Well folks. Its been almost a year since my last post. I did some intense rehab last summer and took some shots of sinovisc in my knee. Things are a little better.
Biked 30 miles on sunday and ran today for 3 miles. whooohooooo.
I get in the pool later this week.
Back in the saddle beotches!
B
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
setbacks....and re-evaluation
Hey folks....just a quick update. I have a quite a huge setback lately. Since I've had this surgery, I've had pain on the inside of my knee. Its never gone away. I kept telling myself....its just post surgery pain and it will go away. Well its not and it's been getting worse. I started running back in march. Slow and staeady but still pain. I did 4 miles a few weeks ago and the pain is much worse and swelling too.
So i go back to the ortho...funny (but quite ridiculous) experience. Had the obligatory 2 hour wait(why the apptmt)...then got to see the PA who i have battled with on many occasion.....she starts reading my chart talking about my MRI in November and already wants to give me anti-inflamatory. I inform her that they operated on me in Dec and maybe she should take a moment to familiarize herself with my case before she prescribes anything or doles out her normal generic and useless advice(her best gem is "everybody heals differently). I am amazed. She tells me she will get the doc...i tell her that would be a good idea. So the doc comes in and basically tells me...i dont know what is wrong with your knee and i need another mri. Amazed again and now really losing confidence in this idiot.
MRI results....fully thickness fissure in my kneecap..thing that gets me is that it never hurt this bad before the surgery...hmmm..I get a message from the doc on my voicemail saying i have a kneecap fissure and i should call if i have any questions to call him....The only question i have is how fast can i get another appt with a new ortho cause i am done with this guy.
Been really fighting depression and sadness over this. Running has been really theraputic for me and i've come to really enjoy it. Its fucking spring and i cannot do anything let alone run
I kinda decided to start my own therapy in the meantime. I'm taking anti-inflammatories(also icing) and gonna take a week off the gym or any other activities...knee feels great when i do nothing...too bad i will go crazy if i continue doing nothing..lol
Anyway i am not sure where this leaves me...maybe i just swim and bike and never run. I dunno but the pain in my knee is pretty bad when not all upped on anti-inflames....any ideas send over a comment...
peace love and soul
b
So i go back to the ortho...funny (but quite ridiculous) experience. Had the obligatory 2 hour wait(why the apptmt)...then got to see the PA who i have battled with on many occasion.....she starts reading my chart talking about my MRI in November and already wants to give me anti-inflamatory. I inform her that they operated on me in Dec and maybe she should take a moment to familiarize herself with my case before she prescribes anything or doles out her normal generic and useless advice(her best gem is "everybody heals differently). I am amazed. She tells me she will get the doc...i tell her that would be a good idea. So the doc comes in and basically tells me...i dont know what is wrong with your knee and i need another mri. Amazed again and now really losing confidence in this idiot.
MRI results....fully thickness fissure in my kneecap..thing that gets me is that it never hurt this bad before the surgery...hmmm..I get a message from the doc on my voicemail saying i have a kneecap fissure and i should call if i have any questions to call him....The only question i have is how fast can i get another appt with a new ortho cause i am done with this guy.
Been really fighting depression and sadness over this. Running has been really theraputic for me and i've come to really enjoy it. Its fucking spring and i cannot do anything let alone run
I kinda decided to start my own therapy in the meantime. I'm taking anti-inflammatories(also icing) and gonna take a week off the gym or any other activities...knee feels great when i do nothing...too bad i will go crazy if i continue doing nothing..lol
Anyway i am not sure where this leaves me...maybe i just swim and bike and never run. I dunno but the pain in my knee is pretty bad when not all upped on anti-inflames....any ideas send over a comment...
peace love and soul
b
Thursday, March 18, 2010
north carolina...cisco
So here i am at cisco in beautiful spring like north Carolina. It is pretty cool. Long long long work hours but i am learning a lot. I really wish i could be home with Lena but duty calls. The other problem I have is i was set up to do a trade for print photography gig and now it is looking like i may have to stay here....ugghhh. I really hate bailing on Bob McK but there really is nothing i can do. I am trying to get a friend to substitute for me but i am not sure if he can do it. Even if it costs me some money, at least it wont cost me in reputation. I feel so bad....really bad.
