Yanti & Lynn: Manatee Madness Mentor Group CLOSED (Page 29)

That is fantastic! Congratulations on all the hard work you put into progressing.

That's a good lot of biking done and a good swim goal! And super job on the weight loss.

You've gotten some good insights from others. You can do trail/offroad with regular runnies, but they are less grippy. As pointed out, trail shoes won't give you any better "feel," though, in fact worse because they are also stiffer.

I actually liked the stiffness and for shorter distances (meaning half-mary or less) ON road I used to wear Brooks trail shoes. Oh, and they were terrific for off-road; slippery, muddy, sandy, dirty, whatever. FWIW I'm a terrible pronator with extremely wide, flat feet. If they had hair, my feet would belong on a Hobbit.

Some bunny knows how to PAR-TAY! Way to ring it in!

If you have a nearly perfectly balanced stroke and are never planning to swim in open water where the sun, an annoying competitor who keeps whacking you, waves, etc. might be on one side, then nope. No reason to learn breathing on both sides.

I use one for the half marathon (probably more to break things up mentally than because it's needed nutritionally) and 3-4 for a marathon.

congrats on the birthday Hollz. The big 5-0 sounds like something to look forward to if we all get the chance to party like you.

Pleased you are able to paint such an accurate image of me! I will be updating with more morsels of info as time goes by to complete the picture.

To all my fellow Manatees, you guys are really rocking with your training. It spurs me on to train hard just to make it worthwhile posting myself. As for me, my swimming isn't getting faster but my endurance is improving. Have i mentioned i hate swimming? My run seems a little better, as does my bike. I AM STILL STOPPED SMOKING.  Just about to go out for my first night jog having bought some neon/reflective gear. Desperately need to get myself a digital watch so that i can time myself more accurately.

Love the positivity of the group. Thanks Lynn and Yanti for setting the mood and keeping it there.

Am i going on a bit? it is beginning to sound a bit like an 'Oscars' acceptance speech so i will shut up.

That's worth more than any Oscar.

hmmm. that isn't the case....so, I really need to work harder on the breathing righty then. poop! all things swimmy-I totally trust to you ms. fish...so I will work on it. do share some of your better drills...I tend to just swimmy swimmy and kinda hate any drill-type moves. no need for video (yet) but a few solid tips would be wonderful. I love the water, but my swimming is definitely slow. Pretty, but slow. And I do love the pretty. (but it doesn't make me feel pretty getting lapped!)

Ditto Allen! Happy reflective running!!

If you keep off the cigs you'll DESERVE an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, etc. Maybe we'll come up with a special Manatee Trophy -- a Flipper or Thwacker trophy.

THE GOLDEN FLIPPER AWARD!!! I love it. Unless Allen likes silver better. Platinum? Bioluminescent flipper?

HOT DIGGITY DOG ... there are some serrrrrious teams out there and y'all place practically top 5%?

Yanti,  looking at your avatar just reminds me how horrible my swim form is!  I do not get anyway near that type of rotation.  Of course, that could explain why I'm so slow

Ann-Marie

Keep it up Allen that's fantastic!!

OK so stupid trainer question, how much resistance should be on the rear tire?  I have a cycle ops fluid pro 2 trainer and I set it up and did an easy 30 min spin just trying to get a handle on set up etc. I bought the unit in October (got a great deal so didn't want to pass it up) but just set it up for the first time today and it seemed alot easier than what I was expecting based on comments from BT.  For instance, and I realize speed isnt accurate, my avg speed according to my cyclecomp was in the mid 30's mph and I could get it into the 40's, which according to the speed to power chart would have me at over 800 Joules...  which as much as I 'd love to think I am that beastly, I'm not- not at all.  Thoughts?

Hey Manatee friends!  Looks like everyone is progressing well in their fitness journey!  Congrats and keep up the fantastic work.  

I went to my Monday spin class only to find the class FULL.  I arrived 15 minutes early too...boo.  I asked one of the regulars when he arrived and he said 25 minutes early and there were only two bikes left!!  Guess I need to come extra extra early.  I did get in a workout though, so can't complain.

On a side note, does anyone deal with allergies and asthma?  I'm finally going to see a doctor tomorrow regarding my asthma.  I have had a history of allergies and asthma, but have been keeping the asthma at bay for a good couple of years.  Six weeks ago, I helped my brother and sister in law pack boxes when they were moving.  I ended up with terrible asthma and had to leave their house.  Since then anything that I'm allergic to turns into asthma.  I've had to take my rescue inhaler waaay too much.  I finally realized that I probably need maintenance meds to get myself back on track.  Sucks.  But breathing is important.  Geez, who knows, finally breathing well, might improve my training.  I'll let you guys know how it goes.  

Hollz-Happy 50th!!  Way to celebrate in style!!

Allen-Great job!! Keep up the good work and enjoy the run.  Celebrate by taking lots of deep breaths!! You earned them!

Today was Day 1 of Big Sur training.  Crosstraining day with Barre Plus which was just brutal.  Totally felt accomplished because I survived! 

Claire--I have pretty nasty seasonal allergies, and during (!) last year's racing, I discovered that I also have exercise-induced asthma....I was so happy to learn that I had it though--I had done two tris, and during both of them I would have MAJOR issues breathing during the swim, leading to major chest pain (still with the inability to breathe) during the bike and run! Finally, I visited my doctor and was prescribed an inhaler--It was like a breakthrough moment--my next workout went SO well, I almost cried cause I was so happy--instead, I ran--and ran, and ran, and ran....It can still get a little tight, but nowhere near as bad as before.

Rest day today---20 miles on the bike followed by a quick run tomorrow! Good times!

Oh yeah--new first today! I got to play with a bobcat--he lives in our education dept. While I have seen him a bunch (even patrolled with him while he's on a walk), I never got to hang with him. Today I was able to sit in his 'den' and pet him and play with him--so awesome! 

Sorry that I have been MIA the past week.  I have been having trouble sleeping when I get home from work at night.  I have been sleeping from 4:00am to 11:00 am.  It only left me with a couple of hours to deal with training and getting ready for work.  But, Im back to more of a normal schedule this week.  

Hope everybody has a great week! 

I should have been clearer about the question of trail shoes, I have trail shoes with no specific support as far as I can tell but a sole capable of gripping and withstanding the uneven surface. The problem is that I ran in 'neutral' running shoes for 9 months after some bad advice and now have plantar faciatis that I'm trying to resolve.

The question is - do I run in my support giving running shoes that I know will help my heel pain but provide no stability for my ankles or grip

or

do I run in my trail shoes and hope that the fact that I'm not running on concrete means that I wont suffer as a result of the lack of support. 

Why don't manufacturers make trail shoes with support? Is it too niche or are they just not needed? 

ukweeble - 2012-01-09 8:00 PM I AM STILL STOPPED SMOKING.  

Yay - well done, this is great news!

So this diet, weight loss thing is going pretty good so far.  Biggest struggle for me are the hunger pains.  I have been trying to combat this with drinking lots of water, carrying snacks with me throughout the day, and increasing protein (eg. Greek yogurt in the am's vs regular).  Anyone have any remedies that work well for them?  This coming from a guy who can eat a whole large supreme pizza anytime, anywhere.

May everyone reach their goals today!!!

I'm tellin' ya ... blowholes in the armpits ... try it, it works.