vivalasvegans Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 wow it has been a while. i quit logging here because i got so busy in my personal and work life, i was following a plan which is logged elsewhere, and i think i needed a break from this forum and all the drama in it. i miss my old buddies though! i figure i'll just write about the past couple days while it's fresh in my mind, just in case i need to look back at it sometime. headed off to race saturday, pretty prepared, not obsessively so though. i was in kind of rough shape from a long period, stress, training on new geometry with my injury, and some other things, tired too. i had to go to a work retreat the day before so my diet was off too. asthma attack in the first few miles of the race. doc said no racing the next day. so i ran instead with lungs preloaded with inhaler. it was fine. then rode some miles in the freezing cold with some kids, again, fine. decided to flog myself at the gym on monday. trotted out a 9.30 mile, then did spin ups and standing drills for 50 minutes. hit weights for abs and upper body and did 2 sets one legged lunges 10#. topped it off with lats and tris. i think i'm gonna be ok. sore today though. aha re-reading this reminded me to tuck my inhaler in my pocket for this ride i'm about to do. also i am noticing my recovery times are seeming longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We missed you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 we sure did ! welcome back VLV!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 i think i'm going to be on the regular here. i missed you guys too! tuesday:32 mile ridestarted with completely dead legs, sore, opened them up riding in traffic that was like a wild west rodeo. it felt good to finally get them open.wednesday:commute1 hour coached. had to hit the inhaler, and it made a noticeable difference. by the end i was ready for another interval. i have to keep my attention on my lungs, more oxygen = better performance. i can not forget that even though i can function just fine in most situations with reduced lung capacity, to be a competitor, i need my lungs at full capacity.food-2 muffinsdiet 7 uptrail mixsalad greens, 2 veg burgers, 2 luna bars, a couple fake meat chunksapple blueberry sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 thursday:double commute, tried to get some sprints in. friday:commute5 min tread walk9:23 mile, cool down50 minute trainer ride, chillsome upper body, but injury was incredibly painful againfood-miso - ginger-watercoffee/soysconebagel & pnut butter & celerymiso-ginger-watertrail mix barsalad greens, 2.5 veg burgerspopcorn, 2 tangerines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 im gonna get some coaching on my bike too! I need SKILLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 having the longest period of my life. feeling very depleted.friday:commutei cant for the life of me remember what i did but i think it must have been hard.i'm pretty sure i ran a mile on the treadmillsaturday:25 mile ridesunday:1 hour trainertime trial: sloooooowmonday:commute, 2 hill sprintsslept most of the day and nighttuesday:commute9:08 treadmill milebench pressshoulder pressa chest/ab/tri circuit45 minute ride in aero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 wednesday:commute1 hour coached, hard thirsdaywas gonna train, needed to sleep insteadcommute, commute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 how far is your commute? You probably mentioned it before somewhere but I forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 depends on the day. usually 6 miles. friday:was gonna practice some aero stuff but ended up hammering out to the flats which left my legs dead. spun back in the small ring with a couple cadence drills. took it easy. legs were achey by the end of the day.i think i ate:coffee100 cals coffee oatmeal1 scoop protein with an orange and i think 200 cals of popcornspinach, a potato, 2 veg patties, 2 luna barsa whole thing of tempt which was softened to perfect softness <- carb loadpossibly a diet 7up saturday:legs hurt. was ready to go though. coffeea very few walnuts and almonds150 cals oatmeal w cinnamon and gingerpart of a gross larabar3 cliff blocksracea couple walnuts and chocolate chipsa few bites of applea couple handfuls of chili lime chipshalf a large poutine, it was the yummiestsome onion ringsa couple more chocolate chips and walnuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 How did your race go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 It was mind blowingly fun. The weather was so gorgeous, I actually wondered whether or not to wear knee warmers. Then I remembered, my knees never get overheated, so I wore them. It worked out! Sunday:4 mile runstarted out at a decent pace, slowed down at the end. Was still recovering from the race.Monday:commute10 min tread walk9:03 min mile1 hour spin 85-95 rpm, <125 wattsweights: upper body and coreTuesday:commute45 min spin, 3 threshold intervals1 hr core work, some bi/triWednesday:commute1 hour spin coached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 whoa i missed the race posting and can't seem to find it! what was the race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 mary, we need to talk! thursday:commute, hill sprints, commutefriday:25ish mile ridedinner -spinach, tofu, pop chips, ice cream, luna