kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2013 (Year 3!) - CLOSED (Page 69)

You and your trainer are going to become very good buddies once Quinn is here. 

You are a better person than I am. 

The only picture I have of him is sad because he looks so scared at the shelter.  Not much history, he's fixed, has a cherry eye that needs some vet attention and is a little shy.  I would like to take Abbey with me to meet him but shelters freak her out (she came from a kill shelter as well) so I don't want two high stress dogs meeting for the first time. 

I cannot stand to see a hurt or scared animal.  I've always had a super soft spot for fur babies. 

OK, you just won me over!  I have four rescued dogs (1 was adopted), 5 rescued cats, and 3 adopted ferrets (and other critters).

Thanks!  Now you're scaring me!    Why is it the most painful jump?

What made it an awesome experience for you?

Double the swim, bike is longer but still not a ton of pacing, and the 10k is everything you've got.  You go from what an hour to hour and a half with the hammer down the whole time to 2.5-3 with the hammer down pretty much the whole time.  At least in Iron distance events you pace things out. 

Which Oly are you doing?

Y'all have fun with that.  I'm riding for 3 on Saturday before my daughter's bday party.

Me too, all my babies are adopted!  My female lab, Bella was dumped off 1 week before giving birth.  I was only adopting her, however, my Mother, a softie as well, talked me into taking the last puppy in the litter .. So now I have Briggs and Bella, mom and pup and it has been awesome!  Oh, and can't forget the cat named Tag!

In my dreams!!!!  You are a young man; I, on the other hand, am a 52 year old late blooming athlete.  The first sprint that I completed last year has an olympic bike ride.  The swim was an 880 and then the 5k.  I came in last, but I was glad to have done it and finish.  That was my goal.  The other two sprints I did last year were better.  And I didn't come in last place in the USAT rankings.  My goal with this new challenge is to finish.  I'm not too worried about the bike and run.  Just did the equivalent of an Oly this past weekend. That's why I signed up for the April Oly. Now, I need to get in the pool.  I am doing the Spring Fall Classic at Lake Tawakoni on 4/28.  That was my first sprint last year.  This is their first Oly.

My goal is to swim tomorrow morning before the pool closes.  Although it will be fun to run in the snow on Saturday afternoon.

I am curious, how many listen to music for inspiration prior to or during a workout or a race? If so, I would love to see what is your top 5 on you ipod play list. So, I will share to kick it off (in no particular oder):

1)Radiohead - 2+2=5

2) Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade

3) Eminem (I don't listen to him...just like the song) - Til I collapse

4) Ministry - Just one fix

5) Built to Spill - goin against your mind

I generally listen to Texas Country/Red Dirt Music.  Also I don't like to get too hyped up.  I do that just fine on my own:

1.  The Road Goes on Forever by Robert Earl Keen

2. Crazy Eddie's Last Hurrah  by Reckless Kelly

3. Hammer Down by Cross Canadian Ragweed

4. Bread and Water by Ryan Bingham.

5. Wanna Rock and Roll by Ray Wylie Hubbard

Ummm . . . I'm a dork and ast year before Poconos and IMFL I listened to One Direction.  Yeah, I know.  I swear I generally have really good taste in music. 

Gangnam Style - PSY

Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO

Yeah! - Usher

Good Feeling - Flo Rida

Pump It - The Black Eyed Peas

The Only Way I know - Jason Aldean

That's 6 - sorry, obviously can't count!

Really not sure how Shaun puts up with you.

I'm cute?

At Poconos I made him listen to 1D at 3:30 a.m. as we drove to the race site.  He was trooper (even after the 5th time I put "Stand Up" on repeat).