Sesh's Group - FULL! (Page 34)

Happy Monday!

So Bill, is the taper madness setting in yet?

I hated not being able to post.  I would read the thread and want to say something, but couldn't.  It was so frustrating.

Happy Monday group

The lovely cough my children gave me and seasonal whatever is trying hard to settle into my chest.  UGH!!!  I finished a bike ride w/ a friend this morning on somebig hills and just about died. My chest hurt by the end b/c I was sucking in (or trying to) so much oxygen.  LOL

And this, of course, is my bike focus training week.  Come on drugs - kick in!!!!!!!!!!

How was everyone's weekend?

Oh so close.

The wife had a flat and I had to go get a bunch of flyers for a race today.  In addition to general insanity at werk, I didn't think much about the race today.  I've got some shows I watch coming on tonight, so that'll help, too.

It's good that you have things to keep you busy, although I'm sure your wife didn't enjoy the flat tire!

I was feeling left out because it seems so many people are racing this weekend, so I went looking for another local 5K and I found one 5 minutes from home.  Friday night will probably be a late night at work, so I'm not committing yet, but I'm itching to do another one.

Take care of yourself!  I hope you are feeling better.

That sounds like fun - you should do it.  Sleep is for the weak!  LOL

I'm excited about running through the Cherry Blossoms this weekend.  I've walked around the Tidal Basin in DC where most of the trees are before but the race goes by all the different locations and they should be at their peak.  My hubby and I are running together and are just going to enjoy the scenery.  :-)

Happy 40th!  or happy 32nd part two.  Hope things work out OK with the knee.

I've also been bad about posting but I've been trying to read regularly and keep up with what everyone is up to.

March was so-so for me... motivation has flagged just a little and as a result my weight loss has slowed to a near halt.  I just need to give myself a kick in the backside and get going again - I can definitely see where I've slacked off.

I had some of my best runs and rides in March but also took too many days off (2 per week) and that definitely needs to stop.

I'm off on vacation from tomorrow for about 10 days - going back to New Zealand with my wife for the first time in over 3 years.  I can't wait and I'm definitely bringing my running shoes and planning to get in some good runs.

 I missed getting my weekly inspire - it's good to have serendipity back!  Hope everyone and their families are well.

Wow, the end of the month brought everyone out of the woodwork!  Great to see you all checking in.

Matt, it's frustrating, but hopefully the doctor will get you all fixed up and back to training soon.  It's great that you are still focusing on that sprint in August. 

Daniel, back to work! Don't make me come over there!   Enjoy your vacation.  It sounds wonderful.

Yeah, it's quarter end, so sleep is about to become a thing of the past anyway.  Might as well get used to it!

I hope you have good weather for your race.  It should be beautiful with everything blooming.  We're a couple weeks behind here, so no cherry blossoms yet, but my daffodils just started opening.  Spring is here for real.

Sorry about the knee.  I hope this surgery gets things worked out for the best.  Awesome job on the swim - I know how hard it is to make progress there.  Some of us aren't part fish like Bill.  ;-)

I'll look forward to reading that Aug. race report.  And Happy Belated 32nd Bday!!!!!!!!  :-)

Thanks - the weather is supposed to be lovely.  We have things blooming here like crazy which is very pretty but not helping my respiratory system.  I need my recovery week to come soon so I can get my garden in order.  I've got dead plants all over the place and seeds to get into the ground.

I hope the quarter end goes smoothly.  My brother-in-law works in an accounting dept. and he's pretty much chained to a desk 4 times a year.  :-)

BTW - I love the new pic.  I'm thinking about changing mine.  My husband took a pic of my daugther yesterday w/ her wearing one of his tri tshirts, nike running hat, gloves and running shoes.  It looked like Honey I Shrunk the Kids since everything was so big on her.  LOL

Nice work on the swim!  That's really tough to hear about the knee, though.  On the bright side, it may give you time to work on that swim even more.  They say the way to become a better cyclist is to become a better swimmer, and the way to become a better runner is to become a better cyclist.  I guess that's because the better you come out of the water or off the bike, the better the next leg goes.  There will be a way to keep up your fitness so when it's time to run again, you should be good to go.

Heh... some friends of mine from college are actually coming back very soon from working over there for about 2 years.  I really wanted to go visit, but couldn't make the cost of a plane ticket work out.  Enjoy yourself!

Tried a run out yet?  Hope it's not shin splints.

The new avatar is for the April challenge I'm in.  (Although I might have to change it again because I think my team lost in March and we will have to make it marshmallow themed.)

You know, it took until your last race report to figure out who your husband was on BT.  Yes, I can be a bit slow on the uptake.

Yay he's a big forum kinda person so he's been on longer and posts more than I do.

We spy on each other too so one of us will say this person in my mentor group blah, blah, blah and I'll/he'll say of yeah I saw that.  LOL  It's fun to share the training and competing.

It sounds like fun, and it's impressive that you can both manage time to train with the kids.

I wanted to share another swimming milestone.  This morning I did a 300, then a couple 200s.  My goal is to do a 500 in my first long swim in May, if not sooner.  I had a thought as I was doing a few 100s to finish up my workout.  When I started swimming at the beginning of February I was struggling to do 100 yards.  Now I get near the end of my time and think "Might as well knock out another 100 or two."

Then I get distracted by being all impressed with myself and forget I'm not supposed to inhale with my face in the water. 

We are so fortunate to live close to work and have flexible work schedules.  And my husband has access to a pool at work.  Still we do lots of early morning and late night workouts.  Plus we have wonderful family support for race days and we help each other by tag teaming with the kids.  Sometimes one is out the door as the other is coming in.  :-)

Hey guys,

Hope you are all having a great week of training and living the dream.  I am having a pretty decent week of training, even though I am not running.  The shins are starting to feel better (lots of ice, massage, heating pads, and research into shin splints).  I am starting to wonder if it really is shin splint or just a case of muscle pain close to the inner shin.   My calf is really tight after runs and during weight training and I am suspecting that it is just a sore muscle.  However, I am still not running this week (the eliptical machine and I have worked out a deal) and will start up again on Monday.