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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Short swim worked on stroke, Planned a bike ride but work got a little to hectic so change of plans swim fri, long run sat, long bike sunday. Awful quite in here |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Quiet indeed. I swung through logs today and it seems that there's a few people who haven't logged in in quite some time. |
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Regular ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() It's good to hear from you guys. I'm still here, but I'm actually going away for a little while. I'm going on vacation to an internet-free location for a week, and then on a business trip for a few dates. I'll be back around June 4th. But you should all be proud of me. I have been looking into fitness while on both trips and already called the YMCA down the street from my hotel during the business portion to ensure I'll have a pass. Woot! |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Nimhendrix - 2009-05-21 10:07 PM It's good to hear from you guys. I'm still here, but I'm actually going away for a little while. I'm going on vacation to an internet-free location for a week, and then on a business trip for a few dates. I'll be back around June 4th. But you should all be proud of me. I have been looking into fitness while on both trips and already called the YMCA down the street from my hotel during the business portion to ensure I'll have a pass. Woot! Enjoy your vacation! Way to scope out the fitness options ahead of time! |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() On a similar note, I leave for Germany on business tomorrow. I'm not sure what my workout options will be. I'm sure I can still run, but biking and swimming are up in the air. The really fun part is that I have a race the day after I get back. Jet lagged racing! Woohoo! I'm not sure what my internet access will be like either. Hopefully I won't have to leave you all hanging for a week, but that may be the case. Continue to post and ask questions and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I am still here too. Went jogging 10K this morning before work. Wouououou, I can't remember the last time I did that..... Will go for a swim at lunch. I am planning a long bike ride this weekend or maybe 2. No, no Neal, not the kind of rides you are doing, a little shorter.... Nicki and Neal, good trip for both of you. |
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![]() | ![]() I've been having some great workouts. This is my "peak" training week before I start tapering for the June 6 event. I am nervous and excited about my first triathlon! AND... DRUM ROLL...I just won a mountain bike. Yeah! It was our Mayor's Fitness Challenge: ninety days of who can lose the most weight, body fat %, inches, etc. And I WON the grand prize, so I'm feeling pretty good about that! :D (I lost 11 pounds, 3.5% body fat and about 5 inches off my waist, plus inches off chest, legs, arms, hips) So not only did I get the bike, but also a one-year free pass to our City Rec Center, worth $360. Cool, huh? Even better, the mayor wants to keep doing this and also he and I talked about more bike lanes and promoting bike-to-work week. A bit of advocacy is always a good thing... |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Congrats on winning the bike, don't know how your training is going but I,m sure you'll do great in your tri. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() cmgonzalez - 2009-05-22 12:04 PM I've been having some great workouts. This is my "peak" training week before I start tapering for the June 6 event. I am nervous and excited about my first triathlon! AND... DRUM ROLL...I just won a mountain bike. Yeah! It was our Mayor's Fitness Challenge: ninety days of who can lose the most weight, body fat %, inches, etc. And I WON the grand prize, so I'm feeling pretty good about that! :D (I lost 11 pounds, 3.5% body fat and about 5 inches off my waist, plus inches off chest, legs, arms, hips) So not only did I get the bike, but also a one-year free pass to our City Rec Center, worth $360. Cool, huh? Even better, the mayor wants to keep doing this and also he and I talked about more bike lanes and promoting bike-to-work week. A bit of advocacy is always a good thing... Congrats on the bike and the pass to the rec center! That's some great progress you've made too. First tri in 2 weeks, that's exciting! Hope your training and taper goes well. Let me know if you have any questions. I can't wait to hear how it goes! |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Well, my flight leaves in a few hours. Everyone have a great weekend and week of training. Keep up the good work. I'll check in if I can. If not I'll catch up next Saturday. Later! |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() cmgonzalez - 2009-05-22 1:04 PM I've been having some great workouts. This is my "peak" training week before I start tapering for the June 6 event. I am nervous and excited about my first triathlon! AND... DRUM ROLL...I just won a mountain bike. Yeah! It was our Mayor's Fitness Challenge: ninety days of who can lose the most weight, body fat %, inches, etc. And I WON the grand prize, so I'm feeling pretty good about that! :D (I lost 11 pounds, 3.5% body fat and about 5 inches off my waist, plus inches off chest, legs, arms, hips) So not only did I get the bike, but also a one-year free pass to our City Rec Center, worth $360. Cool, huh? Even better, the mayor wants to keep doing this and also he and I talked about more bike lanes and promoting bike-to-work week. A bit of advocacy is always a good thing... SO COOL!!!!!! Well done!!! |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() All right folks - I'm in need of a helping hand... I'm really struggling with motivation. I feel heavy, slow and, well, like I have a complete lack of inertia. It's odd because I weigh less than when I started training 3 months ago, the weather is nicer (I started to run - 30 seconds at a time in icy streets in negative 19 degrees weather - FREEZING!!!), and I have friends rooting me on. And other stuff in life is going well also - hubby and i just celebrated 10 years! I really don't know what's up. It's like I have to fight against myself to get moving. I even feel angst to think of training next week. I don't want to. And yet I do. I want to want to, and I