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Congrats on the new bike James!  That's an exciting purchase!

O.M.G. 12 lbs is such a HUGE difference!  I had a Denali for my first bike and I got a MUCH lighter C-dale and it made a 4 mph on average difference!

Sounds like a huge confidence boost. GREAT!!!  For IMLP, I've heard to bike, bike, bike.  So, keep up the good work training the plan and racing the plan!  

Read about the bonk...my first Olympic RR is now up!

Just wanted to check in real quick before I head to Colorado for vacation.  I'm looking forward to some cycing and hiking in the Rockies!

Just checkin in on y'all!  Hope your summer is wrapping up nicely!

Holy cow it has been a while since I have been on here.  I apologize.  After my season ending tri I went to Philly for a few days to visit family and then just got lazy when I got back.  I had another round of rib shots last Mon but luckily it only hurt for about 24hrs, so I went running the next night and something went wrong.  I have never had hip problems in my life.  I stretch before and after just about every workout.  Last Tue I stretched and then went for an EASY jog with my wife (trying out our new Garmin 310!)  and one step into the run I got a searing pain deep inside my left hip.  It shot all the way down my left leg. 

I didn't say anything to my wife and pushed through some serious pain for about 3/4mi and then finally told her and had to stop.  We alternated walking and light jogging for another 2.75mi.  The pain level varied between a 2 to a 9 (out of 1-10 with 10 being painful).  I have no clue what happened.  I have been taking it easy and it has been getting better.  We've been getting some awesome weather (high of 63 today!!!  no kidding!!)  so I decided the hip was feeling better so I took her for a run.  It was acting up on occasion but no where near where it had been.  Pain never got over a 4.  Problem is I have a 10k run I am scheduled to do on Sun (it is a marathon relay so I can't let my friends down!).  I made it through a 5k today.  My wife is running a 5k leg in the same race and we agreed to switch legs if I just can't do the full 10k.

Very frustrating.  I seem to be very injury prone and I assume it is due to all the rough sports and the way i treated my body growing up.  I am schedule for a half marathon in 2.5 weeks, which I doubt I will be able to do.  And I have my last (hopefully) round of shots coming up next Mon.  I might need to take it very easy this winter and work on weightlifting and some other non-tri sports. 

I hope everyone is doing well and I will catch up on your logs.    And happy fall!

Edited by chichitao 2009-09-22 4:49 PM

Ahhhh, Tim! Hope you start getting better!  My blog is FULL of whines and complaints about physical pains and drains, so I hear you.  Taking time off helps in some situations, but in other situations-no pain=no gain.  Only a pro can tell you which is which (hence, why there are athletic trainers/physical therapists out there!).  Sounds like taking time off from running is an option, but you can move the running into the pool.  Think about yoga (my husband rolls his eyes when I suggest this, but honest! It's GOOD for you!) and DEF look into strength training.  Good luck!

I did the yoga once about 2yrs ago with my wife.  She goes regularly and keeps trying to get me to go.  I'll look into it, especially over the winter.   Thanks for the tip.  Ran yesterday with no hip pain at all (really weird).  Gonna try to do 6-7mi today and see how it feels.  This will give me 3 days to recover for the run on Sun if it acts up. 

Happy October everyone!!! 

Completed my 2nd ever half marathon and came in just barely under 2hrs!  Improved 17min from my first one.

Thanks James, yeah it does the same for me!  I am still excited about it and it is BY FAR the best I have ever felt during and after a race like that.  I have noticed over the past 2yrs as my fitness level gets better I am less exhausted/tired/wornout after my races.  I got a little sore, but I felt so good I started a weight lifting program the very next day!  It is amazing how having a good race can really motivate you.  My goal now is to keep that fitness level up over the winter, which is always my weakest time of year when it comes to working out and eating right. 

Has anyone on here been to Chicago??  My wife and I are going next Mon for our 4yr anniv and looking for any tips/ideas/places to eat/etc. 

James, that is good to hear you got your wife involved!  And glad to see the shorter strides are working for you.  I went to that running theory this year and has been great for me.  I don't strike the ground with my heel and instead land midfoot and forefoot.  It took a lot of getting used to but has been working great for me.  I just gotta work on increasing my leg turnover rate (speeding up my legs). 

And where is that core workout on here?  I can't seem to find it.

I have a friend that lives/works in Chicago...can you give me some of your likes/dislikes to help narrow things down?

Also, with the stride thing, I, too, have worked on where my foot strikes.  I used to be a terrible heel striker and now I land more midfoot.  I never had problems with PF with my natural stride, but I did have knee problems.  And with the new stride I've had problems with plantar fasciitis since last March, but no knee pain/swelling.

Sara, lets see...we will be staying in downtown and only have public transportation so can't go too far.  Looking for a good deep dish pizza and a good (but not too fancy) steak (we dont want to mess with packing dress clothes!).  We're pretty simple people who are just gonna explore downtown, wrigley field, lincoln park, the shoreline, and wanna find good local places to eat (we don't do sushi! ).  Thanks!

for steak i don't think you can go wrong with Gibsons (it's casual and in a good area to go out afterwards). Also you have to go get Italian beef (the other major food Chicago is known for). There are a few people that claim to be the best but there is this one hole in the wall place that is amazing the name escapes me though let me ask my old co-worker. For deep dish, as commercial as it sounds, Uno's is good, it's supposedly the original and the pizza taste different from the national chain. Bricks is also pretty good. Chicago has great food.. The last 3 yrs i've been going to Chicago what seems like once a month so i've tried pretty much everything.