Eurydice79 (Magda's) Group - FULL (Page 2)

Hi! I can see your logs! I've left you an inspire I see you've got a 5k run lined up on New Years Day, thats very brave, you'll need to stay off the champers the night before!!! I'm sorry to hear your knee is playing up, take it easy this week and don't push it, just do what feels comfortable.

I wanted to be a zoo vet at one time, I did a lot of prac at various zoos, but when I graduated I got a job in a small animal clinic and discovered I really loved it!

Hi Val!

Welcome to the group! It sounds like you have a good fitness base and have a strong focus on your goals, and you have learnt what will work for you.

I can imagine you work really long hours! I do as well, I have needed to make myself become a morning person or else it just won't happen. I make the time by getting up at 5am most days. Saying that, I listen to my body, and if I'm super tired I'll give myself a day or two off training before getting back into it. Sometimes you just need to sleep!

Joining a running group is a really good idea, I think it will help you with your consistency and focus. I swim in a squad twice a week, and I find that if I consistently make those two sessions, the rest of my week falls into place. If I don't go, I kinda fall apart!

What kind of dogs do you show?

Hi Krystyna! Wow, you're a machine! Your first tri was an Olympic??? WOW!  It sounds like that knee isn't holding you back much at all And you swim 7-9 times per week??? Amazing! Chlorine must be your perfume

It sounds like you have some good, solid goals to aim for. Welcome to the team!

Hi Kate! I am also a rubbish runner LOL! Keep at it and it gets better. I trained for a 1/2 Mary earlier this year using a training program from this website, I found it very useful. Unfortunately I didn't end up running the race because I went on an overseas holiday for 1 month and the training fell apart!!! However using the program I was able to run much further that I had ever run before and I really surprised myself. My family thought I was crazy

I understand how travel would get in the way of training & eating properly. Routine is so important to me to keep me on track. Can you use the treadmills in the hotels you stay at? I did a lot of my short 1/2 Mary training runs on treadmills but the long runs I did outside on weekends.

Weight Watchers is excellent, I lost a lot of weight with it myself, just be really careful when you start doing a lot of training, my periods stopped because I just wasn't eating enough for the amount of training I was doing.

How exciting you're getting married! Yay!

Welcome to the team

Hey Lady M hope you had a great Christmas Day, It was a belter for me and my gang! I’m just keeping things ticking over this week with a few runs, blasting off all the food and drink I’m consuming! I’ll chuck a couple of spin sessions and swims in too next week and I’m getting some swim coaching from the tri chaps I train with most Tuesday s. I picked up some great training material from the course I undertook recently when I qualified as a coach, I’m afraid 40 years of bad breastroking are taking their toll! I’ve a few races planned already next year, I’ll post these up shortly.

Have a crazy day folks x

Good morning team!!! Great to hear you've all had a great Christmas! I did too, I did the traditional Polish thing at my mum's on Christmas Eve and then I hsoted the proper "English" Christmas with a turkey, ham, Christmas Cake and Christmas pudding on Christmas Day. Luckily it wasn't too hot a day either (we're in summer here!). I had all my family over (16 people) and it was the first time I'd cooked all those things, I was really pleased that they all turned out. I'll post some photos in my logs later!

I didn't exercise for 4 days in a row (Tues, Weds, Thurs & Fri) due to Christmas preparations and also because we're renovating the house and we wanted to get as much done as possible before the family came on Christmas Day. On Christmas Day & Boxing Day I ate waaay to much as is usual for most people this time of the year I think! This morning I made myself get up at 5am and go for a cycle, I covered 42k (26 miles) and feel much much better now!!!!

 Now I am off to work for the rest of the day.

Its great to hear that many of you are already back into the exercise! Keep up the good work. I will check on your logs later this weekend and see how you're all getting along! Keep up the chatting on here

Hi Val!

I too have a high stroke count, about 64 strokes to 50m. Everyone else in my (slow) lane has about 55-58. Really fast people have stroke counts below 50. I think the key is to practice reaching far forward and concentrate on pulling yourself through the water on the downstroke, the more power you can put into pulling yourself through the water, the further you'll travel per stroke, therefore reducing your stroke count. Does that make sense?

Swimming with a pull buoy will help you build upper body strength.

Saying that, I wouldn't get too caught up in numbers, even though my stroke count is much higher than everyone else in my lane, I still lead the lane most days. I think that there are other factors that contribute to speed.

I hope that helps! How has everything else been going?

jrcody - 2008-12-28 11:08 PM Our thread has been very quiet this week are we hunting rabbits? (If the younger of us do not get it think Elmer Fudd) Has everyone been able to do a at least a little maintenace fitness over the holidays?

Yes it certainly has been very quiet! I think the silly season has everyone pre-occupied. How is your training coming along?

Kate_r - 2008-12-24 5:31 PM Thanks for the welcome. I do use the treadmills where they have them and I run outside where I think it's safe. At least running means that I can keep up the training. I know what you mean about being organised though. I seem to go through chaotic periods where everything in my life clogs up work, home chores, diet and training. When the release happens it's great but I wish I could work a way round this. I'm hoping to get to goal with weight watchers next year, I have a further 25 lbs to loose if I don't do too much damage over Christmas I'd like to set some goals both for the year and the month so I can work towards them, I also need to look at the races that are coming up in the year. Is everyone else setting goals?

Yes I try to set goals all the time! Weekly, monthly etc. I've done quite a few challenges on this website too (see the Challenge forum) and that has helped keep me accountable! At the moment my main goal is a HIM in May. My weekly goals are to meet my training plan demands!

Are you looking at doing a long race in summer?

X 2 on work issues. I didn't get home until 8.30pm tonight. Long work hours really put a spanner in the works! I think the best you can do is try to get out of work on time when you can, and when you can't well so be it! Maybe have some work-out gear and a snack with you at work so you can hit the gym or pool after work???

It must be tough when its cold outside. Here we have the opposite problem - we're just setting up for a whole week of 38C (90F) so the only times when its possible to exercise is really early in the morning or really late at night!

I like Wii exercise

Is that a bike or a run?

Great goals! I need to do more core myself

Wow 7lb a month is a big weight loss! Good luck!