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 2013-07-11 6:15 PM in reply to: TriAya |
Elite  4435   |  Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes)Originally posted by TriAya P.S. I've also gone vegan (and whole foods organic whenever possible). Not strictly: if someone gives me a cheese-flavored cracker I'll eat it, I won't turn down ice-cream, and if someone made a veggie soup with chicken broth that's cool too. But no meat, dairy, eggs, very little processed food. Exceptions are made for things like Pop Tarts (but I do have some organic vegan ones!) and Nutri-Grain either before long sessions or as recovery food after. Then post a pic.... |
| 2013-07-11 6:16 PM in reply to: cdban66 |
Master 3870  | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) BTW-----Salty, Janyne and Ben...Thank you for the feedback on my questions For ease of scheduling, I'll be trying the back-to-back yoga sessions when my son goes back to school. And I'm working on weekly training chart that includes 5 days of various lengths/intensity T.I.T.S. |
| 2013-07-11 6:16 PM in reply to: jobaxas |
Master 10208  Northern IL | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by jobaxas Originally posted by Asalzwed So, now my focus has shifted to this weekend's big race. The milk mile. It goes: drink, lap, drink, lap, drink, lap, drink lap. Gawd I am hoping for 8 oz glasses of milk, Puullleeeeeease This would read like this if I had to drink milk while running drink, lap, barf, drink, lap, vomit, drink, lap, spew. Does lap mean just running or must one drink like a kitten at that point? |
| 2013-07-11 6:25 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by brigby1 THAT would be hysterical to see!Originally posted by jobaxas Originally posted by Asalzwed So, now my focus has shifted to this weekend's big race. The milk mile. It goes: drink, lap, drink, lap, drink, lap, drink lap. Gawd I am hoping for 8 oz glasses of milk, Puullleeeeeease This would read like this if I had to drink milk while running drink, lap, barf, drink, lap, vomit, drink, lap, spew. Does lap mean just running or must one drink like a kitten at that point? |
| 2013-07-11 6:36 PM in reply to: 0 |
Elite 4435 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by Muskrat37 OK Manatee's - time for some swim homework. I've been playing with the GoPro (which I love) - and I did a very short video and some pics of my swim stroke. I am looking to shave about 20 seconds off my cruising pace and 10 seconds of my best race pace, so your homework is to analyze the pizz out of this video. Get picky... I mean real picky. You will not hurt my feelings. After you post your suggestions - I will post what I noticed. Thanks - Skrat I am by no means an expert! BUT your right arm seems to enter perfectly - deep catch high elbow looks really efficient. Your left arm is completely different, it's a straight arm catch. On speaking with guru coach piglet Johnny he said everyone is different. For me I need a shorter reach, deep catch very bent elbow as I don't have the upper body strength of powerful kick to make a long straight catch work. He said to look on you tube for me at distance swimming ladies. So I'm gonna do that. I suggest you look at long distance men as your strength will be better. BUT definitely get both arms doing the same! Your entry is good - not too wide not too narrow from what I can see. your legs are low in the water very common when you have good upper body strength and not a huge issue but not efficient. To get your legs up slightly lower your head, tighten your core and squeeze those butt cheeks, your hips will lift. Your kick - you are using a lot of energy with your kick which is fine for shorter races where you can sprint. But if it's HIM or IM I would look at reducing your kick a little. Try the butt tightening exercise and a drill where you try and keep your legs absolutely straight and just kick from the hip and the ankle - you'll feel like your legs are straight but they won't be. This drill alone has improved my swim heaps. Of course a kick drill is always good, get the kick board do a kick set every few hundred metres. For kicking Johnny says it's like flicking off a sock. That's the movement you're looking for. There that is my non expert opinion. OH AND NICE VIDEO.... Edited by jobaxas 2013-07-11 6:39 PM |
| 2013-07-11 9:12 PM in reply to: kgore |
Master 2770 Central Kansas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by kgore Its official, they transferred the reg. over to me. I am running my first half marathon on Saturday night! Excellent! Have fun. If I make it in within 3 hours, I will consider it a great race.....nevermind that the farthest RUN distance I have done was 10 miles...back in February, and that the farthest I have run at one time since then was 7.8 miles....I am betting there will be plenty of walking during this, and plenty of pain on Sunday. At least I have my running team there to cheer me on--and take pics! |
| 2013-07-12 6:32 AM in reply to: 0 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Good day everyone, I hope the weekend gets here fast. I just read through a few race reports and I have to state for the record that ya'll are the most supportive group of folks around. Enjoy whatever comes your way today, smile lots, love more! And remember that time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you can’t get more time. Edited by cdban66 2013-07-12 6:36 AM |
| 2013-07-12 7:56 AM in reply to: cdban66 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) OMIGOSH MANATEES I HAVE SO FALLEN IN LOVE AND HAD THE MOST AMAZING DAY. Spent the day at the pool at the Paragames in Bali scouting for triathlete candidates ... and with the guy who's the Michael Phelps of the Paralympics. Frankly I should say Michael Phelps is the Kingsley Bugarin of the Olympics! Kingsley did it first and better. Kingsley is a TOTAL PIGLET and for whatever completely incomprehensible reason, he seems to adore me too. Okay, it's probably because he's blind, so it just means I have a super winning personality. Five Paralympics, a shovelful of medals (including golds), and now he's breaking records in open water swimming JOJO and STACE FACE he's done Rottie 4x and plans to do it every year 'til he's 80 or just can't. (That's a famous open water swim in our part of the world--18km off Western Australia). Also considering double crossings. WONDERMOOSE his middle name is Haldane ... as in related to JBS Haldane. So he's high on the geek gene scale too. Here's a pic of us together. I'll get a better one of me showing the new fitness (and more skin), but if you look at this next to the avatar one (might post them side by side) there are 3 major differences: 1) now you can see my ribcage; 2) there's a skinfold instead of an inflated spare tyre midway--doesn't look great but it'll sort out; 3) no lower belly over the undies. Oh and 4) if you look REALLY close you CAN see the obliques on the side that I first thought were stretch marks or something weird!
