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So, speaking of things that go wrong and having to go with the flow....

I finally went to see a sports medicine doctor today about some knee pain that has been bothering me for months now. I got xrays done and a long exam and it turns out that I am having IT band problems. Honestly, I am happy about this and that it is not something that requires surgery! The doctor said that I can keep running and training as long as I am not in too much pain but I need to go in for physical therapy 2 times a week for 6 weeks. This definitely was not part of my plan and is annoying but I'm going to just do what I have to do and hope that things feel better soon!

QOTD:

Unlike Erin, I am not really into eating all of these different types of things that everyone else enjoys, but we do make great smoothies on a daily basis (well, actually Erin makes them).  She makes great strawberry, banana, kale, and spinach smoothies.  We keep all of the fruit frozen, so there's no need to add ice.  Just some juice (we use either apple or orange), your choice of any other frozen fruits, and spinach and/or kale.  These are so good and there's no milk or yogurt needed!  They're my favorite thing of every day.

I love smoothies too! How much spinach/kale do you add? I've never added any vegetables except for one time I added cooked beets...that was actually good and it blended in so much it really just added color, not flavor or texture. and vitamins! I would happily try spinach & kale though. When I used to work for a juice company my favorite used spinach and cucumber with carrot & orange juice, but I don't have a juicer now, just a blender.

i add about a handful of kale (i just break into small pieces with my hands, chopping is too time consuming) and slightly less with spinach, but i also guess it depends how big your blender is and how many you are making. i can usually get four big glasses out of mine. do you have a food processor? alot cheaper than juicers. if so, you can put any kind of vegetables in there first and then put in a blender with frozen fruit or ice and juice. spinach, cucumber and carrots with orange juice sounds good. that would even be good with some frozen pineapples too, don't you think? oh, and coconut water to sub for the juice! what did you add with the beets?

sarah- great news!!!

libramom - 2011-03-29 2:38 PM

QueerDrummer - 2011-03-29 11:34 AM

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I was out at cauliflower!! No offense. did anyone try my Jambalaya recipe I posted a while back?

Oh, see we love cauliflower in any form, Brian, and we make curry type stuff pretty often, so this is great! But with this kind of recipe you can really substitute anything. You could use broccoli instead of cauliflower. Or chicken and just leave out the cauli...it would still be awesome.

Yes please!

hilarious!! he won't be getting a garmin for his bike until i get a new garmin for my car to replace my broken one!  

Meulen - 2011-03-30 8:33 AM

libramom - 2011-03-30 8:27 AM

Meulen - 2011-03-29 10:22 PM Michael I prefer the garmins. They are easier to set up and use IMO. I know they are a little more money but they are worth it.

hilarious!! he won't be getting a garmin for his bike until i get a new garmin for my car to replace my broken one!  

hahaha!! I guess my point is to try and hang in there and save for the garmin. You kind of get what you pay for with a lot of this stuff. I'd try to trouble shoot the VDO and use it till you can get a garmin. There are other garmins besides the edge 800 and 310xt you know! I'm not saying you have to spend a fortune.

I spent about $100 on a Sigma Sport. *STILL* haven't installed it yet, but I have high hopes. I did however get the bike out and start my modifications...new seat, water bottle cage, switched out the toe cages for power straps, which I prefer. My plan is to get the computer on this week and get out for a test ride over the weekend. Crossing my fingers for decent weather!

Thank you so much for posting this.  I will definitely be giving it a try this weekend.  Sounds yummy!    Oh, and Erin, thanks for the curry recipe.  I LUV me some curry - and because my husband doesn't like it, I would get to eat it ALL myself!!

Dale - I know I am a little late, but great job on the race!  Sometimes when things go not as planned, I have the most fun!  Way to finish strong!

I would definitely like to stay around through the season for support and help.  Thanks for offering Brian!

My Goals were:

1) Run 50 miles----Complete! I am surprised that I was able to accomplish this with my knee pain and shin splints that I dealt with earlier in the month but I did it--just scraping by at 50.17. I am really proud about this because I definitely feel stronger and more consistent with my running than I have all winter.

2) Swim 1500 yards without stopping----Complete! I'm definitely feeling more comfortable in the water...well in the pool at least, I know that open water is a completely different story...

3) Feel comfortable with my clipless pedals----In Progress. I still am nowhere near "comfortable" with them but I'm feeling better than I was when I first got them. It's been hard since I haven't been able to train outside on my bike because of the weather but once I do hopefully I'll get the hang of them quicker.

Overall March was an AWESOME month. I love comparing stats because I am a numbers geek so here is March compared to February...(it also helps that March is 3 days longer!)

March                                    February

Bike                       12:15                                    10:20

Run                       8:04 = 50.17 mi                     3:45 = 24.25 mi (woahhh BIG improvement!)

Swim                     4:23 = 8900 yards                 3:33 = 6670 yards

Strength                5:55                                      5:00

My goals for April are:

1) Run more than March

2) Bike outside more

3) Lose 5lbs

March Goals were as follows:

Swim: 9 hours or 13,500 meters
Cycle: 6 hours
Run: 3 hours or 15 miles

I feel great about March, considering I was still recovering from the hospital stay at the beginning of the month. I met my run goal both in time and in distance, coming in at 3hrs 21 min and 15.25 miles. I met my cycle goal (thanks to an extra easy workout today!) at 6 hrs 15 sec = 99.64 miles, granted all on the stationary bike but that will change in April. I didn't quite meet my swimming goal in time, but blew away the distance coming in at 8hrs 36min and 15,350 meters!

April goals are:

Swim: 7.5 hrs or 15,000 meters
Bike: 10.5 hrs, at least 6 of those hours outside; if I hit 150 miles that would be awesome
Run: 6.25 hrs or 25 miles

Additional goals:
Practice transitions at least 4 days (multiple times in each session)
Drop at least 3 lbs and stay there! (putting me under 160)
Bike race route & scope out run route (this is scheduled to happen April 16th)
Run the Race for Justice 5K on April 17th