kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2013 (Year 3!) - CLOSED (Page 57)

jarvy01 - 2013-01-30 6:41 AM Scott - Quinn is a wonderful name.  Are you getting excited to meet your baby girl #3?  

rizer22 - 2013-01-30 8:35 AM

Jen - Great news that you at least found the casue of all of this.  Wishing you a quick recovery.

Scott - Love the name Quinn as well.

Karen - So dedicated.  Stuck in a tiny room, under a tornado warning, and you're posting on BT!! Impressive

1:20 on the trainer this morning with some simulated hill repeats.  Been a crazy week of work again.

karen26.2 - 2013-01-30 8:25 AM We are under a tornado warning right now - crammed into a small inside room at work.

Jen, glad you have some answers. Is the damage reversible? I'll be interested to hear what works for you nutrition wise. I struggle with gi issues, but really only when racing.

I got crazy yesterday and signed up for a full marathon trail run. The day after we get back from Hawaii. Not smart, but it's a two loop course, so I'll either stop at the half, or continue on if I feel ok.

jarvy01 - 2013-01-30 10:30 AM I would like to remain on a 100% grain-free diet (most grains are off limits for me anyway).  Would doing so eventually affect the quality of my training sessions?  There are really only a handful of grains I can eat anyway.  Kelly?  Scott? 

jarvy01 - 2013-01-30 11:24 AM

Yes, it is reversible with a gluten-free diet.  It may take a couple years for the stomach to completely heal.  If you're going to have a GI problem, this is the one you want.  My sister has Crohn's Disease and she had to take medicine for life.  It is very serious.  

Ooh..a full marathon train run!  It sounds fun!  When will you be racing this?

uhcoog - 2013-01-30 10:47 AM

How are you feeling.  Everything still holding up?

ccmpsyd - 2013-01-30 12:22 PM

Jen, glad to hear you received the confirmatory diagnosis and have answers to nagging questions. Just think how much faster you will be now as your body heals

 

No bike fit today. We got snow here the other day and then it warmed up and rained a little last night. Unbeknownst to me as I drove to the fit at the crack of dawn, that the monster hill that leads to my house was a sheet of ice. I slid off the road and landed in the ditch. It was wild. I could not do a thing and my car missed the telephone pole to the left of the ditch and the downed tree to the right. The wrecker who came to pull me out could barely back up to my car because of the ice but managed to get me out 2 hours later. Someone/thing was looking over me.

Frustrating because I had been looking forward to putting my new seat and seatpost on, as my rides have been uncomfortable and I can't be seen until mid Feb. Also, last night my gears kept slipping - so I was hoping he could fix that as well. Not sure what to do because I am rather ignorant when it comes to fixing bikes.

Rushed to work for an evaluation. The attorney who insisted to be present, however, did not show. So, I had to cancel.

All in all - minor stuff in the grand scheme of things.

jarvy01 - 2013-01-30 11:30 AM I would like to remain on a 100% grain-free diet (most grains are off limits for me anyway).  Would doing so eventually affect the quality of my training sessions?  There are really only a handful of grains I can eat anyway.  Kelly?  Scott? 

rizer22 - 2013-01-30 1:04 PM

Well, good question. Per the ortho, I have no restrictions on the bike.  Felt great this morning, the 2 hr 40 minute trainer ride during the Spin Event Fundraiser, felt fine as well.

As for running, that's a different story.  I ran a 1.5 miles and 1.75 miles a week and ahalf ago, then attempted a 3 mile run just after that.  Pain at about 2 miles.  So I walked the last mile home.  I took the week off, and ran 1.8 the other day.  Felt ok.  Going to try to run again tomorrow.  Frustrating, but trying to be patient.

kaburns1214 - 2013-01-30 1:10 PM

Jeff--

I would use the bike to build back your aerobic base and worry about running once you have some base back.  Timberman is in August.  You have time and I wouldn't want to risk pushing yourself too soon with the run and causing more injury issues.  I would also look into water running.  I know its boring but its really effective (more so than ellipticals) and will allow you to engage your run specific muscles in a non-weight bearing environment. 

rizer22 - 2013-01-30 1:15 PM

Ok, I can try that!  Pool has limited hours.  Will the eliptical benefit my run as well?  Should I be biking 5 days a wekk right now?

ccmpsyd - 2013-01-30 12:22 PM

Jen, glad to hear you received the confirmatory diagnosis and have answers to nagging questions. Just think how much faster you will be now as your body heals

 

No bike fit today. We got snow here the other day and then it warmed up and rained a little last night. Unbeknownst to me as I drove to the fit at the crack of dawn, that the monster hill that leads to my house was a sheet of ice. I slid off the road and landed in the ditch. It was wild. I could not do a thing and my car missed the telephone pole to the left of the ditch and the downed tree to the right. The wrecker who came to pull me out could barely back up to my car because of the ice but managed to get me out 2 hours later. Someone/thing was looking over me.

