Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 72)

Oh, Yanti, so very sorry to hear of the loss of your good friend.  But it is somewhat good news you learned more about your illness and have chosen what sounds like a good plan of recovery.  My best to you and some {melon presses}, too.

That's hilarious. Was it any good?

Aww...what a cutie!  Cats love boxes.

cdban66 - 2012-05-08 8:07 AM Good day everyone, I am requesting permission to ramble a bit this morning. I had read a bunch about IMSG yesterday, and the experiences of those involved. It is an opportunity to learn a bit about the mental aspect, which is so important. Wow, what a great community BT is, when people that are so good at these races are ready and willing to help those of us that are starting out, or struggling to get better. So a bunch of that was in my head on my ride home yesterday, which was another wind facing suckfest. But, with all the reading I had done before leaving, I focused on adjusting my thinking, and rather than dwell on the wind, I decided to stay low and go. I was on the drops throughout the ride. Eureka, it does matter! Then there is this morning's run. I have 2 different types of runs. Those that are "training" runs, where thoughts of form, cadence, speed, times and breathing fill my head. These are the fartleks, the more intense runs, and the long runs. And then there are the mind freeing runs. The runs where I head out knowing it will be a slow one with just enough effort to get me home. And my thoughts are all over the place. That was today. I spoke with God, and prayed for many people. People who were affected by the recent tornadoes in Kansas, like Felicia and Lisa C. People who are going through medical situations, like my mom and Bellinghamspence. People who have faced family adversity like Triathlynne. Those who are sick, like Yanti and Kate, Reece with your crash, and so many others that are here. And I though of the joy of running with loved ones like our very own Adrienne did this weekend. And the happiness and joy that life has for each of us if we are willing to find it. And then I was home. And my day was starting out just right. My head was centered and I could head off and face whatever the day has for me. Thank you all for allowing me to be me, for motivating me to get better, for supporting me in my self improvement journey and for being the wonderful group that you are! I'm done rambling now. Every morning you are faced with a blank canvas. Do your best to end the day with a beautiful painting.

That was a beautiful post and I really like the sentiment at the end.  I'm posting that in my log.  

Good to see you here darling Badger Jen Moose.

Folks ... John was a good friend of Jen's too.

Tough day for us.

And yes ... my kitties love boxes, too. But just TRY to put them in one ... and close the lid ...

Ow!!  I fractured my clavicle and it is not fun.  I hope you heal quickly and can find a way to do IMKS.  

Thanks, Yanti.  John was an amazing man and a great inspiration.  He is going to be missed a lot.  I hope I can do half as much good in the world as he did.

I remember him being really stubborn.  I tried to talk him out of racing a few times - like he had been in the hospital the week before - but he did it anyway.  He was like that.  

I'm having a hard time with his passing right now.

HAHAHAHA ... holy crap, John used to call me and try to talk me out of crap like that too! Well, first he'd call when I was in the depths of darkness and truly didn't want to live. Then, after getting sprung from a hospital/treatment, he'd call and ask if maybe I ought to take care of myself and not race that weekend ... HA!!!!

Yeah, he was like that.

I'm sorry. Losing friends is very difficult.

Yanti and Jen, so sorry for the loss of your friend.  He will live on through all those that love him.

Yanti, that sounds like the best course of action.  The immune system is an amazing thing when it is given the chance.  I think visualization works too--imagine your white blood cells nom-nom-noming those salmonella germies!!

I'm really sorry to hear about your friend Yanti!

In terms of  your options, 3 does sound like the best. You are just going to have to be very careful. Way more than usual (ie you are not usually careful). Careful with your nutrition (as you said) and honest with yourself about how much you can do and if you actually need to go to the hospital again. 

Also, in terms of the "uncertain road" I think you are going to need a lot of support in place. I imagine the depression will be rough.

Hang in there love!

Yanti and Jen, as others have said, sorry to hear about your loss.

Yanti, glad to hear things seem to me moving in the right direction and it does seem like option 3 is the best option.  I find it hard to get my mind around the fact that a person can get typhoid fever once, let alone 2x (or more).  I guess living in the US we really don't have an appreciation for what less developed countries still have to deal with.

Now, the Guinness and ice cream concoction is something I'm going to have to check out!  I will be in Ireland next month, I wonder if this float will be available there or if it is considered sacrilege to mess with Guinness like that?

Yanti and Jen I am so sorry for your loss. I also lost a friend/semi-relative this week.  He was my sister-in-law's brother.  I've known him since we were in our early 20's and he was always happy and had a huge laugh.  Unfortunately as most of us got older and had families he never outgrew the party stage.  He was still always happy and a pleasure to be around but all those years of drinking and smoking heavily finally wore his body down and he lost his fight for life on Monday.  His FB page is full of people remembering his wonderful personality and his contagious laugh. Something good has come of losing him though.  Another brother-in-law has decided to reconsider his drinking habits and when we were in Denver last weekend he'd been sober for 3 days! I don't think he'd been dry for a whole day in the 25 years i've known him. Long description to say we all leave a wake in ways we could never imagine.

Yanti I will be coninuing to pray for your healing.

Thank you all so much for your very kind thoughts and prayers ... for John and his loved ones, for my health ... thank you. I read and deeply appreciated every post, and the inspires that have been coming in.

TJ, I am sorry to hear about your friend/family as well. So very sad ... and I have seen so many loved ones go like that. It doesn't change the amazing person they were or what they gave to my life and others ... and it sounds like even in his passing, a gift is emerging. I know this is true of John, too. His death is as valuable as his life. I don't know how that all works out, but I absolutely know it to be true. Like I can't explain love, but I know it.

