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Edited by aquagirl 2011-01-25 4:56 PM

Thanks for the advise, but I was feeling okay so I knocked off 10 miles on the treadmill.  I'll probably limit my miles for the rest of the week and do 11 on Saturday.  If my legs recover okay.

I just didn't want to miss a long run. Plus I wanted to hit that 10 mile mark, which I haven't done in about two years.

Edited by nmroach 2011-01-25 6:39 PM

Well done! And on the dreadmill too.........eeewww.
Just listen to your body for the rest of the week........... 
 

It's already 25° here!  I haven't made it up at 5 for two days now, but I didn't feel well so I was told I had to sleep.  But I feel a little better today, and it's warming up nicely, so I WILL go running outside before work this morning, and probably make up a missed swim workout after work tonight. 
I've loved spinning the last few weeks, and it's gotten better now.  All of the instructors were recertified over the weekend, so they came back to class explaining that they had not been teaching correctly, and would now be teaching in ways that will make the class more consistent with a real bike workout.  I thought my legs burned before!  No more standing sprints, no more 'popcorn' (jumps that are faster than 4 beats), no doing things without hands, and more reminders of proper pedaling technique are some of the biggest changes.

How can you stand to put in 10 miles on a treadmill?!  I get irritated after 2, it's a good day if I can make it to 5!  I'd rather just put on my Hannibal Lecter mask and head outside.

I can do both.  For my first marathon, some 8 years ago, I didn't have access to a treadmill so all miles were run outside.  But I have gotten used to the treadmill.  As long as I have my iPod full of good music.

I feel the same way!  Way to be!  I miss running....about 3 more weeks and I can run again (I have a lame-o stress fracture.)  Had to cancel not one, but two races.  $100 I'll never see again.

Aw man, getting some kind of little kid crud in our house.  Tightness in the chest, raw throat.  It's a job hazard, and it happens about every 6 weeks around here.  Anyone have a magic "get rid of the cold so you can keep swimming and ski this weekend" drug they wanna send me?

I wish I could help, but I know of no "magic" drug.  I did use the new Advil congestion medicine a few weeks back for a head cold that I had.  It worked relatively well.  Anyway, good luck and get well, Soon.

You'll get the same benefit of Advil Congestion by using a decongestant and NSAID, but for much less $.

Also, I tend to find that when I have a cold, swimming helps.  Or at least, it helps my head drain all the snot out of it.

And into the pool Chad??
Eeeewwww....

But you are  right, it DOES clear the head,
Oh looky! You are RIGHT again!! 

Am I the only one that needs to be worried about where Chad swims?

Seriously, ewwww.  Just found a benefit in OWS- can't see the snot floaters.  I am actually less snotty and more chest congestion/tightness.  Such a bummer.  Hope to make it for a quick swim tomorrow anyway....

No snot IN the pool, just on the deck.    But really, after a swim, you can do some good nose blowing to clear your head.

Also, the steam room is great for helping with congestion. 

Any thoughts on spinning this evening and then early tomorrow monring as well?  Do you think this is ok, or do I need to leave more time between?

If one is just a steady spin you should be OK. If they are both hard intervals, then maybe it's better to skip one.  

Anyone got any advice for dealing with shin splints?  Left shin toward the outside was killing me today.  I always battle them to some extent but this time around is not fun at all.

For shin splints...rest, ice, NSAID.

For icing shins, I like to freeze water in a small paper cup with a popscicle stick in it.  The small cups like one would use in the bathroom work great, since they're so small you don't have too much ice, and they also freeze pretty quickly.  You can put plastic wrap over the top of the cup, then cut a small hole and put the stick in, and the plastic wrap will support the stick until it freezes.  Then you can just peel the paper off, and you have a handle to use while icing the shins.  I've had better luck with this method than just using an ice pack, because you can also massage and be a little more spot specific with it.

Also, running on a softer surface can help.  With the weather getting better in these parts, you could run on grass and not the road.  Or even go to aqua-jogging.

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Corey, as far as spin night and then the next AM, it's fine.  YOU control what you do in class.  No reason that if one tears your legs off that you have to get them torn off again the next morning. 

Got up to swim today and discovered that my kitchen/basement had flooded from the 'fridge.  Lame.  Missed my swim window, so now my choices are swim tonight/spin tomorrow or swim/spin tomorrow.  I don't want to burn myself totally out because I am skiing on Saturday (my ski skill-set is suffering a lot this year, first time out in several years.)  I hate when life messes with my workouts!  I am such a crabby mom if I don't make it to the gym!

Okay, please feel free to e-roll your eyes at my bike questions.  I am still shopping around (would love to get my bike and have it all fitted and ready to go mid-feb.)  I have a few questions:

Do I really need STI shifters, or can that be for my big-girl bike I get in a couple of years?

How important is name brand parts?  I am looking at an aluminum bike with 24 gears but the derailleurs  are "micro shift?" I have never heard of that brand at all. I am also eyeing one with Shimano parts, and I have heard of that. 

Also, I am a semi-tall blonde, so what color would best suit me?  I kid, I kid, I don't care what color my bike is!!!  I guess I only had those two questions! 

Any tips on keeping water out of the ears while swimming, or at least getting it out after?
I'm hesitant to use earplugs, I like to be able to hear people around me.

Also, down 3 more pounds!  So close to that goal weight...only 7 pounds to go...

Swim-Ear has always worked for me and I am in all kinds of water all the time.  Doesn't prevent the water getting in there but has always dried it out nicely for me.