Frustrating because I had been looking forward to putting my new seat and seatpost on, as my rides have been uncomfortable and I can't be seen until mid Feb. Also, last night my gears kept slipping - so I was hoping he could fix that as well. Not sure what to do because I am rather ignorant when it comes to fixing bikes.

Rushed to work for an evaluation. The attorney who insisted to be present, however, did not show. So, I had to cancel.

All in all - minor stuff in the grand scheme of things.

kaburns1214 - 2013-01-30 12:23 PM

Elliptical will benefit your general aerobic fitness but won't have a huge run specific benefit.  I'd rather see you on the bike than on the elliptical. 

With regard to biking, I think 5 days a week is fine, but I think you need to focus on the boring stuff (aerobic conditioning and technique rather than speed or strength).  I know intervals are fun, but they're fun because you're good at them.

kaburns1214 - 2013-01-30 12:46 PM

In this thread we've sort of skirted around the edges of this topic, but its an important one.  Most athletes are predominantly aerobic or anaerobic.  Aerobic athletes are those who can go forever and ever and but have limited top end speed.  Anaerobic athletes are those you can be fast over short distances but tend to fade quickly over longer distances.  For example and aerobic athlete is one that runs a 5K at 7:45 pace min/mile pace and a half marathon at 8:00 min/mile pace whereas an anaerobic athlete would run the 5K at 6:45 min/mile pace and the half marathon at 8:00 min/mile pace (this is an over simplification but it gives you a general idea).

When designing training plans, you need to train your weakness while maintaining your strengths.  Part of doing this is figuring out what type of athlete you are and then working to address the weakness.  One way you can determine what type of athlete you are is by testing -- things like 200/800 and 3 x 400 or 3 x 800 tests in the pool, 30 min TT, 3min/20 min, 3 x 15 min or 3 x 20 min on the bike and mile repeats, 1600/3200m tests or 3 x 15 min on the run. 

If you are aerobic, you want to look at things like adding speed, stregnth endurance and speed endurance in before volume (essentially a reverse periodization model) in you are anaerobic, you want to add in volume and aerobic conditioning (essentailly a "normal" periodization model).  Interestingly its a lot easier to build endurance with an anaerobic athlete than to build speed with an aerobic athlete. 

 

kaburns1214 - 2013-01-30 1:46 PM

In this thread we've sort of skirted around the edges of this topic, but its an important one.  Most athletes are predominantly aerobic or anaerobic.  Aerobic athletes are those who can go forever and ever and but have limited top end speed.  Anaerobic athletes are those you can be fast over short distances but tend to fade quickly over longer distances.  For example and aerobic athlete is one that runs a 5K at 7:45 pace min/mile pace and a half marathon at 8:00 min/mile pace whereas an anaerobic athlete would run the 5K at 6:45 min/mile pace and the half marathon at 8:00 min/mile pace (this is an over simplification but it gives you a general idea).

When designing training plans, you need to train your weakness while maintaining your strengths.  Part of doing this is figuring out what type of athlete you are and then working to address the weakness.  One way you can determine what type of athlete you are is by testing -- things like 200/800 and 3 x 400 or 3 x 800 tests in the pool, 30 min TT, 3min/20 min, 3 x 15 min or 3 x 20 min on the bike and mile repeats, 1600/3200m tests or 3 x 15 min on the run. 

If you are aerobic, you want to look at things like adding speed, stregnth endurance and speed endurance in before volume (essentially a reverse periodization model) in you are anaerobic, you want to add in volume and aerobic conditioning (essentailly a "normal" periodization model).  Interestingly its a lot easier to build endurance with an anaerobic athlete than to build speed with an aerobic athlete. 

 

ccmpsyd - 2013-01-30 12:22 PM

Jen, glad to hear you received the confirmatory diagnosis and have answers to nagging questions. Just think how much faster you will be now as your body heals

 

No bike fit today. We got snow here the other day and then it warmed up and rained a little last night. Unbeknownst to me as I drove to the fit at the crack of dawn, that the monster hill that leads to my house was a sheet of ice. I slid off the road and landed in the ditch. It was wild. I could not do a thing and my car missed the telephone pole to the left of the ditch and the downed tree to the right. The wrecker who came to pull me out could barely back up to my car because of the ice but managed to get me out 2 hours later. Someone/thing was looking over me.

Frustrating because I had been looking forward to putting my new seat and seatpost on, as my rides have been uncomfortable and I can't be seen until mid Feb. Also, last night my gears kept slipping - so I was hoping he could fix that as well. Not sure what to do because I am rather ignorant when it comes to fixing bikes.

Rushed to work for an evaluation. The attorney who insisted to be present, however, did not show. So, I had to cancel.

All in all - minor stuff in the grand scheme of things.