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How's the new bike?

Just got back from an aborted run.  My calves were so tight and I just couldn't stretch them out!  I took a long bike ride yesterday.  Does anyone know if biking could cause this?  I know you use different muscles for biking and running, and I'm just wondering if the long ride could do this. 

Anyway, I'll try my long run again tomorrow (and I'll take a day off from biking today!).

Morning my fellow tri guys and gals !  I hope you a ll have great days !

I'm going to go on my walk today, first time I've done anything exercise related since the tri last saturday. Amazing how nice it is to get a breath without struggling !

Anyway, gonna walk the route I normally run, just so I can get a feel for moving again !  Will be after lunch in a it but I look forward to it !

Good morning!

I took yesterday as a complete day off. No stretching, no walking, no yoga, nothing.

This morning I did a ride on the trainer stand. My ankle feel good; no issues there. I'll try running on it tomorrow.

Offthegrid - 2009-03-14 11:15 AM Also, I checked my weight this morning at the gym's scale, and it was 191. (never been below 190). I never weighed on that scale before, so I'm not quite sure how it compares with other scales or if it's accurate. But that was still pretty cool... But virtually all my clothes are enormous on me. Last night I was wearing pajamas that just two months ago were so tight in the legs I hated to wear them. And they were really big on me. And today I'm wearing Gap jeans that one of my ex-boyfriend's mothers gave to me "because I'm a big girl" and I was always so embarrassed that I couldn't wear them. And right now I'm not only wearing them, but they are comfortable. They pretty much fit perfectly. And I find myself picking up my pajamas, and asking myself, "did these get bigger?" It's just so surreal sometimes! But it's also soooooooooo much easier without all this junk food in the house and without someone guilting me to restaurants all the time. Well, and having all the time to work out that I want is also helping. All I can say is when I appear in divorce court, I'm gonna be darn hot. So after my bike ride, I'm going to go to some consignment shops to see if I can pick up some pants that fit. I want to lose more weight, so I don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes if I can help it. sorry for writing so much!

WOHOOOO way to go on the shrinking process (you of course)and the wellness that go with it! and no,you are not writing too much,we are the ones well,me for one,not writing enough.I love reading your daily victories,it keeps me patient on my recovery path and remembering the coolness of shedding pounds...and not going back to the 30lbs i so don't want to see back on me. You go sista!!! will catch up with you amazing people soon.

Hey Gang! I'm back! It felt so weird to not get in the workouts or log in to BT to chat but I have made it through the big bad week and it's just one more week of cruising until two weeks off for March break. I am pretty excited- we are going skiing for 2 days and then I am off to have a visit with my parents in Toronto for a few days. Mom and Dad are pretty committed to going to the gym so I know that I can probably still jump in the pool and my sister will also be up from DC so there will definitely be some running.

Had a good little spin on the trainer yesterday. I listened for music for the first hour, then got bored and played games on my ipod for the second hour. I know- not ideal but I swear that my legs were still spinning at 80-95 rpm the whole time! Looking forward to the snow melting and then of course they will need to get the gravel cleaned off the road before the road bike goes outside. I may try to get out on the mountain bike just on some of the pathways before then.

Swim was great too- I am on my last week of 0-1650 and I am absolutely shocking myself with being able to link together the lengths. Nicole and Julie, I believe you were the ones that put me onto the program- so please accept my sincere thanks. It has been a huge boost of confidence for me and my swimming. I am looking forward to doing the straight 1650 on Thursday.

Great run this morning with Linkin on the trails. With lots of snow still on the trails, it was a bit of an ankle workout but it was fun to explore and I think he had fun too- he is snoring away on the ottoman.

Cheri- sounds like you had an awesome day off! I am looking forward to Spring break which is just a week away!

Nicole- glad to hear that the ankle is feeling better- do you have access to a wobble board? How is that wrist doing these days?

Susie- thanks for all your posts- while it may not always feel like it- it sure sounds like you are winning way more than you are losing these days (well, except for the losing of pounds and inches! )  So glad to hear that you talked things out with the roomie- communication is always best- who knew she would be waking up and putting on her grumpy pants?! Congrats with the weight loss too! Did you have some success while shopping?

Alyssa- how are those new shoes treating you?

Dan- wind and hills- my two biggest nemesis- way to conquer!!!! Hope spring is coming your way soon! I know that I am keen for our snow to melt! 

Julie, Isabelle- hope you gals can get back out there soon!

Julie- hope the race weekend was fantastic! Can't wait to hear all about it!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, gang!

I own a wobble board. I use it to stretch my ankles before and after my runs. I think I need to do some stuff to strengthen my ankles but I hadn't considered that the wobble board might be useful for this.

My wrist has improved since the cortisone shot (the swelling seems to be gone) but I still get times or days where it aches.

What have you been up to this weekend?

Yep, absolutely the wobble board is a great tool for stretching but can be used for strengthening too. It's ultimately about improving your proprioception- your ability for your body to recognize its movements and make corrections where needed- ie when the ankle is turning over.

Have a look at: http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/ankle/wobble_board.htm for info and some exercises. Also great for core exercises to do push ups while holding onto the board or lunges stepping onto the board.

Also great for strenghtening would be some exer-tubing (or an old tire- guessing you have some of these around). Tie one end to something fixed and then put the other end around your foot while seated on the floor. Pull your toes toward you and repeat. You can then also rotate yourself around to then go through the lateral movements. Hope that makes sense.

Glad to hear that there are some improvements with the wrist. Did you ever find out what caused the problem to begin with?

After a busy week, it has been awesome to get outside and get my body moving this weekend. Last 5 days before a two week break...so let the countdown begin!

I've got a Fitter First with adjustable angle. Offhand, I don't remember if it's a 16" or 20" but I can measure it tonight. I usually use it at the steepest angle. I've had mine for a maybe a few years now so I don't remember where I got it.

Offthegrid - 2009-03-16 9:20 AM Well, I think the deal's just been sealed for me moving out. I have to go in to work early tomorrow, and my roomie made a big deal again about me having to get up earlier than she does. (Obviously I have to get up before her so I can use the bathroom. GRR!) If it were ME alone, I would get up at 5 a.m. so I could still go swimming before having to be to work early. But I know there's no way that would fly. I simply cannot have her getting on my case about something I have no choice over (work). I'm talking with what seems like a nice woman my age about renting a room in her house, so hopefully that will go well and I can move in there sometime soon. She also went through a divorce and is also trying to lose weight, so it actually would probably be a really good friendship for me. Um, any suggestions about gently breaking the news to roomie? I was *hoping* that we'd be pretty good training buddies, but now I am not so sure. She is a super awesome cyclist, so I could really use her help. It will be kind of a delicate balance, especially if she starts asking why I'm moving out. Unless she turns out to be happy, which would be the best outcome.

Well, in general, the truth is best. Tell her about when you need to be at work and tell her about how important it is for you to do your training before work. Talk about the issue of having to be up before her and how this seems to be developing into a major problem. Her response to this will pretty much tell you everything you need to know about if you can work it out. Also, be sure to tell her that you hope that you can continue to train together. Hopefully she'd still be up for it.

Good luck today. When's your appointment?