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| 2013-07-12 8:03 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by TriAya OMIGOSH MANATEES I HAVE SO FALLEN IN LOVE AND HAD THE MOST AMAZING DAY. Spent the day at the pool at the Paragames in Bali scouting for triathlete candidates ... and with the guy who's the Michael Phelps of the Paralympics. Frankly I should say Michael Phelps is the Kingsley Bugarin of the Olympics! Kingsley did it first and better. Kingsley is a TOTAL PIGLET and for whatever completely incomprehensible reason, he seems to adore me too. Okay, it's probably because he's blind, so it just means I have a super winning personality. Five Paralympics, a shovelful of medals (including golds), and now he's breaking records in open water swimming JOJO and STACE FACE he's done Rottie 4x and plans to do it every year 'til he's 80 or just can't. (That's a famous open water swim in our part of the world--18km off Western Australia). Also considering double crossings. WONDERMOOSE his middle name is Haldane ... as in related to JBS Haldane. So he's high on the geek gene scale too. Here's a pic of us together. I'll get a better one of me showing the new fitness (and more skin), but if you look at this next to the avatar one (might post them side by side) there are 3 major differences: 1) now you can see my ribcage; 2) there's a skinfold instead of an inflated spare tyre midway--doesn't look great but it'll sort out; 3) no lower belly over the undies. Oh and 4) if you look REALLY close you CAN see the obliques on the side that I first thought were stretch marks or something weird!
Awesome, congrats!!!!! |
| 2013-07-12 8:14 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Oooooh more pics. You just know me when I get excited Notice how he's got his arm perfectly draped so the side touches the side of ... yeah, I noticed that too. And he bought me a gelato ... he looks quite pleased with himself (and me, I think) ... lot of licking and slurping sounds. Okay, okay, okay, the piglet the piglet the piglet. I also met some extraordinary athletes today and watched both a national and Asian record being broken (in weightlifting). She tried for the world but couldn't quite make it--she's 35kg and lifted 90kg for the Asian record! Kingsley and I paced an arm-amputee in his first 50m free swim race ever (he was the only swimmer for that event in that category)--and holy shyte, he's a new swimmer (just a few months of training) but I was struggling to keep up with him in the first 25! There was also a blind swimmer who's really good--he doesn't know how to ride a bike but is willing to learn (P7120056 (Small).JPG) (002.MeKingsleyGelato (Small).jpg) Attachments ---------------- P7120056 (Small).JPG (56KB - 8 downloads) 002.MeKingsleyGelato (Small).jpg (43KB - 6 downloads) |
| 2013-07-12 8:18 AM in reply to: 0 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by 4agoodlife BTW-----Salty, Janyne and Ben...Thank you for the feedback on my questions For ease of scheduling, I'll be trying the back-to-back yoga sessions when my son goes back to school. And I'm working on weekly training chart that includes 5 days of various lengths/intensity T.I.T.S. Sure thing! I tend to do larger block intervals if you want ideas. Working up around hard, but not necessarily *that* hard for a good deal of time in the weekday riding. Occasionally going up higher. Table 2 over here can help to show benefits of this. A lot of things for me have been high zone 3 to low zone 4. Sometimes going high Z4 and into Z5. Many of the terms on the left can go to "blah blah blah", but simply seeing the quantity of check marks in various locations can help show the value of going harder and why we may try to target just how hard. Some things go up from 3 to 4 to 5, but others may actually go down. ETA: Since some of the things I do are more than what many would want to do, this can be scaled around some. Where I do several 20 minute intervals in lower Z4, others who ride an hour or less may do say 5-10 minute intervals in mid to higher Z4 more often instead. Kind of finding what works for both scheduling and bringing on a response for an individual. Edited by brigby1 2013-07-12 8:40 AM |
