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D -

That happens to me more frequently than I'd like to admit - and some of the injuries are embarrassing.  Once I wrenched my back putting on a coat.  That's right, just putting on a coat, and I couldn't exercise for probably four days.  There are also the times when I'm injured and have no clue how I did it.  Take for example this ankle injury - I'm pretty sure it happened when I was doing the elliptical on Monday morning, but if I was on a lie detector, I'd have to say that I don't know how I did it.

Ain't it hell to get old?

If you don't hear from me for a week or 10 days, don't worry.  I'm gonna be out of commission for a while.  I have a big event this week at work - feeding about 300 poor people Saturday night and then giving away boxes of food and turkeys.  My assistant is out sick so I'm putting in extra hours making sure everything is ready.  Anyway, I haven't done a work out in 3 days and don't foresee any in the next couple of days.  Monday, my hubby and I are heading to the north Georgia mountains with our Golden Retriever for some R&R at my dad & step-mom's.  Ahhhhh!!!  Can't wait to hit the apple orchards in Elijay and the old stone mill in Helen for some old fashioned milled cereal.  Listening to the trout stream (if there's still any water in it) in front of my dad's house always relaxes me.  I hope to get in some workouts and I'm taking my running shoes, swim suit and bike shorts but I'm not gonna freak if I can't find a way to work them in.  I'll start slowly when I get back (talking to myself here....) and work my way back up to my present level. 

Have a wonderfull Thanksgiving everyone!!!  Aren't you glad we've been given the ability to train and play and enjoy the beauty of what we do for recreation?????   I sure do!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  We sure did - nothing but relaxation up in the North Georgia mountains.  Doug and Texmom - hope the 1/2 Mary went well.  Still watching for the race reports.  I bet it was cold up in Seattle!!!   ...and all you folks with colds and flu - get well soon!

Bummer news today.  I went to the doc today and he checked out my ankles and sidelined me for 6-8 weeks (I convinced him that 6 would be sufficient).  He told me I'm on the way to rupturing my achilles if I don't watch out and as much as I feel like the clock is ticking (I am 50 after all) I feel more compelled that I am in this training thing for the long haul and I want to be healthy.   Soooo, I'm taking 6 weeks off from running and probably biking and maybe swimming - UGH~~!!!.   Doc told me to swim for 2 days in a row and see if there is any pain.  If not, I'm cool to swim.  If so, no go.  I can walk, do yoga and weight lifting and anything that doesn't put stress on my achilles (which isn't much).  If any of you have any good off-season training programs, I'm all ears.  I think I"ll focus on strength training, especially core, and yoga, and of course, walking.  Looks like I'm out of commission till January 8th (but who is counting....).  I'll keep my logs and watch all you guys out there "battling the bulge" during the holidays.  Dang, did anyone else gain weight????

See ya,

Tara

I actually lost weight, but I've been down with this URI.

Sorry to hear about the sidelining, T - that stinks, but it's best long-term, we all know that.  It's been killing me not to work out - and missing a 5k yesterday - but it beats getting bedridden for a while, you know?  Ugh.

Stay healthy everyone - and if you want a good exercise log to watch, Sluggo's planning on running 90 miles this month.  Go go go!

Hey all -

I don't know if everyone's written the group off - I hope not.  I know that this month is really tough in terms of getting workouts in with the holidays and all - this month has been the worst for me since I started training back in February, I think.

If anyone's still in, please just send in a quick reply so I know you're all alive and willing to keep movitating each other - I know that without the group, I would not have kept going as I did.

Happy holidays, everyone!

Chris

Hi ya'll!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  I'm still in....I've purposely been avoiding the site cuz it just reminds me of what I'm not allowed to be doing - Ugh.  Actually my achilles is finally starting to not hurt - I can't believe it.  I'm allowed to start swimming and hope to get out there within the next couple of days. 

I need to find out what my expiration date is on my BT membership and renew.  I agree that without ya'll's inspiration and expertise, I never would have hung in there.  Maybe we can find out who is "in" and who is "out" and maybe open the group up to some newcomers - just a suggestion.  What do you others think?  Doug - will you be our fearless leader?

Hope all is well with everyone and hope to be seeing more of you in the coming weeks!

