My training this weeks has been broken up and inconsistent, but that's ok because it's the holiday season. It is hard to train consistently when your mind is on good old Saint Nick, with to many thinks to do and not enough time.
Today I went to the gym to put in an extra workout, because tomorrow we will be going to my moms for a Christmas gathering with my side of the family.
I ran a steady 5k in 30min and did some weights and stretching.
It looks like the next few day will be a bust on training, and more focusing on carbo loading. I think the only training I'll be getting will be some sets of 12oz arm curls. hee hee hee.
T'is the season!!..... : )
Happy holidays........
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Are you ready for X-mas?
I did a quick swim, then decided it was time to do my x-mas shopping. I only have to get something for my wife because she buys all the gifts for the family, (it's her thing)
Boy are the malls crowded! after circling the parking lot a couple of time I finally found a parking spot, damn near took me 5 mins to find a parking spot! that's not usual for me, usually i can drive into the mall and park right away by the entrance, but at least my parking spot was still at the entrance to the mall, and no I don't use the handicapped parking spots? although I should! : )
I walked to the first store and put down my money, and there! DONE! All my shopping for x-mas is finished!! ..boy was that tiring. hee hee......What was it??.....can't say, because my wife reads the crap I write in this blog.
Falalalalaaaaa la laaa la laaaaa.
Boy are the malls crowded! after circling the parking lot a couple of time I finally found a parking spot, damn near took me 5 mins to find a parking spot! that's not usual for me, usually i can drive into the mall and park right away by the entrance, but at least my parking spot was still at the entrance to the mall, and no I don't use the handicapped parking spots? although I should! : )
I walked to the first store and put down my money, and there! DONE! All my shopping for x-mas is finished!! ..boy was that tiring. hee hee......What was it??.....can't say, because my wife reads the crap I write in this blog.
Falalalalaaaaa la laaa la laaaaa.
Kids, cars, and kinetics, and common sense.
This has been a long week! Melissa got home safe and sound after her exam, but not without a little drama.
Melissa called me up from school and says to me, Daddy, the car won't start! I say, WTF!!!........( no, I don't talk like that to my baby.) I asked her what the car was doing? how does it sound? so I have her try to turn it over so I can hear over the phone. Ok it's trying to turn over I say. so while I'm trying to think of what to do? I say to her, lady! your going to have to get it toed! she said, I haven't any money? I say, well neither do I? what am I suppose to do? I tell her she will just have to stay up there until the weekend when her mother and I can drive up to bring her home, and so I can look at the car and maybe get it started. She says she can't because they close the residents down and kick everyone out. I say Huh? how can they do that? not all kids go home? Melissa says, those kids have to request to stay. I say well then request to stay!! She says it has to be in writing in advance. I say Oh.
So now I'm thinking hard at what to do? what it could be? Melissa said it was fine driving up, and she just parked it and hasn't touched it until now when she was getting ready to come home.
After thinking what to do? I tell her to push the accelerator with her foot all the way down to the floor and hold it there, then try starting the car, the car was turning over but not starting. Fine I said, let it sit a min. At that time I make a mental link with the car over the phone and in my mind i use my mental ability's and tell the car to start. My eyes get glazed over as my thoughts and kinetic energy is transferred over the phone to the car! Saying in my mind, start!..start!!...START!!!!....
When I was done, I tell my baby, ok try the car again. Melissa squeals! IT STARTED!! I said good! hurry home and drive safe. ......God I'm Good!! : )
Saw My Orthopedic Doctor Weds......
Wednesday I had my appointment to see my surgeon. Well there is good and bad news. the good news is the surgeon thinks with the next step I should get good enough to be pain free. What's the next step I ask? He wants me to get shock wave therapy for my foot. I said great! he said it's going to hurt, I said great?!?! So he give me a referral slip to the sports medicine place and says see me in 3 months. I asked about work? he said do you have a desk job? i said no? he said I'll see you in 3 months.
