<p>OMG, I want to go to a clambake on the beach - how fun!!! </p>
<p>Bromfield you’ve already succeeded past your bad morning - you have a plan and you are moving forward. We all have not-go-great days/weeks - and I’ll be those young’ems do as well! It’s all relative. We beat ourselves up at all ages. :)</p>
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<p>Oh no! Your teacher reminds me of hilarious Kristen Wiig as the yoga instructor in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. </p>
<p>“Feel free to just lay on your mat in child’s pose.” :D</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQT9mDDeJo”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQT9mDDeJo</a></p>
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<p>Oh no! Your teacher reminds me of hilarious Kristen Wiig as the yoga instructor in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. </p>
<p>“Feel free to just lay on your mat in child’s pose.” :D</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQT9mDDeJo”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVQT9mDDeJo</a></p>
<p>Read MOfWC’s post about the undies race - finally! - and had a good chuckle! That and the Ebola shed guy on the radio helped to set my mood for the day this morning. 
The almighty’s hand might have directed you to that pack of oversized granny pants, because you NEEDED something snazzy for the race. 
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<p>Sabaray - you can do this, rain or shine! I did my pre-Boston long run under nasty, almost freezing rain, and it was not so bad. My internal heat generated by running kept me warm. Pack a few extra pieces of your favorite fuel, have a lightweight, breathable jacket, and you should be ok. Good luck! </p>
<p>I’m sorry, Bromfield. I know the feeling. There is a class I’d like to try, but it involves handstands (I can do headstands, but I’m intimidated by handstands) and crane pose (I can do crow, but not crane) and it’s hard to keep in mind that most people really are just focused on their own thing. The individual lessons seem like a good idea, good luck.</p>
<p>I cannot in any stretch of my imagination, see myself doing a headstand OR a handstand! Never could and really don’t want to! I’ll just stand on my two feet. </p>
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<p>Aww, geez, now I really have to do it or look like a real baby! :(( </p>
<p>Bromfield, I alternate Pilates sessions - in some, I do individual and in others I’m with other substantially younger ladies. They are always surprised that I can do the exercises and I attribute the ability to do so to the individual sessions. I too lack coordination so the extra practice helps with form and understanding of the exercise. </p>
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<p>As someone who has had neck surgery, it pains me very much to watch people do headstands. </p>
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<p>Amen! abasket, we are definitely not worthy! ^:)^ </p>
<p>Bromfield- I’m sorry you had a bad experience. I’ve had instructors ask students if they minded being corrected or assisted (before the class starts). I think you bounced back well, though.</p>
<p>As I feared, WildChild’s nighttime mountain biking did not go well. TSA left parts out of his mountain bike case when they tore it apart, and what he concocted to hold his light on turned out not to work and he couldn’t see. He hit a barbed wire fence (will need a tetanus shot) and is pretty scraped up. He was out all night, basically, since he had to walk down the mountain. I was very worried, needless to say. I just don’t get it… He seems OK (Em’s mom is a doctor) and we are now back to focusing on getting her bike all ready and turned in to the transition area.</p>
<p>My original run plan for today was 8, which turned into 6 with all the chaos of the week, which turned into 2-4 after I discovered that WC was hurt, which turned back into 7 when I got out there and said to myself, “This is the one thing I do for ME (well, besides buy things) and I’m not letting anyone screw it up.” So- got to see more of the fast runners and bikers and put 7 miles in the log! We are now eating fresh pineapple.</p>
<p>Oh my MoWC, you are having quite the vacation!</p>
<p>Yes, MOWC, you are going to need a vacation after your vacation!</p>
<p>Yes, a “no kids included” vacation with a spa visit. </p>
<p>A few months ago I had posted about taking up walking in our subdivision which is quite hilly, and received a lot of great advice. I had been averaging just over 10,000 steps a day with perhaps 6,000 during the walk. </p>
<p>While things went well initially, I began to notice two problems - a hard spot the size of a nickel developing in the ball of my right foot and some problem with my left knee. There really isn’t much pain - sometimes perhaps a 1 on a scale of 10, but I can feel something in front - tendon or ligament or something even when I’m not exercising. It’s almost as though the knee isn’t solid.</p>
<p>I have stopped for about a week, but without much change. I somehow think the downhill part of my walk, which I felt was the roughest, did this. I don’t know if I should just hold off for a bit longer or see my family doc or even go to an ortho.</p>
<p>Hoping someone here who might have experienced some of the same feeling might be able to help you Dad of 3 - but of course, never hurts to see a doc. </p>
<p>I would get a referral to an orthopedist. You might have torn your MCL, which they may or may not suggest repairing. I would definitely check it out, though. Not sure about the foot, unless it is just a really big callous.</p>
<p>Yeah- coming to Ironman isn’t really a “vacation” even though it’s in Hawaii. It’s exciting and fun in many ways, but it is also busy, tiring and stressful. I pray that tomorrow goes well for her.</p>
<p>What time so they start, MOfWC? I will be rooting for her!!! Go Em!!!</p>
<p>The pros start at 6 (I think) and the age groupers at 7. Number 2141. </p>
<p>I wore the weird Swiss shoes this morning for my 7 miles and I liked them a lot. They are by ON and are called Cloudsurfers. They have very strange outsoles. For that expo, this was an inexpensive purchase. There were $700 wetsuits and you can just imagine the bikes and accessories. </p>
<p>Dad<em>of</em>3, I second MOWC’s suggestion to see an orthopedist to determine if there is a tear. Then, if medically appropriate, go to a good sports physical therapist who can do a full mobility assessment and put together a program to address what ever issues the assessment reveals. There could be stuff going on involving overuse injuries, muscle weaknesses or tightness, postural and gait issues etc.</p>
<p>Good luck to #2141 at Ironman! I will be cheering her on tomorrow.</p>