HILDEBEAST'S Magnificently Motivational Mentor Group - CLOSED!!!! (Page 24)

Good for you on fulfilling your promise

Ha ha ha!  No way would I get on a plane after losing "bowel control!"  I would get the hell out of the airport with the tail between the legs.  That is a horrible story- poor people sitting next to her!  You must have some crazy stories.  I could watch that show "Airline" for hours; love seeing all the crap that goes on. What airline do you fly?  I've had some family with Delta and Southwest for years.  And Frontier as well.

Kristen, thanks for the info on the bike fit.  Hoping to do it this week before my reverse tri on Sunday.  Pretty excited about it!

Loss of bowel control before a plane - um, nope.

Only times that's happened to me in public I've gone straight to the nearest shop and bought myself a new pair of pants or pretty much gone straight home

Hey there!  Thanks for all the tips about bike gloves.  I've never had a proper fit on my bike (just the basic one when I bought it to make sure I got the right size).  I know I should, but just can't justify the expense right now.  As for aerobars, to be honest, they scare me a little.  I'm not a strong cyclist and having my hands that far from the brakes makes me nervous.  Hopefully using the trainer will make me more comfortable on the bike and I'll be able to move to both aerobars and clipless pedals. 

Went to the pool yesterday and I'm feeling it today.  My shoulders and upper back are killing me.  I can definitely tell that it's been a while since I swam.  It went well though - I ended up doing all 50's but I'm OK with that since my tri is a pool swim in a 50m pool.  I'd still like to work on endurance and get my times down though so I'll hit the pool as much as I can over the next couple of months. 

Debating on my run today.  I was hoping to get outside since the temps were predicted to be decent, but it's overcast, foggy and windy - looks a lot like rain is coming.  So it'll probably be the TM for me.  I'm so ready for spring to get  here! 

Hope everyone's having a great weekend!
Janet2

Thanks for the link!  Good read.

Well...great prices!  But I couldn't make myself order anything.  I have enough gear it seems.  I can hardly close my dresser drawers that contain my workout wear.  I LOVE WORKOUT/SPORTY CLOTHES!!!  When I retire, I'm only going to wear comfy performance cool-looking sporty wear (like Title Nine clothes).  One of the reasons I can hardly wait!

Yeah!! on the speed.  Boo on the bike hack.  

I'm a big fan of RoadID.  Got mine after an older neighbor (in her 80's) saw me running one day and asked if I carried ID.  At the time, I didn't.  She soundly chastised me for this!  Right when I got home I ordered one because I know that would be the first thing she asked me about next time she saw me.  Sure enough - next time she saw me she asked about it and I was able to whip out my RoadID to show her!

You can try some minor adjustments yourself.  Like handlebars up/down, rotate the handlebars up/down just a bit, seat up/down, and seat back/forth.  Just use pencil to mark your original settings.  I did this on my commuter bike and it helped alot.

My last post this morning. 

Here are some tips for cold weather riding from Bike Hacks.

My body hurts today! Between the swim on Saturday and the run yesterday, I don’t think there’s an inch of me that doesn’t hurt.  It’s not a bad hurt, just a lot of soreness.  My shoulders/upper back are the worst – guess that’s what I get for slacking on the swim training for 4 months.   Trainer ride scheduled for tonight. It’s supposed to be hard intervals, but I may just make it an easy ride and do the intervals on Thursday instead. I’m taking that day off work so I’ll have a little more flexibility to get the workout in.  Looking forward to having at least part of the day to myself – I didn’t get my “quiet time” over the weekend and I feel like my mind is going a million miles a minute (wish my feet could go that fast, lol!).

ID's I got an sos bracelet thing a couple years back off dad for Christmas and should really start wearing it - may have to see if I can find it first,lol.

Janet - the sports stuff is my "me time" - it's the only time I'm able to get out the house and not have to put up with everyone.

200m continuous done. I've also updated my goals so I can give them to the gym lady tomorrow. Now I just have to transfer them to the desktop,lol - haven't worked out how to network things yet

Oh and I got to play swimming teacher at the end of my swim session today.

The guy in the next lane was trying to teach his kid freestyle and the kid kept doing the panicky spashing thing even after he'd explained so he then said - "she'll show you"

So I did a few strokes - about 4 (forgot to breath and it was all I could handle without,lol)

And after he'd tried again I went over and helped him by taking his hands and taking him through the motions and then did a little bit of extra instruction standing up with his dad's help.

Hey guys!  Just wanted to let you know that I'm pretty much slammed in on the new job.  I have a busines trip this weekend and into the start of next week so you might now hear much from me.  I'm still getting in some short runs.  Once I feel more confident in my new job I'll be able to get back to my training.  Or, at least, that is my plan.

Thanks Hilde - I guess it's part of my getting more confident too

JC - good luck with the job and training combo.

Hello MMMers!  I just got finished checking today's logs and there seemed to be a theme going on....

"I'm really tired, I'm getting sick, etc".... Most of you have really been logging those peachy days all month so far, and if you are like me, after being pretty lazy during December.  It's easy to go gung ho all out at first, but now we are in Week 4, and the body is getting tired.  Dont' be afraid to take a rest day or two to recharge.  I did last week and it really helped both with my motivation AND physically I felt so much better when I started again.  No sense getting burned out in the off season!!  You may want to reel it back a bit next week, cut your volume a little, go a little easier and let the body strengthen.  Don't worry, I'm not THAT much of a b!tch to crack the whip ALL the time! 

A bit of a stuffy nose here, but no problem on my part for taking rest days, LOL!  Today is a rest day, for example.  It's also my birthday.  No big celebrations planned unless taking DS to swim practice and sitting on uncomfortable bleachers drenched  (in sweat) and suffering from chlorine eyes without even getting in the water counts as a celebration.

Chlorine eyes and not in the water? Those kids are definitely splashing too much. Happy birthday btw.

Hilde, I noticed the theme, too.  I hope everyone starts to feel better. I just commented in Michelle's blog that I read this is supposed to be the most depressing and stressful week of the year.  "Blue Monday" started things off.  Glad we are getting through it and looking forward to spring and the traditional tri season!

Anyway, the hubby and I are getting ready to join the Masters swim program.  I'm finally confident enough in the water to give it a whirl, although I'm still a bit nervous about it.  Supposedly, the program here is great and the main coach is a 72 year old lady who is just a swimming legend, Susan B Cox.

Any words of advice for what to expect with a Masters program?  I still feel like a guppy; only been swimming a few months