Tony's Xterra & Short Course Tri Group - OPEN (Page 7)

Sat - 12 mi. at marathon pace.

Sun - 1500m. swim and 45 min spin bike (recovery) This was a good recovery workout last weekend, so I'll repeat this weekend.

Mon ( I don't work Monday, so I'll count it) - 7 mi run and 3000m swim. Pyramid swim with drills for warm-up and long cool-down. Fun fun!

Ktieulie - 2013-01-19 8:44 AM hey anyone have any tricks for sore joints?

I tore my ACL (complete tear) and my MCL (partial tear) a couple of years ago! And it's pretty cold and it's acting up it's -30C up here in northern Canada that's -22F for you lovely southerners

Sore joints I can't help with. That's a serious injury...and you're still at it years later. That's awesome...

I always put heat on my quads and hammies after a long run, especially one that beat me up like the one today. It seems to help and I won't be a messed up in the morning. I just did one session of heat and I'll do another before bed tonight. I don't know what it was but my run beat me up bad today. The pace and time was ok at the end, but the last several miles were tough...oh well. That's what getting stronger is about...

Ktieulie - 2013-01-19 9:44 AM hey anyone have any tricks for sore joints?

I tore my ACL (complete tear) and my MCL (partial tear) a couple of years ago! And it's pretty cold and it's acting up it's -30C up here in northern Canada that's -22F for you lovely southerners

How do you feel about supplements?  I have slight elbow tendonitis and I was so desperate I decided to try anything!  A BTer suggested ?"glucosamine chondroitin with msm" so I've started taking that daily.  You can google it as google will explain better than me, but it's supposed to help with joints and that.  I bet you could find deals at your local pharmacy.  At one place I happened to find a buy one get one free deal which also came with a couple coupons, and then at a different location a couple weeks later I saw another buy one bottle get one free.  I never know if these supplements actually help, but I figure it doesn't hurt!!  Just something to look into.  I give my disclaimer I am no doctor so proceed at your own risk

michgirlsk - 2013-01-20 7:27 PM

Ktieulie - 2013-01-19 9:44 AM hey anyone have any tricks for sore joints?

I tore my ACL (complete tear) and my MCL (partial tear) a couple of years ago! And it's pretty cold and it's acting up it's -30C up here in northern Canada that's -22F for you lovely southerners

How do you feel about supplements?  I have slight elbow tendonitis and I was so desperate I decided to try anything!  A BTer suggested ?"glucosamine chondroitin with msm" so I've started taking that daily.  You can google it as google will explain better than me, but it's supposed to help with joints and that.  I bet you could find deals at your local pharmacy.  At one place I happened to find a buy one get one free deal which also came with a couple coupons, and then at a different location a couple weeks later I saw another buy one bottle get one free.  I never know if these supplements actually help, but I figure it doesn't hurt!!  Just something to look into.  I give my disclaimer I am no doctor so proceed at your own risk

Agreed.  No doctor, but have seen (and personally used) that combination typically referred to as "triple threat".  It seems to work for joint and ligament issues.  Weather its just the placebo affect or not; who knows.  But if it works it works! 

seems that way!  Well....that, and I'm finally getting used to the weight lifting and recovering from it a bit quicker.  I've got another 2 1/2 hours on the trainer today.  I'm supposed to do 3x40' intervals at around 80%.  If I'm recovering better I should be able to do this, but it will be tough!

2 1/2 hours on the trainer. I respect that...I was mind numbingly bored after 50 min on the spin bike today. I tried listening to news podcasts and music...You are brave sir...

But seriously...do you have a way of keeping yourself from insanity when on the long trainer sessions? I think i have several in my future. 

Yep, what Brian said.  Best way to break up long times on the trainer is to do a more structured workout then just spinning.  Then just focus on each interval at a time, before you know it the time is up! 

If I'm doing something less intense (<80%), I'll just throw on a good action / military movie and go at it.  If it's higher intensity intervals I'll put some good music on or watch a Sufferfest video.  

Thanks for the advice on trainer rides, guys. I'll figure something out.

Chilly AM run of 3 miles today (cut from 4). It was indeed a day to develop a smidge of mental toughness. Brrrr... 3000m swim after work.

You brave! Way too cold to be out today!

You are one busy person. Sounds like a blast though!

Rest day for me. I have a lot of life to do.

- Joel

Blanda - 2013-01-24 1:37 AM I rode with a strong MTBer at lunch today and she killed me. I'm exhausted. No run tonight. Hot dang, that was tough. Crashed twice, and my hands hurt from the death grip I had on my bars. This was not traipsing through the hills run. That stuff I'm used to. This was training. She had me doing sprints and laps. I didn't even know I could do that stuff! I cannot wait to lay in fetal position after dinner.

Tomorrow is rest day. I have lots of life to do too, Joel!

Keep riding with her!  You'll get fast quick!

My workouts still suck!  I've been having a heck of time getting through them.  Just trying to stick with this and put in the time.  Failure is completly burning me out though. 

I've got a tough pyramid swim and a Kettle Bell workout tonight, then can look forward to a rest day.  Saturday will be my toughest day this week.  I've got to try and fit in a swim, bike, and a run for a total of 3:15 hours.  I have to fit that in somewhere between taking my dog to the vet, going to the hardware store, and starting my basement pain cave project!

michgirlsk - 2013-01-24 9:13 AM So today at the gym I saw someone wearing an xterra torn shirt triathlon t-shirt... I was thinking I wanna do that!

Do it! I'm doing Last Stand in May.