I just read that I should write a letter to Ivan. It made me instantly decide to blog. I stopped during the first trimester in fe as r of somebody reading this and then something happening.
At 22 weeks I am really starting to feel pregnabt. My belly is big enough to get in my way and make it hard to get out of bed. I can feel Ivan kicking or moving around a lot. We had our ultrasounds and he is active.
Ivan seems to be the name. I am not 100% sold but it seems to be sticking. I want to think of a great middle name and Erik and I need to talk more about his last name. Zickovich? It makes my heart swell to know that Erik suggested it.
So, Ivan. Often when I think about you I think of what I hope for you as a core being of a person. I really hope you are calm. Calm and composed like your father. I hope you don't have a lot of anxiety in life and I hope I don't give that to you because of the anxiety I feel and have felt while incubating you. Ivan, I also hope for you to be strong. Strong physically and mentally. That you make a way in life that is defined by you and you do what makes you happy.
I flagged at a 5k running race today. Sorry Ivan. That cow bell was really loud. I was expecting some fast racers to come by but no, it never happened. I was sort of surprised how many people were walking and kids resting, getting carried, walking. Lots of kids and families. I think it is a good thing that they are all out there but again surprised by how tough 5k looked to some people.
I am telling you right now Ivan. You will not be getting carried. I hope you are that first kid through, running the whole race. I hope that your dad and I can be role models for you in our lifestyle, training, and racing and you believe in yourself to strong and fast.
10/09/2015
8/07/2015
Julie's rage page
I am planning on returning to this blog. Just read my most recent post and I need to remember that stuff sometimes. I am going in the future to write about my current life situation and changes but need to wait a few more days to release that information. Right now I am going to blog my current annoyance. Well maybe two.
What is up with triathletes that aren't even very good getting sponsorship? I think there is basically one difference between me and them. I will not put stickers on my car announcing anything. Let alone sponsors. I will also not take selfies and post them on Facebook with hashtags to all of my supporters. Bottom line. I guess there is nothing I will do about it. I don't believe I am entitlted to sponsorship but there are some out there that do and they also are not Facebook advertising themselves. How do these good people get themselves out there. This is brewing a new idea. More on that later....
My second rage is the Bobcat Triathlon. Honestly, I want to promote triathlon but after a couple of years I am not super excited about supporting the MSU triathlon Club. The kids are way to entitled. Or, think they are way too entitled. I just want to provide a really good race for the beginner and the elite athlete. I want to promote the sport to the community. MSU does not give back. MSU does not care about the local community. I don't think that the goals of MSU align with my goals for the race. Not to mention Maureen and all the staff up there are total dumbasses and have not sense of urgency.
Why- I want to support Masters swimming not the tri club kids and maybe even more, not MSU.
Options: Just keep going with MSU. Nothing will get better. Ever.
2- Talk to the City. What is going on with Bogert? Could we have the race in that pool? Still called the Bobcat but earlier in the year and not affiliated with MSU at all. Negative for this. The pool is on it's last legs. Race would be dependent on the pool.
3- Offer to take over the Tritons race. Lots of options here. Bring long course back? Make this a good race! It may take a couple of years but we are already getting good numbers.
4- Walk away from Bobcat entirely and take over Xterra.
5- Stay with the Bobcat and take on Xterra.
I think a lot of these options go away from my goals.
What is up with triathletes that aren't even very good getting sponsorship? I think there is basically one difference between me and them. I will not put stickers on my car announcing anything. Let alone sponsors. I will also not take selfies and post them on Facebook with hashtags to all of my supporters. Bottom line. I guess there is nothing I will do about it. I don't believe I am entitlted to sponsorship but there are some out there that do and they also are not Facebook advertising themselves. How do these good people get themselves out there. This is brewing a new idea. More on that later....
My second rage is the Bobcat Triathlon. Honestly, I want to promote triathlon but after a couple of years I am not super excited about supporting the MSU triathlon Club. The kids are way to entitled. Or, think they are way too entitled. I just want to provide a really good race for the beginner and the elite athlete. I want to promote the sport to the community. MSU does not give back. MSU does not care about the local community. I don't think that the goals of MSU align with my goals for the race. Not to mention Maureen and all the staff up there are total dumbasses and have not sense of urgency.
