MAD MANATEE Mentor Group (TriAya & lmscozz)--CLOSED! (Page 31)

Good job on your diet... I'm glad your not getting slapped any more!   My pants are just laughing their of at me... as things seem to be getting a bit tighter every week.... this arm in a cast and achilles business is not helping my workouts much!! aggghhh!  I just keep telling myself things will be better..... SOON.. I hope!!

Hope you feel better soon and keep up the great work and progress!!

Congrats on your new position Claire!! Awesome!

 Yea for "moving your butt". Sometimes some visualization with the pool and breathing helps with the anxiety. glad you got a smirk and not a slap!

mackjenn - 2011-02-28 4:48 PM Hey all you manatees - please help me decide on a short term goal.


I'm going to do the spring run-off this weekend and need to register for a distance - 5k (too short), 10k, or 10 miles.  Do I do a 10k and target some unrealized time goal (ie 50 minutes), or do I do the 10 miles and just get the distance in some reasonable time - probably 1'35".


Thoughts / recommendations???

Hey John - Just took a look at your runs for the last few weeks and your planned runs according to the plan you've imported. None of your runs are slated for longer than an hour, so I'd stick to the 10K and see what you have in you instead of stretching out to a 10-miler right now. Or, I'd go for the 5K and get some speed work in. I'd hate for you to get injured pushing harder in a distance you've not prepared for. We always push harder in a race whether we want to or not...it usually just happens with us type "A" three-sporters.

You can think of the spring run as a supported run...a training run where they hand you water.

Oh, and you're looking good in that wetsuit. Been in the water with it yet?

Okay, I"ve posted some replies up above ...note all my avatars in a row. I'm trying to catch up here. I flew back to the midwest last week for an ill family member who ended up passing away. I've been very close with this person and it's been a hell of a week. Somehow your priorities shift and triathlon just didn't really seem to matter much. Say what? Yep, I wasn't able to get too excited about anything s/b/r except to swim once and run  once while there and mostly for stress relief.Now I"m back home and still in the grieving process (which I know from experience will last a while). So, that's my story manatees and why I've been MIA the past few days and why I didn't get to the weekly inspires. I'll be back on your logs this week though, promise.

Lynn

Lynn, you are totally correct.  There are sometimes when tri's are just not a priority.  I am so sorry for your loss.  Take the time you need for yourself.  Taking care of yourself should be your priority.  We're okay, I promise. 

Melyssa, that is so awful. You know there really was not a whole lot of news about it so hearing it first hand really brings to mind the suffering that is out there.  As I said to Lynn, there are other priorities in life besides training.  My prayers and thoughts go out to all those families that lost lives and homes. 

Do what you can for yourself.  Open water is overrated.   Water is wet no matter how you look at it.  Its not going to be that much different and its the shortest part of the race.  You'll be fine. 

Such an awful tragedy, Melyssa. Yes, kia kaha -- And, you are strong. Hugs to all. I'm sure it makes you want to hold your little ones a bit tighter.

Lynn

So that probably means your rides can only get better.