Mad Manatee Mentors, Part 2! CLOSED

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All caught up! Yanti terrible news to lose one you love dearly always too soon no matter what age. Hugs. I am currently streaking day 9 today I'm running home from work well catch the tram to the beach then run 18km home very excited my boss said he used to do this for IM training. Hey small world my boss is coach Johnnys sponsor for the manhattan marathon swim!!!

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cdban66 - 2013-02-07 1:32 PM

rrrunner - 2013-02-07 2:35 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-02-07 12:31 PM

Richardsdrr - 2013-02-07 12:52 PM

rrrunner - 2013-02-07 4:34 PM

TriAya - 2013-02-07 10:14 AM

rrrunner - 2013-02-08 1:10 AM

Artemis - 2013-02-07 10:03 AM Saw my ortho doc this morning. He did x-rays and checked things out. No arthritis, but he's not really sure what's wrong either. It's looking like SI pain or labral tear pain. But, we can't be sure unless we do an MRI with contrast, which the insurance company won't cover until I try other things first. Going to PT next week. It's definitely manageable pain, just annoying, so I am certainly not considering surgery or anything drastic. Mostly, I want to make sure I'm not going to hurt myself more by continuing to run.

This reminded me of something I was going to ask THE POD. I haven't dealt with injuries much at all, shin splints when I first started running and a pulled calf muscle probably 4 or 5 years ago. Well now when I ride I'm feeling a slight, twinge, I guess you'd call it, on the outside just above my left ankle when I ride my bike. It's not constant and mostly when I'm getting warmed up. I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but I wear a, um, 5 pound weight on my left ankle all day every day. Thoughts? HTFU and quit whining? I just don't want to end up on the injured list

I'm not following. What's this weight?

Tool of my trade...?

Lol, when I read this I thought, wow, wonder if TJ was in a chain gang, or perhaps they have a tag on their ankle. I'm so sorry, just the first thing that popped into my mind. The state judicial system over there must be very liberal to allow you to train for triathlons :D

I knew immediately and thought maybe you should just get another for your other ankle. Double strapped!

I actually thought about this back when you had your body comp done and one arm was bigger than the other. My left leg muscles are probably ever so slightly stronger/larger.

How odd would it be to switch legs for awhile? I'm more curious to the mental part than the physical.

That is, unfortunately, impossible.

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So, based on the weather forecast, I may be looking at a 4 hour drainer ride this weekend

I want to get some benefit out of the ride without burning up my legs too quickly doing something like Sufferfest. Yanti, I know you have a focus for each hour on a long drainer ride. Anyone have suggestions for how I should spend those hours? The Fink plan calls for Z2 with 5 min @ Z4 at the 3.5 hour mark. Thoughts?

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Orlando

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rrrunner - 2013-02-07 12:21 PM

jmkizer - 2013-02-07 11:14 AM Manatees, could you please remind me who is currently streaking?

Well I took the advice of my podmates and did not start the running streak. However, I have trained EVERY day since November 13!

Wow, that is impressive!

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Somewhere on the Tennessee River

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TriAya - 2013-02-07 10:24 AM

Oh, Manatees. I just got the news that a good friend of mine passed away from complications of malaria He was one of the people who really helped and stood by me when I was having such a hard time when I first moved back to Indonesia.

He worked for the UN and everything he did and everything he was, was about helping other people. He really did give his whole life for others and worked in places nobody would go. He contracted malaria in Liberia, was med-evac'ed to New York and died there.

I am in utter shock. Allen was so young--relatively--he and I are about the same age. So full of life and passion. A real piglet. Great hugs. I just had dinner with him a few months ago.

ETA ... I don't know if I told him I loved him last time. I don't remember. I know he knew I did, so that's what counts, I just ... I'm really confused. And I know it's never too late--at least in my belief system--I just want to remember to hug my loved ones extra tight EVERY day and make sure they know they are loved.

I'm sorry my beloved Yanti. Celebrate his life. Light a candle. I prefer to light fireworks, myself. On a beach at sunset is a great time. I'm not Catholic but wakes are a good thing.

((((((Yanti))))))

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I am so sorry to hear your news Yanti--Flipper hugs to you.

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Sorry to read of all the injured manatees--I feel your pain...literally. Its been a hmmm. without being to TMI--'crampy' day. Ouchies.

On the bright side, I submitted my application to GRADUATE today! 3 months til I am the certified owner of a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Anthropology. Wow. Something I had never thought could truly happen.

I have been working out steadily, but neglected to log them...maybe I'll get to it tonight.

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cdban66 - 2013-02-07 2:31 PM

rrrunner - 2013-02-07 3:27 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-02-07 1:14 PM

Oh good, I am glad you guys enjoy hearing about the track workouts. I definitely don't mean them as some sort of a brag post. It's just new to me and I feel like the experience is worth sharing.

