After my 2000m swim yesterday, I did a 30km ride outside, Woooo! fun!! A little cool, but I'd rather ride a little cool then sit in the basement riding the trainer. :-)
Here is a 2min short clip of parts of my ride.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
More Palates, "The Short Movie"
OK, it was fun today doing Palates, I made a full movie which I wasn't sure it would work, but it did work and it's 46:00min long, so I'll spare you all of watching it as funny as it is until I learn how to edit it and shorten it up for hi-lites
So Here is my short version of my Palates I made after class.
After class I went to the pool and made some diving videos of just basic dives and entry's, I couldn't do much as I didn't want to re-injure my calf and I still can't push up off the board properly.
And one last short diving video from today.
My first dive starts about 30sec in..... Remember I can't really push off the board because of my calf, so I'm not as tight on my dives as I should be or normally am.
: )
Palates and stuff
Palates!! What the heck is Palates? Well I'll find out later this morning. I signed on at the rec center to try it. I was told it will help with my core strength and flexibility, not that I need core strength and flexability, because I'm pretty core strong and flexible to start with! but I guess every little bit helps when it comes to training. Then off to do some more swimming. a person can never get enough swimming!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
If it hurts don't.......
I'm back from the Doctor!
The prognosis? If it hurts, don't do it! .... serious! lol
First thing he said to me is hows training? Then he went on to tell me about him doing a tri last week in Florida. He has a summer house there and has been spending a lot of time there over the winter and has been RIDING!! and did his first tri in 5 years last weekend. cool! I said we need to ride over the summer up here.
Then he asked whats up? I went on to tell him about my injury diving. I gave all the details of my diving meet and stuff, he asked me if I was doing this (diving) instead of Tri's, I said hell no! I'll always do tri's.
Anyways, He said my knee is not tore, it's bursitis and it will go away in time. That's a relief! Then I told him about all my other pains etc.
He told me I can do all the swimming and upper body workouts I want, and gave me a script for Apo-Naproxen which I have to take 1 tablet twice a day to relieve my pains of my bursitis, calf strain as well as my joint pains, and not to overwork my calf for a week or so and I'll be as good as new. In other words! if it hurts don't do it! :-)
The prognosis? If it hurts, don't do it! .... serious! lol
First thing he said to me is hows training? Then he went on to tell me about him doing a tri last week in Florida. He has a summer house there and has been spending a lot of time there over the winter and has been RIDING!! and did his first tri in 5 years last weekend. cool! I said we need to ride over the summer up here.
Then he asked whats up? I went on to tell him about my injury diving. I gave all the details of my diving meet and stuff, he asked me if I was doing this (diving) instead of Tri's, I said hell no! I'll always do tri's.
Anyways, He said my knee is not tore, it's bursitis and it will go away in time. That's a relief! Then I told him about all my other pains etc.
He told me I can do all the swimming and upper body workouts I want, and gave me a script for Apo-Naproxen which I have to take 1 tablet twice a day to relieve my pains of my bursitis, calf strain as well as my joint pains, and not to overwork my calf for a week or so and I'll be as good as new. In other words! if it hurts don't do it! :-)
Going to see Doc.
Today I see the doctor.
I'm seeing him to assess my calf which I hurt at the dive meet last Sat and get a doctors note for work to take as much time off work as needed to rest and heal it. I'm also there to discuss with him about my other on going aliments like my left knee which has been hurting for about 2 months since I strained it one day running the treadmill and diving at the rec center, maybe get an MRI done to see if I have a tear or not? and my joint pain that I deal with every day and other personal stuff.
I'm seeing him to assess my calf which I hurt at the dive meet last Sat and get a doctors note for work to take as much time off work as needed to rest and heal it. I'm also there to discuss with him about my other on going aliments like my left knee which has been hurting for about 2 months since I strained it one day running the treadmill and diving at the rec center, maybe get an MRI done to see if I have a tear or not? and my joint pain that I deal with every day and other personal stuff.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Chris and Girlfriend MJ Moving In
I finished remodeling/painting chris's bed room, just in time for him/them to move into.Chris is moving back home after moving out to Montreal last year. Being out of work and out of money his only alternative is to move back home but he is moving back home with his girlfriend MJ. A nice French Canadian girl, she is the reason Chris moved out to Montreal in the first place.
