kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 - CLOSED (Page 66)

That was an awesome boost of confidence on the swimming.  ha ha.  I know, I can't even get in the pool until mid April.  Sucks. 

Let's unpack this a little bit -- you've been consistently training for how long now (at least a year and half)? 

I think this is a fantastic story:

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning

February 22, 2012

When last we left the NCAA, it was February madness, colleges were jumping conferences, suing each other, coaches were claiming rivals had cheated in recruiting — the usual nobility of college sports.

And then, in the midst of all this, the men's basketball team at Washington College of Chestertown, Md., journeyed to Pennsylvania to play Gettysburg College in a Division III Centennial Conference game.

It was senior night, and the loudest cheers went to Cory Weissman, No. 3, 5 feet 11 inches, a team captain — especially when he walked out onto the court as one of Gettysburg's starting five.

Yes, he was a captain, but it was, you see, the first start of his college career. Cory had played a few minutes on the varsity as a freshman, never even scoring. But then, after that season, although he was only 18 years old, he suffered a major stroke. He was unable to walk for two weeks. His whole left side was paralyzed. He lost his memory, had seizures.

But by strenuously devoting himself to his rehabilitation, Cory slowly began to improve. He was able to return to college, and by this year, he could walk without a limp and even participated in the pregame layup drills.

So for senior night, against Washington, his coach, George Petrie, made the decision to start Cory. Yes, he would play only a token few seconds, but it meant a great deal to Cory and to Gettysburg. All the more touching, the Washington players stood and cheered him.

That was supposed to be the end of it, but with Gettysburg ahead by a large margin and less than a minute left in the game, Coach Petrie sent Cory back in.

Nobody could understand, though, what happened next, why the Washington coach, Rob Nugent, bothered to call time out. The fans didn't know what he told his players there in the huddle: that as quickly as they could, foul No. 3. And one of them did. And with 17 seconds left, Cory Weissman strode to the free-throw line. He had two shots.

Suddenly, the crowd understood what Coach Nugent had sought to do. There was not a sound in the gym. Cory took the ball and shot. It drifted to the left, missing disastrously. The crowd stirred. The referee gave Cory the ball back. He eyed the rim. He dipped and shot. The ball left his hand and flew true. Swish. All net.

The crowd cried as much as it cheered.

The assistant vice president for athletics at Gettysburg, David Wright, wrote to Washington College: "Your coach, Rob Nugent, along with his ... staff and student-athletes, displayed a measure of compassion that I have never witnessed in over 30 years of involvement in intercollegiate athletics."

Cory Weissman had made a point.

Washington College had made an even larger one.

Good point.  I feel like I've made major strides running as of late.  The only real changes I've made there is incorporating structured speed work and running with folks who have BQ'ed in the past.

It also is a good n=1 for the proposition that speed work added at the right time can help you develop further.  Now tihnk about trying to run the same paces a year ago, probably wouldn't have been a good idea.  Getting fast doesn't require some super special trianing technique or workout, it requires lots of consistency.

And that's exactly why I had IT band issues, because I pushed myself last fall to get ready for a HM I probably wasn't ready for.  I met my goal as for time, but I paid for it all winter and it still lingers.  I've learned my lesson.

Morning, all.  

I got up early for an easy bike ride, and then I've got a short recovery run later.  It seems my cold has turned into another sinus infection.  Gah!!!  Good thing I'm off tomorrow, so I can rest and regroup.  I'm changing some things with my run training, so I'm sitting down with my training calendar to modify tomorrow, too. 

I used my Garmin 910 in the pool for the first time last night.  It's awesome!  I've read all sorts of things about people having problems with it in the water, but mine worked like a charm.  It was humbling to have a record of my splits, too.  LOL  I also averaged 19 strokes per length.  I'd thought my spl was lower than that.  Oh well.  I had a hard time breathing during the swim because of congestion.  Can't wait for the swim video analysis on March 3, because I've been stuck at 1:44-1:46/ 100 yds. forever.   

this is what D-III sports (or similar levels like Ivy, etc.) is about.  I played football at Colby College a D-III school.  Its about love of the game, that's all.  thanks for sharing this.

Feel better cupcake, get some rest!!

Thanks, Rudy.  

Crazy day for me.  Now I'm trying to wrap things up and get on a plane for charlotte for the USAT Level 1 clinic.  Should be an interesting expereince.

Jen -- REST!!!!!

There you go with the cupcakes again!

I'm sitting here waiting for a new treadmill to be delivered  

Someone say cupcakes?????  I have extra calories laying around today.

Jen, dump your kids on the hubby and sleep.  Kelly have fun and bite your tongue.  Steve, I love my dreadmill.  Now you just need a flat screen to put in front of it.

Kelly - Can't wait to hear about the clinic!

Rest day / sick day for me today.  I got 9.5 hours of sleep last night and woke up feeling a bit better.  I'll try to hit the sack early again tonight.  When I went in to get my 2 year old up, I found him lying in a bed of vomit and poop.  Poor guy!  He never even cried out or anything, and when I checked him before bed, he was sleeping soundly.  He's been fighting the same cold/virus I have been fighting.  

I'll be spending today coddling my Freddy, painting the trim in the kitchen, and trying to catch some rest on the couch.  Perhaps my 5 year old and 3 year old will want to watch a movie this afternoon, and we can all cuddle and rest on the couch. 

Hoping to get in a long bike tomorrow morning........playing it by ear.

What can i say, i love cupcakes!!!!

So super exciting news ... my Mom popped on me yesterday that I was going to the Disney's Princess Half Marathon this weekend!!!  It is so exciting because a bunch of my friends are doing the race (alot of them, their first) and I will get to do it with them.  I had no idea, but thrilled.  It is a short trip, only Saturday to Sunday, but who cares ... I will be a Princess after all!!!

Now lets all hope my flight doesn't get cancelled tomorrow.  All the other girls were leaving today, and all of them had their flight cancelled (nasty snow storm last night) ... so they are driving.

(princess medal.jpg)

I am sure you already know this, but you'll be broke by the end of the week, especially with two little Princess daughters.  They are going to have a blast.  Have fun Scott

Uh yeah.  Food is already paid for, meal plan is really the only way to go.  Dinner at Cinderella's Castle has been scheduled for MONTHS.  Also hitting up Astros spring training in Kissimmee.  Good news is my parents are coming up from Miami and they can be the suckers that buy memorabilia.  Now if we can just stay the hell away from the Bippity Boppity Boutique makeovers.