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Jason-I think I agree....I'd rather be hot than cold when out training.  In the heat you can always stop or slow way down in response to the heat.  When you get cold on the bike the only real solution is to get inside and warm up.

Pretty good brick workout for me this evening. An hour on the bike with 30 minutes of intervals. Legs felt surprisingly good on my run.

randy 

Jimmy, I hope your brother gets well soon. I'm sorry to hear about the bleed, those are no joke. Best wishes from me!

I was planning on doing a 40 minute bike around where I work followed by a 20 minute run, but it started raining pretty hard so I had to use the indoor equipment at the fitness center. I was tempted not to do anything at all since I was so bummed by the weather. Luckily I ate about a 1000 calorie lunch, so that gave me extra incentive to at least burn some calories. I still have a weight loss goal of 19 more pounds (should put me around 180lbs) by my October Olympic race and I didn't want to thwart that at all. So I'm glad I did it, but man I hate stationary bikes and treadmills!!!

-Nate

Nice work Jim.. Hope your brother is doing better.

Randy

Sorry to hear about the miserable ride, Jason.  Now, let's see that pic!

I had a great day yesterday.  Couldn't log in to report, though, as a thunderstorm took out internet here.  I started feeling better (and I feel totally normal this morning).  I visited a doctor.  (New guy, for me.  I lost confidence in my previous doctor, and whether that loss was justified or not, it meant that I had to move on.)  He was highly recommended by my neighbor (very fast runner, also has diverticulosis, and is a PA) and although he isn't taking new patients, he took me after a good word from my neighbor.  Apparently he keeps his practice very small so he can spend time with patients.  I had never heard of such a thing!  He is also a runner himself.  Anyway, he was great.  Bottom line:  he thinks that the Brevard ER experience was much ado about very little.  I was beginning to think the same, and having him confirm it was good to hear.  He said that the renal failure was probably real, but there's no reason to think it will happen again.

He gave me some really great advice about dealing with nutrition on long runs and bikes, and gave me the green light to try it out this weekend.  So I will!  I'm planning a ride on Sunday.

Have a great day everyone.  I'm on cloud 9.  I'm watching kids and working all day.  I'll probably swim (easy) with the kids later.

Great news! Glad to hear you're feeling better.

Michael-that is good news.  Hopefully, you have turned the corner!

Jamie/Nate-good luck this weekend!  Anyone else racing?

I'm headed to Tuscaloosa this afternoon to drop son off for college. Roll Tide!  He checks into his dorm tomorrow morning and will have about 9-10 days of preseason XC training before classes start.  He has had a detailed workout schedule to follow all Summer and is anxious to get together with the team.  Not as emotional an ordeal for us with him going away since he has been a boarding student in HS since 9th grade.  Still had our share of drama this week as he seemed more focused on spending time with his girlfriend than getting everything in order to leave.  Hoping to get to Tuscaloosa for a couple of Fall meets and maybe a football game. 

Will check in as I can.

Randy

Michael-glad to hear you more optimistic about the new doctor, hopefully it works out better than with the last one.

Randy-have fun seeing the kid off! I remember going off to school, those were the days...

I got an hour swim in this morning, which felt really good. I am going to take it east today and tomorrow, in anticipation of the race Sunday, although I'm trying to decide whether or not to run tomorrow morning with my usual running group. It's awful tempting...

Rene,

Dr. Girlfriend says:

Hope you can get it figured out, Rene. Good luck, but it sounds like it may not be wise to do more training this weekend. I know it sucks, but better to get it fixed now in the short term than to hurt yourself for a longer duration.

P.S. Dr. Girlfriend says she cant be the triathlon official Doc and that I should go back to watching tv now.:)

-Nate

Rene-funny that you mentioned this. My left elbow, right at the point of the joint, was tender early this week.  Kind of like the bone was "bruised" and tender to the touch. No swelling or red areas so not as severe as you describe.  I'm certainly not a doctor, only a very mediocre lawyer, but I would think something like acetomenaphinl/ibuprofren (I get them confused) that is good as an anti-inflammatory might help.  My elbow is fine now but I suspect it was related to a longer ride with more time in aero than I had been doing.  As long as it just seems to be limited to your elbow I would give the training a go...if it starts to bother you then bag it.  Hope it gets better.

Randy   

Despite being oh too familiar with doctors' offices, I don't have a good answer for you, Rene, but it sounds like you've gotten good advice.  The only thing I'd add is that you should probably just avoid riding in aero until you've got this sorted out.

Good luck to racers!

ETA:  I guess that was obvious.  My point was that the importance or riding in aero all the time is way overrated, IMO.

Rene-I will defer to Nate's doctor girlfriend. (By the way Nate, nice catch)  Now, if I were staying at a Holiday Inn Express it would be a different story.  Unfortunately, I am at a Fairfield Inn and not qualified to give solid medical advice at this time.

Randy  

Rene - bursitis can often look like a septic joint.  Do you have fevers/chills?  Kind of surprised if they decide it is infected and treat without then aspirating the joint.  Are you penicillin allergic?  Clindamycin is an interesting first line choice.  I definitely agree with NSAIDS and would take them scheduled for the next few days. 

Hope you have a speedy recovery. 

Rene-hope you are feeling better?  How's the elbow doing?

Well, got son moved in. Really an easy process.  Took about an hour to get him unpacked. Then a quick Target run and lunch. We were on the road headed home by 12:30pm. He is very excited about the Fall.

Jamie/Nate-good luck tomorrow!

Randy