Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 (Page 42)

A very happy Birthday to MerYanti!!! I pray that your next year is as blessed as the past ones have been.

I was just discussing time issues with someone earlier this week and we agreed that if we had a young family we would not know how to get everything done. With the type of work life you have I am amazed that you can get anything done outside of work, eat, and a little sleep!  I hope that you can find a life balance that allows you to do all the things that are important to you.

Agreed!  Happy Birthday!!!

Darren - Never forget that this is something that you do because you WANT to, NOT because you HAVE to. And it is also something that will be here whenever you would like.  Family, especially young family, is so very important. If you need to back down on training because of other time factors, then do so. It is OK if you need to juggle things about a bit to get the most out of your time. If you need to walk away and come back later, that is fine as well. The things we do for fun should be adding enjoyment to our lives, not adding pressure and stress to them.  As much as I enjoy training and racing, I know that time with TW and my family is precious and not to be taken advantage of. 

In the end, I hope and pray that you are able to do what is best for you and for your family!

So, some of you have commented on my failed fixie ride this week. Interesting that my tweet was replied to by @BetterWorldClub, which is a roadside assistance club for cyclists. I never knew such a thing existed. Interesting to see it from a couple of aspects, one of which is the power of the #hashtag.

dupe

Pfft.  Will scroll down.  Assuming that we'll have a new, super secret URL to use?

I think that she's saying, "I'M SO INSULTED!"

What question?

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Looks like we've been archived... again

So the question of next group comes up...

You mean coming up with a new name?

• The normal who is returning?
• Who is running this group?
• Is anyone doing any other groups, or mentoring in another group?

Those types of questions...

Hmmm, I think the first 2 questions should be self evident by now! This group must continue and everyone must return and the usual suspects must get it up and running ( read, not me )

OK, OK, I'm on it ...

Thanks Yanti!

And

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Richardsdrr Happy birthday Yanti, and congratulations on your wedding(s), uh, so far. Are we finished yet, or are there more? Probably the only time I can exclaim after a wedding that "I doubt it will be the brides lasts wedding" without it being an insult Good luck JJ for this w/e, not that you need it. And GO!!! All other racing-tees. Salty, I hope your op' goes well and you recover back to your fitness quickly. I read your Boston report, but didn't comment, and was quite amazed you could run that fast in a fever. Read some other reports also, haven't/hadn't commented on those either, but all were equally good, from strippers chasing you to epic-friend-bump-finish-line-fail, you do keep me amused. Got some things going on in my head, in real life, in family life, at the moment. I am really struggling to train in conjunction with my working life. Something Erin posted on Facebook a few weeks back got me thinking. Basically something along the lines of "if something is making you un happy, change it". Well, training is making me unhappy. Not the training as such, but the fact I have to use up my "free" time to do it, which leaves no time to do other things. I realise that it's not the training that is the problem as such, but the limited amount of time I have available to do it. The other things competing for that time are- jobs that need doing around the house ( a garden that is a building site since last year, a bathroom 90% completed since November, a motor bike that needs its brakes stripped down etc), my studies for a BSc (had to drop one module so far due to lack of time), having a very young family that require time and effort. The list goes on... My work is the problem, I work too many hours and commute too far (78 hrs this week ), but am trapped into this type of work for the time being. I guess my rant(?) is, how do others squeeze in work outs with limited time? What's the main workouts I need to do. I've all but given up on swim training at the moment due to pool opening times, lack of compatability with my availability and the amount of time needed to be spent there for small improvements. I'll leave that out there for now for you guys/gals to pick over. Sorry it's a bit like verbal diarrhea, but I'm finding it really hard to convey what is happening, things that are conflicting etc Really hope I can get something sorted, because, at the moment, I'm thinking of putting all training on hold, as I have this week.

You are right.  If training isn't making you happy, something needs to change.  This is supposed to be fun and if it isn't, there's a problem for sure. 

My first reaction is to re-evaluate your events.  Your long term goal is in the endurance area -- marathon, ultra marathon, iron distance, etc.  Maybe the path to get there is to do shorter distances for while?  Short but consistent.  Focused one discipline.

{{hugs}} We hope that you hang around here regardless.

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Originally posted by mtnbikerchk How can we be archived right before IMTX?! SO unfair!!!

Seriously!! Doesn't BT know there are priorities here like you guys knowing how I'm doing?

Hows the taper crazies going!

I'm checked in, just went to athlete dinner (Mike Reilly was awesome), bike check done, practice swim in AM then it rest rest rest

So exciting!!!

We need your bib number for proper stalking.  My apologies if you've already posted it and I forgot.

@Ben, are you doing Knoxville this year?

What the others have said is solid advice.  My only 2 cents would be that although dropping all training may seem like the answer, I doubt that will make you happy.  I think keeping a discipline to keep training for will help keep your sanity, but perhaps don't schedule any big events/races.  If you can fit in a run or a bike here or there during the week you would still get the endorphin 'high' plus maintain some fitness without the pressure of feeling you HAVE to work out XX amount of time XX times a week to prepare for a big race. If you like racing, like the others have said, maybe scale back and do shorter distances for now until things even out in your life.  Activity keeps many of us sane, either for the endorphins or the little bit of time just for us or the satisfaction of 'doing' something.  You are still young and have a lot of active years left in you.  As Chris said, the sport(s) will always be there whenever you are ready to rejoin them.  Hope you find a happy place soon, and yes, keep visiting the manatees!

Racing Manatees!

* May 16 is Yanti's birthday *

May 17-18
Jonathan - Ironman Texas on Saturday
Melanie - Got the Nerve? tri on Satuday
Janyne - Tour de Cure both days
Kate - Bay to Breakers 12k on Sunday
Randee - Ten Penny Ale Shamrock Duathlon on Sunday
Mary - Wild Goose Chase 5k on Sunday

Disabled list:
Adrienne - Surgery on Monday the 19th.

Follow Jonathan information.  Bib # 1167
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx

My lovelee, lovelee Manatees. Thank you for all the beautiful birthday wishes! My cup runneth over.

I'll let you know when the new thread goes live ... let's keep chattering/mumbling/ranting/soul searching in here 'til then.

A day filled with all the threads and richness of life, and all that it entails, including death. Had to put Ryder to sleep today. Shattered. After such a tremendous rally after his awful accident and spinal injury, he got ill and stopped eating last weekend. Despite all reasonable interventions at the vet's (hospitalization, including parenteral nutrition, which cats do not do well on, antibiotics, we even tried Interferon ... signs pointed to a nasty virus), he continued to decline, and after nearly a week it was time to let him go.

I bawled. My friend Bianca who came with me (and helped me rescue him from under the car back when) bawled. The vet bawled. Even the vet's assistant who's a rather self-conscious manly-man bawled, and kept petting Ryder long after he had passed away. Everyone had fallen in love with this cat who, despite being so injured and then ill, constantly confined, continued to be so friendly, affectionate, loving, and didn't ever have to be restrained and never protested or lashed out once. To the very, very end.

I am deeply humbled that I had the honor of hosting this amazing little cat, and though for so short a time he wasn't any less loved, and he seemed to know it. I feel blessed.

And I feel very, very, very sad.

WooHoo to all of this!!!!

Adrienne, I do believe this is the first time I've seen you on the DL, but it is for good reason. Get better soon!

I'm so sorry to hear about Ryder.  I'm glad that he got to know love and kindness in his time here.  {{hugs}}

Yes, that's the rule.  Once a Manatee...

Ugh.  Pets bring us so much joy and when they go, so much sadness! I agree with Janyne, at least he knew love and kindness for a portion of his life and was with people who loved him at the end.