Tuesday 8th Jan On This Day.......

neil donnelly · Jan 8, 2008

On This Day in 1935 in Tupelo Mississippi Elvis A Presley was born <img alt="" src="http://ickmusic.com/pics/elvis70.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"> 
I dont need to add anything else - 'nuff said 
Me today double 
Fartlek run of about 50 mins this evening followed by a 50 min swim session - mainly intervals and drills 
Have a great Tuesday and dont get All Shook Up 
Neil

Tithers · Jan 8, 2008

I have a life sized Elvis in my room...and my bulletin board is covered in this fabric: <img alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/soeur/elvisfabric.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"> 
Hell Tuesday, but I may do my tempo run instead...tempo is usually Thursday, but it's gonna storm on Thurs...lightenin'

Ella · Jan 8, 2008

About 6km on the OC2. Interesting steering!! Had my old coach behind me - we'd barely taken two strokes before she started in on me. It was awesome! I miss my coach <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> 
Ella <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

LeftRightRepeat · Jan 8, 2008

Thank you very much!!! 
Start time was 44F and foggy at my place as I dressed for a rare January run in shorts. Temperature seemed to range +5F to -10F as we rose and fell for 5.65m on this dark morning. Fortunately, there was no sun out yet or the glare from Iron Boy's, the Andyman's, and my pasty white legs might have been blinding for the M-Dawg! (The Diesel played it safe in tights.) 
Feeling my back again... Now at the base of my tailbone. Not sure if it's a consequence of a sledding accident over the holidays or the same piriformis strain just flaming up a bit lower. Either way, it hurts, and it made what should have been a fun run more of a struggle. 
Let's have a big ol' piece of pie tri-peeps!

rottensquirrel · Jan 8, 2008

Last night 4.5 miles in shorts and a long sleeve shirt. Very comfortable run with a couple of nice hills. Looking forward to 6 tonite, trading long sleeve for short sleeve. Thanks for the swimming encouragement.

Kate60 · Jan 8, 2008

Another 70F plus day here in Richmond, we may break a record. 
4 mile run/walk this morning and my first masters swim tonight. I am scared!<img alt="razz.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/razz.gif">ale: 
Hopefully I will make it through the class withiut looking like a conmplete idiot or worse running out of steam.

RoosterTail · Jan 8, 2008

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I lurked a bit on the cr boards and thought now would be a good time to join. 
this am: 10k on the treadmill, 500 yard swim.

LeftRightRepeat · Jan 8, 2008

Welcome aboard RT!! 
So... Is run/swim a brick? Seems calling anythign involving swimming a "brick" is bad karma. Maybe a "cork"?

hobey · Jan 8, 2008

Welcome rooster! 
DS has a large stuffed turtle, like a 2 yr old can ride on it large, and the shell part is Elvis fabric. 
Up in the dark this morning for 30 quality minutes with Coach Troy and Bellatrix. Cadence and pedal drills. 
Pool after work.

Thor · Jan 8, 2008

Balmy in some places (see LRR's post) this morning here north of Boston. Interesting conversations around the water cooler with the New Hampshire primary in full swing, though since I live in Mass I feel like I'm just looking in the windows at all the shoppers. With my primary not for another several weeked, I wished talk would huddle around talk of Roger Clemens. 
Rooster... welcome! What's your focus for 2008? Any big races or just the race of life? 
LRR: Damn that nerve. 
Me... 
5.65 mile run early this balmy-yet-chilly-yet-balmy-over-there-yet-chilly-in-that-air-pocket morning. Ran in shorts for second time this year. Followed immediately by... 
50 min Trainer session: 
o WU - 20 min (still reading "A Place Called Freedom" by Ken Follett) 
o 2 x 2' G(6, 7, 8, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5) 
- Pushed solid avg of 278W. And I could tell because the very last two intervals were very, very difficult to hold on to with a semblence of cadence. Good ride. Feeling it now. 
Gyrate those hips, Tri-shakers!

RoosterTail · Jan 8, 2008

I didn't consider it a brick, the swim was more of a tempo/cool down. 
Currently my A races for 2008 are a HIM in June, and possibly a marathon in the fall. Maybe Chicago or Milwaukee.

