Tuesday: Sick, stayed home all day. Barely left the couch.
Wed: Still sick. Stayed home. Went to the Mule clothing try on party. Ordered some new mule gear for this year. Came home and took it easy.
Thurs.
Felt better so got up and went in to work. Nothing huge at work today so still took it easy.
Went home and the weather seemed nice so went out on a ride with Erik. Just an hour of easy spinning. The cold wind was making me cough. This night my neck and head were very sore and tired. Maybe from coughing. My eyes hurt too.
Friday
Had to get up early for a big mouse day at work. Felt pretty crappy. Ughh. My neck and eyes hurt. Took some ibuprofen. Had a big day at work. Lots going on and helping the undergrad doesn't make it any easier. Skipped run becuase I didn't have time. Also didn't make time because I wasn't feeling great. Went and got another massage. Matt really worked my legs. I guess my IT band area is very very tight. Went home did some chores and went to bed. Erik and some of the other Mules were getting ready to leave for Clinton for the race the next day.
Sat.
Slept in. Made breakfast. Did some chores. Had a traumatic experience at the mouse house. Went on a run. Felt like crap. Everytime I had to go up a hill my whole body just revolted. Legs tired, cardio tired. Ran for ~an hour. Slow trot and some walking up hills. Not feeling good.
Rallied and jumped into pool for a little while. Did a warm up, some drills and got out. The moisture in the air was really good. Felt much better after swimming.
Had a nice evening with Megan L. Made dinner and chatted over a little wine and tea for a long time. Glad to have a chance to catch up with friends.
Sun.
Slept in. Still not feeling great. Nose will not stop being plugged up. Nose and lips are getting irritated. Keep using netty pot to clear out nose. The weather was a little cold and I really wanted to get outside to ride. Called Lisa and went to breakfast.
Around 3 rallied and went on a nice long ride by myself. The weather was good, but going into the wind I would start coughing. The same thing as running, going up hills my legs and cardio would revolt. Took the ride very easy though. Enjoyed the sights and was amazed at all the new building in the area despite this recession. The dirt roads are perfect right now. Not graded, just some slightly tacky dirt.
Came home and ate some spicy bone marrow soup. Really felt good in clearing out my sinuses. Thanks Erik for cooking.
Woke up again last night with neck very sore. Seems to be related to biking. Took some ibuprofen and went to work.
Note on health- Nose is still congested and coughing from the nasal drip. Body feeling tired still. Ugghh. Want to get over this cold. I keep wanting to be outside, but the cold air really makes me cough. Should maybe stick to some inside training for a while or not go out unless it is really warm. I don't think I am ready for a hard week to start on Wed.
3/21/2011
3/14/2011
3/9/11 to 3/15/11
Wed.
Ran during lunch. Felt good. Nice to be outside
PM- Masters swim- A Jordan workout. Lots of wall pushups, dolphin kick in the deep end, and sculling. My arms were pretty sore after this workout. Did core afterwards.
Thursday
A cold has come on. Feeling a little achy and my throat is a little sore. Wonder if I got it from Noah. Went to team trainer night and rode, just spun. Felt good to ride and drank lots of water.
Friday
Skipped out on the options and got a massage instead. Matt didn't work too hard because of the race and me being sick. Will go again next week.
Sat.
Race day- Not feeling 100%. Decided to just run at a good comfortable pace and not try and race. Susan had a cold too and some stomach problems so we ran together. It was a good solid run. We finished ~1:48. My results were all screwy but her pace was an 8:14. I will take that. The other thing was that I wanted to physically feel better that last year when I did this run. I definitely did! The inhaler is working.
We got drunk at the bar. It was a pretty fun afternoon. Drank lots of water and went to bed around 9pm.
Sun.
Beautiful day!! The Mules had a planned ride that I partook in. Took out the cross bike and did some dirt and pavement. Ride was about 3hours not including some of the stopping time. Tried to take it easy since my cold is still here.
PM- Ended up going to Masters swim instead of doing to swim workout. Couldn't get there early enough. The pool is though when I have a mildly sore throat. It makes it hurt worse. The workout was a long warmup some kicking and some fast 100s 50s and 25s. All free. Hope that was okay to deviate from the plan.
Monday
Still have a cold. I am thinking now that I need to take one of those easy weeks to get over this cold. Called in sick to work this morning. Probably tired from the big weekend and the cold. Will work this afternoon and see how I feel tonight for a swim. The gym closes at 7 so it will only be ~45 minutes.
Ran during lunch. Felt good. Nice to be outside
PM- Masters swim- A Jordan workout. Lots of wall pushups, dolphin kick in the deep end, and sculling. My arms were pretty sore after this workout. Did core afterwards.
Thursday
A cold has come on. Feeling a little achy and my throat is a little sore. Wonder if I got it from Noah. Went to team trainer night and rode, just spun. Felt good to ride and drank lots of water.
Friday
Skipped out on the options and got a massage instead. Matt didn't work too hard because of the race and me being sick. Will go again next week.
Sat.
Race day- Not feeling 100%. Decided to just run at a good comfortable pace and not try and race. Susan had a cold too and some stomach problems so we ran together. It was a good solid run. We finished ~1:48. My results were all screwy but her pace was an 8:14. I will take that. The other thing was that I wanted to physically feel better that last year when I did this run. I definitely did! The inhaler is working.
We got drunk at the bar. It was a pretty fun afternoon. Drank lots of water and went to bed around 9pm.
Sun.
Beautiful day!! The Mules had a planned ride that I partook in. Took out the cross bike and did some dirt and pavement. Ride was about 3hours not including some of the stopping time. Tried to take it easy since my cold is still here.
