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 2010-08-18 10:29 PM in reply to: #3049868 |
Master  2501  |  Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!!tahrens - 2010-08-18 8:47 AM Kyla, I've been on a snorkeling trip to Bonaire and would love to go diving there. Getting dive certified and going on a dive vacation is on my "must do in 5 years" list. I love the water. Going through college I planned on being a marine biologist to study sharks. I even have a shark tattoo! Apparently no one told me it is REALLY HARD to major in Marine Biology at the University of Kansas so I had to slightly modify my plans. However that hasn't taken away my passion for the ocean. I would love to get my girls on a snorkeling trip. I think once they got over the weirdness of having fish swim up to you on occasion they would love it! Get thee certified, girl!! Fortunately we did that pre-kids, so it's a hobby we've nurtured for awhile, otherwise we probably never would have! We own our equipment but are thinking more and more about renting. Really we only do one dive trip a year, but you are supposed to have your equipment "serviced" annually. We're always torn whether or not to do this, seeing as we dive once (but equipment sitting around for a year isn't necessarily safer). It costs quite a bit for the annual service. We're starting to feel that if you rent from a reputable shop, you will get newer equipment that is used and serviced regularly. The drawback is not being as familiar with equipment, but when I had to use rental equipment in a pinch last trip (because my newly-serviced equipment was having an issue!!!) I actually liked it better than my own. BCs in particular have come a long way over the years, especially for women. We're here and in heaven. Dave's hustling and bustling and planning our dive schedule for optimum maximization of dive time (and keeping a morning open for my long run -- we're doing a night dive that day!). I've had the most heavenly fish taco on the planet -- newer place that we will be hitting numerous times this go-around. And am particularly looking forward to trying some baklava ice cream cake at a local pita joint. YUM!! Drinking Malibu/POG in the condo this evening, then early to bed. It's ALL good!!! Oh, and I signed up for IM CDA 2011 last night. |
| 2010-08-18 11:37 PM in reply to: #3051699 |
Master 2621  Almaden Valley, San Jose, California | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! kkcbelle - 2010-08-18 8:29 PM tahrens - 2010-08-18 8:47 AM Kyla, I've been on a snorkeling trip to Bonaire and would love to go diving there. Getting dive certified and going on a dive vacation is on my "must do in 5 years" list. I love the water. Going through college I planned on being a marine biologist to study sharks. I even have a shark tattoo! Apparently no one told me it is REALLY HARD to major in Marine Biology at the University of Kansas so I had to slightly modify my plans. However that hasn't taken away my passion for the ocean. I would love to get my girls on a snorkeling trip. I think once they got over the weirdness of having fish swim up to you on occasion they would love it! Get thee certified, girl!! Fortunately we did that pre-kids, so it's a hobby we've nurtured for awhile, otherwise we probably never would have! We own our equipment but are thinking more and more about renting. Really we only do one dive trip a year, but you are supposed to have your equipment "serviced" annually. We're always torn whether or not to do this, seeing as we dive once (but equipment sitting around for a year isn't necessarily safer). It costs quite a bit for the annual service. We're starting to feel that if you rent from a reputable shop, you will get newer equipment that is used and serviced regularly. The drawback is not being as familiar with equipment, but when I had to use rental equipment in a pinch last trip (because my newly-serviced equipment was having an issue!!!) I actually liked it better than my own. BCs in particular have come a long way over the years, especially for women. We're here and in heaven. Dave's hustling and bustling and planning our dive schedule for optimum maximization of dive time (and keeping a morning open for my long run -- we're doing a night dive that day!). I've had the most heavenly fish taco on the planet -- newer place that we will be hitting numerous times this go-around. And am particularly looking forward to trying some baklava ice cream cake at a local pita joint. YUM!! Drinking Malibu/POG in the condo this evening, then early to bed. It's ALL good!!! Oh, and I signed up for IM CDA 2011 last night. What, BTW?!?! WOW!!! Congrats! |
| 2010-08-19 6:51 AM in reply to: #3051356 |
