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 2016-02-01 8:56 AM in reply to: JBacarella |
 Pennsylvania |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - ClosedOriginally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. I'm truly sorry to hear about your parents. Alzheimer's is a mean disease to be sure, and it's incredible that your father was able to care for her as long as he did, solo. As tough as it may be on all involved, it sounds like some wise decisions were made regarding your mom's care and your dad's well-being, too. |
| 2016-02-01 9:12 AM in reply to: JBacarella |
Member  2098  Simsbury, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. I can't imagine how hard this is for your family. Stay strong - sounds like you are doing what's best for everyone. |
| 2016-02-01 9:17 AM in reply to: melbo55 |
Champion 10550  Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. I'm truly sorry to hear about your parents. Alzheimer's is a mean disease to be sure, and it's incredible that your father was able to care for her as long as he did, solo. As tough as it may be on all involved, it sounds like some wise decisions were made regarding your mom's care and your dad's well-being, too. Alzheimer's is such a terrible, cruel, b*tch of a disease. I'm so sorry that you and your family are going through this, but I'm very glad that your mom will be getting all the nursing care she needs. My thoughts are with you and your family. |
| 2016-02-01 10:03 AM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by melbo55 I finally met a Manatee in person!!! Thank you so much, Mary S., for taking a drive out of your way to come up and visit, it was wonderful to meet you and Alex! We failed to get ourselves in our run gear, but here is a pic of us outside the restaurant where we had our recovery brunch:
Who is who please? You look like you had fun! |
| 2016-02-01 10:06 AM in reply to: JBacarella |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. Sorry to hear this Jim. Alzheimers is tough on the whole family. I hope the transitions go smoothly. |
| 2016-02-01 10:29 AM in reply to: IronOx |
Master 4119 Toronto Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Hi everyone - long time, no post. I am sorry, you guys are busy so i am not going to go back to catch up! Back from a lovely vacation to the Dominican Republic. Fantastic weather, fantastic resort, fantastic time. I feel very fortunate to be able to do such a thing. Super fun time with our little one who loved paddling around the pool in her life jacket and having mommy and daddy's undivided attention. I managed to run a couple of times - our resort had a beautiful gym that we only discovered on the 4 day - it's brand new so it wasn't on the maps ... February is a new month and i have a few things going on - planning to do a 'peach month' - i am setting some parameters as to what counts for my peach and re-doing a junk food challenge i did with my husband last year. how's everyone doing? |
| 2016-02-01 10:30 AM in reply to: IronOx |
Master 4119 Toronto Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by IronOx Originally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. Sorry to hear this Jim. Alzheimers is tough on the whole family. I hope the transitions go smoothly. Thoughts go out to you - it's a terrible situation but it sounds like your whole family is in it together and that makes it so much better. Training is not so important but maybe some exercise will help manage the stress a bit. do what you can and don't worry about it. |
| 2016-02-01 10:37 AM in reply to: IronOx |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by IronOx Originally posted by melbo55 I finally met a Manatee in person!!! Thank you so much, Mary S., for taking a drive out of your way to come up and visit, it was wonderful to meet you and Alex! We failed to get ourselves in our run gear, but here is a pic of us outside the restaurant where we had our recovery brunch:
Who is who please? You look like you had fun! I can't see the picture here but if its the same one from FB Mary is on the left and the taller Mel is on the right. |
| 2016-02-01 10:39 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. I'm truly sorry to hear about your parents. Alzheimer's is a mean disease to be sure, and it's incredible that your father was able to care for her as long as he did, solo. As tough as it may be on all involved, it sounds like some wise decisions were made regarding your mom's care and your dad's well-being, too. Alzheimer's is such a terrible, cruel, b*tch of a disease. I'm so sorry that you and your family are going through this, but I'm very glad that your mom will be getting all the nursing care she needs. My thoughts are with you and your family. As the others have said, I am so glad that your dad is getting help and that you and your wife can help them with the transition. Sadly I've seen how much that horrible disease can wear on a family. |
| 2016-02-01 10:42 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by jmkizer TJ - when's the periodontis appointment? I hope that you're not too banged up from the weekend :-( Steve - Thinking of you! I haven't set the appointment yet (they were closed on Friday). However, based on the fact that missing 10 miles this weekend (so far) is driving me bat chit, I don't think I'm going to be agreeing to missing much training. |