barssaturday:coffee, oatmeal, larabar, almonds, 3 cliff blockstrainerraceappledinner-spinach, tofu, potato, ice cream, builderbarsunday:coffee, oatmeal, larabar, almonds, 3 cliff blockstrainerraceapplesome other foodburrito and pita chips for dinnermonday: very hungrycommute1 hour trainertuesday:commute, commute1 hour spin, threshold workwhatever upper body i could get away with, injuries were killing mewednesday:commute, hill sprints1 hour coached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 thursday:commute/hillsprints commutefriday:commuteeasy ride, ~25 milessaturday:racesunday:tried to ride ,got rained on, cut it at mile 18swim - 15 mins fs, 6 bs, 9 fsmonday:26 mile, rowenatuesday:commutetreadmill: 11 min walk, 2 min 6.5 5 min walk 2 min 6.5, 1 min walk, 8.57 mile35 min recovery ridewhatever upper body i could managewednesday:commutethursday:commute/hillsprints, commutefriday:hike, decent elevationsaturday: 35 mile ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 sunday:32 mile ridemonday:commute25 mile ridetuesday:commute2 min tread walk, 2, 2 min 6.6/7 int1 8:44 mile45 minute trainer ride, standing int and spin upsupper body/corewednesday:commutecoach ripped my legs off for an hourthursday:commute, commute, hill sprintwas gonna ride but fell asleepfriday:commutelate night 25 mile ride, really wore me outsaturday:rest daysunday:35 miles on low tires and rubbing brakesmonday:commute25 mile ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 hope the race went well. still don't see any reports. love getting your legs ripped off though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Yep, it's pretty hard. Ok let's see how i did this week, it was kind of a rest week Tuesday:commute15 minuteswalking, 15 minutes run, ten minute milesUpper body, targeted lats, somehow got the rhomboids involvedWednesday:commute, commute1 hour coached, mostly cadence drillsThursday:commutei can not remember what else. it was a ride or something...Friday:took 3 naps25 mile rideSaturday:43 mile rideSunday:30 mile ridethis was an accident. we initially set out to do a short ride in the small ring, but we found a new route, which was fun.Monday:raceit was short, and i did alright, not great. i didnt warm up right, i didnt prepare my bike for it, and i just did not have it in me to put a hardcore hurtin on. notes: 60 degrees, overcast/sunbreaks, lazer helmet, arm warmers, knee warmers, old champsys jersey and this year's bibs was perfect temp control and would have been fine if the rain came back. wasn't even spent at all at the end. i feel like i kind of cheated myself out of something but it was a great experience to be on that course for that race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 time to write about what's been going on, so i can reference this in the future. got my ass beat down hard in a race a few weeks ago, well not that hard, it was mostly a strategy thing, but i think i should have been able to time trial myself onto the podium. anyways, it shook me, i never lost that bad before, and along with all this other fallout from my injuries, i lost my whatever mojo i had left after getting hurt. so of course i decided to train way harder, and stopped recovering well apparently. it got to the point where my legs were always always hurting and depleted, unless i was pedaling when i got some relief, and even then all i could feel was burn. i kept putting off rest days. finally talked to a friend about my issues and figured out a plan. no hot showers, only cold. regular icing and ice baths. adequate electrolytes. foam rollering. lots of protein, way more than i think i need. and today i am off the bike, for the second day this week. ran 4 miles and gonna swim a little later. next week im back on the plan. i do have to say, those 45/15 intervals are amazing at training slow twitch muscles, i can feel my blood shifting around when i do em. and i am doing better climbing and descending. life is great and i want a unicycle. had to stop training upper body, so i could heal more, i can't wait to get back to it. hopefully soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob PMFF Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yikes, that sounds dangerous, don't get rhabdo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Ha! Nor rhabdo, Rob! I just needed to do a few days of hot and cold. Swam last night for the first time in a long time, because I just could not run or bike one more day. I trained pretty hard for a really challenging race, it was going well, but then I think I overtrained. My taper into leg openers, oooh, that sounds special, turned into something else. Well, lesson learned! Having fun, looking forward to getting back into the gym as the daylight gets shorter and the weather sets in. Hopefully my injuries will be more healed and ready to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 swimming is excellent for that kinda thing. hang in there and get recovered woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Great weather this weekend for racing and riding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Good luck on your century coming up! I told Jordan and Meghan to say hello to you for me, they are my new SF vegan buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's going to be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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