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I'm with you Amy, snow/ice and it's still falling !  I did play with Lex outside in the snow sledding, my dad came over and we played .  Had an awesome neighbor we really do not know come by with his tractor, and he cleared our driveway. He was going driveway to driveway to clear us all out. How awesome.......he would not take any money either (we ofered, so did a gal that found him in the street)........he went to her house and did her's for free too...... I'm feeling that pay it forward feeling !

February 4th will start the swimming "class"....... I think it will be drills or something like that> problem is it's at 5:30 and will probably to go 6:30.......... that is dinner time.... may have to do some crock pot dinners eh ?.......lol

Good morning everyone!  I'm sorry about all the cold weather and ice/snow some of you are getting.  I need to quit whining about how cold it is here in San Diego (45 right now).  It's just that I didn't bring warm enough clothes!  I sent all of my cold weather gear home from our ski trip, and all I have is shorts and a light top.   Oh well, I guess a cold run is better than no run?

Have a great day all!

It's funny, when I lived in Ridgecrest California (desert), to me 60 was cold !  Then I moved to Southern Indiana, and now I can run in 31 degrees, but under that I'm NOT GOING OUT ! lol

My blood must just be thicker now ! lol........... so to me the 40's is a heatwave....... just kinda depends on where you are !  lol  In any case, I hope you get to run if you want too......or stay in warm if you do not !! smiles

Sorry you are having willy chilly weather! Isnt it warm in the afternoon...I thought you were having good weather! my dd said it has been really nice the past few days!? are you running before the sun comes up? stay warm and go buy one of those infamous $5 San Diego sweatshirts...you can find them all over the beaches....they sell them for all the people who go to San Diego thinking it is HOT and SUNNY and instead is SUNNY and COLD! haha Just like you said...you did at least run....good job Cheri! when you heading home?

MDHillSlug - 2009-01-28 7:40 AM Yesterday's snow is now covered with ice, as are the cars. The temps are supposed to get over freezing sometime soon and then we're supposed to get rain on and off through the afternoon. So, no outside training for me today. Did a roller session this morning. Trying to work from home but so far haven't done much to justify my salary

stay warm Nicole...that just sounds miserably cold and then rain on top of that....smart of you to stay in and work out! enjoy your day working at home.

MDHillSlug - 2009-01-28 9:40 AM Yesterday's snow is now covered with ice, as are the cars. The temps are supposed to get over freezing sometime soon and then we're supposed to get rain on and off through the afternoon. So, no outside training for me today. Did a roller session this morning. Trying to work from home but so far haven't done much to justify my salary

Nicole, how do you like the rollers? I've got a trainer, but rollers seem to be the next step. It looks like something I could hurt myself on if I wasn't paying attention.

Wow chilly temps all over...hope it warms up for everyone soon or at least that you warm up!

I had to share the best swim session to date with my tri club. Sadly I can't remember all of the details (an email requesting them has been sent) but it was drill night and while some were pretty tough and made me feel very uncoordinated, the first 50m after the slew of drills was unbelievable!

Our coach broke down the stroke into the different phases and then had drills for each. Of what I can remember...

1. sculling- on your stomach, high elbows, figure 8's with lower arm to feel the catch, light kick to help propel you forward

2. side kick- one arm extended, head to arm, turning head slightly to breathe, practice balance

3. 6-3-6- start on one side 6 kicks then pull that extended arm through and then add 3 strokes, finishing on other side for 6 kicks. REPEAT

4. catch up drill- pretty much swim as usual but do not begin next stroke until other one catches up in front of you, really feel the propulsion, as you go through the pull phase, head is looking down at black line

5. fist drill- swim but with closed fist, focus was on extending the pull all the way to the back like a tricep press and rolling as your arm comes up for recovery phase

6. finger-tip drag- as it sounds, emphasizes high elbow on recovery phase instead of windmill arms

7. rock and roll- didn't quite get this one but it was a combination of catch-up and finger tip drag

After a warm up, we did 50m of each drill before any other swimming, and it was amazing feeling it all come together. No tennis ball drill but she did emphasize the breathe is not so much turning or lifting the head as it is rolling the body. I would strongly suggest trying out some of these- if you don't understand my explanations (I don't know that I would. LOL) go online and look them up, maybe check for a demo on you-tube.

