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Could be sleep? Or the warm water or you could be working harder for the same period of time and maybe not doing the same post activity regimen with eating, stretching, etc ?

Tons of great stuff overnight and this morning. I will post a bunch of replys this evening.

Aaron,  I don't know if the invite is still open.  I have been busy the past couple of weeks (work) & haven't been on BT much, but if so, here goes...
NAME: darren (46) 5'8"
FAMILY STATUS: married 21 yrs, one adopted girl (9) and in process of adopting another
MY STORY: My wife has been running the past 5 yrs or so and last year finally prodded me into some consistent exercise.   Just got to push back on the ole I-ain't-young-anymore body.  It has a debilitating mindset.  Have been thru the P90X thing a few times.
CURRENT TRAINING: This is my 2nd year, last year started on the 20 wk to 1/2 tri but was too taxing on time.  This year I am going for the 16 wk to oly build a better base and hopefully in a few seasons go for the 1/2.  
2009 RACES: Red River Xterra (Sprint-Oly), Tulsa Tri
2010  RACES: Red River Xterra, Tulsa Tri, some runs and maybe the Redman Oly
WEIGHTLOSS: I have consistently weighed in at around 180 the last few years, need to lose 10-15 more, but that middle section that showed up around 35 and doesn't want to leave, stubborn fat. I also have slight PF in my left foot that I have to massage with a golf ball every morning before I get going, yes it is a pain, literally, but better than it used to be.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR: Insightful experience from those who can steer me in the right direction without wasting a lot time in needless wandering. 

Thanks if the invite is still open,
darren

Long run according to Jack Daniels, not the Whiskey is at most 25-30%. Stick to the plan and you will do win.

wbayek - 2010-02-03 8:15 AM

itsallrelative_Maine - 2010-02-03 7:59 AM

billsorg - 2010-02-02 1:20 AM  I signed up for a 1/2 marathon on 3/21.  That's only 6 1/2 weeks away, so I'll be ramping up my run volume considerably, probably adding a mile per week.

That's great! Looks like a lot of our group are going to be doing 1/2's this spring. I have a friend who decided last week to do a half, finished her first long training run and was diagnosed with a stress fracture...I have been pretty careful about ramping up mileage - but this got me worried that it could happen at any time (and like Wayne said - it's really hard to train when you are hurt).

I'm hoping that by keeping a balance between all three sports and slowly increasing mileage (+1 mile per week for total mileage in the next 6 weeks) I'll be able to stay healthy. Do you all find that you need to back off on a particular sport if you start feeling creaky? (For instance, I have arthritis in my shoulders. If they really start to bother me - mostly when the weather changes - I'll back off on swimming (focusing more on kicking, less volume) until they stop hurting as much...) How much does fitness in one sport affect the other sports?

(ETA - Please note - this was written while still feeling the affects of cold medication...not my most coherent post. Sorry!)

Sorry to hear that someone else is sick, Jen!  I hear you on the stress fracture.  Two of my sisters signed up for the breast cancer walk last year (20 miles per day for three days), and after all the training, my younger sister got a stress fracture the week before the walk.  She still did some of it (we're all stubborn Italians!), but it was really tough on her.

Even though I'm a bit sock, I may try to do something light today depending how I feel a little later.  Do you guys work out if you have just a head thing?  If it's only in the head, i'll give it a shot and sometimes it feels fine.  If it's the all over tired/beat kind of cold, I'm in bed.

As far as stopping workouts, I will back off the run if my lower legs ache, and I'll keep the intensity down if my hip flexor acts up. I'm super sensitive to every tweak right now and if I need to back off I'm not worrying about it.  There's a long way to go until my 70.3, so no need to stress a missed day or two or even three seven months out.  Stretching, foam rolling, yoga stretches, self massages.

And I've been called a lot worse than Wayne, but my first name is Warren! 

I have always been told or heard keep going if it is just in your head. Back off if it is in your chest. Rest if it is a fever.

RunRene - 2010-02-03 2:13 PM

Even though I'm a bit sock, I may try to do something light today depending how I feel a little later.  Do you guys work out if you have just a head thing?  If it's only in the head, i'll give it a shot and sometimes it feels fine.  If it's the all over tired/beat kind of cold, I'm in bed.

As far as stopping workouts, I will back off the run if my lower legs ache, and I'll keep the intensity down if my hip flexor acts up. I'm super sensitive to every tweak right now and if I need to back off I'm not worrying about it.  There's a long way to go until my 70.3, so no need to stress a missed day or two or even three seven months out.  Stretching, foam rolling, yoga stretches, self massages.

And I've been called a lot worse than Wayne, but my first name is Warren! 

I have read that it is OK to work out if the cold is above the neck but if it gets below the neck (chest) then you probably want to hold back.  I usually do an easier workout if it is above the neck.

Warren, Sorry I was calling you Wayne also...hmmm...wonder where I got that from.

Day off wont kill you. However long term consistency is key to performance. I wish I could do self massages.

Welcome to the group. Happy to have you. Shutting the group down again.

I would try to add more runs. Short runs, 20-30min, try to sneak them in.