Shermbelle's Group Full and training our a$$es off (Page 4)

Way to go, nothing gets you going like plunking down a little cash and having a race on the horizon

x 2 nothing like having everyone constantly checkin in on you to make sure you are training and then just the casual people you tell who are amazed you are even attempting those feats. Those are the people that sometimes get me out the door more than other athletes. Because the general public expects you to fail and thinks your just crazy talking saying you are doing an Im or mary.

Hope everyone had a good day, I just finished up a 16 hour work day but the good part is now I won't have to "work" until next Thursday and that will probaly be my only day that week also.  I will have to keep tabs on my accounts and put out any fires but for the most part have some well needed time off.

Now I am debating wether to do my scheduled ride of 1:20 worth of intervals or do my short 25 min easy run from tomorrow. Maybe surf the forums for a bit and then decide

Hey Mike, last night while doing boring paperwork I had some Shmoe on the tube about the 7-day Almighty Cleanse or something like that. I did find myself curious escpecially the pics he was showing of what came out of people during the cleanse. Just curious on your experience with it. Like how did you feel and were you zapped for strenght and that being the reason for no exercise or is it recommended to not do anything strenous. I probably would never do one of those but was very curious from watching it.

Any info to purr my curiousity would be great.

I've been lurking for a while, just didn't feel I had anything worth while to add.  But now that we are discussing diet I might have something to add.  Well, as the name implies, I am a vegan.  People find it fascinating/crazy (mother included) that I can do triathlons and not eat meat or dairy.  I encourage everyone to eat clean - veggies are you friend.  I've been vegan since Nov 06 and have lost 30lbs.  My energy has increased and I feel better than I ever have...not that I was feeling bad, but I didn't know how good I could feel.

For the record, I've been having some ITB problems holding me back for a few months and I really need to address this in earnest - stretching, icing, strengthening.  I've limited my workouts to yoga, swimming, bike trainer (way too cold outside) and have recently added the elliptical; considering aquajogging, just not sure I have the patience.

I hope everyone's training is going as well as it can for this time of year.  I'm certainly looking forward to the chaos subsiding and normalcy returning for some focused training.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

Yeh now that it has gotten cold again, I need to be on the stretching, icing and strengthenig also. I have been in PT 4 times all for the same thing. Tight hammys, calfs, and piraformis, with things all  pulling on each other and usually the pain ending up in my knees.

To preface, this is a hottly debated topic not only in BT, but in many athletic communities.  I, personally, don't pay much attention to my intake right now or for the majority of the year.  Every three to four months though I do track my diet on fitday.com for a two week period just to see where I am....I couldn't do this year round if I tried.  During the season I was taking in about 60/20/20.  I make no concerted effort to "get" my protein - I think people put way too much emphasis on protein and probably get more than they need...again this is hottly debated.  I'm usually getting about 80grams (or 1g protein/lb of body weight) protein though.  I have a few comebacks when I get asked the "where do you get your protein" question; I am only sharing these with you because I find them humorus, I intend no malice. 

Q: Where do you get your protein?

A: Same place cows do, plants.

Q: Where do you get your Omega-3 (since I don't eat seafood either)?  Many people also have to ask if I eat seafood after I've told them I'm vegan.

A: How do you think fish get theirs?

I'm glad you re-freshed my memory, I was doing this last summer, but not for very long.  We used to use these all the time in high school.  Thanks for the reminder.

Hi everyone!

I am now in sunny San Diego for the Christmas holiday with my parents.  Yesterday was my first full day home, and we just hung out and I watched my mom make all sorts of yummy food, and wrote down all the recipes.  YUMMMY.

Today I'm going to go for a run, maybe hit the gym for a swim?  Not sure yet.  But definitely a run - it might even be too hot to run!  Hahaha.

Hope everyone has a great holiday and doesn't eat too much junk - my mom's food is really healthy but yesterday I ate about 10 cookies that I shouldn't have from a holiday tin.  Ack!

Lex, your privacy setting change worked and now I can see your logs!  You can also make it so that only people on your buddy list can see your logs for medium security.  So, if you add the group to be your friend (just put in our screen names in that list), then only people on that list can see, if  you're concerned about that kind of thing.

Lisa 

Well I can't complain about the weather here, it has warmed to mid 40's, the snow is melting and a great day for a long run this afternoon or evening. Tomorrow is a different story. Temps to drop to high 20's and bring back the white stuff.

Safe travels to those who will be and happy holidays to everyone.