SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 171)

trying1 - 2009-07-20 3:53 PM

Not sure if anyone noticed but sorry i haven't really participated over the last few weeks.  I've been consulting on this international banking deal and it has been a pain in the butt and the bad thing is it looks like it may not go through.  So I won't get paid..  These consulting jobs suck..  If they don't workout no money if they do, you get paid very well.

So I did something not too bright over the last 3 weeks and now it may potentially bite me in the a$$.  So I just learned from the doc that i have a strained ligament and now a strained muscle bellow my right calf.  They told me that 3 wks ago when it started to hurt, if had just stayed off it for a few days I would have been ok.  So now he strongly advised me that I stay off the leg as much as possible for the next few wks (i was sort of fearing the news so i went for a good bike and swim this morning before the appt).  He believes biking should be ok but doesn't really recommend it and swimming is fine as long as i don't push off the wall.  So now that brings me to my first Olympic race this weekend.  I'm thinking that I would not run at all this week and only do short bikes and swims over the next few days and on race day go full out on the swim and bike and walk/run the run.  I'm pretty bummed about this as I had a goal of under 3hrs for the race... Unless I do amazingly well on the swim and bike i don't think that time will be in the cards..  I always thought if the pain went away during the run it should be ok and that it was more a mental thing.  NOW I know that's obviously not the case.

DougRob - 2009-07-20 3:30 PM Sorry, but 37 year old legs in the mountains against 26 year old ones wont do it. Never say never, but LA's chances are like 1/100. Wiggins and Schleck need to be watched. There are still three days of climbs and a TT to go before Paris so a lot can happen. I was sorry to see Levi have to drop out with a broken wrist.

kt65 - 2009-07-19 9:44 PM

Thanks you guys!!! Yes, 6:13:51 was the official time and I am super proud of this effort.  It was 102 degrees (end temp) on the fully exposed run and it was all that I could do to keep my run/walk going.  Will write more later, but I am totally psyched and happy.  Oh, have had a few glasses of wine (it's wine country!!!) and a shrimp barby that my friends planned!  Off to have Ice cream and will work on that RR soon.  mebbe tonite...lots of fun stuff! I thought of all of you all day...and had to keep moving on the run, cuz I knew you were all out there training.  37/137 in age group! wow!

Plainsman AU - 2009-07-20 5:39 PM

WHERE IS YOUR FREAKIN RACE REPORT...LETS GO! 

tahrens - 2009-07-20 7:48 PM Danett, beautiful!  Very excited to get to know you. Welcome.

Stan, sorry about the injury.  Especially after all your back and forth about the NYC Triathlon.  I agree that you should at least do the swim and the bike if you are okay.  I mean heck, you already paid for the race - might as well get out there!

WARNING.....TRACY IS GOING TO ASK A SERIOUS QUESTION.... does anybody jump rope?  I was at the gym trying to get my 4 miles on the TM next to a guy who had the running farts.  So in the middle of my asphyxiation I was trying to think of something else I could do.   What is the collective wisdom on this one? Of course with my coordination I might take out a few people.  Today I literally walked into the door frame of my office and dropped a dumb bell on my quad.  That will look lovely tomorrow.  I am getting close to Rob's record on gym accidents. 

kt65 - 2009-07-20 8:00 PM

Man, tough crowd!  I was uploading 2 photos and trying to figure out my T1 time, I think it was either lumped in with the swim or the bike time from what I can figure.  I'd rather add it to the swim to make the swim seem a little faster!  Can a girl get a break?  Literally a break!  Doug, I passed that fallen tree at around mile 7 or so and it was scary looking, but did not find out until today that riders were actually hurt!  It must have been close to 10 am by then and they were still trying to cut it back.  Luckily it did not impede our progress and I only saw a few crashed cyclists along the way.  And flats, and mechanicals...TONS of those yellow spongy things and tons of rear hydration systems just scattered about the roads!  People need to tighten and tie these things down!!!  It made me glad to have duct taped the top of my aerodrink bottle.  It worked out great!  I highly recommend that along with the bracket, I saw many of those rubberbands with aerodrink bottles just lying there as a hazard.  It is very easy to fill the bottle without missing a beat!

I really cannot believe I was 37/137 in my AG, I am usually in the bottom half at the best!  Especially with a 2:09 run time.  I guess the sweltering conditions slowed our late starting age group way down.  

Danett, welcome to our group and good luck this weekend at NYC!  You are an inspiration and I feel honored to have you in our mentor group.  This is a VERY SHARING group, you will find.

Stan, sorry about the injury, that really sucks!  Try to think of the bigger picture...it is not worth it at all to worsen the injury!  You can recover and heal and in no time you will be right back out there

SSMinnow - 2009-07-20 10:10 PM

Kim--You may have once been a MOP'er, but you trained hard and that has now changed.  Don't assume others sucked, assume you put in a stellar performance.  Positive thinking, positive result.  Tomorrow I have a flippin' 1 hour TT and I am going kick its butt....positive thinking! Birdie told me to pretend I was Lance riding in the alps and kicking Contador's fanny.  I'm going to do it!

Tracy--I DID jump rope in college (A lot!!).  It was part of what got me in good shape for my first Florida trip as a freshman, but did it on a wood floor at the college gym and ended up with horrible shin splints.  I don't think it is a replacement for running.  I think it could be considered a reasonable warm-up along with other plyometrics.

I got spanked by my other Steve today regarding rest days.  I have been sticking in an extra swim on those days and that seems like enough rest to me. He doesn't agree.  Do you all take one rest day every week?

Jeepguy2358 - 2009-07-20 6:19 PM

Sorry, I was so excited, I posted twice.