TriAya's Group: SHUT like dog on steak, sorry! (Page 7)

MrsUSMC - 2007-12-13 4:35 PM If it makes you feel any better all last weekend, and every night since (except yesterday) I've been rearranging furniture in 3 rooms of my house too. I vote "yes" on "does it count."

x2!

I also agree that home projects, especially hauling stuff around, count towards your health!!!  I am dismantling my baby's furniture and selling it this weekend (already sold) and that makes me sad, but at the same time happy also since I am repurposing his room as an office/playroom/sewing room/guestroom and possibly mama's-leave-me-alone room!  I will be hauling stuff up and down stairs a bunch. 

However--don't forget to try to fit in a quick training session, just to stay focused on your goals!!

Off to the gym in a while, have to avoid the cookies I made that are staring at me.

There's a "Home Improvement" option in your training log--if you click "Edit today's log" and then scroll down, you'll see a window with Actual Sports as the heading and a drop down menu where you can select a whole bunch of different options, and then put in minutes.

I've found that section invaluable because I have very active job(s), so it's really helpful to see where I might need to make adjustments in training or take an easier day. I think the same principle applies, just as an example, if you hauled boxes all Saturday, maybe you should postpone your two-hour bike ride from Sunday morning to at least Sunday afternoon, or cut the hills out of it.

There's also a button for Meditation, which I find fascinating. I'll be putting tips on mental training in here as well from time to time (or maybe even do a long, focused post on it like I did for Recovery and will for Base) ... it seems to be one of those (very few) aspects of training where you can put a little in and get a lot out.

Once my recovery period is over, I'll be logging all sorts of stuff, just for the heck of it--I mean, it's a free service on BT, so why not use all of it, and I think some very interesting patterns might emerge that will be invaluable for my health and training.

MrsUSMC - 2007-12-13 2:35 PM If it makes you feel any better all last weekend, and every night since (except yesterday) I've been rearranging furniture in 3 rooms of my house too. I vote "yes" on "does it count."

I decorated the tree and hung up the lights, does that count? LOL

Ok I'm going home to do my run now and a bit of shopping for running gear.

Another run/walk tonight.  This time I tried run 5/walk 2.  I think this is a good combo for me.  I have actually enjoyed my past two runs...AMAZING!!!  I did my first mile in 9m07s, so I'm thrilled with that.  It's amazing how walking a little really doesn't slow you down!

I hear you guys on the home improvement stuff.  Having two little ones rarely allows me to sit down at all. 

lastcall2003 - 2007-12-14 10:32 AM I'm not sure if I dare say it out loud for fear of jinxing myself, but I think my foot is almost healed!  I have almost no pain in it this morning!!

 What GREAT news!!! 

ldatug - 2007-12-14 7:49 AM

lastcall2003 - 2007-12-14 10:32 AM I'm not sure if I dare say it out loud for fear of jinxing myself, but I think my foot is almost healed!  I have almost no pain in it this morning!!

 What GREAT news!!! 

x2!  It's been along time coming!  Be cautious, of course!!

Thanks everyone!  I'd be doing the happy dance if I wasn't afraid of injuring it again!  LOL

yep, i've had to lay off biking and running since mid november - there is a whole lot of purple going on in my training log!

Good to hear it's better. Now I want you to start running in the morning. You should start with a 5 mile warm-up followed by 5 miles of interval training . I'll be kind on the cool down, you only need to run 2 miles at your 5k pace. LOL

Seriously good to hear the healing is going in the right direction.

LOL!  I couldn't have even done that b4 I hurt my foot!

"But doctor, will I be able to complete my 12-mile run when it heals?"

Doctor: "Of course!"

"Funny, 'cause I could never do that before ..."

BTW, as I pointed out, we have some friendly lurkers 'cause we're the Cool Kids ... so if they should drop in (as some have been) and even want to avail themselves of our wisdom, let's give them a warm Manatee Welcome ...

And in a group this chatty (surprise!) some additional helpful posts sure ain't gonna raise the roof that much. Besides, some other silly mentor group seems to try to be approaching our post count (LOL, j/k if you're Mila or Sparco, ahem) ...