Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED (Page 17)

jobaxas - 2013-03-12 9:36 PM

I am known as a superfan on his site!  I will get on to him shortly re- Cairns.  By hook or by crook....

I'm sick - I have a head cold, like my body said - oh great she's not racing, let's have a rest - no more fighting these germs....we are done.

Madam Artemis now wants to do another tri - April 7th.  The reason she's so keen for this one....is because it's sponsored by Jelly Belly Beans.....

rrrunner - 2013-03-13 2:46 PM

Just watched this. That's funny! You're lucky you ended up on the bed and not on the floor

Asalzwed - 2013-03-13 2:49 PM

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) 

ArielLIlB - 2013-03-13 6:11 PM

I know you are super fit and I'm quite sure very agile (word on the street), I'm just worried about you doing something a little too adventurous and risking injury.  Sounds like something fun (for you - sounds terrifying to me) but is it really the smartest race to do so close to your A race?

Asalzwed - 2013-03-14 7:33 AM

Oh boy and you just made my day.

Uhhhh, feel better!

4agoodlife - 2013-03-14 10:04 AM

Ha! I watched it last night, too. It's not her luck... it's her skills.

jmkizer - 2013-03-14 2:12 AM

Be sure to the back of your neck.  Well, really all around your neck.  I assume that your suit is sleeved, right?

You might also want to consider TriSlide around your ankles to ease removal.

StaceyK - 2013-03-14 10:29 AM I seem to remember that Yanti had issues around her wrists at IMWA I'm not sure if it was from her wetsuit or something else so maybe check that one with her?

ArielLIlB - 2013-03-13 5:11 PM

I know you are super fit and I'm quite sure very agile (word on the street), I'm just worried about you doing something a little too adventurous and risking injury.  Sounds like something fun (for you - sounds terrifying to me) but is it really the smartest race to do so close to your A race?

Asalzwed - 2013-03-13 4:16 PM

Yeah, those are kind of the thoughts in the back of my head. It's not even so much the injury it's the overall effort of hiking uphill, in the snow, both ways while I am supposed to be tapering. But I dunno ... 2.5 weeks might be far enough out. 

StaceyK - 2013-03-14 10:46 AM Thanks to everyone who has been so positive about me canning my Oly. I actually feel totally at peace with my decision today. I did my entry for the sprint last night. The really good thing about not doing it is that I now don't need to by a wetsuit until maybe August or September so I am going to go and get some new shoes and running gear cause this week it has suddenly started to get cold in the mornings so shorts and sleeveless tops are not going to cut it.So to the shoe question I have really high arches but run and walk on the outside of my feet. There is a running shop in the city that do professional fittings I'm thinking of heading in there (about an hours drive) and seeing what they have to say. My thoughts are if I can get fitted and find shoes that are comfortable and don't make my feet hurt then in the future I can buy them on line instead of paying full price for them. Sorry one more question, how often do you replace your shoes, is it after you have done a certain distance in them, or just when they start to look a bit worn out?oh man just noticed the time, I'm gonna be late for work again. We have a "staff focus day" today, I would rather stab my eyes out with a pen. We have been told to bring our Bibles and a good attitude. I'm gonna need the full hours drive to muster up the good attitude bit. Maybe I need to listen to some angry white chick music while I drive there Have a great day everyone.

StaceyK - 2013-03-13 3:46 PM Thanks to everyone who has been so positive about me canning my Oly. I actually feel totally at peace with my decision today. I did my entry for the sprint last night. The really good thing about not doing it is that I now don't need to by a wetsuit until maybe August or September so I am going to go and get some new shoes and running gear cause this week it has suddenly started to get cold in the mornings so shorts and sleeveless tops are not going to cut it.So to the shoe question I have really high arches but run and walk on the outside of my feet. There is a running shop in the city that do professional fittings I'm thinking of heading in there (about an hours drive) and seeing what they have to say. My thoughts are if I can get fitted and find shoes that are comfortable and don't make my feet hurt then in the future I can buy them on line instead of paying full price for them. Sorry one more question, how often do you replace your shoes, is it after you have done a certain distance in them, or just when they start to look a bit worn out?oh man just noticed the time, I'm gonna be late for work again. We have a "staff focus day" today, I would rather stab my eyes out with a pen. We have been told to bring our Bibles and a good attitude. I'm gonna need the full hours drive to muster up the good attitude bit. Maybe I need to listen to some angry white chick music while I drive there Have a great day everyone.