I pick chris up today at 4:30pm in Toronto. He is coming in by bus alone, MJ is coming in on the weekend as she has to finish off her last week at her job before moving here. The both of them plan on living with us and find work here in Barrie and plan on staying/ living with us until they can afford to move out on their own.
So should I read him the riot act on the drive home or should I wait until we are home? Hmmmmm?
: - )
Monday, March 23, 2009
Back to Swimming
Today I was to start my run training for the Ottawa Marathon, but since I hurt my calf and can't run, I went to the pool for my swim, which I would have done anyway because Mondays are my swim day's and I would have run after but can't right now.
I'm still limping as I walk and my calf hurts, but it is feeling better, I should be able to do some easy running by the end of the week. I hope!
Todays swim was a easy 2000m
I'm still limping as I walk and my calf hurts, but it is feeling better, I should be able to do some easy running by the end of the week. I hope!
Todays swim was a easy 2000m
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
50 + Provincial Diving Masters Champion
Yes, I'm the Diving masters champion in the 50 and over division on the 3 meter board. But not without consequences!
On my last dive which was a back 1 1/2 with a half twist I pull my calf muscle on my left leg as I was taking off. It's the opposite same calf muscle I tore last year on my right leg. But it's not as bad, more of a pull then a tear this time, but it will put me out of commission for a week or so and not to mention I won't be diving tomorrow in the 1 meter competition.
My problem started this morning. We got up bright and early left for Toronto by 7am got to the pool by 8am where I found out I wasn't diving until 7:40 pm. So we watched the kids dive for a while then headed back home. When we got home I had time to do some practice diving at our pool during public swim. I went to the pool and the place was packed with kids. there was no way they would let me dive off the 3 meter board, they only had the 1 meter board open, so I did some dives for an hour then went home and has something to eat. Then Joanne and I left to go back to Toronto at 5:30.
We got to the pool just as they were letting The Men and women master group on the 3 meter for open practice as well as the Open men for the 1 meter competition until our time to compete.
I was in a rush to get Joanne set up with the camera so I could get on deck to get some practice diving in, then I get to the change room and can't find a locker that would work, so I changed and left my cloths in the open locker and I took my valuables with me to give to Joanne.
But wait! before that, when I was changing into my new bathing suit that I wore at my pool in Barrie earlier, I find my draw string is pulled through the eyelet, so I couldn't tie it. I try to fish it back out but couldn't, and my time was wasting away for practice. So I put on my running shorts that I normally wear to the pool over top of my swim shorts and tie it up, as I surly didn't want to have a wardrobe malfunction and loose my drawers in the pool as I dive in.
I finally get back out to the deck and give Joanne my valuables and get down to the boards.
I did my pleasantries with the coaches divers and judges and get off my list of dives just in time before we get started. Whew!
Now the meet starts and not thinking at the time, (as all this was going on while trying to make sure I got some dive practice in) I totally forgot about stretching!! SO I get off my first dive and it was horrible, next dive even worse! I knew enough to settle down, but everything was going wrong. My first 4 dives were the worst I ever done since I've been training. I know it's because I was rattled and rushing.
Ok I settle down and my next dive I do half decent, then my last dive they call out for me to do a Back somersault in layout??WTF! I changed that I said.!!
Apparently my dive wasn't changed in the computer? the dive I wanted to do was the back 1 1/2 with a half twist!?! and they announced my dive as a back somersault in layout. So anyway I did the back SS in layout to get marked with decent marks.
When I came up out of the water the judges told me to do one more dive, (the dive I wanted to do) for fun, so they could mark it but not for the record.
I get up on the 3 m board and ready myself for my dive, as I push off I feel my calf pull, I finish the dive in good form and come up feeling pain in my calf while the judges mark me.
They give me 10's across the board, Jokingly of course! as the dive didn't count for my score.
Well now I'm telling all the judges I just pull my calf. Fortunately the was a massage therapist there, she did some work on it until the awards ceremony.
In any case, I took fist in my age group, and needless to say I won't be diving the 1m tomorrow......Maybe?
BTW the pictures Joanne took were a total blurr as she didn't know how to use the camera properly, so the only pictures I have are these that I took before and after the meet.
