Destination MoP Group is FULL (of motivated life jugglers) (Page 11)

juneapple - 2011-01-23 9:23 AM

Our daughter heads out to school tomorrow too.  Is your nephew staying with you for the long haul?  Good to pay attention to the foot... ack.  Healing thoughts headed your way Heidi.

slow turtle - 2011-01-22 2:23 PM For the next 24 hours, I will have a 23 YO, a 20 YO, an 8 and a 4 year old living with me. My nephew is moving up from Tx, and moving in with us today. My daughter is here tonight, then goes back to school tomorrow. So, one leaves, and one comes in.

This weekend is turning out to be a wipe out for training. I'm having some significant pain in my foot at one of the old fracture sites. I think I went too much on the indoor track the other day, and I'm feeling the results. So, no run for me. Ice and elevate as much as possible. I'll try to work out tomorrow, if it is feeling better. I did finally go get the VFF today- hoping that helps with some of the stress related issues I have on my feet.

StlPhil - 2011-01-23 5:54 PM Hi all. I had a scary day yesterday. I went out to the garage and proceded to stumble over one of my son's friends' boots. He had a bunch of 18 year olds over to play in the snow.  I fell and bent my leg and foot undernearth me. I thought for sure I snapped my ankle........the only ankle I have. After screaming in pain for 5 minutes I was able to stand and spent most the day on crutches. I figured I save an emergency room visit and go to the doctor on Monday. I was amazed to wake this morning and 90% of the pain was gone. I guess just soft tissue damage.

Well I was able to get an hour on the trainer this afternoon with very little discomfort, I am suppose to run tomorrow. I will just have to wait to see how it feels. Over all not a bad week of training and a good start to this week.

Phil

rustymom - 2011-01-23 7:02 PM Wow everyone's been busy. Phil, I hope your ankle doesn't cause you any problems.I ran today. I'm glad to have my treadmill this time of year.As for my goals, the weather has been interfering a bit. Only one swim last week instead of 3. Running has been ok. Weightloss is harder when the kitchen is too close, like when I'm forced to work from home. 204 is still within reach. A bit of a long reach is required, but it's possible that I could still reach this goal. I'm certainly going to try.

rlh98296 - 2011-01-23 6:17 PM Hi all,

Didn't quite make my goal of 5 runs this week, but managed to do 5 miles on Saturday, which is now the longest run of my life, and my knees aren't too bad.  I still plan on getting new shoes soon.

I also made it to tri-club today, but they ran out of bikes for the spinning class, and there's a few people training for an upcoming triathlon, so I gave mine up.  Took the kids to the park to feed the ducks.

I'll get back at it tomorrow, though probably a slightly shorter distance, to make sure I can keep it going, and hopefully there will be a bike available next Sunday, otherwise, I'll just let my wife know that I'd like to ride after swimming.  She's cool about that sort of thing.

Phil, sorry to hear about the ankle.  That sucks.  I sure hope it's a quick heal.

SportzVision - 2011-01-23 12:22 PM Started the week off pretty good but crashed and burned, hard, at the end.  I took Friday off from my run thinking I could do a short run on Sat as a warm up to my bike.  Uh no, Sat I was going to run before getting my haircut but over slept til 8:30; got a new doo and washed the car.  That was it for the day, my body crashed hard and I was so weak the rest of the day.  I slept a lot! Didn't do homework, didn' train just could not move or eat.  I felt awful. 

Oh I forgot to mention my doc was estatic about my numbers;apparently I am very ill according to the docs but I just keep on popping the pills they give me and doing what I do.  You would not know it to look at me that I have to take 9 pills a day! Its all the bad stuff, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other problems associated with all of those.  Anyway my numbers are so good she was absolutely giddy!  Yeah! 

But since Christmas I have been battling some gastrointestinal problems that I attributed to eating soooo many treats during the holidays.  Now that I have been eating properly for a few weeks my problem seems to persist..ugh.  So I was hoping to not see the doc for 3 months but I may have to get in there again.  No new meds no new diet, just less fats and sugars, so not sure what is going on but this is driving me nuts!  And the weakness I felt yesterday was really odd.  

