[katholeenie]

<p>Morning!</p>
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<p>Core & arm stuff and 3 on the tm. F-ing cold out this morning. Stupid wind chill.</p>

 

[gatorbob]

Stay warm, Kath.<br><br>
I had a nice tempo run on the TM yesterday. I'll hit the gym tonight for a little lifting and an easy TM run...

 

[Litchfield Hills]

<p>4 sleasy miles...  nothing much else going on....</p>

 

[Runninlaw]

<p>Bah.  I haven't done a damn thing all week.  Calf hurt early in the week; super busy yesterday and this morning I woke up with a whopper cold.  Rather than getting up at 4:30, I opted to sleep.  Of course I have 2 different events to attend tonight, so no running or cycling then either. </p>
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<p>It was -11 when I woke up.  They say with the wind chills it is -30 out there.  Yeah, I'm done with this crap.  (yup, I'm kinda cranky this morning - sorry!).  <span><img alt="rolleyes.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>

 

[BigGahoona]

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<p>Nothing yet today and nothing really planned.  Felt really carppy last night - I went to bed at 9 pm and was certain I was going to wake up in the middle of the night with the puking flu.  Instead I woke up with twitchy restless legs.  argh.  I got up and did some stretching which helped. And then I slept in until 6:30.  If I feel okay later I'll go to the gym tonight. </p>
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<p>I too have had it with this cold and winter shit. It's bringing me down.</p>

 

[amichel]

<p>Score is:</p>
<p>ICE - 1</p>
<p>Amichel - ZERO</p>
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<p>Just a minor fall, but I'm sore.   Today will be an extra rest day.</p>

 

[gatorbob]

<p>I was thinking about this last night...  Yesterday I had mentioned that I wanted to run a marathon in June or July, but I was ruling out Seattle or anywhere in CA becuase those are places I'd want to take the family for a vacation, and DW can't take vacation time this Summer.  So I wanted somewhere <strong>random</strong>.  I threw out Montana and Iowa, and <strong>Moon</strong> mentioned a couple others in Utah and New Mexico.  Those seemed reasonably <strong>random</strong>, so I threw them in the Maybe pile.  But then I got to thinking...  Isn't New Mexico hot?  Who in their right mind would want to run a marathon in New Mexico in the Summer??  I haven't checked out the website for that race yet, so maybe it's up in the mountains somewhere and it won't be so bad.  But I think I'd MUCH rather run a marathon in Montana or Utah or Iowa in June or July than in New Mexico!  Sheesh!</p>

 

[gatorbob]

<p>Hugs to those of y'all feeling crappy, feeling injured, and/or dealing with insane cold temps...</p>

 

[Ailarie]

<p>Howdy, folks.</p>
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<p>I'll get anywhere from 2-4 tonight on the hamster wheel.  My left IT band is barking a little, and I want to go light on it, with the Mercedes event coming up on Sunday.  I attacked the IT band with a foam roller last night.  Hopefully that will help out.</p>
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<p>Be safe out there, folks. </p>

 

[Runninlaw]

<p><strong>Bob -</strong> I can't recall what state it is, but one of the Western states does a mid-summer marathon that starts at midnight.  Is it Nevada?  Let me think on it.  But I know one of my local friends who is doing all 50 states did it last year and I guess it was a lot of fun - and definitely one you do without family.</p>

 

[mmoonptdeux]

<p>Hi all - got in 6.4 miles in SF yesterday, 9 miles of on-foot propulsion altogether</p>
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<p>I forgot my watch, so I lugged my cell phone along with me and got to use the Handy Runner app in earnest for the first time.  Best thing is it uploads your workout to Runningahead.com in an instant.  Not so good is the course it maps out (with it being GPS, it's got similar issues in the city like my Garmin - it looks like I'm a drunken sailor out there crashing into buildings and splashing into waterways).  Also wielding a somewhat clunky cell phone (especially to check how far you are into the run) while running isn't terribly the most graceful thing around.<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Runninlaw</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72551/2-10-thursday-fitness#post_1982747"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p><strong>Bob -</strong> I can't recall what state it is, but one of the Western states does a mid-summer marathon that starts at midnight.  Is it Nevada?  Let me think on it.  But I know one of my local friends who is doing all 50 states did it last year and I guess it was a lot of fun - and definitely one you do without family.</p>
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<p>That would be the <a href="http://calicoracing.squarespace.com/et-full-moon-midnight-maratho/" target="_blank">E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon</a> - unfortunately for <strong>boB</strong>, he's already covered Nevada with the Vegas Marathon.  </p>
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<p>Actually, I wouldn't mind running this myself, since I've never raced in NV before.<br>
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<p>Hugs to the injured, sore and/or just plain a little tired, and good workouts to you all<br>
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[mmoonptdeux]