Anyway, back to training. My knee is pretty good lately. Its been much less sore and swollen lately so i think it is healing. TJ, the PT, gave me the thumbs up to try a light jog...I have to say i am nervous....really nervous..i know i was told that i cannot hurt it more but man i am afraid to run. Swimming was going well(till I left to working 11 hour days....) When i get home i will continue the training and should be on-track for the April triathlon. I biked 20 miles last week and not pain in my knee.... so little by little...slowly by very slowly.....i am on my way back!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
post surgery....xmas...new year ahead
Well the surgery(Monday 12-21) went well. They removed the tear and it was less than a third of the thickness of the meniscus. 1st day and a half were great....not much pain, but then the surgical drugs wore off....4am on wed...holy shit....it sucked for about 12 hours. I dont do well with pain meds so i was stuck. It was funny i pressed on my knee and it was making some interesting gurgling nosies.....gross...Thursday, xmas eve, i felt pretty good. Walked slowly and with a limp 1/2 a block. Pain had subsided to a dull ache.Xmas eve was great. Lena and I just had a simple dinner. I've realized that i dont need to be in a big family party to feel like the holidays. I think that night was a perfect as it could have been in its love shared and simplicity.
Spent the xmas day at my cousin Joe's. Great time....so much fun. Love them all. They were so good to Lena and I.
One week later, I went to the doc and he removed the stitches. Said i am looking great and was good to go. My physical therapist was also impressed with my progress and range of motion. It aches but overall it feels good. Doing my required exercises and taking it slow(this is difficult..the slow part).
Learned so much this year....mostly about me...who i am...where i want to be....what i want to be....good stuff....
have a great new year.....
Monday, December 21, 2009
Day 0: knee scoping
So here I am, sitting on the couch. My knee is packed in ice and i am watching Friday night live season 1.
The surgery: Really went well. knee cap was better than originally thought. Meniscus flap was removed. Doc says that it was a small piece of cartilage and i should be back on track soon. North Shore surgery center was fantastic. The people were great.
I am very thankful for Lena and my Dad. I am tired and feeling grumpy and snappy at Lena......feeling a little guilty about it.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
hey hoooooooooo
Hey peeps!
Things are great(sort of). So letsssseeeeeeeeeheeerrrreee....lemme catch you up.
Last year this time(11/15)....lost my job. Freeeked out then calmed down....
Biggest thing about losing my job...i thought i was gonna get kicked out of my place and kicked to the curb....not true.....after much pants shitting i realized i just needed to get a plan in place. I sold off my 401k from the temporary job and cut a deal with my landlord. Then i figured since nothing would happen work wise till the next year I would go on a road trip. It was awesome. Went to DC for Turkey day, then hiked in shenendoah national park, then headed to knoxville,TN and hiked the great smokey mtns.....then drove to Florida. What a trip.....Something i will never forget. I can honestly say i never felt so free and it was great. So got back and then went to brazil for 2 weeks(Paid before losing job) and got to spend xmas and newyears with Lena...the love of my life. She is amazing.
January and Feb proved to be tough months. I learned alot about myself during this time. I realized that the only person that holds me back is me. And i bring me nomatter where i go......and my crazy head. But that was a gift. I always blamed my circumstances on my job or someone i would vilify. Its simply not true. Its me who needed to change. It was my vision and my perspective that needed to change. I also worked some humbling jobs and found humility..I got to Project manage building a hooters..there i learned that i am capable of far more than i think...nooone there even knew i never really worked in construction(cept home depot)...and then worked as a laborer at a plastics factory(fucking humbling part)..I also learned that its ok to accept and even ask for help from time to time. That was a tough one. But i took it knowing i would pay back or pay it forward.
March was interesting. My buddies at Thomson were trying to get me back in the door. I was interviewing. And my friend mike got married and i went to costa rica. Interesting trip considering it was for a weekend. Mike and Andrea are great. I took photos of the wedding and gave them a beautiful album as a gift. Between this trip to costa rica, i went on a 2nd interview and expected an offer...the offer never came through but i got on a TR. What a gift. its almost as if i was given a 2nd chance to right some of the wrongs i did there...not really wrongs but maybe just mend some fences and to the right thing by people. I am still there today. I am still a consultant and still take it one day at a time.
So triathlon.....things have been crazy but good. I am down very close to the 100lb mark in my weight loss and feel pretty good. This past summer i did a bunch of 5k's and even my first 10k. The 10k was humbling...finished last..literally....lol...but i finished beotches...stopped swimming for a while cause of my shoulder but soon i will jump back in the pool. I am going to take total immersion swimming lessons and work wth my chriopractor to see if we can work through the shoulder issue. So this week came another issue....i found out i have a torm meniscus....knee has been swelling and painful after running and getting worse...finally got an MRI and i will get surgery soon....hopefully before the end of the year. I plan on re-entering the tri world this spring....pending shoulder and knee outcomes....either way i will find some way to work around these issues.
Lena....i met lena a while ago.....at first she was just some chick who asked me english usage questions on the internet......and we always would chat here and there but nothing serious...just answer english questions and small talk.....well i got divorced last spring and she happened to be exiting a relationship. I invited her to come visit and sleep on my couch. She did for a few days and over that week we got close.....it was amazing...and still is.....I went there for xmas and new years....then we decided that maybe she would come for and extended stay...try things out so to speak.....well she is here and is not going home...i am so blessed to have her in my life.....she is amazing, kind, caring...and a crazy brazilian....oh and she cooks great....lol I love her and hope to marry her soon....
