Manatees Roar into the 20s! CLOSED (Page 52)

In my 2x experience with bruised ribs, nothing speeds up the healing process! It just takes time, lots of time. Heat or a combination of heat and cold may help you feel better for a while -like taken Advil, but I found that it still just takes time. Another thing to consider is whether you injured the cartilage and or ligaments that attach the ribs. There is no blood in cartilage and not much in ligaments, so they can take their own sweet time to heal and won't be helped by heat.  

This looks to be very similar to the information that I shared with the Pod earlier this week but here's the Official Endurance Nation covid-19 page.  This one is 100% shareable. Pass it along.

I'd to see the Manatees reboot and redefine the JoGo.  I am thinking of something similar to our recent JoGo Challenge but modified for different goals.  I expect many of us will have more of a Stay Healthy focus rather than a Race Prep focus.  For me, I think that consistent training will help with my mental health.  I'm not quite sure what consistent training means right now. Zwift? Yoga? TRX? Running outside? Riding outside (no bathrooms or water stops so I guess not too terribly long/far from home?).

Yesterday, Melanie challenged me, saying, "I'll keep you moving if you keep me moving!"

What are your thoughts?

I'd be for it.  Being cooped up and under extra stress, something, anything will help.

The first 5 weeks of our youth running club I wrote club workouts for our Tuesday & Friday and sent them out before Tuesday's runs so that parents that were helping out as trail sweepers for the older groups and running games for the younger groups would know what the plan was.  A week ago Thursday I stayed up late into the night and re-though everything.  The new plan has a group goal for all the youth to work up to their age in miles every week and log it on a shared group running log.  They get credit it miles for running or walking and get a 1-mile credit for every 15 minutes of other activities (i.e. gymnastics, soccer, baseball, etc.).   So this is similar to JoGo with a shared file to log each week.  The idea is to help them form run-at-home routines and to inspire and motivate each other by seeing everyone else on the group log and seeing everyone work to the group goal.

I personally am not changing anything in my plans.  I still am running 3-4 times a week and cycling 3-4 times a week.  I have only made it to the pool about two times in the last 6 months so nothing will change there.  I wanted to cut back on the runs/bikes to 2-3 days a week so I could make swimming a priority and still make start doing that with OWS.  My TSS has been bouncing from 300-500 a week and I was working on building that up to 600-700 a week.  I pretty much have to keep my run/bike where it is and add the swim in to get to the 600-700 so I may not get there with cutting back on the run/swim but if I can get to 400-600 TSS with a balanced training I will call it a win.  I will set up some Time Trials this summer.  I will probably keep them the same weeks as my tentative races so that my training plans can stay where they are.  They will keep me fit, motivated, and progressing.  Goals for USAT scores/rankings, PR's, etc. will go on hold for now.  They don't matter.  There are just milestones to keep me focused on training.  The training is what matters and I can keep that focus through TT's.  

What would you like this to look like?  Keep Moving focus page? Mindfulness page (meditation or yoga)? Strength page (swim cords/TRX/bodyweight/core)? What other ideas do you have?

I would be open to a JoGo Challenge that is adapted to our current environment. Count me in if everyone else is! 

Tom

We just made the best of what we could for vacation. At least we were able to get some time together. 

Update on the work front: our schools (and all buildings) are currently closed. In fact our key cards have been deactivated, so no one can go in. I suspect we will be getting an email this weekend from our dept director about a virtual Google Hangouts meeting for Monday. The subject: telecommuting. We will have to wait and see. 

I agree-

I'll have something ready by Monday.  This is what I am thinking for our At Home edition. Choose as many as you like:

• Keep on Moving
• Run/walk streak (1 mile per day of running or walking)
• Strength/core
• Yoga/mindfulness

Suggestions?

I'll add a Stay Hydrated tab as well.

I saw Janyne posting some meal ideas - what are you guys making these days? I LOVE to cook, and can't remember the last time I ate at a restaurant or got take out, so this is not different for me. Except I'm not going to the grocery store every week now. The fresh veggie situation will be my biggest challenge.

Anyway, the most creative things I made this week with what I had in the pantry:

I had made a veggie alfredo pasta dish one night and had about half the jar of alfredo leftover. So the next night I made alfredo soup! Mixed chicken broth with the leftover alfredo sauce and put baby potatoes in the soup (along with veggies) instead of pasta. It was really good!

Had some thin cut pork chops but already did breadcrumb-coated pan fried chops, so cut them in thin strips and made a pork stir fried rice.

And last night, I made a 'fancier' dish - beef enchiladas. I didn't have red enchilada sauce so made my own (via a recipe online) with tomato sauce, chicken broth and spices. Super good!

I pulled together a bunch of "pantry" meals that can be made with mostly staples and posted it on my training blog. I'll be getting fresh produce as well but for me, the list was a good start.

The Manatee At Home Challenge sheet is available.

• Keep Moving
• Run/Walk streak
• Strength/Core
• Yoga/Mindfulness
• Hydration

Sign up for any or all.

We start tomorrow.  I plan to post reminders at least once a week.  I also included a resources tab with some things like example swim cord workouts, free yoga sessions, etc.  Please add any ideas that you run across to that tab.