Why- I want to support Masters swimming not the tri club kids and maybe even more, not MSU.
Options: Just keep going with MSU. Nothing will get better. Ever.
2- Talk to the City. What is going on with Bogert? Could we have the race in that pool? Still called the Bobcat but earlier in the year and not affiliated with MSU at all. Negative for this. The pool is on it's last legs. Race would be dependent on the pool.
3- Offer to take over the Tritons race. Lots of options here. Bring long course back? Make this a good race! It may take a couple of years but we are already getting good numbers.
4- Walk away from Bobcat entirely and take over Xterra.
5- Stay with the Bobcat and take on Xterra.
I think a lot of these options go away from my goals.
6/01/2015
Feeling inspired....
I learned something about myself this weekend. I was super crabby on Friday and Saturday morning. I think partially tired and partially not able to get good sleep ( bought a new mattress on Sunday). However, Saturday morning I decided to apply to a job. My mood changed. I was happy and felt productive because I was moving forward with my predicament of not having a job. I realized I can't sit back and let things happen. I need to be in control of my destiny. Even if I don't get this job I need to remember how the process felt. Further, I sent the cover letter to my good friend LeAnn. I knew she wouldn't be afraid to tear it up and provide good insight and suggestions. Of course she did and went one step further. Even made me excited about this new job. Coming from coach Elliot she helped my write why I have my goals not just what are my goals.
A couple other inspiring things that were said today were that there is not often a time when a good Elliot quote can't apply, and is your job big enough for your spirit? What do you think? i think your job and your spirit are quite evenly matched. I can definitively say that my current job is way to small for my spirit. I think my spirit may have even got beaten out of me in this job. I say good riddance. Time to move on.
So, back to triathlon.
Had a good week. Did a hard roller ride on Thursday, about died in the pool on Friday, was tired for the ride on Saturday but we rallied. Rode with Lawrence to Clarkston. I am also now a little inspired to bring back a 1/2 Ironman in Montana. The original Headwaters Half at Three Forks with a much better ride and run. We rode a little more than you suggested. Ninety miles total to get to the awesome four miles in the middle. Gotta love those motivating rides. Sunday was fun. My back to back was not exact. I swam and came home and got the bike ready and then rode. I then came home and ran. I didn't eat any normal food in between just lots of gels, sugar, and blocks. Think the whole thing was successful and not super hard. I felt very relaxed and not tired for the whole thing. Monday was hectic at work and I think my ride is going to consist of some commuting. Looking forward to that long run Wednesday!
Health- My legs, achilles, plantar, hamstring were all feeling a bit worked and tight this weekend. Feeling the wear of the last couple of weeks. I have been doing the PT, especially the stretching which is good. Just thought I would let you know my body is feeling fragile. Also, am getting orthotics (sp?) for my left leg mainly.
Schedule
Race-Leave on Thursday as early as possible. Drive as far as possible. Minimum Spokane and maximum when we are too tired. Friday- Get to ferry and Victoria as early as possible. Saturday is always so hectic.
Work- Busy day this Thursday. Then analyzing data. Boss is gone until Tues or Wed so not going to do much more.
Victoria 70.3 course- What can you tell me. I am going to create a program that normalizes all course profiles so that you can compare. I am really bad at reading them and accurately interpreting them. How big are the hills on the bike and the run course?
5/27/2015
Something went wrong- new post
The boss announced he is going to Dartmouth in August or so and now I am in limbo not knowing what my life is going to bring. Talked with a friend yesterday about how we wish we could go back to being okay with that, but I don't like limbo.
I have realized that I do like my job but it is not my own. I sort of wish I could be my own boss and take with me the knowledge and skills I have developed. As it is right now all my skills from the last few years might be done with. Again, limbo.
Casually interviewed with a new hire and she really wants to hire me. Weird. No one has ever been excited to hire me. Anyway, she only has enough work for part time and no lab. Mostly administrative. Science administrative but no lab work. This may be a good thing in the long run (I could get pregnant any time here) since the part time with benefits and flexibility is perfect.
Anyway, currently, I have realized how uninvested I plan to be in my current job for the next couple of months. For example, left at 3:15 yesterday for a Chiro appointment and sat in Norma tech boots for an hour. If nothing else it was nice to sit and read a magazine for an hour. Forced recovery. Bottom line- I want my priorities to be training these next couple of months and racing fast. I am excited for this opportunity! Please see other post for race list.
