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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hey Samantha, I know what you mean about feeling like you need to front load the first part of the week. I keep thinking I'll get ahead...of what I'm not sure. Do you have a training plan? I've printed out one, but it was shorter on volume than what I wanted, so I've been winging it based on Steve's input. Hope your personal situation settles down, or you can at least use the workouts to relieve some stress. Dennis, glad you enjoyed the video and got a new light before you went all gangsta on the old one. Know the ITB is really frustrating, but hopefully you can break the inflammation cycle sooner rather than later. I've had a spot in my hip that's been tweaky this week, but found the spot w/ the foam roller and working it out each night. So far so good, but if not, will be back to Chiro. Steve, hope you are still enjoying other aspects of life. Did school start in your neck-o-the-woods this week? Hey to everyone else! Come let us know how you're doing when time permits. All is going well for me training wise. It's still REALLY hot here, so I'm putting no pressure on myself re: speed, just getting in the miles, working on fueling, etc. Thankfully found a group to OWS with, and have been doing that once a week which helps my swim confidence level. I want to do as well as I can in this next tri, but given the hills and heat, I'm OK with finishing in any form and getting a feel for the distance. My bet is that this one won't be wetsuit legal, which is OK w/ me. I can't imagine putting a wetsuit on in this heat anyway.
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() My wife's parents were in a car accident and she was out of town all week visiting them, pretty bad. So I have been busy running herd on my 5 kids with school starting up, cross country, cooking dinner...er heating up leftovers, and such. Also work is very busy with all the kids back and some really high needs kids needing a lot of attention and a verification review and a self review at every school site. I'm giving my right foot a bit of a break although getting that chair thrown on it probably won't help much. So I don't anticipate being back to building for a while yet, week or two maybe. Hopefully I can get a few workouts in. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Steve, sorry to hear about your in-laws. Hope their recovery goes well, and I'm sure they appreciate your wife being there. Sounds like you're doing a good job of being Mr. Mom. Group ride followed by yard work (hot) has left me with zero energy going into the afternoon. I was bringing up the rear as usual in the bike ride, but averaged 16.6 over 33 miles, which is good for me. It's hard to draft when you can't keep up, so on the plus side it was mostly on my own power. That seems to be the trend for me...coming in last even though I AM improving. Same w/ swimming....group at the lake is all guys, mostly faster. Where are all the beginners, and where are the girls? This wil make me better, right? Funny, I have to go to races to not come in last...hopefully! |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() 30 mile ride @ 16+mph is nothing to feel bad about. My Oly time was 3:11, I'm sure you can beat that. I'm rooting for you to beat that. Went for a group ride this morning to get my 28 mile/off-week long ride in. Rode 67 miles in a little over 4 hours. We stopped at a McDonalds for a bathroom break, I decided a chocolate milkshake would help me survive the ride and let me tell you, I think it did. They told me about a 20 mile ride at midnight tonight downtown that is going on. I just might have to go do that to make it an 85+ mile day. It's not like I already have an over use injury in my knee. Edited by dhwebb 2011-08-27 8:41 PM |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Steve- Hope things go well with your in-laws and they are able to recover from the accident. Car accidents seem like one of the hardest things to recover from because they are sudden and really wreak havoc on daily life. You sounds busy but also like you are doing well; keep up the good work. I hope your training can pick back up soon. You had mentioned the Boise HIM. I am definitely gonna check into that one. Not too far from where I will be. An afternoon start seems odd to me, but maybe I would like it. Carol - Things are getting back to normal. I made some tough decisions that were weighing on me and managed to still get in some great workouts. So glad you are getting in OW time with a group. I have done a couple OWS and I really enjoy them. It is nice to not have to turn around every couple minutes. Sorry about the heat. Here is has been in the 90's and that has made training a lot less appealing. I really do not like the heat. Today I did a 30.5 mi bike. My furthest so far, and yesterday I did a 1600 yard swim. I am not as far along as I would like to be a week before my tri, but sometimes that is how things go. I have not been following a plan for this one. I have been upping my mileage each week as, did well with that plan for swimming and biking. I have a hard time running. My body just doesn't like running distance and it is a fight almost every time. I hear Steve and Dennis talk about how much they love running and want to know how I get to that place. I think next weeks race is gonna kick my butt. I have decided I need to have more time to train between races when I am moving up in distance. The other great thing I got to do today was cruise around Lake Coeur D Alene for four hours on a standup paddleboard. If you haven't tried it I really recommend it. It was a blast and a great way to get out on the water for relatively inexpensive. Moving to Montana on Thursday. Training will become more difficult as I start my position at a wilderness adventure camp. There is no pool open past August within 1.5 hour drive. I may hit the river as long as the temperature allows. I will have to manage my time better, which I have learned so much about that from this group Take care and have a great weekend! |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Did the 17 mile midnight ride last night. 