Oriolepwr and QuincyF's Magical Mys-tri Tour "The Sequel" -On Tour!! (Page 41)

OFFICIAL MAGICAL Mys-Tri Tour Race list 2012-13

**2012**

Sept 23    Fort2Base 10 Nautical Miles-Matt!  (ha stole this from your log Good luck man!) 

Oct  7     Sugarman Sprint Tri - Shelly

Oct 7      Chicago Marathon - Quincy & Dave

Oct 20    Chicago Monster Dash 13.1  - AMANDA!

Oct 27    Tri the Rez Sprint - Pam

Oct 28    Austin 70.3 - Sarah  (Sarah is going to KILL this!)

***2013***

Memphis in May Weekend (Mys-Tri Tour Official Convention)  (May 17-19)  (Link: Memphis in May)

Free Limited edition Cucumber Gatorade and Jar of Mrs. Renfro's Ghost pepper salsa  in it for all attendees

(Nope neither Mrs. Renfro  nor the fine makers of Gatorade sponsor us, though we are totally for sale)

My vision on what our convention would look like:  ( I mean this in a "good" way)

May 18  MIM Sprint Tri  -Dave, Quincy

May 19-MIM Oly Tri  -Dave, Quincy

June 9- Batavia Sprint- Quincy  (Dave maybe)

June 23  Bigfoot Oly- Dave, Quincy

July   Y-Tri -Quincy

July 21 Door County 70.3 - Dave, Quincy

Aug 12?  Rev3 Wisc Dells 70.3 -Quincy

Aug 25 IMKY -Dave  **depends on a few check points being accomplished**

Oct 12? - Chicago Marathon - Dave

Thanks for the welcome Shelly!  And I'm so glad to know that you were drinking the wine behind my back 'cuz I was wondering where the stuff was going.

Q, I really don't know what happened to my back.  I thought it was due to a new med, doctor told me it's because I'm old and doing too much (He's lucky I was feeling so bad 'cuz I wanted to tromp his arse for that.}, Gloomy Gus at work has diagnosed arthritis (spelling?).... Who knows?  Ibuprophen helps but it's still spazing.  Good news is doctor gave me some muscle relaxers.  Bad news is no drinking while I'm taking them.

Q - Thank you for your vote of confidence. Dave, I do feel pretty good about my training so far, but usually when that is the case, I somehow derail shortly before race time. I'm trying to start a new trend of being well prepared, confident, and actually performing well...we'll see!!

Tom - I'm sorry you're still injured. I know you're itching to get back into training. Can you do swimming, or something non-impact?

TJ - I was a 10 pounder at birth...big babies rule!!!

Shelly and Yvonne - You do as many (or as few) sports as you want!! There's no judging here. We're all just happy you show up!

Pink - Dave is right...we needed some new blood in here to get things going again!

Mike - Sending some swimming mojo your way...and taking some of your running mojo!!

Jackie, Alicia, Rob, Matt, - wherever you are....we miss you...are you coming back?!?!?!?!

There! I think I have managed to get to everyone on the Mys-tri Tour!!

I just saw this!   SO true.    Thought y'all might like it too.

Mike-  I hear good things about Beach to Battleship.   Would be a great one to do.  The driving distance is a bit much for me.   I hear you on the work thing as well as the race/vacation wish list.  I suffer  the same issues.     We'll see   but you are still up for Memphis  right? 

Hi all!

I won't be getting around to the stats this week. I was in a bike vs. truck accident on Tuesday morning (I was the bike). I got a concussion and multiple contusions/abrasions, and lots of pain...no broken bones (miraculously)!! I'm just bummed, don't know what to do about Austin, and feeling a bit sorry for myself...so just bear with me.

WHAT??   Oh no! Truck Vs. Bike sounds horrific.  It sucks.  And being bummed is totally justified.  But Thank God you were not hurt more! 

You have 4 weeks till your race.    The good news is that you have trained hard and very well.   So even if you had a total week off,  it really will not harm you.    The concussion    well I don't know about that.     I know playing Wide receiver for the Bears is now not an option, but how long do you think it is before you can Run/bike/swim?     Is your bike ok?    Obviously you would want to take it a bit easy getting back to riding on the road  but spinning on a trainer   or spin class would help to maintain alot of your cycling gains.     IDK   I think it just depends on when the doc says its ok to train.    But a week off  could maybe even be a good thing. 

sending positive vibes your way for a speedy recovery.  

I know you are a warrior,  but taking on a Truck?  impressive!  ;-)     (sorry  just a feeble attempt to make you smile)

Holy Crap Sarah!

Glad it is not as bad as it could have been but WOW! What a deal. Hope you heal quickly. 

Stop.

This is a big deal, and this is real. This is what frightens me about riding a bike and frankly this thread could be taking a much more serious turn.

I am glad you are not disabled or worse. I am so upset for you and so relieved that you escaped with the injury you did. However I am SO sorry you are hurt and your race is in jeopardy.

I will offer a couple pieces of advice/counsel and you may take them or leave them as you see fit.

Your body is now in healing mode. There is no more fitness to be gained for quite a while, so please don't worry too much about getting back to any workouts quickly. This doesn't mean you have to be sedentary, but it does mean that sleep and good nutrition should be your main goals. 

Give yourself permission to not decide about the race until race day. 

Respect the concussion.

Keep an eye on the shoulder. If it continues to hurt past your other injuries being healed, you may need a contrast MRI.

Eat well, sleep lots, take pain meds when you are in pain, let people help you.

Again I am so sorry this happened to you. My thoughts are with you today.

Q

Thank you, Quincy!

You and DH are always my voice of reason. He just told me this morning: "think about how much energy your body is burning just trying to recover. Just rest and eat for however long it takes."

You are right about cycling, too. I fear for my safety out on busy roads, which is why I don't go on them, but I fear more for my children losing their mom. Sometimes, as much as I love the competition and the challenge, I'm just not sure if it's worth it to take such a risk.

I have made the best friends in the world since moving here a few months ago, and I have a team of women picking up my kids, sitting with me during the day, grocery shopping for me, cooking for me, and really keeping my spirits up....I'm really a blessed person! The hardest part for me is letting other people help. It really takes me out of my comfort zone to ask for help, and to really accept it.

This could have ended so much worse, and I am so grateful that my biggest worry right now is weather I'm going to race or not. Either way, I'm not out for good...and this will just be another bump in the road!

Just caught up on the thread.  Wow, that is very scary stuff.  So glad it wasn't worse Sarah.  Sounds like you have a great support network to help you get through this which is awesome.  I'll send some prayers your way.  Hope you heal up quickly.

Sarah, so sorry to hear about your accident.  I hope you are healing up well.  I love biking on roads, but have to say it can be scary at times with vehicles whizzing by.

Actually, Dave I think she could play wide receiver for the Bears.  Cutler usually throws it to the other team anyway (sorry, had the opening; and I'm feeling ripped up inside from Monday nights travesty)!

Here is a few pics of Reid. Sorry I didn't share on here sooner. I forget that not everyone I know is on Facebook. 

+1 to that.  I had been crying, tears of joy but still, I'm an ugly cryer.  I looked awful.  T.J.'s wife looks like a beautiful madonna.