Training this week was good. You wrote it very well! PT sessions fit in without feeling stressed. Here is a list of what I remember.
1 Saturday swim was fun. Ran into Dylan and he gave me some pointers.
2 Practiced my nutrition on the run. Stomach training for more calories and caffeine. I did learn something at camp. Probably ran the back half faster than you told me.
3 stripped down 2x in a puddle after getting caught in the rain
4 had a very pleasant but hard ride on Monday. Saw a great gray owl. Lots of climbing.
5 did 2x miles on the track. Both under 7. Feeling good about running. No Achilles or plantar pain. Last year at this time I could barely walk.
Schedule
Work- small experiments next Tuesday and Thursday. Not huge but will probably take the day to get finished.
Other- here this weekend with no visitors. Yeah! I think Erik is even going to be gone on Saturday night.
I have realized that I do like my job but it is not my own. I sort of wish I could be my own boss and take with me the knowledge and skills I have developed. As it is right now all my skills from the last few years might be done with. Again, limbo.
Casually interviewed with a new hire and she really wants to hire me. Weird. No one has ever been excited to hire me. Anyway, she only has enough work for part time and no lab. Mostly administrative. Science administrative but no lab work. This may be a good thing in the long run (I could get pregnant any time here) since the part time with benefits and flexibility is perfect.
Anyway, currently, I have realized how uninvested I plan to be in my current job for the next couple of months. For example, left at 3:15 yesterday for a Chiro appointment and sat in Norma tech boots for an hour. If nothing else it was nice to sit and read a magazine for an hour. Forced recovery. Bottom line- I want my priorities to be training these next couple of months and racing fast. I am excited for this opportunity! Please see other post for race list.
Training this week was good. You wrote it very well! PT sessions fit in without feeling stressed. Here is a list of what I remember.
1 Saturday swim was fun. Ran into Dylan and he gave me some pointers.
2 Practiced my nutrition on the run. Stomach training for more calories and caffeine. I did learn something at camp. Probably ran the back half faster than you told me.
3 stripped down 2x in a puddle after getting caught in the rain
4 had a very pleasant but hard ride on Monday. Saw a great gray owl. Lots of climbing.
5 did 2x miles on the track. Both under 7. Feeling good about running. No Achilles or plantar pain. Last year at this time I could barely walk.
Schedule
Work- small experiments next Tuesday and Thursday. Not huge but will probably take the day to get finished.
Other- here this weekend with no visitors. Yeah! I think Erik is even going to be gone on Saturday night.
5/20/2015
Updates, Updates, Updates
Events-
5k swim Bozeman- June 7
Victoria- June 14
Rapelje- solo party- June 28
Xterra Freedom Fest Oahu Hawaii- July 4th
Great White North- July 5th
July 19 Bighorn Canyon - 15$. The price is hard to pass up
Lake Como- July 25
Madison Triathlon-August 2
Eriks Grandmas 100th Birthday party- August 8
Xterra Spearfish- August 15 (include a few days in SD seeing Devils Tower and Mt Rushmore- do some mt biking)
Bobcat- September 20th
key:
for sure
dream
What do you think?
I have a very informal interview today and probably tomorrow. The woman is in the department and studies the link between ecology and microbiology with bats and Big Horn Sheep. Very cool and the more I think about it the more excited I get. No more mouse work!!! Also, going back to more of what I did in grad school.
My dream plan for the summer is that I stay working with Josh through whenever he leaves and doesn't need help. August or September. I would then start working for another person on campus. I really want to stay at MSU. The benefits are amazing, including advising the Triathlon Club and being able to put on the Bobcat. Anyway, I digress. If I stay with Josh for the summer I feel like I have no vested interest and also don't really care. This leaves me a lot more time and energy to train and finish out the summer with a really fun and good season of triathlon!
I mention this is my dream because everything is still up in the air. I might not even like this woman, she may want to hire me immediately, or she may only be able to hire me part time. and a few other things that I will know more about in the next few weeks. (Post interview- she can only hire me part time and she doesn't even have a lab here, it would all be administrative)
In the meantime I have started my above plan of not caring and training however I was too tired yesterday to do that very well. Did I mention I sort of hit a bump in the road on Tuesday. Went to the brewery to commiserate with the grad student at 2. One beer and getting back to work at 3 turned into a few more and never going back to work. Also, not riding or swimming. Feel much better today though. Got lots of sleep last night.
