bhoover10001's Group - Closed for the holidays! (Page 7)

The rule of thumb I heard was above the neck, OK to exercise.  Below the neck (bronchitis, flu, etc), take time off.  But, only you know how you feel and if exerting yourself is a good option. 

That said, if you are going to the gym, I would recommend you don't take your illness to the gym and get other people sick.

Hey, don't feel bad about posting 'too much'!  This is a conversation -- talk is good!

Training while sick:  I usually do when it's a head cold of some sort, but not if it is flu, or in my stomach, and never if I think that I'm sick BECAUSE of over-training.  If I can rearrange my plan a bit (without wrecking it) to keep it easier while I'm sick and do the harder workouts while not, then I do.  If I train once while sick and it gets worse, I stop until I'm mostly recovered.

But I haven't been sick very often, so I don't have a lot of experience here.  It certainly won't hurt you to take a couple of days off then get back to it when you are recovered.  I think that a lot of people train through sickness because they are addicted to training, not because it helps them very much.  I'm afraid I'm in that category....

This made my day.  I've had so many people tell me that I'm stupid for similarly ramping up to IM that I've started to doubt my ability to do it.  I'm so glad to see that someone else succeeded in this way.  Now, if I can just avoid burnout -- we'll see.   Maybe the one thing I have going is that I don't swim at 5:30am??

Anyway, that is a pretty awe-inspiring schedule you had there, doing another IM etc., etc., after your first.  It's hardly surprising that you burned out!  Glad to see that you're back on track now.

Question is:  how did she feel TWO days later.  Often that's when the soreness hits, especially for first-timers.

I don't have the opportunity to do spin classes, but I spend a decent amount of time on the trainer.  It helps to have a training video to motivate me -- much like that instructor in the spin class, I imagine.  Outdoors, I don't need motivation; usually I go too hard rather than too easy.

HAHAHAHAHAH I will have to keep "accidentally" double posting then, lol!

Sorry guys just now getting caught up on the posts.  Sorry to disappoint, but IMCali and IMKansas were both 70.3 races.  I did ramp up from an olympic to a 70.3 in 6 weeks with only a run background.  Never swam or biked before april of that year.  So don't worry about all those "doubters".  They can be a real drag.  If you want to do it then thats all that matters.  I think many people can ramp up to the IM in a full year.  I mean you can do about anything in a year right?  Especially if you already ran a marathon.  Don't fret, i know many people who's first tri was an ironman and trained less time than you have.

Yeah, she didn't hurt at all.  I think she was just getting used to the class and all.  We'll see next time. We were supposed to go again last night, but we had a train derailment.  By the time I got anywhere near the suburbs, it was too late.  So I went to Pub trivia night with my husband and some friends.  We lost big time but the beer was delicious!

Last spin chance at 5:30 Am tomorrow.  I will miss my Saturday class because I have Lactate Threshold testing - EEEEk!!

I am trying to "win" one on ebay, I hope I get it!  Then all I need is a bike, other than my mountain bike... haha

Rescuing us from the abyss of page TWO again!!  What does everyone have planned for the weekend? 

I have lactate threshold testing on Saturday morning at 8 am.  I am s-c-a-r-e-d.  Well, maybe moreso anxious than just scared.  Then, my normal crazy run training on Sunday (where I promise to try to track speedwork in totals).  I also have a 3 day weekend bc of President’s Day!!

Weekend:  'Long' run Saturday morning, followed by a mind-numbingly boring all day meeting.  Sunday I'm going to try swimming again.  I took a few days off because of some incipient shoulder pain, but that seems fine now, so swimming resumes on Sunday.

Good luck on the LT test. Remember to go all out. If you puke at the end you got it about right.

Hey everyone, I got my new bike yesterday!  Today I put it together and went for a 'test spin' on the trainer (outside it is freezing rain...)  It was originally going to be a P2SL, in a trade, but that fell through by mutual agreement -- I just didn't like how it fit me, and he didn't really want to trade, I think.  Instead I ended up bartering for this Orbea, which I already love.  The first time I sat on it, I knew it was the right choice.  A few minor adjustments still need doing, but I already feel like a little boy whose new shoes make him 'jump higher'.

The bike is awesome!