JuniperJen's Keeping It Consistent Group - FULL (Page 34)

wow, you have a lot goin' on, Jen!  congrats on finishing your race this past weekend - even though you're not "super impressed" with how you did, your time still looks pretty good to me and you DID IT!!

Sorry about the basement Debbie.

Jen - I would love to have a race like that, nice job!

I got new shoes and ran in them Monday and it went well. I will go for a little run in them today and hope to not have any issues on race day. I went from Asics to Saucony so they are different for sure but so far so good!

So my big race is this weekend and I am SUPER excited! I can't remember being this excited about a race. My husband, oldest son and good friend are volunteering and I have tons of friends racing so it will be a great time! One of the benefits of being slow is you have more people cheering you on at the finish line. LOL

WHO is racing next? C'mon folks our little MG group here is moving pretty slow, we gotta keep the ball rolling.

I never did answer the question about race day going wrong. Luckily I haven't had any major mishaps. For my 3rd or 4th sprint I high centered about 200m off shore and when I pushed off I realized I was caught on a boulder covered in oysters that sliced my hands/fingers and cut off the tip of one of my thumbs. I had skin dangling off my hands/fingers and there was blood on everything. Not a good time but I got through it and it turned out to be one of my best races.

The only other issue I have had was with temperature. My HIM was in November which is downright cold for most of the country but down here it's usually pretty nice. Unfortuately we had a major temp drop the week of the race and I was scrambling to buy full finger gloves and figure out what my wardrobe would be. Here in Houston we usually wear the same thing for the whole race - trui suit or top and shorts but before getting on the bike everyone had to put clothes ON. I added arm warmers and a bike jersey as well as the gloves and those are hard to put on when you are wet and your hands/fingers are numb. The run was perfect though, turned out to be a great day.

Aw, thanks - you guys are the best!  I'll probably do my race report this weekend.

Darren - awesome - can't beat a race with a big buffet breakfast!

Whoa! Now that's dedication! Did you get fixed up when you got out of the water or did you bike like that too?

I biked and ran like that. Honestly biking was the hardest because my hands were killing me. I would take a sip of water and spit it on my hands. Some folks got cut up on their knees and the tops of their feet which was really tough.

Did one of those fun 5 mile trail races though mud and water crossings.  (This one was taken after the large water crossing)  Guess I could call it a brick workout right?

Our club dressed up as Super heros and villains.

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looks like fun, although i don't think i could have run with that mask on!

Agree - wasn't the mask sweaty?? did you have to hose off before going inside?? hahaha!!

I found shorts at Motherhood maternity - they were kind of like bike shorts I had one pair with a long rise that came up on my belly and two pairs that were below the belly - I liked those best. I bought a couple of cheap XL tanks at Target and some tanks at Gap Maternity as well.

Lululemon has some awesome low rise running shorts that would be great for maternity but they are a bit pricey, the good news is you could wear them after.

KeriKadi - 2011-04-01 10:24 AM I am sick. This is so odd, I never get sick. However, the other day I was reading my race report from this same race last year and in my run comments I said something about having a cold or not feeling well earlier in the week. And here I am. Sore throat, aches and last night I had the hot/cold chills thing going on. Really hoping I get better as today goes on. Unfortunately, either way I will not be 100% Sunday and that really bums me out, I was so excited.

shoot, keri...  hope you feel better!  try to get lots of rest between now and sunday.  good luck!!

the most i really did when more than 5 months pregnant is walking.  if i went to the gym to walk on treadmill, i'd just wear draw string yoga pants and a t-shirt (either maternity or my husband's!).  old navy's maternity t-shirts are reasonably priced. 

KeriKadi - 2011-04-01 10:24 AM I am sick. This is so odd, I never get sick. However, the other day I was reading my race report from this same race last year and in my run comments I said something about having a cold or not feeling well earlier in the week. And here I am. Sore throat, aches and last night I had the hot/cold chills thing going on. Really hoping I get better as today goes on. Unfortunately, either way I will not be 100% Sunday and that really bums me out, I was so excited.

Oh no!! Hope that it goes away asap!!  Either way, go out there (if you can) and have a great time!

Yeah I thought I would have been warm, but the it was a cool day.  The worst thing about the mask was the lack of peripheral vision running through the woods.  Almost knocked over a few people and got whacked with some branched and trees.  All fun!

Debbie, I've heard about the crazy weather up there! Great job doing ANYTHING in your first trimester! You are doing awesome. Great job. 

Hey friends, wanted to check back in with everyone - can't wait to hear from Keri, who busted out her Oly today while sick (this amazes me) and Jen, can't wait to see that race report! 

Well, I've made some good gains with the shoulder - twice daily exercises take me about 25-30 minutes each session, which is completely boring. BUT, today, for the first time since March 13, I DID A FULL ARM CIRCLE! Sort of a swim stroke, just testing it out. Crazy, cause I couldn't even raise my arm to shoulder height just a few days ago. Ran just a little today, had been obeying the PT orders which was to do NOTHING while we were attempting to get the inflammation in the join down. Feeling fine, so will probably attempt to get some runs in this month and rebuild. We are in the mountains this month - not sure how I'm feeling about biking here but can probably get out and do that too  

Hope everyone is well! 

Had a pretty good run yesterday.  Had to slow it down a bit, dr.'s orders and i don't like it, but what can you do.

So frustrated this morning!  got up and got to the gym at 5:05 and the employee wasn't there to unlock the doors!  A bunch of us waited and at 5:30 most of us left.  I even toyed with staying in bed because my daughter had a rough night and got up a lot and then I get to the gym and no workout for me.  

nice race report, darren!  sounds like it was a fun (although slippery) time! 

keri - how did your race go?  hope you had fun!

we're heading to florida tomorrow for 6 days - hope i can keep up with the training while on vaca...

have a great week, everyone!!

Kristen, have a GREAT vacation!!! It's freezing in the mtns, would love a little warmth. It was sleeting yesterday all morning!

Well guys, looks like we've moved to archives - by all means continue to check in and inspire one another but new mentor groups for the spring are popping up!

I won't be continuing with this group since my work commitments are changing as of next week and i suspect i'll be quite a bit busier but i encourage you to continue and join another new group.  It's been great to be along with all of you on this journey for the early part of this year when training can be the toughest!

Kristen: enjoy your vacation!