JuniperJen's Keeping It Consistent Group - FULL (Page 21)

Ha, goobering it all out in the pool. That is what Chlorine is for.

Good morning! Is everyone staying warm?? We're getting hit the north end of the snow storm - mostly hit us over night which isn't so bad.  Kristen, are you getting more??

Anyway - have a wonderful day all.

Yeah Alberta! We're not freezing anymore :D Supposed to be above freezing temps all week so maybe we'll be able to find the sidewalks and I'll actually try a run outside...

Yes, we got about another foot last night.  Now it has switched over to rain.  So gross!!  Wet slush everywhere with some flooding.  And it's all supposed to freeze overnight.    This weather is depressing me!  Sounds like the best place to be right now is Alberta!  Everyone is so ready for Spring, you can just tell!

Hope the blackouts don't go on too much longer, Keri.  I wouldn't be able to survive without my cup of coffee in the morning! 

Mylissa - I hope your cold is getting better.  I have been fighting off one all week.  It's impossible to keep anyone healthy in this household with the kids going to daycare at our gym!

And Debbie - the website that some of us have been ordering swimsuits from is swimoutlet.com

Stay warm, everyone!!

Hang in there Keri!  I would not like the blackouts!

Kristen-we had freezing rain all day yesterday...about 2.5 inches of ice in STL, the snow missed us though!


Had a great workout this morning.  Went in and weighed at WW and down 1.2!!  So happy !  That makes 5.6 for the month of January. Woot, Woot!

Well, went to the gym again today.  Expecting a foot of snow overnite, so figured tomorrow may be a wash-out.

Cycled as usual.  Forgot my iPod & had to listen to he chatter around me...don't want to that again, anytime soon!

 Got bored after half hour on the exercise bike & decided it was time to "test" my knee.  Have not run in 6 weeks, except a "failed test" 4 weeks ago.  Anyway, hopped on a dreadmill, with plan to do 20 mins & "check it out"

Went, seemingly well.   Started at 7mph for 7 minutes...no problems.  Decided to up it a bit.  7.5 mph for 7 minutes.  Then started to remember how my bpm for run is about 20 greater than bike. Was not used to that.  Then increased to 8 mph for 4 mins.  started to get hamstring cramp, followed to calf tightness...but no knee wonkiness.  Decided to finish strong at 8.5mph, for final 2 minutes.  Did 2.5 miles, then walked another 5 mins (0.3 miles).

You may wonder why the excruciatingly boring detail, but I am happy that I might be able to run again!!!  Need a bit of time to get back my running legs, but it a start.  

Gonna monitor things tonite & if no swelling or pain, then plan 20 minute run tomorrow or Friday, depending on weather tomorrow.

R 

Edited by GoGoGo 2011-02-02 5:00 PM

That is awesome!  You are fast!!  And here I am excited I got to 6.0!

Way to GO GoGoGo!  

You ARE fast!  I'm happy jogging at 5.5   But I guess we've all got to start somewhere and atleast I've finally started. 

Good morning all! It's a busy week at work but I hope to check in with all of you tomorrow.  And update my logs. Yesterday was a bust on training for a variety of reasons but I did do something very tri-nerdy.  I went to see the documentary Chasing Legends. It follows Team Columbia-HTC through the 2009 Tour de France.  It's one of the few things that will get me to stay up past my bed time! Haha

Keri - are the blackouts cleared up?  How's it going with the piggy?  It's so cool that your son is doing that. I was in 4-H when I was younger but didn't get into any livestock ... it's a prety big deal!! 

Richard: yay for running - those are some speeds! Has anyone told you to ease back into it?? hahaha.  Coming off my injury a few years ago I was super afraid of any speed ... you're braver than I!

Debbie: ice does not sound fun - but would trade for Kristen's snow?

:D

Anyway - back to work - I have a couple of things I need to get done this morning!

My exercise today...Snow shovelling..1 hour...UUgghh

Thanks for the encouragement on the run.   

The rolling blackouts stopped so that is good news. We were supposed to have them again this morning but it stayed on thank goodness.

We are supposed to get freezing rain/snow tonight so they have already canceled school and all activities, this means no pig show Friday
The good news is they had a secondary schedule just in case and pigs will start showing at 7am Saturday and auction will be Saturday afternoon.  You are right it is a big deal. This is our second year and before last year I was completely clueless. These kids put in hundreds of hours feeding and caring for these animals. They go to show and if you do great you get a pretty good check that will cover all the money you put in plus some.  If you don't do well - finishing in top 5 in class - you don't get enough money to cover the feed let along the cost of the animal, pen fees, vet etc.  This year Brendan paid for everything himself and I mean everything with the money he got last year.  I am so proud I could just burst! Hopefully the judge will like Brendan and Beau and we will make premium sale - there are 24 in his weight class.

