Why is it that everything that is supposed to make you feel better seems to hurt. ALOT!! Isn't recovery week supposed to be enjoyable. No intervals, no power pedaling, no super sets. Quote the word Recovery.
Today was a great massage. Now that's not to say it didn't hurt. Cindy is a very nice woman but there were defiantly times I could have called her anything but. This was mainly when she hit this nasty knot in my hamstring. Now I know I always feel better afterwards but during the moment I really wonder why am I doing this to myself.
I know that Monday night during my treatment with Dr. Bill that if there were not other patients in the building there would most defiantly be a few four letter words coming out of my mouth.
Even tonight I rolled around on the newest fix me up tool. That thick foam roller looks closer to a kids toy than to some type of torture device. I guess that saying "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is true. Maybe the person who wrote this should get their I.T. band riped and see if they still feel the same way.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Rest, Rest, Rest!! Well lets just at recovery into that line also. Yesterday was a day of that. Rest and recovery. I took the day off and took full advantage of it. I was able to get to my friend Heather's (www.dharmayogawellnesscentre.blogspot.com)yoga class. Awww just what the body needed. New poses and stretches.
Later in the day was recovery of the different sort. Dr. Bill riped my legs to shreds. The fun thing was I liked it. My hip flexor were feeling it this morning. We also had some time to go over where my riding was at along with weight training. This included some additional activities. My skis are now away for the rest of the season.
As bad as this sounds but I'm not that disappointed. This weekend is the 4th annual 24 hour x-c ski race at Mountainview. I raced in this last year. Lets just say I have a totally different respect for the guys in the race. I was on a 4 person team and I was pretty trashed at the end of the event. There were 3 soloist. Yep 24 hour solo on skis. Sick bastards.
At least on the bike I can coast and sit down. There is no real rest on skis. You just keep pushing along. I had planned at doing this solo myself last year but I had little mileage in.
of course 4 days before the race I get that call asking me if I want to race, their short 2 skiers. Doctors orders. My knees are great right now and we are not taking any chances. I'm thinking back to the adventure race that pushed them over the edge. It was a win that I would give up to not have just dealt with what I have over the last 4 months.
http://www.mountainviewmidland.com/
Check out there site if your interested. Probably still room for more teams.
Today was a nice recovery ride to the gym. There are times that I wish I didn't live in such a hilly area. This was one of those times. Do you know how hard it is to keep your heartrate in zone 1 on a 12 percent grade hill!!
This is a week of double duty. Rest the legs, easy training and get that annoying list of chores done. I'm definatly hiring a house cleaner once the riding hours start to increase.
Tomorrow is masage and yoga.
Later in the day was recovery of the different sort. Dr. Bill riped my legs to shreds. The fun thing was I liked it. My hip flexor were feeling it this morning. We also had some time to go over where my riding was at along with weight training. This included some additional activities. My skis are now away for the rest of the season.
As bad as this sounds but I'm not that disappointed. This weekend is the 4th annual 24 hour x-c ski race at Mountainview. I raced in this last year. Lets just say I have a totally different respect for the guys in the race. I was on a 4 person team and I was pretty trashed at the end of the event. There were 3 soloist. Yep 24 hour solo on skis. Sick bastards.
At least on the bike I can coast and sit down. There is no real rest on skis. You just keep pushing along. I had planned at doing this solo myself last year but I had little mileage in.
of course 4 days before the race I get that call asking me if I want to race, their short 2 skiers. Doctors orders. My knees are great right now and we are not taking any chances. I'm thinking back to the adventure race that pushed them over the edge. It was a win that I would give up to not have just dealt with what I have over the last 4 months.
http://www.mountainviewmidland.com/
Check out there site if your interested. Probably still room for more teams.
Today was a nice recovery ride to the gym. There are times that I wish I didn't live in such a hilly area. This was one of those times. Do you know how hard it is to keep your heartrate in zone 1 on a 12 percent grade hill!!
This is a week of double duty. Rest the legs, easy training and get that annoying list of chores done. I'm definatly hiring a house cleaner once the riding hours start to increase.
Tomorrow is masage and yoga.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The sun is shinning and I'm indoors. This was one of those days I wish I could have bailed on the club
and played outside but I stuck to my duties and ran the spin. I'm into a recovery week so it was 3 hours of
base.
