Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED (Page 71)

No worries--you got this! Be like your namesake(the fox part--leave the pondering for after the race! ) , calm, collected and ready to roll--you will do well.

ponderingfox - 2013-03-31 5:37 PM

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.

Actually..."Shazam! I love brightly colored shoes" is what you said. (yes, I looked it up cuz it was totally bugging me). Sooo Yay for my brightly colored trail shoes!!!!

How 'bout bunny pics? Did you catch him in the act?

Tom, you got this, you'll be fine. I followed Hal's plan for my first 2 HM's and he got me through them quite well.  And, since it is your first, you are guaranteed a PR

Oh no..... Woke up with a horrible head cold yesterday and it's worse today. Haven't been sick in over a year and I get sick race week.

Taking, vitamin c, emergency, glutamine, BCAAs, multi vitamin, fish oil, zrtec, pop tarts, etc......  Please go away!

The stalking continues!

http://www.shopfinisherpix.com/photos/my-photos/pctrl/Photos/paction/search/pevent/accenture-ironman-703-california-oceanside-2013/pbib/1784.html

Love love love some of those photos!

Enough training to stay loose, lots of sleep and lots of fluids.  You'll be fine!

You've done the training, you'll rock the race!

Fantastic stuff right there!!!! I'm still cheering, Go TJ!!!!!!!

Hi everybody! I've missed you all.  Been MIA with work kicking my azz non-stop, weekend commitments, ugh.  I owe a race report from Saturday but the short version is that it was a great race and I'm really really pleased with the way I ran.  I did a 6 mile run before the 4 mile race because I have a HM next weekend and needed to get a long run in, so I was not racing on fresh legs.  We did the 6 miles in 1 hour flat (I am a machine when it comes to logging steady 10-minute-miles).  Then, my friend and I ran serious negative splits in the race: Mile 1 - 9:41, Mile 2 - 9:31, Mile 3 - 9:14, Mile 4 - 9:01.  I can't believe I had the last mile in me, and then we sprinted for the finish with about 200m to go.  So, although I haven't had great steady training for the half, I'm optimistic after this weekend. 

I'll now start working my way through all of the fun stuff I've missed over the past 2 weeks!  This could take a while...

Great race and welcome back!

Thanks for posting these, Janyne, and TJ: SUPER, SUPER job!!!  They are some great pics but the finish line ones with your arms in the air are the best, IMO.  The joy on your face is priceless.  My eyes may have teared up, I'm such a sap.  Congrats on a strong race and a great finish, yeah, girl!!!

4agoodlife - 2013-03-30 11:45 PM Twas a good shopping day

Awesome!!  Lovin' those Brooks!

No worries, fast Foxy, you will do great!

So awesome you got to see Springsteen in concert.  I saw him back in November and learned there is a very good reason they call him the Boss!!  Incredible, non-stop, high activity, high energy show; a true performer.

Glad you are getting a handle on your bike skills with the help of a yummy piglet, no less!   Keep practicing!

Hitting a wall is something that happens in your head (unless you've totally improperly or insufficiently fueled, hydrated, prepared or executed). If someone is hitting the wall at the distance of their longest run, it's coincidental ... it has nothing to do with the distance of the longest training run, but rather the volume and quality OVER TIME (as in months/years) of their run training.

8 weeks to 12km means it should be a training race.

21 weeks is a good time to prepare for the HM. I'd strongly recommend Hal Higdon's beginner program.

The run/walk is incidental. If you can run slowly enough, don't worry about the walking. If not, then do it. If you're wanting to run the HM, then I'd do running from the outset. It's kind of silly to straight-run the majority of the HM, only to have to walk the last few km. Better to learn and do appropriate-for-you run pacing from the outset (of training, and then the race).

KansasMom - 2013-04-01 11:44 AM

bcraht - 2013-03-31 10:44 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...

Thanks for this information. And thanks to Chris for your experience, too. I may go see a podiatrist, but I really don't want surgery. My feet have been like this forever. Literally. Like I said my two little ones have the same thing. My youngest is only 6. My toes aren't gnarly like you see in the google pictures. I can get into my 5 finger vibrams very easily. So except for the unsightly bump, my feet are quite attractive. LOL

They have calmed down today. I wore the 5 fingers most of yesterday, iced after my Sunday short run, and the swelling and redness has gone done. It was frustrating after my long run on Saturday because my legs actually feel great, only a little tired but not anymore tired than they would be after any run. It was feet that were suffering.

Felicia, I think if it has been that way forever and they aren't getting worse, then don't bother with the surgery. If they are getting worse over time, then consider it. I have pins in my feet now, and while the surgery was not a big deal (after all, I was out cold, so how bad could it be?), I wouldn't do it unless it were really going to help.  Are you sure the pain is a result of the bunions, or could it be the result of something else that is felt there?  Having a Doctor take a look might be helpful though. And if he says that it'll reduce the pain, you might want to start thinking about it. 

4agoodlife - 2013-03-31 8:01 AM Snapped a pic of DH and baby girl reading USA Triathlete Magazine this morning. Looks like she found something interesting 

Hawt and sportiness in the fam! Great pic!

One of my friends got these for me for my bday!

Ima be soooo fast now!

MERCURY!!!!!

Golden wings.

Too soon to get the tattoos? Not for you, I think.

Your birthday is clearly suiting you well.

Hey there!

NICE JOB! That is fantastic. It's amazing, I believe everyone is a lot tougher, stronger and faster than they think they are.

Hey, I'll see you in a few weeks, eh?? 

Amazing! I love them. (And the shoes have a large bunion window. I am noticing that more often now.)  I hope you had a fantastic birthday.