Experior's Group - CLOSED (Page 33)

StlPhil - 2010-02-17 6:17 PM Got a spin class in followed by 5 mile run. Been a long day. Time to eat and go to bed.

Phil

TriGuyBri - 2010-02-17 11:09 PM

I did a 1500 yd swim workout this evening and a 4.79 mile run (was suppose to be a 45 min run); close enough.  I need to drink more water during the day.  I was so hungry when I got back.  We ate pizza; no beer though.  I'll burn it off tomorrow morning.

StlPhil - 2010-02-18 10:12 AM

Just out of necessity because of time I am combining workouts. Time is a real issue. Mondays and Wednesdays I am hitting the cycling class and hitting the track right after. Tuesdays and Thursdays it’s the pool followed by shorter recovery runs. Saturday will be my long run day. Off on Friday and Sunday or I may start working in some weights in on off cardio days. All workouts following work. That I can stay up later at night and sleep later in the morning if need be.

However, with the longer workouts 2+ hours I’m thinking nutrition is a little bit of an issue. Any suggestions on what to the eat or drink jumping off the bike or out of the pool and hitting the track for a run. I really get hungry during the run and feel like I’m dragging a bit.

Phil

StlPhil - 2010-02-18 9:18 PM Had an awesome run tonight. Awesome for me anyways. I was going to swim then follow up with a 3 mile run. Got to the Y and the pool was closed! To much chlorine. ARRRGGH! Well, not to let my workout suffer I jumped on a bike for 20 min and headed for the track. I began to pick up the pace a little and finished my first mile at 10:24. Felt pretty good so I pushed a little harder. I finished my second mile at 10:01! NO FRIGGIN WAY. My goal has always been to break the 10 min mark. I never was really sure if I could with my ankle situation and all. I thought If I'm going to do it, tonight is the night. I pushed it even a little harder. My 3rd mile was 9:26! NO FRIGGIN WAY AGAIN! The 3 mile average was 9:57! Not only did I break the 10 min mile, I broke the 10 min average for 3 Miles!

In the last year I have had several mile stones. Walking pain free for the first time in 20 years. Walking without a crazy limp. Having an orthopedic guy tell me I could actually exercise, even run again. Running a mile after barely being able to walk for so long. Running 9 miles. Swimming a mile non-stop. Doing an indoor tri. But, this is the BIGGEST one yet, I RAN A MILE UNDER FRRIGGIN 10 minutes. This was a HUGE belief barrier for me.

BTW Michael, thanks for all your help. I really mean everyone in the group. You are all such  inspirations to me.  And Michael thanks for the input on nutrition. I think it was the bag of Skittles I had before the workout that gave me the energy to break the 10 min mark!

Phil

juneapple - 2010-02-19 8:36 AM

WooooHoooo... under 10 minutes is such a huge milestone!  So many great accomplishments this year, Phil... looking forward to celebrating your century mark too!  Keep it rolling, man...

Skittles, eh?

My daughter is in oral surgery while I write this from the waiting room.  Fingers crossed that she has a quick recovery from chipmunk cheeks!

As always, send in your results on the Feb goals tomorrow and I'll post the updated table on Sunday.  It's been a really busy week for me, but managed to get all the workouts in.  Woke up with a sore throat this morning though... hoping it doesn't develop into a full blown cold, but I'm honestly amazed I've been able to avoid it thus far this winter.  I'm way overdue!

-Stu

scout21 - 2010-02-19 12:23 PM Phil - great job on breaking 10 minutes.  It's these achievements that keep us coming back for more!

Mike - well done on the swim!  I've been using workouts in a binder and have noticed an improvement in my pace in just a few weeks.  I'm really looking forward to these stitches coming out Monday so I can get back in the water.

I had a good run this morning, but I was a little dizzy afterwards.  13.12 miles on the track at the Y.  Ugh. 210 laps.  It was harder mentally than it was physically.  BUT the step aerobics class that they were having on the b-ball court that the track overlooks was entertaining for the last 30 minutes...

StlPhil - 2010-02-19 12:49 PM

Scout,

Workouts in a binder does sound interesting. Maybe you can post a few so we can check them out.  I'm doing 9 mile tomorrow and praying it doesn't snow. I don't look forward to 162 laps on the indoor track. I am never lucky enough to get a step aerobics class. I always get the 5 year old BB classes.

Phil

slow turtle - 2010-02-19 9:30 PM It's hard to catch up with every thing! Looks like there's been a lot of good progress for every one.

I was having a great week until last night. My Husband wanted to go to dinner, and since he's giggin out of town all weekend, I cancelled the scheduled swim and went with him for a date

But, I've noticed that I've bene having some nerve sensitivity on the top of my foot lately. And by "some" I mean: if the sheet hits the top of my foot, it wakes me up from a sound sleep. Swimming was also uncomfortable. The pressure of the water during my kicks made my foot tingle and feel numb. Has any one experienced this before?

juneapple - 2010-02-20 7:33 AM Brian - man, get out there and take advantage of it.  I can't wait to get back outside on the bike.  Still too cold here and ice on the roads in spots (not to mention a ton of sand).  Anyway, tell us all about it so we can live vicariously through your good weather!

Heidi - any chance your running shoes are tied too tight?  I know when I increased my running volume last fall I experienced some similar issues in my right foot and it helped to loosen the strings a bit.  I'm still not sure if it was the increase in volume quickly or the shoelaces, but I do recall it being painful (and a pain).

I was under the weather yesterday with sinus/headache stuff... feel better this morning.  Hoping to get out later for an outdoor (non-hamster) run.  Sometimes a good run will clear it all out.  We'll see.  Hope my daughter is feeling better today as well.  Her surgery went well and not too bad on the chipmunk cheeks :-)

One question for you all and an insight for me.  In our spin class last week, we did some single leg work and as it turned out, my left leg was *alot* weaker than my right.  That was the leg with the knee problems two years ago (and I still get reminded of it now).  Seems a bunch of folks in the group have had similar issues.  My PT had me do the same exercises on each leg, but now I'm wondering if I should double the ones for the left (or do more single leg work on bike machines, etc.).  Any insights or suggestions out there?  Seems like if my left was the same as my right, I'd get another 2 mph out of it (yep, it was that different).

Have a great weekend everyone!
-Stu