HILDEBEAST'S Mentor Group, CLOSED! (Page 12)

Is it just me or has then been the longest week EVER??!!  OMG, it feels like today should be Friday, how I wish it was.  Valentine's Day parties, the kids will either already be sugared up, or hyper about sugaring up, ugh.  No teaching planned for today, that's for sure!!!! 

I am slowly getting back into my routine and had a really good outside bike yesterday... our temps have been awesome, 30's in the mornings and 60's in the afternoons.  I have been enjoying NOT getting up at 4 a.m., but that will happen again next week and I am definitely looking forward to getting back in the pool and hope that 2 weeks off hasn't erased all my gains. 

Train on Beasties!!  And please visit everyone's logs and leave them some encouragement, all the gung ho-ness of January has settled into the February lull in motivation, so let's pump each other up!!!

Well Stan, this is what works for me (and I'm assuming the rest of the ladies) with the "nip" problem, yeah, um, we wear a sports bra!  No chafing!  I think a lot of guys either put on a lot of Body Glide or cover them up with Band Aids or wear a tight compression shirt that won't slide around when you run.  NOT a nice problem to have, although seeing streaks of red running down your shirt is pretty bad @$$!! 

Hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day yesterday, and TGIF, for reals!!!  3 day weekend yea!!!

What part of your foot is acting up?  If it feels like a bruise in your heel --- might be plantar fasciitis.  Not a fun injury.

x2 on what Hilde says.  BodyGlide, band-aids, nip guards, tight shirt.  Give them all a try.  Also -- no cotton.

Motivation has really been lacking for me this week.  I felt good the last couple of weeks and now this week things have gone downhill.  I can't be overdoing it 'cause I don't train that hard.  I have had some added stress this week though so that might be part of it.  When I get stressed I don't sleep well, don't eat well and just generally don't do anything well.  Hopefully some of this stuff will work itself out and I can get back to normal - well, normal for me anyway.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Something to get us going....

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Yep, I've definitely seen some motivation/busy life issues amongst the logs, mine included!  Spring IS on the way, earlier for some of us though... here in Texas there are trees having the leaves come out already.  I m enjoying the chilly mornings for running and the warmer afternoons for riding and now I'm getting anxious for the lake to warm up so I can start getting in some OWS, although truthfully that won't be happening until at least April and probably with a wetsuit at first.  I am NOT looking forward to the summer heat for running, I seem to peak each year in running speed around April, then it really warms up and it becomes drudgery again...

Shad had it right... this is still base building time, getting back to training consistency, picking out your race schedule, working your weakness(es).  But listen to your body and if it's tired, back off a bit, do an easier workout, no sense in pushing yourself into getting sick or injured.  My training plan for my end of April OLY has begun and already the first week has been derailed a bit by my being sick.  I'm still not 100%, probably 85%, but we'll see how it goes when I swim this week and hopefully it won't bring me down! 

As the Spring warms up, don't be afraid to suit up and get out there to run and bike, cooler weather is invigorating and you might feel chilly at first, you WILL warm up.  For me the secret is keeping my hands/feet/ears warm.

Now go forth and TRAIN like you mean it, Beasties!!!

Dogs rock!

I have a basset named Mabel... she is like liquid dog when it's time to go to bed, you try to get her to stand up and move, and she just slides like a glob of mercury from her bed onto the floor, it's so pathetic!  She is NOT a running dog!!

Well, new week, so clean slate for training.

I got to the doctor today.  The good news is no visible break on the x-ray.  Slight possibility I could be working on a stress fracture, but I'm going to hope it's just soft tissue.  My plan is to stay off of it as much as possible this week.  Maybe try an easy trainer ride later in the week. Reassess this weekend for next week, but probably no running until March and then a very conservative run plan.  On the upside, this should let my neuroma heal up nicely.  

At least I'm far enough out that I can absorb this with no problem now.  Now the major challenge is to be smart about managing an injury - something I've never done well with.

Keep working hard everyone.

Good morning Beasties!

Page - hope rest does your injury some good.

I spent some quality time with my bike this weekend --- tune up type of time.  Made some adjustments to the derailleur, lubed the chain, and tightened up my rack so it didn't make so much noise.  Amazing how much quieter my commutes are!

I hope to get a short run in today.  Will be chilly and blustery but I am getting mentally prepared.

Does anyone have a favorite triathlete/fitness website they follow?  I'm looking for some new places to visit.

Have a great day everyone!

Thanks!  I will have to give this a close look.  I'm always searching for new stuff.  Especially routines that use little equipment and focus on core strength.

Hey everyone!  Winter has made it's reappearance here today.  Right now it's sleeting/snowing and just generally ugly out.  Before it's all done we're supposed to have up to 5" of snow plus the sleet/ice.  School was closed today although I already had the day off anyway - took a couple of vacation days and now I'm stuck in the house.  I'm going to try to make the most of it though - getting caught up on some home stuff.  Got a good swim in yesterday and talked to the gym about getting some swim lessons.  Just waiting for one of the instructors to give me a call so we can set things up.  Yoga class for tonight has been canceled but I have a couple of yoga DVD's so I'll probably just use one of those today.  I may also get in a short trainer ride - we'll see how the day goes.

I hope everyone's having a good week and anyone else in the path of this storm - stay safe!
Janet