ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 25)

Yikes! At least they got them before the tri!

We finally put the boat in the water on Friday and my son wanted me to jump in and take him to shore to play in the mud. I was putting my toes in the water when I hear him scream SNAKE! It was maybe 5 feet long and swimming straight for the boat, my husband had to move or I swear it was going to climb in with us! Needless to say, I skipped the OWS that day.

I'm having fun reading about all of your races! We leave for our family vacation tomorrow morning so I'm planning to catch up on all the race reports in the van during the 11 hour drive to Oklahoma. We are going to stop and visit with my sister and her family for a few days then head to Fort Worth Texas, my son wants to see some REAL cowboys . The things you do for your kids, I'd much rather be heading to the beach somewhere.

I'm not sure how much training I'll be able to manage this time. I'm not bringing my bike and trainer along like I did for our Disney trip last year. The hotel has a pool and fitness room though so we'll see. We're also bringing the chihuahua so I guess I'll be getting in a lot of walking. By the way, I figured out chihuahuas aren't made for jogging......

I had a really bad spell with my back/glute/hip last week. I was having a lot of discomfort to the point I called in for a refill of muscle relaxers (and I HATE taking those) and started talking to my husband about going to see a specialist or something. But for the last few days I have been doing my PT exercises and icing it again and I am really happy to say I have seen a lot of improvement. I even managed a short ride with the tri bike on the trainer last night and still feel good today. Fingers crossed. I was talking to my sister last night and she has been going to the chiropractor for back issues. He noticed she throws her hip out when bending or lifting. That comment really stayed with me and I noticed I do the same thing. She is supposed to work on strengthening her quads so I thought I might as well do the same. Last night I did some squats on my fitness ball and my legs are sore today - pathetic. I believe that I absolutely HAVE to start making time for strength work even if that means letting go of some swim/bike/run. I may only race 2 or 3 times all year but living with back pain every day is getting really old.

I'm still on the hunt for a different road bike. Not having much luck as I can't find any shops so far that have small sizes in stock that I can try out. They all take me to the catalog and show me pictures then talk about how they will custom fit the bike to me blah blah blah. I've already looked at pictures on the internet, I'm in the shop to see the real deal. Frustrating.

Hey Junkie Gang -  just checking in quickly after being gone the last several days.  Awesome racing this weekend!   I'll get caught up reading race reports after I get unpacked, laundry, housework and bookkeeping done.  Oh, the life of a woman. 

So everyone knows, the swim WAS longer than last year for MATT so he did super-d-duper!  It was great seeing him.  

For only the second time in my tri life, my family watched my entire race this weekend.   My husbands comment - "it doesn't seem like you're really running very fast".   Yep, honey, you got that right.      

Have a terrific Tuesday everyone!

Originally posted by BigDaddyD79

Originally posted by bswcpa My husbands comment - "it doesn't seem like you're really running very fast".   Yep, honey, you got that right.      

 

Have a terrific Tuesday everyone!

 

 

Lol, my dad made a similar. "Wow those guys in front of you take of on the run like gazelles, they're way faster than you."

Hmmm... maybe I should be grateful that I have been by myself on most of my races. The few times my husband has seen me swim he has let me know how much of a turtle I look like.

So I attempted a quick 35 minutee tempo run last night after work (while my husband took my girls to gymnastics). It was 93°F freaking degrees (for the Canadian - that's like 34° C) outside and humid. The first 18 minutes was going well going into the breeze, but then when I turned around there was no breeze and the run back was stupid and ridiculous. I swore I had to be running sub 8-minute miles, cause I was ready to throw up. As people drove by me I noticed that they were watching me.... I thought they were probably admiring the fact that I was out there running after work..... they were more likely slowing down to see whether or not that idiot running in 93° heat was going to collapse and need medical attention.

I survived my run. When all was said and done, I ended up running a 10:07 pace. Maybe running in the eat will help me develop a little extra mental grit.

Happy Tuesday Junkies! 

HA!!  That's hilarious!  I think you should challenge him to a foot race at the distance of your choosing and see how he responds.

This is in contrast to when Kyrie (younger daughter, 16 at the time) ran through the finishing chute at Rev3 Cedar Point with me last year and said: "Dad, why are you running so fast?"  I simply responded with bewilderment and asked what she was talking about.  She again responded: "Why were you sprinting?"  I chuckled and replied: "I wasn't sprinting.  I had been running that fast for 13.1 miles!"

I have to admit though, I love when kids/younger people think I'm fast or when I can put a solid throttling to them in a race or training.  Bursting the "you're old and slow" bubble is pretty gratifying even if I'm not all that fast.

Jonathan - Thanks for the tip on freezing some water in my hydration belt. I think I might just do that if I continue to do these HOT runs. Which I think  is quite likely, but not today. Karl can run today.

JEFF - Welcome back. I was pretty much on my toes reading through both of your posts and I was hoping to click on a link at the end to see your Go Pro Video highlights. Your swim has to be a whole lot better than, "Not great, but if it doesn't SUCK..." when you still place 13 OA and 16 OA in the swim. I consider it a great swim if I'm not last out of the water, and a good swim even if I was last out of the water.

Sounds like you had some awesome races and your feet didn't cause much aching/pain?

Jeff, it sounds like you had an incredible couple of weeks away from all of the hubbub, some great racing and spending time with Evan.   I had seen the pics on facebook of you camping and wondered if you were at a race for the weekend. 

The race reports are pretty interesting!  Xterra sounds like a lot of fun and some day I'll try to get into those but it'll be pretty difficult to get good training in up here in the flats.  We have a reservoir that has some pretty decent trails and some hills to go with it but it's a 30 minute drive...........Yep!  Just excuses......

I'm glad to see you also saw there is more than just flats in Indiana too.  Southern Indiana has a lot of the terrain you described, such as rolling hills and deep cut ravines.  There used to be a lot of coal mining in southwestern Indiana too.  We had a coal fired power plant not to far from where you were at in Rockport (east and south a bit) and another north of there near Terre Haute.  We also used to have to move a 345kV tower line for coal mining between Terre Haute and Evansville.  There are actually some pretty decent hills in the southeast portion of Indiana, toward the Cincinnati area. 

Lastly, I am in agreement with Warren; I'm glad to hear there's no physical issues that you're dealing with again.  Hopefully the lack of sleep caused some of the problems and you well rested.

Oh yeah!  One more thing.  All of the people showing up at your races that are super fast?  Maybe they have you r picture on their fridge setting up their own triathlon hit list?

I'm glad to see you keeping up with some training.  Stick to the program and keep your head high.  You're absolutely correct about feeling tired in the evenings.  If I didn't it a workout every time I felt like resting I would never get out the door.  To be able to keep your mind actively involved in setting the goals to complete the work outs you're beating the mental aspects.  Each time you beat the struggle to get out and go, you're getting stronger physically but more importantly you're getting more mentally strong and capable of putting those "I'm tired" voice in a sound proof box.  Keep up the good work!

Touche'!!