Muskrat37 - 2013-03-14 11:43 AM

Been busy the last couple days... whoever asked about sleep since daylight savings time...yes, I've been overly fatigued the last couple days.  

I wanted to report to the POD that I gave my 3rd swim lesson to Desiree the other night.  This is the lady that wouldn't even put her face in the water on the first night.  

At the start of the lesson, I told her that I was excited for our 3rd lesson because I just know that everything from 1 & 2 is going to come together.  She wasn't as confident.

We started with getting our face in the water... no problem with that.  Then we dunked completely under the water..she didn't even hesitate!  Then - I just said "let's start with a pencil drill."  Again - she didn't even hesitate.  She put her arms over her head, pushed off the wall and away she went.  Then we went to "big arms"... no problems there.  So I told her I was going to introduce her to breathing.  

Timing is all off, but she is comfortable with face in the water, and is working real hard.  She started to get a bit frustrated with it, so I asked her if she remembered what I told her at the beginning of the lesson?  She said yes.  I said, "I'm going to prove my point right now."  I then kicked off the wall - swam about 10 yards out and, without any pause or explanation, I told her "kick off the wall and swim to me."  

She did!  She didn't even hesitate!!!  When she got there, I said "Do you know what you just did?"  She said "What?" and I happily told her "You just swam, and you didn't even have to think about it!"  Her face lit up, and we were both very happy.  

I told her that I would have her swimming laps in no time, and that I couldn't wait to write her first "work out / practice session" and that I couldn't wait until she wanted to race me across the pool.    

She is coming along nicely...she has no set budget for lessons and as of now, we have one scheduled for every Monday night until the end of time.  I am so excited to be working with her.  Sure wish I had a video of her on Day 1 where our first drill was "Let's just start by putting our chins in the water"  

Sorry for the long post... just really excited about this, and there is no one else to share with (that would care or understand)    

StaceyK - 2013-03-13 6:46 PM Thanks to everyone who has been so positive about me canning my Oly. I actually feel totally at peace with my decision today. I did my entry for the sprint last night. The really good thing about not doing it is that I now don't need to by a wetsuit until maybe August or September so I am going to go and get some new shoes and running gear cause this week it has suddenly started to get cold in the mornings so shorts and sleeveless tops are not going to cut it.So to the shoe question I have really high arches but run and walk on the outside of my feet. There is a running shop in the city that do professional fittings I'm thinking of heading in there (about an hours drive) and seeing what they have to say. My thoughts are if I can get fitted and find shoes that are comfortable and don't make my feet hurt then in the future I can buy them on line instead of paying full price for them. Sorry one more question, how often do you replace your shoes, is it after you have done a certain distance in them, or just when they start to look a bit worn out?oh man just noticed the time, I'm gonna be late for work again. We have a "staff focus day" today, I would rather stab my eyes out with a pen. We have been told to bring our Bibles and a good attitude. I'm gonna need the full hours drive to muster up the good attitude bit. Maybe I need to listen to some angry white chick music while I drive there Have a great day everyone.

Muskrat37 - 2013-03-13 7:43 PM

Been busy the last couple days... whoever asked about sleep since daylight savings time...yes, I've been overly fatigued the last couple days.  

I wanted to report to the POD that I gave my 3rd swim lesson to Desiree the other night.  This is the lady that wouldn't even put her face in the water on the first night.  

At the start of the lesson, I told her that I was excited for our 3rd lesson because I just know that everything from 1 & 2 is going to come together.  She wasn't as confident.

We started with getting our face in the water... no problem with that.  Then we dunked completely under the water..she didn't even hesitate!  Then - I just said "let's start with a pencil drill."  Again - she didn't even hesitate.  She put her arms over her head, pushed off the wall and away she went.  Then we went to "big arms"... no problems there.  So I told her I was going to introduce her to breathing.  