| 2016-02-01 10:57 AM in reply to: JBacarella |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by JBacarella My training was blown to pieces this weekend and it looks like things will be tricky hopefully for just the next couple of weeks. I am having elderly parent issues, and it all came to a head on Thursday night. My 80 year old Mom is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, and my 83 year old father finally admitted he can't do it any longer. He is an Ironman, the weekends we went down to help were exhausting. I really don't know how he did it 24-7. We have had in home care for a couple of years, plus my brother and I have been helping, but the disease has progressed to the point that it is no longer safe to have her in the home and she needs 24 hour nursing care. It was a devastating admission for my Dad to make. I live 3.5 hours from them and my wife is a marketing director for a nursing home. We are going to move him into our house and she is going into my wife's facility. We spent the weekend preparing a room for him and preparing for construction. We are also going to have to build him a bathroom. He comes with his own medical issues. Jim, I wish there was more we could do or say to help. Caring for our parents can be a challenge. I hope things go as smoothly as possible for you. |
| 2016-02-01 11:09 AM in reply to: IronOx |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by IronOx Originally posted by melbo55 I finally met a Manatee in person!!! Thank you so much, Mary S., for taking a drive out of your way to come up and visit, it was wonderful to meet you and Alex! We failed to get ourselves in our run gear, but here is a pic of us outside the restaurant where we had our recovery brunch:
Who is who please? You look like you had fun! Mary in purple and me in blue |
| 2016-02-01 11:10 AM in reply to: juniperjen |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by juniperjen Hi everyone - long time, no post. I am sorry, you guys are busy so i am not going to go back to catch up! Back from a lovely vacation to the Dominican Republic. Fantastic weather, fantastic resort, fantastic time. I feel very fortunate to be able to do such a thing. Super fun time with our little one who loved paddling around the pool in her life jacket and having mommy and daddy's undivided attention. I managed to run a couple of times - our resort had a beautiful gym that we only discovered on the 4 day - it's brand new so it wasn't on the maps ... February is a new month and i have a few things going on - planning to do a 'peach month' - i am setting some parameters as to what counts for my peach and re-doing a junk food challenge i did with my husband last year. how's everyone doing? Welcome back |
| 2016-02-01 11:52 AM in reply to: Sutton.chris86 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Janyne, the Ragnar I'm doing in a couple weeks will be different than my last because it's a point to point with vans and all that. Do you still have your packing list for your relay? Any words of wisdom? |
| 2016-02-01 12:24 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed This needs to be pared down but this is what I started with. We had two 15-passenger vans. Each van had a driver and six runners (so seven people total). I did not use the sleeping bag except as an extra pillow. I also did not use the iPod but I was really glad that I had the extra battery for recharging the phone, etc. I should have brought more real food (trail mix, etc.) * sleep mask |
| 2016-02-01 12:25 PM in reply to: juniperjen |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by juniperjen Hi everyone - long time, no post. I am sorry, you guys are busy so i am not going to go back to catch up! Back from a lovely vacation to the Dominican Republic. Fantastic weather, fantastic resort, fantastic time. I feel very fortunate to be able to do such a thing. Super fun time with our little one who loved paddling around the pool in her life jacket and having mommy and daddy's undivided attention. I managed to run a couple of times - our resort had a beautiful gym that we only discovered on the 4 day - it's brand new so it wasn't on the maps ... February is a new month and i have a few things going on - planning to do a 'peach month' - i am setting some parameters as to what counts for my peach and re-doing a junk food challenge i did with my husband last year. how's everyone doing? Welcome back! |
| 2016-02-01 12:29 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by jmkizer This needs to be pared down but this is what I started with. We had two 15-passenger vans. Each van had a driver and six runners (so seven people total). I did not use the sleeping bag except as an extra pillow. I also did not use the iPod but I was really glad that I had the extra battery for recharging the phone, etc. I should have brought more real food (trail mix, etc.) * sleep mask Awesome thanks! We will also have 6 runners in each car. Not sure if we have a driver or if we are taking turns. The group is talking about going to the grocery store when we get to Phoenix. |
| 2016-02-01 12:30 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Member 2098 Simsbury, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed it's 60 degrees here today. SIXTY!!! Normal for this time of year is like 40? MAYBE?! Crazy. However, it works out in our favor. Since I waited sooooo long to pull the trigger, we are having our house sided NOW. The guys probably love this weather too! AND because of the noise I have the dog here with me at work. She is not so pleased. I borrowed a big open top crate so people can still come over and pet her but she can't get out. She's a goofball. URGH Tax season is here my friends. |
