ChrisM's Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 17)

I do get adjusted while I am there.  I've always been tentative towards going to a chiropractor in the past cause of the stories you hear, etc but finally my ITBS is got so bad that I find someone who did ART and took a chance since he was a chiropractor.  Best choice I ever made really.  But my guy is very experienced and is a sports specialist. 

Sounds like to me you need to know do some strength training to get rid of that muscle imbalance.   That's what I had to do for my ITBS.  It took me a long while and I had to continue to go back for treatment until I got my muscles more in line but he let me know straight out that it would take more then one treatment. 

CONGRATS on the finish!!!!

Way to tough out the run in the heat...  I don't do well in that kind of temps.

What do you think caused the cramps?  The heat?  THe nutrition plan you had in place?  It's hard to know how you will react to nutrition unless you train in the conditions you race in.  90s would throw me way off

Heading to Minnesota for 5 days.  I was in Palm Springs last week and I worked out everyday.  I came home yesterday and did an OWS in Long Beach.   I dont know if I ll be able to bike or swim this week but I i am back in Sat Night and heading to LB for another OWS in Sunday morning.  

Hope everyone has a nice week.

Yeah. it's a good race, but water is a bit cold, and air can be cold as well.  Sells out usually in September (?) i believe and i saw a reference in the Calif. forums that someone's tri club said it was close to full, so......

I have one more tri this year, Santa Barbara Long Course, but I am thinking of bailing on it.  My biking has been woefully short (like, once a week), swimming and running are probably OK, but it's an almost HIM distance (1/34/10).  I am still going to wait and see, right now I am on the "no" side.

Didn't help that I tweaked my lower back on Saturday getting off the bike (about .10 into the ride at the bathrooms, still rode 53 with it tweaky, but it put me on the couch for two days) and got an ear infection (seriously?  haven't had one of those since I was what, 12????) so can't swim bike or run for a few days. 

What is left of yor tri season, and what are you going to focus on this fall/winter?

Two things for me, weight loss and I am looking forward to ramping up my running this offseason... smartly.  I always intend to focus on running in the fall, and then I get injured or sick or....  I put together a race calendar to motivate the running.  The only thing I've registered for is Malibu half mary as of yet (and Calif. 70.3), but here is the going forward schedule through May

Oct. 1 - Manhattan Beach 10K
Oct. 16 - Xterra Pt Mugu trail run (11 or 18K)
Oct. 30 - Rock & Roll half marathon
Nov. 13 - Malibu half marathon
Dec. 11 - XTerra Crystal Cove (17K)

2012
Jan 15.  - L.A. 13.1
Feb. 5 - Redondo Beach 10K
March 10 - Solvang Century
March 31 - Calif. 70.3
May 5 - Wildflower 70.3
May 12 - Palos Verdes half marathon

I have a few things left in my tri season...and have a lots to work on....

Races I have left for the year

Aug 28th- Amica 19.7 Vegas,  Sept 24th- LA Triathlon, Oct 9-A Day at the Beach,  and undecided if I am going to do the Turkey Trot at San Dimas in Nov.

Starting next year

Jan 15- LA 13.1, Feb 25- Race at the Base, March 10th-Pasadena Tri, March 31st the GRAND DADDY, California 70.3.

I have a lot to work on....swimming, biking and running.  I hope to be about 30 lbs lighter by Oceanside.  I ll be around 205 lbs and I ll actually be super skinny at that weight.    I am very excited about the next 7 months.

I did things that worked on the opposite planes of motion then biking and running.  There is one exercise that I don't know the name of it but when I explained it to someone they described it as peeing like a dog.  Great visual eh?  lol  Get down on all 4's and then you lift your knee straight out to the side so that your leg becomes parallel with the ground.  I also did these. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-286--13410-0,00.html

Now I mostly just do my TRX routine once or twice a week.  Although I have been slacking and need to get back at it.  But my house is all torn up (remodeling) and I have lost my usual location that I do my strength training at.  I need to just get over that and find another spot for a bit.  It took me a while to get the hip back in shape and until I did it still required some ART, but now when I go in for whatever he tests the leg out and it's all staying on track.

Brent - I also would love to lose 30# by O Side...  which would get me to....  205     Perhaps a little challenge is in order... 

Last year for Oceanside 70.3 on 4/2 I followed Jorge's winter indoor training plan (mostly, did 2 of the 4 days and a long outside ride).  ALthough I rode less than the last time I did it, I moved up in percentage ranking.  I highly recommend incorporating that program over the winter.