Champion 7163  Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! kt65 - 2010-08-18 5:39 PM swbkrun - 2010-08-18 3:12 PM fattyfatfat - 2010-08-18 2:18 PM what do you think about adjusting nutrition when moving from flat land to more hilly terrain on longer workouts? i adjust for warm weather. do i need to adjust for this change as well? thanks. I would assume so.... You are working that much hard on the hills. It will take a toll on you! Have fun though. Remember hills are our friends! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is so true, John. I firmly believe running on hills has made me into a much better runner especially on flats, suprisingly! Adjusting nutrition...maybe a little bit more, but I have nothing to compare it to. I am learning so much about nutrition for harder efforts, particularly before and after. During, maybe just bring a little extra of whatever you normally take and see how you feel? But definitely, good breakfast before long run or bike...recovery drink with protein. Yay for hills! How is the Augusta run course? Have a great weekend. This might be a helpful article regarding the hill question and calorie burn. It does suggest you should increase intake. On my last long ride with 10,000 ft of climbing I took in about 20% more calories per hour than I normally do. I didn't plan for it, but there were points in the ride where I was feeling a little light and upped the each of the 15 minute feedings slightly. Felt great coming off the bike. Of course this was at a Z2 HR. If I was doing a Tempo or racing, not sure that would work. It stands to reason you might do that running, but I've never needed to. I guess experimentation is the way to go. My only advice to someone who has moved from the flatlands to hill country is to take it easy and slow and build up on them, especially on the run. Running down hills hard CAN be a really good way to set yourself up for knee and quad issues. If I am doing any hill workouts, I tend to run up the hills and lightly jog down them or even walk down them depending on the purpose of the workout. I agree with Kim. Hills are great for strengthening the body! |
| 2010-08-19 7:23 AM in reply to: #3051699 |
Master 1372 Tosa, WI | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! kkcbelle - 2010-08-18 10:29 PM We own our equipment but are thinking more and more about renting. Really we only do one dive trip a year, but you are supposed to have your equipment "serviced" annually. We're always torn whether or not to do this, seeing as we dive once (but equipment sitting around for a year isn't necessarily safer). It costs quite a bit for the annual service. We're starting to feel that if you rent from a reputable shop, you will get newer equipment that is used and serviced regularly. The drawback is not being as familiar with equipment, but when I had to use rental equipment in a pinch last trip (because my newly-serviced equipment was having an issue!!!) I actually liked it better than my own. BCs in particular have come a long way over the years, especially for women. Oh, and I signed up for IM CDA 2011 last night. First off, you can't just throw this at the end of a post like you signed up for the local 5k run!  Congrats on the commitment!Second, we also only seem to get one or two dive trips in a year due to kids, etc. and we sold our equipment about 4 years ago and rent on site (except for mask, fins, wetsuits). I would highly recommend this process, lots less baggage to deal with on the plane, you get usually get newer guages, regulators, BC's etc. and don't have to worry about it if they don't work properly, you just get a new one. Just my $.02 |
| 2010-08-19 7:43 AM in reply to: #3051319 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! dalessit - 2010-08-18 6:08 PM tahrens - 2010-08-18 9:47 AM Kyla, I've been on a snorkeling trip to Bonaire and would love to go diving there. Getting dive certified and going on a dive vacation is on my "must do in 5 years" list. I love the water. Going through college I planned on being a marine biologist to study sharks. I even have a shark tattoo! Apparently no one told me it is REALLY HARD to major in Marine Biology at the University of Kansas so I had to slightly modify my plans. However that hasn't taken away my passion for the ocean. I would love to get my girls on a snorkeling trip. I think once they got over the weirdness of having fish swim up to you on occasion they would love it! Missed this today somehow. And where is that tattoo? As Trevor says if there aint any pictures it aint so. |
| 2010-08-19 9:48 AM in reply to: #3051909 |
| Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! badgerintx - 2010-08-19 8:23 AM kkcbelle - 2010-08-18 10:29 PM We own our equipment but are thinking more and more about renting. Really we only do one dive trip a year, but you are supposed to have your equipment "serviced" annually. We're always torn whether or not to do this, seeing as we dive once (but equipment sitting around for a year isn't necessarily safer). It costs quite a bit for the annual service. We're starting to feel that if you rent from a reputable shop, you will get newer equipment that is used and serviced regularly. The drawback is not being as familiar with equipment, but when I had to use rental equipment in a pinch last trip (because my newly-serviced equipment was having an issue!!!) I actually liked it better than my own. BCs in particular have come a long way over the years, especially for women. Oh, and I signed up for IM CDA 2011 last night. First off, you can't just throw this at the end of a post like you signed up for the local 5k run! Congrats on the commitment!Yeah, what's the deal with that? Checking to see if we're paying attention? CONGRATULATIONS!!! |