From there I did a yoga session with the club. I've learned the hard way about recvoery and the need to
stretch. A couple years ago I had to drop out of a couple races with Siatic nerve problems that were brought
on by tight muscles. Hell I was lucky if I could touch my knees a couple years ago. Yoga is a great
addition to any training program. List it as your active recovery if you need to put in the hours.
I've also found that it helps on your focus. Focus is everything when it comes to endurance racing.
Yes it is goign to hurt adn yes you will sometimes want to get off the bike. This focus will help
you get through it.
It was interesting hearing the growns during yoga versus the ones during the workout. I think
everyone found it opened their eyes to their weaknesses. Recovery is as important as the training
itself. You get stronger when your resting.
Now with the sun out and teasing us with the thought of warmer tempatures on the way I spent the an hour or
so in a Muskoka chair soaking up the rays. It's time to start getting some of those tan lines. Hell I have
permanent jersey tan lines on my arms.
Is it spring yet?
and played outside but I stuck to my duties and ran the spin. I'm into a recovery week so it was 3 hours of
base.
From there I did a yoga session with the club. I've learned the hard way about recvoery and the need to
stretch. A couple years ago I had to drop out of a couple races with Siatic nerve problems that were brought
on by tight muscles. Hell I was lucky if I could touch my knees a couple years ago. Yoga is a great
addition to any training program. List it as your active recovery if you need to put in the hours.
I've also found that it helps on your focus. Focus is everything when it comes to endurance racing.
Yes it is goign to hurt adn yes you will sometimes want to get off the bike. This focus will help
you get through it.
It was interesting hearing the growns during yoga versus the ones during the workout. I think
everyone found it opened their eyes to their weaknesses. Recovery is as important as the training
itself. You get stronger when your resting.
Now with the sun out and teasing us with the thought of warmer tempatures on the way I spent the an hour or
so in a Muskoka chair soaking up the rays. It's time to start getting some of those tan lines. Hell I have
permanent jersey tan lines on my arms.
Is it spring yet?
Saturday, February 23, 2008
One hell of a great day. All I did today was train but it was the way things happened. I was dragging my butt first thing this morning but the sun was up and I started to get the craving to play outside. A little bit of coffee helped that.
The temperature was hovering at minus 10 but the sun felt warm. Out comes the cross bike. Well the plan was great. Get an hour loop in on my way to the gym. I got less than 10 minutes in when the headset froze. That's it, it's time to replace it. I tried my best to ride back to the house.
You never realize how much corrective steering you do until you can't do it. Well a quick swap of wheels and I'm off on my XC. The roads are clear no worries about much cleaning is what I said to myself. Hit the gym with a smile on my face.
Did the long loop on the way back and passed my friend Sherrie on the highway. Out for a long run and a high five as we passed each other. At least there was another crazy out there in the chill. The whole time I have this huge grin on my face. I just wanted to keep going.
Well my wish was going to come true. About an hour after I got back one of my Blue teammates was ready to get out for some km's I also coach Brent on the mountain bike side of things but he is moving up quickly in the Triathlon ranks.
Of course by now the sun is gone and it's reading minus 5. Who cares, better than being on the trainer.
We made the run up to Port Severn which round trip for me is 50 km. Great views.
Of course Brent and I are a little competitive and the pace did turn pretty nasty a few times. It's a little early in the season to see who will break first but it's always fun to hear those words "can we back it down a bit" I was just happy they weren't coming out of my mouth.
2 hours later I rolled back into the driveway. So much for the clean roads, I had some ice to clear off but it was well worth it.
All told today was 3.5 hours total of riding with the gym mixed in there. The legs feel awesome, a little tired but no knee pain at all. I'm starting my recovery week now. Indoor training tomorrow. More on that later.
Gotta roll
The temperature was hovering at minus 10 but the sun felt warm. Out comes the cross bike. Well the plan was great. Get an hour loop in on my way to the gym. I got less than 10 minutes in when the headset froze. That's it, it's time to replace it. I tried my best to ride back to the house.
