Stretch it out in May Ghoulies! (Page 38)

skrtrnr - 2010-05-17 7:56 AM MORNING GHOULIES.

man am i lacking in the inspiration dept.

i was supposed to race on Sunday, but never got outta bed.  SO not like me.  friends from my tri club were even gonna be there.

i really dont know whats wrong other than the fact that i feel like my energy is being used up in just getting things squared away in my personal life.

i can definately say im NOT depressed.  thats not the issue.  i am UNBELIEVABLY happy, content, excited, anticipating my life moving forward and having the BEST time CREATING a new life for myself.

i have this INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL man in my life who is treating me like a QUEEN.  kind and considerate.  the male version of me.  a person who lives passionately and loves wholeheartedly.  who knows the value of deep, significant, meaningful relationships.

where the fck was he 20 years ago???

i have every reason to be happy.  and i am.

its just this whole energy for training thing that is waning.

so ive just let it go.  and accepted it.  it is what is.  im certain at some point the malaise will just naturally pass.  im not gonna fight it.

until then, i keep plugging away, w a focus on maintaining my fitness level.  body pump today.  spin tomorrow.  swim on wednesday.  then i'll plan the rest of my week depending on the weather.

i feel healthy and strong.  just....just....i dunno.

that about sums things up with me.


i wont be in the Village much today.  its my chore/errand running day.

my cupboards, refrigerator and pantry are SO bare.

time to get to the store.

and theres mounds of laundry to do.

HAVE A HAPPY GHOULIES!
stacieb

wgraves7582 - 2010-05-17 8:50 AM

You are not going to go into work Ann(e)??

kcarroll - 2010-05-17 8:52 AM

Ann, good luck with the tape.  Go for a cool color.  FWIW, I think the beige tape (less noticeable) does not adhere as well as the colored tapes.  Not sure why that is, but there is a real difference.  I just bought a couple rolls of blue since my new kicks are blue.  My tri-suit is red, so as soon as the season starts I'm switching to red.

Have a great day off.  

skrtrnr - 2010-05-17 8:57 AM course this AMAZING MAN snagged my azz before i even came on the market.

smart shopper isnt he??


stacieb

disturbed275 - 2010-05-16 8:34 AM Good morning ghoulies!

Yesterday was one of the best training days I've had in awhile.  Managed an 8 mile run in the morning and a 64 mile ride in the afternoon.  Weather was perfect: 70, tons of sun, and little wind.

I'm hopping on the bike again this morning and then have a group run and OWS this afternoon.  Should be fun!

kcarroll - 2010-05-16 5:09 PM Evening Ghouls.  Well, today's half was nothing to write home about.  I felt great through mile 10 and was even well ahead of my planned pace.  Then I stepped into a pot hole and the knee went postal at mile 11. Since this was a nice to do run, I decided to walk the rest of the way in.  I'm icing and chewing advil and the swelling has gone down.  The race itself was incredibly well done for a local event.  The volunteers were mostly from the high school lacrosse teams and cheerleading squads.  Those kids did a terrific job and made the race a lot more fun. So, this is one to keep on the future race list.  Big shout out to the kids at mile 5/10 who were handing out bottled water and home made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  You were the best!!!! Now it is time to regroup and get the knee back on track.  MCM is the focus now for the rest of the year.

ceilidh - 2010-05-16 5:54 PM I am sick sick sick. Woke up with a killer sinus infection and temp. Dang. I had stuff to do today.

iowagander - 2010-05-16 7:05 PM Good evening Ghoulies! I hope everyone's having a nice weekend.

Unfortunately today was a good news/bad news kind of day. The good: my race. The bad: everything else. I'll stick to the good though...

Today was my 4 mile race over the Coronado Bay Bridge (see below), which I've been wanting to do for about 10 years now. I was hoping for 30 min/7:30 per mile pace. Unfortunately, the only mile marker they had up was at mile 3 so I had NO idea what my pace was up until then and couldn't get splits. I was psyched to pass it at 22:30 though, putting me right on pace after the descent.

I ended up finishing in 29:19, 41 seconds under my goal. I'm hoping this is a good indicator of what I can expect for my pace at my tri next month. Yes, today's run was shorter and it wasn't following a swim and bike, but it included a 1 mile, 200 foot ascent that definitely burned just a tad.

I'd like to go back and catch up on the thread, but I'm honestly not feeling that great and need to get dinner going soon. I'm making chicken, asparagus, and pasta tonight. Not too creative, but it sounds good so I'll deal with it. Take care everyone, have a great evening, and I'll try to actually show up when some of you are around here in the next couple days.

P.S. I came in 33/283 in my AG!

wgraves7582 - 2010-05-16 5:47 PM

Great job Tom!!!

disturbed275 - 2010-05-17 4:18 AM

X2!  Nice job, Kim.  Lot's of positives to take away from that race.

kcarroll - 2010-05-17 4:39 AM

Tom, CONGRATS on a terrific race.  That looks like a fabulous run and you rocked it.  Hopefully "everything else" sorts themselves out soon.   Ghoulie ju ju heading your way.

wgraves7582 - 2010-05-17 5:11 AM Howdy Queen - just be yourself and all will work out

ironannekidd - 2010-05-17 6:13 AM

I'm scheduled to be off

My job sucks and it sucks the life out of me to be there

No. I'm not going in today.

I'm going to get yogafied, get my swim on, lift lots of weights, and who knows what else. Today is a ME day!

ironannekidd - 2010-05-17 9:19 AM Come on guys. I'm gone for a couple of hours and barely a page.

You can do better!

I'm going to get yogafied and put in some time on the trainer. I expect some more to read when I get back!

I did get a swim in this morning. I don't know how far I swam. I don't know how long I swam. I just swam.

kimk - 2010-05-17 6:38 AM
Tom great job on your race! Hope the rest of "life" gets better!