Fred D's Ironman/Half-Ironman focused Mentor Group --CLOSED (Page 85)

Rudy very sorry to here this, my condolences for the loss of your friend. 

Run and a swim for me today.  It was 70 degrees this morning on my run..no complaints.

James: I get really anxious too about racing..mainly because I want to race up to my perceived ability or have a good placement.  I have recently just tried to convince myself to have fun and let the chips fall...we do the work and they usually fall where we want em .

Morning all, i have not been getting workouts in, been in a rut with family and stuff, the new puppy has really messed up my schedule also.

Hope you are all getting it done better than I

have a great day!!

Anxious is good James, i am sure you will do awesome, you have been training well and consistently!!!

Thanks everyone for the well wishes, i really appreciate them

Stuff like this really puts things into perspective, too bad sometimes we don't realize that till it is too late.

In the end, all we can do is get back on the bike, celebrate the life we have, as the fallen would have wanted us to do, that is who we are, and what is expected of us. To give up or quit means that the message sent has failed, and fear wins.

Excellent perspective.  It is definitely something difficult to process and i am very sorry to hear about it. 

Hi Team.  I haven't been training. I am fighting off this stupid cold which is making me feel as though i am in a fog.  My ears are crackling a bit today which may be a good sign!!   I figure taking the break in the first couple of week of training won't be a big set back and is better for me in the long run.  I can tell i don't feel good because i can't even consider doing anything strenuous - maybe tomorrow!  I am sad to be missing such awesome weather for training.

I did weigh in yesterday and appeared to be down 1lb but i'll check later in the week to see if that's the case. sickness might be throwing me off.

Just got out of the Dr's office- the low down is I have a torn meniscus. I have a scheduled appointment to see the Orthopedic Surgeon on 4/9. 

In the meantime there will be some swimming and maybe some bike sessions depending on how the knee feels. It could be worse. My guess the May race is a no go and Eagleman a possible No-Go. It all depends what the ortho says. I might have to look at some swim races

Morning from the west coast.   OK, afternoon....  I've had three really great weeks and suddenly I've got a motivation problem.  Probably all part of taper.  Backing things off to about 70%, and a bit tired, so maybe that plays into it was well.  I am certainly not feeling spritely.

Did get my 4 miles in this morning, somewhat hilly.  Hips (tightness) seem to be hanging in, they get a bit tight sitting at work but seem to resolve (knock wood) over 12-24 hours.

Swim tonight.

Currently obsessively watching the Oceanside weather.  I know that weather forecasts today mean nothing 10-12 days from now, but I still do it anyway, just to drive myself crazy I guess.  I would have to make a decision whether I would race if it was raining due to medication issues.  Probably would, just wouldn't be a no brainer