Asphalt Junkies Spring 2013 - Closed (Page 12)

Samantha-

I just thought of something and wanted to share it - it may not apply at all. My husband has had elbow problems with his right elbow. He played high school baseball and then a few seasons in the outfield for the White Sox Farm System. He now loves golf, but will occasionally play softball with some buddies. If he gets to throwing too hard or too much or plays way too much golf (he doesn't think that is possible of course), he aggravates a tendon that causes pain. In the past, the tendon has actually moved from one side of his elbow to the other. Even now, he can rub his elbow and feel the looseness of the tendon. The doctor had told him the only solution is surgery. He has no interest in going under the knife at this time and as long as he isn't throwing a baseball as far as the eye can see than he is usually okay. As a result of this, he has some arthritis in his right shoulder, probably not directly related.

He had a cortisone shot last summer and has peen pain free, which means he has been hitting the gym hard and lifting a lot! He also wears an elbow brace from time to time (if it feels aggravated) and the doctor has prescribed two different meds in the event that the elbow pain flares up badly. I think he has a anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxer or something similar. When it does flare up, he takes the meds and is better within a few days, instead a several weeks.

I do hope you feel better and can narrow down what is going o. 

I bet those people aren't looking at you funny - I bet they are envious. Since it gets so freakin hot here in South Georgia, I have stopped using an extra fan on the treadmill. I do on the stationary bike since I feel like I get a lot hotter. Earlier this year, I read an article on racing in hot weather and acclimating your body to running in hot temps. Kinda wonering if that article was a bunch of bologny right about now. This is defitniely an issue I will be revisiting as the weather gets warmer around here.  

Doh - 30 min in on my goal of a 2 hour trainer ride and the satellite just went out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Tendons moving around does not sound good!  Dang!  (btw I had the same reaction to your concussions and broken wrist!)

What is the difference between a brace and a support thing?  (Are they considered the same thing??)  This thing is what I have, mainly because my options were limited driving around at 11:30 at night trying to find something!  I also have this thing... and I'm wondering if this thing would be worth buying because of the "tendon pad"?  I do know of a golf store that's around, I wonder if they would have something useful?

eta.... Actually I don't know if that second link is what I have.  It looks similar, the my container says "elbow support, neoprene brace"...

Warren I got a good laugh out of that one. Yes grown men in spandex mean one of three things either your a cyclist, triathlete or you are fronting a metal band of some sort!

I agree with everyone on the fan it is a must for me as I sweat profusely when riding on the trainer. I have a big fan, one of those ones that has the hose for the mist it's called the "Wind Chaser". I crank that thing up on high and put it right in front of my aero bars. The KK bike computer reads temp as well so I have noticed the temp has been between 66 and 68 degress when I have been doing the Jorge WCP workouts in the basement with the heat off.

The other thing I do and I know we have mentioned this here before is to cover the bike with towels and wipe it down good when you finish. I use a few towles to cover parts of the aero bars where the cables and bolts are around the head tube. I also wrap a towel around the top tube of the frame and tie it down with velcro straps. I make sure to wipe my bike down afterwards as well.

Samantha just looking at those products looks like the two that you have will support the elbow the one with the tendon pad looks like it will support the elbow and provide pain relief for the forearm as well according to product description. I think you can compare those two futuro products on that drugstore website as well. To me the one with the tendon pad looks to do a little more. Not sure if you are having pain beyond the elbow into the forearm though and what you have may already be good enough but you can confirm.

I just want to say, in case you don't already know, that I stink with tech gadgets.

Got my new to me/used Garmin 310XT which was sold with the Premium HR strap. I paired everything up again, set everything on the watch, TrainerRoad recognized my HR and cadence but still no speed or power reading. So, I think I did not set up my cadence sensor correctly. I am guessing that the arm on the sensor is too far away from the speed magnet. I hope this is it otherwise I'll have to take it to someone and beg for help!

Regardless, I finished my longest ride ever on the trainer with 1 hour and 50 min. It wasn't that bad until the last 30 min or so. Then I was just ready to be finished and do something else. Helps that there is nothing to do today. We have snow, it is cold & windy and both my kids woke up with tummy trouble.

Dina yes I think you may be right in regards to the problem you are having. I have a Cateye bike computer and the magnet has to line up correctly in the sensor zone or you will not get a reading on your speed. It is a pain to get it lined up correctly sometimes you just have to kind of mess around until you get the correct alignment.

Congrats on your long trainer ride today they are never any fun until they are over. I have a 2:20 hour ride that I am not looking foward to doing sometime this afternoon or this evening.

The first one is the exact one I had, worked like a charm.  If I remember correctly the trick was to have the lower portion a bit tight to support and relieve the strain on the tendons/ligaments that run from your elbow to your wrist.

I'm posting just to let everyone know I've been more busy than usual during my trip to Ohio to visit family.  I have been reading as much as I can but it has been fairly intermittent and obviously I've not been posting.  We are sceduled to leave tomorrow morning to go home and I should be able to get back into the swing of things by tomorrow night of Monday morning.

I have also had more trips to the Doc since we came to Ohio.  It seems my oldest daughter is having more sickness.  we needed to take her to the doc yesterday.  She's been miserable the entire trip so far and it has made for a little less favorable trip than we would have liked.

