More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 40)

Originally posted by juniperjen

Originally posted by Rileyvb91

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by Rileyvb91 I have been having a rough month so far. I haven't found the energy to run or go hard on my bike ride except a week ago. Then over the weekend I got sick, whole body just hurt, tired and dehydrated. Been sleeping a lot but somewhat restless. I definitely feel that my mind can do so much more than my body will allow, it's very tough going from a middle/front packer to a beginner. Also runnings been hard, barely have been thanks to a bum ankle that finally healed over the weekend....it has finally healed :D Now that I'm done venting I want to really need advice on starting over, Still very motivated and thankfully not taking it too hard but I'm mentally exhausted with this fatigue. I would love to try and find a solution to this so that I can properly begin exercising and not be hurting myself coming back

I don't know that I can offer meaningful help about starting over when you are exhausted with fatigue.  You need to figure out why you are so exhausted and work to correct that.  Once you are feeling better it's pretty straight forward, jump back in with a slow build.  If you have trouble training alone, find a running group, masters swim group and or bike club.    I also find having a race to target helps keep me on track.

Good luck and feel better!

I've definitely been getting my diet a lot better over the past year. I'm coming with a strategy to increase the my run intervals roughly 10% a week, 20-40s walking, until I'm walking only every other mile by June. Also increasing my long runs & bikes 10% every other week so I'm hitting a 10 mile run and bike ride just before my taper in August

I always suggest it due to my personal experience - but if you already know the sources of your fatigue then this may not matter but i've had very low vitamin B12 levels (even though i eat meat) before as well as borderline Iron levels. So for me, if i am experiencing normal training levels, life stress as well then it is time to get checked out. It seems to be particular to when i am in heavy training. 

anyway, it may not be your issue but something to think about. 

Wouldn't hurt to go to your doctor and get some baseline blood work done.  I have to do it every year to qualify for health care incentives for my company, and it's always reassuring to know everything's where it's supposed to be. 

Or you can identify an issue that can be easily resolved.  about 15 years ago, my wife was suffering from this bizarre weight gain - she was working out like 7 hours/week and eating normally but had gained like 50 pounds.  Turned out she had hypothryoidism (or hyper..I get them mixed up).  Daily synthroid and she lost that weight in about 3 months.  Funny thing is that she did her first triathlon at her peak weight, and is still her PR at the sprint distance.  LOL

I got myself one for Christmas, 6 quart 7-in-1.  So far I've only made steel cut oats and yogurt (separate dishes, separate occasions for you smart alecks out there) in mine but I'm really looking forward to making more things in it.  I was very impressed with both things, although I think my yogurt making could use some refining.  (my actions, not the IP).  It was a total boss with the steel cut oats.  I swear I made something else...

We have a sous vide machine (Anova sous vide) that is wifi enabled and has an app to run it.  Has - and I can hardly believe I'm saying this - been useful a couple times when we've had something cooking and were delayed getting back to the house. 

btw, this is a super easy and really fun cooking method, for any foodies in the pod.  Makes some KILLER dishes...

Matt

It could be evil. Slow, but evil.

Ha ha ha ha ha, good one!

GO RACING MANATEES!!!

(in case I forget to check later or *gasp* actually go to bed at a reasonable hour AND manage to go to sleep, too)

And get well, all you sickies. There's a few of you out there! Warm healing Manatee {MELON PRESS}

Janyne asked me to share this, I apologize for the lack of formatting and feel free to add in anyone I missed:

 Racer List

February 18-19
McMatt - Austin Half Marathon on Sunday

DL

Mike - recovery from back surgery (include him here or not.  when I talked to him, he did not indicate a preference.)
Robin P - under the weather ??
Anne - under the weather << better as of Monday
Riley - under the weather

Welcome Raven! (<< Robin's puppy)
Congrats to Laura on her NEW BIKE!

Even when she's tied up in training Janyne still manages to keep up with us all! Amazing!!

Go Matt Go! Have a great race!!

Feel better all the sick and injured Manatees and welcome to Raven!!

Congrats on the new bike Laura!

I think I've exceeded my daily allotment of exclamation points. 

GOOOOOOOOO McMatt!  Be fast, have fun!

Heal up, sickos! (said with love)

Robin, enjoy your weekend with Raven, soooo cute!

Laura, if you're reading this, enjoy that new bike this weekend, the weather is supposed to be great!

So, Tapiriik users...I just signed up for the service to move only my TrainerRoad rides, the only workout type that doesn't already auto-load.  It's 'queuing' as we speak, and it has been for at least 20 minutes already.  Why is it taking so long? Does it always take this long?  I changed the setting so it doesn't look for any workouts that happened prior to yesterday and still it spins and spins and spins...  

We have a sous vide machine (Anova sous vide) that is wifi enabled and has an app to run it.  Has - and I can hardly believe I'm saying this - been useful a couple times when we've had something cooking and were delayed getting back to the house. 

btw, this is a super easy and really fun cooking method, for any foodies in the pod.  Makes some KILLER dishes...

Matt

Trying the same thing, and the same thing is happening.

Also, anyone know how to sign up for the $2 a year?  There seems to be no link to do so, unless I'm missing something obvious (would not be the first time)
M

Well, well... Asking the Google works again.  (It's under "Automatic Synchronization" rather than a pay here kind of link).

Once I found that and forked over SEVERAL of my hard earned fun-strips, the Queuing circle of death kept spinning - but it gave me a time to completion (58 minutes in this case, for synching my bike rides over the last two months to BT).  So, that's one point of comparison for you...

Matt

I manually import my TR rides - been doing it for years.  When you use the Tapriik thingy, what information comes over?  Just minutes and distance, or do you get the HR and power numbers, too?

That's great progress in 2 months - congratulations!

Details of my semi-triumphant return to activity are in my blog for anyone that's interested.  Cliff Notes version :

15 bike, 12 min TM walk, 5 reps of stairs, pathetic attempt at stretching, floated in the pool, got roped into a political conversation in the sauna (WTF???).  Then jacked up my back trying to get out the car.  LOL

I feel pretty good today, though my left leg muscles are doing their old "not firing right so my knee hurts" thing.  Been there, so I know what to do. 

It's supposed to be 70* here today, so we're going to walk around Fells Point in B-more for a bit.  Happy Sunday!

Cars are dangerous Hope you are better and enjoying the weather.

welcome back to activity!!