Asphalt Junkies CLOSED AND GETTING OUR FIX (Page 49)

I get side stitches occasionally.  In fact, I started to get one around mile 10 of the half marathon.  I focused on breathing deeply and smoothly and it never developed in to a full blown stitch.  My advice is to breathe deeply when you feel one coming on.  Don't ignore the early niggles because they might take a chunk out of you.

Thank you for the suggestions.  I hope your knee feels good enough for you to do the race.

That's an awesome Mother's Day gift!

I hope you start feeling better soon.

Today I ran for the first time since the half last Sunday.  This has been a crazy week at work with late nights and I've been eating bad, have not slept enough, and haven't made the time to train much.  I felt great running today with my wife and our dog, but I developed an infection in a sensitive area this week, so my heart rate was quite elevated as I'm fighting this thing off.  It's no big deal so no worries.

I'm thinking I'll write this week off for recovery and get after it over the weekend.  We're making our first trip as a family to the lake, so I'm planning a nice ride tomorrow.  Gunstock hill, here I come.

Good luck with that deck Dirk, I feel a little guilty knowing you'll be doing something constructive while I lay on the dock Sunday.  Ok, maybe not.

Like Brenda, I have also been reading the posts and checking in. This week has been a bit messier than average. I've had headaches almost every day (but not today YAY). There was some drama at the end of the year at the preschool job I just quit, nothing to do with me, but I've been taking phone calls and trying to get the remainder of my belongings tracked down. Finally, we are having our Mother's over for dinner tonight so we'll be spending most of today preparing for that.

After all the drama and business of the week I have decided not to race tomorrow. My mind is just not in the game so to speak and time is a real issue as my husband reminded me that he has to work graduation on Sunday starting at 11:00. My training friend and I are going to head out for a longer ride this morning at a nice easy pace which sounds pretty good to me!

Best wishes to everyone racing and training this weekend!

Ha, that's funny!

First off I just wanted to wish all the Moms here a very Happy Mother's  Day. I hope you all enjoy the day and I really hope your families take care of you all . You all do so much you deserve to have a day where your family takes care of you for a change. I am looking to do that for my wife today.

I have been busy since Friday but did get some training in there yesterday. Friday night I got an extra workout having to take apart this bed/dresser furniture my son had since we got him some new furniture and it is coming next week. All I can say is that it was a workout taking it apart and getting it out. The peices were very heavy thankfully we got the mission accomplished with no injuries.

I got out on Saturday for a 90 minute ride and it was beautiful out yesterday. It was pretty windy but that seems to be the norm for me. I got a good ride in but I think I was not as hydrated as I should have been before and during the ride so the first loop around the hood I was pushing it pretty well even into the wind. The second loop not as well. I also had to reroute twice because there were two times where there were dogs running loose that I did not want any part of that. All in all it was a good ride and it has been over a week since I got to ride outdoors with the bad weather and all.

I got back home to get a run in and I really wanted to do 8 or 9 miles but I had to settle for 6 miles. When I started the run it was not so bad but miles 2 and 3 were a major struggle. I have not felt that way before doing a bike/run brick. I had to stop as my legs felt like lead, my quads were so sore. I started doing some major hydration and walking for about 5 minutes and then resumed the run. I was able to tough it out and get another 3 miles in and I actually ran well but my legs were so sore. It was kind of good this happened as it will happen eventually and better to get a feel for what you can and can't do when you are hurting. I was happy that I did not quit and that I got in those three miles when I wasn't sure I could. I think hydration was one problem and going out to hard on the bike was the other problem.

I am trying to recoup today, no training as I will be going to watch my son's soccer game today and we will try and take care of my wife today. I hope everybody has a great day and will catch up on the rest of the posts later on today.

3:05 is NOT extremely slow!!!!  It's a respectable time!!!  It's faster than my first (and only) Oly! 

Yesterday, I went out for 34 mile ride on the tri bike.  I decided to make it a shake-down ride for the Oly on June 3rd.  I wore my tri suit, favorite running socks, and planned bra.  (I forgot to to laundry, so the only bike shorts I had was my tri suit. )  I, also, put one water bottle on the bike.  I did not put the aero drink holder on the handlebars.

I warmed up with my friends for about 25 minutes in the flats and then I left them.  They were cool with it.  Total elevation gain on this ride was more than what I'll be doing in the race.  My HR was perfect!  I could have easily run 10K!

Lessons learned:  DO NOT wear those socks!  My toes went numb!  Back to the old standbys that I know work on the bike.  Put the aero bottle on the bike.  I have to slow down too much to get my bottle out of the cage.

I'll do the same thing (with the tweaks) next weekend.  Anything else I should think about doing to improve upon my test ride?

Matt congrats on finishing your Oly yesterday. I think that is a very good time, I would be very happy if I could do a 3:05 in my first Oly.

That was too funny, this guy is pretty amazing. I was very impressed with the swim.

Yea the juggling was amazing!!!

Hope everyone is havaing a good Mother's day whether U R a mother or spending time w/ ur mother or thinking of ur mother. 

Matt, that was a very good race, be proud.  3 hours is very good!

Wife completed an 8 hr timed run yesterday, she got just over 35 miles in.

My swim...well I'm figuring out what I'm doing wrong, not sure how to correct it so if ya'll have advice, please let me know.  Ya'll knnow the exercise that is called Superman I think, where U lay on the floor on your stomach and raise your arms and legs off the floor, see how tired U get...tht is me swimming, just can't last very long.

Oh my gosh!!!  Your wife is amazing!!!!

It sounds like a good test run to me.  You may want to give your transitions a little practice at least once before your race.  I run through the entire gamete of the transitions during my practice sessions: wetsuit on/off, onto the bike without socks, feet into shoes while on the bike, shoes off while riding, shoes on (no socks for the run)..........  It only takes a little bit of time but it can pay big dividends if placement is important to you.

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Matt, I wanted to give a suggestion to you and everyone else about the foggy goggles you experienced during your race yesterday.  I suggest using a little bit of shampoo on the inside of the lens.  This should be a VERY,VERY little bit, just enough to coat the lens.  I have been doing this for some time and it is pretty successful BUT you have to watch out that you don't get too much shampoo or when water gets in you'll be crying like a school girl because your eyes are burning.  Another option would be to use tearless baby shampoo.   (I use regular shampoo so I don't have to have 2 kinds in my swim bag.)

Shut the front door!!!!!!!!!!  That's amazing!!!  Congrats to her!

To really be able to help with your swim, we need a video.  If you can post one on you tube that would be great.  The same would go for everyone that would like help getting things refined a little bit.

I like pictures!  I hope others decide to post some!  Here is one of me at a time trial in March. 

Thank you.  I think I'm going to try to go without socks.  I go sans socks in sprint races with very few issues.  I'm going to do my runs without socks from now until the race.  Cycling without socks on warmish days is no big deal for me.

I do want to place high, however, I have not done an Olympic for 5 years so I'm not sure how my body is going to respond.  (I know, I know.....I said the same thing about the half marathon.)

I can't even imagine running for 8 hours! Amazing!

There is a Superman drill in the pool too. Helps with awareness of head position I think. Has anyone else ever done this drill in the pool?