I left the hospital to go to the clinic to set up an appointment for the shock wave therapy. When I get there, I ask will there be a long wait to get in? the manager said no, I can get you in this Friday. I said great! She then said that'll be $800 please. I said WTF! whatchu talking about willis? She said the treatment is $800 paid up front, I said well this treatment is for my foot since I opted out of getting surgery my medical plan should cover it? she said no OHIP doesn't cover it, but if you have medical from work it should cover it....but you need to pay Up front.. I said I haven't got that kind of money to pay up front! I don't even have a credit card to pay with either? what am I going to do? She said check with your medical plan to see if they cover it.
I went home and called work to find out, they said yes, I am covered for Physio Therapy, but on a per visit basis and it is unlimited, I said will you pay the $800 if I front the money some how? the lady said we will pay for each visit to the PT when you send in the receipt, but not the treatment. I said to her, you will pay for the doctor? but not my treatment? She said I guess so? So I say, boy is this ever stupid!!...
So now it looks like I won't be getting my treatment because I can't afford to pay for it, and when work asks why I can't go back? I'll just tell them because INS won't pay for my treatment, because they would rather pay my wage to stay home infinitely then pay for my treatment?!? Duh!
All I can do now is sit this out, collect my cheque every month, until Ins decides to come to there senses to help me out to pay for my treatment, so I can get back to work.
For now I'm going swimming.
Melissa called me up from school and says to me, Daddy, the car won't start! I say, WTF!!!........( no, I don't talk like that to my baby.) I asked her what the car was doing? how does it sound? so I have her try to turn it over so I can hear over the phone. Ok it's trying to turn over I say. so while I'm trying to think of what to do? I say to her, lady! your going to have to get it toed! she said, I haven't any money? I say, well neither do I? what am I suppose to do? I tell her she will just have to stay up there until the weekend when her mother and I can drive up to bring her home, and so I can look at the car and maybe get it started. She says she can't because they close the residents down and kick everyone out. I say Huh? how can they do that? not all kids go home? Melissa says, those kids have to request to stay. I say well then request to stay!! She says it has to be in writing in advance. I say Oh.
So now I'm thinking hard at what to do? what it could be? Melissa said it was fine driving up, and she just parked it and hasn't touched it until now when she was getting ready to come home.
After thinking what to do? I tell her to push the accelerator with her foot all the way down to the floor and hold it there, then try starting the car, the car was turning over but not starting. Fine I said, let it sit a min. At that time I make a mental link with the car over the phone and in my mind i use my mental ability's and tell the car to start. My eyes get glazed over as my thoughts and kinetic energy is transferred over the phone to the car! Saying in my mind, start!..start!!...START!!!!....
When I was done, I tell my baby, ok try the car again. Melissa squeals! IT STARTED!! I said good! hurry home and drive safe. ......God I'm Good!! : )
Saw My Orthopedic Doctor Weds......
Wednesday I had my appointment to see my surgeon. Well there is good and bad news. the good news is the surgeon thinks with the next step I should get good enough to be pain free. What's the next step I ask? He wants me to get shock wave therapy for my foot. I said great! he said it's going to hurt, I said great?!?! So he give me a referral slip to the sports medicine place and says see me in 3 months. I asked about work? he said do you have a desk job? i said no? he said I'll see you in 3 months.
I left the hospital to go to the clinic to set up an appointment for the shock wave therapy. When I get there, I ask will there be a long wait to get in? the manager said no, I can get you in this Friday. I said great! She then said that'll be $800 please. I said WTF! whatchu talking about willis? She said the treatment is $800 paid up front, I said well this treatment is for my foot since I opted out of getting surgery my medical plan should cover it? she said no OHIP doesn't cover it, but if you have medical from work it should cover it....but you need to pay Up front.. I said I haven't got that kind of money to pay up front! I don't even have a credit card to pay with either? what am I going to do? She said check with your medical plan to see if they cover it.
I went home and called work to find out, they said yes, I am covered for Physio Therapy, but on a per visit basis and it is unlimited, I said will you pay the $800 if I front the money some how? the lady said we will pay for each visit to the PT when you send in the receipt, but not the treatment. I said to her, you will pay for the doctor? but not my treatment? She said I guess so? So I say, boy is this ever stupid!!...
So now it looks like I won't be getting my treatment because I can't afford to pay for it, and when work asks why I can't go back? I'll just tell them because INS won't pay for my treatment, because they would rather pay my wage to stay home infinitely then pay for my treatment?!? Duh!
