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Funny story here~ 

I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to try yoga at the gym.  Well that did not quite work out.  I was a little intimidated because I had absolutely no idea what to expect.  I still wanted to try it out so I bought a DVD  ~  Yoga Basics for Inflexible People.   I figured that was right up my ally.  I threw it in today and..... I learned one thing ~ It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too advanced for me!  I need to find "Yoga For People Who Just Don't Bend".  If anyone sees that title in a store please let me know.  In the mean time, I will continue my quest to get more flexible.  Actually, it was fun and I will continue to work on it. 

I guess I officially started the Sprint to Oly Bridge training plan this week but had to shuffle around some days because of when I'm able to get out and bike.

Hopefully once the weather starts to warm up some and we get more daylight hours I won't have to shuffle around the bike days anymore.

barqhead - 2009-02-04 9:58 PM I think we'd all like some warm weather! I am officially NOT STRESS FRACTURED!! Yay me! I have been given the green light to run the half mary on Saturday. Ortho told me to use my pain as a guide. Even though I wouldn't be causing any further damage, he believes there is no sense in running so hard that I have to take extra recovery from the race and further delay my IM training. So if it feels good, I'll be running. When it hurts, I'll walk

That is great news!  Best of luck Pam!

Hey everyone!  Happy Friday!

I think this is the first time I've been able to check in on the thread in about a week.  Between work, school, training, and life in general I have about zero minutes of free time every week!

We're getting a teaser of warm weather this weekend.  If the roads are mostly free of ice/slush I may even be able to get outside on the bike.  Keeping my fingers crossed that the weather man isn't telling me lies!

Tomorrow, I'm finally getting the chance to make the one hour drive to the specialty running store.  I may even look at getting some new cycling shoes while I'm out shoe shopping.  I truly dislike my current shoes -  they're a little uncomfortable and totally not my style.  Why do they make women's shoes so...girlie? 

Anyhow...hope everyone is doing well and training hard.  Have a great weekend!

barqhead - 2009-02-04 9:58 PM I think we'd all like some warm weather! I am officially NOT STRESS FRACTURED!! Yay me! I have been given the green light to run the half mary on Saturday. Ortho told me to use my pain as a guide. Even though I wouldn't be causing any further damage, he believes there is no sense in running so hard that I have to take extra recovery from the race and further delay my IM training. So if it feels good, I'll be running. When it hurts, I'll walk

Good news, indeed!

I've made myself sick I guess, was swimming the past few nights and would leave the YMCA with my hair still wet or not dressed warmly enough or something ... but started feeling real achey and sluggish last night ... woke up this morning and didn't even want to get out of the bed.

Terrible headache, sore throat, feverish feeling .... I'm so upset because I was really looking forward to this weekend with the warm weather ... was going to do another 10 mile run and bike 25-30 miles .... instead I'm sitting here shivering under the blankets and getting all jacked up on Nyquil.

I went to the YMCA this afternoon to sit in the sauna and steam room ... hoping to sweat some of this out ... also had to stretch a lot ... I got my legs so tight and knotted up the past few days that my feet actually starting feeling numb.

I think is was Thursday night I was swimming and toward the end my calves and feet started cramping .. but I kept on going ... until finally I had to stop.  I had to sit on the side of the pool a few minutes trying to get my feet to straighten back out before I could even stand up ... my feet were curling up and my toes were pointing up toward my face .... so I was trying to push them bac out straight and stretch them ... and every time I did my calves would cramp and grab me ....

So there I was see-sawing back on forth between trying to stretch out my feet and my calves ... as soon as I'd get one to let go the other would grab me ... anyhow ... according to my training plan I was also suppose to run ... so guess what genius here decides to do??

You guessed it, I went running on the treadmill and was able to get 1.5 miles but just couldn't stand it anymore ... was cramping again so bad ... so anyhow .... I've beat myself up the past week and now I'm paying for it.

Guess I'll be chilling this weekend.  

Sorry Kevin about your illness.  Everyone I know has been sick lately.  Luckily (currently knocking on wood) I have avoided it.  Actually most people has this virus that sticks with them for 3-4 weeks. 

Congrats to everyone on the workouts and especially to Pam on the 1/2 marry.  Way to go!

I was able to take advantage of the nice weather with a 25 mile ride.  Swim and 5 mile run tomorrow and another 25-30 miles on the bike on Tuesday. 

barqhead - 2009-02-10 1:56 PM I had a fabulous ride outdoors today. Took my tri bike for a ride. I do love that bike. Rosie the roadie is sweet, but Sir Velo and I are just made for each other Gotta love riding in shorts and short sleeves in February. For you Northerners, I'm sorry

Ha Ha, I know what you mean....it has been in the Mid 70's here all week!  Feels like springtime!  The big problem is being stuck in the office and in court and by the time I get home all the daylight is gone.

barqhead - 2009-02-10 2:56 PM I had a fabulous ride outdoors today. Took my tri bike for a ride. I do love that bike. Rosie the roadie is sweet, but Sir Velo and I are just made for each other Gotta love riding in shorts and short sleeves in February. For you Northerners, I'm sorry

I got in a good one too. I went for 30 miles.  The wind was so strong!  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, 70 degrees in Feb. is great for training!  I was eyeing that 09 P2C at Carolina Triathlon today too!

barqhead - 2009-02-10 2:56 PM I had a fabulous ride outdoors today. Took my tri bike for a ride. I do love that bike. Rosie the roadie is sweet, but Sir Velo and I are just made for each other Gotta love riding in shorts and short sleeves in February. For you Northerners, I'm sorry

It may not be 70* but it was still warm enough to get outdoors!  I got my first road miles in for 2009.  The roads were damp and covered in grit from all the salt/sand they put down last month.  Once I got home, it took me 10 minutes to clean the piles of sand off my bike. 

It felt good to get in an outdoor ride but, holy wow, am I out of cycling shape.  Between the wind and the hills I was really feeling it.  I may just have to man up and get out in the cold weather once a week.