Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 330)

Oh geeze. I'm too lazy to look at your training but as long as you have been biking somewhat consistently you are totally fine.

I did a double century, back to back days and you all know how I feel about bikes. 

E's foot is better.  She has one blister left - it drained on its own and we're waiting for the skin to heal.  She goes to the doctor tomorrow to make sure it's all healing ok.

Sounds like both you and E are on the road to recovery though yours may take a bit longer.  At least it's going into your off season....

True, although I really wanted to run a marathon in March.  Definitely not going to happen.  Maybe Disney in 2015.  

Look what came in the mail today!!!!!

Look what came in the mail today!!!!!

It's really big!!  I had to ask to send it and pay shipping, but it was totally worth it.  

E was wearing it.  So adorable.  She wouldn't let me take a pic though.

I AM CELEBRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My PT's grandmother died (that is not why I am celebrating) and I was put with a new PT.  She tried some different things and ordered me to run tonight.  Wait for it........................................................I made it 1.76 miles and stopped because I was home and it was dark not because the pain was too intense. There is HOPE!!!!  At least, I hope there is hope and this made me hopeful that I can run again.  

For tonight, at least, CELEBRATING!!!!!!

Welcome Nancy!

I'm Adrienne. I think other bio stuff is in the beginning of the thread but feel free to ask anything that is not covered.

It sounds as though it was a rough race weekend all around, eh? Even my teammates struggled here locally in the PacNW HM championship. Long story but my training partner DNFed and helped another teammate who was crying on the curb (who also DNFed) Yowza!

But the good news? I find you can learn a heck of a lot more from these sh*tty races than you can from the good ones.

Onward!!!

Also, Judi, do you have some specific questions in regard to how a HM plays into a marathon plan? If I haven't covered something or have left you confused, I apologize and please let me clarify!!

Boooo to the stress fracture.    And more boooo to the boot... hmmm... maybe that can be a new "niche market" for Fluevog? 

Heal up fast - and no more stress fractures! 

Before reading the Korean Air inflight magazine on the way home, I had no idea that Kermode bears even existed.

Aren't they purty?  I had a friend whose husband studied them for his Masters.  Hope you are feeling ok!

They are purdy!  Not that I've ever seen one in person (thank Gawd), but anytime I've seen them on Nat Geo or something I always ooooh and aaaaaah at them.

Medals. Happy. Race decisions. Happy. People getting better. Happy.

Otherwise, not so good.

I feel, inside and outside, and look like I got run over by a two-storey mining truck.

Mutti is sick--she doesn't want to eat--this is like me not wanting Pop Tarts (and right now, I don't). Of course, our family doc of 30yrs is on holiday, so we'll get to see some yahoo. Good news: I'm getting follow-up. If Mutti's really not well, she can be attended to. And we have the means and facilities here to be seen.

My BFF of 30 years--we've been best friends since kindy and have kind of followed each other 'round the world, and both moved back to Bali at the same time, and her parents too ... her mom, who is also like my mom, passed away right after IM Japan. Like my dad passed away right after IMNZ. Her folks are in Germany--her mom was looking after her dad who just had surgery and is in cardiac rehab, and SHE'S the one who keeled over of a heart attack. So my friend is going to Germany by herself to deal with her mother's funeral arrangements and take care of her dad.

By the way, she just had a baby 2mos ago. She's leaving the baby with her partner here in Indonesia. They are in the middle of moving from Bali to Jakarta so they don't have a home in either place.

It is killing me that I can't go with her. It was shytty enough when my dad died but I had a whole family surrounding me. She's going through the most difficult time of her life and I am completely helpless and can't be there with/for her.

On the bright side, as life and death things go ... my niece (brother's oldest child, she's like my little sis as we are close in age, and I am not to my brother) is having her baby tomorrow. URRRRRGH I really wish I could be there too! But at least I'm "here" and can see my niece the little one in a few days.

This I cannot complain of: ever having had a dull, scarce life!

Heal quickly and completely my dear lady.    I've had several concussions over the years.  Made full recovery, just took some time.  Mental capacity returned as did memory.   

Nice to see your heart and courage are still intact.  Oo Rah.

Non sequitur:  Of all the things I could notice in your avatar I see that we have exactly the same shaped feet.  Paddle feet, we are.  Perfect for aquatic prowess.      And no I don't have a foot fetish....   

Medals. Happy. Race decisions. Happy. People getting better. Happy.

Otherwise, not so good.

I feel, inside and outside, and look like I got run over by a two-storey mining truck.

Mutti is sick--she doesn't want to eat--this is like me not wanting Pop Tarts (and right now, I don't). Of course, our family doc of 30yrs is on holiday, so we'll get to see some yahoo. Good news: I'm getting follow-up. If Mutti's really not well, she can be attended to. And we have the means and facilities here to be seen.

My BFF of 30 years--we've been best friends since kindy and have kind of followed each other 'round the world, and both moved back to Bali at the same time, and her parents too ... her mom, who is also like my mom, passed away right after IM Japan. Like my dad passed away right after IMNZ. Her folks are in Germany--her mom was looking after her dad who just had surgery and is in cardiac rehab, and SHE'S the one who keeled over of a heart attack. So my friend is going to Germany by herself to deal with her mother's funeral arrangements and take care of her dad.

By the way, she just had a baby 2mos ago. She's leaving the baby with her partner here in Indonesia. They are in the middle of moving from Bali to Jakarta so they don't have a home in either place.

It is killing me that I can't go with her. It was shytty enough when my dad died but I had a whole family surrounding me. She's going through the most difficult time of her life and I am completely helpless and can't be there with/for her.

On the bright side, as life and death things go ... my niece (brother's oldest child, she's like my little sis as we are close in age, and I am not to my brother) is having her baby tomorrow. URRRRRGH I really wish I could be there too! But at least I'm "here" and can see my niece the little one in a few days.

This I cannot complain of: ever having had a dull, scarce life!

I AM CELEBRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My PT's grandmother died (that is not why I am celebrating) and I was put with a new PT.  She tried some different things and ordered me to run tonight.  Wait for it........................................................I made it 1.76 miles and stopped because I was home and it was dark not because the pain was too intense. There is HOPE!!!!  At least, I hope there is hope and this made me hopeful that I can run again.  

For tonight, at least, CELEBRATING!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!  TOTALLY WORTH IT!!