Fred D and Queen Zipp's SWIM, BIKE RUN consistency thread.... CLOSED (Page 17)

Surprisingly good swim today. 

It's definite about the swim coach changes.  I have decided to give my former coach 1 month, if he's up to the same lack of communication as before I am done with him.

In other news.....I think I have the GI thing my daughter has been fighting, feel lousy.  Tonight's bike is uncertain.

That feelin' terrible thing is goin' around.  Hope you feel better soon Judi!!

I went out for a jog this morning and never actually got up to that speed.  I felt terrible when I left the house, but tried the old just go 10 minutes and see how you feel trick.  Usually that works and I end up getting in my full workout, but not today.  I tried to jog after my 5 min warmup walk and no go.  I thought I was going to vomit.  So I backed it back down to a walk and did a shorter route than planned (one that keeps me closer to home in case the threatened eruption became reality).  I was supposed to swim today after class too, but I don't think that is in the cards. 

I use the equivalent.  It is a squeeze bottle with some powdered saline you mix with H20.  I think it works very well.  I've had far less sinus issues since I started.  It's especially helpful post OWS.

I use a bottle of nasal saline before using my nasal inhalers. 

They changed my gym pool from chlorine to saline a few months ago and it really made a difference in the post swim stuffiness.

My wife, who has had endless sinus problems, swears by it.  She hasn't had infections since starting it (5 years or so ago).  I'm not convinced, and in any case I can't even stomach the thought of it.  (But I don't get sinus infections either...)

Fred -- nice to hear it is possible to make improvements after coming back in swimming!  Any pointers for coming back?  I'm having a rough time of it.  I know that consistency is the main thing, and I'm working on that, but if you have any more specific pointers gleaned from your own return, I'm listening.

I use a neti pot at times.  It seems to help me.

I wish they would change our pool to saline.  I swam in one at a hotel and loved it.

Rachel,

Try several bikes at the shop.  You will probably feel better on one over another. 

L fell in love with my bike sight unseen.  I had seen a bike of that brand on the roof of a car one morning and was instantly mesmerized.  I asked around and got the website.....looked on line at their bikes and decided I wanted a Blue.  Had never tried one.....My husband got a friend who is nationally ranked as a duathlete to help him get the right size for me (the friend helped adjust my fit on my road bike so he knew what to look for).

But my advice for a tri bike is generally the same as a road bike.  Try several bikes at the shop, research....try them again.....then decide.

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-11/neti-pots

this is an article explaining neti pots. 

Good article.  Unless I am actually fighting a cold or allergies, I don't have to use mine very often any more.  Mine is a plastic one (make sure it is good quality so no rough spots at the seams).  I use the premeasured package of saline and stir it in to the water.  You can also buy the saline solution already mixed.

I have found that about20-30 minutes after a treatment is when I can really notice the difference.

No neti pot here--it creeps me out.  I don't really have trouble with sinus infections though, just sinus headaches when the weather changes. 

I had a great swim this morning!  I ended up at 2500yds doing ladders of increasing 100yd lengths up to 500yds at a time and back down.  The first and last 100s were within 2 seconds of each other in time and speed was pretty consistent throughout the whole swim when I spot checked.  I wanted to go longer, but I had to get back to work.  It was just a comfortable, long swim that I felt like I could have continued all day.

That might be my longest swim ever, but I don't have any records from before November (I thought I could just remember my best/longest workouts--ha!).

norcal_SAHD - 2013-01-18 5:13 PM Alright, two weeks into the new year (and two weeks into steady training for me), and I'm TIRED!  I have been having a real hard time getting sleep at night, I'm at like 4-5 hour/night right now compared to my usual 6-7.  I expected it to go the other way with added exercise.  I just went for a quick 30 minute run and while nothing hurt, nothing felt good either.  Just generally tired feeling.  I'm hoping I can sleep in a bit tomorrow, there's NOTHING on the family schedule, which is quite unusual.  I'm thinking of bribing my kids with some extra x-box time this weekend if they let me sleep until I wake up on my own.  Anyone wakes up daddy, and it's chores all day for everyone! 

You may need a rest day to decompress.  If you haven't been this active overtraining can be a problem.  

I like the consequences of the actions though 

I don't know about overtraining, but I'm definitely under sleeping...  I skipped my planned bike tonight, just worried that a late night workout would keep me up again.