PM- Ended up going to Masters swim instead of doing to swim workout. Couldn't get there early enough. The pool is though when I have a mildly sore throat. It makes it hurt worse. The workout was a long warmup some kicking and some fast 100s 50s and 25s. All free. Hope that was okay to deviate from the plan.
Monday
Still have a cold. I am thinking now that I need to take one of those easy weeks to get over this cold. Called in sick to work this morning. Probably tired from the big weekend and the cold. Will work this afternoon and see how I feel tonight for a swim. The gym closes at 7 so it will only be ~45 minutes.
3/07/2011
Week of 3/1/11-3/8/11
Tuesday
Did the prescribed ride. Am starting to settle into the high cadence better. At first these were really though, now can spin pretty hard without getting too fatigued. Ride was pretty tought but not too imprinted on my mind so was probably okay.
Wed.
AM- Ran on the treadmill. The 10x30 sec. strides felt really good. It was fun to open up and run really fast. Kept upping the speed on the treadmill.
PM- Masters swim- lots of 50's and 100's. Then some 200s. Still can keep up on the shorter stuff but get behind on the 200s. The total yardage for the day was 3600. I thought it was a pretty solid swim.
Forgot the core workout. Was pretty set on food after the swim. Oops.
Thursday
AM-Ran hills outside in the morning. Can't stand the treadmill. If I have to ride inside at least I should run outside. Went over to Petes hill and ran up and down all the trails. Lots of hills. My legs wouldn't let me push it though. Tried to run fast, but couldn't. Lost track of time and run ended up being an hour.
PM- Group ride with Muleterro. Buck Mule did the workout with me which was nice. The workout was pretty hard. Was pretty famished by the time it was over. Glad for a rest day tomorrow.
Friday
Glad for day off. Ended having to give a poster and stand for a few hours anyway. Drove up to Whitefish after work.
Sat.
Forecast in Kalispell called for snow. Did the ride inside on the trainer with Noah (3 year old nephew) on his horse next to me. It was pretty cute. He ate a couple of shot blocks. This ride was pretty intense. The other ones have been a lot more mixed up. Rode pretty hard the whole time obviously. Noah would talk to me and I would have to tell him he needed to wait for 5 minutes before I could figure out what he was saying. Sweated a lot. Tried to drink lots of calories and water.
After ride went to The Wave. What a fancy facility! MSU gym seems pretty ghetto in comparison. Swam. I always dread these swims, but they go by faster than I expect and I felt really good. Tried to swim pretty hard this time too. Then I went down the waterslide. That was pretty fun. Got going soooo fast. It even scared me a little. Then sat in the hot tub and used to the jets to massage my IT band. Then went out and lifted and did core for a while. I think I go my moneys worth. That place is fun. Then went over the Taco del Sol for a fish burrito. Mmmmm.
Good day!!!!
Sunday
Beautiful sunny cold morning in the Flathead!!! Got out on a run and even got a little sunburn on my face. Sounds weird, but yeah!!! The run was good. More rolling than maybe you wanted. Did the 15 minutes at a faster pace and felt good. Could have gone a little longer. The roads were a little mucky so it was hard to find footing without getting wet. Also met some very very cute dogs. I am still a little afraid of getting bit.
Did some good stretching and core. Very cored out!!
Did the prescribed ride. Am starting to settle into the high cadence better. At first these were really though, now can spin pretty hard without getting too fatigued. Ride was pretty tought but not too imprinted on my mind so was probably okay.
Wed.
AM- Ran on the treadmill. The 10x30 sec. strides felt really good. It was fun to open up and run really fast. Kept upping the speed on the treadmill.
PM- Masters swim- lots of 50's and 100's. Then some 200s. Still can keep up on the shorter stuff but get behind on the 200s. The total yardage for the day was 3600. I thought it was a pretty solid swim.
Forgot the core workout. Was pretty set on food after the swim. Oops.
Thursday
AM-Ran hills outside in the morning. Can't stand the treadmill. If I have to ride inside at least I should run outside. Went over to Petes hill and ran up and down all the trails. Lots of hills. My legs wouldn't let me push it though. Tried to run fast, but couldn't. Lost track of time and run ended up being an hour.
PM- Group ride with Muleterro. Buck Mule did the workout with me which was nice. The workout was pretty hard. Was pretty famished by the time it was over. Glad for a rest day tomorrow.
Friday
Glad for day off. Ended having to give a poster and stand for a few hours anyway. Drove up to Whitefish after work.
Sat.
Forecast in Kalispell called for snow. Did the ride inside on the trainer with Noah (3 year old nephew) on his horse next to me. It was pretty cute. He ate a couple of shot blocks. This ride was pretty intense. The other ones have been a lot more mixed up. Rode pretty hard the whole time obviously. Noah would talk to me and I would have to tell him he needed to wait for 5 minutes before I could figure out what he was saying. Sweated a lot. Tried to drink lots of calories and water.
After ride went to The Wave. What a fancy facility! MSU gym seems pretty ghetto in comparison. Swam. I always dread these swims, but they go by faster than I expect and I felt really good. Tried to swim pretty hard this time too. Then I went down the waterslide. That was pretty fun. Got going soooo fast. It even scared me a little. Then sat in the hot tub and used to the jets to massage my IT band. Then went out and lifted and did core for a while. I think I go my moneys worth. That place is fun. Then went over the Taco del Sol for a fish burrito. Mmmmm.
Good day!!!!
Sunday
Beautiful sunny cold morning in the Flathead!!! Got out on a run and even got a little sunburn on my face. Sounds weird, but yeah!!! The run was good. More rolling than maybe you wanted. Did the 15 minutes at a faster pace and felt good. Could have gone a little longer. The roads were a little mucky so it was hard to find footing without getting wet. Also met some very very cute dogs. I am still a little afraid of getting bit.
Did some good stretching and core. Very cored out!!
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