Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED (Page 16)

I took this picture just for you, and to prove I'm taking teeny tiny steps to sort of patter frantically around my phobia before running screaming from it again. But at least I'm trying.

P.S. The picture actually ooks me out more than sitting on it did (although that was pretty bad too, I didn't have to *look* at it).

P.P.S. Okay, the fact that I'm wearing an IM shirt with its motto, "Anything is Possible" is really funny.

Is doing a small mountain summit 2.5 weeks out from Boston too soon?

Only 4,500' elevation gain, 10 miles round trip (but a significant amount of that would be glissading) 

Looking ahead to a potential predicament:  next weekend (3/23, 3/24) is my hockey playoff weekend and we play Saturday for sure at 12:45 pm.  If we win Saturday, we go to the championship game Sunday at 4 pm, if we lose, no game.  Thankfully the league did away with the most worthless event in unpaid, amateur sports, the consolation game.  The predicament is I will be due to run 9 miles as part of my HM plan on the weekend.  Obviously if we lose Sat it's not an issue, as I can run Sunday, but if we do win, when the heck am I supposed to get the run in?  The games are held about 1.5 - 1.75 hours away, not factoring in time to change, etc.  9 miles will take me around 1 hr 45 min to run.  Ha, this is starting to sound like a math word problem: if the train leaves the station at 8:00 heading west at 70 mph... LOL (question is bolded since I got a little carried away and silly)

Looking ahead to a potential predicament:  next weekend (3/23, 3/24) is my hockey playoff weekend and we play Saturday for sure at 12:45 pm.  If we win Saturday, we go to the championship game Sunday at 4 pm, if we lose, no game.  Thankfully the league did away with the most worthless event in unpaid, amateur sports, the consolation game.  The predicament is I will be due to run 9 miles as part of my HM plan on the weekend.  Obviously if we lose Sat it's not an issue, as I can run Sunday, but if we do win, when the heck am I supposed to get the run in?  The games are held about 1.5 - 1.75 hours away, not factoring in time to change, etc.  9 miles will take me around 1 hr 45 min to run.  Ha, this is starting to sound like a math word problem: if the train leaves the station at 8:00 heading west at 70 mph... LOL (question is bolded since I got a little carried away and silly)

Looking ahead to a potential predicament:  next weekend (3/23, 3/24) is my hockey playoff weekend and we play Saturday for sure at 12:45 pm.  If we win Saturday, we go to the championship game Sunday at 4 pm, if we lose, no game.  Thankfully the league did away with the most worthless event in unpaid, amateur sports, the consolation game.  The predicament is I will be due to run 9 miles as part of my HM plan on the weekend.  Obviously if we lose Sat it's not an issue, as I can run Sunday, but if we do win, when the heck am I supposed to get the run in?  The games are held about 1.5 - 1.75 hours away, not factoring in time to change, etc.  9 miles will take me around 1 hr 45 min to run.  Ha, this is starting to sound like a math word problem: if the train leaves the station at 8:00 heading west at 70 mph... LOL (question is bolded since I got a little carried away and silly)

You know what helps a head cold though, right?

You just need to execute, Jo 

Carry the two ... my answer is x= 

Hmmmm I might agree with Janyne and see if maybe you can get it in Thursday or Friday? I'm not sure how you have been feeling after your longer runs (and correct me if I am wrong but 9 will be pretty long for you?) 

Then if you have no game Sunday, go ahead and get in another run. 

You are correct, Speedy Salty.  Every new long run I do as part of the plan is long for me.  Prior to training for the HM, my longest continuously running run was 5 miles and my longest run with walk breaks was 6.5.  But as of last week I can proudly change those distances to 8 miles is my longest continuously running run!  As much as part of me loves Kirsten's idea, I do want to do my best to do the full distance of the long runs as a mental gain just as much as a physical gain, so I may craft something out of your and Janyne's suggestion.

YES! Just dozed off at my desk.  I can't seem to fall asleep until after 11:30 at night, which is past my bedtime!!

