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full shoulder dislocation playing dodgeball.  not real conducive to swim training 9 months before MOO.  i still ran a bit and hit spin class in a sling, but I think the injury actually helped prevent me from burning myself up.  who knows, maybe it cost me a sub 11:30 though?  ya just work with the hand you are dealt.

damn dodgeball.  thats why i never played when i was in school...............or was it cuz i was never picked..............????

dont blame the sport- blame the health clubs that sullied this glorious game by replacing it purity and the kiss of the red rubber playground ball with the more insurance company friendly foam rubber ball that you need to throw 8x harder to get on velocity on.  Its not like my arm just popped out one day.  This was a few years of abuse.  You should play.  It is the sport of kings, or something.

play shmay..................my only dream is to finally be picked by a team........*sniff sniff*

good point tho on the change of the balls...kids have it so easy nowadays.  padding under recycled plastic gym equipment.....when i went thru school is was metal monkey bars with concrete under neath........you learned how to not fall off, even if the bars were scorching hot from the beat down of the sun!

dude, did we live in the same town???  that steel mill was a beyatch!

I've officially had my 2nd session with my trainer...oh, the agony.  I have officially been to the OMG I'm gonna puke stage.  Upper body is really feeling it, along with all the core stuff, but that's precisely my goal!  I have a very weak upper body and core and need to improve these (specifically the core) for my balance.

I was distracted AGAIN last week (stupid boys...sorry guys.  No offense).  And I'm still hacking up a lung, but my voice is back (I just can't sing).  I didn't get in the pool at all last week, and got in one trainer ride...pathetic, really.

Someone kick my butt, please... 

jszat - 2008-02-14 11:19 AM Its valentines day peeps. Where is the love? Hope everyone is doing well!

Here's the love, dood....

My testing has been pretty informal in the past, simply just 'today seems like a good day to try and PR the 5 miler', throw on the shoes and compare times.  However, utilizing the computrainer this winter and wanting to gauge progress/grow on the bike, I have been doing FTP testing once a month.  I think this is ok cuz I have a set focus- get better on the bike.  Outside of that, I would be reluctant to test for the sake of testing at this point of the season as I consider that I am primarily in base mode still- maintain run, skill work on swim, bike the exception so testing there.  I dont know that it makes sense in this context for me to test my run or swim until I get serious again in a few months.  I dont think its healthy to be ballz to the wall all the time if you want to stay with this long term, so there are times where testing might not be the best idea.  However, I might do some baseline benchmarks in about a month or so to get where I am at the start of the season and see progress (hopefully) over the season.  Its good for seeing whats working, whats not, etc, etc.  Just be wise when ya do it in the yearly cycle methinks.

so with joe out and me being sick last week, was wondering how everyone else is doing.  anyone got any little nagging injuries/snifflers lingering about?  are they affecting training and if so, how?

you were dodgin that bullet a few weeks ago.  hopefully you are in the clear now but being from minnesota is bad enough in itself..............

this time of year in the north sucks donkey doodoo even when not trying to train.  way to stay sane there magster!

keep plugging away.  i know you are making progress and have been working hard on your recovery, excellent job!!

which half are you doing?

so whats on everyones schedule for the day?  im going to the indoor speed skating facility here in town that has a 450 meter oval for running just outside the ice rink.  plan on doing ten miles at a gentle pace.