<p>You're probably right on the temps there <strong>boB.</strong></p>
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<p>I think the more solid races in terms of chances for decent weather in New Mexico are the Albuquerque Marathon in October and the Bataan Death March Marathon in March (another race I wanna' do along with the other military-based marathons one of these days)<br><br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72551/2-10-thursday-fitness#post_1982736"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>I was thinking about this last night...  Yesterday I had mentioned that I wanted to run a marathon in June or July, but I was ruling out Seattle or anywhere in CA becuase those are places I'd want to take the family for a vacation, and DW can't take vacation time this Summer.  So I wanted somewhere <strong>random</strong>.  I threw out Montana and Iowa, and <strong>Moon</strong> mentioned a couple others in Utah and New Mexico.  Those seemed reasonably <strong>random</strong>, so I threw them in the Maybe pile.  But then I got to thinking...  Isn't New Mexico hot?  Who in their right mind would want to run a marathon in New Mexico in the Summer??  I haven't checked out the website for that race yet, so maybe it's up in the mountains somewhere and it won't be so bad.  But I think I'd MUCH rather run a marathon in Montana or Utah or Iowa in June or July than in New Mexico!  Sheesh!</p>
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[phdatc]

<p>Morning!</p>
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<p>Ouchy <strong>Amichel</strong>!! </p>
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<p>I did a solid 1200m in the pool this morning.  Swimplan.com gave me a fun one!  The core of the workout was 25m easy and the 25m hard... repeat for 600m.  Tonight I'll follow up with a bit more arm and core strengthening.</p>
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<p><strong>Bob</strong> - I'd head for the mountains in summer... i think Iowa would have the potential to be hot!</p>

 

[KP]

<p>tried to run this morning but my HR was way too high so I pulled the plug.  trying to reset my vagal nerve so it will do it's damn job.</p>

 

[gatorbob]

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<p><strong>Bob</strong> - I'd head for the mountains in summer... i think Iowa would have the potential to be hot!</p>
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Good point.  It's on June 11 though, so technically it's not Summer yet.  <span><img alt="rolleyes.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span>  Last year I did the one in South Bend IN on June 6.  That was warm and <strong>really</strong> humid.  And thus unpleasant.  But I did survive.  Well, <strong>Nettie</strong> said she did the Iowa one a few years ago.  <strong>Nettie</strong>, how hot was it? </p>

 

[gatorbob]

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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>KP</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72551/2-10-thursday-fitness#post_1982771"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p> trying to reset my vagal nerve</p>
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<p>I don't know what this means, but it sounds just a little kinky.</p>

 

[runningINnyc]

<p>Morning all!   Well I slept in again, either I've been on the brink of a cold and my body is requiring the extra sleep or I'm deficient in something maybe iron.  I feel like I could sleep for 9-10-11 hrs at a time and that's not my M.O.   UGH.   At any rate, that means another post-work run and having to skip the free movie tickets we got for <a href="http://www.homethemovie.org/" target="_blank">Home </a></p>
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<p><strong>(((Amy)))</strong> - I took a nasty ice related fall last week and don't seem to be any worse for the wear, hopefully the same will apply to you<br>
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<p><strong>Bob</strong> - I'd head for the mountains in summer... i think Iowa would have the potential to be hot!</p>
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Good point.  It's on June 11 though, so technically it's not Summer yet.  <span><img alt="rolleyes.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span>  Last year I did the one in South Bend IN on June 6.  That was warm and <strong>really</strong> humid.  And thus unpleasant.  But I did survive.  Well, <strong>Nettie</strong> said she did the Iowa one a few years ago.  <strong>Nettie</strong>, how hot was it? </p>
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You can't trust the Midwest (or many other areas) for temperatures, Iowa in June is going to be hot.  Variations will be REALLY EFFING HOT to OVERLY WARM to STICKY</p>

 

[KP]

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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72551/2-10-thursday-fitness#post_1982775"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p> </p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>KP</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72551/2-10-thursday-fitness#post_1982771"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p> trying to reset my vagal nerve</p>
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<p>I don't know what this means, but it sounds just a little kinky.</p>
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The vagal (or vagus) nerve serves as a "brake" on the heart.  When it's signal isn't working or being received correctly the heart rate goes up...way up.  Like for example when I was sitting watching TV this morning it was around 100 beats per minute.  Normally it would be in the upper 40s, low 50s.  There are certain maneuvers you can do:  valsalva, diving response (dunking your head in cold water), massaging the carotid sinus...that will reset the vagus nerve and kick it in.  Not life threatening, not even that serious....just having the HR up for that long causes blood pressure to be up as well which can lead to headache, light headedness when changing from a sitting to standing position.  This happens about once a year to me.</p>

 

[Runnin-from-the-Law]

<p>Interesting about the <strong>vagal nerve thingy</strong>.  Never knew that. </p>
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<p>I agree with <strong>BigG, Mindi, Kath</strong> and anyone else that is sick of this cold.  I seriously can't take it anymore.  I am SO hoping the weather people are right and we will be in the 30's starting tomorrow for the foreseeable future.  My 20 miler on Sunday may be in the 30's, even 40.  Yipee!!!!!</p>
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<p>What's <strong>Jen</strong> been up to?</p>
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<p>i got 8 miles done on the TM this morning.  It was a really random workout, with all sorts of different paces in an effort to keep myself from going nuts from boredom.</p>

 

[duckgeek]

<p>Hey <strong>Bob</strong>, you might want to read some of <a href="http://moostronaut.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SRLopez' blog</a> for summer marathon recommendations.</p>