Schedule- In addition to my plan to totally slack at work the boss is gone Wednesday May 27- Tuesday June 9th. So, how much good training and preparing can I do in that week to get ready for Victoria and/or other future races after that.
Weekend- Very productive weekend. You wrote this week really well! I realized the other day that I don't tell you that enough. PT sessions were so absolutely perfectly timed! It rained every day but Monday, but managed to get out. Got completely soaked, strip down in the garage because I was so wet, more than once. Maybe ran a little harder than told on Saturday but also brought along the proper nutrition and worked on eating more. Had a very good ride on Sunday. We climbed every big climb up Bridger Canyon that we could. Tried to go to Wilsall, but got rained out at the top of Battle Ridge. Saw a Great Gray Owl. So cool. Was very tired on Monday. Didn't sleep well Monday night either. Feel pretty good Tuesday morning- am going to the Chiro early today to sit in the NormaTech boots. Sick leave here we come!!
5k swim Bozeman- June 7
Victoria- June 14
Rapelje- solo party- June 28
Xterra Freedom Fest Oahu Hawaii- July 4th
Great White North- July 5th
July 19 Bighorn Canyon - 15$. The price is hard to pass up
Lake Como- July 25
Madison Triathlon-August 2
Eriks Grandmas 100th Birthday party- August 8
Xterra Spearfish- August 15 (include a few days in SD seeing Devils Tower and Mt Rushmore- do some mt biking)
Bobcat- September 20th
key:
for sure
dream
What do you think?
I have a very informal interview today and probably tomorrow. The woman is in the department and studies the link between ecology and microbiology with bats and Big Horn Sheep. Very cool and the more I think about it the more excited I get. No more mouse work!!! Also, going back to more of what I did in grad school.
My dream plan for the summer is that I stay working with Josh through whenever he leaves and doesn't need help. August or September. I would then start working for another person on campus. I really want to stay at MSU. The benefits are amazing, including advising the Triathlon Club and being able to put on the Bobcat. Anyway, I digress. If I stay with Josh for the summer I feel like I have no vested interest and also don't really care. This leaves me a lot more time and energy to train and finish out the summer with a really fun and good season of triathlon!
I mention this is my dream because everything is still up in the air. I might not even like this woman, she may want to hire me immediately, or she may only be able to hire me part time. and a few other things that I will know more about in the next few weeks. (Post interview- she can only hire me part time and she doesn't even have a lab here, it would all be administrative)
In the meantime I have started my above plan of not caring and training however I was too tired yesterday to do that very well. Did I mention I sort of hit a bump in the road on Tuesday. Went to the brewery to commiserate with the grad student at 2. One beer and getting back to work at 3 turned into a few more and never going back to work. Also, not riding or swimming. Feel much better today though. Got lots of sleep last night.
Schedule- In addition to my plan to totally slack at work the boss is gone Wednesday May 27- Tuesday June 9th. So, how much good training and preparing can I do in that week to get ready for Victoria and/or other future races after that.
Weekend- Very productive weekend. You wrote this week really well! I realized the other day that I don't tell you that enough. PT sessions were so absolutely perfectly timed! It rained every day but Monday, but managed to get out. Got completely soaked, strip down in the garage because I was so wet, more than once. Maybe ran a little harder than told on Saturday but also brought along the proper nutrition and worked on eating more. Had a very good ride on Sunday. We climbed every big climb up Bridger Canyon that we could. Tried to go to Wilsall, but got rained out at the top of Battle Ridge. Saw a Great Gray Owl. So cool. Was very tired on Monday. Didn't sleep well Monday night either. Feel pretty good Tuesday morning- am going to the Chiro early today to sit in the NormaTech boots. Sick leave here we come!!
4/27/2015
heading into St. George
Race:
I have been thinking a lot about how to approach St. George. The last time I did it I had been sick and wasn't 100% prepared. This year I wasn't sick but feel like this race is early and since it was snowing on my ride yesterday maybe don't have as much solid training under my belt as say Calgary, last year. Also, that race is hard. The are steep hills on the bike And run.
