That is gross. It makes me sick just looking at it. We'll see how accurate it is, but if it hold true this is going to be a crappy hot week! Sometimes I think the "experts" make it worse than it actually will be....or do I make it out to be worse than it actually is? Anyway, if they overestimate the high temps then they will be heroes cause it wasn't so hot. Same in the winter if they say it is going to be -5 all week and it actually only goes to +20 degrees everybody is happy cause it wasn't so cold. Guess I have to keep watering the lawn like crazy so it doesn't "all" die, I bet I have 15% sunburned lawn today....by the end of the week I'll be at 25%!
Monday, June 30, 2008
H....E.....Double Hockey Sticks
Take a look at this weather outlook for Salt lake City this week:
That is gross. It makes me sick just looking at it. We'll see how accurate it is, but if it hold true this is going to be a crappy hot week! Sometimes I think the "experts" make it worse than it actually will be....or do I make it out to be worse than it actually is? Anyway, if they overestimate the high temps then they will be heroes cause it wasn't so hot. Same in the winter if they say it is going to be -5 all week and it actually only goes to +20 degrees everybody is happy cause it wasn't so cold. Guess I have to keep watering the lawn like crazy so it doesn't "all" die, I bet I have 15% sunburned lawn today....by the end of the week I'll be at 25%!
That is gross. It makes me sick just looking at it. We'll see how accurate it is, but if it hold true this is going to be a crappy hot week! Sometimes I think the "experts" make it worse than it actually will be....or do I make it out to be worse than it actually is? Anyway, if they overestimate the high temps then they will be heroes cause it wasn't so hot. Same in the winter if they say it is going to be -5 all week and it actually only goes to +20 degrees everybody is happy cause it wasn't so cold. Guess I have to keep watering the lawn like crazy so it doesn't "all" die, I bet I have 15% sunburned lawn today....by the end of the week I'll be at 25%!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Long Runs
If I am to partake in the Utah Half Ironman I need to be sure my foot is going to hold up. So each weekend I am going to do 1 long run, and.....sorry....you have to hear about them! So today was supposed to be 6 miles, poor route planning on my part made it 5. Foot hurt quite a bit at first, but by mile 1 it was feeling great. When I got home I stretched and iced and medicated and it feels pretty good now. So step one, the 5 mile test....passed! Next week we'll see how the 8 mile test goes (with better route planning!).
One other tidbit that I am sure everybody cares deeply about, I am going to buy new running shoes today, hopefully that will help with the foot pain. I'm going to try a new brand...maybe the old brand had some weird pressure points that are contributing to the foot pain. It's a thought anyway. I also had a good week in the weight loss department, the lighter the better!
One other tidbit that I am sure everybody cares deeply about, I am going to buy new running shoes today, hopefully that will help with the foot pain. I'm going to try a new brand...maybe the old brand had some weird pressure points that are contributing to the foot pain. It's a thought anyway. I also had a good week in the weight loss department, the lighter the better!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Friday Fun
Ok, so for those of you that haven't heard my wife was in a car accident on Wednesday night, she is fine...her car not so much. It is totaled, hopefully. We are still waiting to hear from the insurance company, I really don't want a car that has extensive accident repair done on it....I don't think they ever drive the same. Anyway, this has FORCED me into more bike riding since she is now driving my car. So yesterday we just tried to hang out at home, but we just got on each others nerves (the kids and I). Today we are going to try to avoid the lengthy down time, and since Bridget is working all day and all night and half of tomorrow....we really need to stay happy all day!
So here is the plan, we are going to ride to the rec center where I am going to ride the stationary bike and run on the treadmill. Then we are going from the rec center to an afternoon showing of Disney/Pixar's new movie Wall-e. Should be fun, hope I'm not crazy for taking 2 kids to the movies by myself! Then I'll bike us all home. Total round trip will be about 17 miles, plus the 12 or so that I'll ride on the stationary bike! At least it is only supposed to get to 88 degrees today, so it should be a little cooler (100+ degrees on Sunday!).
Bike commuting at it's best!
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Update: so about 30 minutes after I made this wonderful post I got a call from the insurance company and I have to meet them this afternoon....right in the middle of what was going to be our movie time! So that idea might be scrapped as well as the ambitious bike ride. So sad. Hopefully we can get the car situation squared away quickly so we can return to life as normal.
