Athena/ Clydesdale Official Mentor Group (Page 26)

So, the podiatrist says I have calcification and encapsulation in my left foot, which may be causing or aggravating tendonitis in the foot and ankle.  He gave me some injection that is supposed to help with the calcification and encapsulation.  Then some industrial strength anti-inflammatory for the tendonitis.  And finally told me no running for at least one week, maybe two.  Boy, I'm glad I waited until after the race to see him.

In the meantime, I guess I'll be working the Concept 2 rower at the house and if Sandy permits, using the pool for swimming.

Welcome to November.

1 hour bike this morning.

Need to get my diet in order, and get consistent at training this month. I was thinking I was doing allot of training and then I look back at my Training Calendar and it really wasn't very good. Now I know why I have not been loosing weight.

Stick to the plan and just keep moving!!

I love this weather for running.  Went out last night with compression pants, shorts and a tech t-shirt and it was just the perfect temperature.  I'm all run all the time right now until the trainer is purchased.  I've been looking at a memerbship at the YMCA for the winter too so I can get some swimming in because that's what I desperately need to improve upon.  We'll see, maybe another xmas gift.

Keep moving everyone!

~35 min swim on Tuesday -- mostly focused on shorter sprints -- did a couple of 50m bursts under 1:00 which is pretty fast for me.    

Nothing yesterday due to business travel and trick-or-treating, but did a ~35 min treadmill run this morning.   Will be very interested to do an outdoor 5K run and check my time -- hoping that a month of treadmill running has made some dent...

Good morning all and welcome Drfoodlove.

Great on the swim!!!

As long as your moving your improving. I have slow down to a science, like Yeti slow.

Quick hour run this morning. Started with a headache and now I feel much better. Probably all the candy I been eating.

Follow the plan and just keep moving!!

I learned two things today.

One I can ride over fifty miles in a single bike. Woot finnally did it. Last time I rode this far I was 18 and and  rode it on my 20 inch bmx bike a CWZX. I'm 6'6" tall and it must have been a sight. I took my kids for there first race at the BMX track on it. The race director comes over and tells me that the bike is to small for my 7 year old daughter. I said ok, and laughed inside. I used to race this thing.

Second when you have to pee when your just out side your house, but you deside to go run anyways it will not be good. I learned I can not run when I really have to go pee. Sorry for the Yeti picture of this big white guy jumping around really have to go to the bathroom. Also its hard to run after a fifty mile bike ride.

I know to some of you the breaking the 50 mile thing isn't much, but to this three hundred pounder is was an accomplishment.

Follow the plan and just keep moving!!!

Best thing about being a newbie triathlete -- every training session is some kind of personal record...

Tonight -- just completed my first-ever Olympic length swim.  1500m, all front crawl.   (w00t!)   The speed was nothing to brag about (46:30 -- pace of 3:06) but lots of time to work on that.  I have an Oly scheduled in June, so first step is to make sure I can do the distances on their own.  Swim is now complete -- I'm within striking distance of the run (training plan has me doing it in December) -- the bike has been the only laggard due to weather.   Then it's just a matter of putting them together (that's the easy part right?  )

Wow, first tri today. I had to do a team, as I had a thing cut off my head, and couldn't swim. So my wife said she would run, and a friend swam, so we did a team. 

Learned lots, rode super slow (did come last), but hey at least I was there. Needed new brake pads, bought them, tried to fit them last night, and realised I had bought the wrong ones, so rode my wife's bike, which was way too small. I also did crossfit yesterday, and it was a big legs day. So first mile, BIG hill and bam, massive quad cramp. Bummer.

Oh well I finished, showed up, and will do much better next time.

ALL RIGHT scott, way to go.

I have had enough of this "doctor's orders" crap.  I will meet him halfway and won't train until Thursday, but then I am starting again.  He'll get the benefit of a swim on Thursday and bike on Friday.  I won't start the run training until Saturday.  I actually miss this stuff.  Would never have believed that before this summer.  Besides, the foot doesn't feel any better not doing anything.  If anything, it hurts more being sedentary.

Oh i forgot the best part. My daughter (4 years old) got to do a race after us. They have a little kids race (maybe 20 m swim, 800 odd m run). She even got a number on her arm! She was so proud of herself.

And.....

One of her preschool friends mum ran the run with them. I said to my wife "that's Letitia", yes she said. Turns out her friends mum was a world champion kayak racer in her day, so my daughter ran a race with a world record holder! The things that amuse me are endless.

^^ I love these stories.  Our local race organizers have a "Tri for Kids" on all their race weekends, and my son is dying to do one next spring.  Putting him to bed last night, he asks "Daddy, can we go to the gym tomorrow so I can practice my swimming for the races?"  I love it...so we went and played at the gym pool for 15 minutes this morning (thank God for outdoor heated pools...), then he rode his bike alongside my 4 min run on the bike trail.  Can't wait for April...he's going to love it!  Congrats to your daughter.

That's so awesome.  My son is only 15 months old and I can only hope he's into everything like your kids are when he's old enough.  Heck, I'm hope I'm still as into it as I am now in a few years when he's ready.

On a crappy note, I caught some kind of bug.  Not sure what but I had some awesome runs this weekend (6.3 and 4.5 miles) and yesterday I went to my nephews birthday party and just felt spent the whole day and now today I'm totally drained, sore throat, hot, just awesomeness really.  I get one cold per year and I just coffee/coughdrop/vitamin C is right out of me, so I'm on a healthy diet of those 3 things coupled with a splash of nyquil before bed.

Well my workouts have been all shorter, but pretty high intensity this week. Some swim sprints Monday (about 1 km worth), some 200 m repeats running Tuesday, and tabata sprints on the bike (on the wind trainer at home) yesterday (with a cf workout thrown in). I just really have not had time for long workouts this week, but wanted to do something. Hope to do a longer slow run sat, and a long slow ride Sunday.

Hope you are all well (of and am back on the weight loss, down 5 kg in the last month).

Great job keep up the good work!!

Did an hour on the bike this morning. Felt pretty good, and the mph is still going up so thats a plus.

Just keep moving!!!

Forget the podiatrist!  I went back to working out and using the training log today.  But I sort of listened to him.  I didn't run.  Today was Wk1D1 of the "Zero to 1650" (hereafter referred to as "Z1650") swim program.  Then I hit the steam room briefly.  VERY briefly!  I could barely breathe in there.  Definitely prefer the dry heat of the sauna, so I spent 15 minutes in there instead.

Leather, glad to see your back on track. Hope your feet get better.

Training seems to solve allot of ailments. If it could just solve the girlfriend/wife having a headache thing us guys would be all set!!!  

Have a great day all and just keep moving!!!!!!!!!!