2,000 people showed up riding anything from road bikes to mountain to tandems to unicycles. Heck I even saw a custom bike that was one bike welded on top of another. The rider was at least 10 feet in the air. It was scary to start because of all the people not knowing how to group ride so the first mile I rode not clipped in due to having to stop suddenly at first. Next year if I do it, I'm leaving the roadie at home and taking a clunker so I can just ride and have a good time. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() anthalynn - 2011-08-27 8:46 PM The other great thing I got to do today was cruise around Lake Coeur D Alene for four hours on a standup paddleboard. If you haven't tried it I really recommend it. It was a blast and a great way to get out on the water for relatively inexpensive. I've seen the paddleboards and it looks like so much fun. There's no place near to rent one so for me to try one I'd have to buy one. Jealous you got to do that. You've covered the distances for you race. You'll be fine. If you have to walk during the 10k, don't worry. At mine lots of people walked. It's normal. Not sure you can force yourself to love running. I find the more I immerse myself in a subject, the more I love it. If I watch cycling, read about cycling or listen to a podcast, I can't wait to cycle. Read "Born to Run" when you get a chance. If that doesn't inspire you to love running, I don't know what will. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hello. Anybody here? Just in from this weeks long run. I did a 11.5 mile walk/run. Basically I walked the first 0.4 of a mile, ran 0.1, walked 0.3, ran 0.2. Repeated this for the entire time. Which means I was able to run over 3 miles tonight. No ITB pain, but I was aware it wasn't perfect. I also had to make myself relax while running because I would tense up for fear of the pain. When I relaxed, I was less aware of the knee. On a side note, I have listened to 2 podcasts featuring nutritional information from Sunny Blende. Both can be found on the Ultrarunnerpodcast.com website. She talks about what Steve has told us: the body only absorbing 240-300 cal/hr, what not to eat, etc. Really smart stuff that makes sense. Check them out. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Wow, it really is quiet lately. Steve is probably still being Mr. Supermom plus beginning a new school year. Dennis thank you for the confidence building words. I am gonna look into that book because I would love something that would inspire me. When I swim I can just tune out enough to just keep going. When I bike I like it because I can see and feel the progress because of the distance I can cover. But when I run it is hard to keep my thought off how slow I am and how far I still have to go to get in the distance. Anyway, I am not complaining. Just lamenting. Great job on working through the ITB issue. I am not sure where the pain is in your knee,'but I have had knee pain in the past and found stretching played a major role in relieving the pain. My low back muscles and the tendons in my butt get really tight. And I believe there is a band that runs from your upper outer hip/butt area clear down to your knee. The more I stretched that out the more the pain went away. Something to consider. Glad you are doing well, and if you do ever make it somewhere that rents paddleboards, do it! |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I'm still here. Got in a 40 mile ride in 25 mph winds loop at 18.7 mph. I'll take it. Foot is still iffy from that student throwing a chair across the room to hit my foot. Nice shot. So instead of running I just moved 2400 pounds of dirt onto the archery range hill I am making for the kids. Another 5 to 10 tons and it should be good. Vollume is so hard to measure when you are building a hill 4-5 feet high and 25 feet long. Oh well, off to bed. Another week of supervising this very troubled and verry agressive student. State verification review (big stakes file audit) this week. Hopefuly I can start getting my lunch time routine in. Wife is back home so that should free up some time in my schedule. It looks like her parents are on the mend, mother is out of the hospital and off oxygen and father is out of ICU and into long term critical care. Watch that knee.
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() anthalynn - 2011-08-25 11:34 AM For next fall are there any HIM or mary's y'all know about and would recommend? That are in the Northwest? Steve you mentioned Boise once. I will have to look at when that race is scheduled. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Samantha, nice bike ride! Yes, you are going to do just fine in your tri. Just take it at your pace and soak in the experience. You have my dream job! Working outdoors in the mountains in a beautiful place. Paddleboarding sounds like a lot of fun. So which tri are you doing this weekend? Dennis, this one's for you....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XfHvcuCgTk. How did I know you would do the midnight ride? I'll check out the podcast...thanks for posting. Yes, gotta watch out for causing other imbalances while you compensate for the knee. Steve, sounds like the accident was pretty bad. Glad the in-laws are doing better, but sure sounds like a rough road still ahead for them. Your odd shaped volume question makes me have flashbacks to college calculus. Hope you are getting some combat pay for dealing with that violent student! Nice bike ride, sounds pretty intense. Looks like my upcoming OLY will likely not be wetsuit legal, which is fine. I can't imagine putting on a wetsuit in this heat. Forecast says we may even get a small break in the temps. Question: would it be best to do my regular group ride (30ish miles pushing the pace at times) on Saturday morning given that my OLY is on Monday, or should I give it a rest and maybe do a shorter ride on my own on Saturday? Will be traveling, doing bike check in, etc. on Sunday, so that will be a total rest day.