On my way  to get this week off to a better start and stronger finish!  I have an hour or so swim; not going to try to make up what I missed.  Last week is in the books, as is.  For me, this week is a new beginning!  Good Luck all!

chapfallen - 2011-01-23 4:26 PM Well, after saying that this week was going to be a recovery week, yesterday was a recovery FAIL.  Went for a "gentle" mountain bike in the morning with husband and another friend.  16+ miles later it wasn't quite as gentle as we'd intended.  But it was really enjoyable, and we really didn't push the pace too hard.  Again it was really nice getting outside.  Was rather muddy, but that's what mountain bikes (and washing machines) are for.

I then went to the tri club swim session in the evening.  Usually we do somewhere around 1500m in the hour, in various drills.  Last night we did 2050m in just under an hour.  I know for a lot of you that's not much as you're much stronger swimmers than me, but for me that's a LOT.  So I was thoroughly tired by the end.

On the positive side I had my weekly weigh-in yesterday and I have continued to lose weight, despite feeling like I was getting fatter, so yay!

Today was a better recovery day.  I did absolutely no exercise.  I even got the husband to walk the dog!  The most I exerted myself was wandering round the quayside market this morning with my friend.

Tomorrow I'm planning a short run (probably 2 miles).  The weather has got rather warmer, so I'm hoping I'll manage cycling to work this week.

Cynthia - hope you feel better and don't have another bad day like that.  It's unpleasant when it comes out of nowhere like that...

StlPhil - 2011-01-24 10:33 AM Thanks for everyones good wishes. When I fell my "triathlon" life literally passed before my eyes. The ankle is improving, but still tender. I'll hit the bike trainer today and shoot for the run tomorrow. Plus, I REALLY need to get back into the pool. I think I'll do that following run tomorrow.

Stu, we are very close to being empty nesters. Our last one starts University of Missouri Journalism School in the fall. As difficult as it is raising teenagers my my first thought is I can't wait, but I think when it acually happens I will really miss not having the house full of them.

Phil

slow turtle - 2011-01-24 2:31 AM
WhooHoo! Great job on the weight loss.
I love bike rides that turn into something unexpected- it's always fun when it ends up being longer or different than you expect. Good luck with cycling to work. How long is the ride? 

AKR18 - 2011-01-24 8:26 PM unintentional day off.... went to the dermatologist to get a mole checked- I had one removed from my right arm when I was 18 and a tiny bit of it was growing back recently and scared me. Not the dermatologist- she was more concerned with a growth on my leg and took out a chunk. Also took out a mole that is right in my upper chest/close to armpit and told me not to lift anything, run, or swim for 72 hours. I have a family history of basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, the leg they are thinking might be basal cell carcinoma, and I felt so dumb because I have always checked moles (i have tons, plus freckles) and had no idea what to look for the basal cell carcinoma, and while I was talking to the nurse I saw the poster on the wall and went hey, what is that, it looks like what is on my leg. GREAT. stitches are all burny right now, 3-4 stitches in both areas. 8 year old got off the bus crying because her poetry book report is due tomorrow and we had done the 10 poems but not the BANNER. So I spent 2.5 hours making a banner with her out of felt, flour sacking, markers, beads, and embroidery floss and I hope her teacher makes some snide comment about "parent help" because I kept thinking life is too short. Not that I will die of basal cell carcinoma.....I keep teasing my husband that if it is bad enough that they even remotely suggest taking my leg I will start chanting "Kona Kona Kona" because that is the ONLY way I would ever get a spot there. Sick sense of humor. The husband said it's too bad it's not something deadly because he would use the insurance money to buy a new bike and he'd name it after me. So. Today was supposed to be a bike, did not happen. I wallowed and read my pamphlets from my doctor and then did my- I mean, my daughters- visual aid for her monthly book report. I also made some AWESOME comfort food, sausage potato cheese waffles. Oh are they ever good. And not healthy. But sometimes that kind of food is just good for your soul. Hoping for a slow spin tomorrow depending on how the stitches feel, then I get to drag my children to their dentist appointments, and I have to make a double batch of chicken noodle soup for two different friends who had surgery today. This evening when my husband got home he gave me a big hug and I said, "I hope it isn't what they think because what if they have to take a big chunk out of my leg? My season would be over." Such a selfish thought, but totally a thought a triathlete would have. I just keep reminding myself how good I felt last night at the masters swim group and everything will be fine.