So I am probably going to get expelled from the Manatee pod for this  but here goes.....

I am canning my OD in April. I feel really bad about this like I have failed.

Work has just sucked for the last month and the last week in particular and the next 3 weeks aren't going to get any better. There is no way that I can get in the required training to ensure that I am able to finish at all let alone in under 4 hours. I have been thinking about it for a few days since I hurt my back again and lost more run days.

Then last night DH said that he is planning on racing the night before so that means pit crewing for me so lots of heavy lifting and a very late night (he hasn't raced for so long that I don't want to say that I can't help him out). So that kind of made the decision final.

So my new plan is to change to a full sprint on 7th April and call that the last tri for the season, and then spend some time focusing on my run over the winter and do the 12k run for a reason at the end of May, and the HM at the city to surf at the end of August. Then I will have 12 weeks to work on swim before the Mandurah HIM with the boys and I will have a great base behind me for next tri season.

Now to make the plan work around work and other stuff.

TriAya - 2013-03-13 7:09 AM

melbo55 - 2013-03-13 1:13 AM

amd723 - 2013-03-11 6:55 PM Gotta tell a story on myself. I taught this afternoon at the local college. Before heading out I stopped by my house for lunch. As I was on the interstate heading to the school I realized I was wearing flip flops! Completely forgot to put my real shoes back on and then didn't have time to go back home to make the switch. So I taught wearing a suit and flip flops . I think I totally rocked that look and may try it for my next court appearance

I snorted out loud!  Way to rock the flops, girl!

Flipflops (or thongs, or the Kiwi say jandals) go with EVERYTHING. Proof!

Groan....I hate flip flops.  HATE THEM!

You are correct, Speedy Salty.  Every new long run I do as part of the plan is long for me.  Prior to training for the HM, my longest continuously running run was 5 miles and my longest run with walk breaks was 6.5.  But as of last week I can proudly change those distances to 8 miles is my longest continuously running run!  As much as part of me loves Kirsten's idea, I do want to do my best to do the full distance of the long runs as a mental gain just as much as a physical gain, so I may craft something out of your and Janyne's suggestion.

I like your avatar! 

You should get a milk mustache picture with her. 

That would be so awesome! I joke about stalking her at the Whole Foods in Boulder (there have been sightings) but I'd say something stupid like asking her to sign my chocolate milk

Artemis - 2013-03-13 10:36 AM

TriAya - 2013-03-13 7:09 AM

melbo55 - 2013-03-13 1:13 AM

amd723 - 2013-03-11 6:55 PM Gotta tell a story on myself. I taught this afternoon at the local college. Before heading out I stopped by my house for lunch. As I was on the interstate heading to the school I realized I was wearing flip flops! Completely forgot to put my real shoes back on and then didn't have time to go back home to make the switch. So I taught wearing a suit and flip flops . I think I totally rocked that look and may try it for my next court appearance

I snorted out loud!  Way to rock the flops, girl!

Flipflops (or thongs, or the Kiwi say jandals) go with EVERYTHING. Proof!

Groan....I hate flip flops.  HATE THEM!

I only wear them at the pool. When I was a kid, way back when, we called them thongs. I wouldn't dare do that now!

TriAya - 2013-03-13 7:09 AM

melbo55 - 2013-03-13 1:13 AM

amd723 - 2013-03-11 6:55 PM Gotta tell a story on myself. I taught this afternoon at the local college. Before heading out I stopped by my house for lunch. As I was on the interstate heading to the school I realized I was wearing flip flops! Completely forgot to put my real shoes back on and then didn't have time to go back home to make the switch. So I taught wearing a suit and flip flops . I think I totally rocked that look and may try it for my next court appearance

I snorted out loud!  Way to rock the flops, girl!

Flipflops (or thongs, or the Kiwi say jandals) go with EVERYTHING. Proof!

Groan....I hate flip flops.  HATE THEM!