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I would rest Saturday. If not, just a short ride, easy spinning in the little gear. You won't lose any fitness by not working out for a couple of days, and will gain rested muscles. There is nothing you can do on Saturday training wise that will make you race better. Saturday's the day to get everything packed and ready.
I just had an idea. Does your group always ride the same route? You could always meet them half-way in your car with some Oreos and Gatorades. You'll become their favorite riding buddy in no time and it will give you something to do while not training. Just a thought. Now a couple of other things.
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I would worry about your good leg getting funky overuse for skipping 13 miles.... Unless you have been skipping 500 miles prior to the race I guess. I would go with a walk, jog as you can strat. There will be other races and you don't reallly want to sabotage the good muscles and tendons... they have been good no need to punish them. But I fully understand your process. I was walking only up to 7 weeks before my IM in 2010 due to a calf pull. I worked up to a 10 mile jog with no walking... 10 days before the IM. I was not supper enthused about the race as I knew the run would suck. I dragged a bit in transitions etc. I wouldn't take the race back, but it was an emotional rollercoaster just getting to the starting line. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hi Guys - We've been dealing with hurricane Irene here in the northeast! No internet/cable/phone for the last couple days. Had family flying in for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary, but the flights for my sisters from San Francisco and Denver both got cancelled and my brother in North Carolina decided to stay put and not take the risk. My brother from Florida, came in the day before so he was the only out-of-towner to make it. The party still went on as scheduled on Saturday as the rain, etc did not hit until late Saturday into Sunday. The party was beautiful and my parents said it really exceeded all their expectations. We had many "no-shows" but still ended up with about 120 people (out of the 170 expected). We surprised them with a slide show of many happy memories throughout the years and had some dear friends get up and honor them - it was an emotional evening! We got home around 10pm and the rain began in earnest! We emptied the basement to be on the safe side (last hurricane, we got 18" in the basement and lost tons of stuff) My daughter went to a hurricane party at a friend's house and we hoped for the best. We were lucky! Our power remained on meaning that our sump pump was able to do its job and our basement remained dry! Had 2 neighbors away on vacation and checked their houses for them in the morning - 1 had 4 FEET of water in the basement and the other had 2-3 feet of water in their basement and their power had gone out. Most of the major roads near us are under water and traffic lights are out, trees are down, many people are without power - so we were extremely lucky that all we lost was the internet/cable/house phone. On a triathlon note - The triathlon that my husband is training for had been hosting OWS events every friday in the lake and that town got hit very badly and the lake will be closed to OWS for a while. Not sure if his event will be switched to a duathlon....we shall see. Training this week - carrying boxed up from the basement and now back down to the basement.... Steve - glad to hear that your in-laws are recovering. Dennis - thanks for keeping for the posts - interesting fish bike - if it floats, I could use it to train around here! Carol and Samantha - rooting for your races!!! You're doing great - I know you'll both rock it! (main street.jpg) (millstone road.jpg) Attachments ---------------- main street.jpg (63KB - 5 downloads) millstone road.jpg (61KB - 9 downloads) |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Thanks Dennis! I kind of figured I should take it easy on Saturday, just needed someone else to say it out loud. Good points on the lists and extra sleep on Sat nt. Taking cookies to the group is a good idea...definitely make some friends that way Ceril, glad the party went well in spite of Irene. Geesh....the flooding from that is horrible. Yes, surviving and keeping your stuff from being ruined takes priority over tri training! Glad you are all OK. Steve, hope your troubled student is staying relatively calm. Samantha, you getting excited about your race? Met a friend to ride this morning and she had a rear tire flat in the garage, YAY!!! We were both so excited since neither of us has ever changed a tire. I got the wheel off fine, changed the tube out fine and inflated w/ CO2. Good to go....not.....pinch flat caused by yours truly...put a nice long slit in the tube. So Becky patched the first tube, and I changed it again. Held air....for a few minutes....and started leaking...patch didn't hold. Decided it was her turn, and third time was the charm. Got the wheel/chain back on and we were off. So we got in practice 3X over. Probably the only time we will be happy to have a flat. |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() squirt - 2011-08-30 10:37 AM pinch flat caused by yours truly Here's a trick I saw when studying changing a tube. Inflate the tube some before putting it back in the tire. This is easier on presta valves. But just blow into the valve some to give the tube its shape. that will help it not be twisted and stay in the tire better while mounting the tire. If at all possible, don't use levers for mounting the tire. You should be able to do it with your thumbs only. You might break a nail so be prepared (I enjoy taking