Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 417)

Eeeeek! That's no bueno!  But on a positive note, it must require a massage, right?

Thanks, Judi!  I'm probably not going to have a chance to try the bike until I get back, but I am happy that I was able to convince him I could use the trainer.  He was worried I wouldn't have enough float and that would put too much stress on the bone.

Well that's just fantastic  

And you'll have a great interview, too.

x2!  Best of luck on the interview, you will 'WOW' them!

^^^Yep and yep...I must agree on all counts!

I've done two short rides the last couple of days. Felt pretty good during/after. Debating doing my first yoga class in three weeks.

My anniversary sprint is Nov 2. Gives me 2 1/2 weeks...Do I contemplate it or forget it?

Whaddyou mean you "think" you need a celebratory pair?  OF COURSE YOU NEED A PAIR! 

The main causes to need shoes:

1) they're shoes

2) see #1 

I, too, must agree.  Especially with the last sentence. 

Too true.

Switch to Aquabike and you don't have to worry about the run.

In a short race I'll hammer out of the gate. But when it gets longer, try to work into it more. It's not necessary to hit your target effort level the entire time or from the get-go. I might try to spin a little higher at first, to wake things up. Work out any creaks showing up from the swim. I don't always go into aero right away either. Partly due to crowds the first few minutes and partly to help back off the effort some as it's easier to do that when up. I tend to know the course fairly well and will use the terrain features to work up into the effort over a few miles. For you, say somewhere in the first 15-30 minutes do these kinds of things to help calm your nerves, get used to being on the bike, assess your situation, and be ready to ride from there. From what I can see of the training, keep the effort at a level where you could have a decent conversation with those around you. I certainly know the feeling of wanting to punch it, but don't think you can afford to have those in there. As much as this says it's a race, try to have a nice day out there.

I find the looking ahead in the last week or two happens all the time. It's like the mind needs something else to focus on for a bit. I'll just kind of save ideas that come in, but don't really act on them. In the last couple days my focus will come back to the race at hand. Especially when I get on site and do some course scouting.

Has that thought carried over to running shoes yet?

Fixed.  

It always applies to running shoes.  Whether or not I get a job.

I'm working on it!  (ordering a pair today, but don't tell the DH...) 

I absolutely agree with your fix. You are so much wiser than I am!

Contemplate the yoga or the sprint?

Lol, my answer is yes either way

Hey manatees! Popping in quickly - I've been quite busy at work and haven't had as much time to loiter around on here (boo! oh wait, work pays for house, bills, toys...I retract the boo).  Plus I still owe a RR...

Jen - you will do just great during your interview, you are a smart cookie! A smart cookie with Fluvogs! Did I spell that right?  Sorry if I didn't.

Erin - glad to hear you are doing better

TJ - sorry to hear you have weird back/shoulder pain.  Take care of it and yourself.

Jon - glad to hear you are recovering, too, although now dealing with very early race panic!  Take a deep breath and put that race back into the back of your mind.

Canadian manatees - happy belated Thanksgiving, eh!

Other DL manatees - HEAL!!!  Let's get this pod back to full strength!

Well, the yoga was a go....go and feel like a newborn. lol  Sheesh! Two weeks on the couch and my muscles were screaming at me.

I feel like I can work back to doing the sprint, but I keep hearing Monica telling me not to do anything stupid

Monica drank a bottle of wine or 3 the night before AG Nationals.  She may not be the best source of 'anything stupid'.  Just sayin'

hehehe...So you've got 140.6 before 140.6? You'll be so ready! Trained to perfection

Good afternoon! Thanks for your kind thoughts and well wishes. I am feeling almost 100% today, and it's a good thing, too, because it's been hellaciously busy today.

I am going to try an easy run this evening. My blood pressure seems to have settled back down. Not as low as I would like it to be, but at least within the standards of normal. I don't have a headache this afternoon, for the first time in a week!

I've been keeping up sporadically. TJ -- I'm so sorry for your back spasm/knot. Those shoes -- the Fluevog -- I had to google them. Way out of my price range, but super awesome -- any of them.

We have one more xc meet this week. My son ran a 7:28 at the last meet, 3rd man for his team. He is phoning it in so much, and it drives me crazy. I ended up working at the meet, so I saw every runner run by at about half a mile from the finish. Almost everyone is panting and huffing and puffing and sweating (looking like the guy without a shirt), and then my son runs by looking like Zeddie (minus the facial hair). Drives me batty. He could blow by everyone if he would just break a sweat.

Got another meeting. Bye.