I turned 40 this week. I realized something pretty big...We (i) make our world...our reality. Our perceptions and expecttions change how we see this world....mine thankfully have changed for the better......i am grateful for my simple life..
Things are great(sort of). So letsssseeeeeeeeeheeerrrreee....lemme catch you up.
Last year this time(11/15)....lost my job. Freeeked out then calmed down....
Biggest thing about losing my job...i thought i was gonna get kicked out of my place and kicked to the curb....not true.....after much pants shitting i realized i just needed to get a plan in place. I sold off my 401k from the temporary job and cut a deal with my landlord. Then i figured since nothing would happen work wise till the next year I would go on a road trip. It was awesome. Went to DC for Turkey day, then hiked in shenendoah national park, then headed to knoxville,TN and hiked the great smokey mtns.....then drove to Florida. What a trip.....Something i will never forget. I can honestly say i never felt so free and it was great. So got back and then went to brazil for 2 weeks(Paid before losing job) and got to spend xmas and newyears with Lena...the love of my life. She is amazing.
January and Feb proved to be tough months. I learned alot about myself during this time. I realized that the only person that holds me back is me. And i bring me nomatter where i go......and my crazy head. But that was a gift. I always blamed my circumstances on my job or someone i would vilify. Its simply not true. Its me who needed to change. It was my vision and my perspective that needed to change. I also worked some humbling jobs and found humility..I got to Project manage building a hooters..there i learned that i am capable of far more than i think...nooone there even knew i never really worked in construction(cept home depot)...and then worked as a laborer at a plastics factory(fucking humbling part)..I also learned that its ok to accept and even ask for help from time to time. That was a tough one. But i took it knowing i would pay back or pay it forward.
March was interesting. My buddies at Thomson were trying to get me back in the door. I was interviewing. And my friend mike got married and i went to costa rica. Interesting trip considering it was for a weekend. Mike and Andrea are great. I took photos of the wedding and gave them a beautiful album as a gift. Between this trip to costa rica, i went on a 2nd interview and expected an offer...the offer never came through but i got on a TR. What a gift. its almost as if i was given a 2nd chance to right some of the wrongs i did there...not really wrongs but maybe just mend some fences and to the right thing by people. I am still there today. I am still a consultant and still take it one day at a time.
So triathlon.....things have been crazy but good. I am down very close to the 100lb mark in my weight loss and feel pretty good. This past summer i did a bunch of 5k's and even my first 10k. The 10k was humbling...finished last..literally....lol...but i finished beotches...stopped swimming for a while cause of my shoulder but soon i will jump back in the pool. I am going to take total immersion swimming lessons and work wth my chriopractor to see if we can work through the shoulder issue. So this week came another issue....i found out i have a torm meniscus....knee has been swelling and painful after running and getting worse...finally got an MRI and i will get surgery soon....hopefully before the end of the year. I plan on re-entering the tri world this spring....pending shoulder and knee outcomes....either way i will find some way to work around these issues.
Lena....i met lena a while ago.....at first she was just some chick who asked me english usage questions on the internet......and we always would chat here and there but nothing serious...just answer english questions and small talk.....well i got divorced last spring and she happened to be exiting a relationship. I invited her to come visit and sleep on my couch. She did for a few days and over that week we got close.....it was amazing...and still is.....I went there for xmas and new years....then we decided that maybe she would come for and extended stay...try things out so to speak.....well she is here and is not going home...i am so blessed to have her in my life.....she is amazing, kind, caring...and a crazy brazilian....oh and she cooks great....lol I love her and hope to marry her soon....
I turned 40 this week. I realized something pretty big...We (i) make our world...our reality. Our perceptions and expecttions change how we see this world....mine thankfully have changed for the better......i am grateful for my simple life..
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Back again...still trudging the road to happy destiny
Hey All!
Its been about a year since my last blog....so much has happened....so much growth and change....
More to come....
Its been about a year since my last blog....so much has happened....so much growth and change....
More to come....
Monday, October 20, 2008
Fall folliage tour 2008
Soooooo I did my 5k Friday night and I followed it up Saturday morning with a nice 3.5 hour hike through beautiful Lake Minnewaska(New Paltz, NY). It's about a 2 hour drive from my house. What a great day! The hike was tough cause my quads were pretty fatigued from the 5k and then all the up and down hills were reeking havoc on my legs....but man was it worth it...felt great....
Participating in activities like running and hiking makes me truly understand that we are not supposed to be in a big building running on a belt driven contraption...we are meant to be outside...doing it....nothing beats getting outside and moving..no gym no treadmill no spinbike....
