Girl Passing on Left (FULL) (Page 88)

Hi all, I managed to post my swim video or some of it on my blog. I was horrified to see how I turn TOO far over to breathe..... and how slow I am........ it makes me sick to watch it ! ugh  If you watch it I hope it does not make your eyes bleed ! http://jdhalter.blogspot.com/

Anyway, dd and I are still sick,, I think I'll go back to the dd and see if this is pneumonia......i feel horrible and weak.
I have been reading the board, but I really do not have the energy to do much but sleep, so I'm just gonna  INSPIRE YOU ALL from here !

GO TEAM !!!

I'm sure that none of us would really like to see ourselves swim. I'm doing a swim clinic on March 29 where I'll be filmed and critiqued; I'm sure it will be a swell time!

Let me start by saying that you look 100x better than the woman that was in the lane next to me this morning. I think she was taking 3 strokes per meter; it was ugly. Anyhoo, your form looks decent, but you do seem to spend too much time on your side. Rolling is supposed to be good but you don't want to stay there. I don't know how to address this. As far as being slow, speed always seems to come after endurance, and both require time in the pool. You looked like you were comfortably cruising along but not really like you were racing. Have you simply tried to speed up your stroke?

Bottom line is that you did great! Congrats again!!

Hey Gang!

I had a couple of minutes so I thought I would sneak in a little "Howdy!" and tell you that I am thinking about all of you and wishing that I had the time to visit each of your logs. Round 1 of Parent conferences went well- 5 hours down...4 to go tomorrow. (Do you hear the excitement?) But....just 7.5 days of school until two weeks of Spring Break! YIPPPEEEEE!!! (Now that's excitement!)

Susie- way to go on the WW! and you stay strong! No way that you should be having to pay for two places. When you chat with the lawyer, be sure to get that taken care of.

Julie- sorry to hear that you are not feeling so hot- after a race or long workout, the immune system is always weaker and with the bugs floating around your house with dear Lexi having been sick, it may have gotten to you. Rest well, sweet dreams- no more tri-mares!

Nicole- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Loved the licence plate by the way! Hope the ankle is feeling better. If you do get in for a massage you can also ask them to do some work with pushing some of the fluids away from the injury to speed your recovery. Do take care and celebrate your day! Hope the Garmin gets figured out too.

Cheri- thanks or the reminder on the bike! I hope that I can sneak a quick spin today before my massage and dinner. Sounds like Torture Dan is living up to his name- I bet he even likes being called Torture Dan!

Julie- our fearless leader, thanks for the continuous inspires and reminders to get out there and live active healthful lives- you are an inspiration! Now get out there and RUN!!!! (I figured that if you were already a happy cyclist, and you were getting pushed by Is and others to swim, I might as well push you out the door to do my fave of the 3- RUN baby RUN!)

Alyssa- hope Piepie is feeling better....poor thing. Loved the pics on your blog- especially little Henry getting the bejeezers scared out of him! awesome catch!

Happy Hump Day! Hope you get out there and enjoy the sunshine....we are (hopefully) coming out of a deep freeze- On Sat it dipped down to -25C and hasn't really come up since- should be -9C today- one can only hope....sad to be happy about -9C?!

Thanks for the inspires! Huge hugs out to you all! Go get 'im!

the old and the new. i'm so excited i could just spit. (one of my mom's better quotes! LOL)

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Let's see the bottom of the old shoes! Any tread left?

good job Susie! hope that tomorrows visit with the lawyer will make things easier on you. I cant see how he expects you to pay for all the stuff if you are not living there?? just doesnt seem right but I am by no means a lawyer and up on this sort of thing! good luck and keep us posted as to how your mtg goes tomorrow!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICOLE!

sorry I was not around earlier to wish you one! but the thought is what counts right??? have a great rest of the day. Any special dinner plans? hope you are wining and dining and having all kinds of fun!

Sledge - 2009-03-11 3:33 AM

Girl Passing on Left - 2009-03-10 9:37 PM

Sledge - 2009-03-10 4:55 PM I had an interesting track workout tonight.  It was the first time we've been out on the track since before Christmas.  We "warmed up" the first mile and a half by increasing the pace every lap. That would have been fine, but Dan is a much faster runner than I am, and by the third lap I look at my Garmin and we're doing 7:59! Anyway, after that we did three 300 meters and two 200 meters, all with full recovery between. And according to Dan, that was an easy workout because we only did it for half an hour! No wonder I call him Torture Dan.

I want to be fast like you!! does that mean I have to have a torture Dan in my life! I already have a torture Don on my bike routes! (Don is my dh)

I could sure use a Torture Don.  In my blog I was just whining about not doing enough biking.  I've tried to get my dh to ride, but he's just not interested.   

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to figure out a way to push myself.

you need to go to your local bike shop and go on some of thier organized rides...almost all have some sort of rides they do throughout the week...go invite yourself and start meeting other cyclists and before long you will be leading rides! ride Cheri ride! I know you have the heart and soul...just time to get the confidence on your bike...which will come the more you ride...  I <3 my bike!

I think you are wrong about this not about us on our day stuff...next year you are going to hang with me on your day! deal? Michelle can come along...we will have a good ole time! and it will be allllll about you! have a great evening...sorry about your massage!

way to go Susie! sounds like you are on your way to be quite the little fishy! with an emphasis on "little". KIU~

I am leaving tomorrow for a long weekend for a mtn bike race. Yes, I will be racing downhill...and MAYBE cross country. Will not be in touch as we stay at a bed and breakfast that has one computer and we just wont even try to get  on it. Will catch up with you all when I get back...