All I can do now is sit this out, collect my cheque every month, until Ins decides to come to there senses to help me out to pay for my treatment, so I can get back to work.
For now I'm going swimming.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Break in Training?
I don't think I'll be able to keep up my scheduled training for this week.
Melissa took my car this morning to go back up to school for her last exam tomorrow, and will come back home tomorrow night, so I have no way of getting to the pool today for my swim, and tomorrow I can't get to the gym for my run, and Wed, I have my orthopedic surgeons appointment at the hospital at 10:30am and I don't know how long I'll be there? so that day is shot! I could do my workouts in the evening using my wife's car to get around? But do I really need to work out?
Maybe I'll make this a rest week, I have been doing my scheduled workouts for 6 weeks straight without a break! Not that I need a break, because my schedule, although has me training every day, isn't all that intense, so I don't really need a week of rest with my Saturday rest days being more then enough for me at this time.
But! the problem with taking this week off is? next week will be X-Mas week, and it's going to screwed up my training to!
Oh well, I'll do what I can, it is the Holiday season after all. As long as I don't over eat, I should be ok with a break in training.
Melissa took my car this morning to go back up to school for her last exam tomorrow, and will come back home tomorrow night, so I have no way of getting to the pool today for my swim, and tomorrow I can't get to the gym for my run, and Wed, I have my orthopedic surgeons appointment at the hospital at 10:30am and I don't know how long I'll be there? so that day is shot! I could do my workouts in the evening using my wife's car to get around? But do I really need to work out?
Maybe I'll make this a rest week, I have been doing my scheduled workouts for 6 weeks straight without a break! Not that I need a break, because my schedule, although has me training every day, isn't all that intense, so I don't really need a week of rest with my Saturday rest days being more then enough for me at this time.
But! the problem with taking this week off is? next week will be X-Mas week, and it's going to screwed up my training to!
Oh well, I'll do what I can, it is the Holiday season after all. As long as I don't over eat, I should be ok with a break in training.
To Much Snow
I've had enough of Snow and it isn't even officially winter yet! All of Southern Ontario got hit with tons of snow yesterday with the biggest snowstorm of the year!
We got hit with around 25cm snow, or about a foot, I think more. Today we will be getting more snow squalls and expect another 10-15cm or 4-6 inches.
THAT'S ENOUGH!! I DON'T WANT ANY MORE! I HAVE NO PLACE TO SHOVEL IT ANY MORE!!
Yesterday afternoon couldn't drive up the road
We got hit with around 25cm snow, or about a foot, I think more. Today we will be getting more snow squalls and expect another 10-15cm or 4-6 inches.
THAT'S ENOUGH!! I DON'T WANT ANY MORE! I HAVE NO PLACE TO SHOVEL IT ANY MORE!!
Yesterday afternoon couldn't drive up the road
This morning at 7am after shoveling the driveway.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
December Second Week Training Totals
This weeks training totals for Dec week two.
Bottom totals are total for the whole month to date.
Bottom totals are total for the whole month to date.My run is coming along. Today I did my long run (for me) as a steady tempo run at 5.5mi/hr for the full hour. heart rate stayed steady at 140bpm the whole time, so my fitness is getting stronger. My legs felt strong and didn't get tired, but my foot was numb after the first 15 min as usual but not painful. I felt so good at the 60 min mark that I was almost temped to continue on longer at that pace, but decided to stick with my training plan of only one hour runs.
After I finished my warm down I went on to do some stretching, then did 30min on the spin bike. I didn't feel like swimming today, so I changed and went home to shovel the driveway.
And shovel I did!! It hasn't stopped snowing all day from this storm!......[[waving fist to the sky!]]
:)
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Rest and X-Mas Trek
Ahhh! ......Saturday, rest day! ..NO Training!! Yippy!! ...... :-)
Anyways we got to the farm and it was Freezing out!! .....It's one of the coldest days we have gone out for our tree over the years, Brrrrrrrr. 
We all decide to make this a quick tree cutting trip and get back home as fast as we could. 
It's my anniversary today. Joanne and I were married 28 years ago today. It was a bright sunny warm day in Toronto, the temperature was a balmy 50F for our wedding, with a snow storm brewing for the next day.