Friday, October 17, 2008
MAKING PROGRESS
Sometimes progress comes in big chucks....big changes....sometimes smaller changes...ones you dont notice until one day there just is a difference....
So in February I ran the republic leapyear 5k at 45:05.
Today I ran the same 5k in 42:50(unofficial). Over 2 minutes faster.....and I never stopped to walk the whole time.
TODAY I ROCK
TODAY I WON THE RACE (actually came in like 3rd to last but I won...believe me I won)
TODAY I AM A RUNNER....
So in February I ran the republic leapyear 5k at 45:05.
Today I ran the same 5k in 42:50(unofficial). Over 2 minutes faster.....and I never stopped to walk the whole time.
TODAY I ROCK
TODAY I WON THE RACE (actually came in like 3rd to last but I won...believe me I won)
TODAY I AM A RUNNER....
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Road Back
Hey folks,
It begins.
What you may ask?
My road back to life and triathlon. Been through a hell of ride in my personal life and i think i am finally coming to terms with the fact that i am single again and i live alone. No its not a vacation from my old life....this is my new life. I guess the gift is that it really is MY life. I can do with my life as i wish....this is daunting sometimes because i find myself falling back into old patterns and i forget that i can change my world whenever i want and i am not stuck. You see...i feel stuck sometimes and it is tough to get out of. I think its remnants of how I used to think. So I am working on making changes to make my world better. One of the things i am doing is getting more organized. Stuff and life organization. Each night i set aside some time to organize a few things. Organizing and decorating my apartment and making it a home is first on the list. Organizing my financial situation. Organizing my life:) Part of this change will be figuring out my training schedule and while i am on the subject of training...setting up a road map for next triathlon season.
So hereeee we go:
du/run schedule for the remainder of this year:
10/17/2008 Run 5K Republic Airport Not So Midnight 5k
10/19/2008 Carl Hart Duathlon: Sunday
11/9/2008 Duathlon Sprint Schiff Scout Mountain Bike Duathlon(maybe)
11/30/2008 Duathlon Sprint Turkey Du - Duathlon
no 2009 dates yet but tentatively:
april: mini might man sprint
july: mossman sprint
september: mighty hamptons tri (oly)
Peace love and sooooooullll
Bobito
It begins.
What you may ask?
My road back to life and triathlon. Been through a hell of ride in my personal life and i think i am finally coming to terms with the fact that i am single again and i live alone. No its not a vacation from my old life....this is my new life. I guess the gift is that it really is MY life. I can do with my life as i wish....this is daunting sometimes because i find myself falling back into old patterns and i forget that i can change my world whenever i want and i am not stuck. You see...i feel stuck sometimes and it is tough to get out of. I think its remnants of how I used to think. So I am working on making changes to make my world better. One of the things i am doing is getting more organized. Stuff and life organization. Each night i set aside some time to organize a few things. Organizing and decorating my apartment and making it a home is first on the list. Organizing my financial situation. Organizing my life:) Part of this change will be figuring out my training schedule and while i am on the subject of training...setting up a road map for next triathlon season.
So hereeee we go:
du/run schedule for the remainder of this year:
10/17/2008 Run 5K Republic Airport Not So Midnight 5k
10/19/2008 Carl Hart Duathlon: Sunday
11/9/2008 Duathlon Sprint Schiff Scout Mountain Bike Duathlon(maybe)
11/30/2008 Duathlon Sprint Turkey Du - Duathlon
no 2009 dates yet but tentatively:
april: mini might man sprint
july: mossman sprint
september: mighty hamptons tri (oly)
Peace love and sooooooullll
Bobito
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tough decisions
hey everyone.....
It's been a rough couple of weeks. Been sick (and still have a bad cough) the last 2 weeks. No training at all. No pool work for at least the last 3 or 4 weeks since the pool meltdown.
I have decided to not do the tri I have scheduled for this weekend.
I have gone back and forth over this decision a million times this week. I just don't feel ready nor do i feel healthy enough. I need to take care of myself. I have not been taking very good care of myself the last few weeks. I've been burning the candle at both ends and I think I'm paying the price. So its time to regroup. I need to get back to working on me.
Once I am 100% healthy, I am gonna start working on swimming. I need to straighten out the issue that I am having with motion sickness. That is a big issue for me. At the same time, I need to get back to cooking at home. I've been eating out waaaaayyyy too much. Its just not the same. I need to get a set workout schedule. I've basically been squeezing it in wherever the last few weeks and that is just not good enough.
So there it is folks....think this re-vamp has been coming for a long time.
Wow and I just found out(2 minutes ago) i may be going to Colorado for a few weeks...If that is the case, I am shipping my bike to TEA's house(lol).....
B
It's been a rough couple of weeks. Been sick (and still have a bad cough) the last 2 weeks. No training at all. No pool work for at least the last 3 or 4 weeks since the pool meltdown.
