Hi Cheetahs,
Sounds like everyone is off to having great workouts today.
I am resting today. I am trying to get my ducks in a row around the house before it's officially summer vacation here. Went to the grocery store for a major stock-up before summer and am off to Target later.
Yesterday, I did some TurboJam and portions of GS chest, triceps, biceps, shoulders & back. Tomorrow, I'm planning to swim and do Core Synergistics, but if I don't feel rested enough, it will be another rest day.
Karen--great job on your 9.5 miles on the treadmill and fantastic that your IT band feels good and you are back on track! How was shopping with your mom?
Carole-- hope your 22 miler went well. Did you get out before the heat spiked? Do you go to church on Saturday so you can run on Sunday a.m.? (I noticed yesterday, unless I misread it that you said you went to church.)
Christine -- how was Core Synergistics yesterday and your run?
Elaine -- Sounds like you have a busy summer on deck. I like your description of working with the Mr. YP tape. Do you have any races scheduled between now and the St. George? My kids last day of school is this Friday. It's a mad rush around here for them to go to school for the next four days and basically have picnics and parties (Ooops I'm starting to whine...)
Laura -- glad you had a fun run with a friend today. Here are some links I have saved on my computer about overtraining (bringing this up from yesterday's posts -- I'm catching up!)
On Overtraining
http://www.trifuel.com/triathlon/triathlon-training/overtraining-syndrome-000134.php
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2001/05_01/uusitalo.htm
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-51-0-0-8957-1-1X2-3,00.html
Mattea -- Circuit suggestions? Hmm, I think of you as the master of putting together challenging circuits. I love SJP, C& W and Bootcamp...Did you wear your new shoes today...Here's more info on P90x..
http://www.videofitness.com/instructors/horton.php
Pamela -- glad your stress level is lower being SAHM instead of the job situation. It's hard with working, not working, working part-time (which is what I do), there's always stress about the road not taken.....
Wendy --Great job on your outdoor run yesterday. Windy, but you did it!!! Definitely it gets endlessly boring at times being with kids or a kid 24-7, but it's a good thing to find the balance the works for you. Some days are just long and not that interesting.....I feel like no one told me that when my kids were really little. Everyone seemed to fess up about "the TRUTH" whatever it was once kids were older. It's a pet peeve of mine really that there is pressure on women to be happy doing mommy-ing ...some days mommy-ing are more like days at the track without a Garmin....giving you any feedback.
Definitely takes a few time to get down the Mr. YP sequence, especially that first 10 minutes, then the instructions are easier to follow. Think about the learning curve (at least for me) on KPC kick-punch combos...it takes awhile,but it's worth it.
Judy -- have a great golf game and stretching. When does your son start college or is he already there?
Shelly- I like your idea of moving back a level in training plans. I did that 6 months before my half -- I switched from intermediate to a novice plan and I learned a lot by doing that and was able to clearly identify weak points that were holding me back. I know the feeling of not being happy with how a run turns out vs. how you'd imagine it would go. I might have missed this but are you training for a marathon now?
Jess -- fun about your daughter's race yesterday. Funny with my son, who is 12, almost 13--going into 8th gradein the fall, at his swim meet yesterday, I was happy NOT that he went faster than other kids (he did well for him and his goals, cutting a little time off a few events -- an overall forward trajectory, so I'm pleased for him...) but I was really happy that he was a gentleman about it with some of his buddies who didn't have great days. He found something nice to say to other kids, which made me happy.
Also challenging socially is now a couple of the "ladies" on the team are rooting for him (standing at a lane saying "Go, Go...") which he is trying to be gracious about even though it's mortifying. I keep reminding myself that the effect of all of this involves the fact that everyone is wearing swimsuits aka half-naked.....
have a great Sunday to everyone else: Pamela, Thomasina, Marcia, Judy and anyone else I might have missed.
Barb