| 2010-08-19 9:49 AM in reply to: #3051333 |
| Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! jvanis - 2010-08-18 6:24 PM fattyfatfat - 2010-08-17 8:06 PM so, its been a crazy last week. we're kinda sorta getting settled in. the moving truck arrives tomorrow then things should really start settling down. our house is at the end of a long dead end. should be fun to watch what this 18 wheeler is gonna do. steve you should be here at 8. and bring coffee... ha. thanks for all the inspires, pm's, email, fb posting, etc... they are awesome!!! all you guys are AWESOME!!! some of you caught it over on fb, jack's first day of kindergarten was today. crazy!!! we took him in to get registered this morning. we figured he'd start tomorrow. everyone at the school was so incredible. after filling out all the paperwork they told us he could head down to his class. i really wasn't prepared to hear that. neither was jack as he all of the sudden got very quiet and put his hands in his pockets. 2 things he does when the nerves hit. but then we found out he could ride the bus home and he was good to go. we were given a tour of the school, were assured he would be fine and went on our way. still having a bit of a time getting my mind around the fact the my little man started school today. we walked down to the bus stop about 15 minutes early, heaven forbid we miss him. i have it all on video and lots of pics but i can't transfer the files right now. i'll post some soon. also pretty cool kyla's kids were off and flying on their own for the first time while jack was heading home on his first bus ride. margarita's, chips and guac! braves have a day game thursday against the nats so i'm planning on heading down there with june. i told jarrett i was pulling jack. that didn't go over to well. ha! got some running in but that's about it. lots tougher here than houston, that's for sure! thanks again all! you guys rock! Good luck with the move! Very glad I was able to keep my pants on yesterday! Little sore today, but not as bad as expected! And what's the deal with that? I can't believe you guys let that one go by! |
| 2010-08-19 9:55 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
| Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? No race for me this weekend, just getting back to a routine as summer vacation winds down. Good luck to everyone who is racing, and good training to everyone else! I still have an Oly left in September, but I'm focused on my November marathon. The next few months will involve lots of running, maintenance swimming, and bike when I can so I don't forget how to. What comes next depends on whether I qualify to join the gang in Boston next spring! |
| 2010-08-19 10:24 AM in reply to: #2771574 |
Expert 762 San Antonio, TX | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! Awesome Kayla! You are going to blow it away next year. John- Treasure it all! BTW..your pics of the neighborhood were great. I love all the trees. Toto...your not in Texas anymore. Steve- Anymore baby stories. |
| 2010-08-19 10:58 AM in reply to: #3052442 |
Pro 4100 Wherever the trail takes me, WA. | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! tri-chic - 2010-08-19 8:24 AM Awesome Kayla! You are going to blow it away next year. John- Treasure it all! BTW..your pics of the neighborhood were great. I love all the trees. Toto...your not in Texas anymore. Steve- Anymore baby stories. No more stories... She is just my little angel! (BW.JPG) (Feet.JPG) (Shade.JPG) Attachments ---------------- BW.JPG (35KB - 17 downloads) Feet.JPG (30KB - 19 downloads) Shade.JPG (17KB - 20 downloads) |
| 2010-08-19 4:44 PM in reply to: #3052584 |
Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! swbkrun - 2010-08-19 11:58 AM tri-chic - 2010-08-19 8:24 AM Awesome Kayla! You are going to blow it away next year. John- Treasure it all! BTW..your pics of the neighborhood were great. I love all the trees. Toto...your not in Texas anymore. Steve- Anymore baby stories. No more stories... She is just my little angel! Great pictures Steve....enjoy these moments for they fade far to quickly. |
| 2010-08-19 4:50 PM in reply to: #3051855 |
Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-19 7:51 AM kt65 - 2010-08-18 5:39 PM swbkrun - 2010-08-18 3:12 PM fattyfatfat - 2010-08-18 2:18 PM what do you think about adjusting nutrition when moving from flat land to more hilly terrain on longer workouts? i adjust for warm weather. do i need to adjust for this change as well? thanks. My only advice to someone who has moved from the flatlands to hill country is to take it easy and slow and build up on them, especially on the run. put your big girl panties on and toughen up my little Buttercup. Running down hills hard CAN be a really good way to set yourself up for knee and quad issues. If I am doing any hill workouts, I tend to run up the hills and lightly jog down them or even walk down them depending on the purpose of the workout. I agree with Kim. Hills are great for strengthening the body! Great advice just sayn' |