| 2013-07-12 8:18 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by TriAya Oooooh more pics. You just know me when I get excited Notice how he's got his arm perfectly draped so the side touches the side of ... yeah, I noticed that too. And he bought me a gelato ... he looks quite pleased with himself (and me, I think) ... lot of licking and slurping sounds. Okay, okay, okay, the piglet the piglet the piglet. I also met some extraordinary athletes today and watched both a national and Asian record being broken (in weightlifting). She tried for the world but couldn't quite make it--she's 35kg and lifted 90kg for the Asian record! Kingsley and I paced an arm-amputee in his first 50m free swim race ever (he was the only swimmer for that event in that category)--and holy shyte, he's a new swimmer (just a few months of training) but I was struggling to keep up with him in the first 25! There was also a blind swimmer who's really good--he doesn't know how to ride a bike but is willing to learn All I noticed is your huge smile. |
| 2013-07-12 8:57 AM in reply to: cdban66 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by TriAya Oooooh more pics. You just know me when I get excited Notice how he's got his arm perfectly draped so the side touches the side of ... yeah, I noticed that too. And he bought me a gelato ... he looks quite pleased with himself (and me, I think) ... lot of licking and slurping sounds. Okay, okay, okay, the piglet the piglet the piglet. I also met some extraordinary athletes today and watched both a national and Asian record being broken (in weightlifting). She tried for the world but couldn't quite make it--she's 35kg and lifted 90kg for the Asian record! Kingsley and I paced an arm-amputee in his first 50m free swim race ever (he was the only swimmer for that event in that category)--and holy shyte, he's a new swimmer (just a few months of training) but I was struggling to keep up with him in the first 25! There was also a blind swimmer who's really good--he doesn't know how to ride a bike but is willing to learn All I noticed is your huge smile. barkbarkbarkbark {MELON PRESS} I pray for you and Ann during my long sessions all the time. It always lifts me up out of the misery |
| 2013-07-12 9:09 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Happy Friday Manatees! Stupid insomnia struck again last night, but thankfully not due to the squeaky bedsprings of my upstairs neighbour - I just couldn't sleep, so after feeling sorry for my self for a bit, I figured I might as well put on my running shoes and head out. I'm so glad I did, even if it means I'm going to be absolutely WIRED on caffeine for the day. It was gorgeous out!!
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| 2013-07-12 9:10 AM in reply to: cdban66 |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by TriAya Oooooh more pics. You just know me when I get excited Notice how he's got his arm perfectly draped so the side touches the side of ... yeah, I noticed that too. And he bought me a gelato ... he looks quite pleased with himself (and me, I think) ... lot of licking and slurping sounds. Okay, okay, okay, the piglet the piglet the piglet. I also met some extraordinary athletes today and watched both a national and Asian record being broken (in weightlifting). She tried for the world but couldn't quite make it--she's 35kg and lifted 90kg for the Asian record! Kingsley and I paced an arm-amputee in his first 50m free swim race ever (he was the only swimmer for that event in that category)--and holy shyte, he's a new swimmer (just a few months of training) but I was struggling to keep up with him in the first 25! There was also a blind swimmer who's really good--he doesn't know how to ride a bike but is willing to learn All I noticed is your huge smile. Exactly what I noticed too. Well, that and the fact that Yanti's freakin' HAWWWWT! |
| 2013-07-12 9:12 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Happy Friday Manatees! Stupid insomnia struck again last night, but thankfully not due to the squeaky bedsprings of my upstairs neighbour - I just couldn't sleep, so after feeling sorry for my self for a bit, I figured I might as well put on my running shoes and head out. I'm so glad I did, even if it means I'm going to be absolutely WIRED on caffeine for the day. It was gorgeous out!!
While I still believe that apartment living is not for me, this is a definite plus. That is an awesome picture. I'm glad you got out and had a good start to the day. |
| 2013-07-12 9:18 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 2770 Central Kansas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Lovely. Happy Friday Manatees! Stupid insomnia struck again last night, but thankfully not due to the squeaky bedsprings of my upstairs neighbour - I just couldn't sleep, so after feeling sorry for my self for a bit, I figured I might as well put on my running shoes and head out. I'm so glad I did, even if it means I'm going to be absolutely WIRED on caffeine for the day. It was gorgeous out!!
