SWBKRUN -CLOSED DUE TO TRAINING (Page 72)

I'm thinking about bringing a trainer to the office. Often at the end of the day I still need to be in the office but I have about an hour that I don't have much to do before I go home. Would it be a bad idea to leave my extra trainer and my Mountain bike at the office? Get a 45 to an hour Mountain bike  trainner ride in before I head home? Or I might be better off to get a treadmill at the office. I sweat less on the treadmill.

Tiana

A bike and trainer is much easier to move in and out then a treadmill.  I don't know what your needs are, but depending on how much space you have and how long you'll keep it there, I'd lean towards the trainer.

^^ +1 If it's a choice between the two.  With a street tire on the Mtn Bike... those knobby tires are LOUD on the trainer.

Another vote for the rest!  Get well Linda!

PSA: Pandora Radio 80s Rock Hair Bands Channel -- FREAKIN' ROCKS!!

All the bands from my high school days rocking out my run today!  A guilty pleasure of mine, but I play a smokin' air guitar!  I'm sure some people had good laughs during my run today.

Really feeling the run lately, don't want to jinx it but I'm diggin' the groove I'm in!!

That is all.

Photography class, huh?  Sure you're not coming to run here?

I've had several people recently tell me I need fattening up or could do with a good meal etc etc...!!!

According to my reckoning I'm in good shape but I'm getting a bit paranoid that I'm wasting away or something.

I'm, heavier than Crowie but lighter than Macca! We're all about the same height.

Here's a pic from last weekend (I'm the taller one), what do you think ?

What a great father/child picture! You look perfectly fit and healthy to me.  Depending on the who it is talking I'm liable to think they're jealous of how great you do look.  Regardless, it baffles me why people feel the need to offhandedly comment on one's weight. 

I remember reading that when people start telling you you are too thin you are aonly a few pounds away from race weight.

You look fine.

Boneyard on XM is my go-to station, listening to the same music I listened to in High School.

I had people I worked with ask me if I was sick since I lost a ton of weight when I really started training.

This one's for Suzy!!! Posted on my college swim team's FB page. Love it!!

Isn't that the truth?  If everything rewarding came in the comfort zone life would be too easy. Thanks Swim Mentor!

David--I think you look very healthy.  The real question is how you feel and train at that weight?  If you're not frequently injured or tired, it's probably the place to be.  Ignore those that have no clue!

Ten days into this month and my goals for the month are pretty much shot already.  Between problems with my foot - all good now, btw - and now allegies, I can't seem to get any consistent training in.  I swam yesterday morning despite my allergies and spent the rest of the day miserable because of it.  I am supposed to run this evening, but I am thinking that may not be a good idea either at this point.   

So my question is this:  Should I just scratch the last two weeks and pick back up with my training plan and go from there, or should I try to go back a week and skip the recovery week next week since I haven't really been building a base the last two weeks anyway?  FYI, the plan is geared toward a sprint at the end of April.  The last two weeks were listed as "base" with a recovery week coming next week.  That would have me training the next four weeks in a row before another recovery week, (unless something else falls apart)?

I get this all the time in the land of Cheese, Brats and Beer.  Like was said earlier, it's usually my signal that I am starting to get close to race weight.  As long as you are not getting hurt or sick regularly, you are at the right weight.  Sometimes your body is smarter than you give it credit for....... just smile and quietly ask them if maybe they are little FAT!!!

Or buy one of these....

So cool I needed to see this today. Thanks

David- Sorry I don't have an answer to your training question.  I will have to leave that for some more experienced MGers to answer.

I do have a question for the MG as well.  I woke up with a HUGE and VISIBLE knot in my trapezius muscle (base of the neck on the shoulder, grossed out some CWers this morning). The swelling is raised at least a 1/2 inch in comparison to my other shoulder and about 2" x 3" in size . I can turn my head but the entire area is throbbing and painful to move my arms.  Do I still try to run (45 min, Z2) or give it a rest?

How much time have you really lost (missed workouts)?  If it is truly 10 days, I would back the whole thing up.  Plans build and if you've missed base time you will be starting at a volume higher than you've trained for, right?  I would play the recovery week by ear.  If you need it after those two weeks, take it.  As you can see, time off for injury/illness is way worse than time off for good behavior.

I really don't like the sounds of that thing at all.  What did you do? swim your brains out?  have you iced it?  I'm not sure about the running advice.  My inclination is if running doesn't bother it, go, but not knowing what that giant bubble is kind of makes me pause.

Hi gang--I woke up feeling 99% better today after doing zicam last night, eating a big bowl of rice porridge and sleeping 10 hours. I am taking one more day off just to get to 100% before I resume my normal workouts.

David (ATL)-in the past, I would have tried to make up yesterday's bike this morning but now, I know skipping it and moving on is the best thing for me. Then again, I only missed a day, so it certainly wasn't ten days... I also have a recovery week next week and plan on following it, might be just what my body and mind need to get back at it. Complicating things, everything is blooming early around here due to our "Sprin-ter", spring-winter..(.our niece came up with that this weekend), anyhow, my allergies are wreaking havoc. I bet I didnt help you at all.

David (AUSSIE)-last year at the peak of summer training, I got all those comments, including eating disorder ones, which were very insensitive. My response was usually to laugh it off, invite them to dinner or lunch so they could see me eat, etc. but I have to admit it sometimes bothered me, especially coming from family. I think you look great and agree with the thoughts regarding feeling strong and healthy as number one.

Christina-that sounds CRAZY. That said, there are plenty of times my shoulders (rotator cuff usually) are crazy sore from swimming, but the running motion doesn't exacerbate it, so I run anyways. Did you sleep funny or was it from swimming?

Kyla, very cool posting-btw, if this post formats with all of the correct paragraphs, I will be very happy!--thanks, John....and yes, rice porridge is Chinese AND soup! You both win.

Ha! I wish.  I have a tendency to get knots in my shoulders bc I keep stress in my shoulders and tend to do just about everything with tensed shoulders. It's a bad habit and I do try to catch myself but in periods of high stress I am more apt to get them.  I could feel some knots developing early this week and then yesterday's two sets of 16x25yds @ 10s probably put me over the edge.  This is the first time where its so big and visible but it still feels muscular.  I have iced it (and might have given myself frost bite) and will continue to do so. I'll give the run a try at home.  Hopefully some more stretching and a good warm up will help.    

We have the same thing in this area.  I've learned over the last few years I just have to suck it up and work out with the allergies going, since I feel like crud all spring.  Makes for nice snot rockets : )