Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED (Page 70)

First HIM great success passing BIG time on hills ... I'd say all your super secret even undreamed goals got SMASHED!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TJ!!!

Cuz you're a super wo-manatee  Was watching your splits and cheering you on while running errands today. lol 

Glad you had such a great day and love your "fighter" pic!

I wish I could type my excitement - i am so happy for you!!!!!!!

Awesome job and a big congrats!!!

Congratulations TJ!  We are so proud of you!

Awesome to see!!!! You stayed after it the entire time, nothing got you down and you rocked your race. Good to see all that training pay off, especially the hills. 

I'm doing one of Hal Higdon's plans for my HM next week.  It also doesn't get up to the full 13.1 distance.  I think that the main goal of these plans is to slowly build running base to avoid injury, and to get people enough running to be able to finish the race.  I am sure that these plans are enough to finish the race.

My plan has worked in building my running ability.  I am still a little concerned about making the distance, but I do know I will run faster and further during the actual race.  This plan works for the time that I had to prepare.  I think that if I had another couple weeks that I'd take my weekly runs to six miles, and go up to 12 or 13 for my long run.  I think for a HM that training long runs can be the full distance.  I think it's only for Marys that you don't want to run the whole distance.  From what I remember reading for Marys, no extra fitness is gained, and it only increases the risk of injury.

Hooooooooooraaaaaaaay!

4agoodlife - 2013-03-30 10:45 PM Twas a good shopping day

I ran on the dirt roads yesterday which were a little muddy in spots, so there was a bit of slipping and sliding. At one point I just took off my shoes and ran in my socks for about half a mile. My bunions felt so much better, but they are still a little achey this morning. /rant about disformed feet

Awesome photo TJ!  YOU DID IT!  Way to go!

KansasMom - 2013-03-31 8:16 AM

4agoodlife - 2013-03-30 10:45 PM Twas a good shopping day

Fun! I love the color of the running shoes. I did some online shoes shopping last night. My bunions are quickly becoming a limiter for me. I am going to try to stretch the shoes I have now while I look for something better. I am also thinking of cutting out a space for my bunions. Yes. They are that bad. They are genetic. My dad had them, and my two youngest have them, too.

I ran on the dirt roads yesterday which were a little muddy in spots, so there was a bit of slipping and sliding. At one point I just took off my shoes and ran in my socks for about half a mile. My bunions felt so much better, but they are still a little achey this morning. /rant about disformed feet

My mom had 'em bad enough to finally warrant surgery on both feet a couple years ago.  Mine are minor at this point.  You may want to see a podiatrist--it's not the bunions that are genetic, but the tendency for the big toe to deviate laterally--that makes the end of the bone push out medially, which rubs and creates the bunion.  Sometimes they can give you a spacer for between your big and second toe to decrease the deviation.  It won't make them better, but can help stop them from getting worse...

bcraht - 2013-03-31 11:44 AM

KansasMom - 2013-03-31 8:16 AM

4agoodlife - 2013-03-30 10:45 PM Twas a good shopping day

Fun! I love the color of the running shoes. I did some online shoes shopping last night. My bunions are quickly becoming a limiter for me. I am going to try to stretch the shoes I have now while I look for something better. I am also thinking of cutting out a space for my bunions. Yes. They are that bad. They are genetic. My dad had them, and my two youngest have them, too.

I ran on the dirt roads yesterday which were a little muddy in spots, so there was a bit of slipping and sliding. At one point I just took off my shoes and ran in my socks for about half a mile. My bunions felt so much better, but they are still a little achey this morning. /rant about disformed feet

My mom had 'em bad enough to finally warrant surgery on both feet a couple years ago.  Mine are minor at this point.  You may want to see a podiatrist--it's not the bunions that are genetic, but the tendency for the big toe to deviate laterally--that makes the end of the bone push out medially, which rubs and creates the bunion.  Sometimes they can give you a spacer for between your big and second toe to decrease the deviation.  It won't make them better, but can help stop them from getting worse...

Been there, done that about 8 years ago. I have pins in both feet. It was done before I took up running, oddly enough. I spent nearly 15 years working in kitchens, on my feet 10-12 hours a day. It was a one day thing, back home that afternoon. I had to keep off the feet for a while, but I'm glad I did it.

KansasMom - 2013-03-31 11:16 AM

4agoodlife - 2013-03-30 10:45 PM Twas a good shopping day

Fun! I love the color of the running shoes. I did some online shoes shopping last night. My bunions are quickly becoming a limiter for me. I am going to try to stretch the shoes I have now while I look for something better. I am also thinking of cutting out a space for my bunions. Yes. They are that bad. They are genetic. My dad had them, and my two youngest have them, too.

I ran on the dirt roads yesterday which were a little muddy in spots, so there was a bit of slipping and sliding. At one point I just took off my shoes and ran in my socks for about half a mile. My bunions felt so much better, but they are still a little achey this morning. /rant about disformed feet

I'm a big fan of colorful shoes. :D

4agoodlife - 2013-03-31 7:23 PM

ponderingfox - 2013-03-31 10:43 AM

KansasMom - 2013-03-31 11:16 AM

4agoodlife - 2013-03-30 10:45 PM Twas a good shopping day

Fun! I love the color of the running shoes. I did some online shoes shopping last night. My bunions are quickly becoming a limiter for me. I am going to try to stretch the shoes I have now while I look for something better. I am also thinking of cutting out a space for my bunions. Yes. They are that bad. They are genetic. My dad had them, and my two youngest have them, too.

I ran on the dirt roads yesterday which were a little muddy in spots, so there was a bit of slipping and sliding. At one point I just took off my shoes and ran in my socks for about half a mile. My bunions felt so much better, but they are still a little achey this morning. /rant about disformed feet

I'm a big fan of colorful shoes. :D

^^^ haha! Really? I seem to remember you saying you don't even notice them... our was it the girls you don't notice? :p

Did I say that? I really love my neon yellow Kinvaras.  I like to go out of my way to compliment people wearing colorful shoes in everyday life.  As for the ladies... I'll find and marry one someday, but I don't 'follow a nice pair of shorts' during races, as it were.  That's not the way I do things.