Today 28 years later it is freezing cold, with the temp this morning at 8F -16c with a snow storm brewing for tomorrow....coincidence???
I left a bouquet of flowers in a vase and placed them on the kitchen table with a card for Joanne this morning. We both decided no presents for each other, but I bought her flowers anyways. Joanne said I'll get my present later tonight. Hmmm? I wonder what that could be? :-)
We then got ourselves ready for our trek to the tree farm to cut our own X-Mas tree.
My daughters Melissa and Victoria came along with us, my son didn't want to come this time.
We were meeting up with our friends Steve and Denice at there place. Every year we get together with them for this outing as a tradition. (they are from St Vincent in the Caribbean, and moved up here 13 years ago) We became quick friends with them when they moved up to Barrie, as a result of Victoria and there daughter Krissy connecting and becoming best friends.
Anyways we got to the farm and it was Freezing out!! .....It's one of the coldest days we have gone out for our tree over the years, Brrrrrrrr. 
We all decide to make this a quick tree cutting trip and get back home as fast as we could. Here are some pictures of our day.
The perfect tree.....
Have you hugged a tree lately?
Timber!!!!
Trimming off the excess....
Victoria got pushed down.....
Dragging the tree back.....
Getting the tree wrapped in the twiney machiney thingy...
Heading back to the car.
Some shots from inside the X-Mass Store....
Joanne wanted to buy this Angle, but for $70 buck??? I don't think so.
Some of the X-Mas trinkets they were selling
Friday, December 14, 2007
Feeling strong.
Today's swim was strong. I put in a straight 2000m freestyle swim, I didn't check the time but it was solid. When I came up for air, one of the other swimmers in the other lane said to me, " your swimming is improving" I said thanks! it's feeling strong!
I have to agree with the other swimmer! all the time I have been putting in, my swimming is getting better!! the key here is? Better!! ......My stroke is good , my form is good, and it's getting easier!....and in time as I lose more weight I will get even faster!!
Then I did some 100's mixing up 2 x 100 leg kicks, 2 x100 breast, and 6 x 100 freestyle using the pull buoy.
Total swim today!.... "3000m " ....the most I've done to date.
Tonight 30min on the bike. ............Right now I'm baking a cake for tomorrow, a rainbow bits cake with cherry, raspberry, blueberry jam center, iced with french vanilla & rainbow bits icing.
Tomorrow will be my wife's and my 28th wedding anniversary........... Good thing it's my rest day! ......I'll need some extra energy tomorrow night, if you know what I mean! [wink] [ wink]
[GAK!].....28 years?!?!!!!......hard to believe? ...... specially when I'm only 29?? hee hee hee.
I have to agree with the other swimmer! all the time I have been putting in, my swimming is getting better!! the key here is? Better!! ......My stroke is good , my form is good, and it's getting easier!....and in time as I lose more weight I will get even faster!!
Then I did some 100's mixing up 2 x 100 leg kicks, 2 x100 breast, and 6 x 100 freestyle using the pull buoy.
Total swim today!.... "3000m " ....the most I've done to date.
Tonight 30min on the bike. ............Right now I'm baking a cake for tomorrow, a rainbow bits cake with cherry, raspberry, blueberry jam center, iced with french vanilla & rainbow bits icing.
Tomorrow will be my wife's and my 28th wedding anniversary........... Good thing it's my rest day! ......I'll need some extra energy tomorrow night, if you know what I mean! [wink] [ wink]
[GAK!].....28 years?!?!!!!......hard to believe? ...... specially when I'm only 29?? hee hee hee.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Second day Cut short, and feeling light headed
NO, my training wasn't cut short!? I went for a hair cut and lost about 5lbs. I was getting tired of long hair, and it kept getting in my way while I swim. (No I don't use a swim cap while I swim, it squeezes my head to much! and I don't like the squeezed head feeling!! ) ... I couldn't believe the amount of hair that was cut off? It had to be at least 4 inches off the top, and the back was so long it looked like I was sporting a red neck mullet!! Not that there is anything wrong with a red neck mullet? But I don't want to look like no red neck with a mullet!! just saying? :) ....