This is what I am thinking. Tell me your insight. Swim hard. Build in 3rds which works since there are two turns. Warmup/pace/race. This works for me mentally. I feel fortunate on the ride because I usually feel crappy right away on the bike. This course affords me a little time to settle in. I don't think I am going to try to ride super hard at the hills. Stay within myself . Hills will be hard enough. Sort of save myself for the run. On the run try and push it. Don't hold back, but don't blow up either. Especially push the second half of the run.
Nutrition:
Bike: bottles with 3+ hours of calories and electrolytes in them. A couple extra gels and maybe a snickers bar just in case.
RUN: a package of shot blocks to carry. Get water and more food on course.
What do you think?
The week
highlights:
Saturday- swam some of those 25 fasts on 15 seconds. Think I am obtaining a new idea for what fast is. Ran with my sister. I can't believe it. She had a whole big story to spew so I chased her around and listened. She runs fast when she gets excited.
Sunday- Rode in the rain and snow with Jo. I was tired. It was a little alarming.
Monday- Tired. Couldn't sleep on Sunday night. Not sure why. I was tired after my exercising on Sunday and spent the rest of the day puttering doing little projects and packing. Excited for a short swim! A swim that nearly made me throw up on that 400 fast/easy. Why the short FAST?
Schedule- Just a heads up. I really need to see my grandma. I have really neglected her and I don't want to look back and wish I had spent more time with her. So, the weekend after St. George I am going to Billings for the weekend and I don't want to plan much other than just hang out with her. I do like to run in Laurel, so that would be okay, but not much else.
Camp logisitics/thoughts/reality
I was so excited to do this Camp. I still am, just a little bit disappointed. I thought the whole Bozeman community would jump on the amazing opportunity. I would bring together all the triathletes here and we would all get to know each other and grow each other and the sport of triathlon. I used to think the scene in Bozeman was small because we needed something to unify us. I am not so sure now. I think there is no scene here because nobody wants to be part of it. I guess my enthusiasm for the sport isnt as widespread as I thought and just looking locally to find people isnt enough to grow the commeraderie.
So honestly. The people coming to camp are these people I was hoping for above. There are just fewer than I was hoping for. It is going to be really cool to see how we all work together for the weekend.
What do you vision for Friday and Saturday evening? A lecture with you standing or all of us sitting in a circle having a good discussion? I had reserved Erik's office those evenings but that fell through. Annoying story. I am thinking we just do everything at our house. I envision the evening more casual. We will be tired. It would be nice to have couches etc to sit on and if the weather is nice it would be great to use the deck. Further, it might make it easir logistically. People can leave bikes here etc.
I have an indoor area reserved for Saturday in case the weather sucks. What do you need for a transition clinic? What kind of space?
Thanks for the rant. I have been so grouchy the last week or so. Hope it goes away for St George.
PT on the deck. My husband is pretty much amazing.
I have been thinking a lot about how to approach St. George. The last time I did it I had been sick and wasn't 100% prepared. This year I wasn't sick but feel like this race is early and since it was snowing on my ride yesterday maybe don't have as much solid training under my belt as say Calgary, last year. Also, that race is hard. The are steep hills on the bike And run.
This is what I am thinking. Tell me your insight. Swim hard. Build in 3rds which works since there are two turns. Warmup/pace/race. This works for me mentally. I feel fortunate on the ride because I usually feel crappy right away on the bike. This course affords me a little time to settle in. I don't think I am going to try to ride super hard at the hills. Stay within myself . Hills will be hard enough. Sort of save myself for the run. On the run try and push it. Don't hold back, but don't blow up either. Especially push the second half of the run.
Nutrition:
Bike: bottles with 3+ hours of calories and electrolytes in them. A couple extra gels and maybe a snickers bar just in case.
RUN: a package of shot blocks to carry. Get water and more food on course.
What do you think?
The week
highlights:
Saturday- swam some of those 25 fasts on 15 seconds. Think I am obtaining a new idea for what fast is. Ran with my sister. I can't believe it. She had a whole big story to spew so I chased her around and listened. She runs fast when she gets excited.
Sunday- Rode in the rain and snow with Jo. I was tired. It was a little alarming.