Julie H...hope you feel better! we miss you round here and want you back and running, biking and swimming again soon.

Cheri...bike sister, bike! wish we lived closer, I would love the company and I know you are once you get going there will be NOOOOOO stopping you!

Amy...hope your daughter does well in her race tomorrow! saw you message to Emerson and hoping you will be back to us in April like mentioned! you are GREATLY missed around here! bring back that sunshine soon....but only when your ready.

Andria....how you feeling these days? I have to hand it to you...no matter how bad you feel and no matter what has socked  you down..you get in some type of work out! YOU AMAZE ME..and are a big inspiration to me! KIU

Lyssa...your cookies arrived! OMG! MY BUTT IS THREE TIMES BIGGER! we loved them....thanks! been running into that creep in your hood? please tell me he has moved! and that you Pie Pie, Henry and ?? are safe to roam and wander about....and hoping you have not run into anymore steaming poos...hate to see that you have to run with a six shooter gun! ;/ and how them new shoes after you got the different size???

Tricia...last time we heard from you....you had over indulged in Crab...first of all IM JEALOUS...love crab...hoping you are doing well and are getting some type of training in. And we live so close, time to plan a ride somewhere in between us...like Napa! mmmmm you are much closer....but I dont mind!

Nalani...I hope by now you have gotten the tiny little something I made for you! If not..I am coming there and interrogating your postman! haha hope things are well with you and your boys....hows the pup by the way? see that you are going crazy at work...hang in there! hope you are getting some time for yourself in.. a run, bike or swim will do wonders  when it comes to erasing those worktime blues!

Yvonne....we sure miss you, but I again see that work is BUSY BUSY BUSY! but I do see that you are doing some training and that is great! nice swim the other day! hope you and Linkin are getting some runs in...and that you are not too stressed with all your grading....parent meetings...hope things settle soon. Do you have summers off?

Scott...thanks for your messages. Glad to see you will be sticking around.

Isabelle...how them legs. Saw you got some blisters on your recent runs, did you just get new running shoes? Super run the other day! 6+miles! you GO MY CHIPIT! KIU!

Dan....snowing??? still?? that sux! how can you ride that beautiful...suuuuweeeeeeeeet new bike of yours if it is snowing out? hoping your weather will cooperate soon and you will be out riding the sun and NO wind. I cant imagine being in your class come race day! you are one of the most dedicated athletes! not one but two workouts almost every day! KIU!

Susie....I will be thinking of you all weekend! hope your meeting goes well! you hang in there and remember you have your new family to depend on! keep your chin up (except for when swimming) haha and keep doing what your doing! you are another big inspiration to me...today is the first day of the rest of your life! go make it special girl! this is your chance!

AMY, JENNIFER, MONICA...we miss you and will be here when and if you decide to come back to us....

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BE BACK TUESDAY! I AM INSPIRING YOU NOW FOR ALL THOSE DAYS I AM GONE!
GO TEAM GO!

FOCUS  FOCUS  FOCUS! and train well!

Good morning everyone!

Good luck on your race this weekend Julie!  Anyone else racing?

It's been a crazy week for me.  I have a lot going on at work this week, and it has really consumed me.  I missed my swim on Monday night and my bike last night.  And I have a meeting that I need to get to tonight (not work-related), but I also need to get a bike ride in.  My plan is to leave work early, ride my bike, and go to my meeting directly from there.  I'll sit in the corner so I don't stink up the place!  

The good news is that I plan to be off tomorrow.  We do "earned days off", which by definition means that we have the flexibility to put in 9 hour days and take every other Friday off.  The way it works for me is that I have the flexibility to put in as many hours  as it takes to get the job done (usually >9!), and if I feel exasperated enough by the time my earned day off rolls around, I can take all or part of that day off.  I'm feeling stressed and I've definitely neglected training this week, so I'm taking the whole day off!  I hope to get lots of quality training in over a three day weekend, and get refreshed for another crazy week at work.

What's everyone else up to this weekend?

Offthegrid - 2009-03-12 8:20 AM Swim improvement seems to be happening (maybe). I did a 100 in 2:29 this morning, whereas I usually do them in 2:40-2:45. I'm going to have to time a 100 all out soon to see where I stand. Yippee! But I got cursed out this morning by my roommate. For getting up 15 mins. earlier than she does. So ... feeling kinda on edge here and stuck. I try to do everything I can to help her out to say "thank you," like cooking her dinner every night, doing the dishes and buying her groceries. So not sure whether I will end up staying with her or if I will start looking for a room to rent elsewhere. Going to see what lawyer says in terms of how long the process will take and whether I can get future-X to take up some of the household bills.

Is this a thing where she always has to be first, or that you get in each others way if you get up earlier than usual, or does one of you being up mean the other really has to get up, too? The second and third might be ameliorated if you were in a two bedroom place. If the issue is number one, then you might be SOL and need to find someone else to live with.

morning all. i am going to be heading out for a run here shortly. i WAS going to try to get 5 in today, but after feeling the way i felt when i ran three yesterday, i'll be lucky if i hit two today. i'm hoping i don't have pneumonia like pie pie. or bronchitis like my mom and her friend. i do feel super crappy, and yet, i know i'll feel WORSE if i don't attempt to run, so out in to the cold i go.

i'm pretty proud that i'm still all peached out for the month, i think i'm addicted to peaches. LOL