I have a hard time sleeping when my hubby is gone, too. I don't even get under the sheets. I was up early this morning, too, but I wasn't productive. I bought a bunch of books on Amazon and paid bills. |
| 2013-07-12 9:19 AM in reply to: 0 |
Master 9706 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Racing Manatees! July 13-14 JULY 16 is DARREN'S BIRTHDAY ETA: Monica's 5k Edited by jmkizer 2013-07-12 9:23 AM |
| 2013-07-12 9:20 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Master 2770 Central Kansas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by TriAya He has beautiful eyes. You look amazing. I love that you had a terrific day.Oooooh more pics. You just know me when I get excited Notice how he's got his arm perfectly draped so the side touches the side of ... yeah, I noticed that too. And he bought me a gelato ... he looks quite pleased with himself (and me, I think) ... lot of licking and slurping sounds. Okay, okay, okay, the piglet the piglet the piglet. I also met some extraordinary athletes today and watched both a national and Asian record being broken (in weightlifting). She tried for the world but couldn't quite make it--she's 35kg and lifted 90kg for the Asian record! Kingsley and I paced an arm-amputee in his first 50m free swim race ever (he was the only swimmer for that event in that category)--and holy shyte, he's a new swimmer (just a few months of training) but I was struggling to keep up with him in the first 25! There was also a blind swimmer who's really good--he doesn't know how to ride a bike but is willing to learn |
| 2013-07-12 9:21 AM in reply to: cdban66 |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Happy Friday Manatees! Stupid insomnia struck again last night, but thankfully not due to the squeaky bedsprings of my upstairs neighbour - I just couldn't sleep, so after feeling sorry for my self for a bit, I figured I might as well put on my running shoes and head out. I'm so glad I did, even if it means I'm going to be absolutely WIRED on caffeine for the day. It was gorgeous out!!
While I still believe that apartment living is not for me, this is a definite plus. That is an awesome picture. I'm glad you got out and had a good start to the day. I always go back and forth on the house vs. apartment thing, but today it was a definite bonus to live where we do. Three blocks from the lake is hard to beat some days. |
| 2013-07-12 9:23 AM in reply to: KansasMom |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by KansasMom Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Lovely.Happy Friday Manatees! Stupid insomnia struck again last night, but thankfully not due to the squeaky bedsprings of my upstairs neighbour - I just couldn't sleep, so after feeling sorry for my self for a bit, I figured I might as well put on my running shoes and head out. I'm so glad I did, even if it means I'm going to be absolutely WIRED on caffeine for the day. It was gorgeous out!!
I have a hard time sleeping when my hubby is gone, too. I don't even get under the sheets. I was up early this morning, too, but I wasn't productive. I bought a bunch of books on Amazon and paid bills. I did try reading for a bit this morning to see if that would help, hell, I even tried to find one of the books I have on patent law as I was SURE that would make me sleepy (too bad that one is here at work), but nada. It's all good though, just one more night alone and then I'm off to New York tomorrow morning to meet up with the hubby. |
| 2013-07-12 9:33 AM in reply to: KansasMom |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by KansasMom Originally posted by kgore Its official, they transferred the reg. over to me. I am running my first half marathon on Saturday night! Excellent! Have fun. If I make it in within 3 hours, I will consider it a great race.....nevermind that the farthest RUN distance I have done was 10 miles...back in February, and that the farthest I have run at one time since then was 7.8 miles....I am betting there will be plenty of walking during this, and plenty of pain on Sunday. At least I have my running team there to cheer me on--and take pics! OHHHHH boy! It WILL be a great race no matter what time you finish in. It's a PR! You will totally have fun... because that's what you do |
| 2013-07-12 9:44 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees! July 13-14 JULY 16 is DARREN'S BIRTHDAY ETA: Monica's 5k A full weekend of racing, go everyone!!!!! |
| 2013-07-12 10:07 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees! July 13-14 JULY 16 is DARREN'S BIRTHDAY ETA: Monica's 5k GO RACING MANATEES!!! FYI - the 5km for me isn't really going to be anything more than a 5km walk with some friends (they don't run... at all) with a burger and beer at the end. |
| 2013-07-12 10:13 AM in reply to: TriAya |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Originally posted by TriAya Congratulations on both the piglet and the new found fitness! You definitely look very happy and after all the crap you've been through you more than deserve the happiness!Oooooh more pics. You just know me when I get excited Notice how he's got his arm perfectly draped so the side touches the side of ... yeah, I noticed that too. And he bought me a gelato ... he looks quite pleased with himself (and me, I think) ... lot of licking and slurping sounds. Okay, okay, okay, the piglet the piglet the piglet. I also met some extraordinary athletes today and watched both a national and Asian record being broken (in weightlifting). She tried for the world but couldn't quite make it--she's 35kg and lifted 90kg for the Asian record! Kingsley and I paced an arm-amputee in his first 50m free swim race ever (he was the only swimmer for that event in that category)--and holy shyte, he's a new swimmer (just a few months of training) but I was struggling to keep up with him in the first 25! There was also a blind swimmer who's really good--he doesn't know how to ride a bike but is willing to learn |
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