HILDEKQ'S Magnificently Motivational Mentor Group - CLOSED!! (Page 23)

An even harder explanation would be the one that Wilson and I would have to give our wives as to why we were running backwards for 3 miles in front of you.  One wrong step and we'd have two black eyes from you and a whole lots of other black and blue pieces from our wive's beatings! 

OK, then, we're blaming this crud on IAH, then! Let me rephrase me earlier post: F--- YOU, HOUSTON!! I never get sick either, so it's REALLY unusual for something to take me out for a week. 

And as for running with those ta-tas, from what I remember about running next to the enhanced and reengineered soccer moms at my old gym, those kind don't bounce!

Tammy (Turtle) - You know, I've had headaches for YEARS and some are stress induced but when I went to the chiropractor last year he did xrays and found that I have a vertebrae in my neck that is a bit messed up. It becomes super aggravated, ESPECIALLY when I ride the bike from tilting the head back to look at the road.

Have you seen a chiropractor? When I was having adjustments done regularly I found that the headaches were not as often nor as severe and the criq in my neck was more manageable. Before the chiro it was at the point where I was going through a month worth of migraine meds in 2 weeks!!

Shawn - I'm sure that black and blue body parts would be the least of your and Wilson's worries (more likely that there would be the threat of MISSING body parts!) LMAO!!!!!! HA HA HA HA

So a good friend of mine that lives in California has been going to the Farmer's Market.... she sent some pics of healthy eating...

For the MEN:

For the LADIES:

Yes, I have some sicko friends that are NOT triathletes!!

Freudian slip, Shawn, I think NOT!

OMG you guys are killing me! I was able to read (quickly) but not respond to such things from work - I was trying SO hard not to laugh!

Turtle- oh no! If you can't stretch to get at it, it is likely a vertebrae out of place an/or or a nerve being pinched by one in your neck. Of course you have to pick something hard to treat over the internet - LOL! Try this movement called cervical retraction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjFjYJKmUs

if the nerve is being pinched it might be sore while you have your head pulled back but the more you do the better it should feel and the more centralized (toward the neck, away from the deltoid) the pain should move.

Let me know what happens!

Tammy, I've been thinking about a chiropractor. I happened to have my work physical today and mentioned the neck pain to my flight doc. He gave me a full chiro adjustment right there! I had forgotten he was a D.O. instead of an M.D. It gave me a little relief, anyway.

Marsha, thanks for the video- you're awesome. I'm getting to work making double chins right away. Hopefully I won't have to tap into my Percocet stash to get through the night!

I followed Hilde's lead and registered too!!  Wilson, do you have any idea what you are in for????  Watch out, the MMM'ers are going to Indy!

The only smack you're going to hear is the sonic boom of Wilson blowing by you on the bike!

It's on!!!!!!!!  (from the peanut gallery at least - hey, if I can't be there in person, I gotta support the only other male representative! )

why is it that this had me seeing visions of the Laverne and Shirley opening?  Even the lyrics seem to kind of fit...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Sclemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated.
We're gonna do it!
Give us any chance, we'll take it.
Give us any rule, we'll break it.
We're gonna make our dreams come true.
Doin' it our way.
Nothin's gonna turn us back now,
Straight ahead and on the track now.
We're gonna make our dreams come true,
Doin' it our way.
There is nothing we won't try,
Never heard the word impossible.
This time there's no stopping us.
We're gonna do it.
On your mark, get set, and go now,
Got a dream and we just know now,
We're gonna make our dream come true.
And we'll do it our way, yes our way.
Make all our dreams come true,
And do it our way, yes our way,
Make all our dreams come true
For me and you.

Tammy - glad the adjustment helped and I hope the cervical retraction exercise does as well!

Uh, thanks (NOT!) for that damn song which is now stuck in my head! LOL! I see where you're coming from though! LOL

I **think** I have my race schedule worked out for the season...I few final tweaks and I'll be ready to post it...some trail runs, a 1/2 marathon relay, a half marathon, a sprint, an international distance, an oly, and a Warrior Dash adventure race FUN FUN! Sadly, I have NOT convinced hubby of my need to incur the expense of traveling to Indy for a tri...I'll be cheering you all on though and SO very jealous of all of the fun you're going to have!

Crap, you guys have been active the last couple of days...my wife is in DC for the first half of the week so I've been on kid duty.  Glad you guys like the pictures....I have been practicing running backwards....thanks Shawn for that cross training assignment..I have also been palming basketballs while I run backwards...so I'm fully prepared!!  My grip is getting pretty strong.

So, the indy crowd is getting bigger...this is gunna be so awesome....So the smack talk is gunna start....remember I'll be watching out for all your jerseys with my name on the back.....as I cheer you on crossing the finish line!!!  Go look at my run tonight...I don't need to smack talk any more than those results..hehe...Bring it people....I'm gunna get this swim thing figured out and spin my A$$ off and keep running like a mad man.....can't catch me - I'm the gingerbread man!!!!  I'm on the weight loss track again too...I will be under 200 by our Tri....I weighed in at 224ish this morning...so I'm coming!!!  I lose another 30lbs and I think I'll be even more speedier!!  HEHE.....

Jen, you definitely need to get that knee back in shape before you start running again!!  I hope resting it is helping... I take it the bike does not bother it??  And if you've been off running for over 6 weeks, you'll probably need to start from scratch again, maybe do the Couch to 5K plan.  Walk/run, starting with really low volume till you know it's okay fer sure!

A SWIMMING BREAKTHROUGH! yaaaaay for me!!

I tell ya', after swimming working through the drills w/the coach yesterday where she had me work up to 5 strokes between breaths, breathing every other felt effortless!!   I was a bit perturbed at myself a few times during the session yesterday and thought I hid it well. Hmph...Coach Slave Driver Kristi called me yesterday afternoon and told me how ECSTATIC she was at my progress from last week and didn't understand why I was aggravated with myself.  Made me feel pretty good and I had to admit to my self-critical nature.

So, now it's a matter of building on what I know and building ENDURANCE in the pool. I still feel panicky on occasion but she assured me that this is perfectly "normal" and we'll work through it. I promise I'll try to stop whining about the pool!

Off today most likely...teenager is FINALLY getting his casts off and had to play catch up with school work. Hoping to get at least 1 run in with the newtons again over the weekend and a spin on the bike too!!

Tammy, Awesome job on the breakthrough! 

Just wanted to say thanks for all the inspires this week. I've been a bit MIA because of school this week. But now I am off of school all week! Yes! 

Tomorrow I have a 5k. It is actually the year anniversary of my first race EVER! It is pretty cool to look back at this year and see how far I've come. 

And I've officially gone down a pants size! Heck Yes!

Hope everyone is having a good week/weekend. 

Congrats Jordan on the weight loss AND all the improvement you've made this past year... I know you are going to do great on your 5K!!

And congrats Tammy on the swim breakthrough, I better watch myself or you are going to be tickling my feet all too soon!

I am offically on

WOOOT!! for Spring Break! I'm on it, too, and will leave on Monday (after my run analysis, natch!) for six days in sunny CA with my fabulous sister to enjoy the heck out of it! Hilde, hope you have a WONDERFUL break and do lots of fun stuff!

Tammy, WAY TO GO on the swim breakthrough! That's fabulous-- what a cool development!

Jen, hang in there on the injury recovery-- I know it's tough, but you'll be back better than ever once you're healthy again!

Jordie, you ROCK!! Brava on the pants size shrinking-- what a great feeling!

As for me, I've just signed up for IM 70.3 Steelhead on August 14th-- BRING IT ON!!

Have a great weekend, everybody!