Jsnowash (Jenny)'s Mentor Group - CLOSED! (Page 13)

I did the same thing today.   It felt good, but I was wiped this afternoon.  3 straight weeks of training I think are taking their toll.  Think I am in line for a recovery week next week.  Don't want to over do it this early in the season.

Excellent!

My last job had a shower iin the bathroom. It made riding to work or running at lunch, much more enjoyable.

I'm glad your step mom is doing better.

I think I will manage to meet my goals this week. I'm fighting an uphill battle since I missed Sunday and Monday due t my son being sick. 

I feel like I have to push through and meet my weeks goals, or I'll lose the momentum I started building in December.

We're finally getting snow here! 

I don't run outside when the roads are messy with snow/slush. What's everyone else's opinion?

I avoid running if the roads are messy.  I get paranoid about slipping and injuring myself or having a more serious accident with an out of control driver.  It usually only takes a day for the roads to get plowed and cleared though so I am not stuck inside for long.

Trying to meet my training goals for the week.  My late night partying on Monday night (woot Roll Tide) didn't bode well for my early week plans, but I have recovered and am kicking it into gear again.  We'll see how the lunch run and ride tonight go...

We got our first snow of the year followed with the ever so lovely...wintery mix which apparently will be hanging around most of the weekend.  I don't mind running in snow/cold, but this stuff is just ugly!  Ugh...my plans for a long run this weekend are now on hold, unless I go for the torture fest treadmill!! Monday looks OK, just cold, so it might just be a small delay.

Heading in for a long easy trainer session (& catch up on Grey's Anatomy).  

How much are you swimming currently?  Seems like a good plan, but 700m could be a lot for people who are not use to swimming.  

Jenny -- I'm glad your step mom is improving. Going down for a few days is probably a good idea. Your dad will be ready for a break or for some assistance by then.

Thanks for the well wishes, everyone. I think I'm feeling better. I really can't decide. I'm going to take it easy at home at least for this morning. We have a candidate on campus this afternoon, and I really should be there for his teaching demonstration and hiring committee interview. I was supposed to meet with him individually this morning for about 15 minutes, and I decided that he probably wouldn't want to be that close to me -- my office is kind of small.

I think I'm going to skip the run again today. I can't tell you how sad that makes me feel. But it's 18 out right now, and I just don't think breathing in that freezing air is going to help me get better. I will get on the trainer later, and I'm hoping I can put up with it for more than 30 minutes. The audio book is helping, but it is still so boring.

I'll also do more core work today since that is not terribly taxing and I can do a little bit at a time.

So honestly - my job doesn't (I work in the middle of desolation) and so I'm always afraid of grossing out my coworkers by not showering after coming back.

But I'm always like...I don't sweat that much! and it's not like I sit around the rest of the day in the clothes I go and run in.

I know this is kind of a stupid question...but what's everyone' thoughts?  Keep in mind I don't work in a "professional" enviornment, nor do I have "customers"...I share a trailer with 7 other people...and on any given day, I pretty much only have to itneract with them.  Am I just being completly gross here?  I mean, I still use deodarent and towel off the best I can given the availability of a sink...

It's not completely gross. ;-) One race I did where I couldn't shower off right away -- and had to drive home four hours before I would be able to shower -- I used something like handiwipes to wipe down the possibly stinky areas. It took only a minute or so. I used another wipe to clean off my face and my arms because I tend to get dust kicked up on me (you know, with everyone passing me all of the time). Doing that and changing into clean, dry clothes, I felt perfectly comfortable driving home.

So I would recommend some wipes in addition to the towel. But if you didn't use them, you're still probably fine.

I have to ask: What do you do for a living? Working in a trailer has me intrigued.

I don't think it's that gross- unless you're running super long or super sweaty.

I am a disgusting sweater So, I usually have to blow dry my hair after I work out- even if I don't shower.

This looks awesome! Thanks for the link.

I live in SW Florida now.. so I don't have to deal with that anymore. But,

I went to Wisconsin for Christmas last year and jogged in all kinds of nastiness... :-)

I used www.swimplan.com a lot for different workouts.  I generally don't look at the time and just keep my head down and do the prescribed drills...makes the time go by a lot faster.