Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 431)

Sez you! If I'm racin' in a Speedo, it's not just gonna be me subject to maximum exposure!

Oh dear dear dear. But yes, surgery is called for and especially at this stage without it you might be looking at necrotic nastiness ... "looking for run races" Jojo you are ever the glorious warrior! Love love love!

I thought you said you read his blog or something, maybe it was just the PB newsletter.  BTW, have you tried PB?  Are they any good? 

Ooooooh!  Congratulations :) This is very exciting!

What marathon are you targeting?

FYI, the JD book club thread is still open in the Challenges, and there are a few very knowledgeable souls in there should you have questions with the reading (Ben and Salty being two of the best).

I do read the blog too, but don't really comment. Many others already do so. And yes, have tried the Picky Bars and they work well. I tend to save them for races and the bigger rides I travel to, using some cheaper things for most training. Still hoping to find a gel that works again as those are *really* hard to beat when they work. Otherwise it's good to know I have something I can depend on with these, not a small order with me.

And another yeah, still contemplating that from practice. More so the descending throughout the whole thing, not just one rep. Don't remember if it came up when you were asking more about swimming, but making sure to hit some fast things on a regular basis has been very helpful. Kind of like how strides and occasional R-pace work helps out your running form, fast 25's or 50's have been vital for improved swimming. Lots of strong threshold sets to build up fitness and the occasional fast one to figure out how to go faster. That might be oversimplifying, but it's been easier to understand at first that way. Even 2-4 of them in a session has done a lot.

Switch, the whole JT discussion got me thinking that you need a Twitter account, if you don't have one. I follow a bunch of pro triathletes, a number of musicians (my other love), a few companies, a couple of magazines that I am interested in, and a few funny folks as well. Oh yeah, I also follow one Manatee and she posts her workouts on there. I have such a long way to go

Anyway, many people and companies use it to post links to their information. I have found it can be quite interesting at times and it gives me a quick snapshot of a variety of information. 

And here are a few DubSix race photos for you: https://plus.google.com/photos/113601404233718914952/albums/5786154006085235329

Ouch, so sorry to hear, yet it is a good thing that you can get it taken care of properly. Good Luck.

I hope all works out for you. Good luck on Sunday.

I'm kind of surprised at that since it was the exact same type of shoe, but definitely play it safe and good luck!

Ah poo!  Well, we do want it to heal up properly but dang, it's taking long enough :-(

I'm glad that you figured out the problem!  That was a close one!

Hallloooooooo Manatees!  

Jo - I'm so sorry to hear about the wrist, but hopefully the surgery will speed up the healing process!

Erin - maybe you should use your own motivation pic for your marathon training???    

Ben - DUUUUDE!  1:09/100??   That's ssssssssmokin'!  

JJ - Glad you found out BEFORE race day about the shoes!

Salty - still faching fast as fach - you soooo freakin' impress me, woman

Switch - we will seriously have to co-ordinate a Bernie Lean for next year

Darren - I wish I had some advice or comments to make about your bike photos... other than YOU look fit!

Chris - I have a twitter account that I don't use a whole lot right now, who do you follow?  

Janyne - it's THIS weekend!!  You ready for this??  :D  

I'm so sorry.

Of course we're ready!

I set up a twitter account a four or five years ago, but I totally didn't understand what it was, or how to do it.  Yeah, OK, fast forward, and I still don't understand it. I really need to hire a 13 yo tutor or something.

So how do you do it?

WOOT!!!   

A few more fishy questions for the group:

One of the thing I'm struggling with a bit is where to place my arm for the initiation of my stroke.  I know I shouldn't cross over, but I don't want to go too wide either.  When I have good rotation my arm placement feels pretty narrow at the catch, and it feels like it has to be to feel that medial delt to the chin/cheek connection.  Is there some other kinesthetic or other cue I should be looking for to know I'm doing it right?

A guy who swims at the pool was commenting how the final third of the stroke is where a lot of people lose speed, and I haven't been particularly focused on that (probably thinking too much about the EVF).  Do you all feel like your power through the entire stroke is consistent?  Do you actively push water back/push yourself forward in the final third of the stroke? 

At this stage of my swimming is it more important to have longer RIs and shorter sets when my form starts to fall apart, or is it actually better to push through at this point and keep a shorter  RI?  Maybe it's not an either or, but I hear/read people talk about this with two very distinct school of thought:  you don't want to have bad form and reinforce bad technique v it's good to push when you're really tired in swimming because that's where you'll get the big gains and it's ok if your form suffers a bit because eventually you will figure out how to adapt to make the SO.

GOOD LUCK B2Bers!!!