Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 (Page 3)

GO TEJAS!!!
GO ERNESTO!!!
GO KATIEFROG!!!

Disabled list: booooo.. Stop that ASAP.

Originally posted by JJ- ALL CHECKED IN Went for a swim bike and run. Now time to relax and get ready for race day!! BIB 2026 if anyone has time on Sunday and wants to check in on me. Goal for the day is 6:10 but I really would like to break 6 hours. That would put me just over an hour faster than this race 12 months ago. Well see how it goes.

Lookin' fantastic, Tejas! Andele!

Speaking of vet bills, I just took my cat in because she started peeing blood.  Turns out she has bladder stones and needs surgery; total cost with tests and everything is $2,200.  Surgery is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.  Fortunately she's pretty young and healthy so she should be okay.  Still, it's a pretty big deal.  I'm trying to look on the bright side and remember that (a) she's been through surgery once when she was spayed, and (b) she's only 7 and otherwise healthy so she should come through okay.  It's hard not to worry though...

Wow, that's quite a price tag. She should come through just fine.

Well I'm all set to stalk JJ tomorrow. Apparently IronTrac now charges an annual "subscription" fee so I'll be using the Ironman site.

In other news... I grabbed Kara Gouchers book while at REI today. Didn't even know she'd written one.

What kind of stone/crystals?  No chance of dissolving with diet?

I just got the news--I did not get the position in Dallas. Kind of discouraged--not so much about the job itself, but that I didn't even get an in person interview. 

I'm gonna go wallow and mope now...by getting prepped for my race tomorrow. Oddly enough, I tend to make better time running when I am angry and/or depressed, so tomorrow's race might be a good one. Go figure.

Sorry to hear that, Kate.  Must not have been the right job.  Go kick some Dallas butt in that race!

Well, that sucks!   Something will come through for you and if nothing else, you'll use that anger/depression to rock your race.

Thanks for your concern, everybody.  No pet insurance, don't know what the stones are from, and the doc thought they were significant enough that they need to be removed post-haste.  They'll be analyzed once they've been removed.  I'm really hoping they're not from the yogurt we've been feeding her every day.  She adores it and I'd feel terrible if I was the one who caused them.  We won't do any diet changes until after surgery because she'll be feeling punky anyway and we want her to eat, plus the yogurt helps her tummy while she's taking antibiotics.  I may switch her to filtered water though.  I've heard that can help prevent future problems.  I'd rather not go the prescription diet route and we've cooked for our dogs in the past, so she may end up getting gourmet meals with a taurine supplement too.  Oh, and she also needs her teeth cleaned, to the tune of $450.  That's going to have to wait for a little while!

Originally posted by JJ- ALL CHECKED IN Went for a swim bike and run. Now time to relax and get ready for race day!! BIB 2026 if anyone has time on Sunday and wants to check in on me. Goal for the day is 6:10 but I really would like to break 6 hours. That would put me just over an hour faster than this race 12 months ago. Well see how it goes.

5:57:48!! Way to go Jonathan!

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by bcraht

Originally posted by JJ- ALL CHECKED IN Went for a swim bike and run. Now time to relax and get ready for race day!! BIB 2026 if anyone has time on Sunday and wants to check in on me. Goal for the day is 6:10 but I really would like to break 6 hours. That would put me just over an hour faster than this race 12 months ago. Well see how it goes.

5:57:48!! Way to go Jonathan!

So awesome!!!!!!

yes, awesome!

DUUUUDEEEE!!!! You rocked that race, knocked it outta the park! 

Mistakes, lessons, and still sub 6? AWESOME JOB!!!!! So proud of you!!

Hit a new 10 Miler p.r. today...by about 30 seconds....but when you consider that we did have a 30 second delay mid course due to a freight train crossing the course(I swear, only in Sacramento!), That actually puts me at a full minute of improvement, right?

A freight train delay - sheesh!  I say you get the 1 min +/- PR for sure.  Great job, Kate!!