Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Group version 3-CLOSED (Page 15)

Originally posted by glfprncs After yesterday's easy 30 minute spin on the bike and 20 minutes on the elliptical, my knee is THROBBING today (but not SWOLL!!! LOL). It's time to really listen, back off, and wait for my appointment to roll around. So...I had to do what my body would let me today and did a 60 minute upper body weight workout and followed it up with a 20 minute core workout. My arms will be busted tomorrow. They're calling for temperatures in the single digits tomorrow night. Everybody and their sister was at the grocery store today buying up all the bread and milk just in case we're covered in snow for the next 30 days and 30 nights. Coming from Ohio, it cracks me up when they call for cold weather in the South. Vacation is over...back to the 8th graders tomorrow. 90 more days, not that I'm counting!

Nancy-hope the knee gets better. Today was my first "real" run since mine started acting up 2 weeks ago. Felt great to be running.

Finished up the big swim week. I usually swim at a pool near my office during the week and it I swim on the weekend the rec center pool is only a mile from my house. Nice, rarely crowded but they always keep the water too warm. Today when they opened up at Noon the temp in the building was 84 and the pool temp was 86! I'm not crazy about swimming in a cold pool but it beats the hot pool anyday. I felt like I was melting toward the end of the workout. Even took my swim cap off during the last few intervals to try to cool down. Wonder if a hot pool causes slower times like hot weather does for running? I definitely backed off the intensity toward the end of the workout.

Well my beloved Packers lost, but my super awesome Badger Basketball team won (15-0!) so I'm happy!!!  I much prefer college basketball to football, it moves so much faster.

It's a recovery week for me so a short run is all that's on tap today!

Originally posted by Catwoman

Blanda- beautiful pics!

Mike- glad to hear that you're starting to feel better. Don't try to do too much too soon. Chest colds have a way of turning into other nasty things if you aren't careful. When is your race?

My run mileage is finally starting to get back to normal. Ran 65 minutes this morning with a few pickups. It was 65 when I started running this morning. Temperature is supposed to be in the low 20's tomorrow night. Crazy Texas weather!

Here's a newspaper article that those of you in the Northern states might appreciate. Fast and easy way to get rid of the snow in your yard. My favorite part is what the guy said about the snow. lol..

Fargo Man Arrested For Clearing Snow With Flamethrower

Nick Hirchert on February 18, 2013 - 1:35 pm in Local, News

Maximizing time and efficiency!

Fargo, ND – Local resident Todd Fox has been detained for “reckless endangerment” and “illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry” for attacking snow with his flamethrower. Fox reportedly became so fed up with the week-long blowing snow epidemic in his area that he decided to KILL IT WITH FIRE.

The neighborhood was treated with quite a show last night as Fox unleashed an inferno upon the mountainous snow palace that was his front yard. Neighbors to his immediate right and left noticed a bright orange cloud and could hear what they thought was “puff the magic dragon spewing mayhem all over hell,” which prompted one of them to notify police.

Fox stated that he was simply “fed up with battling the elements” and that he did not possess the willpower necessary to move “four billion tons of white bull shi%t .”

Police say that Fox surrendered his efforts immediately upon their arrival and that his front yard “looked like a hydrogen bomb had gone off.” They think he was just happy to be done with snow removal, even if it did mean a trip to jail.

 

That article is hilarious...that's how I felt back in 2010 when we had the snowmaggedon here on the East Coast.

My first run race isn't at least until the middle of February, so I'm taking it easy with the chest cold.  It's just about gone now. 

Every time I have strayed from my New Balance 12XX series shoes, I've found up with some kind of foot injury.  Yet I stubbornly look for something different/better/lighter.  I even experimented with Newtons last year and that was a disaster...I would up with achilles tendonosis and in PT for 6 weeks <facepalm>.  Lesson learned.  :-)

Good morning all! Looks like we are in for a cold start of the week. Training is pretty light today and tomorrow which is good since work is really busy early this week.  Strength workout and an easy run this evening. Stay warm and be safe folks!

Weather...it's been kind of a wild ride here, too.  Snow Thursday night, freezin' cold Friday, nice Saturday, raining Sunday and this morning (48 degrees at 5 a.m.), then we're barely supposed to get above 10 degrees tomorrow.  Then back up into the 50s this weekend. 

Should make for a nasty cold/flu season...hopefully I got mine out of the way!

Blanda--I would shut the running down until you can walk pain free first.  It may seem super cautious, but I've had little things that have turned into BIG THINGS and kept me from running for 6 months.  Hated it.  If biking doesn't hurt, that definitely will help you maintain your running fitness.

Well today was everything they predicted, -45F windchill.  Schools are closed again tomorrow although it is going to be warmer, -35F. Woo-Hoo!    

A local coach is holding a USAT certified indoor/outdoor tri in February.   750m swim, 20K CT bike, 5K outdoor run.  I was told it was a qualifier for Nationals.  Does that make sense even if it is a shorter distance?  I plan to give it a go.  I've never done a pool tri.  How should I think about that swim?  As most of you know, I'm not fast, I have one speed, but I really want to win my AG badly. What should  I do between now and then to be ready for that swim?  I feel as if I can gut out the bike and run pretty well.