COgirl's Group - FULL (Page 10)

HELLO!  I am back....sorry for my absence!  I had such a hard time staying connected or even getting connected to the internet!  ARGH!

Kendra, love the picture! 

I'll catch up on the posts tomorrow and get myself back on track!  Hope you all had a great week!

Well, Florida was interesting.  There were 13 of us....all of my in-law family.  It rained in the beginning of the week and then it was near freezing at the end of the week.  Crazy weather!  And I missed a ton of workouts which upsets me, but not much I could do about it! 

Zoya- that bike is gorgeous!  and congrats on the oly registration!  woo hoo!

heather- how are you feeling now?  any better?  when do you get clearance to do all activities?

kendra- I am SURE you will be ready.  when is the 1/2 mary?

Kaci- have fun in FL!  sounds like a good time!

Mel and Melissa-how's it going?

hang in there everyone! 

Ha!  I am the queen of knee problems!  New shoes often make a difference, but the other thing that is good to do is squats!  Lunges too.  But be careful with these.....not too deep and no knees coming out too far on the squats (do squats like you are going to sit your butt in a chair).

Sometimes when you run, you overdevelop outside of the thigh (lateral quads) and underdevelop the inside (medial quads)....then your patella tracks weird.  It can also be ITB (ilio-tibial band) issues.  Lots of stretching AFTER you run is also good. 

Where does your knee hurt Zoya?

Where does your hip hurt Heather?

Sounds cool Kendra!  The 1/2 mary is SOON!  Do you think you'll join the "every state" club too?  Or if it turns out  you love tri's, then you could do one of those in every state!  That would be pretty cool.

Z - that sounds like ITB problems!  Definitely get the new shoes, but also google ITB syndrome and see what kind of exercises to try.  Some people use a foam roller.....If it truly is ITB issues, then better to work on it now than for it to get worse!  If it doesn't get better, I would recommend going to your health care provider and maybe going to PT!

THAT would be SO cool!  I have 2 states down - CO and AZ.  I think I have a long way to go.

countregirl - 2007-02-20 3:18 PM Hi girls Swam 3500 yrds this AM it was GREAT!!!!!! Cathy- my hip hurt until this morning on the outside of my left hip right under my waist but it feels okay today!!!! Heather

Glad the hip is ok!  Let's hope it stays that way!

Injuries are no fun.  If you seem to have the start of any injury, it is best to get it taken care of early on, so it doesn't intensify and possibly keep you from training and competing! 

Kaci, yes you can get just the strap.  What kind of HRM is it?  Sometimes people on this site have given/sold their strap if the watch broke, might be worth investigating.  I have a Timex strap sitting around somewhere.....

gotta love that time change thing.  When we were in FL, Tara (my 4 y/o) stayed on Colorado time, and was up until 11pm every night, while the baby (Ryan) switched to east coast time and was up really early.  argh!  Therefore I didn't sleep much on vacation!  haha!

Hope you are all doing well! 

if you want to see if anyone has one on this site, post in the classifieds section.  You'll have to say what type of Polar you have. 

Otherwise, you could also post in Triathlon Talk to ask if people have been able to purchase a strap from Polar or elsewhere....I just had a look at their website, but it wasn't overly clear as to whether or not they sell pieces....