kaburns1214 and UHCoog's Mentor Group-Closed (Page 18)

Congratulations Kristen!!!

I don't have any tattoos, and the only thing that I'm passionate enough about that I've considered is something scuba diving oriented.  With how I'm feeling about my tri experience so far, I can see an IM tattoo as something else I'd be passionate enough about as an accomplishment to be considered as well.

I'm a big fan of tattoos.  I have 5 and I don't regret one of them.  I have 2 new ones in the works, but I want to wait until my 2 weeks off after IMMT to get them - my last child's name (upper back) & an art print that my husband painted on our wall when we were living in NYC (left bicep).  Eventually I want to get something to celebrate my triathlon life, but I want to get some abstract swim-bike-run figures or something (maybe even the words swim, bike, and run).    

3000 over/under workout in the pool this morning and then 1:20 on the trainer later.  It's freezing here (30s) so no outside riding for me today.  

I was wondering if anyone has an easy way to explain swim breathing to children.  My daughter is turning out to be an absolute rock star in the pool.  She has major potential, and she loves it.  When I asked her if she's exhaling when her face is in the water, she told me she holds her breath.  I got in the pool with her and tried to show her how to exhale, but it's a difficult concept for a 6 year old to grasp.  I know that once she gets it, she's really going to do well.  Any advice?  Things I can do to encourage proper breathing technique in the water?  She's started team swim in 4 weeks and needs to learn this now.  Thanks!  

I'll be getting one on my calf.  Not sure if I'm going just M dot or something more intricate.  I have no tats as of now.  I thought of getting something Sigma Chi related in college, but that time came and went. 

What did the coach diagnose as your major problems and which drills were you assigned to correct them?  Are you going to continue to work with the coach or was this a one time thing?  

Let me clarify - I have not historically been a fan of most tattoos for some are kind of hackneyed. However, I have seen a number that have been really cool and interesting. My daughter is adopted from China and her Chinese name is Tian Mao Rao. Tian = heaven and Rao = earth/grass. Not too long ago I saw someone with 1/2 of an M-dot (he did a 1/2) and said he was going to fill in the other when he does a full. I thought that was rather neat and so I thought it would be kind of cool to get a tattoo with Chinese characters of heaven and earth and something to symbolize 70.3 with 140.6 to be filled in later sort of representing the continuum of things (maybe also including 13.1 with 26.2 to be filled in later). Don't know yet.

A hedgehog chomping on 140.6 would be cool.

kidtri33 - 2013-05-13 12:31 PM Sorry I have been missing for a few days. A lot going on. I got to meet Michele and her family on Sunday which was cool. Friday was a long day. A very close friend of ours lost their baby two days before the schedule induce date. The funeral/memorial and gathering was on Friday. We have been comforting and helping with them the whole last week. They are very positive and spiritual people that we look up to and it has been rough needless to say. On top of that this weekend has seen the 24hr stomach bug that is going around here ravish our family, including me now. Ugh I don't like being sick. Mother's Day was good and a late Happy Mother's Day to all you moms on here. First race is Sunday though! Just need to heal up and focus on the recovery week. Then it is time to focus on REV3 in June. I will catch up on all the post here. So if I bring back up a subject I apologize now

Very sorry to hear about your friends. It's not something you ever get over and long after the rest of the world gets back to normal their normal is forever different. It sounds like they have a good support system but if they are struggling down the road you can direct them to Compassionate Friends. I'm always available to talk to them as well knowing how bad that reality is.

All tuned up and ready to roll on Saturday.