KathyG's 2012 Awesome Mentor Group-Full up (Page 20)

Gwen, beautiful photo.

Here in US they would probably cancel the fireworks due to the storm. Sounds like your celebration is similar to our 4th of July with a different flair.

Sorry I have been scarce as of late. A very busy work week and family commitments.

Tracy - take care of that cold!

Kathy - congrats on the new pups! Momma looks like she's doing great. As far as  taking them home for an extended time, both dogs and people develop bonds that can be hard to break. Also, PLEASE don't rush in to full events. Take your time and make the most out of your road to recovery. I feel safe in saying that we are all pulling for you!

Gwen - Nice picture! That is about the coolest thing I have ever seen! Take care in the heat.

Steffi - how were the Aurora Borealis the last couple of nights up by you? Here the sky on Wednesday was bright with it. Granted we don't get the color but I spent about an hour outside watching the light show. My Dad was stationed in Iceland in the 50's and he remembers vividly how awesome the Aurora were.

Mike - glad to see the knee is not giving you any issues. As long as your family gives you the green light and is willing to support you in your training, then by all means do the HIM! I wish you the best in your quest.

Ann - it's hard to let go in regards to kids. I have had many of those moments with 3 yr old Ava. Just letting her climb up the ladder of her play set was nerve racking! Good on him to want to follow you. He will be an inspire for you I'm sure. Keep up the hard work.

One and all - I send you best wishes in your endeavours be it family, work, training or life in general.

again, you are 100% correct, Kathy. It was a thought, but at this point nothing more. I really do need to see how things turn out with the June race and assess then. and thats assuming I get there healthy.

For now, I'll just enjoy the training, and go from there.

Have a great weekend!

Daisy-Australia Day is the equivalent to the U.S. July 4th holiday, also known as Independence Day, to commemorate the declaration of independence from Britain in 1776.  It's our early summer holiday.  Great grilled food, beer, family picnics, and fireworks, of course.  What a fun time of year for you.

Kathy-way too cute pups. 

I swam a mile this morning, which felt super good.  Plan to run this afternoon if I can keep up my strength.  I am a total morning exerciser and the later in the day it gets the harder it is to run.

Update:  Ran 9.75.  It was not the best run ever.  A bit windy, chilly, and damp.  A git'er done sort of run.  Tomorrow will be better!

So how long is a typical HIM training program?  I am not good at following programs and will probably just do whatever, but generally how long does one prepare for a HIM event?

I know how you feel.  I think I have the flu.  I've been useless since Friday morning, I hurt everywhere and have nasty chest congestion.  I'm hoping I feel better soon, I'm not good at not training. 

For me, the back pain in the muscle & joints is a sign thing are about to go downhill soon. Hope its not for you!

Awesome run this AM! Inspiring, and confidence building!! Longest run since my injury in November. A nice easy hour straight run at a pace (6.35 mi) that felt like I could have kept going all day. Spectacular beautiful day -- sunny and mid 30's -- and best of all its my birthday!! Lots of running gear for presents when I got home!

Happy Birthday Mike!

Wonder what tri related gifts you will receive?

Lots in our group are sick....hope you guys start to feel better.

New running shoes

new running pants

new compression long sleeve shirt

Yankz laces

running hat

You'd think I were a real runner with a bunch of stuff like that!

I think lots of people are sick right now.  Just that time of year. 

Happy Birthday!!!! 

Great job on your run!  I love the feeling of moving past an injury or illness.

Thanks, everyone! Now go get healthy!

Headed back to the pool today, and had a good session. I'd been feeling a bit tired the past few days but post swim, I'm feeling refreshed. Must be the magic of turning 45 having some effect . Day 1 of week 3 is done!

Mike: Week 3 day 1 of HIM plan done....feels awesome doesn't it.

Tracy: Glad to hear you are recovered and had a solid 9.5 mile run

Kelly: Despite not 100% you got a 3 hour ride in....dedication!

How is everyone else doing?

It's been a little quiet here lately.

Fantastic news, Kathy!!

How is everyone else?

Kathy - every day brings great progress in your recovery - very exciting!

I think that today I have officially turned the corner. It started out pretty rough with lots of coughing, hacking, expectorating, and general nastiness, but as the day has passed I am actually feeling better and better, which has been very different from how the days have been progressing. Friday was a very low day, and I basically just gave up any normalcy in my life, made a cocoon, and got in it for two days. I have emerged not quite a butterfly, but I do believe I am officially pupating in that direction. I have tons of work to catch up on of course, but I hope to be back in the workout saddle again by tomorrow. Yee-Haw!

Really sorry to hear others have been stricken by one of the various plagues that seem to be circulating - I hope you are all on the mend much more quickly than I. This stuff is nasty...

Hope everyone is getting over their various lurgies and Mike, happy birthday.  Kiri, welcome back from your cultural break, wow, that sounded amazing.  Kathy, great news on the progess.

It's cooled down a bit here; a cyclone up north (called Iggy) has gone out to sea, mercifully causing very little damage, and is funnelling some cold breezes our way.  We will get down into the 20s at the weekend, bliss.  Our OWS session this morning was very choppy so good practise.  Our coach had us swimming all over the place, experiencing the waves from all different directions.  My shoulders have that lovely heavy feeling after a good workout and I am pleasantly weary :-).  I read back through all the recommendations for shorts and have ordered some de Soto Carrera tri shorts.  No-one here in Perth stocks them ( 2XU and Orca seem to be all that's available locally).  I saw some youtube videos previewing them and I especially like that there are no grippers on the legs.  I have some shorts that are so tight my thighs bulge very unflatteringly - i save those ones for trainer sessions.  The soft waistband was very appealing too.  Now I just have to wait for a week for them to arrive after being trucked for three days across the Nullarbor desert.

I finally gave up on my Zoot tri-shorts for that very reason (oh - and it seemed that every time I wore them, my feet would go numb, so you can imagine how tight the grippers were). I have decided that it is much more important to me that I'm comfortable.

Very glad to hear that everyone is recovering/feeling better. That's great news!

I am fortunate enough to be able to work from home (I'm a project manager for software development/installations). As a result, I fit in my workouts whenever there is a break between work, conference calls, schlepping duty for the kids, etc. This means that I am able to get the two workouts in a day that I feel I need. How do you all do it? Reading Fred D's training log - he fits it in between delivering babies. Holy cow! What works best for you? A set time every day, or a more flexible schedule where you fit it in as you can? Also  - how much does life impact your plan? I'm seeing that about one workout a week goes to the wayside due to things completely out of my control. I have decided that sleep (at this point in my life) is more important than fitting that last workout in.

Have a fantastic Tuesday!

I'm still struggling with being sick.  I felt better on Sunday but yesterday and this morning haven't been good.  As long as I'm on medicines I feel okay but as soon as they wear off I'm a huge mess.

Plus work is incredibly stressful.  They've laid people off for low hours and I feel like I'm next on the list so there's no way I can take a sick day or be out of the office.

 I saw some youtube videos previewing them and I especially like that there are no grippers on the legs.  I have some shorts that are so tight my thighs bulge very unflatteringly - i save those ones for trainer sessions.  The soft waistband was very appealing too.  Now I just have to wait for a week for them to arrive after being trucked for three days across the Nullarbor desert.

Leg grippers are the worst.  I really like LG shorts because they have a nice, soft unfinished leg.