Okay, back on the saddle again! Except I wasn't really on my bike saddle. More like back on the Asics again ... that does not sound as good. Oh well ... I ran today!
I was healthy enough to get in a nice long run with Annie. According to my training plan I was scheduled to do a 1.5 hour Bike ride. But since I have not followed the plan due to being sick for the last five days I decided to get the heck out of the house and go running. Annie was scheduled to do 15 miles today and she did them all. She is just a marathon training machine right now. We ran by the car at 11.75 miles and I decided to stop right there. Both of my knees were barking and I didn't want to risk hurting myself anymore so I reluctantly stopped. My overall energy was still very good and I could have completed the 15 miles if it were not for my knees. The fact is that I did some pretty good damage to my legs, knees in particular, when I ran the 50k trail race. The last 5 miles of that race did a number on me and it is taking a lot of time to heal. They are getting better each day that passes and I need to keep running until things are back to normal.
We had the car parked at a Walgreens and I jumped in and turned on the heat because it was freezing outside. It felt so good to warm up. Then I drove over to Subway and picked us up some turkey subs and then went back to get Annie. I also picked up a bag of ice. Why ice you ask? Because I dumped it into my tub and took an ice bath. Ice baths are absolutely brutal. They hurt like hell but man do they ever work! My knees started to feel better almost instantly. I have been icing intermittently throughout the day and am icing again right now. Hopefully this will help me to be able to run tomorrow.
Tomorrow is a 40 minute swim and a 40 minute run. I am going to do the swim in the afternoon and the run in the late evening to give myself some more time to recover from today. I am looking forward to killing it this week since I am finally over being sick!
Thanks for Reading,
Jeff
p.s. - I am not ready to talk about football yet. Freaking Steelers.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Goodbye 2009 ... Hello 2010
I just started thinking about what a good year 2009 was and how much I am looking forward to 2010!
Some interesting events, in no particular order:
- Finished my 2nd round of P90X.
- Hurt my left shoulder - thanks to P90X.
- Officially reached my mid-30's.
- Started Running, Swimming and Biking.
- Competed in my 1st Triathlon.
- Competed in my 2nd Triathlon.
- Competed in my 1st 5mile Race.
- Competed in my 1st 10K Race.
- Competed in my 1st 50K Race and got worst blister ever!
- Bought a Road Bike.
- Sold a Road Bike.
- Bought a Triathlon Bike.
- Totaled 304 Posts to this Blog!?!
- Went to Pamplona Spain - Ran with the Bulls!
This blog has made it fun to look back on the year. I still can't believe I was dumb enough to Run with the Bulls? And I still can't believe how damn bad the 50k hurt - the hardest thing I have ever physically had to do without a doubt!
Now 2010 looks like a lot of fun:
- January 1/2 Marathon.
- Feb 1/2 Marathon.
- A 1/2 Ironman Training Program.
- April Olympic Triathlon with an Ocean swim.
- Repeat of the 2 Sprint Triathlons I did last year.
- November 1/2 Half Ironman.
- December 50K Trail Run (Yes, I am not right in the head).
- Also plan to mix in a bunch of 5k and 10k races on open weekends.
Jeff
Some interesting events, in no particular order:
- Finished my 2nd round of P90X.
- Hurt my left shoulder - thanks to P90X.
- Officially reached my mid-30's.
- Started Running, Swimming and Biking.
- Competed in my 1st Triathlon.
- Competed in my 2nd Triathlon.
- Competed in my 1st 5mile Race.
- Competed in my 1st 10K Race.
- Competed in my 1st 50K Race and got worst blister ever!
- Bought a Road Bike.
- Sold a Road Bike.
- Bought a Triathlon Bike.
- Totaled 304 Posts to this Blog!?!
- Went to Pamplona Spain - Ran with the Bulls!
This blog has made it fun to look back on the year. I still can't believe I was dumb enough to Run with the Bulls? And I still can't believe how damn bad the 50k hurt - the hardest thing I have ever physically had to do without a doubt!
Now 2010 looks like a lot of fun:
- January 1/2 Marathon.
- Feb 1/2 Marathon.
- A 1/2 Ironman Training Program.
- April Olympic Triathlon with an Ocean swim.
- Repeat of the 2 Sprint Triathlons I did last year.
- November 1/2 Half Ironman.
- December 50K Trail Run (Yes, I am not right in the head).
- Also plan to mix in a bunch of 5k and 10k races on open weekends.
Jeff
Week Three, Day Three, Four, Five & Six: Still Sick
I haven't posted in a couple of days and it is because I am still under the weather. I am feeling much better tonight so I am going to try and go run with Annie tomorrow morning. She is scheduled to do 15 miles for her training. I am going to just do as much as I can and not try to over do it.
Last night Annie and I went to see Avatar at the IMAX. This movie has been so hyped that I figured in no way would it be able to measure up. Well, I was completely wrong - Avatar was incredible! It actaully exceeded the hype. Now the plot isn't going to win any oscars but everything else about the film should. This movie is as groundbreaking as films such as Star Wars, The Matrix and the LOTR trilogy. If you haven't seen it do youself a favor and go find an IMAX or Extreme Digital theater and take the entire family!
I am looking at my bike on the trainer right now and am thinking about jumping on for a spin. Should probably just rest up for tomorrow's run?
Anyways, I cannot wait to jump back into this full throttle. I took some measurement today: My body weight is 149 lbs. When I started P90X last August I weighted 190+lbs. My Body Fat is 11% right now. I really do not want to lose anymore weight but the lighter I get my running becomes better.
Thanks for Reading,
Jeff
Last night Annie and I went to see Avatar at the IMAX. This movie has been so hyped that I figured in no way would it be able to measure up. Well, I was completely wrong - Avatar was incredible! It actaully exceeded the hype. Now the plot isn't going to win any oscars but everything else about the film should. This movie is as groundbreaking as films such as Star Wars, The Matrix and the LOTR trilogy. If you haven't seen it do youself a favor and go find an IMAX or Extreme Digital theater and take the entire family!
I am looking at my bike on the trainer right now and am thinking about jumping on for a spin. Should probably just rest up for tomorrow's run?
Anyways, I cannot wait to jump back into this full throttle. I took some measurement today: My body weight is 149 lbs. When I started P90X last August I weighted 190+lbs. My Body Fat is 11% right now. I really do not want to lose anymore weight but the lighter I get my running becomes better.
Thanks for Reading,
Jeff
Friday, January 1, 2010
Products and Services Reviews
Since the beginning of The Carrot back in 2008 a number of fitness products have been tested and reviewed. I decided to pull them together in one location for easy access andI also plan on doing a bunch
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If you are interested in your product being tested and reviewed please contact me at: jeffirvin@gmail.com
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If you are interested in your product being tested and reviewed please contact me at: jeffirvin@gmail.com
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