Asphalt Junkies Spring 2013 - Closed (Page 56)

Warren I was actually thinking about doing Timberman possibly for next year. I would like to do at least one HIM next year and do something that isn't exactly local. Timberman is definitely on my list.

Tri Indy is a no go for me and I'm one of the close Junkies! We have a family reunion in St. Lou that weekend and my mother told me about in December so I can't use the old "Oops I already have a race scheduled" excuse . Actually I really like my family and missed seeing all my cousins and their kids during the holidays (we used to all get together every Christmas) so I really don't want to miss this.

No training for me. Gracie and I went to the city to visit my sister and the new baby. First time we got to see her in person. I know all babies are tiny but at barely 5 lbs Violet is the tiniest baby I have ever seen! I was afraid to hold her!

Speaking of Patience, I tweaked my knee on Sunday when I decided it was a good idea to do my longest run in over a year on a concrete multipurpose path that is almost entirely hills then spend an hour on my knees cleaning my floors. I'm smart like that. Now I have a lovely stabbing pain in the center of my knee. The good news is my feet held up well!

If you sign up for Timberman, let me know.  Our cottage is about 3 miles from the start - it's TINY, but we may be able to house you for cheap if you're on your own!  I'll be doing the 70.3 as a Make-A-Wish racer, and I may end up doing the sprint on Saturday as a swim relayer for a Make-A-Wish team with my brother-in-law and another dad with a Wish kid.  It would be a blast to see another junkie on my "home" course!

Tri Indy is a no go for me and I'm one of the close Junkies! We have a family reunion in St. Lou that weekend and my mother told me about in December so I can't use the old "Oops I already have a race scheduled" excuse . Actually I really like my family and missed seeing all my cousins and their kids during the holidays (we used to all get together every Christmas) so I really don't want to miss this.

I can see a lot of ways to 'help' you here.  Tell me the venue and I'll come up with a way to get the party bumped....I'll be the secret service calling on behalf of the President..something about him wanting to stay there...  Or something about that family reunion...they are crazy militia people who are members of a cult and marry their cousins and are plotting to attack churches.... 

No training for me. Gracie and I went to the city to visit my sister and the new baby. First time we got to see her in person. I know all babies are tiny but at barely 5 lbs Violet is the tiniest baby I have ever seen! I was afraid to hold her!

You should have run to the city to see your sister and baby.    Just kidding.  Hey, I was a 5lb baby.  I was premature.  Or it was the pack a day smoking my Mom did...

Speaking of Patience, I tweaked my knee on Sunday when I decided it was a good idea to do my longest run in over a year on a concrete multipurpose path that is almost entirely hills then spend an hour on my knees cleaning my floors. I'm smart like that. Now I have a lovely stabbing pain in the center of my knee. The good news is my feet held up well!

Sounds like an irritation/inflammation under the kneecap.  I have the same thing right now (mild).  Running down hills is especially hard in this regard.  If you have more hilly runs coming up in the near future, turn around and run backwards down the hills.

Next time you need to clean the floors like that, can you do it standing? 

Karl sorry to hear about the cold. Take care of yourself and feel better soon so you can get back to working out.

Looks like a big storm is headed our way in the northeast. They are talking about up to 16 inches of snow in my area and even more up north. The forecast is changing by the minute though so we'll see what happens but we are going to get something come Friday night into Saturday. I may get a big workout having to shovel all that snow. I can't say I am looking forward to that.

Make the most of the storm and go out for a run at the height of the blizzard.  Preferrably at night.  For some reason during a blizzard it's never dark.  During the middle of the night it's bright enough to read by.

Some of my fondest memories are of running in blizzards.  From horizontal snow stinging the eyes such that I had to wear shop goggles, to running in merrel snow boots because the powder was 16" deep in the streets...Ah, the good old days.

But what was even more fun was going out on xc skis.  The plows would come by and leave a nice clean layer of packed snow behind...the side streets would maintain a layer of hard packed snow all winter long.  This was perfect for xc skiing on.  I could go right in the middle of the streets and book it for miles through the neighborhoods!

Make the most of the storm and go out for a run at the height of the blizzard.  Preferrably at night.  For some reason during a blizzard it's never dark.  During the middle of the night it's bright enough to read by.

Some of my fondest memories are of running in blizzards.  From horizontal snow stinging the eyes such that I had to wear shop goggles, to running in merrel snow boots because the powder was 16" deep in the streets...Ah, the good old days.

But what was even more fun was going out on xc skis.  The plows would come by and leave a nice clean layer of packed snow behind...the side streets would maintain a layer of hard packed snow all winter long.  This was perfect for xc skiing on.  I could go right in the middle of the streets and book it for miles through the neighborhoods!

This is awesome.  I am SOOO looking forward to running Sat. morning.  We're scheduled to get 20+ inches, so this will be a great "run".  Might do it snow shoes though.  Can't wait to see the Garmin data on that one!

Wow, there's hope for me - I have something in common with Jeff!  I was a super premie, and back in the day when the medical technology wasn't as good at rescuing babies born so early.  I was just under 2 pounds, and they told my mom to enjoy me as the doctors were pretty certain I wouldn't make it.  I think I'm her favorite of the 6 of us to this day due to that bond.

Warren, that sounds awesome!  I might ask you to invite me to stay with you for Timberman some year (not this year though).  It would be pretty awesome to load up my transition bag and ride the bike to the race.

Make the most of the storm and go out for a run at the height of the blizzard.  Preferrably at night.  For some reason during a blizzard it's never dark.  During the middle of the night it's bright enough to read by.

Some of my fondest memories are of running in blizzards.  From horizontal snow stinging the eyes such that I had to wear shop goggles, to running in merrel snow boots because the powder was 16" deep in the streets...Ah, the good old days.

But what was even more fun was going out on xc skis.  The plows would come by and leave a nice clean layer of packed snow behind...the side streets would maintain a layer of hard packed snow all winter long.  This was perfect for xc skiing on.  I could go right in the middle of the streets and book it for miles through the neighborhoods!

Jeff I am looking forward to getting a run in the snow this weekend but I may pass on the Friday night blizzard run. The potential 60 mph wind gusts just don't sound appealing to me however I do have a short bike workout on Friday evening scheduled maybe I'll make it a short bike/run brick. I agree there is something very cool about running in the snow at night.

David and Tony, sorry ya'll have not swim and i haven't either and it looks like next week  is out too.

Jeff, when I USED to go to the gym and work legs...oh I miss the days..... anyway I would do leg extensions every leg say but I would also add that when you are doing them do a set with toes pointed out as the video shows then do a set with the toes pointed towards eatch other at about  45 degree point the another set with the toes pointed out.  i would do 2 sets each for a total of 6.  Also I would never go heavy and keep the weight very controlled, not bouncing at the bottom and if you are feeling really strong, stop and flex it at the top for a count of 2. ..lol Ya'll please do not do sets of 4 or 6 reps...

I really do appreciate this point. Just this morning I had two folks tell me that they just can't recover the way they used to and it's because they are getting older. They are both in their early 40's and one didn't get active until her late 30's. I asked her if she ever pushed her body like this in her early 20's or early 30's - her reply was no. I couldn't help but pass this infomration along to her.

Umm?  Excuse me!  And what is wrong with being in your early 40's?  I am not old!  Warren and Jeff are old.  Very old!  I am quite young at 43. 

I can't really say if I recover any better now or at a younger age because I didn't beat myself up like I do now.  When I was in my late 20's and early 30's I power lifted but I don't think I trashed myself the way I do today.