Meulen's 'Let's tri this Thing!' beginner mentor group-CLOSED (Page 49)

Don't forget your mom visiting   That's always fun.  Wow, it's hard to believe that 10 years has passed already!  I remember it like it was yesterday....

Now onto your first tri!!!!!!!

and me breaking our front door window last night.  now, I am the born loser. when will this be over? thank goodness i have running, biking, and swimming or i would have gone into a deep depression by now.

and i want to publicly thank my husband for not getting upset at me for everything i've broken in the last few days. i love you. xoxox. now, can summer please come so i can race? it's freezing today- 40 degrees right now.

Thanks for all the good thoughts for my family, everyone! You folks are awesome. As of an hour ago my dad was ordering lunch & signing discharge papers! He's got a couple new stents in his heart *and* a pace maker now, but he says he feels better than he's felt in weeks (my mom suggests that by his appetite & walking pace she would estimate it more like a couple years!!) and he wants to "stop at Barnes & Noble" on their way home. :D Couldn't be happier! There's a chance that he may even join us for my race this weekend since he doesn't have travel restrictions & my mom doesn't want to leave him home alone, nor does she want to miss the race. Cute!

I've read that taper week can feel really strange, and family emergencies aside, it *does*! LOL Today I only swam for 25 minutes (1150m) and that was my last workout until the race on Saturday. Crossing my fingers that all my hard work will pay off & that the weather will be tollerable (although *beautiful* would be nice).

Erin (libramom), congrats on being cancer free!!!!! That's incredible. I'm pretty sure you can break a few doors here & there.

Also, I did meet all my goals for April. While I came up short on the time goal for running, I did make the distance!

May goals include my race this weekend, continuing to eat clean, starting a 2nd round of P90X which I've modified to include 1 run and 2 swims per week. Not planning on doing any more tri's this summer, but I hope to find a good 10k in the fall and I've got another 5k and the Warrior Dash coming up in June & July.

It's gonna feel strange to not be "tri-training" the rest of this season, but assuming I have as much fun on Saturday as I'm expecting to, I plan on picking at least 2 sprints for next season!

For all you experienced triathletes: the mentor in the Spring group I joined recommended a very brief run tomorrow. Something about how the neurons have a 24-48 hr memory & you want to keep them fresh (I haven't run since Monday). I was planning to just stretch, but he said that after years of taking the day before a race off completely, he now just does a very short jog and/or swim & it puts him in a better place for race day. Anyone want to weigh in on that?

soooo happy about your dad's success, henry!!! yay!!! i hope he has a nice, long relaxing time at barnes and nobles sans caffeine! and you will do great during your race- can't wait to hear the details. and you're doing the warrior?!!! ha! you get to wear horns? 

ps- you joined another mentor group? how could you!!!

Thanks Brian! Both plans I have been consulting (the plan I shared with you & the *very* beginner Joe Friel plan) take the day before completely off for rest & double checking equipment. Just goes to show that plans on paper can only tell you so much!  Chris is going over the bike today (and he's so awesome, he's bringing all his tools along for the ride!) and I have plenty of time for a short run tomorrow morning.

Erin: LOL Yeah, I joined one of the Spring groups cos I figured there's always more to learn. This is still my favorite group though!

Henry,

I am so glad and relieved to hear about your dad.  It is truly a miracle what doctors can do these days.  I hope he enjoys your race!  Good luck and hurry back to tell us about it!

Race log is up!

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=251286 

Is anyone else having trouble posting on this blog?  I have no problems at all, but when Erin logs in she does not have a "REPLY" button anywhere on her screen.  It's just simply disappeared.  So, for now, she's jut watching from the sidelines. 

On the bright side, I can type whatever I want.  She can get mad at me, but she can't do anything about it...

i can reply at work...haha! i just must need a new computer at home. hey michael, i'll take mac laptop. thanks!!

Meulen - 2011-05-09 10:17 AM

libramom - 2011-05-09 8:42 AM

mcommend - 2011-05-08 9:44 PM

Is anyone else having trouble posting on this blog?  I have no problems at all, but when Erin logs in she does not have a "REPLY" button anywhere on her screen.  It's just simply disappeared.  So, for now, she's jut watching from the sidelines. 

 

On the bright side, I can type whatever I want.  She can get mad at me, but she can't do anything about it...

 

i can reply at work...haha! i just must need a new computer at home. hey michael, i'll take mac laptop. thanks!!

think of the bike you could buy with the cash you save buying a pc!

yes, true. but why compromise when i could have it all?

HA!