Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 379)

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!

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/

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!

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

Kind of bizarre that it only happens in the afternoon... are you leaving enough time after eating to let things digest?  Or do you think it's a specific food that's causing the discomfort? 

Or you could always just not run in the afternoon.  (see how helpful I can be??? )

Lol - I actually didn't read the comments - there are soooo many internet idiots that I generally end up just shaking my head at the stupidity and meanness whenever I read the comments on a story.  I'm just HUGELY impressed with what she was able to accomplish without even really trying. 

Can you imagine... missing the turnoff and then just deciding to finish a marathon?  I WISH I could run like that! 

Lol - I actually didn't read the comments - there are soooo many internet idiots that I generally end up just shaking my head at the stupidity and meanness whenever I read the comments on a story.  I'm just HUGELY impressed with what she was able to accomplish without even really trying. 

Can you imagine... missing the turnoff and then just deciding to finish a marathon?  I WISH I could run like that! 

I was curious and looked at the comments. I don't see people trying to discredit her (lots of respect all around, really), but rather good points brought up in what to do with her feat. There are some good thoughts about this being a competitive endeavor.

Soooooo the insanity at my house...

Saturday afternoon, post race and after I'd finished planning meals for the week and done the grocery shopping, I get a call from my Dad that he and the GF are coming down Thursday (today). Ok, good to see them, gotta figure out how to feed two extra tummy's for the weekend.

Then Tuesday, while I'm in a terrible cell phone reception area, I get a cryptic message from DS2 about coming to stay with us "for a while". I say of course and don't think much of it. On my way to meet Felicia I get more of the story, he will be here Wednesday. Okaaaaay. Another tummy to feed for the weekend. Of course, I love having them there and the only issue, in my mind, is meal planning.

Then on my way home from meeting Felicia I get another message that DS2 is broken down with mechanical issues on his motorcycle. Wunnerfull. $250 and a couple hours later he's on the road again. I hear from him at 2am that his muffler fell off and at 3am that he made it to the hotel. I did NOT get much sleep Tuesday night. He finally made it to the house yesterday evening. Now I just have to hear from Dad! INSANITY!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and to add to the confusion of meal planning (I'm kinda OCD about that, can ya tell?) I had to re-arrange meals so that I could do bigger meals when the house is full. The problem with this is that DH is on a "special" diet this weekend for a colonoscopy on Monday and I'd planned the meals to accomodate that. AAAAND I've got to figure out how to fit in my s/b/r. I'll figure it all out and I LOVE seeing DS2 and my Dad. Just venting. Thankyouverymuch.

SO happy that DS2 is okay.  Being a motorcycle rider, I know first hand what it's like to be broken down on the side of a road. 

As for the "special" diet for your DH, I've gone through that one too... twice.  Just be sure he's close to the loo at all times after having the stuff that will... um... 'clean him out'.  After the colonoscopy is interesting too, they put you in a recovery room with a bunch of other people that have had the same thing and give you strict instructions to just keep farting.  It's a very musical room. 

Funny! I think the boys and I are going to leave him alone Sunday afternoon and do a cycling awareness ride. He is also doing an ondoscopy and getting some stuff cleaned out of his upper GI. I took the day off to drive him because, I guess, they are going to knock him out.

I generally don't eat before my morning run either. It teaches your body to use the stored energy. I should probably be better about doing a gel or something on my longer runs though. I wonder if part of my sufferfest for the last 3 miles of my 10.5 on Sunday was lack of nutrition.

It's possible. Nutrition for runs like that is something I'm looking more into as well. In looking at yours specifically, this was a rather big run for the amount you've been doing, so it's likely to be tough either way. I also look at how long I expect to be out there vs the distance. I would take something for a run that lasts 1:55, but not likely for 1:15-1:20. Maybe some water if it's really hot.

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk I think maybe it's a timing thing. I'm also trying to stand more at work - I'm think it happens on days I SIT - I need to start logging the days to look for a pattern. I know yesterday I wasn't particularly hungry but I housed a cliff bar at 4 - and was on the trail by 5:30. I usually give food 2 hours. Maybe the cliff bar was too much. My lunch is generally leftovers from the night before plus a salad. So yesterday was sammin (salmon) and rice around 12:30. I think I had a handful of Trader Joe's sesame almonds before 4 too. That's really it. Someone suggested that maybe it's small intestine related.....um I could up my fiber intake and see where that goes............... When I run in the am I don't eat first (bad, I know but I'm not usually running more than an hour anyway). I do have a glass of water before I leave the house and I always carry water with me - even on short runs. For now I'll just stick to running in the mornings - good suggestion Betty.

Maybe on the Cliff bar. They're heavier and tend to sit in the gut for me. I like them, but can't use them just before or during a workout. If I have something like pizza at lunch, then pretty much forget it unless running well after work.

Running beforehand could help tell you if it's something like that. Hopefully more thoughts come to mind later. I haven't run at all in several weeks!

Chris - very well said, and for many reasons - thank you. 

You were the one who encouraged me to throw my hat into the ring in the first place, and without that, I never really would have considered it.  

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