McFuzz's Mentor Group 2011 - CLOSED (Page 71)

Morning all!  Recovery week of training for me...yippeee!  I am proud of myself for keeping my training on track last week, given the stress of the school events.  Funeral is tomorrow so I anticipate another tough day.

So, I may have another new running buddy!  My daughters are dog magnets and if there is a stray within a two mile radius, they'll find it.  Well, they found yet another one yesterday.  I was ready to call Animal Control but then I saw him.  Big brown eyes, huge floppy ears and very similar in appearance to my best running buddy, Hairy Potter, that died from cancer a year ago February at the age of 10.  He appears to be a rhodesian ridgeback mix of some sort, just like Potter.  We may be keeping him. I'm showing my students a pic of him in class today to see if anyone knows of an owner.  If not...I'm thinking he may be ours. My other dog Lola loves him...a new playmate!  I'm just worried about the size of his paws...they are huge!  He may be a biiiiiig boy!

I had a great weekend in Ft. Lauderdale - got a short run in and went kayaking.  Steph was right, it has been gorgeous in Florida recently.  In fact, it's been so nice that I took the day off work today and, among other things, went for a bike ride!

Steph posting the hummus recipe reminds me to ask if anyone cooks with quinoa?  For the last 5 months I've eaten a mostly vegetarian diet and am always looking for easy recipes.  I'm trying to find more things to do with quinoa, so if you've got some recipes please share

Ann-Marie

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I finally got back on the workout wagon after falling off for almost a week after my HM.  I think I needed the rest though.  We had a gorgeous weekend so I got in a good run on Saturday and got some gardening done also.  I hit the gym yesterday for a swim and an easy ride on the stationary bike.  And this morning we wake up to 2”+ of snow!!  The weathermen got this so wrong.  They predicted a dusting that might stick to the grassy areas, but not on the roads.  I slid my way into work this morning and it’s still coming down – lighter but still snowing.  I really thought we were done with winter.  It is supposed to be 70* by the weekend though – we can only hope that they got that right, LOL!

So I’ve made a couple of decisions.  In thinking about my workouts, I realized that I tend to take the easy route.  I don’t mind sweating, but I don’t push myself at all so I want to try to change that a little.  One of the LRS’s is about 2 miles from my house and they do a group run on Monday nights – either 4 miles or 6.  I think I’m going to start going – I’ve talked about it before but never actually gone.  I know running in a group (or in a race) pushes me to go harder so I think it would be good for me to have a little extra motivation of running with other people.  I’ll probably wimp out of going tonight because of the snow, but I’m putting it on my schedule for next week – someone please hold me to it! 

Also, with regards to swimming – I hate doing drills but I know they’re good for me and I need to do them so I’m going to start back with those.  I did some yesterday and it went OK, but I need more practice.  Question for you guys – whenever I do kick drills with a kick board, it always bothers my lower back.  I assume I’m doing something wrong, but can’t figure out what it is.  Anyone else have this problem and can help me out?  Kick drills are the worst for me (takes me forever to get to the other end of the pool).  I know my kick needs work, but I don’t want to keep doing these if I’m making things worse instead of better.

No problem, we'll take you back any time!

So I’ve made a couple of decisions.  In thinking about my workouts, I realized that I tend to take the easy route.  I don’t mind sweating, but I don’t push myself at all so I want to try to change that a little.  One of the LRS’s is about 2 miles from my house and they do a group run on Monday nights – either 4 miles or 6.  I think I’m going to start going – I’ve talked about it before but never actually gone.  I know running in a group (or in a race) pushes me to go harder so I think it would be good for me to have a little extra motivation of running with other people.  I’ll probably wimp out of going tonight because of the snow, but I’m putting it on my schedule for next week – someone please hold me to it! 

Don't wait a week, GO TONIGHT!!   (It'll be easier next week to go back.) 

Also, with regards to swimming – I hate doing drills but I know they’re good for me and I need to do them so I’m going to start back with those.  I did some yesterday and it went OK, but I need more practice.  Question for you guys – whenever I do kick drills with a kick board, it always bothers my lower back.  I assume I’m doing something wrong, but can’t figure out what it is.  Anyone else have this problem and can help me out?  Kick drills are the worst for me (takes me forever to get to the other end of the pool).  I know my kick needs work, but I don’t want to keep doing these if I’m making things worse instead of better.

I don't use a kickboard at all.  I do my kick sets on my back mostly.  I'll do an occasional lap on my side and an occasional lap face down and just scull a little to get air when I need. 

Here's a picture of the pup!

Uhhhhhh...maybe the next post!

I would do this Josh.  Keep me posted on it if you register next year.  It looks like quite the challenge.

too cute! Looks like he's going to be a big boy.

I love puppies - in case you can't tell from my avatar

Ann-Marie

Nice puppy, hope you can keep it!!!!

We had one last year as foster parents...

I'm starting to get my schedule in shape again, since early this month when wife changed jobs, it got me all out of shape. But it looks like it's going to work now.

ran 3 miles today, not too fast but no stops at all, after that took the bike to an empty parking lot next to the house to practice some spinning drills trying to get my cadence higher.

registered to another race today, now I have some more motivation to train. (5k run + 20m bike)

and that is all.

Too cute! I'd certainly be tempted to keep him.

Did a trainer ride yesterday.  Felt a bit achy later. SIGH.

Tried water running this morning after my swim.  Seemed OK.  I have my first session with the PT tomorrow after work.  I also have an appointment with another orthopedic doc who specializes in hips and hip arthroscopy for a second opinion. I was lucky to get an appointment for this Wednesday, as someone had just canceled.  At least this time I will come armed with intelligent questions.

Must feel great to be back at it!

Say ingleshteechur, CUTE PUPPY!  We are a bit obsessed with RR's around here and debate getting one ever 6 months or so... My partner's family brought the first ones to America from South Africa in the 1900's.

Good that your short run felt ok, thats promising... right?

Hey listen now don't tease me here   I am quite serious about this thing, and there are only 45 slots per year, so be sure before you say yes.  How far away do you live from there?

Hi All,  I leave tomorrow for New Orleans for a few days of vacation - weather looks amazing! Hopefully I will get a least a couple of short runs in. I am soooo bad about missing workouts while on vacation.

Inglishteecher - cute puppy!!!!

AWWWWW .... HE'S ADORABLE!!!