| 2010-08-19 6:10 PM in reply to: #3052340 |
Elite 3072 san francisco | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! gotta run - 2010-08-19 7:55 AM SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? No race for me this weekend, just getting back to a routine as summer vacation winds down. Good luck to everyone who is racing, and good training to everyone else! I still have an Oly left in September, but I'm focused on my November marathon. The next few months will involve lots of running, maintenance swimming, and bike when I can so I don't forget how to. What comes next depends on whether I qualify to join the gang in Boston next spring! Julia- you will blow that marathon away! Nice cool weather for you...promise! (and what was that comment from Jeff w/regards to??? i was and still am a bit befuddled by that.) |
| 2010-08-19 7:12 PM in reply to: #3053697 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! kt65 - 2010-08-19 5:10 PM gotta run - 2010-08-19 7:55 AM SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? No race for me this weekend, just getting back to a routine as summer vacation winds down. Good luck to everyone who is racing, and good training to everyone else! I still have an Oly left in September, but I'm focused on my November marathon. The next few months will involve lots of running, maintenance swimming, and bike when I can so I don't forget how to. What comes next depends on whether I qualify to join the gang in Boston next spring! Julia- you will blow that marathon away! Nice cool weather for you...promise! (and what was that comment from Jeff w/regards to??? i was and still am a bit befuddled by that.) He got probed a bit on his physical. Fatty made it sound so appealing, Jeff went for it as well! |
| 2010-08-19 8:41 PM in reply to: #3049581 |
| Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? I'm "racing" this weekend. Just a little sprint, but with some serious hills. Even more exciting...my husband is doing it too - his first tri. I think he is nervous, but playing it cool. And to top it off after we finish we'll head to Doug's house for the after race party  |
| 2010-08-19 9:28 PM in reply to: #3052584 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! swbkrun - 2010-08-19 11:58 AM tri-chic - 2010-08-19 8:24 AM Awesome Kayla! You are going to blow it away next year. John- Treasure it all! BTW..your pics of the neighborhood were great. I love all the trees. Toto...your not in Texas anymore. Steve- Anymore baby stories. No more stories... She is just my little angel! Absooolutely gorgeous. You guys done great |
| 2010-08-19 9:33 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! So I am not sure if you would call this a great workout day or not. Played in the pool for an hour with my granddaughter. Hauled my butt off the couch a went to the lake for a long swim. Both beaches were closed do to high ecoli count. No Swim boo hoo. Was really looking forward to it. On the way home I stopped at Dairy Queen and got 3 cool ice cream treats for me, my wife and grandaughter. Sat around the house and ate the ice cream then had a plate of pasta. . Granddaughter fell asleep so I carried her downstairs and manhandled her up into the top bunk. Not much of a workout but lots of fun. |
| 2010-08-19 9:34 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! 1498 |
| 2010-08-19 9:34 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! 1499 |
| 2010-08-19 9:35 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! No post padding for me to get to 1500 posts |
| 2010-08-19 9:56 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! |
| 2010-08-19 9:57 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! looking for a good entry level marathon plan for Michelle. Hal higdon's just shows run X miles. No speed training or any mixing up of pace. Any suggestions? |
| 2010-08-19 11:58 PM in reply to: #3053986 |
Master 2501 | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! Awesome day on Maui. I won't bore people here with the details, but I put the updates in my log if you wanna go there (for lunch joint, fish sightings, etc.). I even logged a run! It's all good!! Good luck, racers!! Steve, Avery is perfect!! And your photography is awesome. Keep those pics comin'!! |
| 2010-08-20 5:39 AM in reply to: #3053986 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! TrevorC - 2010-08-19 10:57 PM looking for a good entry level marathon plan for Michelle. Hal higdon's just shows run X miles. No speed training or any mixing up of pace. Any suggestions? Try this one Trevor. It looks pretty good for varying pace in a workout. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--9215-4-1X2X3X5-5,00.html Edited by Redknight 2010-08-20 5:41 AM |
| 2010-08-20 6:32 AM in reply to: #3053986 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! TrevorC - 2010-08-19 10:57 PM looking for a good entry level marathon plan for Michelle. Hal higdon's just shows run X miles. No speed training or any mixing up of pace. Any suggestions? Runnersworld had a beginner training plan, maybe try that? |
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