With everything going on I haven't done much this week, just a trainer ride. Even the gym was closed yesterday because of the blackouts and we didn't get home until 9pm last night. If I can muster the energy I'll get on the trainer tonight. Saturday is going to be at the barn 6am-8pm at least. Sunday is supposed to be gorgeous so I will bike or run ore maybe both.

got my long run out of the way. 24k, really good. Solid run.

Actually, 7C out today, beautiful day for a run.

hi cool kids! it's aloha friday (almost). in celebration i bought 4 bottles of wine and a case of beer. ok no not all for this weekend but since i'm terrible at going out to get booze i stocked up at the surprisingly classy establishment "beltway fine wines." does anyone else suck at balancing time with regular training?? it's like if i don't do errands before i get home they are not happening b/c then i work out and shower and eat and then it's no-can-do-sville babydoll.

today i had a 30 min run, aim to do 5 min w/u and c/d, and 1.5 mi at race pace. dear old FI said he thought i could pull a 10:30 or less pace, which i thought was ridic but decided to see if i could do 11:00. that was dumb. i managed 1.2 but i felt awful and ended up walking a bit at the end. looks like i will shoot for maybe 11:30 for 5k on sunday. i love winter 5k start times - 10am? thank you very much.

i know a lot of the group has slowed down training and so i just wanted to remind yall that you're awesome to keep on keeping on through the winter mother nature has given us!

almost forgot! had two more things to share.

1. i went to the doctor's today for an annual exam and when i got on the scale to get weighed, the nurse said, "oh i wouldn't worry about that too much, you're wearing a lot of clothes." i wasn't worried.

2. i haven't been keeping up with weight tracking this week due to last weekend's visit to my aunt's house, who believes in comfort food as a way of showing love. and there was lotsa love to show. om nom nom.

thinking of dumping ww for a regular calorie tracking program anyway, haven't been doing so well on it since the new points plus thing came about. thought i'd like it more but just not working for me.

Wow, did you run in shorts? haha - i would seriously think about capris if it was that warm out.  I am looking at temps around 0C for this weekend thinking that's awesomely (like my new word) warm!

How's the new plan going?

Aloha Friday? I am with you on errands and such conflicting with workouts and vice versa.  Especially with a schedule at work that trends to the later time - 9-5 or later then by the time I get home I basically have time to do one or the other. Though, I often prioritize the workout - and because we do a very nerdy meal planning thing - I make dinner and we often eat late.  I can swim after dinner but I cannot run. 

Good luck at your 5k this weekend!!  Is this your first? Aiming for a PB?

So, superbowl is this weekend - any plans to watch/throw a party? My hubby throws a guys party so i get to decide what to do with myself.  Don't feel too bad, it's actually really nice to have a block of time to do whatever I like.

Keri - Good luck to your son this weekend!!  That sounds like a wonderful way to learn about the costs of business and definitely shows work-ethic.  You must be so very proud!

Not a big football fan but I kind of enjoy watching all the hype.

Yep shorts and a tshirt, and.....yep, took the shirt off. I don't care what people think, feels too damn good. Was 9C out today, big wind but a hot sun.

Okay here's my progress going into the weekend:

Mon: hill run
Tues: 45- minute bike, 40 swim (only 30 mins)
Wed: 13k run with tempo - Actually, misread my plan - 8k tempo I did this on Friday
Thurs: swim group
Fri: Yoga
Sat: 18k run
Sun: 1:25 bike, 30 - min swim - actually a 1:00 run

so fun Keri! Do you keep animals at home or somewhere else? We did 4-H last year - and this year our horse shows start in March, so we'll start showing early. Stinks about the brown-outs! I remember those from the Northeast.

hello? anyone here? I had a great swim today - anybody else having a decent weekend?

Got all my workouts in this week except for today!  Oh well, my in laws are in town and it has been a busy weekend. 
Hope everyone has had a gret weekend!

I'm alive.

Up at 6 yesterday to get my run in, recovery, and help my sister in law move.

Today, up at 5, yikes, had a great, awesome, killer run. Felt like crap this morning, didn't want to do it, 18 k with last 6 k aet 5:23/km or so. Awesome.