Also, hopefully everyone understand the amount of conservative running that I did before I ever though about speed.

One of the awesome things about you, Salty, is that with all of your ability (natural or otherwise) you are very down to earth and modest with your accomplishments, and offer them up as learning points, not bragging rights.

AMEN!!!!

And I love the always on point reminder to build volume.

I appreciate that and am glad you guys feel that way.

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Hey Podmates - Sorry for the silence.

Yanti - so sorry for your loss. That really does suck. Your friend sounds like an incredible person and will surely be missed by many.

To all the injured podmates - I hope you all get well soon.

To those that wrote wondering where the F I've been... I'm back (sort of).

Jonathon - I totally bailed on the streak after day 1. Sorry buddy - your kind of on your own for a bit.

I am not injured, nor did I intentionally decide to take time off. Life got crazy busy all of a sudden. In a nut shell - I hate my job, so I've been looking for another. I am juggling job searching, interviewing for new jobs, doing my current job etc. Then - my brothers car breaks down...and he had no way to get to work (he lives with me). I gave him my car, and then was off to hunt for a new car myself... I drive a 95, GAS GUZZLING, Land Rover and have been thinking about a new car anyways.

I end up going to a VW dealership where I meet the hottest woman I've seen in a long time. We hit it off and after a test drive that day we went out that night. That went VERY, VERY WELL (wink, wink). The car buying thing took me about 4 days because I was determined to look at the 4 cars I decided on and not buy the first one I liked from a really hot saleswoman.

Jump ahead 4 days and now I'm dating a really hot woman who likes to party. I got sucked in a little bit (it's been a while since I've partied) and have been being bad for a few days, but I'm loving it!

So - I'm still focused on running, but my unintentional break from the crazy couple of weeks have now turned into a conscious decision to scale it back a bit. I am enjoying my rest and will be back to full blown training soon. Life is Good!

I will try to stay updated with all my podmates - I love reading about what's going on. If anyone needs help with the swimming - please email me... I don't want to accidentally miss a post.

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Asalzwed - 2013-02-07 3:14 PM

Oh good, I am glad you guys enjoy hearing about the track workouts. I definitely don't mean them as some sort of a brag post. It's just new to me and I feel like the experience is worth sharing.

Also, hopefully everyone understand the amount of conservative running that I did before I ever though about speed.

No worries. I'd totally love to find a group around my parts that did running like this.

And I think I mean I'd like to find that group next year after I go completely conservative this year. I'm confident I can be conservative this year and meet all of my goals. I'm content to spread my tri/running goals over several years.

Edited by ponderingfox 2013-02-07 6:57 PM

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Muskrat37 - 2013-02-08 11:06 AM

Hey Podmates - Sorry for the silence.

Yanti - so sorry for your loss. That really does suck. Your friend sounds like an incredible person and will surely be missed by many.

To all the injured podmates - I hope you all get well soon.

To those that wrote wondering where the F I've been... I'm back (sort of).

Jonathon - I totally bailed on the streak after day 1. Sorry buddy - your kind of on your own for a bit.

I am not injured, nor did I intentionally decide to take time off. Life got crazy busy all of a sudden. In a nut shell - I hate my job, so I've been looking for another. I am juggling job searching, interviewing for new jobs, doing my current job etc. Then - my brothers car breaks down...and he had no way to get to work (he lives with me). I gave him my car, and then was off to hunt for a new car myself... I drive a 95, GAS GUZZLING, Land Rover and have been thinking about a new car anyways.

I end up going to a VW dealership where I meet the hottest woman I've seen in a long time. We hit it off and after a test drive that day we went out that night. That went VERY, VERY WELL (wink, wink). The car buying thing took me about 4 days because I was determined to look at the 4 cars I decided on and not buy the first one I liked from a really hot saleswoman.

Jump ahead 4 days and now I'm dating a really hot woman who likes to party. I got sucked in a little bit (it's been a while since I've partied) and have been being bad for a few days, but I'm loving it!

So - I'm still focused on running, but my unintentional break from the crazy couple of weeks have now turned into a conscious decision to scale it back a bit. I am enjoying my rest and will be back to full blown training soon. Life is Good!

I will try to stay updated with all my podmates - I love reading about what's going on. If anyone needs help with the swimming - please email me... I don't want to accidentally miss a post.

Well va va voom to you! I was thinking about you this morning wondering what the F had happened to you and figured you'd been having a GOOD time! Lucky you! That's awesome!

And you get a car too....

Enjoy the ride wink wink....

We will live vicariously through you so keep us informed! There is no such thing as too much information...

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jobaxas - 2013-02-07 5:03 PM