2018 Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Always Open (Page 43)

Hello - sitting here at George Mason University (Northern VA) at my daughter's swim meet.  It's that season - she has  like 7-8 meets from Dec through mid-Feb, not including her high school ones.    

Got in a good week - three bike sessions including one yesteray morning at 5 AM before we drove down here.  For the record, 5 AM workouts on Saturday suck.    Taking a planned day off today and then back at it tomorrow.  No business travel for me this month so I should be able to get into a decent rhythm.

Safe travels Jenn and Gretchen.  And congrats on your freedom, Nicole.

I was there this morning on the treadmill and doing some strength work (I probably saw you when I dumped my stuff in the pool area), and then went in to swim as a cool down, and that happened.  I gave poor Ryan at the front desk an earful (playfully) "you're telling me out of the 100 people working here no one knows how to lifeguard????"  I'm going to give Andrew a real earful the next time I see him LOL.

I did get in a decent workout, so I got that going for me.

THIS!  I miss the love/hate for 12 days of christmas with my old small group training classes!!!  

Though we used to do each day for 45-50 seconds, 10 second rest between 'days', after Day 4 or so we'd start getting a longer rest once we got down to Day 1, before starting over.

Its one of the things that you look forward to the high knees or bicycles because it's more cardio and less strength, so easier to keep up for 50 seconds (for us endurance athletes anyway).  50 seconds of high knees should never feel like recovery lol.

Also - update on me, nothing at all to update   Missing the heck out of my bike, and the pool (!!!), and the gym and boot camp and all of it.  Well not so much the running, I haven't gotten to missing it yet since it's only been a few weeks since I stopped.

Hoping to get the house unpacked and get my garage back by Christmas, so I can at least get the bike and trainer going out there.  And then on the road on weekends if it's at least in the 50s outside (10-15C).

Got in an hour on the drainer at lunchtime: 6 x 6' sweet spot with 2' RBI.  First three felt great, next one felt pretty good, next one felt like hell, and the last one got an early end.  Feeling a cold coming on, so maybe that's it.

@John - you gotta get that house unpacked! (says the guy with three boxes in his home office THREE YEARS LATER... )

So no shorts on your run? 

Puppies are possibly the best excuse for missing a run!  

Haven't seen the post about mentor groups for 2019.  Will go look for it now though. - ok went and looked, and can't find anything about 2019.  Just 2018 and 2017's archives.

Always welcome to come visit here!  We had frost yesterday morning and today it's going back up to the 70s. 

Last evening did 40' on the TM and then 30' in the pool, and some strength work.  I was hungry afterwards. 

This morning was a pretty good Bikram session.  Spin class tomorrow then a day off on Sunday.

Gretchen - congrats on not hurling!  That's huge!!!

Nicole - safe travels and happy holidays to you too!

Good couple of days for me.  Yesterday was 5:30 AM trainer (main set was 2 x (3 x 2' @ 120%) - that hurt.  Afternoon swim and upper body strength session while my daughter practiced.  This morning 5:45 AM treadmill and some lower body work.  I'm going to hurt tomorrow.

@Gretchen:  nice job on the test - I HATE that damn thing

@Nicole:  safe travels and happy holidays!