sexist jabs at you). |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() dhwebb - 2011-08-30 11:01 AM squirt - 2011-08-30 10:37 AM pinch flat caused by yours truly You should be able to do it with your thumbs only. You might break a nail so be prepared (I enjoy taking sexist jabs at you). Ha! Yes, turnabout is fair play! I blew some air in, just not enuf. And yep, the pinch was right there where I used the lever to get that last part of the tire back under the rim. I'll try to woman up and use my hands next time |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() A small trick for getting a stubborn tire over that last part of the rim is to take bit of water... or spit, and slide it along the inside of the tire that you are trying to push over the rim and then it slides a bit easier. You basically just wet your finger run it on the inside and then it slides over. I don't use tire levers to get it in. If I am not in a race I will also look inside the rim all the way around to make sure there are no pinched areas between the tire and the rim. If the flat is due to something in the tire a good trick is to use a cotton ball and run it along the inside of the tire to see if it catches on something. You can use your finger but.... then it shows red rather than white when you catch on a bit of metal, etc. Another 1000 pounds of dirt on the archery range, starting to shape up a bit. I think another 2000 to 3000 pounds should have it close. I got in a 4 mile jog and 5 mile jog today, foot still bugging me a bit. Oh well. I am really looking forward to some Oly race reports! |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Baowolf - 2011-08-30 5:59 PM If the flat is due to something in the tire a good trick is to use a cotton ball and run it along the inside of the tire to see if it catches on something. An additional trick to this is to align the logo on your tire with the valve stem when mounting the tire. Why? So if you do find something poking through the tire, you will know where on the tube to look for a hole. This works the other way around also. If you know where the hole is in the tube, you know where to look at on the tire. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Ceril- so glad to hear you and yours are doing well in spite of all the crazy weather. I was thinkin about y'all the other day wondering if you were dealing with the storms. And I decided lugging stuff up and down stairs is good training. Dennis- thanks for the heads up on Boise HIM early bird deal. If I had the money I mightve signed up. As soon as I get moved and settled in I will start making final decisions. Steve- glad your wife is back, archery range is almost done and you are running again. All very good; sorry the foot is still giving yOu trouble. I used to shoot archery competitively when I was a kid. Super fun! Carol- how you doing? Still gettin things figured out or are you ready to go? I am excited, but don't have much time to think about it. With packing, cleaning and other lastinute stuff I am busy. I am not sure what I will wear. I need to look at Lockyer from my last try to remember what I did. Haha. . . Can't believe I don't remember. Trying to get my food stuff ironed out as well. I have enough now I just have to figure out what when. I don't remember the name of the tri, but it's in French town Montana. I got in a short swim and run today. Hopefully I can get a bike in tomorrow and something on Thursday. Carol and I are doIng our first Oly!! Woohoo!! |
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Extreme Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() One last tire trick I remembered (and just had to share). This applies mostly to mounting new tires. Sometimes they can be really tight and hard to hand mount. The tip here is to mount the tire without a tube using levers to stretch it over the last part. After doing this once or twice, reinsert the tube and you should be able to hand mount easier. Ok, enough about tires and flats. I've gotten in some nice rides and walk/runs in lately but am neglecting my swim. I'm planning on going tonight. My wife just started back night school so that has screwed up my schedule quite a bit. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Steve and Dennis, thanks for sharing the tire tips! Going to stick a cotton ball in my toolkit, and well, the spit is already packed I suppose. Samantha, I found your tri online. http://www.mtcompact.org/GCT.htm Better be careful...I read this in the bike course description: "Drafters shot on site by motorcycle patrol." I'm actually feeling more calm about the race. Just feel like I've done about all I could to prep and haven't hurt anything in the process. So now it's time for both of us to go have fun and do our best!! I got in an OCD run + a swim in this morning. Was so close to 100 running miles for the month that I couldn't resist. Very happy w/ August....biggest month for me ever.
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Carol- yeah, we are ready. And I'm gonna watch out for those gunslingers :-D. Your numbers are amazing!! My are sad. No wonder runnin is still hard for me. I hope to get my miles up as I get settled in at my new home. Any last minute tips from our friends who have done the Oly distance? |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hmmm....maybe I'll skip the Friday OWS: GRAPEVINE — Thousands of fish were found dead in Grapevine Lake on Tuesday. It's a major fish kill, with its victims lining the banks of the popular lake. Theory is that low oxygen levels force the fish up closer to the surface to breathe. Then we got a little rain on Monday that mixed the water up so the surface water wasn't as O2 rich. |
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