Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 78)

Wasn't too hard was it!  I had the same issue with trying not to pinch the tube around the valve but worked it out eventually.

Can't say it's my favourite thing to do but I'm glad i know how to do it - kind of like CPR it's good to know but you hope to God you never have to use it!

So the rest of the week for me has to include the following:

Swim +30min Bike (Wednesday squad then trainer)
3 hour bike, 20min run(Saturday or Sunday weather forecast dependent)
30min bike, 2 hour run (Saturday or Sunday weather forecast dependent)

That leaves a 90min ride....I am out Friday night when I would usually fit that in.  So my options are probably early morning Thursday or Friday - yikes, have to be on the bike by 4.15am in order to get off by 5.45am so I can shower and beautify before work.....

Oh well!  I think Thursday morning will be the go.

I know what you mean!  Sometimes the scheduling is harder than the training!

This blog from Coach Jenny of Runner's World addresses side stitches: article

RE. HYDRATION: just a few thoughts ... on long runs, some folks stash water bottles at convenient locations. I can't deal with handhelds or a single big bottle, but I loved having two 10-oz bottles. Also experiment with where the belt is--early in running I could wear one around my waist, but in later times I had to have it around my hips. Try the belt on in the store--amphipods are great as you can adjust where the bottles go, but I hated the belt. (Etc.) Fuel belts bounced too much and I just couldn't get the bottles out of the way of my elbows. I finally settled on Nathan, and I loooooove it, but everyone will be different.

It's true you should focus on hydration the days BEFORE a long training session and especially race ... it's even truer that you should ALWAYS focus on hydration. If your body doesn't need it, it will pee it out. But it's very hard to tell if you're just a bit sub-optimally hydrated ... but it does affect your training and racing, perhaps without you knowing it. My policy is to try and stay as hydrated as I would be if I had a big session/event coming up.

Random thought re. LONG COURSE TRAINING: long bikes and runs tend to be scheduled back-to-back days on weekends for convenience. It's actually better to have long or hard sessions separated as much as possible. Another possibility is to do fewer long sessions, but load up more on volume during the week (if schedule allows). Key long bikes and long runs are always necessary ... but, for example, many (even competitive) marathoners do not ever have a LONG long run (longest 13-15 mi). But they have a higher overall volume and very carefully scheduled/crafted/executed short/medium/etc. runs.

Good article and pretty much what Joe Friel says as well.

Mostly you just have to try different stuff to see what works for you. I inhale deeply (very deeply, as deeply as I can visualising pulling air all the way down into my legs) and run stretched more upright for a few strides.

CONGRATULATIONS OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLETE CLAIRE!!!

always difficult to face a new distance and you executed very well. And yes ... we could all use bigger T.I.T.S.

I love my Nathan belt that hold 4 bottles, but I only use 2 at a time.  For me, it's psychological. If I'm running more than 10 miles, I just like knowing its there in case I feel thirsty.  I had a single bottle belt and HATED it, felt like I was pulling a freight train with 20 oz. hanging off my back.  I can't tolerate holding water bottles in my hand, it messes up my rhythm. I usually wear the belt on my waist and keep it nice and snug so that it can't move around, and I haven't had any issues with pilling. It sounds like a belt isn't your style, but you might like a multi-bottle belt better than the single bottle. Maybe the droopiness of the one bottle in the back was a problem?  And I agree with Salty, the same brand with probably have the same sip-top. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YANTI! 

{{{{Huge melon presses}}}}

If you're promising huge melon presses, you better not have let go yet ... thank you, my Salty love!

It is a milestone birthday to me because I am a Dragon (in many, many ways, not just Chinese zodiac) and this is a Dragon year. It is otherwise still an extremely auspicious life and calendar year for me ... and so far, I feel it has been so, not the least because the MANATEES ARE THE BESTEST EVER!!!

Ooooh, I'm a rat, so I think that makes us compatible. I'll bet Allen is something not compatible maybe a Rooster, since he's a...

HAHAHAHA!

Yes. Very compatible. My sister and her husband even call me Rat Lover (they are both rats). Also, rats love me. They love to cuddle with me. I like them too, but I'm really not thrilled about licentious rat cuddling, I need to get to know them first.

Licentious- Have you ever considered writing a romance novel? 

amd723 - 2012-05-15 12:13 PM HAPPY BIRTHDAY YANTI !!!  Hope this year brings better health

Wait, are we speaking in wingdings now? 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YANTI!!!!!!!

I'm not really into zodiac or anything like that but I do like the fact that you and I are both May-babies.

{{{{{KIWI PRESS}}}}}

Not to distract from our wonderful and beautiful mentor's joyous dragon day but on a serious note I just want to remind everyone to be careful out there!!!!!!

A good friend/co-worker got into a really, really bad bike accident. As in-She's out of work indefinitely- type of accident. 

It's easy to slip into corner cutting and being a little reckless, I know I am guilty of it. Especially on the bike. Anyway, I don't mean to preach but sometimes we need a reminder every now and again.

Happy Birthday Yanti! 

NOOOOOO you know how I feel about romance novels! Despise, despise! In fact ... the protagonist of my novels never even sleeps with anyone. Lots of sexual tension, but very little romance. Ew.

Oh no

Indeed ... be careful ... ride cautious ... look over your shoulder ... assume no one can see you.

And ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wear a helmet.

Just a quick type-by post!

Happy BIRTHDAY  my fellow dragon!!!!

If I recall right, we're not only dragons, but Fire dragons! Sweet!

I am free of school and work today, but unfortunately I have to spend the day writing 5 final papers. Ick. I am still coughing up lungs (you would've thought I'd have run out by now, but no...) but apart from that, I feel great. Good thing too. One of my major races is coming up on Sunday--the Auburn Sprint Triathlon--a somewhat difficult one (I did the mini last year), and also its my 1st anniversary tri--as that mini was my first tri EVER! So I am looking forward to it. Funniest thing is, I went to the swim portion on Sunday--and it doesn't look nearly as far as it did last year (despite there actually being even higher water levels!), so that's a nice little confidence boost! Okay, time to knuckle down! See ya all!