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I don’t hang with them too much

I could hang with 'em for the first, say 100 yards.

^ ditto it’s funny it seems like I’m keeping up for awhile, but most of them slowly move off and there is no catching them

you can tell they’ve been doing this for awhile- their running is very relaxed and efficient, effortless in a sense- even uphills

3.5 miles on snowy trails with my wife and Tiny E yesterday afternoon; probably hit the gym this evening

I’m closing in on 1900 miles for the year, will fall short of my 2000 mile goal, but not by a ton

I'm forgetting the details, but there was a Major League Baseball player who ALMOST hit .400 one season... after the season ended, at a family BBQ or something his dad said, you couldn't have gotten just a few more hits....?

^ I’ve had this goal the last three years, have come up a little short each year

hell a guy doesn’t want a goal he knows he’s going to make!

gym last night squats 3x5, bench 3x5, pull-ups 3x10, dips 3x25, core

I did cardio last night, trying to get the arms in shape so I can get a decent cardio workout using upper body only after my ankle surgery in January.

Did 15 minutes on the Arm bike and 20 minutes on the ski ergometer. It's hard (for me anyway) to get the heart rate up using upper body only. Arms start to fatigue before I start breathing hard but hope to change that over the next month.

Did another 25 minutes on the stationary bike to get a sweat in.

^ that does sound tough; is swimming an option by chance?

Could be but I was never much into swimming. Too much like work I guess.

not much of a swimmer either, but it definitely gets the heart rate up

5.5 mile run on the trails- my wife and Tiny E went out earlier on their own

3.5 wintery trail miles with Tiny E yesterday evening- ~ 4” of new snow and temps in the mid 20s- definitely looks and feels like winter

an even more wintery outing yesterday evening-3.5 milk , temps right at 20 degrees and another inch of new snow

“oh the weather outside is frightful.....”

It's been really cold here (for here).... I'm backsliding. There will be pain after Xmas.

Smoke,
If it is an option, I think you would get a lot out of swimming. It can be tough to get into, but worth it IMO. If you are not a swimmer, there are a lot of aspects to figure out that do not come naturally, but there is also a lot of time to think about that while gasping for breath.

LOL, I'll probably give it a try. It'll be weird trying to swim with one ankle locked at 90 degrees though, I'll probably just go in circles.....

Pretty hard to get off a bike frowning...not really sure how ankle-flexible-intensive it is, though, as I've not dealt with any ankle issues since I started riding.

You'll find a way. Hell.... you already ARE.

Ive talked to guys who've had it done, they say biking is no problem.

That's good news- IMHO- cause it gives you a low-impact, fun way to stay on top aerobic shape, and much physical goodness flows from thence. Just get the fit right. You can set of some [bleep] in your knees you don't want to set off, on a poorly-fitting bike.

I've never had a problem getting off a bike, regardless of my facial expression. We did FTP tests the other day, and I must say I was not smiling at the end of that.

I think a fused ankle would make swimming a little weird, but not terribly so. Might actually help on the bike.

Cycling is a gear/gadget disaster, so be warned that if you are a gear geek, it will get expensive. Swimming is the opposite - you can only take off so much before they kick you out of the pool.