I have decided to not do the tri I have scheduled for this weekend.
I have gone back and forth over this decision a million times this week. I just don't feel ready nor do i feel healthy enough. I need to take care of myself. I have not been taking very good care of myself the last few weeks. I've been burning the candle at both ends and I think I'm paying the price. So its time to regroup. I need to get back to working on me.
Once I am 100% healthy, I am gonna start working on swimming. I need to straighten out the issue that I am having with motion sickness. That is a big issue for me. At the same time, I need to get back to cooking at home. I've been eating out waaaaayyyy too much. Its just not the same. I need to get a set workout schedule. I've basically been squeezing it in wherever the last few weeks and that is just not good enough.
So there it is folks....think this re-vamp has been coming for a long time.
Wow and I just found out(2 minutes ago) i may be going to Colorado for a few weeks...If that is the case, I am shipping my bike to TEA's house(lol).....
B
Friday, August 15, 2008
Life and how it gets in the way(sickness and other things)
Hellooooo folks.
Last Saturday, I woke up. Had a frog in my throat. Went for a 35 mile bike ride. It was epic. My legs felt strong...really strong.....was torturing one of my friends and felt so good i could have gone harder.....Since having my swimming issues, i've gone at cycling with an attitude. Like i have a bone to pick with the sport gods....trying to torture the bike and the bike gods until they submit. Of course we both know that the only person being beat up is me.....I feel a certain amount of shame and lameness about this swim issue. I dont like giving up on something, anything ever.....and yes i have not done anything related to swimming for 2 weeks now....cant really explain other than i felt like a failure(and some fear) in the pool...The sudden sickness scares me especially in open water..and also it makes me not want to do it cause well it sucks..this is supposed to be fun......sooooo(getting over it) i went out and bought waterproof ear pluggies....this weekend i am gonna get the seal googles and try that too....I will not give up without a fight...
Getting back to my story: Went biking saturday with a frog in the throat. By Sat night, I was very ill....bad sore throat.....feelling ultra crappy....This ILLNESS(aka the black funk) took me until today to feel better. I am still a little congested and coughing but I feel much better. Man it sucked. But maybe it was God's way of telling me to slow the f@ck down and regroup. So i am glad i got sick. I realized that I was running from this swim issue and hiding behind it. I think I fear open water swims and this has been a easy out. Well folks, I am not going down easy. I love this sport and I will not go out like that. So I am gonna try different goggles (seal style), ear plugs, nose plugs, one of those magnetic thingies, maybe even drugs(dramamine).
So this last week i have gone through a sort of mental meltdown. Sitting home for long periods of time tends to make me dig inside and figure out whats going on upstairs...and its time to figure out what the "next 10 years" plan is for my career. I have not been very excited or satisfied with my current one and i am thinking about trading it in for a new one. I needed to sort out my financial situation....once i get that sorted out, i can do whatever i want for work......and i am trying to get some sort of a social life......i am not even sure where to begin....starting over like i have in the last few months....you begin to feel a little like a college kid who just got his first place....I am still sorting out the things at home cause its the one place that i avoided being for so long. I am not sure where i am going but i know its time to work on this old apartment and make it Bob's NEW home. Its time to put the recent married past to bed and start carving out the new me. A good friend says everytime you get sick, you shed off some of your old self. I think its true....i am shedding the old me and carving out a new me:)
So I have a message for someone in blogland(you know who you are) that i care about very very much:
ALL BAD MOMENTS PASS! I KNOW THE PAIN AND IT DOES PASS. (call me, please)
I AM SENDING A BIG HUUUUGUEEEE HUG OUT TO THEM!!!!
Peace, love, and souuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul
Bob
Last Saturday, I woke up. Had a frog in my throat. Went for a 35 mile bike ride. It was epic. My legs felt strong...really strong.....was torturing one of my friends and felt so good i could have gone harder.....Since having my swimming issues, i've gone at cycling with an attitude. Like i have a bone to pick with the sport gods....trying to torture the bike and the bike gods until they submit. Of course we both know that the only person being beat up is me.....I feel a certain amount of shame and lameness about this swim issue. I dont like giving up on something, anything ever.....and yes i have not done anything related to swimming for 2 weeks now....cant really explain other than i felt like a failure(and some fear) in the pool...The sudden sickness scares me especially in open water..and also it makes me not want to do it cause well it sucks..this is supposed to be fun......sooooo(getting over it) i went out and bought waterproof ear pluggies....this weekend i am gonna get the seal googles and try that too....I will not give up without a fight...
