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SSMinnow - 2011-02-22 10:40 AM

To all of us weakies.....the one caveat to doing each others exercises is we don't all have the same issues AND one side might be stronger than the other to begin with....strengthening both sides equally will not solve the problem.....just an FYI.

mighty mom - 2011-02-22 10:27 AM

Now to change topics completely, when does volunteer registration usually begin for IM Wisconsin?  I'm planning on volunteering this September so I can check out the race and get early registration for 2012.  Is there usually a set date as to when volunteer registration opens? And what should I volunteer to do (ie where would fellow MGers like to see me)?  Anyone want to join me?

Plainsman AU - 2011-02-22 11:10 AM I officially just had the WORST workout of my life.  Went for my hour run, and made it about 30 minutes and was DONE!  My normal 5 mile loop, and I made it about half way, then had to run/walk it in, but mostly walk.  SUCKS

I have a feeling I might not be eating enough.  Just stepped on the scale and had dropped about 5 pounds since weighing last ... maybe a week ago.  I am going to try to really watch my diet and make sure I am getting enough carbs.  Last night, I ate rotisserie chicken and broccoli, so I may not be getting enough.

mighty mom - 2011-02-22 9:27 AM

Now to change topics completely, when does volunteer registration usually begin for IM Wisconsin?  I'm planning on volunteering this September so I can check out the race and get early registration for 2012.  Is there usually a set date as to when volunteer registration opens? And what should I volunteer to do (ie where would fellow MGers like to see me)?  Anyone want to join me?

SSMinnow - 2011-02-22 9:40 AM
To all of us weakies.....the one caveat to doing each others exercises is we don't all have the same issues AND one side might be stronger than the other to begin with....strengthening both sides equally will not solve the problem.....just an FYI.

Techdiver - 2011-02-22 11:22 AM

Great point... I think the biggest point in there is we are all different and one plan alone will not just work for everyone.

Much like the running plan I just read about suggested by Don. I thought maybe this was a great approach. I talked to my PT this morning. He called to see how my knee was feeling and book my Wed Appointment. Turns out this guy has been an Elite Tri guy for years, including time on Team Canada and his dad being a past Olympian.. hmmmm he never mentioned it, I found out by virtue of a friend.

Regardless I told him about my plan and where I wanted to get to. Funny his thought was this running plan that was suggested was in his opinion one of the dumbest ideas ever. And that running 6 days a week even on light short runs in his mind was a useless approach. Being my issues are Core related Running shorter distances more often is NOT going to help me. Fixing my Core and my weaker left side is more important.

He has done several studies that show taking time off running and going swim and core focus for weeks on end has actually made several runners come back to running and trump all their old times. Running 6 days a week for someone that is 213 lbs is more likely to cause even more injury and it will not make me a better runner and I should avoid this at all costs right now. 

He also told me to get the hell off the internet because no one can really know how to deal with me other then someone in person and myself. Too much information is on the internet and we each need to take little pieces of information and build our own platform to work on, no one person can just hop on and suggest I am doing things wrong and they have all the answers and I should not expect them to have the answers. Partially true I guess.

I still think there were some great points to take away from Don's link he posted.

And my PT made a GREAT point. Just 9 months ago I was 50+ lbs heavier and was in a not so active lifestyle. I have made leaps and bounds and should be happy. Goal one is to work on my knee, core and inprove my stability and balance...

After that I will worry about other things.

DougRob - 2011-02-22 10:33 AM
(Of course you are reading this on the Internet, so his advice was to disregard what you read here. Therefore you must disregard what I say and thus should disregard him...(never ending loop))!

DougRob - 2011-02-22 11:33 AM

(Of course you are reading this on the Internet, so his advice was to disregard what you read here. Therefore you must disregard what I say and thus should disregard him...(never ending loop))!

fattyfatfat - 2011-02-22 6:54 AM

do it or plan another half marathon.  if my mom were around today i'd drop ironman right now to run / walk whatever a 5k with her.  unfortunately,  cancer sucks.  don't pass on opportunities like this.  seize them. 

SoccerGK - 2011-02-22 2:34 PM

^^^ Thanks for this, fats.  You're totally right.  Don't get me wrong, this HM is an A race and I want to go under 2 hours.  But if getting a worse time means I got to run a race with my mom, it's totally worth it.  There will be plenty of HMs in the future, right? 

