Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 26)

Wow! Cool.  Sheila was just out here a couple of weeks ago doing a clinic for our tri-club.  Unfortunately I didn't get to go.  I got Daddy duty and my wife got to go.  Was able to meet her at the luncheon though. 

I promptly fell in love with her the moment I read about her (as she was trying to go to the Olympics for pentathlon), and when I actually got to meet and work with her, this turned to unrecoverable-girl-crush-hero-worship. And growing!

Sinfully smart, too. And yet is able to convey the fruits of those smarts in very accessible ways to others.

I really do suspect she is perfect. Well, her book could have been edited down just a little bit, but not very much.

Way to go!!  How do the clipless pedals feel?  

It can be really scary.  Just try to pay attention to your surroundings and be aware of all the cars.  Sometimes that's all you can do.

Exciting!!  Sounds like a chilly race!  I don't know if you've swam much in temps like that, but I find that wearing two swim caps really helps.  I stay a lot warmer that way.

TriAya - 2012-04-14 2:39 AM Drat. I so hate to disappoint Mona the elephant and the pirate piglets ...

I will go to dinner with the surf piglets tonight and listen to their war stories while they hang around shirtless. And perhaps go to the beach with them tomorrow morning. But I won't do anything more than lazy paddling.

I think we need to write a childrens' book about Mona the elephant and the pirate piglets now.  It's a funny visual.  

Try to take it easy.  I know that's always tough for you!  

{{{MELON PRESS}}}

Well done!!!

It's totally normal to fall like that with the pedals.  EVERYONE does it at some point.  I've done it more times than I'd care to admit to even after being experienced using them.  

Enjoy the time in the ocean!

I went for a run today with baby Eleanor!  We did 1.15 miles.  Not huge, but I am making progress.  There was a pretty big headwind, and running into that uphill with the stroller was quite a challenge!!

Now I get to relax a bit.  We walked this morning, and I just finished running.

I have dinner in the Crock Pot - asian shredded beef that will be served as tacos with a coleslaw on top.  It smells so good!!  I love my Crock Pot.  And the quarter of a cow we bought in December.  

Artemis - 2012-04-15 3:24 AM

TriAya - 2012-04-14 2:39 AM Drat. I so hate to disappoint Mona the elephant and the pirate piglets ...

I will go to dinner with the surf piglets tonight and listen to their war stories while they hang around shirtless. And perhaps go to the beach with them tomorrow morning. But I won't do anything more than lazy paddling.

I think we need to write a childrens' book about Mona the elephant and the pirate piglets now.  It's a funny visual.  

Try to take it easy.  I know that's always tough for you!  

{{{MELON PRESS}}}

But Mona the elephant and the pirate piglets are real.

I'm already writing one about Sally Rhino and the Ramaswamy Goldog.

The children's book market is VERY difficult to break into. Far more difficult than the adults', and that's tough enough.

Thank you, dear Badger Jen Moose (now THAT's a great children's character name! And you, too, are very real! Ha. Had to rescue Moose from the hounds again today, who were bickering over him ...  WHO STOLE HIM OFF MY BED ... no one's allowed there). Actually I have spent most of the day resting after a failed (half)attempt at grocery shopping ... sadly, no dinner with the shirtless surf piglets, although I got several texts ... they are so sweet.

Yes. YES! YOU RAN! With la bebe!!! and a headwind! That is a big deal.

Mmmmmmm .... crock pot ....

The crock pot rocks my world.  I've made dinner all week in it.  And finally convinced my husband that I need a second, larger one for bigger roasts and ribs and stuff.  I posted some of the recipes in my blog in my signature.

I did run!!  E loves the jogger.  She falls asleep every time.  Plus, I feel like people are more sympathetic to my pathetic attempts at running and general overweight out of shape self when I'm pushing a jogging stroller.  

