Training

So I've been reading some books about exercise lately.  Can you tell?  One thing that I just learned that you all probably know already is how to tell if you are training too hard and avoiding training medium hard. 

The book that I read suggested that if you can tell that you are training too hard if you have sleep interruptions (fatigue and/or insomnia), injury or a high RHR.  They suggested taking your RHR every morning and if it more than 5 points above normal that your body has too much stress.  I had no idea.

Training medium hard is where your 'easy' workouts are too hard and your hard workouts are too easy.  I think that I fall into this trap a lot.  I never feel like taking an easy day which makes it hard to have a really hard day.  Thus I train mostly in this medium hard category.

On a side note Josh just fell into the shower. Gotta go.

Groundhog's Day

Did somebody forget to threaten Punxsutawney Phil?  I do not want six more weeks of winter! You can see his prediction here.

Dualathon or Triathlon? Both?

So I've been reading and dabbling here and there about triathlon's and dualathon's.  There is this dualathon in June and this triathlon in August.  The races and gear are expensive which is currently the most prohibitive thing about them.  I still want to try and do them.  I will probably have to pick one or the other to do though.  A dualathon would be atleast $100's cheaper. But I really want to do the triathlon. Decisions, decisions... Next year though I know what I want for my birthday and Christmas...

It's always better to go

I have a head cold.  My nose is runny, my throat is sore and my sinuses feel like they are in a pressure cooker.  I was contemplating wether or not I should go workout.  Whenever I have these symptoms I ask myself the same question.  Is it better to workout?  I found this report that supported what I suspected.  I usually feel better when I workout with a cold, but other than that there is little difference.  There is the added benefit that I don't feel like I have to get back on the horse.  No sluggish body or initial push to get myself over the Hump of Inactivity. 

Joshy hates the snow.

Abby loves the snow.

I told her not to eat the snow.  Apparently the temptation was far too great.