Gray Guys/Girls Masters Focus Triathlete Forum--OPEN! (Page 24)

I believe I was already hearing your voice in my head saying just that!
Deb

I've been busy with work lately and also six weeks into calf muscle rehab, so a bit off the grid lately. I'll have to catch up a bit:

Katherine: Welcome to the group!

Deb: Nice work on the swim, especially in Cayuga. That water is no joke!. I've been on that lake in late December while duck hunting and it can be downright nasty.

Janet: Congrats on a great race. Sounds like you nailed it.

Steve: So good to hear of your healing progress. My guess is with all the enforced recovery time to plan your off season training, you'll hit that new age group like a wrecking ball next spring.

All: I've read and re-read the posts on calf cramping,etc. Sure sounds like a common problem. Isn't there a magic pill we can take??

As far as getting back in the game, i've received clearance to start easy runs later this week, which is good. I have a sprint event on August 3rd. I've been doing PT prescribed stretching and strengthening work along with increased biking and swimming to compensate for no running.

Finally, my wife and I are heading to Green River Reservoir in northern Vermont on Sunday with friends for a 3 day remote camping trip. The campsites are only accessible by canoes or kayaks, no motors allowed. You carry in and carry out everything: tents, food, supplies,etc. Needless to say, this is a perfect place for a few OWS sessions. So the deal is that my wife and her friends will take turns paddling along as spotters for me each morning, and in return I'll cook breakfast in the dutch oven after my workout. Seems like a fair trade off.

Hope everyone has a great weekend of racing and training.

Dave

Deb,

I am so impressed with the way you stuck with this over a long time. Good for you!

~ Katherine

Thank to all for the suggestions on the leg cramps. Definitely more of a problem when I swim the longer times. So hopefully will get better with more time in the lake. In the lake I never push off a wall - so that's not it. But the race WILL be in a pool. It is pretty short - quarter mile - so I hope I will get through that with no cramps.

I will also try the electrolytes. It certainly can't hurt!

Dave,

I'm jealous! I would love to do that camping ;-)

~ Katherine

I didn't know there was such a wilderness area in Vermont. I did a similar trip (dare I say it) 40 years ago in Algonquin Provincial Park in Canada. I still remember it as one of the most spectacular experiences of my whole life. Not the swimming part: camping, portaging, paddling, loons, moose. You will have a wonderful time!
BTW I see you live in Farmington. I grew up in Newington, Almost neighbors.
Deb

Awesome!!!!!!!

Yess !!!!!!! I finally made it up a killer hill that's been haunting me for over a month now! It wasn't pretty but I did it!

Awesome! Doesn't have to be pretty to be a success. Progress, not perfection is my motto!

Congrats on your killer hill! The little victories add up.
I'm glad we have this forum to share them on because our flesh-and-blood friends don't always know how much they mean.
Deb

I apologize for not being on here to much but I've been out of town working SOOOOOO much and it is not stopping anytime soon. I will be out of town 2 weeks per month thru October as of now. Even though I'm not on here as much as I want, I'm thinking of ya'll.

Ya'll it sounds like everyone is doing pretty good, making it up hills, doing good in triathlons and even healing good. Congrats!!!

I just love the summer time, it is hot and humid and it makes for wonderful runs, (80 degres at 4:00am is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!I) I even like the Florida humidity. I do hate the cold though, after last winter here in FL, I said I would never complain about the heat again!!!

I'm really doing a lot of running and kind of following the Hansen's plan, the best I can follow any plan but right now my knees have started to hurt, probably because I've increase the mileage and intensity so I've taken 2 days off of running, and biking instead.

Are ya'll enjoying Tour DeFrance. I love it, I missed a lot but have it recorded....

Ya'll take care!

karl

Edited by KWDreamun 2014-07-22 10:59 AM

Congrats! Great Job.

I still have this one hill by my house that I call my nemesis hill. Nothing better than conquering it for the first time.

Thanks... Im still sore but I feel accomplished

Nice work! It's such a great feeling to overcome a training obstacle.

Deb,

This area is probably not as remote as Algonquin Park, but it felt very remote nonetheless. 30 miles north of Stowe, on the edge of the Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. We saw lots of wildlife and enjoyed both the spectacular scenery and the crystal clear lake water. We plan to return there.

RE: location- Yes, Newington is very close by. My brother lives there.

Dave

Katherine,

It was a bit of work, but lots of fun.
Dave

Scott,

It was surprisingly easy to find information. Vt State Park website had great info and maps.

Dave

It was spectacular, Dan. Crystal clear water. I'd say 8-10 ft visibility.

Did a twice daily lap starting from camp and swimming across the bay, around a small island, and back. I'm guessing it was a 1/2 mile loop. I'll think of those conditions when I'm slurping dirty sea water during the ocean swim portion of my next sprint, lol.

Just for fun, here's a picture that my wife took during one of my morning laps.







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Looks like a great place to swim, Unfortunately not that many clear lakes in the north east, at least from what I have found. I was used to most of them like that back home in the Sierra Nevada's.

I am sure glad that I am not training for an A race this year, my adventures in biking would put a definite damper in that training. Broken chains, flat tires, broken tire pumps, I think I need to keep close to home for a while I went the last few years with basically no problems and now, almost every time out. I had to walk 4 miles back to my car the other night, in my bike shoes, I must have sounded like a horse walking down the road, I had a good laugh every time I thought about what someone was thinking if they heard me walking down this quiet very dark country road. Kind of saddened by the state of society, as many cars passed by and not a one stopped to ask if they could help, so much for the neighborly small towns, maybe the sight of a 6'3" 230# man in Lycra was just too much to handle? No worries had a nice walk anyway, but I will need some new cleats, I guess next time I will bring my covers or some running shoes.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and training/ racing!

That really stinks.

Being a bike rider I always stop to ask if the person is OK. One of the first things I did when I started riding was to practice changing a flat tire and learn how to use a Co2 cartidge which I never used before. I quickly learned to fill the tube just a little before putting the tire on so it wouldn't pinch and pop. I am really surprised how many bike riders do not know how to change a flat. But in the event of a broken chain, tube pop or accident my cell phone always comes with me just in case.

Glad you got back to your car safely Dan.

BTW - Loved Maine, I have ot figure out a way to move up there.