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Kim help me out here!!!

this is awesome, John.

Thanks all for the input!  I just took an inventory of my stresses and not much stress except for my training with inadequate rest.  I just looked at my log and have been training 6 out of 7 days with multiple sports during those days.  This is with just 5 hours of sleep.  Looks like I should just taper down my training slightly, get more sleep, throw in more rest days, and build up more gradually to these levels.

It seems like this comes up every now and again.  This is when you need to sit back and really take a look at your training.  Training, exercise, racing, healthy living, etc is suppose be fun, enjoyable, and make you feel good about things.  I am curious what others think about this.  (This could be why it is taking me years to get faster !!)

Agree. When training starts to feel stressful, or like "work", something is off. I spent much of last year running, building up to run an ultra. I thought I would like it, but the long distance training isn't fun for me, and it started to feel like work. Now I'm refocusing my goals and training to keep it fun and make more efficient use of my time - quality over quantity, as has come up several times in the last few days. I have to add, though, that quality doesn't just mean higher intensity, which I think newbies should be careful about. It means having a purpose for each workout, not just logging oodles of junk miles/yards.

dupreyck - 2013-01-10 4:52 AM No races this weekend. Jayne, you are an animal. I love it. That is quite a schedule. Chet, glad to hear you are doing well. The heart muscle is amazingly resilient. On the note of calories, I have always had people write their intake down versus Apps. It forces them to physically go look up the values thereby creating a learned response, making them accountable. This also creates a memory of the food value for when they are in the real world and not having to look up a caloric value, they will know it off hand.As far as loss of fitness to train for another sport, it's a non issue. The muscle memory from prior sport however seems to be causing a good deal of problem. Thanks all, have a great weekend. Go Hawks! Cheryl

I will have to agree with you Cheyl, I have found having an actual food diary has been more reliable and makes me more aware of what I'm eating and what I'm putting in my body.

GO HAWKS!!!

First swim lesson down......I am so happy with the decision to have lessons.  It helped so much and it was only my first.  I defenitly have a long way to go but it seems more obtainable now.  I would recommend a swimming coach or private lessons to anyone who has a fear of the swimming... and I plan on keeping mine till I feel I can comfortably swim with good form and have the endurance I need.

He really pushed me and corrected me during the whole session.  Which will definiatly help in making sure I don't hurt myself.

I want to thank my swimming buddies (Michelle & Cheryl) for making it fun while I felt like I was gonna die. lol I really did enjoy every minutes (even if I can't walk today)

No races this weekend, but really hoping to get a good bike ride in..... After the Seahawks KICK BUTT!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend and good luck to all that are racing.....

No racing here until mid-February.  Clearly, I have no fear of losing fitness on the bike since I hadn't been on it since September.  My legs aren't as banged up from yesterday's ride as my seat is right now.  This afternoon's run should be interesting.

So after the Falcons "rise up" (local ad campaign) on the PNW Buzzards, will you still be riding?

Awesome news!!!!  If for some terrible reason my team loses to the 49'ers (Thanks for the Dinner Invite Linda!), I am right there with ya!  Still have a little pitter patter in the heart for Russell Wilson, our former QB!

spahrc - 2013-01-10 10:30 AM

dupreyck - 2013-01-10 4:52 AM No races this weekend. Jayne, you are an animal. I love it. That is quite a schedule. Chet, glad to hear you are doing well. The heart muscle is amazingly resilient. On the note of calories, I have always had people write their intake down versus Apps. It forces them to physically go look up the values thereby creating a learned response, making them accountable. This also creates a memory of the food value for when they are in the real world and not having to look up a caloric value, they will know it off hand.As far as loss of fitness to train for another sport, it's a non issue. The muscle memory from prior sport however seems to be causing a good deal of problem. Thanks all, have a great weekend. Go Hawks! Cheryl

 

I will have to agree with you Cheyl, I have found having an actual food diary has been more reliable and makes me more aware of what I'm eating and what I'm putting in my body.

GO HAWKS!!!

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- Food diary helps to make food a conscience decision.  My diary includes workouts, time of day (tod) and calories burned.  Each food line item includes, desc, tod, calories and ww points.  When my workouts start to suffers its either injury coming/going. lack of sleep or junk calories.  My diary is about finding balance.  This doesn't preclude me from entering food into software like my daily plate.  But there is just something supportive about writing it down on paper.
- Go Hawks!

All kinds of stuff going on here!  Hard to keep up.  Chet, glad to hear you are ok.  That's great news!  My dh is an ICU nurse so was interested in hearing your story.

Shingles sounds like the pits!  I have never had them but read a long thread over on slow twitch once about them.  Seems like a lot of athletes get them when they are training hard.  Not fun.  I will have to keep this in mind with training.  I feel like I have recently crossed the line with training from feels good and invigorating to feels draining.

I have a 5k race this Saturday!  I would really like to PR but haven't really cut back on training this week.  My legs may not be fresh enough.  We will see.

I hope everyone is having a good week.

Nope.... It's priceless... You can never duplicate it either, so soak it all in... And quote me on that now..... You'll see. 

...oh yeah- CONGRATS!

5 hours of sleep for 6 days with multiple sports is just not enough.  Your body needs that sleep time to recover.   You may well be capable of the training stress you are putting on your body IF you can get 7-8 hours a night.   If not, find the balance that allows you to catch some more zzzzs.

Just finished another workout, didn't feel as dragged out halfway through as I did when training started.  Must have been that I'm not in as good as shape as I was and my cardio payed the price.

On a side note I love living in the maritimes, not too many people can say hey honey want thaw out a bag of scallops and make bacon wrapped scallops and a baked potato for supper LOL

Anyway back to my set of four shifts strating tom. morning.

Hey Linda....what does yours look like?  Here's mine!  Yes, please.

That is awsome!  I have no experience here but I imagine it will be well worth the money when you cross that finish line!

I have a bid on a Blue Adamo Road Bike Saddle on Ebay.  I ride with a Profile Design with the cut out right now. I hoping it will assist with numbness I experience after 30 min. of riding; especially on the trainer.  Anyone using the ISM Adamo Road and if so, how do you like it?

THX

Everyone is so so different.... I actually prefer a road saddle with zero padding, but others prefer the cutouts, others prefer the padding.  I would advise you to only buy if you get a good deal, and if it doesn't work you can resell and recapture any losses.

Unless of course you have tried one already and know this IS the saddle for you?   I do know that some bike shops around the country let you rent saddles as well to try them out.  Maybe check that out as well.  Saddles are a VERY important part of the bike.