kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 120)

jarvy01 - 2012-08-24 7:37 AM Speedy 10k vibes go out to Scott this weekend!  Open 10ks are my fave

Never done an open race over a 5k, and that was 2 years ago, so we'll see how this goes.  I'm kinda excited.  Looked at the times from last year and tops in my AG was in the low 40s.

I not usually pill person for for water retention I love GNC's Waterex

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3372532

uhcoog - 2012-08-24 9:45 AM

jarvy01 - 2012-08-24 7:37 AM Speedy 10k vibes go out to Scott this weekend!  Open 10ks are my fave

Never done an open race over a 5k, and that was 2 years ago, so we'll see how this goes.  I'm kinda excited.  Looked at the times from last year and tops in my AG was in the low 40s.

You know the drill -- Got out hard, jack the HR up and give it everything you have over the last mine.  You're a lot faster than you think, I think you're going to be happy with your time at the finish line.

I think I need to take all the pills in that bottle to get rid of this water.  LOL  My fingers and face are swollen right now.  Really bizarre.

This was a comment made to my slowtwitch article -- I'm not sure what to think:

Kelly Burns Gallagher may know the law (which only means she's received the secret decoder ring; they make the language obtuse for a reason), but she's an historical dunce. There is no point in professing your innocence at a Stalinist show trial. All you can do is give your judge/jury/executioner the single-finger-salute and maintain your dignity.

Presumption of guilt until proven otherwise, laughable due process, no right to face accusers (or even know their identities), quintuple jeopardy, no case standing, jurisdiction, relevance, mysterious plea agreements, last-minute magical physical evidence...

This is the textbook definition of a persecution, not a prosecution. And it's an embarrassment to 500+ years of western legal jurisprudence, civil or otherwise. All the USADA can strip away is the American love of pro cycling, which Lance is almost single-handedly responsible for. Believe me, we will gladly take our bikes and go home.

And it's beyond sad that so far only one pro triathlete had publicly stood up for Lance: Macca. I suppose the rest of you clowns know you can't compete with a 3:45 70.3, so you're just covering your own saddles. But whose to say your reputation won't be the USADA's next target?

The standard of guilt is a positive A and B sample. Period. Produce it, or go away and create a circus somewhere else.

**edited because I found the article (not the same one).  

Jen - Kelly recommended GNC Waterex to me (I have horrible water retention issues) and I really like it. It's not like the water pills I used to take back in the day that left me feeling dehydrated. This one seems more mild. I've been taking it everyday for a couple weeks now and feel much better - no more extreme swings of feeling bloated for 3 days then back to normal, back to puffy ankles and fingers...normal. You do need to take 1 pill every day. Not just one here and there. I think that's why it's better, it helps keep everything more equal day to day.

Work really sucks right now, more than usual. I'm starting to look for a jobs out west. We'll see how that goes. We are all ready to be closer to family.

Here's my response (I'm working on a blog post about all the crazy Lance comments):

"Kelly Burns Gallagher may know the law (which only means she's received the secret decoder ring; they make the language obtuse for a reason), but she's an historical dunce. There is no point in professing your innocence at a Stalinist show trial. All you can do is give your judge/jury/executioner the single-finger-salute and maintain your dignity."

This is my absolute favorite and was written in response to my article on slowtwitch.com.   Let's start with "Stalinist show trial."  Stalinist show trials (also known as the Moscow trials), took place in 1936 and 1937 and were precursors to the Great Purge where hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Soviet Russia.  I get that the commenter is using hyperbole to try to compare the USADA process to the atrocities of Stalinist Russia, however the comparison is a poor one.  USADA conducts its arbitrations pursuant to the AAA rules for arbitration.  These are the same rules and processes that govern 80,000 cases each year. While Judge Sparks recognized that the allegations against Armstrong in the charging letters were ambiguous, he also determined that the procedures met due process requirements.  Just because the process is not ideal does not mean that its a "show trial."  Comparing the dispute between Armstrong (with the assistance of his very qualified, competent and incredibly high paid lawyers) and USADA over whether he doped to a totalitarian regime that killed over 3 million people does nothing to further the conversation and is trolling at its worst. 

That is a solid 10K.

I with you though, I prefer running off of the bike as well.

That is a great 10K effort and I like running off the bike so much better too. In the winter I'll do 15 minutes on the trainer before my morning runs.

I find myself detached from Lance as well. I'm pretty certain he's guilty. Shame he got this result and Clemens got off but other than that oh well.

It was really hot out there today. Put in my last long ride and went pretty hard. Felt good even at the end but the dried up salt on my skin and even eyelids was awful.

Nice job Scott!!!!

Scott (uhcoog) - NICE 10k time!!!  Congratulations!!!!

Karen - Did you take enough time off from structured training?  Maybe you need a bit longer to do whatever you want before your motivation comes back.  When is IM Tahoe?

Scott (everlong) - I had my last long ride before my HIM yesterday as well.  How are you feeling about things?  Excited for Patriot?  Training is in the bag at this point

Jen - Tahoe is over a year away. Sept. of next year.

Edited by karen26.2 2012-08-26 6:57 AM

A year is a long time.  Aren't you signed up to do a marathon?  How are you feeling about that?  Motivation will come back.  It ebbs and flows for all of us.