esc's Goonies Never Say Die mentor group - closed (Page 15)

I somehow missed the goggles question.

You don't want to know what I do to keep my goggles fog free....  Really you don't want to know.

I use Swedish goggles, very very cheap, but I love them, they fit me perfectly.  But they don't come with any sort of anti fogging agent on them.  So you jump in the pool, then you spit in each lens.  Rub it around really well. Then dunk the goggles into the pool,  pull them up, then dump the water out.  Don't touch them again.  They are ready to go - fog free. 

Hi Goonies

Don't get a chance to post much.  But here goes.....

I see some are getting colds right now with the weather constantly changing.  I swear by odourless garlic.  I take two pills every night and if there is a cold in the house I up the dose to 3-4 at night.  So far I have missed 3 rounds of colds and one round of the flu in the house since October. 

Goggles -I agree with the spit and avoid rubbing the lenses too much.  There are anti fog sprays that you can get but I have never come across one that works good. 

Hair care -using a swim cap is a great idea and wash your hair immediately after your swim.  I use any shampoo that is a "clean" wash, I avoid the colour treated, extra body etc.. ones.  I then use a conditioner with moisturizer in it.  I wash my hair everyday and twice a day if I go swimming. I do have healthy hair or at least that is what I get told when I go to the hair dressers.

Now the question I have is I am getting bad cramps in my calf muscles during my activities and sometimes at night while sleeping.  I stretch, then do a warm up too before activities. Followed by a cool down and stretch afterwards.  I eat a banana for potassium every day and try to consume 6-8 cups of water a day.  Does anyone have advice on what else I can do to avoid these painful cramps??

Thanks Annemarie

Forgot to add that I read our forum all the time.  I just want to say that you all inspire me everyday to keep my butt moving!!   THANK YOU

Well Not sure if I'm going to get home today >,< 

My earlier flight got cancelled and now i'm booked for the last flight of the day at 8PM tonight.  Snow is pounding Denver and it is on it's way to Omaha...  If I don't get out tonight it will be snowing here by 2 AM.  My fear is they will then start to cancel flights out of Omaha tomorrow..  I hate winter travel!!

Sorry - Had to vent!

joey - I hope you get home!  That has to be so frustrating!

Another 30 min easy run for me today.  I really wish I was at 100%.  I am starting to panic about missing training.  

Joey - good luck getting home!  I've been exactly where you are and its no bueno. 

As for all the insight on hair and goggles...THANK YOU!  I have been wearing a silicone swim cap...but I ordered some leave-in conditioner off of SwimOutlet.com.  So, I'll be using that prior to getting in...I too, will not give up hot, hot, hot showers. 

I also ordered barracuda defogger...so I'll let you know if it works...it was the highest rated one on SwimOutlet...if all else fails, I'll resign myself to the spit method.  I have used baby shampoo for my dive mask...but don't think I'll be dragging the baby shampoo out for pool sessions...I would think a trail of suds isn't something I need to leave in the pool.

Everyone - stick to your guns this weekend and I'll do my best to stick to mine!! 

Ciao!

T.

Not definitively, but if you are only getting calf cramps while swimming, it could be from all the toe pointing from the kick, and an muscle strength thing.  You could try doing alternating calf raises/ stretches.  You stand on a step and lift your heels up (stand on your toes) then you drop your heel all the way down, so it is below your toes.  Which alternates a strength build with a stretch.  

Happy Saturday!

Well I made it home safe and sound last night around midnight.. 

I had the joy of shoveling about 2 feet of snow this morning since the wife didn't bother to shovel any for the past two days  took about two hours... 

I need to get a swim and run in today, but I don't feel like leaving the house.  I might just jump on the spin bike for a while.

That sounds delightful!

Joey- glad you made it home.

I am going to decontaminate my house, and get an easy spin in.

Holy Wow!  Where did my weekend go??!  I apologize for being out of touch for a few days.  Life went from calm and quiet to insanely busy!  Mostly all of my busy was of the fun variety so I can't complain too much.  Things are finally starting to return my usual boring levels so I'll do my best to get caught up with posts over the next 24 hours.

One thing I saw crop up was a question about muscle cramps.  Unfortunately, there are no firm scientific answers as to why muscle cramps occur.  The two generally accepted answers are (1) dehydration/electrolyte imbalance and (2) training/racing beyond your current fitness level.

If you are eatting a healthy balanced diet and are getting an appropriate amount of water then I would look first at the intensity of your training.  Do you experience cramping during every workout?  Or just during harder efforts?  During all three sports?  Or just one in particular? 

How old are your shoes?  I get achy knees as the milage on my shoes gets too high.  If they are newer shoes than it could just be that you're not used to pounding of the pavement.  If you plan on doing longer road races then you might want to consider slowly adding in some training miles on pavement.  For example, once a week you break one of your shorter runs up so that you run on a combo of pavement and trails.  If you get through that without pain then you can up the percentage of time on the road until, once a week, you are running exclusively on pavement.