You never realize how much corrective steering you do until you can't do it. Well a quick swap of wheels and I'm off on my XC. The roads are clear no worries about much cleaning is what I said to myself. Hit the gym with a smile on my face.
Did the long loop on the way back and passed my friend Sherrie on the highway. Out for a long run and a high five as we passed each other. At least there was another crazy out there in the chill. The whole time I have this huge grin on my face. I just wanted to keep going.
Well my wish was going to come true. About an hour after I got back one of my Blue teammates was ready to get out for some km's I also coach Brent on the mountain bike side of things but he is moving up quickly in the Triathlon ranks.
Of course by now the sun is gone and it's reading minus 5. Who cares, better than being on the trainer.
We made the run up to Port Severn which round trip for me is 50 km. Great views.
Of course Brent and I are a little competitive and the pace did turn pretty nasty a few times. It's a little early in the season to see who will break first but it's always fun to hear those words "can we back it down a bit" I was just happy they weren't coming out of my mouth.
2 hours later I rolled back into the driveway. So much for the clean roads, I had some ice to clear off but it was well worth it.
All told today was 3.5 hours total of riding with the gym mixed in there. The legs feel awesome, a little tired but no knee pain at all. I'm starting my recovery week now. Indoor training tomorrow. More on that later.
Gotta roll
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Yesterday gave me more cravings for singletrack. Was able to geta late afternoon snowshoe in. The sun was out (for a change) and the tempature was hovering around minus 6. Nice. The perk of snowshoeing, park the car, pick a direction and just go.
About 30 minutes in I came across a huge grid of pine trees. GRRRR I love pine trees. The eyes just started looking for the lines. The mind started thinking about sections of Tom's Forest, Albion Hills, Hardwood Hills, actually just about everywhere I love to ride. Where ever there are pine trees it's usually a fast flowing section of trail. Ok snow you can melt now!!!
Just over an hour later the Molly Monster was back to sane and I had a greater craving to be on the trails.
Tonight was on the bike, unfortunatly it was indoors. Did hit the gym this afternoon but bailed on the idea of riding in. I think it was more the idea of cleaning the cross bike afterwards that discouraged me more than the weather.
Being a peak week the gym workout hurt, wait the gym always hurts. The gym BLAH!!!! I will say that the new workout is showing good results already. My knee is feeling amazing. I still wait to get a bit of pain in certain movements but it's not there. The new workout is really working on VMO. The rest of the leg has become more balanced now it's time to work on the last weakness.
Back to the bike. Tough intervals tonight BUT I have to thank Mr. Reznor for the distractions tonight. I ended up watching the 2006 NIN With Teeth concert while doing my workout. Do you know how hard it is to recover between sets while listening to this music. Either way it made the 1:30 go by very quickly. Much better than watching a tour video or movie.
One more tough day then into a recovery week. I'm hoping to get some real miles in this weekend. Lets see if the weather allows it.
gotta run
About 30 minutes in I came across a huge grid of pine trees. GRRRR I love pine trees. The eyes just started looking for the lines. The mind started thinking about sections of Tom's Forest, Albion Hills, Hardwood Hills, actually just about everywhere I love to ride. Where ever there are pine trees it's usually a fast flowing section of trail. Ok snow you can melt now!!!
Just over an hour later the Molly Monster was back to sane and I had a greater craving to be on the trails.
Tonight was on the bike, unfortunatly it was indoors. Did hit the gym this afternoon but bailed on the idea of riding in. I think it was more the idea of cleaning the cross bike afterwards that discouraged me more than the weather.
Being a peak week the gym workout hurt, wait the gym always hurts. The gym BLAH!!!! I will say that the new workout is showing good results already. My knee is feeling amazing. I still wait to get a bit of pain in certain movements but it's not there. The new workout is really working on VMO. The rest of the leg has become more balanced now it's time to work on the last weakness.
Back to the bike. Tough intervals tonight BUT I have to thank Mr. Reznor for the distractions tonight. I ended up watching the 2006 NIN With Teeth concert while doing my workout. Do you know how hard it is to recover between sets while listening to this music. Either way it made the 1:30 go by very quickly. Much better than watching a tour video or movie.
One more tough day then into a recovery week. I'm hoping to get some real miles in this weekend. Lets see if the weather allows it.
gotta run
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