Fred D Mentor Group Part III (Page 29)

I had an even better time in the beer garden. There must have been 20 of them along the ride. people sitting in the sun. drinking beer and waving at you.

Do you go to the beer garden with Mom ?

Tomorrow I am off to Poland so expect some perogi shots from my run

A little disappointed with my sprint today. I shouldn't be. I missed the podium by a minute, and I swam an extra 50 because my lap counter screwed up, and I wasn't sure until some spectators confirmed it for me. I think if I had those 40 seconds back, I would have been able to run down the other girl in my age group.

My splits were actually decent, especially for the training I've been doing lately (or lack thereof). My knee is barely swollen. I guess I just wanted to end the season on a higher note! 

On the bright side: 5 friends and 1 coaching client finished their first tri today

In the Kona predictions thread I jokingly predicted that some guy would be biking and running in yellow crocs.  Well, basically because I know a guy that does that.  No, he's not a ubber fast guy, he got in through the lottery, so don't go out buying crocs to KQ.

Early in the race, someone took a picture oh him mounting his bike (crocs with spds on the bottom) and posted it on Ironmanlive.com's updates.  It's currently on page 10 at the 2:15 mark.

Then, Chrissie Wellington was out on the run course cheering and she actually stopped him because of his crocs, took a picture with him, then actually kissed his crocs which was kind of weird.  LOL.

Just some strength training and a short run for me today. 

18 miles?  You got a marathon on the schedule James?

My better half paid me one of the best complements coming off my run yesterday. 
 
Stacy:  “How was your run hun?”
Me:  “Good”
Stacy:  “How far did you run?”
Me:  “18 miles”
Stacy:  “You don’t look like you ran 18 miles”
 
That says a lot because she sees me after a lot of hard work out. 

What on tap for everybody?

I think I'm not doing the recovery part very well, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

After the race Saturday, I stretched, drank some Gatorade, ate a banana, and then had some tea. I drove back home, stopping at Wendy's to grab lunch for everyone because I knew I wouldn't feel up to fixing anything. Breakfast was still going on, so I grabbed breakfast Paninis for everyone. I had one as well.

After eating, I went to bed and slept for about three hours. I felt okay. Made dinner, did laundry, etc. . . Then crashed at about 8:00. Got the kiddos to bed or settled, and then I went to bed. I was asleep by 10:00 and not up until 8:00 the next day. I felt okay and ate pancakes for breakfast, coffee. Then I got myself and two kids to church. I was not feeling well, but I made it through church and out for lunch, but I was grumpy and not very focused. After lunch, I went to bed and slept until nearly 4:30 p.m. I wanted to take my little guy for a bike ride, but I was very weak and dizzy.

I pulled myself together and we went on our bike ride at about 5:15, and I actually felt a little better. But I was still really grumpy. My oldest son even asked me what I was upset about because I was snapping at everyone. Of course, I snapped at him that I there was nothing wrong. lol

This morning, I am still foggy. Better, I guess, but I kept making mistakes in my class this morning. And I have two more classes. And I think I have not written all of this very well.

Is all of this from racing? Dehydration? (As I review my weekend, I really can't point to how much water I drank. Hmmm.) The cold I'm still trying to recover from?

I'm drinking water now. I had a bowl of oatmeal. And I'm snacking on some apple slices. I keep waiting to feel better, but I'm not feeling it yet.

Do I just need to HTFU and be patient? Or is there something I'm not doing that I need to do?

I think I'm not doing the recovery part very well, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

After the race Saturday, I stretched, drank some Gatorade, ate a banana, and then had some tea. I drove back home, stopping at Wendy's to grab lunch for everyone because I knew I wouldn't feel up to fixing anything. Breakfast was still going on, so I grabbed breakfast Paninis for everyone. I had one as well.

After eating, I went to bed and slept for about three hours. I felt okay. Made dinner, did laundry, etc. . . Then crashed at about 8:00. Got the kiddos to bed or settled, and then I went to bed. I was asleep by 10:00 and not up until 8:00 the next day. I felt okay and ate pancakes for breakfast, coffee. Then I got myself and two kids to church. I was not feeling well, but I made it through church and out for lunch, but I was grumpy and not very focused. After lunch, I went to bed and slept until nearly 4:30 p.m. I wanted to take my little guy for a bike ride, but I was very weak and dizzy.

I pulled myself together and we went on our bike ride at about 5:15, and I actually felt a little better. But I was still really grumpy. My oldest son even asked me what I was upset about because I was snapping at everyone. Of course, I snapped at him that I there was nothing wrong. lol

This morning, I am still foggy. Better, I guess, but I kept making mistakes in my class this morning. And I have two more classes. And I think I have not written all of this very well.

Is all of this from racing? Dehydration? (As I review my weekend, I really can't point to how much water I drank. Hmmm.) The cold I'm still trying to recover from?

I'm drinking water now. I had a bowl of oatmeal. And I'm snacking on some apple slices. I keep waiting to feel better, but I'm not feeling it yet.

However, did I hear correctly that the NBC version will air at the end of October this year?

Thanks!...enjoying the group very much. As has been oft repeated, this thread moves fast! I have already started trying to improve my swim (thanks Arend and others). I think Saturday's race in Kona confirmed the importance of the swim for all, and not just those at the "pointy end" of the field.

Just getting back from a weekend at the beach in beautiful San Diego I did run each day that I was there but also did lots of lazing around.

Congrats to those who raced. I had to make do with crappy updates on my tablet from Kona. However, did I hear correctly that the NBC version will air at the end of October this year?