So here is the plan, we are going to ride to the rec center where I am going to ride the stationary bike and run on the treadmill. Then we are going from the rec center to an afternoon showing of Disney/Pixar's new movie Wall-e. Should be fun, hope I'm not crazy for taking 2 kids to the movies by myself! Then I'll bike us all home. Total round trip will be about 17 miles, plus the 12 or so that I'll ride on the stationary bike! At least it is only supposed to get to 88 degrees today, so it should be a little cooler (100+ degrees on Sunday!).
Bike commuting at it's best!
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Update: so about 30 minutes after I made this wonderful post I got a call from the insurance company and I have to meet them this afternoon....right in the middle of what was going to be our movie time! So that idea might be scrapped as well as the ambitious bike ride. So sad. Hopefully we can get the car situation squared away quickly so we can return to life as normal.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Great, now what?
I did a little more jogging today, and my foot is still bothering me. I am following doctors orders and starting it off gradual...even slower than he recommended. Still hurts. I need to get some miles under me if I am going to run a half marathon in 6 weeks. It isn't going to be easy. My hope now is that when I buy new running shoes on Friday, maybe that will help. Other than that I am at the mercy of the Plantar Fasciitis gods I guess. I am still icing, still stretching, I tried easing off of the ibuprofen (only made it hurt more), and I have been a little not so good on the strengthening exercises I am supposed to do...mostly case they make it hurt more. So I guess my thought are to finish out this season and then take a few months off from running and hope it heals. Aarrrrrgh! It is so frustrating!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Back to the grindstone
Well with the last triathlon in the rear view mirror, my sights are set on the next adventure. That would be the Utah Half Ironman Triathlon (1.2 mile swim/56 mile bike/13.1 mile run...aka 70.3-total of all the distances) on August 9th. I did a little research last on last years results and found out that this race is filled with extremely good triathletes. The guy that won my age group last year ran the 13 miles at 7 minutes per mile or something insane like that. So this is one of those races that I just want to go out there and finish. I am also going to prepare a little better, something tells me that not running for a month really didn't help my run last Saturday. Yesterday, I am proud to report, I began running again! Since I can't just jump right back into it full steam...I decided to do 2 miles. While there was a little pain it was much better than before, and I finished the 2 miles in 17 minutes fairly easily...And that was after riding 15 miles on the bike!
I've also been doing a lot of research in biking stuff. Everything these days is carbon fiber, lightweight...strong...EXPENSIVE! Anyway, I came across an interesting comment that it was much easier to take weight off of the rider than it was to take weight off of a bike. So another focus besides running, is going to be dropping a few extra pounds. I'd like to be as light as possible for the race, it's not rocket science.
Finally I need to work on my hydration. I was so thirsty by the time I started the run that each aid station I was drinking too much water and Gatoraide. I was craving it so much I couldn't help myself. Problem was I drank too much and felt sick while running and my belly felt like it was all bloated and sloshing around. I hated that feeling. Anyway, I plan on working on hydrating while riding the bike (I drank a small water bottle during the race, but I feel like I needed at least one more). I had a couple of GU packets as well, but I really didn't feel any different before or after taking them. Pre race meal might also be something to looks at. Pre race hydration? Hmmmm. As you can see I have a lot of preparations to make before August 9th. Keep your fingers crossed and send me some motivation, I could really use it right about now!
I've also been doing a lot of research in biking stuff. Everything these days is carbon fiber, lightweight...strong...EXPENSIVE! Anyway, I came across an interesting comment that it was much easier to take weight off of the rider than it was to take weight off of a bike. So another focus besides running, is going to be dropping a few extra pounds. I'd like to be as light as possible for the race, it's not rocket science.
Finally I need to work on my hydration. I was so thirsty by the time I started the run that each aid station I was drinking too much water and Gatoraide. I was craving it so much I couldn't help myself. Problem was I drank too much and felt sick while running and my belly felt like it was all bloated and sloshing around. I hated that feeling. Anyway, I plan on working on hydrating while riding the bike (I drank a small water bottle during the race, but I feel like I needed at least one more). I had a couple of GU packets as well, but I really didn't feel any different before or after taking them. Pre race meal might also be something to looks at. Pre race hydration? Hmmmm. As you can see I have a lot of preparations to make before August 9th. Keep your fingers crossed and send me some motivation, I could really use it right about now!
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