Thankfully we don't get to do Fly that often and usually with fins as part of the warm up set.  But Coach Johnny says that a badly executed fly is so good for you, the idea of fly is to get the feel of your arms and shoulders pushing down and back on the wter to lift you over your stroke - then translate to freestyle - mmmm hasn't happened yet!  I find I get halfway up the pool with fly and then start sinking!  At least i give it a go, half the squad just freestyle instead. 

In fact that's a little rant of mine - we have a few that come in my slow lane that won't do the squad drills.  They just freestyle or pull buoy up and down the whole session which messes with the rest of us as we will either be much faster and have to wait, or they'll be faster and get cross that they are waiting.  Don't see the point of coming to squad if you just do your own thing, waste of $6.

We are okay -- under a watch where we are tonight (in Emporia, KS). Our home town was under a tornado warning from about 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. tonight -- the kids got very upset. We haven't been under an actual warning since the Greensburg tornado. But I think everything is okay (if the facebook posts from my students are any indication.) We are actually heading out for a short swim in the hotel pool now, so we aren't too worried.

Yanti-- yes, almost all of those buildings are still there. I think the orientation is a little different, but the town basically looks the same (with the exception of the paved main street and the stop light (which blinks red and yellow 12 hours every day.)

Oohh!  Mine came in the mail this week, too. I'm not wearing them tomorrow because I haven't had a chance to run in them, but I can't wait.

Busy day today.  Cleaning day @ church then had to get my grocery shopping done.  By the time I got home the winds were up to 45 mph so I was relegated to the drainer.  I spent the first hour or so doing the SoCal Rides video then finished off with about a half hour of spinning watching 2011 Kona.  (Pretty sure I was keeping up with Chrissie).

I think I'm going to try to fit in a swim and run tomorrow (winds willing) because I have to travel this week and staying on schedule could be tough.

I've been kicking around the idea of getting Zoots.  Based on the comments here I might give them a try.

Midwesterners please stay safe.

Yanti please stay in bed!

OK I did it.  Bought the Zoots.  Decided not to go with the sockless (which may defeat the main purpose of getting Zoots) because I don't think I'll be sockless coming off the bike.

Anyway I got the Zoot Otec from the REI outlet so after my dividend and the 20% discount they cost me $11.30. Not bad for a set of Zoots.

Don't have human experience, but I know how tough it can be to get dogs and cats doses correct.  Sorry you have to deal with it.  Hang in there.

I also haven't dealt with any thyroid issues---Jen, I hope you feel better soon.

Yanti--REST!!!!!!! And get better.....er...you're fine the way you are, I meant FEEL better...

To the racing manatees of the weekend: Good luck and have fun!

As for me, I have all my stuff organized and ready to go...Physically, I feel ready and somewhat relaxed, mentally, I am ping-ponging between racing thoughts and excitement to a somewhat dark area where I worry about whether or not I will see an improvement over last year...Sadly, I know that its not a big deal, this is just a little race--the only person that it matters to is me, and at least I will finish, but I REALLY just want to do well and kick some butt! >sigh< Either way, I know I will have fun...but still....

Hypothyroidism + newborn = exhaustion^2

Can't even imagine. You are definitely on some kind of endurance race!

I swam in a wetsuit tonight!  Went over to the race site to try it out.  It had gotten really windy throughout the day, it was chilly...  My SO had some fun filming me.  It was really good to get a sense of how my breathing changed in the cold water and the extra buoyancy from the wettie.  And considering the wind and the waves/current, am I ever glad I tried out the breathing to one side this week!  It will come in really handy if it is windy tomorrow.  

Is it wrong that I feel more like a triathlete now?  

If successfully getting a wetsuit on doesn't mark you as a triathlete never mind swimming in it ... I don't know what does! Allen, redo the definitions!

Have a blast tomorrow!

and get some rest

Successful 20 mile run in the cold pouring rain = one bad a$$ runner who is now excited about Big Sur!!

Good Luck to everyone racing in the morning!!  Can't wait to hear all your stories!

That IS badazz!

HOW'D THE NUTRITION GO????