Alaska Mike · Jan 8, 2008

Time to get serious about training and posting again. 15 weeks until Boston! 
55 degrees at 5:15 am in Chicago on Jan 8th! Been setting records for the last couple of days. It was also raining, so Dave and Darryl wimped out and did the treadmill. 
Today's run was all about raising the LT. 10 min WU, then 60 min at low zone 4, about 10 beats below LT, then 20 min CD. Covered 12.2 miles, the pace during the MS was somewhere in the mid 6:50's. Took me about 20 min to get my HR up to zone 4 in the MS. I'm slower than I need to be, but I've still got time before Boston. Like I said, time to get serious. 
45 min spin on the trainer tonight and 30 min weights and core work. 
Rooster - welcome and thanks for posting. Lurking is okay, but its so much better when you just jump in. Its a pretty encouraging group. 
LRR - I haven't been reading the posts much lately, hope your injury hasn't been too long term and you get over it soon. 
Don't get all shook up tri-peeps! 
Mike

bcc594 · Jan 8, 2008

First swim in a long time today! Did 2100 meters in the 1972 Olympics Pool here in Munich. It's a great pool, and lacks the usual assortment of German-swimming-pool weirdos doing breaststroke, and diving under you with fins and a snorkel. My shoulders are going to feel it tomorrow, though. Track intervals later on tonight. We'll see if I can find a track! 
Bradley

LookiLoo · Jan 8, 2008

Unplanned rest day...my asthma reared it's ugly head last night, so I spent a good deal of the night coughing instead of sleeping. Better today, but I'm afraid of pushing it as I have a teeny bit of albuterol left - time to call the doctor! Hopefully I can get a prescription so I'll feel OK going to the pool in the morning.

MBannon · Jan 8, 2008

Welcome Rooster! Are you new to triathlons or an old pro? 
Rest day for me. Knees feel surprisingly good this morning. Perfect timing for a rest day. Maybe, just maybe, I'm on the tail end of this injury. 
Don't wear your blue suede shoes in the rain, Peeps.

Tri-Tammy · Jan 8, 2008

Today I'm breaking out the Yoga for Athletes DVD that I received for Christmas. 
Welcome Rooster! 
I hope you aren't getting sick Looki. Every single time I have had asthma issues out on a run, I've been sick within two days. Take care and call your doctor!!!

4boysmom · Jan 8, 2008

Rooster--welcome! 
Tithers--love the new photo!!! 
Tammy--which yoga DVD do you have? My coach gave me Flexible Warrior for Chrsitmas. 
I was supposed to do yoga class today, but mentally just couldn't be with people today. So, to the fishbowl for me. No creepy guy again today!!! I thought that things were coming together today. Long and strong. Good pull. Except, I logged the worst time ever for this workout. WU/CD 300, T-pace 100, 200, 300, 400, 400, 300, 200, 100. 1:07. What the hell am I doing wrong?!?!?!??! 
Forgot my garmin, but ran anyway. I think that route is somewhere around 4.5m. 38:32, with a 30sec neg split. Very enjoyable run in shorts and short sleeves!

Stitcher · Jan 8, 2008

2900 yds in the pool this morning... 
just the girls showed up. Apparently, the boys aren't coming back until after the half marathon. 
Wuss's! 
lol 
Lots of kicking drills....finding balance. 
One good main set that made me turn red.....I felt like I was glowing like a red lightstick. 
HOT water.

LookiLoo · Jan 8, 2008

Thanks Tammy - Doctor has been called, I should be able to pick up my refill this afternoon. This is typical for me this time of year, either I'm fighting a virus, or getting used to my 'fluffy' cat sleeping on my pillow with me again for warmth...bad habit for an asthmatic, I know <img alt="rolleyes.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif">

bcc594 · Jan 8, 2008

4BoysMom: I got flexible warrior for Christmas as well. I did the flexibility part of it the other day and loved it! I especially appreciated the one person she had demonstrate the exercises for the totally inflexible. That made me feel good! 
Bradley

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