Getting back to my story: Went biking saturday with a frog in the throat. By Sat night, I was very ill....bad sore throat.....feelling ultra crappy....This ILLNESS(aka the black funk) took me until today to feel better. I am still a little congested and coughing but I feel much better. Man it sucked. But maybe it was God's way of telling me to slow the f@ck down and regroup. So i am glad i got sick. I realized that I was running from this swim issue and hiding behind it. I think I fear open water swims and this has been a easy out. Well folks, I am not going down easy. I love this sport and I will not go out like that. So I am gonna try different goggles (seal style), ear plugs, nose plugs, one of those magnetic thingies, maybe even drugs(dramamine).
So this last week i have gone through a sort of mental meltdown. Sitting home for long periods of time tends to make me dig inside and figure out whats going on upstairs...and its time to figure out what the "next 10 years" plan is for my career. I have not been very excited or satisfied with my current one and i am thinking about trading it in for a new one. I needed to sort out my financial situation....once i get that sorted out, i can do whatever i want for work......and i am trying to get some sort of a social life......i am not even sure where to begin....starting over like i have in the last few months....you begin to feel a little like a college kid who just got his first place....I am still sorting out the things at home cause its the one place that i avoided being for so long. I am not sure where i am going but i know its time to work on this old apartment and make it Bob's NEW home. Its time to put the recent married past to bed and start carving out the new me. A good friend says everytime you get sick, you shed off some of your old self. I think its true....i am shedding the old me and carving out a new me:)
So I have a message for someone in blogland(you know who you are) that i care about very very much:
ALL BAD MOMENTS PASS! I KNOW THE PAIN AND IT DOES PASS. (call me, please)
I AM SENDING A BIG HUUUUGUEEEE HUG OUT TO THEM!!!!
Peace, love, and souuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul
Bob
Thursday, August 7, 2008
swimming problems
hey folkies....
I am considering postponing the tri at the end of august until I get some kind of resolution on the "when I swim too long I puke" issue. I know this is a form of motion sickness but i can only go for 25-30 minutes and then I wanna barf.
YES B-A-R-F
And it feels really bad....head gets cloudy and stomach hurts ....I just want to lay down...
THIS SUCKS
THIS SUCKS ASS
I am frustrated cause I am the best shape of my tri-career and my swimming was coming along.
ANYONE...ANYONE who has any ideas to remedy this issue, please let me know.
B
I am considering postponing the tri at the end of august until I get some kind of resolution on the "when I swim too long I puke" issue. I know this is a form of motion sickness but i can only go for 25-30 minutes and then I wanna barf.
YES B-A-R-F
And it feels really bad....head gets cloudy and stomach hurts ....I just want to lay down...
THIS SUCKS
THIS SUCKS ASS
I am frustrated cause I am the best shape of my tri-career and my swimming was coming along.
ANYONE...ANYONE who has any ideas to remedy this issue, please let me know.
B
Friday, August 1, 2008
Motivation or lack thereof :)
Hey peeps:)
Since my 3.5 mile run on Tuesday, I have been suffering from a major lack of motivation. I really don't know what is up. WTF??!!! Alarm goes off at 5:30 and I fall back to sleep or just lay in my comfy a/c cranking 40 below zero bedroom under the covers...LOL....
We'll just call it a small hiatus.
Oh this little issue will be over soon.....REALLY SOON!
Got a little hike on Saturday(New Paltz) and a bike trip on Sunday(can you say HILLS).....
Have a great weekend.
B
Since my 3.5 mile run on Tuesday, I have been suffering from a major lack of motivation. I really don't know what is up. WTF??!!! Alarm goes off at 5:30 and I fall back to sleep or just lay in my comfy a/c cranking 40 below zero bedroom under the covers...LOL....
We'll just call it a small hiatus.
Oh this little issue will be over soon.....REALLY SOON!
Got a little hike on Saturday(New Paltz) and a bike trip on Sunday(can you say HILLS).....
Have a great weekend.
B
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Corporate Challenge 3.5
So I did the Corporate Challenge at beautiful Jones Beach yesterday. My time: 49:49 for 3.5 miles(not the usual 3.1) . I was kicking ass up (13:00 /14:00) for my 1st 2 miles and then this guy drops in front of me. So I stopped to see if he was ok. He definitely was not doing well. Looked like he was seizing. There were many people around and some were screaming out things like "start cpr" but folks...in case you didn't know this....do not do cpr if you can find a pulse......its bad....So they kept him as comfortable as possible until the medics came. I then continued my run. It was very hot and humid and not enough breeze for 7000 people. So the race was fun but i am a little disappointed cause i was trying to finish under 40 minutes(for 3.1 not 3.5). Oh well. The guy dropping was definitely a wake up call to my priorities. This is just fun and thats it. Not life of death. And for that guy it very well could be. Hope he is ok. I am praying for him.
Some notes of note:)
Kept my HR in the 155-165 range and felt really good. In fact, just before the incident, my HR started to drop and i was running harder....I think this is a good sign.
