Hard Core Tri Corps (Team 8) Thread (Page 17)

Second helping of SUPER CONGRATS to Terri, and probably many more ... you truly have many, many things to be proud of.

Even for re-learning, elegant technique in the pool is difficult, and you should be proud.

Sandi,

The video arrived today, I'm going to try it tonight.  Will I be too sore to swim tomorrow morning?  Coach and I had a little chat, we're not fighting now...all better

Judi - I would have never in a million years guessed you were 47

you, my dear are FABULOUS!

MrsUSMC - 2007-11-13 11:13 AM Hi everyone! I had a lovely weekend. In my opinion there are not enough 3-day weekends in the year. It's kind of hard for me to stay off the computer and "chat" with you all It's so great to see so many posts. I'm thrilled to see Cindy posting but am sorry to see you've been ill This weekend DH and I joined 24 Hour Fitness. This is a huge step for both of us. I asked a ton of questions and I think the guy talking to us was ready to see us leave! LOL The biggest holdup on this was the initial fee and what would happen if DH is sent to Iraq or gets orders to a place that doesn't have a club. Since it was Veteran's weekend we didn't have to pay any initial fee and if DH is sent to Iraq they'll freeze his account but I get to keep going at my lower monthly fee. Plus the real winner to us is they have a 24 hour saltwater pool. I was ready to jump in that minute! So, we're now members of our very first "country" club and now I just need to find a workout partner if DH is sent away. My heel is back killing me again and I bought some innersoles for my other shoes, so I'm hoping that will fix the problem, since I can't walk around in my running shoes all day long. 9 days until my first race. Gotta stay healthy.

Terri,

so glad to here you found a gym that will work for you and the hubby!  I know you have been looking for a while

take care of that foot and we will be waiting for your first RR!

What a terrible time, Andrew. Thank you for posting that, and I'm so sorry for your troubles. I think it's awesome that you're a part of our team, and you should be incredibly proud of yourself for "keeping on, keeping on" and tri-ing through it all.

 I'm having a hard time with this one today...I'm proud I got back in the water between my second and third tris this summer.  For those who didn't know me then, I spent my second race hugging kayaks having a major panic attack in the lake.  Getting back in the pool was a challenge to overcome and my  last race of the season was also OWS-only this time a river so my goal was to get in and NOT hug a kayak or bouy through the swim I'm also proud for working things out with my swim coach the other day...we had a huge fight on Tuesday morning and were able to talk  yesterday so today's swim was FANTABULOUS. Lots of feedback in a positive way.

Andrew, I'm sorry you hit such a rough patch this year.  Just getting up and pressing on each day can be a challenge when you're having a bad time.  You've done that, somehow there really is a light at the end of the tunnel--just wish they'd stop lengthening that darn tunnel!

Andrew, I can't even imagine what your year has been like. I'm so impressed that you're keeping on going and not shutting down. You've got a huge amount to be proud of and it's great that you are recognising just how hard the challenges you've faced are, and just how much of an achievement it is to be you today.

My year has been a bit mixed. On the plus side, I have a gorgeous little girl - but it's only really since 5 months that I've been able to say that. I was really late, ended up being induced, ended up having a c-section, then a post-partum haemorrage during which my DH thought the worst. So recovery from the birth took a long time and probably contributed to the subsequent post-natal depression that I had. I know I'm lucky that I was able to get through this relatively quickly (months not years) and I'm hugely appreciative of the amazing support I have from my husband, family and friends.

I'm also really proud that I'm back in training. I knew I wanted to do this but had no idea how I would make it work with the new family time constraints. The support I get from being part of a challenge team make it so much easier to keep going (which is hard because I train on my own for the most part) - but incredibly, in the space of one month, I've restarted training, signed up for two tris next year and am about to join a local tri club.

be careful, the jarring motion of running may increase your pain. Swimming is HARD on the ligaments and shoulder joint itself.  I know it may be a huge disappointment, but training with that type injury may be the worst thing you can do for it--=as in  instead of defering a dream it could devastate the possibility.  Continue to do what you can without aggravating the injury until you see the orthopedic doc and get those instructions.  I'd rather see you healthy and frustrated than injured and even more frustrated

Hey, I'm back.  The last few days have been a little crazy at work and home.  I did manage to sneak in a 45 minute swim.  I should have some good chances over Thanksgiving to catch up on things.

Thanks to all for sharing so much.  I get so inspired reading about you.

I'm most proud of my swim.  Less than 2 years ago, I couldn't swim more than 1 length.  I did a 1.2mi swim in August in 39 minutes without the least bit of fear or hesitation.

It's been so inspirational to read all of your posts and see the challenges that you've each been through and how you have either made it through or are making it through them.  As one of the older members of this team (I suspect), I can say that as I look back on the challenges I've faced, I'm actually grateful for them.  These tests in life, though difficult to face help us grow to be better people, stonger more compassionate.

As for me?  I'm proud I got up and ran this morning, when I didn't want to!!!!!

Melissa,

I found the spread sheet and have a question about why I'm listed as 0% on the goals.  I stated a goal of 8 Pilates or balance ball videos this month and have done each of them 2x so that makes me 50% on that one.  I have the push up goal as 30+ from toes by the end of the month, I already met that one with 35 on 11/4. (100% there) The planks are harder to quantify other than the amount of time holding them.  When did that video the other night there were a TON of push ups and planks, just not all at once and the planks weren't held for a specific amount of time that I was aware of. Do you want me to do something different on my log to visualize it better?  I could put them in bold or something if it would help.

Judi