P.S. I wrote some pretty decent OWS stuff in this post/article that Salty told me to HTFU and finish, already.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=439566&posts=4&start=1

Melanie likes it.

So sorry for the loss of John he sounds like they broke the mold when they made him.  Taking a day off sick today, firstly to go to the LBS sort out a payment plan for my bike that I'm buying!  Going to do some hard a"*s training too.  Then I thought I'd pop into where i used to work and see some old friends, just surprise them.

Swim squad last night was good, I'm just lacking in motivation and the squad is lacking atmosphere coz it's winter and empty and there is no IM Melbourne around the corner, come September we'll be back to normal!

So here's the workout! - Reece, new option one arm back stroke....

FINS
3X300M BROKEN DOWN:

100M Breathe left
100M Breathe right
100M breathe every 3

100m Back - Left arm only
100m Back - Right arm only
100m Back

300m Breast - dolphin kick

4x25m Underwater on 60 sec cycle (yikes!!!)

NO FINS
4X250M broken down:

225m Freestyle
25m Butterfly

PULL BUOY (don't read Yanti it's hypoxic time!)
100m breathe every 4
100m nomal
100m breathe every 5
100m normal
100m breathe every 6
100m normal
100m breathe every 7
100m normal

2.8km done done done.

I especially like the meditation part.  As part of my martial arts training, meditation is practiced at the beginning of each class and I have learned that its benefits extend far beyond the dojo.  I often meditate before I play a hockey game or before a tri, or even sometimes while riding bike if I am really suffering through a hill (just need to not close my eyes!).  And it is invaluable in times of stress.

I have a theory about meditation that's nevertheless got some pretty good circumstantial evidence for it.

Practiced, focused deep meditation puts into play the body's repair/waste clearing/etc. mechanisms in some ways even more so than sleep.

There's so much I could say about it, but ... the short version is I'd put a lot of money on that athletes who regularly (and with some timing) practice focused meditation recover better, therefore get fitter, and perform better than athletes who don't.

Anyway, this kind of meditation (I mentioned biofeedback, which is more specific) will be playing a central role in Yanti's New Au Naturel All Natural Healing Plan.

Good stuff. I didn't develop my internal quiet space until I was training for labor (?? That sounds weird). Now I use it whenever I feel myself getting stressed upset. Yoga breathing, along with finding that internal spot, really help.

I love your "All Natural Healing Plan." :-)

Injury Update:

Went to ortho and had more X-Rays because Primary Care X-Rays were not readable from the CD, huh?  So someone has to pay twice for X-Rays now?  Whatever.

The only broken thing was a distal fracture of the collar bone.  It wasn't that bad.  No surgery required/recommended.  The woman was a Nurse Practitioner, not a orthopedic surgeon etc.  But she says that I can swim as soon as the road rash heals but with ONE ARM!  Ha, so looks like my kicking is about to improve because I will get my yards in one way or the other.

I asked her about biking.  She says don't do anything until I see her in 3 weeks.  Same for running.  She says that jostling of the arm can delay the healing process or worse cause further injury.

So I think the K.C. Tri is out (May 20th).  But what about IMKS 70.3?  That's 5 weeks post injury.  I will know more in 3 weeks I suppose.  Do I get a second opinion?  One of my friends says I should go Chrissie Wellington on the K.C. Tri.  If it were cracked ribs, maybe but she didn't do it with a fractured collar bone.  Oh yeah, she has way better doctors than I and can afford it.

I'm pretty happy with the news.  I am really bummed about the K.C. Tri though, I was trying to qualify for the AG Elite at Hy-Vee 5150 Championships, oh well.

OK enough about me.

Yanti and Jen, as others have said, sorry to hear about your loss.

Yanti, I'm so sorry for your loss and I'm praying that you kick these typhoid related things A$$es.

Jen, I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.  I've lost a few close people over the last 5 years, those are difficult times.

I hope everyone stays healthy and has great training sessions, races coming up, and not go forget just good times with drinking beer floats and all.  I'll live vicariously through your successes

Maybe I should try meditation, I need to heal quickly!  A friend of mine is a Vedic Master!

Oh yeah, and one more thing, the X-Ray tech was cute!  As she was touching my shirtless body trying to get me in the correct position for the X-Ray, I thought of that post the other day about the guy who was excited to be at body marking for the womens Tri

O.K. I'm going to have a beer now with my friends who are returning from the Wednesday night group ride I should have been on.

Hey, finally back to life (sorta--at least not feeling too painful now, but still kinda loopy!)!

I'm so sorry to hear about John--Losing a friend is a terrible thing to go through, and though I didn't know him personally, it sounds like he would have been an awesome manatee.

Yanti, I am glad to hear the good typhoid news, and I think you are also making the right choice. I truly hope you get better soon!

on my front, (not literally) it was a busy day, so good thing I am feeling better-ish. I had a final exam to take as well as taking part in a rattlesnake physical exam/advanced venomous training session--thankfully, I wasn't being trained, I was helping as a trainer! The snake in question is a VERY angry Northern Pacific Rattlesnake--who is approximately 37inches long (including rattle), so it was fun to deal with him and play with him while he was knocked out in anesthesia! He will join us in the reptile house in 2 months or so. No pics of him, but we do have another, who is a bit younger, smaller, and less volatile (though I still DO NOT handle him--that would be stupid)--here's what he looks like:

Back when he was a little guy.

I love my job.

So now working out for me until I have FULLY recovered, by coaches orders...This only makes me a bit nervous, as my next tri-and one of my more important and HARDER ones is a week from Sunday...Hopefully, I will be all good in a day or two. Okay, my time is up as Solo the cat has decided that laying in between me and the computer is as it should be right now...