B
Some notes of note:)
Kept my HR in the 155-165 range and felt really good. In fact, just before the incident, my HR started to drop and i was running harder....I think this is a good sign.
B
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Swimming and biking
Ok folks. I took a week off. My nephews were in town(and they are the coolest {5 and 7}). I spent time with them.
Anyway back to training:
i swam last night. I am working on bilateral breathing. it sucks. I try to breathe on my left and it feels like i am choking. My form is crap. And i am constantly sucking water. To make it worse, it seems like i keep getting motion sickness. not sure why but it really sucks cause now i stop swimming not because i am tired but becuase i am gonna barf. MAN DOES IT SUCK. I left the pool pretty down last night cause if i cant figure out a solution, i am not gonna be able to go long distances swimming. If anyone has a solution, please let me know...I will try just about anything.
Biked about 30 miles today with some hills. It was great. Lower humidity and noone even tried to hit me with their car....I can hear ice-cube singing ,"today was a good day".....loved it. I really love biking and i think i am gonna try to bike a century by the end of the summer. End off the summer by biking out to montauk. I think it would rock.
Anyone in the Long Island area who wants to join me....just drop me a line. I am thinking the week after labor day....
Tomorrow I would like to run at Long Beach.
By the way, I love training alone but i am really wanting to be challenged. I think I am gonna seek out some riding/running mates....need to challenge myself.
Peace, Love, and SOOOOOOUUUUUUL
I'm out beotches
Bob
Anyway back to training:
i swam last night. I am working on bilateral breathing. it sucks. I try to breathe on my left and it feels like i am choking. My form is crap. And i am constantly sucking water. To make it worse, it seems like i keep getting motion sickness. not sure why but it really sucks cause now i stop swimming not because i am tired but becuase i am gonna barf. MAN DOES IT SUCK. I left the pool pretty down last night cause if i cant figure out a solution, i am not gonna be able to go long distances swimming. If anyone has a solution, please let me know...I will try just about anything.
Biked about 30 miles today with some hills. It was great. Lower humidity and noone even tried to hit me with their car....I can hear ice-cube singing ,"today was a good day".....loved it. I really love biking and i think i am gonna try to bike a century by the end of the summer. End off the summer by biking out to montauk. I think it would rock.
Anyone in the Long Island area who wants to join me....just drop me a line. I am thinking the week after labor day....
Tomorrow I would like to run at Long Beach.
By the way, I love training alone but i am really wanting to be challenged. I think I am gonna seek out some riding/running mates....need to challenge myself.
Peace, Love, and SOOOOOOUUUUUUL
I'm out beotches
Bob
Friday, July 11, 2008
vineman 2009.....some crappy news(some not)
Man I am a little upset. Been talking with some friends about doing the Vineman as a group thing. I have to admit i was really psyched. I was already telling some of my friends about this race. And I thought it would be great to meet some of my coolest tri friends.....soooooo......for various reasons (all valid)the peeps my little group have all bailed out.
I
WAS
PISSED!
Actually I am just disappointed. I wanted to hang with my tri-buddies. I thought it would be cool to do my first HIM with some friends. But I guess it will have to be another race. I am sure we will all meet one day:)
Oh and 1 more thing:
I AM DOING IT ANYWAY!!!!!
I am already in training for this race.. Shit i have been training for this since i started 1.5 years ago.....And its just a stop along the way to IM
Oh and i did run 4.4 miles yesterday and only stopped to walk 3 times(1 to 1.5minute recovery). And lost 5lbs in the last week or so.....
I
WAS
PISSED!
Actually I am just disappointed. I wanted to hang with my tri-buddies. I thought it would be cool to do my first HIM with some friends. But I guess it will have to be another race. I am sure we will all meet one day:)
Oh and 1 more thing:
I AM DOING IT ANYWAY!!!!!
I am already in training for this race.. Shit i have been training for this since i started 1.5 years ago.....And its just a stop along the way to IM
Oh and i did run 4.4 miles yesterday and only stopped to walk 3 times(1 to 1.5minute recovery). And lost 5lbs in the last week or so.....
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
swimming
See that picture of the pool to your left....yep that one....swam in the babylon pool today...
1st time this year. My good friend, Shawn, is generous enough to get up early and open the pool from 6-7 on tuesdays and thrusdays. I LOVE IT.
Shawn is a great swimmer and my incognito swim coach. We are working on me bilaterally breathing. Breathing on the left is not easy folks......proved by me drinking half the pool. No need for any kind of food or drink cause my belly is full of chlorinated pool water....mmmmm yummy.
There is a triathlon in CT this week. Its the mossman. I did it last year. maybe.....not sure yet but maybe......
1st time this year. My good friend, Shawn, is generous enough to get up early and open the pool from 6-7 on tuesdays and thrusdays. I LOVE IT.