Monday- Tired. Couldn't sleep on Sunday night. Not sure why. I was tired after my exercising on Sunday and spent the rest of the day puttering doing little projects and packing. Excited for a short swim! A swim that nearly made me throw up on that 400 fast/easy. Why the short FAST?
Schedule- Just a heads up. I really need to see my grandma. I have really neglected her and I don't want to look back and wish I had spent more time with her. So, the weekend after St. George I am going to Billings for the weekend and I don't want to plan much other than just hang out with her. I do like to run in Laurel, so that would be okay, but not much else.
Camp logisitics/thoughts/reality
I was so excited to do this Camp. I still am, just a little bit disappointed. I thought the whole Bozeman community would jump on the amazing opportunity. I would bring together all the triathletes here and we would all get to know each other and grow each other and the sport of triathlon. I used to think the scene in Bozeman was small because we needed something to unify us. I am not so sure now. I think there is no scene here because nobody wants to be part of it. I guess my enthusiasm for the sport isnt as widespread as I thought and just looking locally to find people isnt enough to grow the commeraderie.
So honestly. The people coming to camp are these people I was hoping for above. There are just fewer than I was hoping for. It is going to be really cool to see how we all work together for the weekend.
What do you vision for Friday and Saturday evening? A lecture with you standing or all of us sitting in a circle having a good discussion? I had reserved Erik's office those evenings but that fell through. Annoying story. I am thinking we just do everything at our house. I envision the evening more casual. We will be tired. It would be nice to have couches etc to sit on and if the weather is nice it would be great to use the deck. Further, it might make it easir logistically. People can leave bikes here etc.
I have an indoor area reserved for Saturday in case the weather sucks. What do you need for a transition clinic? What kind of space?
Thanks for the rant. I have been so grouchy the last week or so. Hope it goes away for St George.
PT on the deck. My husband is pretty much amazing.
4/20/2015
Grizzly
This week seems to be broken into a couple of categories.
The "yeah" category and the "funk" category
"Yeah"
- I went to the Chiropractor on Thursday to get all set for the race. My ankle has been bothering me and I finally pinpointed how to express how and when it hurt. Also, my left shoulder gets really tight when I ride and I have some serious pain when I try to move my head or turn. I told the Chiro about both and he did his magic. The ankle immediately felt better and on my ride on Sunday my shoulder was remarkably less uncomfortable. He said the should was some fascia impingement. I also had a rotator cuff muscle that was really sore that he worked out and by Saturday it was feeling great. I am getting sucked in. Never a believer of a Chiropractor before.
- St. George plans- Talked to LeAnn on Saturday. We are going to leave on Wed. night and drive a few hours so that we have a little more time in St. George. I would like to have time to swim, since I haven't worn a wetsuit or swam open water since September. We are also going to bring mt bikes and stay until Monday so that we can spend a little extra time enjoying the trip. I am excited. It will be nice to make a longer trip out of it.
- My Grizzly swim time was 15 or so seconds than last year. I wasn't the first out of the water, but as the years go by I am getting out less and less on the last end. The water was very warm and very murky and I sucked at a few of the turns. I also followed my plan to swim 500 at a strong pace, build 250, and race 250. I think it went pretty well and am happy with how my swimming is progressing.
-Sunday ride- This was a little hard to motivate for. I didn't plan on riding the full 4 hours until about 3 hours into it. I did a little loop that involved all the roads I like and took out all the roads I don't. I felt really good and like I said above my back was noticeably less restricted. I made a little adventure out of it and stopped and ate tater tots and Dr. Pepper from the Taco Time in Belgrade. Rode in the aerobars a lot. At about 3.5 hours into my ride I came out of my funk. See below.
- Bobcat opened Monday morning and at 1pm we already have 12 entries. Already off on a good foot for the race.
"Funk"
- The Grizzly put me in a funk and I can't quite pinpoint it. I am going to list a few reasons why.
1- Those top 3 girls were very far ahead. I felt a little demoralized and even more so after. In my head I had really gunned for top 3, but I was way back. I know that it all depends on who shows up etc. but my standards got higher this year. I also set myself up to do better than last year and other than the swim it wasn't.
2- That Megan girl wasn't very friendly. I think a bit self absorbed. That bothers me.
