Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 93)

Oooh, touche!

Team neon. You know it.  I might just wear my uber neon shoes at the race.  But whatever happens, I'll def be wearing some kind of neon.

Trying to get suitcases ready for KS.  I'm such an over-packer.

And check out how little my son looks on his new bike....eeeeek!

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I am sure your review will go well. Try not to personalize it too much and remember that they should be trying to help you get better at your job if they are doing THEIR jobs well.

Good luck even more on the shopping and great job on the chocolate. Although I have to agree with Ann-Marie on this, giving up chocolate is just crazy talk.

Effortless I hope!

Week three no sugar no grains - that's no chocolate etc.

The only fruit I've had is low GI - berries.  Took three weeks to lose the withdrawal symptoms and real cravings.  Doing much better this week.

Was tough to kick the sugar in coffee and tea but now ok.

My Jogo, well I'm working out every day so I'm in.

Here's how my squad went - first I'm in lane 7 of 8 (8 being slowest) there are five of us, three of us clearly faster.  Coach clears a lane for us.  Two of us move over and have a lane just for us we decided no chatting no resting just go go go.

Constant feed back to me from the coach - he said I need you to go deeper with the hands Jojo, I always think I am then he says something that just clicked, he said I want you to raise your elbow and feel like your hand enters the water right in front of your head.  It will feel wrong but believe me it will be in the right spot.

It was a lightbulb moment.  My catch and pull was just amazingly different.

Thanks coach Johnny

I got out for a wee bike ride Jogo today---30 min./8 miles....Then I went home and did MORE yard work...I pulled out the tree stump I created yesterday, cut a few more limbs, Re-planted the apricot tree at my mom's house, and raked up some piles of debris. only 1.5 hours today.

I am now happily waiting for my bacon-y chicken thighs to cook and then place alongside some Cesar salad. NOM.

I am going to Cairns next Thursday to stalk my azz off.  I'm volunteering on race day (Sunday) early shift and i've put in a request for wetsuit stripping and sunscreen application!  hehe!

So I'm there Thursday to Monday - just had a look at my training plan and had to juggle lots of stuff around to get it all in.  Done.

There's an Ocean swim race but it's Thursday morning so I won't get in that - wish I'd realised I would have gone up Wednesday.

But there is a 5km run on the Friday - DOOOOOO EEEEEET - registered I'm in.

I just bailed on my lunchtime run today - I'm a little sensitive and emotional today, not in the right place.  It's raining - I'm doing a trainer ride tonight.  Already will do 4 runs this week, probably can miss one!

Love this pod, keeps me sane in times of madness.

We haven't blown away yet. My goodness. This wind is just horrific. I did get a run in, but I realized 1.5 miles from home that maybe I should have stayed home. Everything around town is creaking -- trees, roofs, buildings, signs. It's like the whole thing is just going to fall apart and blow away. I did get hit in the face with some tree debris, but nothing large, thankfully. I was never so glad to get home. My pace shows how anxious I was about getting home.

The whole time running, I kept telling myself, "Maybe your competitors didn't get out and run today, so you'll be better prepared." and "Your competitors got their runs in today, so if you don't get this run done, you'll be behind, and you can never catch up." and "The next time you run a race with near 50 mph wind gusts, you'll be ready." Motivation.

Run like the wind -  in fact outrun it if you can!  Well done.

Hey! When you finish your yard, I could use some help with this mess. I am considering putting up a sign in the yard that says "Prairie Reclamation Project" and calling it "done."

Ha! I could never outrun this wind. I learned tonight that there is a point at which a tail wind is no longer useful or helpful, but just makes things more difficult.

I don't know--It sounds like the winds may take care of the reclamation...  Otherwise, I 'd be happy to! Uh, you get to take care of my transportation to get there! 

Totally made me laugh!  Way to go get your jogo

Originally posted by kgore Dinner was awesome....just sayin' 

What was it????