ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 37)

Karl - Jeff's suggestion of learning to roll onto your back and flutter kick is exactly how I've dealt with any anxiety or feeling too out of breath to put my face back in the water I have had during an open water swim. It has work perfectly for me. Roll into your back and flutter kick enough to keep making progress while your rest/regain confidence. You can do it!

I just checked Dirk's times. All I can say is... Amazing!

Looks like the Junkies have been working hard as usual! Racing and training hard you all are amazing!

Karl agree times 1,000 about being able to float on your back to recover during the swim. I had to do that in my first OWS sprint and I have no anxiety about OWS. The water was cool, I started mid pack since it was my first, someone in front of me kicked right when I lifted my head to breath and I swallowed a mouthful of that cool lake water. It took my breath away, I was gasping for breath. Still not panicking but I had to hang out there floating in the water until I caught my breath. I was so ticked off I took off like a wild women as soon as I caught my breath. My friends had warned me and I am so glad I was prepared.

 I have been seeing a different chiropractor who adjusted my hip and back and I am happy to report I am barely having any pain! So, I got off my lazy rear end and raced this weekend. There is a Nature Center nearby a friend of mine hosts a trail run at every year and all proceeds go to the care of the park. I raced the 10k. This is only the 2nd stand alone 10k I have ever raced! I knew it would be hard for me because I've been topped out around 5 miles for my long runs and only running 2 or 3 days a week since we have been home from vacation. Plus this trail had several short but steep climbs and lots of changes in the running surface - wood chips, cinders and dew soaked grass. I tried my best, finished strong but with not much left, my legs are sore today. It took me 1 hr 1 min which is about what I expected. The race started with 5k, 10k and 2 mile walkers all together so there were lots of people around for that part of the race. Then at 3 miles the 10k splits off and I was literally all alone for the rest of the race. I thought maybe I was last because I did not see another person for so long! Turns out there were only 13 people racing the 10k, I finished 8th and 2nd female (there were only 6 females).

The good news is I raced without taking any Aleeve and had no pain from my back or hip and only a slight niggle from my foot but it was nothing to speak of. The bad news, I got really sick afterwards later in the day. I've had this before after a race but not consistently. I finally had to take a muscle relaxer and go to bed at about 8:30 last night because I had such a bad headache which I am actually still fighting today! Not good for my race motivation. Not worth racing if it wastes the rest of the day because I'm sick. I'm not sure if it was dehydration (hard to believe from only a 1 hour workout) or just allergies since a long portion of this trail cuts right through prairie grass and trail flowers but I did take my allergy pill before the race.

I had some drinks from the water fountain before the race and a gel. Then maybe 5 sips of water on the course if it actually went in my mouth but it is entirely possible this really went straight up my nose , and finally a gatorade immediately after the race then nothing until I got home about 1 1/2 hours after the race. I ate a bunch when I got home then about 2:00 I started not feeling well.

I have not signed up yet but I think all of our previous plans have fallen through. I need to talk to my husband and see if he is willing to "escort" me to the city.

What distance is everyone doing? I think I could manage the OLY but it would be kinda slow and I might not smiling like Brenda .

Jeff and I are doing the oly, I think Matt had planned to do the oly but I'm not sure about anyone else.  I know Brenda had planned to do the oly as well but she's bailing on us because of family.  (Personally I think she's had enough of my wife.  I don't think she really likes Lis.)  And Allison hasn't been checking in wit us for some time.  I think her practice has been taking off and she's been getting more busy

Joanne, are still coming to Indy?

Matt?

Thanks to everyone for helping Lis out as she was trying to track me on Saturday.  She thought her phone was being slow as she was trying to refresh the Ironman page for my splits but she found out later that it is Ironman that is horribly slow.  I actually thought I had told her that, but maybe not.

I am in the progress of completing  my race report and I'll get it up sometime later today probably.  It will be lengthy as usual.

There was a funny moment at the end for me and not so much for Lis.  She thought I told her I was going to go about 1:30 for the run and when I didn't come in at 1:30, then 1:35, then 1:40 she began to get sick to her stomach and begin worrying about what might have happened.  Then when I finished at almost 1:44 all she could do is ask if I was alright.  I could see the looks of concern on her face thinking I might have been in some kind of distress but it wasn't so.  I was certainly thrashed but not in distress.

She and I had spoken about what I had thought/hoped my splits were the night before.  She put the numbers in her phone so she could have something to look at and...........never looked at her notes.  I had told her I had hoped for a 1:40 HM at the end NOT a 1:30.  I would have loved a 1:30 but that's not going to happen in the next 5 years!