ADollar79's Group--closed and in the base building phase! (Page 13)

Good for you!!!  Did you ride on the SCT?  I thought about sending you a message to see if you wanted to ride.

Bricks get better with time.  You didn't the right thing...1-2 miles of 10-20 minutes.  WIth time, you essentially training you muscles to react and engage.  Kudos to you for bricking today!

Something to think about:

"Obstacles are the things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal." -- E. Joseph Cossman

Try to take some time and determine what obstacles are standing in your way right now.  Are you having trouble balancing work, life, training?  Are you masking some injury?  Are you skipping workouts? 

Now that it is February it is nearly go time.  Recall your goals and lets figure out what is needed to get everyone on track. 

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For me, I need to let my body heal.  I don't know what I did but I have some major aches and pains.  This weekend was a good training weekend for me.  I have a race this weekend so that is the focus.  I am going to take about a week off afterwards, re-evaluate some things and hopefully jump into the deep end! 

Heh, yes, yes and yes.  Grrr...hopefully next week will be better!

ScotinSeattle - 2008-02-03 11:01 PM Hi everyone. I have pneumonia I haven't been able to do anything for what feels like forever. God knows when I'll be back onto a regular schedule as I have to take it easy for at least another week. I am so frustrated beyond words at the moment. I had a 10K in 2 weeks which I've had to cancel due to being sick for so long. It totally sucks!

Don't come in here spreading your germs

Hope you feel better!!!

ScotinSeattle - 2008-02-03 10:01 PM Hi everyone. I have pneumonia I haven't been able to do anything for what feels like forever. God knows when I'll be back onto a regular schedule as I have to take it easy for at least another week. I am so frustrated beyond words at the moment. I had a 10K in 2 weeks which I've had to cancel due to being sick for so long. It totally sucks!

I hope you get better soon girl! I really have no excuse now, huh?

This is good - I like that quote.  I'm dealing with some pain after long workouts - my body just isn't used to the bike yet and getting back into free weights has made me a little sore too.  I've got two more long runs (23 and 26) before my marathon in March (the rest of the runs on Saturdays are around 10).  I really want to get the most I can from those so that I feel like I'm ready.  This is such a hilly course, and I want to feel like I can tackle it. 

I'm changing up my schedule so that I can get in a guaranteed workout in the mornings. I don't really have any excuse since I have a fairly loose work schedule.   

My other obstacle?  I have had no will power when it comes to eating a clean diet.  About 2 years ago I lost 80 lbs.  And I had the drive to do it.  Now, I have about 30 to go and I can't get serious.  I have to start being accountable on that.

So, how's that for answer  

Yup - SCT - I met my tri club out there.  It was a good workout - ride out for an hour and back, so that we could go varying paces.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that I rode about what everyone else did.  And my speed is improving. 

I'll have to hook up with some of the GA folks on some rides, I really want to meet everyone.  

Oh no!  I hope you are ok? Yikes - I have a fear of falling off my trainer. Hasn't happened yet....

Hooray for a fresh schedule! 

I always laugh when people hurt themselves on a trainer.  Those things are so evil!!!!

OK - just got back from the doc and (drumroll .......)

I have the greenlight to go back to training.  I may run all that I like as long as I support the arm with a splint and I may bike all that I want - on a stationary bike and in the aero position (no weight on my wrist).  He put me in a removable splint and thinks I can probably do some kick drills in the water in about two weeks.  No real weight bearing work on the wrist for at least 4 weeks. 

That is AWESOME news!

Now, what you don't want to hear....BE PATIENT!!! 
Don't try to jump back into you plan.  Take is WAY down for a few works.  The endurance is there...just take your time ramping back up so that you don't agitate things. 

Ok, who gave me the flu?  I feel like crap.  Wah.  Here's hoping I wake up tomorrow and it was just a temporary thing. 

I'm sorry you don't feel good!  I've just been there myself! Only now am I starting to feel better.  I managed to get 2 swims and 1 run in so far this week. Felt nice to be back up and moving! WOOT!

I hope you get better soon!!  Lots of chicken soup and rest.   

Ok - lesson #1 learned last night.  I need more solid support on my arm for running at this point.  I was going to run for 15 minutes and I stopped after 5 because the constant jarring was killing me.  I think I said things that emberrassed the nice lady on the treadmill next to me.

I biked on Monday night and it was awesome.  No issues at all, save for the fact that the padding on the spin bikes at my gym in the aero position sucks and my elbows were getting sore.  I put a little foam cushion under them and it was fine.  30' was no problem, but I knew that would be the easiest for me.  I am going to see the PT today to get something more solid to support my arm while running. 

NOT ME NOT ME NOT ME!!!

Apparently it is making the rounds because it dropkicked me yesterday.  I am hoping to bounce back today. 

I hope I haven't jinxed the team!!!  I am back to almost 100% but I really do feel your pain if you're ill. It sucks. I honestly felt like I was never going to be well again  So please get better soon! 

 I started the Olympic run focused plan today. I'm going to spin 48 mins then swim 24 which is eerie because that's what I was planning to do.   Don't know how I'm going to manage the bike when I'm in Scotland.  So that might be an issue but running and swimming is not. Phew.