Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 (Page 30)

In other news, my coach called me. After heavily encouraging me to just take some time doing fun stuff and running easy/fun he subtly mentioned CAL International. 

I'll have some decisions to make. But maybe I should just wait on making any for a bit since it's not necessary.

Throwing down the gauntlet! hehehe

I wanted to do it as my first Oly, but I just didn't put in the training time. At least I stepped it up from last year's SSprint.

I agree with taking some time before you decide. When i needed to make a decision DS2 once told me to flip a coin. Not to let fate decide, but because when the coin is in the air you'll know what you want the decision to be. I've never actually done that but it makes me really look at which of two choices I really prefer.

Give it a shot (um, with no needles...).  Can't hurt to try!

You'll be proud of my sighting improvements. lol

Yeah. That is an excellent idea.

I will certainly keep you all in the loop as to what's going on.

As of now just fun, surgery and not too much structure. 

Got some new toys recently.  I picked up a Mio Link optical heart rate monitor, because chest straps are not my friends at all.  I got a new pair of running shoes (no neon tho, but they're red and blue Mizunos, aka my Spiderman shoes)!  My Xterra Vector Pro full wetsuit just arrived today.  Looking forward to putting some piles on them all!

Ladies, I have 2 daughters and a wife.  You're going to have to bring more than periods to the table to get me squirming.  Salty, you should get a sponsor! That rocks, I love that they know your Boston time.  Mostly I'm just glad you went to the doc and a plan is being put into place. Take it easy (if you know how to do that) and have some fun with your running while you get things worked out. Then make a decision, no need to rush.

Sweet!! Just in time for your race this weekend too.  (I assume you'll be using them and putting miles on them, as opposed to not using them and putting piles on them.)

Haven't tried that one, but have waited more until decisions needed to be made. Especially after a bigger event that I've been more invested in I might try to do a variety of things in the meantime and see where interests go. Sometimes they move, sometimes they don't. I really don't know until I give it a chance.

I'm having a difficult time getting the Mio Link to pair with my 310XT, so I might not use that this weekend.  I'll start breaking in the shoes soon.  The swim this weekend is a pool swim, but I'll get the suit out to masters sometime to start getting used to it.

The Mio Link is pairing with my phone, but not with my watch over Ant+.  I wish I could borrow someone's watch to see if the issue is with the watch or the Link.  My watch is pairing with my old chest strap.

http://m.imgur.com/fPUUf

Technology can be so frustrating.  How does an optical HRM work?  I've never heard of such a beast.

THAT is funny!  I hate to admit it took me a sec...

Salty - very glad to hear you went to the doctor about your concerns and are taking action, needles or not.  Friggin' women issues (sarcastic laughter), it's tough being the superior sex (haughty laughter).   I guess it's the price we pay.

Hmmm, yeah, race reports.  I never linked mine from what, 3 weeks ago in here, so here is the account of my fun time at the Lager Jogger. Yeah, it was mainly about the party

Wow.  That sand is white

hehehe...Waldo's got nothing on her. They could do a whole book series on her called "Where's Casper?" Pages of clouds, vanilla ice cream, snow...lots of snow, cotton balls. What fun!

From what I heard, yup, you are right where you should be!    Hang in there, Jonathan, just a week and a few more days...

http://img.ifcdn.com/images/22ac625dd213e839337a0d3a46ec7acc0a587ea0676c28acc9e63804ea00e10e_1.gif

Jason sent this to me last week. It was "helpful" for getting ready for my race.