I am now off to the last scheduled family get together before heading home tomorrow.  I'll try to catch up on the reading tonight.

I'm glad to see so much social interaction going on as well.  It will help draw the group closer and allow more up front and open discussion as we move ahead for the next 3 months.

Haha spandex is what makes you legit apparently. When I told my colleagues at work about training for a century, all they wanted was to see a picture of me in spandex so they'd believe me. And forward it around to get a good laugh out of it. 

Tony, Warren and Jen - thank you all for the suggestions on the fan. I just ordered an oscillating pedestal fan off amazon, so it should be home next week. I also have one of these "bike thongs" that covers the bars and the top tube of the frame. It's all held down with velcro straps and I find it pretty good.

Dirk, hope your daughter feels well soon. good luck!

Well, I got in a snow-packed trail run for you! Man, I felt so slow!  I also got lost a couple times... lots of stop and go, total run time was about 40 minutes, but I would not be surprised if I am sore tomorrow.  It was funny, I ran into the same group of people snowshoeing like 5 times...  At one point it was on a single track trail (designed for mountain biking) and one guy was like "sorry to complicate your run" (they were taking up the whole path).. I was thinking I'm complicating my own run!  I don't really do trails ever, at least not since I started doing triathlons, and today's run got me thinking an xterra, if I end up doing it, should be very interesting!

Jen -

Thanks. Me and the lady I pulled-out in front of are both fine. (Ironically enough, I didn't see her because one of our local running clubs were out en masse and I could't see around them!)

My strategy for losing lbs:

I've already gone the WW route. I plateaued and have stayed plateaued with a slight gain for over a year!

I'm currently reading "Nutrition Periodization for Athletes" - some interesting stuff which I will implement into my daily eating plan. 

Go mostly low-carb during the offseason since the intensity/volume of my workouts will not require lots of carbs.

Keep a food diary.

Identify the emotional triggers which cause me to reach for food when I'm not really hungry.

Mindful eating.

We'll see how all this works....

Dirk sorry to hear about your daughter I hope she is feeling better and gets well soon.

David and Samantha nice runs today especially getting out there and doing it when it's snowing out.

I did finish my long trainer ride so 4 weeks of Jorge's winter cycling program in the books. I so did not want to do it and I thought the second hour would be tough but I was surprised I felt stronger the second hour and I actually attacked it the last 30 minutes. I definitely can see and feel the difference over the last 4 weeks. I'm very happy with the results today and I can see this is going to pay some nice dividends come spring time.

Thanks, and yes those are good points. I've had a bit of experience not meeting race time goals recently: I was 5 minutes over my projected finish time at Dallas Half Marathon. I was bummed at first, but then I realized that the course was hillier, and the weather was hot and humid compared to the only other stand alone HM I'd done earlier in the year. So all in all, it really wasn't an accurate measure of my run progress. However, I do find it's kind of fun to have something to shoot for....I just don't get freaked out if I don't meet my race time goals.

Oh and I guess I should mention:

I have a Garmin 305 that holds about 2.5-3 hours charge for sale if anyone wants it: $50 (doesn't include HR strap).

Also have a Timex Ironman Sleek 150-Lap Tap Screen Watch: Never used. Paid $60 am selling for $35. I bought it for using in the pool before my husband surprised me with a Garmin 910XT before my first HIM in Sept. I know there's a section here on BT for selling your gear, but I thought I'd give anyone in this group thats interested first dibs. 

Easing back into running with the C25K plan. Ran/walked 3 times this week. I'm going to dust off the bike tomorrow & ride. Probably ride 15-20 miles. Unfortunately, I've fallen out of touch with the group I used to ride with and I'm way too out of shape to jump back in. Tomorrow, I'm riding with a friend of friend who is also trying to get back in shape.

This is going to be the hard part of getting back on the bike. I do most of my running solo and am used to that. However, I love riding with a group, especially one that pushes me and teaches me. I might be doing lots of solo rides in the upcoming months & will have to find ways to motivate myself on the bike. I'm lucky to live in an area where I can bike outdoors year round so I want to take advantage of it, but not having a group will be a change for me. I'm going to take the same approach as I am with running and just ease in with shorter consistent rides. Hopefully I can work back up to riding with the old group by summer or find a new one

Dirk-Sorry to hear about your daughter. Hope she is feeling better

LOVE all of this. I'm forcing myself to start keeping the food diary again and trying to plan out my meals.

Trina I use the food diary as well. I write everything down and log it here on BT. I have done this all season and I think it has been very useful to me. I have a very good understanding what my calorie range is for losing, gaining and maintaining my weight. That also factors in the low and high intensity training sessions. It's been very helpful.

Jackie I think it's great that you've been able to get back to running and are easing into it. I also think your approach to getting on the bike is a smart one. If you can get back to riding consistently I think you should be able get your endurance back pretty quickly and you might be riding back with your old group sooner rather than later if not hopefully you can find some partners or a new group to ride with. I did most of my riding solo this past season and I like doing that but I also enjoyed riding with others when I has the chance to do so. I'm hoping to do a little of both come spring time.