Jsnowash (Jenny)'s Mentor Group - CLOSED! (Page 14)

I work in training on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (we made the atomic bomb dropped on Japan so many years ago).  So I'm 35 miles from civilization and there are very few actual buildings on site.  Most of us work in "mobile units" (i.e. double wide (or larger) trailers set up with cubicles) and coming to work is a bit like camping.  It's nice that I don't have to get dressed up, but sucks that my showering and cooking facilities are limited.

I'm one of the lucky ones though.  My trailer has fixed plumbing (actual bathrooms with a flushing toilet, sink with running water, and a door).  Half the site has to use porta johns....

WOW..good luck with that.  Jenny..do you still ride a Quintana Roo? If so, which model and what's your overall opinion on them? One of the LBS has an '11 CD0.1 Ultegra at a deep discount. 

I've slept a lot this week. I slept most of this morning, and I'm beginning to feel like myself again. I went out for Chinese food with my son at lunch -- I didn't quite eat all of my calories allotted for today -- I could have made better choices -- but I also didn't do too bad, considering it was Chinese. I'll be drinking a lot of water throughout the rest of the day to try to wash the sodium out of my system.

I'm feeling so much better and it's 43 degrees outside, I think I'm going to try a 3-4 mile run after my son gets home from school. I'm really looking forward to it, and it will help me burn off those potstickers. :-)

I am ready to get back at this thing. The pool is open Sunday afternoon, and I'm thinking of loading everyone up and hitting the pool for an hour or so. I hope I remember how to swim.

The good thing about being sick is that I don't hate my trainer quite so much. I'm glad I had it so that I could do something -- I would spin for a while and then when I felt dizzy or sick, I could step off for a few minutes, get a drink, kind of recover a little, and then hit it again. I'm not sure I would have felt comfortable doing that even at a gym.

One of my projects for this weekend is to finally lay out my racing schedule for the next few months -- sign up for those races that are available for registration -- and then figure out a training schedule. Once I have that done, I'll bounce it off of you all to see what you think.

Question - I just sent in my paperwork for my annual USAT license.  It's the first time I've bought one (I usually just do the one day pass, but I figure I'll get my monies worth this year).  My card has been charged...do I just wait to get some sort of packet in the mail?

I was half expecting an email confirmation....but haven't seen anything yet....

Jenny- I hope everyone in your family recovers quickly. and, that you avoid it.

Well, I didn't run today. Instead, I got took a 3 mile walk- twice.

I have a 7 month old puppy that has been stuck inside for the past 2 days, due to the excessive cold. It seemed like he was going stir crazy and really starting to behave badly, so I sacrificed my run to take him on a second long walk this afternoon. It seems like it was a good plan, because he's snoring at my feet now- even thought the kids are running around playing Star Wars, very loudly.

Every one have a great night.

Happy Sunday!

It's freezing here today. Took the dogs for short walks, and decided to head to the Y for some indoor running. 

I'm really psyched with my running right now. I've been making significant improvements in my endurance, and I think my pace is picking up too. 

In the past, once I hit this point, I've had various foot injuries. But, I'm feeling really strong this time around. I think this'll be the time I'm able to hit the 10K mark.

Time to make some eggplant parm and head to a friends house for dinner!

Good job everyone! 

Sounds like i'mnot the only one getting ready to plan out the season. I have a few things in mind, but I also have a meeting with some friends next weekend to decide which races/events we're going to together. So a week from now I'll be able to get a training plan together. Then the work really starts, lol. 

Stay safe and healthy everyone (and continue getting better, for those that have been sick!)

That's awesome! It sounds like a great run.

Hooray for endurance and speed improvements! It's nice to see the hard work pay off.

I had a great day today. My husband left for a conference in LA at noon, so we went to early church, then after he left for the airport, we had naps. At about 3:00, the two little boys and I went to the pool. They splashed around while I swam for 35 minutes, then I watched the little guy, so my middle son could do some cannon balls and swim a couple laps.

The swim was so inspiring (my first real swim since before Thanksgiving, for one reason or another), that after we got home, I went out for a 35 minute run.

I was so relieved that I could still swim. ;-) And watching my 5 year old with his floaty on, swimming all over the shallow end made me feel so happy. I went over to hug him during one of my breaks, and he was all indignant -- "Don't touch me!!! Don't touch me!!!" and he swam away. lol

I have to work tomorrow, but that's okay. My middle son is the only one who has the day off, so he's going to sleep in and then ride his bike to my office to have lunch with me and my oldest son when he gets out of class.

I hope everyone enjoys the day Monday, whatever it is you have to do -- work, play, rest, or train.