IronAnneKidd's Mentor Group - Closed for business! (Page 12)

Out2BeALoser - 2011-01-25 8:00 AM Paul, how's the weather in UK right now? I'm coming over in Feb and hoping it'll be bait nicer there than here. I'll be in the Sheffield area. Also, what's the 100 challenge?Fred, I want to see pics of that bike!

eurasn1 - 2011-01-26 8:36 AM
Ed, I put a picture of the bike in my album.  Didn't have a chance to reduce its size so hope you can see it ok.  I'll work on better pictures when I have some time.

Out2BeALoser - 2011-01-26 7:15 AM Very nice!

oliveu363 - 2011-01-26 7:19 AM Morning everyone! Its raining and cold here but i guess thats not surprise since it is still January. I'm about to go for a 4 mile run and perhaps a short swim in the evening! I got a really nice road bike for christmas and have not yet been able to try it out because of all the snow and ice in the past month. Let me tell you that its really hard to find a good road bike for someone as short as me! I have tested a lot of bikes in the past 6 months and perhaps i should just wear platforms when i ride :-) 

dmahr - 2011-01-25 12:48 PM Hi All - This is really day 3 of season 2 for me.  I am 44 (45 on Saturday - Happy Birthday Anne!) and last year at this time I weighed about 230 and decided to really get back in shape.   I trained hard, did a few boot camps and got into tri-sports to enhance my training.  I lost almost 40lbs over the next 8 months, got into great shape and completed 2 sprint triathlons.  I started training for a half marathon the day after my last triathlon and did a bit too much without recovering properly from the race.  I tore the soleus muscle in my right calf and just got release from PT about a week ago.

Needless to say I have put a bunch of weight back on (elliptical just doesn't cut it for me) and really want to do a couple races this year including an Olympic distance (possibly Cranberry Trifest).   My PT says I should only increase my mileage by a half mile each week until I am back over 12 miles/week and this is very frustrating.  I am up to about 6.5 miles per week and really want to get back to doing longer runs.

I had 2 great races last year and learned a ton by making a bunch of mistakes.   I look forward to getting back in race shape, weighing in under 195 pounds and kicking some butt in my races this year.

oliveu363 - 2011-01-26 9:19 AM Morning everyone! Its raining and cold here but i guess thats not surprise since it is still January. I'm about to go for a 4 mile run and perhaps a short swim in the evening! I got a really nice road bike for christmas and have not yet been able to try it out because of all the snow and ice in the past month. Let me tell you that its really hard to find a good road bike for someone as short as me! I have tested a lot of bikes in the past 6 months and perhaps i should just wear platforms when i ride :-) 

ironannekidd - 2011-01-26 6:07 AM

Good morning everyone!

Thank you all for the birthday wishes, and the workouts with 3's in them!

Today is another snow day for me. I was up and ready for work, grabbed the keys to my husbands truck and opened the garage door. It was then that I realized that there was already more snow on the ground than I thought and it was coming down fast. We are forecasted to get 6-9" of snow, so I closed the garage door and headed back inside. I don't like driving in the snow, I've had too many close calls, and I've slid off the road a few times. I just don't do it.

So...
Today I am going to do some Pilates, and some strength training. I may do a training ride if the heart rate calms down, but it's been going crazy since last night. Another reason I wasn't comfortable driving to work today either.

Have a great day everyone!

jsoza - 2011-01-26 1:11 PM

but did you get some good birthday presents???

ironannekidd - 2011-01-26 12:53 PM

I got a balance ball, a new watch, my daughter picked me out 2 candles, then she also got me a top and a cookie cutter from school. I also got several pairs of socks, I love socks, a Great Dane calendar, a bottle of whiskey, and a Starbucks gift card. My sister also took me snowboarding a few weeks ago for my birthday.

jsoza - 2011-01-26 3:55 PM

your daughter got you a bottle of whiskey?...

cornchexs - 2011-01-26 5:34 PM Now THAT is a good friend!

oliveu363 - 2011-01-26 8:54 PM I am 4'11 

cornchexs - 2011-01-27 6:59 AM Great job with the early mornings!  I did that last year and liked it but fell out of the habit in the off season.  Need to get back into it.

cornchexs - 2011-01-27 9:58 AM Morning all!  Today is the first day this week that my knee does not feel sore and swollen, so I'm going to see if I can fix that by running during lunch.  I have a 10-mile obstacle course race this weekend (Tough Mudder) that I am grossly unprepared for.  Should be fun!

cornchexs - 2011-01-27 8:58 AM Morning all!  Today is the first day this week that my knee does not feel sore and swollen, so I'm going to see if I can fix that by running during lunch.  I have a 10-mile obstacle course race this weekend (Tough Mudder) that I am grossly unprepared for.  Should be fun!