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StlPhil - 2010-02-28 8:46 PM Had an interesting 10 mile run this weekend. Lost my car keys early during the first loop at a local park. Had to modify the loop several times to get the run in while looking for my keys. I ran into a group of Special Olympians (they were there for an event) and enlisted their help. As I kept passing back and forth the Special Olympians would yell "Find them yet?" I shouted "no, still looking!" ....."Us too!" they would reply. Stupid as it sounds, it was quite a touching experience. Eventually the keys were turned in at the Special Olympians' Event tent. Not a stress free run, but a run that enriched my life.

Phil 

OneFastMule - 2010-03-01 8:39 AM After a rough start to the month, I achieved my secondary goal of rehabbing my knees so that I can actually train again without pain (I'm just happy to be able to walk again without pain... :-).  Despite taking two weeks off, I did manage to eke out a 1.5 lb weight loss.  I didn't hit my goal of 4, but everything is moving in the right direction.

My primary goal for March is to pick my volume back up to sprint-level distances with a secondary goal of losing 4.5 lbs (this would bring me to my initial target weight).

My first race is on May 9 - 69 days and counting.

Have a great March everyone!
- Mark

Spleen - 2010-03-01 5:43 PM Got back from Mexico yesterday.  Not a bad week-end and I got a few workouts in, including my first swim in months.  I felt like my swim fitness would still be good and it was in the cardio sense, but my upper body struggled to maintain any kind of pace at the end.  The timing would be great right now to start swim lessons, if I could just find the time.

Weighed in at 216 to close the month, so I missed my goal by a pound once again.  Amazing that in the 9 or ten weeks between Hallow'een and New Year I put on 13 pounds, but in the ensuing 8 I've only been able to drop 8.  More proof that it's easier to pack the pounds on than get 'em off.  Still, in that same interval I do feel like my run has improved a lot, I've added a little muscle, improved my core and ultimately I'm considerably more fit now than I was at this same time last year.

sstucker - 2010-03-01 7:28 PM Michael, thanks for the link to the Swim Smooth site. Site looks very informative. Did a quick scan around looks like I'm going to be improving my stroke even more On the negative side, I think I have a bad problem with my left foot, in the arch. I don't like the feel of this pain I get just from walking. It's been gradualy getting worse, I think a month now. Think it's time to see the doctor. Will not be doing the 30K race at end of March. I guess I can ramp up my biking now that I'll be reducing, maybe not doing, my running. On the positive side I do have three months before my first sprint, hopefully that will be enough time to recover.

juneapple - 2010-03-02 7:28 AM I have an new idea for how to do March goals -

Rather than sending me a message with your goals and progress, let's do the following:

- On your training log page, post your goals and progress.  This is a logical place for them to be anyway.
- You can set more or less than two goals, but each Sunday night I'll grab the first two goals / progress and post the results in our progress table.
- You can see an example on my training page

Stu

Experior - 2010-03-02 6:42 AM

Sylvain, sorry to hear about the foot pain.  Is it worst when you get up in the morning, or constant all day?  If so, plantar fasciitis
is a likely cause.  In any case, this isn't an awful time to take a week or so off -- it is still very early in the season!

sstucker - 2010-03-02 12:40 PM It's not plantar fasciitis, at least I don't believe so. I generaly feel it when my arch collapses during walking or running. I can actualy press on the end point where I think the attachement is and feel sharp pain. Same foot last year had a problem which I originaly thought plantar fasciitis but was not, I was getting sharp ripping feeling when getting up in the morning but never bothered me during day or runs. That was closer to the front of the arch, this time it's further back and feel it during walking and running. The feeling I get from it is sharper, I'm worried I have some tearing. Last year I skipped the DR and just did physio. I think this time I need a deeper look. Before I moved I had access to some good sports DR, but can't seem to find any in my new city.

sstucker - 2010-03-01 10:28 PM Michael, thanks for the link to the Swim Smooth site. Site looks very informative. Did a quick scan around looks like I'm going to be improving my stroke even more On the negative side, I think I have a bad problem with my left foot, in the arch. I don't like the feel of this pain I get just from walking. It's been gradualy getting worse, I think a month now. Think it's time to see the doctor. Will not be doing the 30K race at end of March. I guess I can ramp up my biking now that I'll be reducing, maybe not doing, my running. On the positive side I do have three months before my first sprint, hopefully that will be enough time to recover.

wplummer - 2010-03-02 1:18 PM happy tuesday everyone. you know your day is going to start off bad when you get a call from your boss at 8am on your day off. i had just gotten back from taking my son to school get the call-can you come into work today for a meeting on a project. cant say no, but i do spend all day on monday at work. squeeze a 5 mile run during my sons baseball practice. get an email about 9pm from my boss suggesting that maybe mondays as your day off will not work. we need you here etc etc etc. sorry for that rant and rambling....i was close to getting into the pool. there is always april.

Experior - 2010-03-03 10:27 AM



Ugh.  Sorry to hear that.

Work troubles continue here too...  I just got an email from my 'boss' (several times removed) saying that the state just cut us another 20%.  Our 'state university' now gets about 10% of its budget from the state.  I've got to go through our department's budget and find 20% more to cut.  I am depressed as can be because right now I cannot see how we do that without losing some teaching faculty -- and guess who gets to tell them?  That's right, not the state legislators who just voted to decrease property taxes on vacation homes and cut university funding.  Me.  (Of course, it's ten times worse for them.)

Work troubles continue here too...  I just got an email from my 'boss' (several times removed) saying that the state just cut us another 20%.  Our 'state university' now gets about 10% of its budget from the state.  I've got to go through our department's budget and find 20% more to cut.  I am depressed as can be because right now I cannot see how we do that without losing some teaching faculty -- and guess who gets to tell them?  That's right, not the state legislators who just voted to decrease property taxes on vacation homes and cut university funding.  Me.  (Of course, it's ten times worse for them.)

juneapple - 2010-03-03 8:09 PM

The exercise helps though... clears the head... provides a feeling of accomplishment.