Ken Axford's Group - closed and killin it!!! (Page 11)

Mo, Happy New Year!  Enjoy the holidays and we'll talk to you when you return

Had a nice treadmill run and some strength this am. Supposed to swim if the college does not close due to bad weather (finally, some nice snow!!! yay!)

Bit the bullet and bought a Garmin 305 yesterday. Can't WAIT for it to get here. I wanted the HRM and then the GPS thing was too cool to pass up, with trail running that I like to do in spring and summer and fall, and then the possibiilty of geocaching with the boys this spring! Found it new on ebay- not too bad a price.

 I still need to buy a wetsuit and real pedal clips and bike shoes-- I still ride in running shoes, which I know is not how to get real power....

try on both the suit and the cycling shoes.  The fit of both of those items is too critical to not have it right.  I think half the fun of triathlon is getting the new gear.  Isn't it fun ??!!!

Hey, congrats on the bike, John!  Glad you're getting outside too.  Nice work.  Sorry the job stuff is still a stressor.  Darn jobs anyway....

Speaking of which, I must be off!

How'd everyone's day go?  Mine was good, except my ears acted up during my swim.  Where'd I put those earplugs? 

Don't know what to do about tomorrow and Sat.  The pool is going to be closed from noon tomorrow through Sunday for a meet.  Grr.  So I'll have to do my Sat swim tomorrow morning.  Probly should have done my long bike today, cause I'm looking at having to do all three tomorrow but I can't wear myself out too much because I have to climb a mountain with all the twenty-year-olds in avalanche class on Saturday!  Hmm, guess I'll figure it out .

Have a good Friday, everyone!

Morning Sunshines!!    It's a beautiful day in Atlanta and is supposed to be a nice weekend and I'm soooo glad it's Friday!

What's everyone's workout plan for the day?  Sandi, I saw your ideas.  WHEW!  Don't do too much

I'm planning for a run after work and possibly a 30 minute jaunt on the Elliptical sometime during the work day.

I hope you guys all have a great day!

Terry

Hi Terry--

 My weekend plans are: (lofty as usual, but you gotta aim high ):

finish my book, sort through the kids' dressers (yuck hate that job but feels good when it's done), make bread and cuban black bean soup, ski x-c on saturday, downhill sunday am, a run tomorrow am, a swim in the afternoon and think about taking sunday OFF instead of monday, but that remains to be seen........

 i am jel jel of your weather but we do have a nice dump of snow for skiing.

amy, there are only 24 hours in my day.  How many in yours ??    your are one ambitious chic'.  I dig it.

Have a fun weekend everyone.  I'm recovering from what I think was a 24 hour bug yesterday.  (I hope anyway)  Watching the bud shoot out (NASCAR) on tv tonight.  For those that might watch, root for Kasey kane (#9) or Carl Edwards (#99).  boo Dale Jr. 

oh well, Dale Jr won it.  so much for my cheering.  maybe he will be a little nicer now that he won a race.

Well, peeps, it's a NEW week!! What do you have planned for this week?

 Today I am gloriously OFF ( I guess when you you really train hard you don' t mind the off days so much ) I will go do a few cruiser runs at the mountain this afternoon, but I bagged the harded ski I had planned for the crack of dawn. 

Saw a cool funky singer last night- Amanda Homi- it WAS very cool, as my friends anticipated. Even purchased her CD! And I think there's no need to say how good a burger and glass of red wine taste after a hard week of training!

Hey Guys and Gals!

Yep, it's a new week and back to some consistent workouts for me.

Sorry to bail on you guys this weekend.  It was a BUSY one!  Friday... work got in my way of a workout   I left the office at about 7:00, went home, and took a bath.  Saturday, we made a day trip to take a closer look at a house we are thinking of buying (about 1 and a half hours away).  No workout.  Sunday, I knew if I didn't get in a bike ride first thing that it wouldn't happen, so I squeezed in 30 minutes then headed to church and had nursery duty.  Nursery duty was interesting... me, one other "adult" (17 year old girl) and 17 one and a half year olds.  WHEW!!!  I was worn out after that.  Sunday afternoon after a Lean Cuisine for lunch, I headed out to help a friend pack up and move some stuff out of an office where she and a friend had run a small business that is now bankrupt.  It was very sad, but I was glad to help.  And that was my weekend.

Today, back in the office and am going for a rather long workout in the early afternoon.

Sandi, I'm sorry to hear you are wrestling with ADD.  I don't know much about it, but sounds like you are making progess on working through it and figuring out how best to work around it.  Thanks for opening up to share that with us!

Amy, how far away are the slopes?  I bet that is a GREAT workout and it sounds like something you really enjoy?  Did you grow up skiing?  How old were you when you started?

Ken, sorry to hear you have been under the weather!  Sounds like you have recovered.  Sorry about the race results from Saturday!  It's a good start for him though in a new organization.

John, Mike, and Mo... Missing you guys!

Happy Monday everyone!

Terry

Okay , tri people....what would you do if your pool was CLOSED ALL WEEK as mine now is? Concentrate on upper body strength and do more bikes? More runs? HELP ME - I AM PANICKING!

and, another question for the crowd...

Heart rate, heart rate- who's got one?  Now that I am a Big Shot Garmin Owner, guess I need to determine some zones for myself, huh? What's the best way? One of the tests I looked at on BT made me shudder-- I think it was the line "this is going to hurt; there's no other way" that made me shiver- I pictured myself leaving my teeth on the treadmill. The ground here is just too slippery right now to go out and really push my speed. And the bike part is on a trainer for sure. So who wants to step up to the plate and baby talk me through this one? Looking for a knowledgable cheerleader....anyone? Bueller?

First... relax!  The week will be over before you know it.  Second, I'm sure Ken has some good advice   I would be tempted to squeeze in an extra upper body workout.

 Terry- We live 10 minutes from the mountain. This very much a "ski town" - all of our friends and all of their kids ski. That's what you do here.  lol.  I do really enjoy it- but I'm not very good.  Passable, but not great.  My husband has been skiing his whole life, me just since college, pretty much.  My kids will be a far better skier than I am- my 8 year old already is! He can ski the whole mountain- black diamond trails, everything!  He LOVES IT. Lives to ski.    It can be a great workout, but I prefer the cruising to the bumps/steep stuff, which is clearly more of a workout.

Good morning, all.  Amy that's a bummer about the pool, but I agree w Terry - it'll be over in no time.  Besides, you've been working really hard and a little break in one area may only improve your performance.  When is your A race?  I imagine you've got lots of time, and I get the feeling you'll be ready to be competetive ".

Terry, how are you doing?  Is Ken still alive?  And John, where are you??? Mike?????

Take the time you would have been swimming and add another run, bike, or strength session.  don't stress about it one bit !!!!  you might feel a little heavy the next time in the pool, but after your second swim upon returning to the water, you will have your feel back.