Fair Friday- Rose Clay and Argan Oil

You can get all the ingredients for this kit at the Bramble Berry web site. They also have a video to show the steps to make this mask.  I already had most of the ingredients from other projects so I decided to give this mask a try.

3 ounces Rose Clay
1 ounce Kaolin Clay
3 ounces ground walnut shells
4 ounces Argan oil
4 ounces Meadowfoam oil
1 ounce Evening Primrose Extract

Stir the clays and walnut shells together in a small bowl.  Break up any lumps.a  Add the Argan and meadowfoam oils and mix. Add the primrose oil.  The mixture should be fairly thick.  Put into clean jars and store in a cool dry place. This mask will last up to a year.

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.  

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2^nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Champsionship.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 210 members in 38 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Scotland, France, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link

Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/

Keywords: Running, Running and CMT, triathlon, triathlon and CMT, athlete and CMT, cycling and CMT, paratriathlon, challenged athlete, Team CMT, Running for My Life-Winning for CMT. Hereditary Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

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Lake Mills Triathlon, Bump and Run

Lake Mills Triathlon

"Be willing to challenge yourself to be more than you are right now. " - John Assaraf, author

Don't be fooled by my number 11 race number. All it meant was I was the 11th person in line at packet-pick up.

Lake Mills triathlon was held on June 4th in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. It is the first race in the Tri Wisconsin Series of six races. Last year I finished 3rd for my age group for the series. So I was looking forward to the kick off race.

Last year the water was rough and I had a panicky swim, so I was hoping for better time this year.

The weather was perfect, water temp of 64 F which is not bad for spring in Wisconsin and the high was going to be in the mid 80's and sunny. The weather report caused a late surge of hundreds of racers, so it was going to be a much bigger field than last year.  I also had a really bad cold, so my training plan was to take things easy and use the race as a training session.

The water was calm as I lined up. The novices went first. I had a friend from work in the wave Clydesdale division that followed.  I was in a wave of women 40 and older.  The wave was pretty big and I was having a hard time picking my way through the crowd. Someone was hanging off a kayak by one of the turn buoys and there was not much room to get through.

I took an outside path because the men 55-59 were right behind my wave and I did not want to get in the way. I saw one or two faster swimmers coming through. I took the last turn in the 400 meter swim and headed for the exit arch.  I got boxed in between two men. Both bumped into me more than once. One was someone that I know and he should know better than to try and swim right over someone. Overall swim time of 12:44 was not great, but it was a long run to transition.

I pushed back so maybe next time he will watch where he is going.

The bike ride had a lot of long gradual hills, it was a bit windy.  This race seems to draw a lot of beginners and they do not seem to realize they need to keep to the right of the course.  I averaged 17.1 mph for the 16 miles and was often passed like I was standing still.

The run was shaded thankfully since it was hot and humid.  The course was mostly on a bike trail with crushed gravel.  Not a great time for me at 30:19, but  I was not pushing it. This was mostly just a training event for me.

I finished 6th in my age group.  I was disappointed until I found out there were 17 women in my age group.  I finished in 1:45:04 overall.  Not a great time, but good enough to qualify me for para-triathlon nationals next year.

A good race over all and a lot of fun. I am looking forward to the next one this weekend. I will be doing the Toughman 1/2 Iron Aqua Bike at High Cliff State park. Because it is a USAT race I will be able to race as a PC athlete.  This is my A race and I have been training for it for 16 weeks.

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.  

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2^nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Champsionship.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 212 members in 38 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Scotland, France, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link

Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/

Keywords: Running, Running and CMT, triathlon, triathlon and CMT, athlete and CMT, cycling and CMT, paratriathlon, challenged athlete, Team CMT, Running for My Life-Winning for CMT. Hereditary Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

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Capitol View Triathlon

Race Swag Capitol View Triathlon, Waunakee Wisconsin

"Nothing will work unless you do." - Maya Angelou

You never know what things you do in training you will someday need in a race.  I got a chance to test that at the Capitol View Sprint Triathlon on May 21st.  Even late May is really early in Wisconsin for a triathlon.  I signed up for the race because it was in Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin. The location was only about 4 miles from my brothers house in Waunaukee.

That meant an easy drive on race day.  I wanted to do an early triathlon to shake off the rust. The first open water swim of the season always seems a bit rough to me. I wanted to get some practice in a race that did not mean much.

I knew the water would be cold, but after a day of pouring rain the water temperature was 53 F on race day. The Olympic distance swim course was shortened to the same as the sprint distance due to the cold.

I always do a swim warm up and knew it would be important with the water being so cold. I wanted to be sure I got in a good pre-race swim so that my asthma did not cause me any trouble.

I got in and was treated to the feeling of chilly water running down my spine inside of my wetsuit.
Every time I put my face in the water to swim, I got an ice cream headache.  I was afraid what would happen if I tried to force the issue.

I remember a friend telling me that the lake was really shallow so I decided to see how far I could run in the water. I often did running in the pool when I was training for marathons since I can't run every day.  The 400 meter swim course was an upside down U. I was able to run to the first turn. The kayakers told me the race director was going to allow walking and running on the course. Word quickly spread.

I was in one of the last swim waves and I watched almost every athlete, even the elites, walking and running the course. The runners seemed to be as fast as the swimmers.  Everyone ran to the first turn, then swam for a bit until the second turn.  After the second turn it was shallow enough to run again.  I did side stroke and back stroke for the swim part. I was calm the whole way. It was the best 400 meter swim I've every had.

I got to transition and my hands were so numb from the cold, I could not buckle my helmet or get on my bike gloves.  The air temperature was only about 55 F so I needed a jacket for the bike ride.

The rest of the race was pretty routine. The bike was hilly and windy.  The 5K run was mostly on trails in the park. I turned my ankle on a rock. The trails were quite muddy and slick going up and down hills. The worst part of the run was the last mile in open grass fields. There was standing water and mud from the rains the day before. Everyone was covered in dark black mud. I wore a really old pair of running shoes for the race because I knew it would be muddy. I ended up throwing them away when I got home.

I finished 3rd out of three women in my age group with a time of 1:40:40.  A great way to start the season.

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World Championship Aquathlon Cozumel 2017

Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.  

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2^nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Champsionship.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 210 members in 38 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Scotland, France, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link

Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/

Keywords: Running, Running and CMT, triathlon, triathlon and CMT, athlete and CMT, cycling and CMT, paratriathlon, challenged athlete, Team CMT, Running for My Life-Winning for CMT. Hereditary Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

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Product Review- Physiclo Workout Gear

Physiclo Workout Wear

Physiclo  was developed by medical students and athletes. It is designed to make workouts more efficient.  It is compression wear that has built in resistance.  The resistance engages the muscles to boost workout intensity. This helps to achieve better results in less time.

I tried the capris. They have built in resistance bands  with outer and inner resistance panels.
They felt like I was wearing really tight rubber bands.  The resistance is designed to make you stronger.

The web site claims that runners that wore these to train for 10 weeks were 8 minutes faster in their marathon races.  The tights add resistance equal to a strength workout with out comprising form.

They felt really comfortable. I wore them for my long easy run and bike and plan on wearing them every week until my outdoor season starts in June.

They also come in shorts and full length tights for men.
www.Physiclo.com for the web site and ordering

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.  

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 210 members in 38 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Scotland, France, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link

Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/

Keywords: Running, Running and CMT, triathlon, triathlon and CMT, athlete and CMT, cycling and CMT, paratriathlon, challenged athlete, Team CMT, Running for My Life-Winning for CMT. Hereditary Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

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