Manatee Mentors 2014--CLOSED (begging & bribes MAY work) (Page 35)

But it was only down to 0F this morning?

Happy Monday Tuesday Manatees! I had a good but busy weekend. I failed on getting my GoJo done on Sunday what with church and playoffs and all

Yesterday I took DS2 to get a new phone, then we went to my fave tri store where we met a nice young lady just getting in to tri. She was looking at tri suits so the store owner, James, told her to ask me any questions, and she did. Way cool.

Also, DS2 and I registered for the One Run For Boston stage. After doing so I reached out to the women running the stages before and after us so that we could start to communicate/coordinate. Mary, the lady running the stage before us lives in Ohio but will be here visiting when the baton passes through so she is doing a stage her and one in Ohio! Beth, the lady running the stage after us is moving here from Denver and her boyfriend is doing a HIM in Key West this weekend. Lots in common with her, I think we'll meet up for a run before the ORFB.

Now I'm off to unpack boxes in my new cube (in which I have an awesome view of the sunset BTW)

You shooooosh!  It was COLD walking to work this morning!  

(and I'm a huge wimp, so there's that...)  

I'm not getting email updates today...grrrr!

Be sure to look at the forecast ahead then. Or don't?

Me neither... and BT just locked me out for about an hour.  Good thing I had crosswords to keep me entertained!  

I like to pretend that the weather people that live in my phone are wrong, and yes, I know I'm delusional.  

Janyne - I am yet to find an upload option that I like. I have tried a few options but none that I am quite pleased with.

So here is what I am working on. I am trying to reduce the amount of manual work that goes into uploading workouts. I currently have to upload to Training Peaks through the Timex Device agent, which is simple. Then I upload to a converter site and download so that I can upload to Strava (since they won't take .pwx files although that might happen since there is an effort going on to get them to take the files). Then I upload the file to BT.

So, I use Training Peaks (since it came with the Timex), Strava to keep in touch with my local bike friends, and BT since that is where I try to keep my logs. I know a few of you do this and more, and I am wondering if anyone has a simple manner to manage this sort of things.

I logged it with Ron.

OUCH! Stay warm my northern friends. "Not pleasant" is putting it mildly. That is downright COLD.

Morning all. So very cold here and I am starting to get sick. Not a good outlook for the weekend.  

Hope every one has a great Wednesday!

Originally posted by JJ- ANKLE UPDATE - Long Story I've had several messages asking about my ankle so I thought I would post here. Some may remember and some may not plus we have several newbies so I'll give a quick history. Back in October I was in the final stages of my Austin 70.3 training and a week before the race started having some pretty significant ankle pain. I originally thought it was because I got new shoes (same make and model) but it turns out that had nothing to do with it. The pain bothered me training the week of the race and during the race but didn't inhibit my performance. Had my personal best race that day. After my race I took the month of November off (except 1 run a week) and most of December off because of being sick and travel. When I started running again the beginning of January the pain was back. I went to a sports medicine / Chiropractor who massaged it and gave me some ankle exercises. It didn't help. I then went to a Orthopedic Surgeon who injected the SubTaler joint with cortisone and Novocain, it didn't help. I then went to an Airrosti specialist. I was very hesitant to do this because it is very very expensive at $250 per visit. However I went for a consultation and the Dr said he could heal me in 3 visits. He did 30 minutes of the most deep, intensive, painful facia release massage I've ever had. Then he had me do some ankle flexibility exercises and strength exercises. The result = the next day I could run for an hour strait with no pain!! I visited him again which he went deeper massage and more intense, the result = I ran Sunday for 90 minutes with no pain!! I've seen him a total of 3 times now and I will see him once more next week before he discharges me. I currently have no pain when I run and slight soreness after my run. I am expecting to be fully healed after one more visit next week. I'm 17 weeks out from my first Full Ironman in May and 9 weeks out from my next 70.3. My training is in full swing and I'm hitting volume that I've never hit before. I'm really excited about these next few months. I am really putting in the work and can't wait to see how I do in my 70.3 and of course my 140.6 in May. Thanks for the inspires and messages. You guys get me through these tough situations. Many of you remember when I trained for my first 70.3 a year ago I had some serious IT Band issues that shut down my training for 2 months. I think one of my biggest hurdles is 2 years ago I was 260+ pounds and couldn't walk a mile much less run a mile. Swimming was even more pathetic since I couldn't even make it to the end of the pool without stopping. To put the training that I've put my body through in the last 2 years is great but I have to remember that I'm not used to it and I've got to keep it conservative and keep it smart. Active recovery is my friend. Anyway long story but that's where I'm at right now

Very glad to hear things worked out quickly and nicely for you after you discovered the new doctor, Jonathan!  We like feel good success stories!

Thanks, I tried tapiriik, but I don't have a premium Training Peaks account, so it was not liking me very much I'll give the others a look through tonight, it seems the next hurdle will be the Timex. Thanks a bunch!

Hiya sweet piglet Manatees.

As some of you know we had to say goodbye to our beloved working-dog-family-member-pet-extraordinaire Dana today. I accept that I am going to feel horrible no matter what for a while, that nothing is going to make me feel better, and that since I was going to feel horrible no matter what decision I made, the one that favored her was the right one.

We (Mutti, Tina and I) are taking this worse than we did my father's death. I know grief needs no explanation and defies it anyway, though some people may find it odd we are more pained over a dog than a human ... my dad was a tremendous soul who pretty much got to command everyone and everything in his life, for most of it. The dog--she lived only to serve us. She put her entire life and trust in our hands. And she would have stood patrol, guarded the perimeter, warded off strangers, and kept Mutti company no matter how broken down, cancerous-infected, or in pain she was. To the very end she wanted to stand up on her own four legs, and be on the alert, and make sure Mutti was okay.

Those of you who have any knowledge of these things--on a (relatively) minor level, this is a dog that stoically accepted tooth scaling and planing without anesthesia (a very rare specimen indeed), and on a major level, for the last few weeks wound debridement with not a whimper, complaint, or any resistance (somewhere between rare and nonexistent). And this is even among humans to whom you can explain the necessity.

Her tumors were going gangrenous. Her hips, spine, and every joint were severely degraded. You could actually hear loud grinding, creaking, clicking and popping every time she moved, and she strained so hard her muscles would be shaking. It's unbelievable she got around as long as she did. Even in a dog wheelchair, her thoracic spine would have been under tremendous stress, and even her front paws were beginning to curl down (like how old people's arthritic hands curl into claws).

I know I don't need to explain, justify, etc. etc. The deep feeling of guilt is normal and it's not going to go away through reason; just through experience and the process of going through grief.

She was an extraordinary creature, and I guess my endless words are some small way of talking about her and honoring her.

Dear Winter,

I am tired of you, your snow, and your more frigid than usual temps this year.  Please take your ball and go home.

Sincerely,

Melanie

That was beautiful, Yanti.  Hugs, big, big hugs to you and Mutti.  Dogs are very special creatures, loyal, loving, protective, devoted and it sounds like Dana was even more extraordinary than most.  May the afterlife bring her more cheese than she could ever want!