SWBKRUN MENTOR GROUP - FULL (Page 10)

Believe it or not, hills helped me as it strengthened my legs and also increased the cardio. Just be careful that you don't over do it, as I think that is how I hurt my Achilles by putting more strain on the tendon, especially if it is a fairly steep hill.

 Also, speed work does help. If you can run with someone else and race each other for the 1/2 lap that Steve mentioned, it helps and it makes the run seem less arduous.

 Good news about the swim though. Swimming in open water is a little different and will take a bit to get used to. But swimming the distance is half the battle next get into the open water and go for it.

Curling tonight, 5 - 7 then probably do a session on the trainer tomorrow morning.

Sunday morning a longish run, 12 - 18k depending on what everyone else is doing and the temperature.

Weather is supposed to be better this weeked, with high of -5c on Sunday.

After all that, my bottle of wine and relaxing on Sunday evening.

I think I am going to just fall over and sleep for the entire weekend!  I wish... heh, heh, heh. 

We (hubby and kiddos) are going to a party tonight with neighborhood friends.  For the rest of the weekend... My hubby has classes all day on Saturday.  So I did some exploring and found a local rec center that has an awesome indoor pool with water slides, lazy river, water guns and tons of lifeguards.  Plan on taking my kids tomorrow and burning off some of their pent up energy.  It's been so cold here lately that they haven't been able to get outside to play.  I'll get a long bike ride on the trainer in tomorrow and then a long run 8-9 miles on Sunday.  I need to catch up on some sleep and get ready for another push at work.  Another big project due on the 27th... 

Have a great weekend everyone!  Stay warm if it's cold where you are. 

Did my 10.59k this morning in cold weather again. Breathing for the first 15 minutes was laboured again due to the cold.

Here is a link to the motionbased view of my run today. All in all, was happy with the run today.

 http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2066000

Off on a wine run this afternoon to stock up on some red wine for the next few months. 

Steve, I just looked at some of your website pics (http://picasaweb.google.com/swbkrun).

Very cool.  Best part is the pictures of your bike!  I love it.  Funny how we get attached to it, huh?  Especially after we spend hours of time forcing it to perform flawlessly like that.

Okay, general question:  Who has named their bike?  And/or who has given it a gender?

I'll start.  I haven't named my MT bike, but I love her.  She takes care of me and I treat her right.

Benson - Rest it, ice it and take something like Advil (if you have no other medical conditions/problems with taking Advil)  to help with the inflammation.  Do this particulary after coming in from work or being up on your foot for any length of time.  Try to avoid those shoes that make your pain worse.  If you have pain on your next bike session, you will probably want to cut it short.  Swimming of course, is great b/c it's non-weight bearing.  See how you're feeling Friday before going out on that run on Saturday.   I tend to agree with Jaredog... it sounds like strained tendons.  Keep us updated.

I saw that you responded to my comments in your log.  Take a look down the left side of your training log under the graphs, monthly totals, etc.  You should see a section called BLOGGED!  When someone posts a reply to an inspire you left you'll see a notice in this section. 

Hang in there with your foot! BTW, I've got plenty of ice outside if you need some.  Brrrr!

Another good training run. almost 6k in 35 minutes in snowy conditions. Had quite the dumping of snow today, well not as bad as Upper New York state, so running was like running on a beach.

Again it was pretty cold, but is supposed to be in the -20c tonight overnight and -30's for wind chill tomorrow morning. Not looking forward to the early morning drive to work tomorrow.

 Hope everyone had a great Valentines.

Thanks Jan, yeah I hear you about the snow. I shovelled for an hour before my run. When I was running I felt some tightness in the lower back on the left side. But so far this morning (only just had my shower etc), it is feeling fine.

Have a good day all.

It snowed here once this winter.  :-)

I don't mind it except, because of the hills, you really have to watch out for icy spots.  Running can be dicey especially when going downhill or crossing the street.

I ran the treadmill ONCE this winter.  I didn't like it.  For some reason it was really hard on my shins.