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Stan: really sorry to hear about your injuries.  I can relate to the PF, although I did not tear anything.  I tried steroid injections and within a couple of runs was right back in pain.  What ultimately worked for me was prolotherapy.  It took at least 4 sets of injections 4 weeks apart to be completely healed.  I took two weeks off running and when I resumed I taped for every run and at night.  I did that for almost two years....It worked, but not without a lot of pain along the way.

PS.  That boot can really mess with your gait.  Be careful that too much compensation doesn't hurt the good side of your body.  Been there, done that too.

Hey I feel your pain. I am still not running. But I was inspired by my work out buddy dropping off a triathlon magazine that had an article about a Pro Triathlete suffering from an injury and not being able to run or Ride. She Swam 6 days a week eventually added some light spinning and built up her spinning, but continued to swim 5-6 days week. In the end when she came back to running that summer she set her PR in 10K running race, Sprint Tri and HIM. She kept her cardio up with mostly swimming alone. It was interesting to read that she was able to not only keep up her Cardio she was able to improve.

This has kept my head straight while not running. I was not able to pick up more swim nights. But I was able to extend my swims to 90 mins. I almost found a place near work to get in a couple of 40 mins swims.. but with the weather and my knee showing some signs of improving I have been able to start biking again.  But this is WEEK 4 of no running. I suspect I am 2-4 more weeks out at least as well..

Keep your chin up.. Grab some extra swims if you can.

It is finally here the Gator Half. My wife and I flew into Florida yesterday met up with my folks. Today got in a 6mile run and finally my 1st open water swim in the gulf went better than I thought except for the salt.

what help me during the long work outs was the money I already forked over for the entry and flight and equipment. Also I new if i didn't prepare correctly to the best of my ability I would just be wasting the cash. other than that just shear mental stuborness.

Stan - Sorry to hear about the injuries.  Wishing you a swift & full recovery!

BTW - PM me if you need any info for your SG trip or if you have time for a beer.  I'll be in party mode after Sunday.  Next big race isn't until Aug!

Finally getting a chance to get online after a very long day, including a piano lesson and some american idol watching. 

Not racing this weekend, but GOOD LUCK to Sam, Tuffli, Bryce, John, Jarrett, Tracy, omg, so many racers!!!!  Love it.  Sorry if I missed anyone but thanks to you guys volunteering, too!

Congrats on your great swim, Erica!  4 or more times a week of swimming sounds like great gains can be made!  Not to mention building up core strength in the pool!

Stan-so sorry to hear about your injuries...good that you are taking the "big picture" view. 

Linda (velcro), did you see that huge sinkhole on Highway 1 at Hurricane point???  Wonder if they can fix that in time for Big Sur?

Was thinking about getting through long, grueling workouts and my method is to break it up into pieces (kind of like Kyla), if I think of my 3 hour run this weekend as a 3 hour run or a 20 plus mile run, it is way too daunting.  I just think about getting myself up and enjoying my 10 minute warm up because once I get started, I figure, I can't turn back unless I am injured.  Then the next 5 minutes before I can sip at my water bottle, then 30 more minutes and I get to have a gu, etc...I love my garmin time alert that goes off every 15 minutes, because it signifies a nutrition alert, and it breaks up the monotony. 

Tracy, I love the way you used the word Bumber.  It made me smile. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Not sure how he got the yellow/green eyes to match her shirt.  My kids got green milk this morning, too!

Of course, all I notice is the really dirty carpet.  Oh well that is what happens when you choose b/t a workout and housework.  There really is no contest!

...but did he get a green breakfast beer??

As I mentioned above, we were very lucky to have both our water and power back so quickly.   There are still lots of people living nearby who still don't have water.  Unless you experience that you can't imagine how inconvenient it is.  Not having working toilets for two days was tough.   

Food: my wife happened to go shopping the day before the quake and she happened to pick that day to stock up on a bunch of things - partially luck and partially due to the fact that she had rotator cuff surgery a few months back and I've been doing a lot of the shopping on an as need basis.  Anyway, we have been eating/drinking almost normally to date.  My wife's sister and husband live next door to us and they also had a good supply of food/drink on hand (drink = alcohol by the way).   Supermarkets did open a couple days after the quake, but they sold what they had in stock out in the parking lot.  They created grab bags of food in several different categories (dairy, meat, etc.) and allowed shoppers to buy one of each.   The lines at those stores were long and slow.  I'm glad we didn't have to go that route.     At least one of the supermarkets announced today that they were opening from 9-5.  I'm not sure what that means yet, but I know better than to try to find out on the first day.   It is an indication that supply chain is starting to work again.   Unfortunately, the earthquake and the nuke plant problem have triggered horde type behavior in Tokyo.  I wonder if CNN is covering that aspect of the situation.

