kaburns1214 and UHCoog's Mentor Group-Closed (Page 36)

Originally posted by mleech77

I know right?!?!  I barely have this year figured out, let alone next year.  

Originally posted by uhcoog

Once I've progressed a little further into this I'll get a coach and have them help with race decisions.  Honestly I'm really hoping that my wife's boss can take me on.  She works for two doctors, one who is a marathon coach, the other is a triathlon coach.  The Tri coach said he was too busy with his sons to take me on completely, but he's been giving me some insight and advice.  The marathon coach is my chiropractor, so we discuss races, training, and everything else already.

Originally posted by kaburns1214



With recovery days, its almost impossible to have "too low" of a HR -- I don't see any issues with sitting below your recovery zone HR if your body needs it.

Originally posted by uhcoog

Thought I'd start this week off with a question for the group:

What is the one equipment upgrade you want the most? We all know triathletes like their toys so shoot.

I have two, one that my head says I could use and one that my heart says.

1. Head: New Rotor crankset with shorter arms and Qrings

2. Heart: Race wheels (torn between Flos and HED 3 front with a disc)

Originally posted by Kuma

Was the kid concussion a kid of yours? I certainly hope she/he is ok. That kind of stuff is really scary...

Originally posted by ccmpsyd



Yup...Sam and Elsa were biking on a trail in the woods. Sam apparently hit (glanced) a tree with her head. I was doing work inside and they continued playing. A while later Elsa came in and I asked what she and Sam were doing. She said Sam was taking a nap. Sam never takes naps. So I checked on her. She was loopy. I instantly knew something was not right. I asked what she was doing and she said that she had some soda. It is funny in hindsight because we do not have soda. I gave her a quick neuropsych screen and then off to the hospital. CT scan was okay. She is still having headaches, slept yesterday for 3 hours. Lacrosse done for the season for her.

I cannot believe the discharge instructions the ED gave us. Completely inaccurate and bad medical advice - they did not mention anything about remaining symptom free before resuming activities etc. Fortunately I have a good computer test that is used for assessing attention, concentration, impulse control. I gave it to Sam and will give it again in a couple of weeks to assess improvements.

Thank you very much for asking

Originally posted by uhcoog



Haha. Coach just shot me over my plan for the rest of this year and we've discussed major races next year as well. Right now I'm looking at Sylvan Beach sprint next weekend, then being off through most of the summer and racing Clear Lake Olympic the end of August, then Oilman 70.3 in November. Then next year it's the Houston Marathon in Jan, NOLA 70.3 in April, and then hopefully IMFL next fall. I have to get Cindy to sign off on that one though.

Originally posted by ccmpsyd



Yup...Sam and Elsa were biking on a trail in the woods. Sam apparently hit (glanced) a tree with her head. I was doing work inside and they continued playing. A while later Elsa came in and I asked what she and Sam were doing. She said Sam was taking a nap. Sam never takes naps. So I checked on her. She was loopy. I instantly knew something was not right. I asked what she was doing and she said that she had some soda. It is funny in hindsight because we do not have soda. I gave her a quick neuropsych screen and then off to the hospital. CT scan was okay. She is still having headaches, slept yesterday for 3 hours. Lacrosse done for the season for her.

I cannot believe the discharge instructions the ED gave us. Completely inaccurate and bad medical advice - they did not mention anything about remaining symptom free before resuming activities etc. Fortunately I have a good computer test that is used for assessing attention, concentration, impulse control. I gave it to Sam and will give it again in a couple of weeks to assess improvements.

Thank you very much for asking

Originally posted by uhcoog



Haha. Coach just shot me over my plan for the rest of this year and we've discussed major races next year as well. Right now I'm looking at Sylvan Beach sprint next weekend, then being off through most of the summer and racing Clear Lake Olympic the end of August, then Oilman 70.3 in November. Then next year it's the Houston Marathon in Jan, NOLA 70.3 in April, and then hopefully IMFL next fall. I have to get Cindy to sign off on that one though.

Originally posted by ccmpsyd

Thanks Jen. How long did it take yours to rebound from his concussion?

With the rest from running...leaves more time to focus on swim (yeah!!) and bike.

Originally posted by jarvy01



Frederick was able to resume activities the following week (soccer). He did have to visit his physician twice, and he did exams. Cognitive and motor functions were normal. He's only 3. We really had to watch him carefully. He is my accident prone child. We made 3 trips to the ER with him this year alone. He drove his ride on Mater car down our basement stairs, yelling "whee!" See what I'm dealing with here???

I'm sure Kelly is going to have you aqua running in no time....ew! Haha! Spent the better part of last spring doing that because of a tibial fracture.

Originally posted by collyd123

I could go on forever about my gear wish list, but first things first, I need some tri shorts and a bike shirt so I don't look like a fool.

I had quite an interesting weekend. I was at the beach with a few friends and wanted to get in a swim workout. She had a pool in the neighborhood and it definitely had not been cleaned in months and the water was extremely acidic somehow. But I was determined, so I swam about 700m and then got out to prevent death or serious illness. It was also an outdoor pool and it was windy in the high 50s, so I was happy to get out.

The following two days I did 45min runs on the beach and I felt great! However, my calves have never been this sore. Running on the beach barefoot is taxing.