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Oh man!  We are going to have to put you in a bubble.  Take it easy, and you never know, this amount of rest might do wonders for your mary.

Ugh, Troy. Try not to do anything until your race. Maybe you should wrap yourself in bubble wrap!

Feeling slightly better today-maybe a sore throat cominig on but hopefully won't turn into anything. I heading to the pool tonight for 1000 yds. tomorrow I'm going to make up my bike and also probably do my scheduled run.

Hope everyone has a good day!!

Hey Everyone,

     I havent checked in for a bit. The pain I mentioned previously in my foot got worse, and there was associated swelling just below and forward of the medial aspect of the ankle. I went to the sports doc. He diagnosed posterior tibial tendonitis and said there is some longitudinal tears, but luckily no complete tears. He said that I need orthotics and this should prevent any future issues. I had just finished registering me and my wife for a 1/2 marathon 2 days before it started to hurt. We lost that money . M.D said no running until follow up appointment the end of this month. The 1/2 was on June 2. Doc said if I ran the 1/2 I would jeapordize the rest of my season. Luckily I can still swim and bike and since these are my weaknesses I guess in some ways this is a good thing. I will keep checking in. I am making slow, but steady progress in the pool. Take care all!!

Morning tri junkies!

Day 5 of my groin watch. It is feeling a whole lot better. I still feel a little soreness and more so when walking downhill. I probably made the right decision not to race tomorrow but I am second guessing myself a little.

I am going to shoot for my next race on 5/25 or 6/10. It makes sense to register early and save money but then things can happen. I might adopt a new philosphy and pay a little more and register the last day possible. Thats what I was going to do this week. I got hurt Sunday and never registered- lost no money. I will look at as the extra amount being an 'insurance policy'. My wife will be giving birth at some point over the next 100 days so I can't guarantee I'll make anything except a trip to the hospital!

I went to the pool last night and got in my 2000yds. I still rest at 1000 for 2 minutes. The 2:00 minute intervals I am doing is a good challenge. I can definitely see improvement in my endurance. I've steered away from speed workouts but I know those are still necessary. The fact that I am swimming two miles a week is mind blowing sometimes! I never would have imagined I would be doing that.

I might take it easy the next two days and get back full steam on Monday. I will go for a walk over the weekend or maybe an easy bike ride with my son.

What you got?? What are everyone's weekend training plans?

I'm sure you can meet her there after the race. Just tell her HTFU.

Hmmm. I hope I got the sarc font right.

We're all in this together, Ashley. Feel free to post pics.

That's funny.  When I first read it, my thought was pics or it didn't happen.  

  Now that's funny.

Busy tonight with the son's soccer game and baseball practice.  Another baseball game first thing in the morning.  Will get to the pool after that.  Then mountain bike ride Sunday.

P.s. Maybe we should change the name of the group to "Scott's home for the lame and infirmed"? 

Have a great weekend.  Train and recover safely.

CN

Everybody is funny today!!!

Good one, Troy. That was funny.

Nicole, she told me to HTFU and thats what got us in this pregnant situation! BAM!

Craig, we are an injured bunch. How about Scott's Tri Triage?

I appreciate the laughs today team!

 Good one, Ashley! Maybe we should be "Scott's One-Liner's"

I made up the bike I missed earlier this week and got a 2 mile run in. I took it easy on both as I am still feeling a bit run down-although, not starving anymore. Maybe I'm coming down with something. I have a longer bike with some climbing and yoga tomorrow and a 4 mile run for Sunday.

Hope everyone has a safe and injury free weekend!!!

Happy training and recovering.  We all go through stages - just keep going.

Sprint Tri race this weekend - New England season opener.  I entered as a Clydesdale (even thought I lost 15 pounds) as I am 225 on the button and 45 years old.

Did an easy run of 3 miles today and only 700 yards in the pool.  Did an easy 100 warm up and then did the 400 medium and felt they was more in the tank with a good time.

Ok - an inspirational leader told me to write down my goals.  It was simple 8 weeks ago - get in shape and do a sprint tri!!!  

Goal times are a little aggressive for my first race but here they are:

Swim - 7: minutes  (400 yards - lake mandatory wetsuit)

Bike - 32:00 (10 miles)

Run - 24 minutes (5k)

plus transitions so hope to do 1:05:45 with transitions

ok - there it is all written out.

Sunday morning with all the mothers.  

Happy Mothers Day to all Mothers.

 If don't get eaten by a Lake Shake in all that murky water I will report in Sunday.

Cheers - Jeff

Hi Nicole. The 45/35/20 is a Macrobolic Nutrition Diet and was recommended to me while I was doing my second round of Athlean-X. 

The theory is that this percentage allows your body to put on lean muscle mass while still burning away body fat. As for how that works with all the distance training done here, I'm not sure but since I still incorporate my daily workouts into my triathlon distance training, I'm sticking with that ratio (or pretty close).

 Andy

Thanks, Andy!

Jeff-Good luck on your tri!

Troy-Be careful out there!!!

Well, things were progressing well up until Friday, I was gradually reducing my training for my Tri next week. Doing some gentle 5 mile runs and some cycling, and an old injury has resurfaced, and I am sat down with a bag of ice strapped to my knee!!

Had completed my first road cycle, averaging 15.6 miles per hour (on a mountain bike), not sure what happened, but it is very painful.

Going to take a complete week off training in the hope that it will recover, but will dose myself up on pain killers if it doesnt.

Hope everyone else is having a better time of it than me!!

Gareth

Good afternoon, ya'll!!

It has been a week of rest and some 2 swims. The groin/leg feel like they are back to normal and will probably get back to the training tomorrow. I am little nervous getting back on the bike for a long ride after what I did to myself last Sunday but I know that mental part can be overcome. I miss the bike and runs. I also hate that I didn't get to race yesterday.

Been hanging out with the wife and son today. We started getting the nursery ready for the twins over the weekend. We are still not finished.

Been looking around for my next race. I loved the heck out of my first sprint but want a little more. I feel like the Oly distances are what I am looking for. I am looking at a race on 5/26 that is .5 swim, 25 mile ride,and a 5K. I don't know why the run is shorter but the outdoor swim and longer ride excite me. I am debating if I need some more sprints under my belt.

I'm looking forward to hearing how Jeff did yesterday.

Hope everyone has a good week. I'm excited about getting back out there!

Shake it off, Nicole. We all have those days ... I eat badly at least once per week, but don't see it as eating "badly" per se.

We're in this for the long haul ... when you commit to that, the sporadic "bad days" are nothing more than a blip. Today's another day ... as is tomorrow. Don't let your thoughts that it was a "bad" day allow you to spiral in the wrong direction. Spiral up instead and let today's workout start the trend!

Onward! 

Nicole,

You didn't eat badly! You rewarded yourself for all the training you do! I reward myself every weekend.

I had a burger, fries, and shake over the weekend and it was fantastic! I know I'll burn it off today, and tomorrow. It's Monday- time to train, and curb back the calories just a little.  I'll have a beer tonight while I watch a baseball game- yum.

I'm going to hit the road today for an easy 4 mile run to get my legs back after being off last week. I'm sure they will feel like bricks.

What you got people!