I am planning on staying with her the entire time, too, so it won't be strenuous for me at all.  She wants to start the couch-to-5k program as soon as the PT clears her. 

fattyfatfat - 2011-02-22 1:33 PM


i just shot empfield an email informing him of your "rhetoric".   you are so fired. 

SoccerGK - 2011-02-22 1:34 PM
^^^ Thanks for this, fats.  You're totally right.  Don't get me wrong, this HM is an A race and I want to go under 2 hours.  But if getting a worse time means I got to run a race with my mom, it's totally worth it.  There will be plenty of HMs in the future, right? 

I am planning on staying with her the entire time, too, so it won't be strenuous for me at all.  She wants to start the couch-to-5k program as soon as the PT clears her. 

mighty mom - 2011-02-22 9:27 AM

Now to change topics completely, when does volunteer registration usually begin for IM Wisconsin?  I'm planning on volunteering this September so I can check out the race and get early registration for 2012.  Is there usually a set date as to when volunteer registration opens? And what should I volunteer to do (ie where would fellow MGers like to see me)?  Anyone want to join me?

fattyfatfat - 2011-02-22 1:47 PM

have fun!  and take pics!!!!

and just in case... there's a short person an hour and change to your west that will run madison with you a few weeks later,  unless she's scared. 

 

badgerintx - 2011-02-22 2:43 PM

Registration won't open for a while.  Let me know if you want to work early or late in the day and I can give you input on where you might want to work.  I usually work in the AM (swim bag drop-off), then drive out the bike course to cheer peeps on the hill, and then work later in the day at a water table on the run with my tri-team.  Its a blast!   

SoccerGK - 2011-02-22 3:31 PM I had the worst run in a LONG time this morning.  I did a swim right before it.  Is this the reason?  Nothing else different today besides the timing of my workouts.

Techdiver - 2011-02-22 1:22 PM

Great point... I think the biggest point in there is we are all different and one plan alone will not just work for everyone.

Much like the running plan I just read about suggested by Don. I thought maybe this was a great approach. I talked to my PT this morning. He called to see how my knee was feeling and book my Wed Appointment. Turns out this guy has been an Elite Tri guy for years, including time on Team Canada and his dad being a past Olympian.. hmmmm he never mentioned it, I found out by virtue of a friend.

Regardless I told him about my plan and where I wanted to get to. Funny his thought was this running plan that was suggested was in his opinion one of the dumbest ideas ever. And that running 6 days a week even on light short runs in his mind was a useless approach. Being my issues are Core related Running shorter distances more often is NOT going to help me. Fixing my Core and my weaker left side is more important.

He has done several studies that show taking time off running and going swim and core focus for weeks on end has actually made several runners come back to running and trump all their old times. Running 6 days a week for someone that is 213 lbs is more likely to cause even more injury and it will not make me a better runner and I should avoid this at all costs right now. 

He also told me to get the hell off the internet because no one can really know how to deal with me other then someone in person and myself. Too much information is on the internet and we each need to take little pieces of information and build our own platform to work on, no one person can just hop on and suggest I am doing things wrong and they have all the answers and I should not expect them to have the answers. Partially true I guess.

I still think there were some great points to take away from Don's link he posted.

And my PT made a GREAT point. Just 9 months ago I was 50+ lbs heavier and was in a not so active lifestyle. I have made leaps and bounds and should be happy. Goal one is to work on my knee, core and inprove my stability and balance...

After that I will worry about other things.

SSMinnow - 2011-02-22 12:40 PM

To all of us weakies.....the one caveat to doing each others exercises is we don't all have the same issues AND one side might be stronger than the other to begin with....strengthening both sides equally will not solve the problem.....just an FYI.

dcon - 2011-02-22 7:02 PMChris,

I hope you realize that my main point was that you need a plan that allows you to build up slowly without getting hurt.  It was not intended to be a solution to your current knee/core problems.   Of course, fixing your underlying problems comes first.   I wish I could find a PT where I live in Japan with a triathlon background - no such luck.   

I agree on the weight loss and I agree there is no hurry.  I bailed early on doing an HIM last year because I knew things were not coming together. 

CyborgQueen - 2011-02-22 6:46 PM

That stinks.  I always get one bad run once a month.  

I've never done a run after a swim, but I've heard that it can cause weird issues.  Why was it the worse run?

When I am pressed for time and need to do a swim/run workout, I always do the run first, then the swim.   Try that next time?

 

SoccerGK - 2011-02-22 5:31 PM I had the worst run in a LONG time this morning.  I did a swim right before it.  Is this the reason?  Nothing else different today besides the timing of my workouts.