Timing is all off, but she is comfortable with face in the water, and is working real hard.  She started to get a bit frustrated with it, so I asked her if she remembered what I told her at the beginning of the lesson?  She said yes.  I said, "I'm going to prove my point right now."  I then kicked off the wall - swam about 10 yards out and, without any pause or explanation, I told her "kick off the wall and swim to me."  

She did!  She didn't even hesitate!!!  When she got there, I said "Do you know what you just did?"  She said "What?" and I happily told her "You just swam, and you didn't even have to think about it!"  Her face lit up, and we were both very happy.  

I told her that I would have her swimming laps in no time, and that I couldn't wait to write her first "work out / practice session" and that I couldn't wait until she wanted to race me across the pool.    

She is coming along nicely...she has no set budget for lessons and as of now, we have one scheduled for every Monday night until the end of time.  I am so excited to be working with her.  Sure wish I had a video of her on Day 1 where our first drill was "Let's just start by putting our chins in the water"  

Sorry for the long post... just really excited about this, and there is no one else to share with (that would care or understand)    

Muskrat37 - 2013-03-13 7:43 PM

Been busy the last couple days... whoever asked about sleep since daylight savings time...yes, I've been overly fatigued the last couple days.  

I wanted to report to the POD that I gave my 3rd swim lesson to Desiree the other night.  This is the lady that wouldn't even put her face in the water on the first night.  

At the start of the lesson, I told her that I was excited for our 3rd lesson because I just know that everything from 1 & 2 is going to come together.  She wasn't as confident.

We started with getting our face in the water... no problem with that.  Then we dunked completely under the water..she didn't even hesitate!  Then - I just said "let's start with a pencil drill."  Again - she didn't even hesitate.  She put her arms over her head, pushed off the wall and away she went.  Then we went to "big arms"... no problems there.  So I told her I was going to introduce her to breathing.  

Timing is all off, but she is comfortable with face in the water, and is working real hard.  She started to get a bit frustrated with it, so I asked her if she remembered what I told her at the beginning of the lesson?  She said yes.  I said, "I'm going to prove my point right now."  I then kicked off the wall - swam about 10 yards out and, without any pause or explanation, I told her "kick off the wall and swim to me."  

She did!  She didn't even hesitate!!!  When she got there, I said "Do you know what you just did?"  She said "What?" and I happily told her "You just swam, and you didn't even have to think about it!"  Her face lit up, and we were both very happy.  

I told her that I would have her swimming laps in no time, and that I couldn't wait to write her first "work out / practice session" and that I couldn't wait until she wanted to race me across the pool.    

She is coming along nicely...she has no set budget for lessons and as of now, we have one scheduled for every Monday night until the end of time.  I am so excited to be working with her.  Sure wish I had a video of her on Day 1 where our first drill was "Let's just start by putting our chins in the water"  

Sorry for the long post... just really excited about this, and there is no one else to share with (that would care or understand)    

Asalzwed - 2013-03-13 3:51 PM

Yes, under most circumstances I would tend to do something more along Kirsten's idea as well. I actually did something very similar when I had a hockey tournament.

But in your case (and as you said), I think those steady long runs are really valuable. Just as you said, for the physical and the mental.

How did you feel the next day after the 8 miler? How about the day after that?

rrrunner - 2013-03-13 3:36 PM Oceanside added a Pro Panel discussion to the schedule!!!!! RINNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm not as "in" with the pros as some of y'all (Jo) so I'm pretty stoked about this)

TriAya - 2013-03-13 9:08 AM

Oooh Kate! I like him!

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.

kgore - 2013-03-14 3:31 PM

I love the photo! Especially the face! (yours, more so than the gecko!)---Honestly, I needed that tonight, I have been REALLY having some depression issues today--for no good or real reason, I am just down...and I hate it. I am just looking forward to my Badger Run this Saturday--just to get away mentally. 'Kay, I am gonna stop with the self pity now...I hope.