3- The energy of the race was lower than normal. Shaun Radley was hugely missed. I might have been biased but even Erik said he thought the race was off a bit this year. One thing that makes that race so great is the high energy. I am not sure I am going to be so excited for it next year.
4- I cramped up really bad on the downhill, again. I am very annoyed that this keeps happening and I really want to figure out why (more on this in a minute)
- I have this really traumatizing experience with a mouse that Mister caught on Sunday. It was so cute but injured and I couldn't kill it. Instead I prolonged it's torture. I have shed a few tears about it and still feel so sad about it. I know it doesn't make any sense. I am a mouse killer too. I just got emotionally attached to this particular animal.
Other-
Cramping- This cramping this really bothers me. What is going on? So, I decided I am a scientist. I should be able to figure this out. From my very limited research when laying on the couch last night I have one hypothesis. In downhill running your quads are eccentrically contracting and I never train them . I need to test this hypothesis and do some fast downhill running. I usually run hard going uphill and take it easy on the down. I am going to keep reading but at this point what do you think?
The "yeah" category and the "funk" category
"Yeah"
- I went to the Chiropractor on Thursday to get all set for the race. My ankle has been bothering me and I finally pinpointed how to express how and when it hurt. Also, my left shoulder gets really tight when I ride and I have some serious pain when I try to move my head or turn. I told the Chiro about both and he did his magic. The ankle immediately felt better and on my ride on Sunday my shoulder was remarkably less uncomfortable. He said the should was some fascia impingement. I also had a rotator cuff muscle that was really sore that he worked out and by Saturday it was feeling great. I am getting sucked in. Never a believer of a Chiropractor before.
- St. George plans- Talked to LeAnn on Saturday. We are going to leave on Wed. night and drive a few hours so that we have a little more time in St. George. I would like to have time to swim, since I haven't worn a wetsuit or swam open water since September. We are also going to bring mt bikes and stay until Monday so that we can spend a little extra time enjoying the trip. I am excited. It will be nice to make a longer trip out of it.
- My Grizzly swim time was 15 or so seconds than last year. I wasn't the first out of the water, but as the years go by I am getting out less and less on the last end. The water was very warm and very murky and I sucked at a few of the turns. I also followed my plan to swim 500 at a strong pace, build 250, and race 250. I think it went pretty well and am happy with how my swimming is progressing.
-Sunday ride- This was a little hard to motivate for. I didn't plan on riding the full 4 hours until about 3 hours into it. I did a little loop that involved all the roads I like and took out all the roads I don't. I felt really good and like I said above my back was noticeably less restricted. I made a little adventure out of it and stopped and ate tater tots and Dr. Pepper from the Taco Time in Belgrade. Rode in the aerobars a lot. At about 3.5 hours into my ride I came out of my funk. See below.
- Bobcat opened Monday morning and at 1pm we already have 12 entries. Already off on a good foot for the race.
"Funk"
- The Grizzly put me in a funk and I can't quite pinpoint it. I am going to list a few reasons why.
1- Those top 3 girls were very far ahead. I felt a little demoralized and even more so after. In my head I had really gunned for top 3, but I was way back. I know that it all depends on who shows up etc. but my standards got higher this year. I also set myself up to do better than last year and other than the swim it wasn't.
2- That Megan girl wasn't very friendly. I think a bit self absorbed. That bothers me.
3- The energy of the race was lower than normal. Shaun Radley was hugely missed. I might have been biased but even Erik said he thought the race was off a bit this year. One thing that makes that race so great is the high energy. I am not sure I am going to be so excited for it next year.
4- I cramped up really bad on the downhill, again. I am very annoyed that this keeps happening and I really want to figure out why (more on this in a minute)
- I have this really traumatizing experience with a mouse that Mister caught on Sunday. It was so cute but injured and I couldn't kill it. Instead I prolonged it's torture. I have shed a few tears about it and still feel so sad about it. I know it doesn't make any sense. I am a mouse killer too. I just got emotionally attached to this particular animal.
Other-
Cramping- This cramping this really bothers me. What is going on? So, I decided I am a scientist. I should be able to figure this out. From my very limited research when laying on the couch last night I have one hypothesis. In downhill running your quads are eccentrically contracting and I never train them . I need to test this hypothesis and do some fast downhill running. I usually run hard going uphill and take it easy on the down. I am going to keep reading but at this point what do you think?
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