigger the Commitment
Goals; we all set them, but all too often, we fall short…waaaay short. Why? Lack of desire? Lack of motivation? No, rather it’s all about aligning the goal with the commitment level. And remember, the bigger the goal, the bigger the commitment level. In no way does this mean we need to reduce our goals (although it may). Rather, we simply need to ask ourselves, ‘Does my commitment level match my goal?” Let’s say an athlete has 30% body fat and they want to get leaner and they set a goal of 25% body; this requires a certain level of commitment. But, if the goal is 15% body fat, this is an entirely new level of commitment. The reality is this; in this example, reaching 25% body fat takes much less commitment than reaching 15%. Both goals are great, but it’s all going to come down to each individual’s commitment level. The great coach Urban Myer says, ‘being average is easy, but being great takes work.’ It’s really as simple as the compound interest effect. We cannot put in a little (time, effort, energy, commitment, etc.) and expect a big return. The same holds true for training and racing. If an individual has a 4:30 marathon PR, they can set a goal, for example, of 4:15 or 3:30; both fantastic goals. The 3:30 of course is a much bigger goal, meaning what? Yes, correct, it will require a much bigger level of commitment. In summary, when you set your goals, pull up a chair in front of the mirror and take a seat. Have a talk with that person starring back at you and see if the goal and commitment are aligned. If not, either change the goal or change the commitment level.
-DR. RICK KATTOUF II
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Exercising would be so much more rewarding calories screamed while you burned them"
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Each month we're going to scour the internet to see who 'wore it best'. We're looking for people training and racing in Blue Sky Endurance gear. That means YOU! Did you snap a selfie on a morning run? Did you get an awesome race photo last week? Post it on our FB page or your FB page but make sure to tag us, or #blueskyendurance on instagram. You post it, we'll find you. Why should you care?? Because you will win something!! And who doesn't like free stuff?!
Party on Wayne, Party on Garth the winner this month is
David Jeffcoat
(and no we didn't pick you because you're standing next to our leader -Catherine)! We can't get over how well he trained during our Parris Island Training Program this winter to crush it at the March race. He essentially learned to ace his triathlon swim, crush the bike, and the run to have an overall incredible race for his FIRST triathlon. So impressive - we're not worthy, we're not worthy. Congrats and make sure to stop by the store to pick up your FREE gift!! Excellent
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Where have you been?? We're STILL out running and watching the beautiful sunrise... You're missing out if you haven't joined us yet.
Our Group Run is
Thursday mornings
at
5:30
and our meeting location has been moving... It's a great way to see the sights, meet new people, and get in a great workout. In February we met on Daniel Island, at the bridge and at the store. Tune in to our Meetup or Facebook Tri Club page for location changes.
A variety of distances and paces are welcome!
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Whether you are new to the sport of triathlon or a seasoned triathlete, we are all time crunched individuals with overflowing inboxes. With our monthly Blue Sky Endurance e-news, we will strive to keep it truly monthly, just the facts, but filled with nuggets of quality information to help us all as we strive to improve at the sport in some way or other. Our e-news will keep you in the loop, in the know and spiked with motivation to keep you reaching for Your Sky. Your Limit.
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