Total score of 195.30..would have been over 200 if I did the last dive as the one I wanted!
On my last dive which was a back 1 1/2 with a half twist I pull my calf muscle on my left leg as I was taking off. It's the opposite same calf muscle I tore last year on my right leg. But it's not as bad, more of a pull then a tear this time, but it will put me out of commission for a week or so and not to mention I won't be diving tomorrow in the 1 meter competition.
My problem started this morning. We got up bright and early left for Toronto by 7am got to the pool by 8am where I found out I wasn't diving until 7:40 pm. So we watched the kids dive for a while then headed back home. When we got home I had time to do some practice diving at our pool during public swim. I went to the pool and the place was packed with kids. there was no way they would let me dive off the 3 meter board, they only had the 1 meter board open, so I did some dives for an hour then went home and has something to eat. Then Joanne and I left to go back to Toronto at 5:30.
We got to the pool just as they were letting The Men and women master group on the 3 meter for open practice as well as the Open men for the 1 meter competition until our time to compete.
I was in a rush to get Joanne set up with the camera so I could get on deck to get some practice diving in, then I get to the change room and can't find a locker that would work, so I changed and left my cloths in the open locker and I took my valuables with me to give to Joanne.
But wait! before that, when I was changing into my new bathing suit that I wore at my pool in Barrie earlier, I find my draw string is pulled through the eyelet, so I couldn't tie it. I try to fish it back out but couldn't, and my time was wasting away for practice. So I put on my running shorts that I normally wear to the pool over top of my swim shorts and tie it up, as I surly didn't want to have a wardrobe malfunction and loose my drawers in the pool as I dive in.
I finally get back out to the deck and give Joanne my valuables and get down to the boards.
I did my pleasantries with the coaches divers and judges and get off my list of dives just in time before we get started. Whew!
Now the meet starts and not thinking at the time, (as all this was going on while trying to make sure I got some dive practice in) I totally forgot about stretching!! SO I get off my first dive and it was horrible, next dive even worse! I knew enough to settle down, but everything was going wrong. My first 4 dives were the worst I ever done since I've been training. I know it's because I was rattled and rushing.
Ok I settle down and my next dive I do half decent, then my last dive they call out for me to do a Back somersault in layout??WTF! I changed that I said.!!
Apparently my dive wasn't changed in the computer? the dive I wanted to do was the back 1 1/2 with a half twist!?! and they announced my dive as a back somersault in layout. So anyway I did the back SS in layout to get marked with decent marks.
When I came up out of the water the judges told me to do one more dive, (the dive I wanted to do) for fun, so they could mark it but not for the record.
I get up on the 3 m board and ready myself for my dive, as I push off I feel my calf pull, I finish the dive in good form and come up feeling pain in my calf while the judges mark me.
They give me 10's across the board, Jokingly of course! as the dive didn't count for my score.
Well now I'm telling all the judges I just pull my calf. Fortunately the was a massage therapist there, she did some work on it until the awards ceremony.
In any case, I took fist in my age group, and needless to say I won't be diving the 1m tomorrow......Maybe?
BTW the pictures Joanne took were a total blurr as she didn't know how to use the camera properly, so the only pictures I have are these that I took before and after the meet.
Total score of 195.30..would have been over 200 if I did the last dive as the one I wanted!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Big Dive Meet This Saturday and Sunday.
Ahhhhh! my work is finally done! 15 classroom floors washed and waxed, plus the hallway. Now I can relax. Weeeeeeeeee!
Tomorrow is my dive competition. Weeeeeeeeee!
I haven't practiced diving all week because of working days. I hope I remember how to do my dives.
The meet starts at 9:15am but my 3 meter event is last up. I have no idea how long the day will be, but probably won't be longer then 3-4 hours. Sunday the same thing with my 1 meter event being last up. I'll try to get lots of pictures, and will post them next week.
Wish me luck. : - )
Tomorrow is my dive competition. Weeeeeeeeee!
I haven't practiced diving all week because of working days. I hope I remember how to do my dives.
The meet starts at 9:15am but my 3 meter event is last up. I have no idea how long the day will be, but probably won't be longer then 3-4 hours. Sunday the same thing with my 1 meter event being last up. I'll try to get lots of pictures, and will post them next week.
Wish me luck. : - )
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