Now it's nice and short, a great wash and wear look! a real babe magnet look! GQ like! So now I have to wear a hat so I don't get attacked!! HA! as if?
After I got the hair cut, I went to the gym for my run. The first thing one of the older regular guys says to me? ..."i didn't recognize you ? you got your hair cut!" ..... Well duh! if you didn't recognize me? how did you know it was me? hee hee hee...
I signed up my mill and started my weights and core work for the next 15 min. Today I ran what I call one and ones, you probably know them better as 9 and 1's where you run 9 min and walk 1 min? Well I like to have round numbers so I run to the 1 mile mark and walk 1 min, which basically works out to the same but with my OCD if I'm not at the mile mark I have to keep going, so instead of 9 and 1's, it 1 and 1's. Its just me? hee hee.
That went well, except my foot and knees were killing me today, I forgot to take some pain meds before I went out today. So I toughed through it anyways. Another hour running in the bank!
I did my stretching after my run, then went down to the pool. Guess what the first thing the life guard said???....yep! .."Ha ha! you got your ears lowered!! " So much for the babe magnet GQ look??? ... Grrrrr, so juvenile!!!....something like I would have said?!? hee hee... Doh! .....
I swum my 500m and called it a day. :)
Now it's nice and short, a great wash and wear look! a real babe magnet look! GQ like! So now I have to wear a hat so I don't get attacked!! HA! as if?
After I got the hair cut, I went to the gym for my run. The first thing one of the older regular guys says to me? ..."i didn't recognize you ? you got your hair cut!" ..... Well duh! if you didn't recognize me? how did you know it was me? hee hee hee...
I signed up my mill and started my weights and core work for the next 15 min. Today I ran what I call one and ones, you probably know them better as 9 and 1's where you run 9 min and walk 1 min? Well I like to have round numbers so I run to the 1 mile mark and walk 1 min, which basically works out to the same but with my OCD if I'm not at the mile mark I have to keep going, so instead of 9 and 1's, it 1 and 1's. Its just me? hee hee.
That went well, except my foot and knees were killing me today, I forgot to take some pain meds before I went out today. So I toughed through it anyways. Another hour running in the bank!
I did my stretching after my run, then went down to the pool. Guess what the first thing the life guard said???....yep! .."Ha ha! you got your ears lowered!! " So much for the babe magnet GQ look??? ... Grrrrr, so juvenile!!!....something like I would have said?!? hee hee... Doh! .....
I swum my 500m and called it a day. :)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Swim Cut Short OR Maybe I'll Teach?
This morning I was all ready and eager to get in a solid + 2000m swim.
I get to the pool, chat up the women lifeguards as usual before jumping in the water starting out on my swim. Today I thought I would do a straight 1000m free at race pace to see what kind of time I can pull off. So off I go, but not without the challenge of yet another session of water aerobics white water chop! and also having 3 other slower women in my lane that I had to lap every other length, but they were cool about it by stopping to let me by.
I finish my 1000m in a decent time that I'm happy with at this point in my training. It wasn't fast but not to slow either. What was it you ask? Well don't forget I'm still carrying a ton of weight but I did it in BLBLBLBLB min!.... hee hee hee! ...Ok! it was 17 and change min.
As I stopped at the wall the life guard was standing in front of me and says to me; "you know you only can swim until 10am this morning? there is a high school swim meet in the pool today" ...It was 9:50am at the time. So I say oh! ok, no problem.
So my swim was cut short!!
So I start chatted to the lifeguard, and asked when the new pool opens? so I can start doing some diving on the new boards! ( I miss diving and can't wait to get back into it!) It's been over 15 years since I've been on a board, although I'm not sure if I'll be able to dive normally anyways because of my foot? but I will give it a try!
As I said it's been 15 years without diving, but over those 15 years I still did a lot of trampoline! I have one in my yard that I have been bouncing and doing my flips and tricks on forever I even taught my kids some of the basics, but they never realy had the interest that I had with it. I have had a trampoline since I bought my first one when I was 16 when I got serious about my diving.
When I moved up here in Barrie 15 years ago I was hoping to continue my diving club and instruction up here but there were no diving boards around and the closest pool was to far to drive to, so I stopped diving and teaching. But since I had a trampoline I kept up a little with that over the years. It's like riding a bike when I jump on it. I still can do most of my flips and twists, but over the years and with the extra weight I carry, it is a little more difficult. hee hee ...huh!?...
