Beth and Yanti's Newest Manatees - FULL (Page 31)

TR.  ARTHUR.  BETH.  thanks for the racing well-wishes.

im really looking forward to the race. 

its my intention to just enjoy the experience, connect with the people im racing with (everyone has a story dont they?), and to have a really FUN time.

life sure is GRAND isnt it?

stacieb

Hi all. I am just popping in for a minute to say hi. I am a "single" mom this week as my hubby is out of town (again). We've been busy around here with birthdays and end of year recitals and whatnot. I am racing on Saturday, too. It's the Woman of Steel Utah race. I use the term racing loosely--I am hoping to survive and finish. I had such an intense focus before and slow recovery from the half marathon that my swim and bike training never really got started this year. But, I think it will all be ok. I did go do the run route Monday night, and I drove the bike route, so at least I have seen the route. Being able to visualize it is a big help for me pre-race. And, hubby should be home the day before the race, so that's another bonus.

Well, it's getting late here--and I have to get the kids up early to get the oldest to school at the crack of dawn. LOL. (((hugs))) everybody!

SpiritFire - 2009-05-14 7:25 AM Good morning Manatees! Just a quick check-in - I'm actually awake this morning before the folks so have at least a few moments to myself. THANK YOU for your kind words and words of encouragement. It helps - it's nice to know I'm not the only one who has these feelings and stressors. Things are going ok so far - no major fights yet, the weather is not cooperating so we are stuck inside (Pacific NW weather - rain rain and more rain) ... I managed to get in a good run yesterday, and am going to the pool this morning ... eating hasn't been too horrible ... yup - so far so good! I'll be thinking of you guys who are racing this weekend - good luck! Have fun!

Sounds like you're managing very well. Good job. When I have difficult people around I tell myself not to get caught up in their drama...it's THEIRS, their issue, their stuff and the loud sucking sound is them trying to get us to buy into it and join them in their pain...I find offering compassion helps too. But, whatever you're doing....GOOD JOB and hang in there.

Stacie -- Are you squirrely today?   I won't be online much today, I'll be at work and then....at the POOL!!

have a great day everyone. Glad you're sleeping, Bill.

Lynn

TI video taken.

Good morning, Manatees!

I hope everyone is having a nice morning. Stacie, I hope your brick went well. Lauren, I'm glad you were able to sell your
stuff.

The weather here looks bad. It keeps raining on & off. No lightning and thunder, though. I had a swim planned for today, but I think that's gonna be out of the question. The radar shows heavy rain & thunderstorms right over the pool. So rather than drive all the way over there to find it's violently storming, I think I'm just gonna put my bike on the trainer & hop on for an hr or so. At least I'll get some kind of workout in for today.

After that, I have some stuff in town I have to do, then it's off to the beach for the weekend. Tim is going to MS to plant for hunting season. It's gonna be a guy weekend for him. I have housework to do on the island. Hopefully the weather will improve enough for some beach time, but it's not looking too promising. Maybe I'll be able to get out early tomorrow
for a run. That's the plan, anyway. If not tomorrow, then Sunday.

Happy Friday, everyone!

Cathy 

Best of luck to all you tri racers this weekend!! I hope the weather holds out for you all. And, Sharie -- best to your boy in his running. Those are the same events my son runs, plus long jump.

I found out that my pool will be closed for a week beginning next Wed. for some kind of mechanical changes and chlorine changes. Not sure what they're going to do or how it's going to change my swim experience. I'm supposed to do a tt for swim next week, as well as run and bike, too.

I'm also volunteering tomorrow at the San Diego Century for a few hours at an aid station. Should be fun and will get me fired up for my 2 1/2 hour ride on Sat. Got an hour and 20 min run slated for Sunday..and there you go, that's my weekend.

My wish for you racers this weekend:

X2!!! Looking forward to a RR or two...

Thanks for the good luck wishes, everybody! My race went well. I did have to get off the bike and walk the last half of the hill on the second bike loop.  It's ok though. Let's just say I wasn't the only one walking a bike up that hill. I made it the first time without too much problem, but the second time around it got me. The official results haven't been posted yet, which is driving me nuts. My time was comparable to the tri I did last spring, if not a smidge better, but this bike was a mile longer, and the swim 60 meters shorter. I'll let you all know when I get the final results and post my RR. 

So now that my first race of the season is over, I need to figure out how I'm going to go from a sprint tri to doing a 65 mile bike event 3 weeks from now. Can anyone point me in the direction of some training plans, or give me any advice? Bill? Yanti? Anybody?