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Originally posted by kruzmeister

Gil - really sorry to hear about your achilles, I hope it is just a slight tear of calf and nothing more. I can understand your frustration, I was like a caged animal when mine was acting up and I couldn't run. In the end the orthotics, self-massage and roller saved mine. Take it easy, I hope you recover quickly. There will be other Olympic tris, just don't disregard doctors orders and start running again too soon or it will never heal.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Long story short, I am going ahead with the race next weekend and I'll finish. He did mention that I was relentless and that comment made up my mind right there and then. Whichever way the race turns out I'll feel better that I did not give up.

BTW, I purchased a book called "Be Iron Fit" by Don Fink. Has anyone read this and do you use his advice to train?


Thanks for the advice, have a great weekend.

Originally posted by ettringite23

Training question..

On a whim, I ran an uplanned race yesterday (5k). I gave it my all and am sore today: My quads mostly. I had planned for a rigorous, hilly bike ride tonight. Should I forego the ride and swim? or something else?

Thanks,

Todd

PS: 5k PR @ 22:28 (long course).

Originally posted by kcgolf

Hi Team.

I am alive and I think (knock wood) my ankle is improving. Today marks day 14 since I twisted it and while I have not done many workouts because of it and the fact that I was packing and moving etc. etc. I think it is making progress. I did swim this morning and plan on doing a short run tonight to give it a test and I am really looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.

Moving week was stressful but so far I have survived. I now have all my stuff at my new house and it is in the basement and stored in my garage. I spent the weekend tearing out carpet and today my hardwood guy is in the house and will be for the next 3 days. Still a ton of work to do but I will update you as it progresses. The next thing is a new kitchen and then a complete paint job. The previous owners were smokers and the walls, carpets, window coverings and everything else were just a huge mess. They had been smoking in there for probably 25 years. I am posting a couple of pictures from the front room where they had pictures hanging. It is truly unbelievable the amount of difference between the orginal paint job and the staining that is on the walls. If you have anyone you know who smokes, show them these pictures - INCREDIBLE.

I don't think I mentioned this to anyone before but I pick my bike up today from the LBS. I dropped if off last week for some new BLING. Carbon aero bars and crank set. I can’t wait to see it. I am certain these two subtle changes will bring me from the middle of the BOP to the closer to the front of the middle of the BOP .

Ok team - I hope everyone is staying safe and enjoying themselves.

I am staying at my brothers for a couple of days while my hardwood gets refinished so I now have an internet connection again for a few days so I will be able to chime in again.

KC

Originally posted by gdelamora

Good morning!

Hope everyone is doing well. I had my good but slow swim this morning. I normally don't exercise so early anymore but today I had some kind of burst of energy so I decided to head to the pool. I was hoping to get an hour in but I was surprise to see that the place was pack at 6 am.

Feeling excited about this weekend's race. My heals are still in some pain but I will do my best to not let it get me down.

Have a great day everyone.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Good morning!

Hope everyone is doing well. I had my good but slow swim this morning. I normally don't exercise so early anymore but today I had some kind of burst of energy so I decided to head to the pool. I was hoping to get an hour in but I was surprise to see that the place was pack at 6 am.

Feeling excited about this weekend's race. My heals are still in some pain but I will do my best to not let it get me down.

Have a great day everyone.

Originally posted by tmoran80

Simone - Hope you are feeling better. Good idea with treating yourself to the Oakley's as a reward.

KC - good to hear you are getting somewhat back to normal. I think your level of "busy" has passed mine this year haha. Take it easy on that ankle and just ease back into it. How did it feel this morning?

Gil - So sorry to hear about your Achilles but it sounds like you have a pretty good doctor. It is hard to find a doc who understands what we do while training and treats us like "normal" people haha. When I had some heart issues a few years back I had a resident doctor tell me to not keep my heart rate below 120 during all my training. He didn't know any of my history, couldn't tell me what was wrong, couldn't explain why but just thought it would be good. I just laughed at him. Everything is fine but I think most times we know our bodies much better than the doctor but it is always good to stick with a doc who understands the training and that we are in much better condition than their normal patient. Last year when I got the snipped with the big "V" my doctor was laughing at me because I was concerned about when I could get back to my long rides and he said 90 percent of his patients he has to be concerned with just getting them off the couch to do some exercise but with me he has to be concerned about me getting on the bike for 4 hours haha.

I had a great trip up to my place in Wisconsin last week. I made a last minute decision to not bring my bike and just take a little 3 day rest and not worry about my workouts. Needle to say it was very nice. i got back at it on Sunday though. I was pulling out of my driveway at 7am when my neighbor who is training for IMWI was coming down the street to start his ride so I decided to join him for a 4 hour ride haha. We ended up getting 69 miles (111K for you Simone haha) in at about an 18.2 mph pace. I felt really good and I think I am in better bike shape this year than I was last year. This morning I hammered out a 14 mile ride and averaged just under 21 mph with a litte cross wind the whole ride. I am really interested to see how I can do at Racine 70.3 in two weeks. the plan is to push the bike hard and then rely on the extra run volume, hill and speed workouts I have been doing to gut out the run. I would be happy with a 2:10 to 2:15 run

Originally posted by kcgolf

Hi Gil.

Good luck with your race this weekend. Did you stick around and get your pool workout in?

KC

Originally posted by gdelamora

Thanks KC! Do you have any tricks or mind games that you do to get trough the swim? I talk to myself a lot during exercises. This helps me as long as I saying the right things. Haha! I'm also telling my self that I need to rest during he swim if I'm feeling tired. It has helped me in the past but it has effected my time.

Originally posted by tmoran80

Early AM exercise feels so good to get it over with and enjoy your day without the stress of trying to figure out when to get your workout in. It takes a while for your body to adjust but not long.

You said "heals" here - is it both of you feet with issues or just one?

Originally posted by gdelamora

Thanks KC! Do you have any tricks or mind games that you do to get trough the swim? I talk to myself a lot during exercises. This helps me as long as I saying the right things. Haha! I'm also telling my self that I need to rest during he swim if I'm feeling tired. It has helped me in the past but it has effected my time.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Thanks KC! Do you have any tricks or mind games that you do to get trough the swim? I talk to myself a lot during exercises. This helps me as long as I saying the right things. Haha! I'm also telling my self that I need to rest during he swim if I'm feeling tired. It has helped me in the past but it has effected my time.

Originally posted by ettringite23

Hola all!

Finishing up my hardest training week (in my short tri career). Feeling good and looking forward to my upcoming race in two weeks (Concreteman in Sprinfield MO). There is a story behind why I chose this race. I work as a structural engineer and primarily troubleshoot problems with concrete structures (bridges, buidlings, parking garages, pavements, etc). I am known around my company as the "concrete man". So, I am doing this race for the T-shirt

Gil and Tim,

Good luck on your upcoming races.

Simone,

Hope you are getting over your flu symptoms and getting back on track. Trying to train while not feeling good and without proper nutrition sucks. I had to train for two weeks on a clear liquid diet....

KC

Dont know how you get your training in with everything on your plate, but you are a beast!

Todd

Originally posted by ettringite23

That is awesome, KC! I would be stoked to be part of that action! What does the lead biker position entail?