Ready..VENT! What keeps you from getting to the pool?
Me first.
I am so bummed. Traffic was all jammed up because of an accident and oil spill on the expressway. It took me 2 hours and 10 minutes to get home. That's a 10 mile drive. I could have run faster if they let me take a straight line on the highway. I sat and peeled and ate an orange without even creeping forward. And not one of those tangelos or zipper peel kinds. Thank goodness I had snacks. I certainly didn't think to visit the ladies room before I left work. Normally even in the worst of traffic it's less than an hour. I couldn't even get off the highway because all the exits were jammed because the city was blocked up because people couldn't get on the highway.
And I thought traffic was going to be wasy because of school vacation week.
I work full time and go to school part time. That ate up all my swimming time for the evening. I went to work and left work early to get in some good pool time tonight.
Blech.
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Blech for eye infections, (S)he-Man! I've been on acular for a week ... I haven't resorted to vigamox yet. Can you never, ever swim? Or are you just cutting way back? I think you'll get hooked on running. It's addictive too. Just don't ramp it up too fast. Will there be any tris or road races in your future? :groovy:
Take care of your eyes Fortress! We've only got two of 'em!
I've been dealing with this issue for the past 9 months and tried everything including a modified (swim 2x a week for an hour or less) swim schedule. The only thing that's working well for my eyes is no swimming at all. I'm preparing myself mentally for no swimming ever, but I will try again (after no swimming) to hop back in the pool after month 3. Docs say I've got to stay infection free or have the surgery.
So, I've got to do what it takes to keep 'em healthy. I hope that I can get back in the pool one day in the future, but this is not usually a situation the spontaneously resolves itself.
But yes, I've got some 5K runs and a half marathon planned for later this season that I'll be doing. Oh joy. :) Hey, at least after week 1, I no longer feel like a hippo on land during my runs. Boy, did I forget about gravity!!
I know!! It's SOOOO tempting to do 10 miles right away - but I know that would be silly and just asking for injury trouble. So, I'm sticking with 5 miles, weights, and some cardio classes until I build up to some nice running distances.
Blech for eye infections, (S)he-Man! I've been on acular for a week ... I haven't resorted to vigamox yet. Can you never, ever swim? Or are you just cutting way back? I think you'll get hooked on running. It's addictive too. Just don't ramp it up too fast. Will there be any tris or road races in your future? :groovy:
Take care of your eyes Fortress! We've only got two of 'em!
I've been dealing with this issue for the past 9 months and tried everything including a modified (swim 2x a week for an hour or less) swim schedule. The only thing that's working well for my eyes is no swimming at all. I'm preparing myself mentally for no swimming ever, but I will try again (after no swimming) to hop back in the pool after month 3. Docs say I've got to stay infection free or have the surgery.
So, I've got to do what it takes to keep 'em healthy. I hope that I can get back in the pool one day in the future, but this is not usually a situation the spontaneously resolves itself.
But yes, I've got some 5K runs and a half marathon planned for later this season that I'll be doing. Oh joy. :) Hey, at least after week 1, I no longer feel like a hippo on land during my runs. Boy, did I forget about gravity!!
I know!! It's SOOOO tempting to do 10 miles right away - but I know that would be silly and just asking for injury trouble. So, I'm sticking with 5 miles, weights, and some cardio classes until I build up to some nice running distances.