Gasoline: we had about a quarter tank in each of our cars and we've done very little driving since the quake hit.  The lines at the gas stations are about a mile long.  They limit the amount you can buy and the people start lining up early.  When the gas runs out, those still in line are just out of luck.   Stations don't stay open for more than a day and I guess there must be some leak from the staff that triggers the first cars to line up.  The other lemmings join the queue.   Today's news showed gas arriving at one of the ports not far from here that was trashed by the tsunami.   Great news that they got it working on at least a limited basis already.

Kerosene: lots of people use kerosene for heating including us.  It fuels our floor heating and also our hot water heating.  We had about a half tank (100 liters) after the quake.  We reduced our hot water usage to a minimum and also started using a couple of electric space heaters we had.   The house has been in the 40-50 degree range for the last couple of days.   Our kerosene supplier topped off our tank sometime this morning and we noticed this afternoon when my wife found a bill in the mailbox.   That was a pleasant surprise as I thought it would be another 5-7 days before we would see any fuel.   Our contract with the supplier is such that he checks and fills once a week and bills us once a month.  I guess that contract put us on the preferred list.  

Nuke plant: we're 65 miles away.  I'm not happy about that and I was not impressed by today's attempted water drops from the helicopters.   It looked like the equivalent of a kid trying to put out a forest fire with a squirt gun.  Hopefully, their water cannon attempt will be more effective.   I wish they had been more proactive with the whole mess.  Every action they've take has been reactive.  

All for now...

Good luck this weekend to all you racers.

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!!! 

I will be celebrating today by going to the dentist!  It seems as though every single St. Patrick's Day, I have a doctor's appointment (well, last year the dog had one instead of me, so I counted it), so I'm just keeping with tradition.  The other tradition is that I make Ryan green banana nut chocolate chip muffins to take to work.  I'm not wearing green yet, but don't worry, Nadie is!

I also swam again this morning, and while I'm very excited to have gone as far as I did and be SOMEWHAT comfortable, I'm still mad at the lifeguard who showed up to open the pool 10 minutes late, so I was .02 miles from my goal.  As it is, I swam RIGHT up to closing time at 7am.  I'm getting more and more comfortable with longer sets though.  I can hit about 250-300 meters before I start getting tired, so I have a long way to go still!

Dan - You pretty much rock.  I'm glad you're doing well!  Please keep us updated on what's going on over there.

Glad to hear some things are shaping up Dan. I am sure everything is going to be stressful for a while.

Stay safe.

Pics, please.

And yes, Dan, Erica is right, you pretty much Rock.  Take care.

^^^This made me laugh!  I'd love to see pictures of that! 

I'm not sure I do!!!  It happened since I've been at work.  If she is still green this afternoon, we'll post a pic.

Thanks for the update, Dan. Good to hear how things are going. I was talking with a friend yesterday who is a physicist (nuclear physicist, perhaps?!) who, before he was retired, specialized in disaster preparedness and reaction. His take on the nuclear situation is that it should be no worse than Three Mile Island which did not product any uptick in cancer over the last 20(ish?) years. He was talking way over my head eventually, but it was reassuring to hear him talk. Not so sure I'd still feel reassured if I were anywhere near there, however.

Funny story re: earthquakes and alcohol. In '89 I lived in the Bay Area and was at my bf's house in Sunnyvale when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck. (I was waiting for him to come home from work so we could watch the World Series -- Giants and A's!) At his house there was not any major damage, and he lived with 3 other 20- and 30-something guys. I kid you not, the biggest concern was how we were going to keep the beer cold. We set up a party in the front yard, blasting tunes from the car stereo, and just drank the night away. I was living at home at the time and was happy to have a "pass" to stay at bf's house as he insisted it wasn't safe to drive. Ha! I lived 2 miles away and the roads were fine, but it was a good excuse. Poor Dave was living in the Marina (fires) and had a nasty commute home that night...

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