Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 52)

I've seen recipes for them.

Did she make that awesome cheeseburger cake you had for J's b-day?

Yup!!!

and recently, Thai Chili Coconut with Roasted Pineapple

OOOOOOHHHH, MMMMMMM!!!  They look and sound scrumptious!!

On a side note, I think I will stop at Target tomorrow night and buy some red velvet Pop Tarts before their limited time is up and check to see if the choc/PB ones hit the stores yet.  Such a guilty pleasure...so bad but so good...

My cat looks just like your cat!  Mine is mean as all get out, too!

Dang!  Sorry he's so big.  I jacked up the whole page.  OK...everyone multi post so we can get to page 65.

Edit:  perfect timing & toppage!

You people are making me cry.

I'm gonna hafta eat a LOT of foie gras this weekend to make up for it.

awww we have matching kitties!! Actually, all of our cats are grey so people mix them up. One has long hair so I am not sure how people mix her up but the other two look a lot alike. 

Izz looks like she's a bunch of different colors actually that when viewed from afar, kinda just blend into gray.

Is betch a color? 

You betcha.

Yanti, I asked you a question on page 58.

Whadaya think?

*Kate answered it by luring me in with beer and I started to register but came to my senses and though I should clear it with someone. Any other distance and I'd pull the trigger but I massively respect the M

Yeah, you're right. I vaguely remember this now.

Hate to say it, but ... natch. It's not so much that you need a training break sometime; it's that you don't need to do a marathon to gauge where you're at or for training purposes nor would you be in a fantastic position to train for it as an A race.

K sounds good, I am happy with that.

I have just had a hard time hitting the M times literally all my other race distances predict. Then again, the course clearly has something to do with it.

Finally, IF the B.A.A. opens up Boston 2014 to all (which I am not saying they will, I am just saying IF) I think it's time you start marathon training and DO IT with me. 

Christ in a race car.

Then do CIM in 2015 actually it would be the perfect race at the perfect time then :D

When have I actually ever trained for a marathon to do it?! What the hell is this T word you speak of? It sounds suspiciously like other words you use such as rest, recovery, balance ... I don't know about you.

Marathon training might go together well with marathon swim training. It's a thought.

If you haven't figured out I'm high maintenance by now ...

Maybe you just haven't found the right someone to do it with, is all! 

No need to rub it in.

Actually, clearly a great need to rub it in

And with that, on my burfday, I'm out! Need my beauty sleep if I'm still to look 36 despite my actual age.

A great need, indeed.

Nighty night!

Gute nachos!

Oh Melanie, I ruv you!

Since they haven't been able to do anything, the PT has been very non-specific, and is only quad-strengthening exercises to stabilize the patella.  It doesn't seem very compelling to me.  They taped my knee for the first week, and took the tape off after I didn't feel it was doing anything.  We'll see what they do/say tomorrow.

Yes my doc is an avid cyclist.  He totally gets me and thinks I'm amazing for considering an IM!- gotta love that.

1.Suit inside out only noticable if that crotch gusset is white then it's hilarious!

2.Poor puddy cat.

3.oh my GOD that's hilarious.

Soooo, what was the diagnosis? 

Regardless, I would be very consistent with that quad strengthening and then, the same advice I gave above.

I'm not thinking the walking is really going to do anything for you right now while you are trying to let it heal (from whatever it is.) 

I think, as Ben said, adding the walking while you are working on building your base mileage is a great idea.

Patting myself on the back.  Last night it was freezing cold, dark and raining - getting off the couch to the pool was a big ask.  I told myself, go to the pool do 15mins, if it still feels crappy you can bail.

So I went - it was packed.  Eleven in my lane.  Crazy butterfly and backstroke with that going on.  How I didn't get knocked unconscious by one guy who is a middle of the lane swimmer (it's the OWS types, they don't have any sense of space)

Anyway workout below.  I love Johnny.

Warm up with fins
6x200m

200m Free
200m Back
200m Breast

3x100m IM (25m fly, 25m back, 25m breast, 25m free)

Main Set no Fins

6x200m (2 sets of)
200m free -at 70-80% effort
200m pull breathe every 4

6x100m (3 sets of)
100m free - at 70-80% effort
100m pull breathe every 6

6x50m (3 sets of )
50m free at 90% effort
50m recovery

BOOM!