H&F Randoms

[itsme]

I haven't been around much because I didn't have any goals or motivation to do anything but slog through workouts and try not to talk myself out of doing them.  I was watching a documentary about the 2017 CF Games and H walked in and said, "Oooh, you're getting motivated?  I think it might be a good time to tell you, you've lost muscle."  *sigh*  I know and it was confirmed during my last body comp test.  I could take it as a dick thing to say (which he didn't mean it that way at all but I lovingly gave him crap for it anyway) or I could use that as it being time to get my sh*t back together.  So today I will start adding additional lifting to my regular routine and hopefully build back what I lost.  I'm actually excited to start and this program shouldn't take me hours each day like the last one I did.       

[itsme]

H also told me I look really good with muscle which blew my mind. This is coming from the guy who wasn't a fan of muscle women but he said he's changed his mind on that way of thinking.

[cinco]

It's completely normal to go through those times where we have no motivation! Props to you for getting back at it!

[wawa]

Yay for regaining motivation!

The pool this morning was NINETY TWO DEGREES. 92. it was not pleasant. So gross and warm. Still did my workout. Fast intervals and all. So many moments of "ugh, must I?" and then I just went and did it anyway. yay!

I have a metric century this sunday for which I am wildly unprepared. Should be really pretty, but it's gonna huuuuuuurt. I can't decide what I want to do about my long run. Just do it as usual the day before because it's going to hurt no matter what I do? Or give myself a day off? I'd do it friday, but won't have a window I can squeeze it in.

(eta - probably worth noting my "long" run is not that long.  I'm only training for an oly/10k)

[wambam]

I did a vicious assault bike workout last night. 15-12-9 calories with 1 min in between, 5 rounds. It sounded so simple and not hard, but it was roooooough!

[lilypad1126]

I have exactly zero motivation. Ever since my failed race last month, I have no idea what to do with myself. Work has been crazy busy, though hopefully it's going to slow down and I just don't have time right now to focus on fitness. And I have no races scheduled, so I'm just getting by with random 3-4 mile runs once, maybe twice, a week. And it's a struggle to do even that much.

I'm hoping that if I can just get through August, even if I barely run the rest of this month, my motivation will find me again in September. Because that can happen, right??

[sadlebred]

I'm going through the August doldrums as well. I get burned out around this time of year til the excitement of cyclocross starts after Labor Day. I'm trying to stay focused. If I don't want to do my intervals that day I still ride but do what I want or go mountain biking. It sounds like a bunch of us are in a slump.

[CallingAllAngels]

Aug 15, 2018 7:32:25 GMT -5 wawa said:

The pool this morning was NINETY TWO DEGREES. 92. it was not pleasant. So gross and warm. Still did my workout. Fast intervals and all. So many moments of "ugh, must I?" and then I just went and did it anyway. yay!

My pool was really warm this morning too.  I don't know the exact temp, but it's usually nice and cool in the morning but today it was like getting in a bathtub.  The air temp in the natatorium was warmer than usual, as well.  My swim was so slow. My body doesn't like heat.  

[mrshandy]

wawa, that sounds awful. Do you have goals for the metric century? If not, then I would just do the run at an easy pace.

I'm feeling nervous about my tri this weekend. The last one sucked pretty bad. I know I'm better trained now and I won't have to deal with the cold rain. But my vacation threw me off my game. My swim is still lackluster and I feel undertrained on hills which there will certainly will be on this course.

[jade]

I got a fancy hydration pack yesterday and I am way too excited about it. So many pockets!

I am eyeing adult swimming lessons at the Y for this fall after race season is over. H thinks he can teach me but we tried that once and I just can't seem to listen to his advice .

[itsme]

Aug 15, 2018 7:32:25 GMT -5 wawa said:

Yay for regaining motivation!

The pool this morning was NINETY TWO DEGREES. 92. it was not pleasant. So gross and warm. Still did my workout. Fast intervals and all. So many moments of "ugh, must I?" and then I just went and did it anyway. yay!

I have a metric century this sunday for which I am wildly unprepared. Should be really pretty, but it's gonna huuuuuuurt. I can't decide what I want to do about my long run. Just do it as usual the day before because it's going to hurt no matter what I do? Or give myself a day off? I'd do it friday, but won't have a window I can squeeze it in.

(eta - probably worth noting my "long" run is not that long.  I'm only training for an oly/10k)

Well, since the long run isn't that long, I'd do it.  And 92* pool, eww.  

[itsme]

Aug 15, 2018 10:35:49 GMT -5 jade said:

I got a fancy hydration pack yesterday and I am way too excited about it. So many pockets!

I am eyeing adult swimming lessons at the Y for this fall after race season is over. H thinks he can teach me but we tried that once and I just can't seem to listen to his advice .

Which one did you get?

[itsme]

Aug 15, 2018 7:45:26 GMT -5 wambam said:

I did a vicious assault bike workout last night. 15-12-9 calories with 1 min in between, 5 rounds. It sounded so simple and not hard, but it was roooooough!

It does NOT sound simple.  I hate that thing.

