RunningJayhawk's Mentor Nest - FULL! (Page 19)

Good afternoon to you all!

Tif found us an OWS for on Sunday morning.  From readying the boards, it looks like there are going to be several people and it should be fun.

This will be our first OW workout and I was wonder if there were any suggestions on how we should structure the workout.  We have been told there is a 300 out and back and a 600 loop.

Any suggestions will be great.

Good day folks.  I have been keeping a low profile, though not by design just things catching up to me that need to be taken care of.  You kow stuff like, taking the truck to the shop, work, watching my boys while the wife works.  Just life getting in the way of posting. 

So I am still struggling to get my runs in.  Today is a good example.  I had one class today and a inspection at noon and should have been able to squeeze in a 6 mile run but alas it did not happen.  Just things getting in the way.  I find if I don't do it first thing in the AM then it is a real struggle for me to do it later.  I may be able to squeeze in a couple of miles on the treadmill if I get motivated.

I got a "new to me" "brooks" wetsuit today.  A guy from work who is getting a new one brought it over for me to try on.  It seems pretty good but I have nothing to compar it to.  It seems snug but not uncomfortable, the legs are a bit loose though.  I guess the only way to know is to use it.

OK, duty calls.  My three year old just grabbed my hand and said "dad, come".
Take care,
Alan

I use a simple photo editor to change the size of the photo to something really small like 1 inch square.  Whatever it takes to get the file size down.

I've had a grumpy couple of days.  Yesterday I thought I was just tired from the long run the day before.  But I'm still feeling sluggish today.  So now I'm wondering if I fighting a cold or something.  I have a couple other symptoms that add to that conclusion.  I'm not sure I'm gonna get much done again today.  We'll see.

Here's an issue I came across with this long run.  Rubbing.  Yesterday morning I discovered a sore on the underside of each breast.  It obviously came as a result of chaffing during my run.  Has anyone else had this problem anywhere on your body?  Getting it healed up is easy enough but how to I prevent it from happening again?

I'm feeling better today.  Still not sure what was wrong.  Had no energy during the day and couldn't sleep at night, terrible cycle.  Hopefully it's over.

So me and the little one headed down to the Y.  I got in an easy ride & run.  Mostly it felt good to stretch today. 

Thanks for the BodyGlide suggestion.  I picked some up yesterday and will start to use it regularly.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

I had a nice weekend.  Nothing special, hubby had to work.  Took a short run on Sunday evening then had to repeat the same route on my bike 'cause my ID had fallen out of my pocket.  I discoverd it just as I got home and found it almost at the turnaround point.  Now I know why we have special gear for biking.  Riding in running shoes, no gloves, & a short running skirt is uncomfortable.  On top of that the wind was blowing pretty good which was acceptable on foot but not so much on the bike.

Yesterday we took a family bike ride around the river.  The path was busy and it was windy but overall nice.

This afternoon I'm gonna take my last run before Saturday's race.

Our weather continues to be windy but that's the norm for Spring around here.  No forecast for rain (nice) but temps approaching 90 (yuck).  I'm starting to get more comfortable riding in the wind.  The first time on my road bike in the wind I freaked out and came home.  I was so afraid I was gonna get knocked over.  Just takes practice.

Erin - Hope your bruise heals fast. That would be miserable with goggles.

Margot - San Diego is a great place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there again.  Glad you had fun.

Tif - 5k in 35' is about my best too.  But at least I can run the whole thing now.  Looking back to see how much progress I've made since last fall, I'm impressed with myself.  The first real run I did was about 1 mile.  I'd run a little, walk a little.  But I was sore for days afterward.

Missy - Looking at new bikes is so much fun and exciting.

A tea party?  How fun.  I don't get that with a boy.  I get mud painting in the back yard with my mop (it was drying on the back porch and he stole it).  I tried to laugh.

I had an okay run today.  Not terrible but not great either.  Tomorrow is a swim.  That'll be a nice relief on my ankles & knees.

Have a nice evening.