| 2016-02-01 12:37 PM in reply to: mtnbikerchk |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by mtnbikerchk it's 60 degrees here today. SIXTY!!! Normal for this time of year is like 40? MAYBE?! Crazy. However, it works out in our favor. Since I waited sooooo long to pull the trigger, we are having our house sided NOW. The guys probably love this weather too! AND because of the noise I have the dog here with me at work. She is not so pleased. I borrowed a big open top crate so people can still come over and pet her but she can't get out. She's a goofball. URGH Tax season is here my friends. DS2 was commenting this morning that it is hot there. It's snowing in Santa Fe today. Aaaaaand good luck with tax season |
| 2016-02-01 12:50 PM in reply to: 0 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by mtnbikerchk it's 60 degrees here today. SIXTY!!! Normal for this time of year is like 40? MAYBE?! Crazy. However, it works out in our favor. Since I waited sooooo long to pull the trigger, we are having our house sided NOW. The guys probably love this weather too! AND because of the noise I have the dog here with me at work. She is not so pleased. I borrowed a big open top crate so people can still come over and pet her but she can't get out. She's a goofball. URGH Tax season is here my friends. Tax season, ugh. Good luck! Hopefully the dog doesn't mind the change of venue for a short while. Edited by melbo55 2016-02-01 12:50 PM |
| 2016-02-01 12:58 PM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by mtnbikerchk it's 60 degrees here today. SIXTY!!! Normal for this time of year is like 40? MAYBE?! Crazy. However, it works out in our favor. Since I waited sooooo long to pull the trigger, we are having our house sided NOW. The guys probably love this weather too! AND because of the noise I have the dog here with me at work. She is not so pleased. I borrowed a big open top crate so people can still come over and pet her but she can't get out. She's a goofball. URGH Tax season is here my friends. Tax season, ugh. Good luck! Hopefully the dog doesn't mind the change of venue for a short while. Mel how'd the house showing go? |
| 2016-02-01 1:50 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by jmkizer This needs to be pared down but this is what I started with. We had two 15-passenger vans. Each van had a driver and six runners (so seven people total). I did not use the sleeping bag except as an extra pillow. I also did not use the iPod but I was really glad that I had the extra battery for recharging the phone, etc. I should have brought more real food (trail mix, etc.) * sleep mask Awesome thanks! We will also have 6 runners in each car. Not sure if we have a driver or if we are taking turns. The group is talking about going to the grocery store when we get to Phoenix. Is your van running six legs in a row and then having the other van run six legs in a row, etc.? If so, plan to have brunch/lunch/dinner at the stops. My van went second. We met them at the start and then we went to Cracker Barrel for brunch. Then my van started our runners (when your van has runners, it's all about who is on course and who is next, etc.), then we had a break for dinner and drove to the next van exchange. We slept and picked up the baton again at like 3am. Then we had a pancake breakfast at the final van exchange. I think that was the best part. Breakfast, visiting outside the van, knowing you just have one leg left. So much fun! |
| 2016-02-01 2:17 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Extreme Veteran 2263 Ridgeland, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by jmkizer This needs to be pared down but this is what I started with. We had two 15-passenger vans. Each van had a driver and six runners (so seven people total). I did not use the sleeping bag except as an extra pillow. I also did not use the iPod but I was really glad that I had the extra battery for recharging the phone, etc. I should have brought more real food (trail mix, etc.) * sleep mask And I thought triathlon took a lot of gear! |
| 2016-02-01 2:27 PM in reply to: msteiner |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by msteiner Originally posted by jmkizer This needs to be pared down but this is what I started with. We had two 15-passenger vans. Each van had a driver and six runners (so seven people total). I did not use the sleeping bag except as an extra pillow. I also did not use the iPod but I was really glad that I had the extra battery for recharging the phone, etc. I should have brought more real food (trail mix, etc.) * sleep mask And I thought triathlon took a lot of gear! Yeah, and those van rental's aren't cheap. I think that it was $100/person for us to have it for the weekend (including gas). |
| 2016-02-01 2:37 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by DaveL Originally posted by ponderingfox I like the plans they have here - 3x Balanced sprint would be a good one as its time based which may be less intimidating to a complete beginner Hey, what training plan would you recommend to a friend just beginning triathlon? I have a couple friends that want to try a sprint (300y/12 mi/5k) at the start of May. I know how I would prep for myself, but I probably shouldn't write a training plan for them. Any ideas? Yeah, plans here should be fine. Will do. Too bad our mentor group isn't still taking members, otherwise I'd try to get the two of them in here. |
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