kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 81)

Swam a mile and ran 2.5 this morning. The swim felt AWESOME. I kept thinking where was this form on race day? Of course the lake was glass and there was only one other swimmer in the water. The run, OMG did the quads still hurt. Icing as we speak.

So having my first HIM under my belt I have my goal for Pumpkinman. At least 5 seconds faster with a minimum of one second per segment. The bike is harder by all accounts so that will be the hardest one to pull off but I'm assuming on the little lake this one is one I won't have a sore back like I did for Patriot so it's completely doable. My swim realistically on a smooth pond should be no worse than 3 minutes faster but as long as it's faster I don't care.

90's here today so glad it was short and early. Enjoy the day everybody.

Because people need validation for decisions they're uncomfortable with.  Honestly I'm amazed and somewhat frustrated.  Was Bryan blunt, somewhat confrontational, very stubborn, sarcastic and snarky at times?  Yes to all, but isn't that life?  He always had solid reasoning to back up his stance and that's really all you can ask for.  If he were being an ahole for the sake of being an ahole that would be different.

I feel like a truck hit me today.  Started feeling this way last night and got up to see if a workout may get my body back on track.  Nope.  Grrrr!!!

Exactly.  I don't get the need for validation about something as simple as a tattoo, but that's just me.

Sorry you feel sick.  Hope it's nothing major and you're back on track in no time.  

I hope it's nothing major too.  We're supposed to be kid free from Friday at noon until late Sunday. 

NICE!!!  Get lots of rest.  

***I was thinking about some of the comments I made about that thread while I was running.  I think I am being overly judgmental, and I apologize for that.  I need to learn to keep my opinions to myself sometimes

1:05 on the bike with 8x2' hill repeats. I can feel myself getting stronger. Not to happy with where my heart rate was. It is just to dang hilly around here haha. Hope to get a nice run in this evening...we shall see...

Scott hope you aren't coming down with anything major!

Have a great day everyone!

We all ask what others might think are silly or stupid questions, everyone of us at some point in time.  M-Dot tattoos are important to some people.  It signifies a major accomplishment.  Some want to shout it out loud.

Bluntness and being direct are OK, in my mind, as long are you are not calling people stupid or dumb ... especially publicly.  That crosses the line in my mind.  Brian has always backed up everything he has said, but he borders that line alot ... I actually find him quite funny most of the time

MIght try to go to the OW swim tonight ... in the 90's here and water temp in mid-80's so I shouldn't be cold, but means water may be nasty and smell something fierce. Think anyone will notice me swimming with a pull buoy .  Haven't decided yet, if foot is still sore, will skip and continue resting.  Staying off the foot and in a boot most of the time.

HOORAY!

I passed my second state exam today! Now I'm licensed to offer insurance and begin my trek towards having my own agency office.

Congratulations.

Congratulations!  Fantastic news!

That's awesome, major congrats!

I was up all night long coughing.....ALL NIGHT.  I threw up because I coughed so hard.  Got about 4 hours of sleep broken up.  When my alarm went off at 5, I shut it off.  I never do that!  Guess I thought what's the point of doing these training sessions if I can't get any sleep and recover from them?  Good thing I have a babysitter coming later.  I was supposed to run errands during my "free time," but now it looks like I have to do hill repeats and a swim instead.  

My husband said he won't install our a/c window units upstairs because "he's tired of doing it every year."  My kids are up all night long, crying and whining because they can't sleep in this heat.  I'm so mad right now.  Couldn't even say goodbye to him as he left this morning. Sooo.....I have to try to install these things myself.  How to do this?  I don't know....off to google.  

Congrats Steve - that's great news.

Jen - you should rest!  (Don't have any advice on the window a/c installation.) Our house is so darn big we have 2 a/c's.  The only one working is the upstairs one (where our bedroom is).  The other one, which is for the main floor and basement, breaks down every year.  Repair guy came the other day and he said he can't repair it, it needs replacing.  So, we are trying to hold out, didn't plan on that expense this year.  It's miserable on the main floor.  Basement is tolerable, but since we canceled the satellite we are never down there.  My Dad and step mom are coming for a week visit starting this Saturday.  They are going to be in for a shocker with no a/c.  We'll see how long I can last this summer...

Got the Stitches out of my hand yesterday from my crash, and hit the pool this morining after no swimming for 12 days felt good 3100 yards!!

1 hour run this afternoon it will be about 90 degress when I go nothing like a good sweat.

I am glad we are experienceing this heat and humidity because it is allowing me to see what happens to my HR if for some reason it is 90 and humid in LP.

On a scary note I got another front tire flat at 22mph yesterday no crash but it scared me to death afetr the crash I had.

congrats!!!  Awesome!!!!

and lord knows i am not judgmental or opinionated at all.  i run totally neutral...really..

Be careful with the coughing.  I know you like to train through everything but you know you shouldn't mess around with your lungs.