want to push myself. Geesh. I do need help. Any idea of what I am talking about here???? |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I know the feeling if you need time off take a few days and don't feel bad about it. Just enjoy and relax. Just do not let the break turn into 3 weeks or a month, just take some time regroup and then go at it. Don't sweat it everyone goes through it, I have yet to go through it in my tri training but have experienced it in powerlifting and wrestling and know it will come in my tri training but I will take time off and feel good about it, take the time you deserve it. keep it a s short as you can, refocus and drive on. |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Long run and decent ride this weekend off today and may do a brick tomorrow. |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Short swim in this morning worked on stroke and left side breathing. Legs are tired so I am going to not do anything else today. My daughter has a big soccer tournament out of town this weekend but I will squeeze what I can in hope to do a long bike tomorrow if the weather holds out |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() fungi32 - 2009-05-23 9:46 PM I know the feeling if you need time off take a few days and don't feel bad about it. Just enjoy and relax. Just do not let the break turn into 3 weeks or a month, just take some time regroup and then go at it. Don't sweat it everyone goes through it, I have yet to go through it in my tri training but have experienced it in powerlifting and wrestling and know it will come in my tri training but I will take time off and feel good about it, take the time you deserve it. keep it a s short as you can, refocus and drive on. Thank you. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Got back from a business trip late last night. Training is going well. Managed to run and bike Wednesday and I had a swim today. Will focus more on running and biking next week for my duathlon next weekend. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hi guys! I hope everyone had a great week. I got back from Germany and am now working on unpacking and packing for tomorrow's sprint tri. I will try and catch up afterwards! |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() How was the Sprint? I ran 7 k for the first time! (okay, I took walk breaks... several of them) but it felt great. My right hamstring is really sore and tight, and I was totally tired the whole day - even though I went so slowly. I hope to run again tomorrow for 3k. QUESTION: Is it okay to keep increasing my training (I'm following a really conservative run plan) even though it makes me feel so pooped? Should I be feeling better energy wise? I've been training now for 5 months, and have lost 15 lbs - but still find it hard to muster energy throughout the day... any thoughts |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Oh wow - I just got a new star - apparently I'm now a "veteran" sounds funny as I haven't even completed a triathlon yet ![]() hey Kip - just a few more posts and you'll be a veteran - post on ![]() Edited by mammaJaS 2009-05-31 9:59 PM |
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Hope to join a lake in our neighborhood to get some open water swims in and work on navigation some, sprint creeping up on me too. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() mammaJaS - 2009-05-23 7:46 PM All right folks - I'm in need of a helping hand... I'm really struggling with motivation. I feel heavy, slow and, well, like I have a complete lack of inertia. It's odd because I weigh less than when I started training 3 months ago, the weather is nicer (I started to run - 30 seconds at a time in icy streets in negative 19 degrees weather - FREEZING!!!), and I have friends rooting me on. And other stuff in life is going well also - hubby and i just celebrated 10 years! I really don't know what's up. It's like I have to fight against myself to get moving. I even feel angst to think of training next week. I don't want to. And yet I do. I want to want to, and I want to push myself. Geesh. I do need help. Any idea of what I am talking about here???? This is normal. Sometimes its easy to get stuck on a schedule and just wear yourself down. It's okay to take a few days to relax and regroup. Those few days won't hurt you in the long run. Do something you enjoy besides the training and in a few days its likely that the motivation will return. This usually happens to me a couple of times a year. I like to sit back and remember just why I am doing this. I'll take a couple of days off and then when I do get the motivation to workout I go and do it not according to some plan or timing myself or anything like that. I'll go and try to remember why I enjoy doing it and that is usually enough to get me back on track. |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() mammaJaS - 2009-05-31 9:53 PM How was the Sprint? I ran 7 k for the first time! (okay, I took walk breaks... several of them) but it felt great. My right hamstring is really sore and tight, and I was totally tired the whole day - even though I went so slowly. I hope to run again tomorrow for 3k. QUESTION: Is it okay to keep increasing my training (I'm following a really conservative run plan) even though it makes me feel so pooped? Should I be feeling better energy wise? I've been training now for 5 months, and have lost 15 lbs - but still find it hard to muster energy throughout the day... any thoughts That's probably a sign that your body needs to recover a little bit. Is your plan incorporating a recovery week, with reduced volume every 3-4 weeks? |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() mammaJaS - 2009-05-31 9:57 PM Oh wow - I just got a new star - apparently I'm now a "veteran" sounds funny as I haven't even completed a triathlon yet ![]() hey Kip - just a few more posts and you'll be a veteran - post on ![]() LOL! Don't let the stars fool you. You don't even want to know how many useless posts I've made in the challenge forum ![]() |
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Champion ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() fungi32 - 2009-06-01 1:10 PM Hope to join a lake in our neighborhood to get some open water swims in and work on navigation some, sprint creeping up on me too. That's sounds like a good idea. Sighting is always an adventure. |
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