SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 173)

Hi Everyone!

Thank you sooo very much for allowing me to join your group. Swbkrun was so nice to reach out to me.  I think I really do need a group to hang out in on here.  Sometimes I feel like a triathlete klutz!  I am so often injured, push too hard, overtrain, and am just very self-critical/hard on myself. BUT I am told - this is the triathlete in general.  We give more than 100% and are very driven people.

Thank you everyone who wrote me and told me how motivational and inspirational I am.  It is good (and strange) for me to hear.  I always need encouragement though. :-D  People at my work, who heard the radio piece told me that I was very inspirational - it's weird.  I asked my roommate (I have been roommates with her for about six years) if I was inspirational.  She said, "No. But I live with you."    :-)
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Fattyfatfat.  I love your name! It is often how I feel!  Sigh. I need to lose weight. I gained ten pounds training for my last tri (of fat) due to injury and stuff.  Then I get depressed because I gained weight.  Then I eat because I am depressed, etc. etc. etc.  I am too fat for the NYC Tri I feel - about 10 pounds too fat and so I feel miserable and not AT ALL in shape, but.. sigh.  I just have to suck it up right? 

Bob Salter was very nice to me and I actually enjoyed doing that interview.  I think they made my voice not so high pitched by using an equalizer.  People said I sounded good.  I was actually impressed by what they did.  And it was totally on the fly!  Totally God for making that thing work. I was sooo tired and was just sitting on the floor of an empty office at my job after hours doing that interview.  Can you imagine?

As for being in AP class, I never felt like I had it together.  School was the one place I had peace and was where I excelled. It was like one part of me went to school and one part of me was at home (if that makes sense.)  Anyway, thanks SO MUCH for putting a positive spin on it - that no matter what happened, I was built strong and smart enough to be in the Gifted and Talented/Advanced Placement program throughout school.  And excelled in it despite adversity.  So thanks so much.  That puts things in a whole new light. 

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Redknight:

Please feel free to share my website with anyone you know!  Someone at my job asked me if he could send the mp3 to people.  I said, "well it has been on public radio so it doesn't matter now does it?"  :-D  But actually, I do consider it a compliment that people think so highly of my story to share it.  Feel free!

(I love your signature quote by the way!!)

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Ashort:

Thank you for warning me about the Three Amigos.  I know now to watch out for them. :-D

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Trying1:

What happened to your leg?! 

Hmm... I developed hip bursitis about three weeks before this race.  Was running after about a 20 mile bike.  Three minutes into the run, I felt like a muscle in my hip went out.  I have been icing, taking Advil, and stretching as according to sports doc recommendations.  I went to a manual PT who helped a lot and has me doing stretching and strengthening exercises.  It is a lot better.  I also plan on swimming only the rest of the week.  I'm so glad we met! Now I don't feel so bad.  We can commisserate on having terrible times but hopefully being able to complete all three legs of the race! 

I missed the deferment date too, but wasn't going to defer.  I have done so much press that I am REALLY hoping people will be encouraged with, that I just have to do it (in my mind.)  You know?  I must press on.  (My sports doc tell me to go ahead and do it - and he is the medical supervisor for the race - I hope he knows what he's talking about.)

Do you train with a team?  I train with Team in Training.  I love them!  I was enticed to join Team Lipstick by some of my church friends (I go to Redeemer if you have heard of it?)  Seeing that you are a guy, I cannot see you in Team Lipstick! Ha!  But, I was just wondering if you were in any type of team. Tri-fuel? :-D  Those guys are intense.

I woud love to meet you at the tri.  I don't know how that would work in the midst of all those people.  Hopefully, we won't meet at the Medical Tent! 

Are you afraid of the heat?  I have not been training outdoors at all this month due to injury and my first race was in the hills of california where it was cool and overcast. I hope I don't pass out.  I also run low sodium, so I cannot drink a lot of water, but mostly need to drink the sports drink and I think that darned Accelerade stuff is something my body just doesn't like!  That means I have to carry either Gatorade Endurance or Clif Quench (with added salt) on my bike.  But there are worst things in life!  I am grateful for the opportunity just to race!  (Okay I'm a little hyper - I was eating a lot of carbs tonight.)

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Thank you everyone else for encouraging me.  You sound like a great group.

I also really appreciate everyone who took the time to read my website.  It means a lot.  I know it was long.  :-)

yours truly,

dbw27

Welcome Danett - I joined the group a bit late myself although my husband has been part of the group since the winter.  I tend to be more active Wed - Fri when I am at work.  I have a lot more peace and quiet then.  The other days I am trying to keep my 3 and 5 yr. old under control and most of the time unsuccessfully!

Hey Kids......it is that time!  Who is racing this weekend?

Me! 10M run. No way I will beat my time from last year (1:14:53), but still planning to go as fast as I can.....