Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 378)

I "got 'er done"!  And felt better

I'm glad you're feeling better, though sorry to hear about the sick kido.  Bummer.

Thanks Manatees for all the inspires and words of encouragement and support.

Wrist is now in its fibreglass cast.  I have exercises to do heaps of times a day and i'm doing them.  Four weeks another xray and cast off and see where we are at.

I can still trainer ride, i can still run.  She said i can go to the pool but i am NOT to swim.  I can do kickboard...

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by jobaxas

Thanks Manatees for all the inspires and words of encouragement and support.

Wrist is now in its fibreglass cast.  I have exercises to do heaps of times a day and i'm doing them.  Four weeks another xray and cast off and see where we are at.

I can still trainer ride, i can still run.  She said i can go to the pool but i am NOT to swim.  I can do kickboard...

Or you could swim in circles doing one armed freestyle

I am pretty good at one arm drills.....maybe....

Good day all, I hope all is well with everyone. A quick shout out to a bunch of you:

Monica, congrats on the Betty designation. I am soooo happy that you made the decision to go for it. And I love the new sig line!

TJ and Felicia, Congrats on finding the time to meet up, how cool is that? I know your schedules were probably quite full, so finding the time is pretty cool stuff.

Kate, I hope that everything goes as well as it possibly can for your mom. Your family is in my prayers. And congrats on the changes in schedule for you, you've earned it, do NOT feel anything other than proud.

Ann-Marie, I hope that people start to listen at work and that your young man is A-OK.

Stacey, Enjoy the races, even if you don't race them.

Switch, I hope your ankle responds well and you return to your normal hard running self. Your logs being empty hurts me just a little bit, I'm sure it hurts you a lot more. Heal up, buddy.  BTW, After seeing your race photos, I think you can pull off any race outfit you want, even gnomes and unicorns.

Kirsten, I love your new friend Trevor. What a great looking fella he is.

Ben, Awesome job at Branson.

Tom, nice ride out in the country, congrats on a good day, even if the cold was no fun.

Jo, I hope the arm keeps healing and you keep smiling,

I had a short conversation about positive thinking with Janyne, she has posted some good stuff in the Manatee Google thread. It is interesting to see different aspects of racing, especially the power that our minds play in it. I hope to really work on the mental part of things more in the winter running/race season.

Have a great day everyone!

Chris,

That is such a kind, thoughtful post to your group.  You are a great mentor and friend.

Hugs brotha :)

I sense Kingsley's Christmas pressie in the works ...

How frustrating for you and your mom.  Hope some definite answers are found soon and she can move ahead with the proper treatment.  ((hugs)) for you and your parents

This is scary.  I'm glad that they waited for the pathology before starting her on chemo!  Hopefully the body scan will be all clear. 

Will she need follow up scans after this?

Continuing to send good thoughts your way!

I think that this is different than the swimming "magic" that she and her DH...  nevermind

DOOO EEET! 

Cycle NC is awesome and the second time that I did that, we hung around with some folks from Kansas who recommended BAK. 

We may need to get these for Chris when we starts Masters!

Excellent news on the cast "upgrade!"

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk MORNING MANATEES!! It's Thursday alright! I'd say 50% of the time when I try to run after work I get a cramp in my side that I just can't push through. WTH? I'm thinking it has something to do with what I'm eating during the day - maybe something isn't digesting enough - I don't know. So needless to say I bailed on my 4 miler yesterday - but I cranked along just fine at 6:30am today for 7. **shrug** Oh well. Hope your day goes well - even if you are at work today like me MBC OUT

I recently read something about changing your breathing pattern to get the side stitch to calm down.  blah blah blah diaphram blah blah.

Anyway, it's good that most races are in the morning!

Nine days until your PR!  WOO HOO!

Nice ride report!

I know that I struggle with what to wear when the season change.  I started to keep some good notes and that has really helped.  I sometimes think that it's partially mental.  In the spring 60 degrees sounds really warm and in the fall, not so much.  The spreadsheet reminds me that I was "comfy" wearing whateveritsays in the past so I know that it'll be OK.  That being said, I totally understand that it's no fun being cold and that this is supposed to be fun!

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk MORNING MANATEES!! It's Thursday alright! I'd say 50% of the time when I try to run after work I get a cramp in my side that I just can't push through. WTH? I'm thinking it has something to do with what I'm eating during the day - maybe something isn't digesting enough - I don't know. So needless to say I bailed on my 4 miler yesterday - but I cranked along just fine at 6:30am today for 7. **shrug** Oh well. Hope your day goes well - even if you are at work today like me MBC OUT

I recently read something about changing your breathing pattern to get the side stitch to calm down.  blah blah blah diaphram blah blah.

Anyway, it's good that most races are in the morning!

yeah, I've read that too - but I think it's lower than a "stitch" - and I'm baffled that it only happens in the afternoon - and pretty much right out of the gate. oh well. ok everyone stop posting so I can get some work done

Work is a four letter word! 

Nice...here's what Rev3 included in their race email for Half Full:

BE SMART

and

PREPARE FOR THE WEATHER

October's weather can be variable and for the last couple of years the
temperatures at the start of the race have dipped into the 40's.  What
does this mean to you?  YOU need to be smart and prepared for these temperatures as you
expose yourselves to the elements.  We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE everyone
to wear a jacket on the bike portion of the triathlon course.  You will be
wet exiting the swim and your body temperature will dip dramatically when on
the bike if you do not protect yourselves from the temperature and the
wind.  

Last year there was a very high number of participants that had to be pulled
from the bike course and delivered to the medical tent due to
hypothermia.  This puts an extraordinary amount of pressure on the support
staff and it CAN BE PREVENTED if you dress properly for the conditions.  

We urge you to take an extra second in transition and dress
appropriately for the conditions. 

I need to go back and comment on things, and I will, but I just thought this was really, really cool for anyone who hasn't seen it.   A woman who went out to race a HM ends up winning the marathon...

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/09/23/marathon-win-a-surprise/

In trying to figure out the cause of my distress I thought maybe my body was low on protein. About 6 months ago I transitioned to a probably 95% vegetarian diet and I kind of, but not really, worry that I might not get enough protein. But, I don't really think this week's diet has been any different from the preceding weeks' and I've not had this lack of energy feeling before, so I'm stumped.

so, have any of you had this lack of energy issue? Any vegetarians with the experience of having too little protein and how that makes him or her feel?

I guess I could just chalk it up to a bad day or lack of run talent! but I'd like to make it as complicated as possible

Edited by amd723 2013-09-26 9:39 AM