I'm still in!  I was going strong up until about 10 days before Christmas.  I'm heading out of town today but have my running gear packed so I expect to climb back on the horse.  I'm getting psyched for spring and the start of the season.

Hey all -

How's everyone doing?  Let's hear about everyone's goals!

Right now I'm aiming at doing 4 sprints this year.  I was seriously considering an oly, and I still might, but running 10K is pretty scary at this point - I haven't run any further than 5K.  I'm going to plan on getting one or two 5Ks in this year as well to keep working on the weakest of legs (I meant that figuratively, but it works literally as well).

I'm also looking to drop to 200 pounds this year.  That is probably my biggest challenge.

So, what's everyone else doing?

Hey,

Great question, as I've really been mulling over what my 2008 goals are.  So far, I've only set goals through the spring.  At the end of March I'll attempt my first marathon and at the end of April I'll attempt my first Oly.  I've got a few races in mind for late summer/early fall to make my "A" race but I want to see how I feel after the first Oly before making any serious committments.

However, I think what it all comes down to is building volume and working up to being able to train for the Ironman in Lake Placid in 2010.

Looking forward to hearing about everyone else.

Well, I don't know if you need a leader, but I'm back in with youse guys and gals.  I've been on vacation in Vail where all planned runs were thwarted by too much snow and too cold of temps (skiing was great, though).  On the windiest day we went swimming and I splashed through 1200 m.  My dear mother got me some swim sessions with a local masters program.  Now I have to figure out how to fit it into my sucky January work schedule.  I also got slammed by the flu over last weekend and really shouldn't be up this late. 

As for plans - generally, I'm looking at a marathon in Feb, an Oly in April, a sprint in May, training like hell in June for hopefully my first of 2 HIMs and an ultra run (but I only do the 25k, not the 50k) in July, then it'll be another oly in Sept and a HIM (longhorn again) in October, finishing tri season with a local sprint at the end of October and planning on completing the season with either a 1/2 mary or full mary in Nov/Dec.  This seems aggressive, well, yeah, it pretty much is. 

I also need to incorporate sleep into my training regimine, starting...now.

Glad to be back online.

db

Tony -

Glad to see you're back on the horse!  I don't think we have an actual head count yet as to who's still actively participating in the group.  We're glad to have you back, and it'd be great if you could get your boss to train with you.  I don't have an active training partner, and I really think that's part of the reason I'm not getting myself to the next level.

Question for the group - how quickly do you get back on the training horse after illness?  I'm more concerned with bugs like the flu.  Do you wait until you're not feeling any after-affects, or do you start up once your stamina is back to making it through a normal work day?  I'm getting over a bug, and I'm concerned that I may end up causing a relapse if I start back too soon.  At this point, I'm not planning on resuming training until I'm at 90 -100%.

Let me know what you think.  Thanks!

Hi Everybody!

I'm "in" and ready to begin again.  I loved last year's training and accomplishments but have learned that at 50 I must go a little slower so as not to get injured.  I am beginning an ankle and shoulder rehab program coupled with core strengthening exercises as well as yoga or Pilates for flexibility.  I hate to even put a date on the calendar yet for a race since my MO is to overtrain.  I'd love to be able to do a tri in the end of May but I'm going to listen to my ankles and see how fast I can progress and go from there.  The doc said it could actually take my tendons 2-4 years to toughen enough to really get my running where I'd like to be - I'm praying it will be sooner...

I am so proud of all you guys who are continuing on and grateful for you veterans who are hanging in there with us.  THANK YOU all for your inspiration!

Does anyone have any advice on bike lights?  Fortunately when I rode tonight a roller-blader (yes, he can skate faster than A-groupers can ride-he's a pro) had a headlamp and my girlfriend had a back blinking light.  I know the folks in the bike group all have crazy $400-$800 lights which are way out of my league.  Any suggestions?

Have a good weekend everyone!

what do you need the light for?  If you need it to light your path then unfortunately lights are rather expensive. 

However, if you just want it for safety, to make sure cars can see you then you'll do fine with the less expensive lights.  I have a red flashing light on the back of my bike that only cost about $12 and can be seen from 1/2 mile away.  I'm thinking about getting one for the front of my bike as well.