[jade]

Aug 15, 2018 10:44:52 GMT -5 itsme said:

Aug 15, 2018 10:35:49 GMT -5 jade said:

I got a fancy hydration pack yesterday and I am way too excited about it. So many pockets!

I am eyeing adult swimming lessons at the Y for this fall after race season is over. H thinks he can teach me but we tried that once and I just can't seem to listen to his advice .

Which one did you get?

I got the ultimate direction adventure vesta.  Yay for running club discount at the LRS.

[wambam]

Aug 15, 2018 10:45:34 GMT -5 itsme said:

Aug 15, 2018 7:45:26 GMT -5 wambam said:

I did a vicious assault bike workout last night. 15-12-9 calories with 1 min in between, 5 rounds. It sounded so simple and not hard, but it was roooooough!

It does NOT sound simple.  I hate that thing.

180cals on that damn thing is a LOT

[itsme]

Aug 15, 2018 10:51:36 GMT -5 wambam said:

Aug 15, 2018 10:45:34 GMT -5 itsme said:

It does NOT sound simple.  I hate that thing.

180cals on that damn thing is a LOT

[labbie]

Aug 15, 2018 10:47:25 GMT -5 jade said:

Aug 15, 2018 10:44:52 GMT -5 itsme said:

Which one did you get?

I got the ultimate direction adventure vesta.  Yay for running club discount at the LRS.

I love my UD adventure vesta! I may have a vest/hydration pack addiction as it was the 3rd one I've bought, but they all seem good for different purposes. 

[wawa]

Aug 15, 2018 8:31:32 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

wawa, that sounds awful. Do you have goals for the metric century? If not, then I would just do the run at an easy pace.

I'm feeling nervous about my tri this weekend. The last one sucked pretty bad. I know I'm better trained now and I won't have to deal with the cold rain. But my vacation threw me off my game. My swim is still lackluster and I feel undertrained on hills which there will certainly will be on this course.

Goals. Lol. A GOAL: Don't cry. I've not riden more than 20 miles since April.

I'm sure you'll FSU!

[wawa]

Aug 15, 2018 14:25:54 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

Aug 15, 2018 11:23:02 GMT -5 wawa said:

Goals. Lol. A GOAL: Don't cry. I've not riden more than 20 miles since April.

I'm sure you'll FSU!

Which metric are you doing again? Is it Covered Bridges? Because if it is, you may want to take some biofreeze with you on the ride. 

*Sigh*. Yes. It's gonna hurt. Doesn't have the climb of the full century, but plenty of rolling. Oh well. Bike training as been spotty and short but I'm still going to enjoy spending a day on two wheels.

[sadlebred]

@vtcupcake That is great news! At least your DH knows what he can do about the rest!!

[wawa]

Mostly cheers and a tsk tsk for mr. Cupcake!

[chw57]

Our air quality is HORRIBLE right now because of wildfires. They cancelled kids soccer the last 2 days so I cancelled my track workout this morning... hoping to get out there tomorrow.

[MrsE]

I feel ya. I’ve been reading, but not posting much lately. I can’t remember the last time I trained for something since I stopped racing a few years ago and posting about my prenatal workout videos and modified workouts right now feels kind of silly to me. Anyway, we’ve all been there.

[MrsE]

Aug 15, 2018 10:35:49 GMT -5 jade said:

I got a fancy hydration pack yesterday and I am way too excited about it. So many pockets!

I am eyeing adult swimming lessons at the Y for this fall after race season is over. H thinks he can teach me but we tried that once and I just can't seem to listen to his advice .

I took 2 different adult swim classes at the local rec center a couple years ago and loved them! Do it!!

[Wines Not Whines]

One of my friends is doing the Trans-Rockies ultra race right now, and his photos are amazing! It looks like so much fun. And also exhausting (running 20+ miles up mountains at high altitude every day for 6 days).

[al320]

Had a chat with my coach about my full. This stupid injury messed up all my plans. So this full is just to celebrate being able to run. no goal.

I just registered for a spring full. That will have goals.

My back has been oddly bugging me, on and off, for a few weeks. It seemed to act up when i did pull sets. Then i thought it was menstrual cramps. Then i thought it was gas or some other digestive problem. Well i mentioned it to my PT and he checked me out and it's my QL muscle. It's not bad, he said, but ill be lacrosse balling and not pulling for a while.*


*i hate pull sets. So, yay.

[ktzmoh]

I’m so damned tired. It’s been a long marathon-into-tri season(s). I’m just trying to survive these last two weeks before I can taper for my main tri for the year

[brooke77]

Marathon training runger has set in and I still have about 11 weeks left of training! I’m hoping to keep it in check because I still have a couple pregnancy pounds to lose.

[irene adler]

I would seriously consider a DNS on my half this Saturday (which will be a complete Hail Mary), except the swag is genuinely very nice and I would like to earn that.

There’s lots of people to dump buckets of water over your head on the course, so that’s a silver lining

[osulori]

I want to eat all.the.food. Thanks, rainy early morning 6 miler!

Also now that my IUD is out, my thoughts go back and forth between being terrified (since this means we are no longer preventing pregnancy), wondering if it'll affect my running at all, and hoping the weight I gained while on it comes off.