Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 39)

Well I managed to get out of bed at O' dark thirty (ok maybe is was O' dark forty-five) for a swim/run. Then I treated myself to a dirty chai!!!!!!!!

Had a great Mothers Day. I'm not a brunch and flowers kinda girl so here is what our day looked like exploring ancient native ruins...

So there is this invention called ...

Wait for it ....

DENTAL FLOSS.

Despite what you have been lead to believe its not for inflicting pain on annoying people it's actually for removing stuff that's stuck between your teeth!!!!

Really I am so very sorry that you hurt yourself so badly

After you have been to the dentist and got it sorted make sure that you rinse and gargle 3-4 times a day with salt water. From my dental nurse days it really is the most effective, easiest way to keep mouth wounds clean and heal them quickly. Just 1 teaspoon of salt in about 1" of water (slightly warm if possible) in a glass, stir thoroughly, rinse and spit! My suggestion would be definitely after each time you eat and then just before bed too. It tastes like shyte but think of it as training for your next ocean swim.

Good Monday morning manatees.  Hope all of our Mommy Manatees out there had a great Mother's Day.  My DH and DS got me flowers, Dove chocolates, a card and then cooked my favorite...pancakes and bacon.  We had a laid back kind of day and then a shrimp/crab boil for dinner.  Lots of playing outside!

Plan for the week is to get in a couple of short runs and some yoga.  Have to work this coming weekend.  Between that and baseball during the week, my rides are likely going to be non-existant.  Boooo!  The Spring rush will be over soon and I can get back to it!

Ha! I'm back to getting my dirty chai lattes on the weekend...yummy Ohhhhh! That looks like some great hiking on a beautiful morning! I can't wait til the kids are a little bigger so we can do more hiking/exploring like that.

Well I managed to get out of bed at O' dark thirty (ok maybe is was O' dark forty-five) for a swim/run. Then I treated myself to a dirty chai!!!!!!!!

Had a great Mothers Day. I'm not a brunch and flowers kinda girl so here is what our day looked like exploring ancient native ruins...

It was 93 degrees F. today, so I REALLY wanted to get to my OWS! I did. It was short, but as I did end up switching to the Mini Tri next Sunday, it makes sense--I still did a bit farther distance though--I swam 600 meters or so (I think it was a bit more), but I did the whole distance in 15 minutes! Grant me a moment to say: THAT WAS MY FASTEST SWIM EVER!!!!---So...this is what happens when I rarely train my swimming skills?!?!? After my swim, I had the longest transition ever for my run because some ladies in the parking lot managed to find a baby rattlesnake who was heading for the family play areas...I wrangled the little guy with a couple of sticks and placed him in a nice area FAR away from the families, yet very near ground squirrel burrows...Unfortunately, he looked like he had a bit of an injury on his side. I hope he ends up okay...Anyways, that's two training session at that area in a row in which I have found at least one snake...yes, this is motivation for me to train more there!  After the rattlesnake fun, I did do my exceedingly slow run--1.5 miles in 20 minutes...13mph pace.......

Now that I don't have an unprepared for, scary race looming, I feel much less anxious. I am so ready to get back to it! ---and my quads aren't hurting! YAY!

Ah, the Bike Gallery. It is a Google Album that we put together with pictures of nearly everyone's bike. It seems we have added to a bit lately, with Jen's new bike and Melanie's bike. I am waiting for the picture of TJ's new Felt. If anyone else has a bike pic they want to share, just drop it in here and I'll grab it and add it to the gallery.

Oh yeah, I like it. I'll work on it tomorrow, since I am supposed to be at work now.

Dearest Manatees,

Do I want to do a 4 mile trail (mostly packed gravel fire roads) run on June 2nd?  I'm supposed to do a long bike that day, but I could do that on Saturday (a rest day?) and run on Sunday.  My training plan is a little lighter running wise than I am currently doing.

Love,

Jen

That's my kind of day, too. Where were you?

Off to final exam #2. I started early this morning. Hooray!

I will grade final exams #1 (or at least start them) while these students take these tests. I'm not going to be a very popular professor today. Lots of weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Dearest Manatees,

Do I want to do a 4 mile trail (mostly packed gravel fire roads) run on June 2nd?  I'm supposed to do a long bike that day, but I could do that on Saturday (a rest day?) and run on Sunday.  My training plan is a little lighter running wise than I am currently doing.

Love,

Jen

Off to final exam #2. I started early this morning. Hooray!

I will grade final exams #1 (or at least start them) while these students take these tests. I'm not going to be a very popular professor today. Lots of weeping and gnashing of teeth.

OK, it is in there, I couldn't wait. And we're a bit slow at work, which is odd for a Monday.

It's at Pocahontas.  There were a few sections of uneven footing, but not too many.  They also made it flatter this year. We'll see.   Would be good practice for Tavern!