ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 15)

That looks like it was NO FUN!  But, chicks dig scars!  Of course that may not be so cool if you're married.  My only "disfiguring" injury was a broken nose when I was a kid that left the septum of my nose crooked still today.

It depends on what type of fatigue you're feeling if yo need to take some time off.  It's almost never going to hurt you to take an additional day off to recover unless you're using a lot of days off or making excuses to to reduce volume because you simply don't feel like doing the prescribed workouts for the day.  You certainly don't appear to be in either category.

Enjoy your run and swim but don't be afraid to allow some fatigue to set in.

LOL a hybrid for a HIM aqua bike?  Yeah I think I would skip that too.  I suppose they are going to do a little more service to your bike too.  Right now our new LBS is having turn around on service in 48 hours because they just opened the doors.  That is unlikely to last though.  Once people see the new store and word spreads they be pretty busy.  The other LBS in town has had little or no competition for several years and has taken advantage of that.  I have basically refused to buy much of anything there if I could get it anywhere else.

We had the same storm system move through our area overnight but it was little more than really heavy rains.  Apparently there are numerous city streets closed due to flooding.  We didn't have any of the extreme winds that you had and I'm perfectly fine with that!  I can do without the storm work for...............the rest of my career.

With everything that's going on in Oklahoma right now they could use the break from the storms for a while.  I'll keep your sister in my prayers.

OMG - NO! This is what my hybrid looks like complete with kick stand except in blue:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIANT-CYPRESS-WOMENS-HYBRID-COMFORT-BIKE-/261219041643?pt=US_Bicycles_Frames&hash=item3cd1de416b

I don't even think I could ride that far on it much less race! I think it is more of a comfort bike compared to the hybrids I see at the bike shops now. I'd have to look for sure but I think this bike must be almost 10 years old.

I've started the search for my next bike. I would really like something that I can ride on the road but that also can handle some of the dirt or gravel I sometimes run into on the country roads around here.  I was thinking about a cyclocross bike but I've pretty much ruled that out after talking to the guys at the shop yesterday.

Here are my May totals for s/b/r:

Hot?  Psh! Ain't nobody got time for dat!  Suck it up and put on your big boy pants because in a few months you'll be panicking and wondering why you didn't start running sooner.  Maybe you can have your wife ride next to you on her bike with a 2 gallon yard sprayer filled with water to keep you cool during your runs.

I'll assume since you mention you need to go ahead and sign up that your vacation has been approved so you can make the trip?  And yes!!!  Sign up for it if that is indeed the case.  That is if you really want to do it.  While it is not an actual race for you to train for yet, it offers an excuse to train a little more lightly and make excuses to train the disciplines you like more and the one's you don't like less.

Don't worry about 1 week away from riding and swimming, that's not going to hurt you.  As long as you keep the volume building that you are and keep the training base going into those couple of weeks I would simply consider them recovery weeks and not even sweat it at all.  However, once you hit those weeks, you're very likely to suffer from a sort of training "depression" because of the normal weeks' activities.  Just remind yourself that it was all in the plan...........

..........Now!!  Put your running shoes on a get a few miles in!

Yesterday was a complete wash for me!  The rain that Dina got earlier was here in the morning but appeared to be moving out of the area a few hours after I got out of bed.  I was in my cycling gear, bottles filled, nutrition in my jersey and was literally walking out the door when my phone rang.............Broken pole...........

...........I had my route planned and was looking to get about 65-75 miles on the bike, 2-3 mile run and then off to a graduation party for some really good friends of ours son who just made it through HS.  We actually never replaced the pole and only scabbed it up.  After 3-4 inches of rain over night we were in no way going to be able to get into the field and replace the pole.....

Anyway, we were at the party until 6:30 and helped clean up and hung out for a while and when we got home Lis and I watch some TV together, which is something I don't do much.  It was actually a good time for us just to sit together.  We watched Blue Bloods (AWESOME show!!) on the DVR and we had 3 episodes we hadn't seen so and they were all REALLY good one's.

Today should be a good day for a long bike and a 4 mile run to get back on schedule for the coming week.

It doesn't sound like tings were working your way today.  I have an extra key hidden on my truck to allow for such occurrences.  I have told people where I've hidden the key before and they have been unable to find it so I don't worry about thieves finding it.

The bike sounds rough but you have to get used to riding the wind.  You never know what's going to happen on any given race day.  I used to do the same thing as you, with exception of the F-bombs, when riding into the wind.  Occasionally I still get pretty upset but I have learned to accept the wind around here as others accept the hills where they ride.  This time of year it is almost never calm.  Today for instance: I rode 83 miles and dealt with a 13 MPH steady wind and gusts to 21 MPH.  The route I used was all over the compass so I was into and out of the wind every 4-5 miles and that can be a good game changer when dealing with the wind.  I suggest you plan routes such as that if you can do it.  It will probably save you a lot of swearing.

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My long ride today was pretty solid.  I was struggling toward the end because My legs were getting trashed.  I was able to plan a route that had a lot of hills (for this area) and I allowed a lot of work on them.  I circled the route once to make sure I got some good wear and climbing on my legs.  The total elevation change on my ride was 2700+ feet and I intentionally put the hills on the back half of the route to make sure I had some fatigue in my legs before I hit them.  I loved the challenge of the hills but the last 15 miles had me suffering a bit because my legs wanted the break.

I planned a 4 mile brick run but my legs were broken down enough that I sat for a little bit, used the weed eater, mowed the grass and got a flower garden ready (with soil) for Lis to plant some stuff before I went for my run.  I ran 4.25 miles easy, so nothing big.  All in all it was a good day.