Disturbed275's Mentor Group - Closed! (Page 9)

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!

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...

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... 

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.

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????

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

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 NEAL, on the other hand... my man, you're nearing gold country! No wonder you know so much!

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.