Now Barrie has built it's third Rec center for the city and this time they put in a one meter and a three meter board. woo hoo! ( the last rec center? the pool I swim in now, was suppose to have boards put in, but was canceled at the last min because of cost cuts)...
As I said I'm excited about it, but I also learned that they won't be allowing the general public to use the 3 m board during public swims, only during diving lessons that the city will run.... Well as far as I know they don't have any instructors to teach diving in Barrie? let alone 3m diving?.....
This is where i come in! I have been thinking of resuming my diving instruction career. I do have the connections and know who to contact, but I'm not so sure on the time? ( I work evening shift and most programs are in the evenings ) And if I do start teaching again I will also want to start up a Diving club too! So if I can work out a deal with the city for pool time for a club, I would be willing to teach and run their dive program maybe on the weekends.
Sounds like a plan. But what about Triathlon?
I think there will always be tri's in my future? But all I can say at the moment is; I'm doing the best I can to train for my up coming races including IMLP/08, But! if my foot doesn't get better?!?!? It's good to know there might be something of interest for me to fall back into. ..... Hmmmmm???? :)
I get to the pool, chat up the women lifeguards as usual before jumping in the water starting out on my swim. Today I thought I would do a straight 1000m free at race pace to see what kind of time I can pull off. So off I go, but not without the challenge of yet another session of water aerobics white water chop! and also having 3 other slower women in my lane that I had to lap every other length, but they were cool about it by stopping to let me by.
I finish my 1000m in a decent time that I'm happy with at this point in my training. It wasn't fast but not to slow either. What was it you ask? Well don't forget I'm still carrying a ton of weight but I did it in BLBLBLBLB min!.... hee hee hee! ...Ok! it was 17 and change min.
As I stopped at the wall the life guard was standing in front of me and says to me; "you know you only can swim until 10am this morning? there is a high school swim meet in the pool today" ...It was 9:50am at the time. So I say oh! ok, no problem.
So my swim was cut short!!
So I start chatted to the lifeguard, and asked when the new pool opens? so I can start doing some diving on the new boards! ( I miss diving and can't wait to get back into it!) It's been over 15 years since I've been on a board, although I'm not sure if I'll be able to dive normally anyways because of my foot? but I will give it a try!
As I said it's been 15 years without diving, but over those 15 years I still did a lot of trampoline! I have one in my yard that I have been bouncing and doing my flips and tricks on forever I even taught my kids some of the basics, but they never realy had the interest that I had with it. I have had a trampoline since I bought my first one when I was 16 when I got serious about my diving.
When I moved up here in Barrie 15 years ago I was hoping to continue my diving club and instruction up here but there were no diving boards around and the closest pool was to far to drive to, so I stopped diving and teaching. But since I had a trampoline I kept up a little with that over the years. It's like riding a bike when I jump on it. I still can do most of my flips and twists, but over the years and with the extra weight I carry, it is a little more difficult. hee hee ...huh!?...
Now Barrie has built it's third Rec center for the city and this time they put in a one meter and a three meter board. woo hoo! ( the last rec center? the pool I swim in now, was suppose to have boards put in, but was canceled at the last min because of cost cuts)...
As I said I'm excited about it, but I also learned that they won't be allowing the general public to use the 3 m board during public swims, only during diving lessons that the city will run.... Well as far as I know they don't have any instructors to teach diving in Barrie? let alone 3m diving?.....
This is where i come in! I have been thinking of resuming my diving instruction career. I do have the connections and know who to contact, but I'm not so sure on the time? ( I work evening shift and most programs are in the evenings ) And if I do start teaching again I will also want to start up a Diving club too! So if I can work out a deal with the city for pool time for a club, I would be willing to teach and run their dive program maybe on the weekends.
Sounds like a plan. But what about Triathlon?
I think there will always be tri's in my future? But all I can say at the moment is; I'm doing the best I can to train for my up coming races including IMLP/08, But! if my foot doesn't get better?!?!? It's good to know there might be something of interest for me to fall back into. ..... Hmmmmm???? :)
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