Jsnowash (Jenny)'s Mentor Group - CLOSED! (Page 17)

Oh no! Get well soon. 

The swim class last night was great! Instructor gave me some very helpful pointers to focus on this week.

Everyone have a great day. I'm off to the gym for a run, since it's cold and windy here today.

Well, after two days of not working out, I feel like a total slug.  Things are still a total mess outside.  On top of several inches of new snow, it was freezing rain ALL DAY yesterday.

Yesterday was one of those days where I really wished a owned a trainer.  I could have gotten a good two hour spin while my kid napped.  I did get some good cleaning done though.

I'm just at a loss as to what to do with my day.  My daycare is still closed, and I'm afraid of what the roads are like.  That said, I just don't think I can spend ANOTHER whole day inside.

I do have to go out to go pay our vet bill - and my gym is just down the road.  I think if I keep it slow (assuming I can get out of my driveway) I can make it.  Gotta do something physical today though....

We do not train together much. He's only done one tri, and I've done several. His biggest fear is the swim, so I'm hoping that this class will move him back toward tri's. 

Seperate from that, he is much stronger and faster than me, so training together gets frustrating for me, and holds him back.

We do occasionally ride together, and it's a training ride for me, but a casual ride for him.

The weather in the pacific northwest has been crazy. I would be going nuts, too.

I got out for a 30 minute run today. It was probably the single most miserable run ever. It was 27 out, with 18-23 mph winds. I was layered, but I still got a wind burn on my legs and my face. I need to run 5-6 tomorrow, and I just don't know how it is going to happen.

Still working on my training plan. Now I know why people hire a coach. Putting it together is a lot of work! lol

Goodness! I cannot even begin to imagine having to run in weather like that.I live in Louisiana and right now it is 60 and it is 9am! 

Hopefully the weather will clear up and warm up so you can get your long run in.

Well, it's 12 degrees out right now -- sunny and no wind. Or I can wait until it warms up a little, but then the wind picks up. Decisions, decisions. lol

12?!?! Holy cow! Way too cold for me! I love cold weather but not that cold!

Hopefully you can get a good run in. 

Well it's been crazy couple of days.  Went on a great job interview Thursday (sent my resume on Wed) and they've already scheduled me to come in again next week..yeah! Decent 6 mile run in 20 degree weather afterwards..interview high!  Friday I had a lesson with a boy I'd taught 2 weeks prior..and that's when it all started going downhill!!  I teach adaptive skiing (people/kids with developmental or physical disabilities)..well this boy was a little more than I could handle.  He had a total meltdown as we got on the ski lift and ended up headbutting me with his helmet..so now I have a very nice, very distinctive and very sore black eye!! Got quite a lot of looks today as I had 2 more lessons (one good, one not so good!) Martinis are helping!

I've also had really bad shoulder pain..especially today pushing kids along and helping to pick them up.  It's right in the rotator cup and sometimes feels like it's shooting down my arm.   It's been a little stiff the last couple of weeks, but I'm not exactly sure what I should do..been taking advil..but I guess I'll wait and see how the pain is when I swim, etc... 

On a much happier note (and basically the only thing keeping my happy right now..besides my wonderful family of course) is my new baby...just got a Quintana Roo CD0.1 Ultegra...pick her up on Friday.  Got her for an amazing price and she fits like a dream.  Really looking forward to spring!

Everyone have a happy, safe and black-eye free weekend!!

Ouch! I'm sorry for the rough lesson. I hope you get good news about the job.

Congrats on the bike!

As to training with my husband -- we don't. At all. Well, I guess that's not exactly true. Sometimes we take a bike ride together, but his idea of a ride is 3-5 miles. He doesn't run at all. He's been doing some research for work, however, and has fallen into a lot of the persistence hunting research, and he's just about convinced that he should be running. Once it warms up, we may go out together. I will start him on the couch to 5k program because he can't run at all.

I did my run at about 11:00. It was 28 and the wind wasn't really blowing a lot yet. I was actually a little too warm for the first mile or two, what with the sun beating on me, but that quickly ended when the wind picked up. By time I got home, the wind was at 18 mph. It ended up at 25 again, so I probably should have gone a little earlier. All in all, however it was a good run -- 6.67 miles.

I'm back.  Sorry I have been MIA for the past week.  We had an emergency at work that I was putting in some long hours.  It isn't quite over yet, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  The good news is that I have been able to get most of my workouts in still.  I only missed one planned spin class.  

For those experiencing the snow and cold, I can definitely relate.  The temperature up here in NH was a balmy 5 this morning.  We also have been finally get some snow, but anything less than a foot is just a dusting.    Regardless, the roads are pretty messy right now, so it will be treadmill running for the week and maybe longer if it doesn't warm up.  I am soooo looking forward to the spring to get outside.  

Hope everyone has a great day of training.

Training this week has been... well... not so much.

I have felt bad the past few days but right now I am beginning to feel better. Hopefully this means that I will be all better to train tomorrow *fingers crossed*

However, now it seems that my 18 month old daughter has RSV. This winter has taken a toll on us. My husband is going to watch her tomorrow night so I can get a good workout in.

Hope everyone had a great time training this weekend. Have a great week this week

In my experience, you need to listen to your body.  If it is telling you it needs some recovery time, then I would listen.  I was feeling the same way after a few weeks of increased workload.  I took one day completely off(2 days off that week instead of 1) and felt like a new man the day after.  I think there are 2 ways to recover.  You can do one or 2 days of complete rest or scale back your volume and intensity for a week. I have never trained for a HM so I can't really say which is better.

Good luck.