ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 114)

All the discussion of snow and cold weather has made it worse for us here.  You all jinxed us!!!  We are expecting something between 8 and 12 inches of snow over the next 24-36 hours.  And that's not the worst of it!!!  Monday's high is currently -5 and the low is -17 followed Tuesday by -1 for a high.  It's going to be brutal!  Maybe I'll go for an early morning run Tuesday..........NOT!!

Vero,  It sounds like a decent race overall, maybe a little better pacing could have gotten you to the finish a little quicker.  However, the cold and recent lack of persistent running probably had more to do with the increased time.  I am happy to hear you suffered no pain.  Just be careful coming back that you don't over do it too quickly.

Matt, it took a couple of looks at the post about your 5k before I picked up that you're the RD.  No thanks!  I would be skewered and put on a spit if I were to ever organize something like that.

Derek and Matt,  I was checking out your rides on TR and I don't think I am ready for that kind of sufferage.  I am doing well to complete the workouts as planned on my current plan.  I am following the TR HIM mid-volume plan but I am adding a ride if I have time......And I added a ride last night that was supposed to be moderate, but my legs today said it wasn't moderate.  Tomorrow's ride, at a glance, doesn't look very friendly either and my legs feel cooked right now, after 9 hours of rest.  I'll be looking for my payoff on Sept. 7 of this year and maybe a few other races before that.

Tony,  I'm getting a little antsy to get my training plan under way too.  I've got plenty of time to get things ready.  Of course I probably will start doing my own thing much earlier than the 20 week plan I'll end up doing.  I'll probably be ready for a HIM by April or May and try to hold a high base for an extra month and meet the plan in the middle and pick it up from there.

Oh my if I get all this tech stuff figured out it will be a miracle!

Hubby bought me a Garmin swim for Christmas. We got a deal used from another BTr. I used it for the first time yesterday and it is really cool. Keeps a swolf score and everything. It is right on with the pool distance, easy to use and read the screen. It was like a little coach on my arm telling me what I was doing. So I come home and try to upload the data to Garmin Connect and it just keeps spinning giving me the message "locating new data" or something like that but never actually finishes.

So now I've got to try to figure out the bike stuff and the swim watch. I'm not sure I have the patience..........

The snow is here. I'm going to walk these dogs before the super cold temps hit. They have been running off every single day lately! Bad boys.

Eureka, I think that was the problem! Thank you Dirk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did a little ride today, worked through the gears, pedaled a cadence everywhere from 65-100 and I had data for 45 min!  I was only going to ride for 10 or 15 min just to check it out but since I was already on and everything.........

Now on to watch #2 .

See what a snowstorm will do - watch #2 info uploaded and working!

Now someone tell me what the heck my SWOLF score means .

Ugh... marathon training has been sidelined... I am on day 8 of the FLU and it's been rough... I do seem to have a few pounds during this sickness though.

Hoping to get back on track soon.

Oh no! So sorry, rest up and get well!

Tony is correct, SWOLF is calculated by the number of strokes taken per length (not laps) and adding the time per length .  Ideally you want to take a minimal amount of strokes to maximize effort and speed.  Finding this balance is the difficulty.  If you're stroking to fast, you're wearing yourself down to quickly; If you're stroking to slowly you're over-gliding and going slower than you actually can go.

You'll get back to it.  A few workouts missed are not going to keep you from getting to where yo want to go.  As you begin to run again, don't push beyond where your body will allow but don't be afraid to push out a little bit.  For instance, if you had a 15 mile run planned, ditch that idea and run 12 or so.  back things down for a week and then get back on track.

Originally posted by Jo63 Thanks Derek I am dreaming of Mexico now with our -35 wind chil.....actually is isn't really that bad they have cancelled all sorts of things both yesterday and today I get that kids have to wait for the bus etc but Iam thing,ing after 2 weeks of Christmas break wouldn't parents rather wait in the car with theirs kid till the bus comes than have to take another day now 2 off of work I seriously think we are making a society of wimps...it's winter in Wisconsin for goodness sake!!!! Jenn sorry to hear you haven't been feeling good I have had a couple people out with it and it seems to just hang on.i hope you are feeling better soon! Tony that's awesome that you are feeling so much stronger with your biking, I also can not believe it is IM training time already! I am ready to get started only a few more weeks to go

Hubby is the school Superintendent here.... the office phone would be ringing off the hook if we had school today I am sure. There is a lot to consider when making a school closure decision. My husband gets out and drives the roads himself (in my van!!!) to check the road condition. If it is not safe for him in a van then it won't be safe for a bus full of kids. Now throw in the fact that those kids will probably not be dressed for these arctic conditions if something would  happen to leave the bus stranded. For your example, most of the children who ride the bus in our neighborhood are at the bus stop 15 min or more before the bus comes because p's have to leave for work. Just a couple of examples of why your schools may not be in session.

And x 2 Tony, exciting to see how far you've come!

Thank goodness for my at home equipment in times like this though! There really is never an excuse for me to miss a workout when I have a bike trainer, treadmill and other fitness equipment right in my basement. I will be on the trainer today. I need to do a bike test. I just did a hard strength session yesterday and I am feeling the fatigue from it today. Would it be better to wait and do the test later in the week? No, I'm not looking for excuses..........

I seems like over do it too quickly was exactly what happened. I should have eased up on that pace more. As a result of pushing it I've been so sore since the race that Sunday and part of Monday I could barely walk. It felt like I'd been doing squats all day Saturday or something.

I think the illness is slowing down the healing process quite a bit on me. I'm getting ready to head out for what was supposed to be a run with the dog, but it may just be a walk.

Last time I road after a strength training session (weekend) my legs were burning on the bike so maybe it really would be best to wait as I am more sore today than I was last time.

Originally posted by Jo63 I just checked the winter mentor group and it looks like we are live

Ooops, Ok!