Shawn is a great swimmer and my incognito swim coach. We are working on me bilaterally breathing. Breathing on the left is not easy folks......proved by me drinking half the pool. No need for any kind of food or drink cause my belly is full of chlorinated pool water....mmmmm yummy.
There is a triathlon in CT this week. Its the mossman. I did it last year. maybe.....not sure yet but maybe......
Monday, July 7, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Firecracker 5k 46:11
So yesterday I go to my favorite running shoe store, Runners Edge, to buy some socks. I walk in the store and there is a table set up and they are giving out race packets. So nosy old me inquires about the race. Its the Massapequa Firecracker 5k. Cost 20 bucks. hmmmmm I think I am in. LOL
#477
So I signed up for the race.
Last night, I went to a wedding and didnt get home until 2am. Woke up tired and cranky. I forgot I have to help a friend move. UGGGGHHHHHHHHHH so I become the sherpa today and move my friend. Its 4pm and I am scrambling to get the last pieces into his apmt. The race starts at FIIIVEEEEEE pm and I still need to go home and get my gear...rush rush rush...I hit every traffic light on the way....get home....change quick....back on the road....4:45...ok have 15 minutes till race start...WE CAN DOOOO THIS
Finally make it and the directions say it starts in the park. so i start jogging over to the park and some kind soul says...the race starts about 4 blocks to the center of town...I say thanks and turn around to get to the start and I hear the start gun...OH SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT
So I say F__K IT....I start my race what feels like a half a mile early. by the time i get to the official start the start mat is gone and I can see the police car marking the last runner about 6 blocks ahead...so I kick it up a notch and start running harder....breathing hard...a litttle flustered.....i keep going.
Finally track down the policewoman(hottie i might add) and I give her a big sweaty smile. So now i am officially in the race. So I walk a bit and catch my breath. The people along the course were fantastic. It was hot....humid....oh did i mention humid. So the lovely residents along park blvd had out hoses and were spraying everyone...THANK YOU VERY MUCH...and the lovely cheers were great. I kept saying thank you and giving thumbs up.
So I blogged a while ago that my good friend Bill took his life in April and he did it in Walker park. I am running and we turn right into walker park. I came past the spot and and I started to get choked up and imagined that Bill was running with me. It gave me some extra energy and I put my mind into Bill instead of running and the HEAT and HUMIDITY..cause it was hot. Miss Bill..miss him alot....
So we came through the park and hit the trail back into town. I was sure to thank the EMT on the bike checking on everyone. Everyone was great. Passed quite a few people and some passed me but i came from behind. Finished with the official clock saying 46:11 so it must have been 42 or 43 I would guess but i ran alot more than in the past and rested/walked much less.
What a great day...so proud of myself....i CAN do this....I AM ON MY WAY....
#477
So I signed up for the race.
Last night, I went to a wedding and didnt get home until 2am. Woke up tired and cranky. I forgot I have to help a friend move. UGGGGHHHHHHHHHH so I become the sherpa today and move my friend. Its 4pm and I am scrambling to get the last pieces into his apmt. The race starts at FIIIVEEEEEE pm and I still need to go home and get my gear...rush rush rush...I hit every traffic light on the way....get home....change quick....back on the road....4:45...ok have 15 minutes till race start...WE CAN DOOOO THIS
Finally make it and the directions say it starts in the park. so i start jogging over to the park and some kind soul says...the race starts about 4 blocks to the center of town...I say thanks and turn around to get to the start and I hear the start gun...OH SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT
So I say F__K IT....I start my race what feels like a half a mile early. by the time i get to the official start the start mat is gone and I can see the police car marking the last runner about 6 blocks ahead...so I kick it up a notch and start running harder....breathing hard...a litttle flustered.....i keep going.
Finally track down the policewoman(hottie i might add) and I give her a big sweaty smile. So now i am officially in the race. So I walk a bit and catch my breath. The people along the course were fantastic. It was hot....humid....oh did i mention humid. So the lovely residents along park blvd had out hoses and were spraying everyone...THANK YOU VERY MUCH...and the lovely cheers were great. I kept saying thank you and giving thumbs up.
So I blogged a while ago that my good friend Bill took his life in April and he did it in Walker park. I am running and we turn right into walker park. I came past the spot and and I started to get choked up and imagined that Bill was running with me. It gave me some extra energy and I put my mind into Bill instead of running and the HEAT and HUMIDITY..cause it was hot. Miss Bill..miss him alot....
So we came through the park and hit the trail back into town. I was sure to thank the EMT on the bike checking on everyone. Everyone was great. Passed quite a few people and some passed me but i came from behind. Finished with the official clock saying 46:11 so it must have been 42 or 43 I would guess but i ran alot more than in the past and rested/walked much less.
What a great day...so proud of myself....i CAN do this....I AM ON MY WAY....
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