MAD MANATEE Mentor Group (TriAya & lmscozz)--CLOSED! (Page 30)

kickitinok - 2011-02-20 3:49 PM Hey everyone! Poking my head in to see whaddup....

Congrats on the gains in swim and consistency to my manatee buddies....This sport is soooo all about mental toughness as it is physical endurance, IMHO. Like today, I didn't want to run because, well, I didn't want to run. BUT once I got out there I enjoyed myself and guess what? PB! Yippee! Totally didn't plan on that happening.

I'm going to go ahead and break down and get a tri coach. I think it'll be worth it if nothing else than to keep me from over training and having a heart attack or something. I sometimes wonder if my body can handle all this...especially given my 2 packs a day smoking habit and all the sugar I eat. Joking. Seriously though...it'd be nice to have so f2f instruction (still love the mentors here, too )

My first event is in two weeks - an indoor mini tri. I'm looking forward to it. Now...if I could just get back on the weigh loss wagon... 

I highly recommend a coach if you can afford it. I have a friend, who's also a coach, who I also pay that writes my schedule and listens to my tales of woe. I like the structure and I like the encouragement and hand-holding. :-) Maybe that means I need to HTFU....but that's a discussion for another thread. And, I'd never tell anyone else to do that. I think we're all at our own place in tri, as in life.

And, your body will let you know when it's tired and needs a break, if we only listen, or learn to listen. And, then if we don't....usually injury of some kind. Been there, unfortunately.

kickitinok - 2011-02-21 1:05 PM

SteveyD - 2011-02-20 1:41 PM a drive by posting.
Thought i'd post this picture of a mate of mine who I play cricket with.
Truly inspiring and sshowing what can be done with a couple of years of hard work. He has done this through running primarily. Gone from 322 lbs to 168 over a couple of years....

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Amazing! Congrats to your friend!  

Yes!! Big Congrats to your friend.

I think this is going on with me.  I felt great after a brick on Tuesday night, completely empowered and today I feel like crap.  I feel like I'm getting a cold in my lungs but I blew off my run yesterday and am thinking that biking is not happening tonight.   I feel weak.   I think I have some sort of training bipolar-ness. 

So I started off strong with the HIM training but now I am sick.  This crud has settled in my lungs.  I've had asthma since I was 4 and have had many "attacks", near-death experiences.  I am really freaked out to push myself to breathe hard and do any running or biking.  I have not done anything except a swim since Tuesday, when I had that awesome brick.  Am I just being a baby?  Should I jump on the bike and push myself.  My body is liking the rest.  I feel fatigued just walking up the stairs.  How far behind am I going to be?  

My husband and I are going on a cruise on March 5 and that was a scheduled recovery week so I was just going to make a point of doing something for an hour each day (treadmill, swim, hike, stationary bike, dance, etc...).  Am I screwed for the HIM?   I'll have 12 weeks when I get back. 

Completed the last of my three winter indoor events and I feel good about my results.  A little stronger each time.  I've already had a better 2011 than 2010 because I was a participant again.  Wishing everyone good and consistent training.  Also wanting the winter to end.  I need some sun!  Is having it more than 40 degrees to much to ask?