Hope you all have a fantastic day! Rest for me!  

wow....sounds like a day of rest well deserved! good job on all the drills. I will try a few later this afternoon when I go swim...or will at least attempt them. I look forward to receiving the new details if you recieve them. Thanks for sharing Yvonne...it really helps those of us who are not involved in a tri class or swim class.

not sure on the doctor making mistake or not...but they do seem to be more common then you think. I asked a nurse friend of mine....so maybe that is the case...they mistake them?!?! I know my daughter was born with an encaved chest (6 wks premie) luckily she did not have to have any procedures to correct it as she grew up...instead it just gives her a little more cleavage (dont tell her I told you this!) haha but she has had a handful of occasions when they spoke of heart murmurs...but nothing ever came of them. so hang in there Amy...glad your dd is feeling better! have a fun time with them...go out and make a few snow angels and a bt snowman. ( you know a snowman with bike helmet ~ gloves and sunglasses)

ScotInMinnesota - 2009-01-28 12:52 PM

MDHillSlug - 2009-01-28 9:40 AM Yesterday's snow is now covered with ice, as are the cars. The temps are supposed to get over freezing sometime soon and then we're supposed to get rain on and off through the afternoon. So, no outside training for me today. Did a roller session this morning. Trying to work from home but so far haven't done much to justify my salary

Nicole, how do you like the rollers? I've got a trainer, but rollers seem to be the next step. It looks like something I could hurt myself on if I wasn't paying attention.

I like to say that a trainer allows you to put your miles/time in but rollers help you to improve your control and pedaling smoothness. Yes, the potential to get hurt is there. My rollers are "parabolic" meaning the ends curve up to form a lip that's supposed to keep you from riding off the end. However, if you ride into them they can slow you down enough that you'll fall over. I ride with a chair along side me to grab for balance but I've still fallen off/over many times. Once I almost ended up in the fireplace. I've gotten to where I can even reach down, grab the bottle for a drink, and get it back without having to stop or fall off.

Not all murmurs are a cause for concern but I suppose they all need to be evaluated to determine which are and which aren't. The fact that she's been a successful athlete makes it less likely that it's going to be a problem.

I had a drill day this morning as well.  Is it just me, or does everyone feel fantastic while doing the catch-up drill?  It makes me feel graceful.

Snow..........ice.............snow..........ice.............  shovel shovel...........can't feel my arms ! lol

This town is shut down tight, so so far today my exercise has been shoveling snow and breaking/shoveling snow........  Still smelling that stupid gas smell after having repairs made........so bad we may stay with my folks tonight...........  can't get dh to realize that smelling natural gas is BAD ! ugh

Won't have time for inspires today, but I wanted to sign in and say "HI ALL".......... 

hopefully tomorrow will be better ! SHEESH

Nalani is a rock star! Apparently 26.2 wasn't challenging enough on its own, so she does it 3 days after food poisoning, but that's not enough either, as she was forced to run extra distance when the race was rerouted!!! Then while most are hobbling the ones in Julie's video, Nalani is on her trainer and swimming after only one rest day! You're my hero!

Now that the beans are spilled...will you give the group a race report...pretty please....

I had a drill day this morning as well.  Is it just me, or does everyone feel fantastic while doing the catch-up drill?  It makes me feel graceful.

thanks Yvonne for putting the spotlight on where the spotlight is most deserved! CONGRATS ON A FABULOUS MARATHON NALANI!  YOU ARE A TOTAL ROCK STAR! wheres your race report? have you posted one yet?

WOOOOHOOO great job Nalani!!!

to everyone that is snowed in...i am virtually joining you!

No training tonight even if the gym is only 5 minutes away. Maybe i'll hit the trainer but depends on when dh gets here.

I'm IN!!! (Of course I'm home & not training, that's why)  Hello everyone, sorry to hear some of you are snowed in!  We had some cold weather Monday, but it's getting better.  I will have to check out Nalani's blog today!  Way to go!

I'm really sick with a Lupus flare right now.  My vision has cleared up at least.  I will get pretty behind on my training except maybe for some swimming this week at the one pool I feel comfortable going to with this rash all over my body (I do wear a barrier cream, which I posted a link to on my blog today--it works REALLY well).  Although my joints are not painful right now, my muscles on the right side of my body are all inflamed and painful and I've got pericarditis.  And I've got an incompetent rheumatologist who told me I need to drink less water, not buy new socks when I asked her about compression socks.  I have new insurance and this is the best they provide me with.

My kids are happy and healthy, so is the hubby.  I'm frustrated I can't train, but somewhat relieved as if I have a flare now, one just before/during my HIM in May is a little less likely.  There's always a bright side, right?

Hope everyone else is doing well!

Andria