Destin Triathalon

I'm a little behind on my blogging, going back in time to August 2009

(this should have actually come before the knee surgery blog....)

I was already registered for the SanDestin Triathalon when I got the news about my knee but I decided I would still do it anyway. It is a 1/2 mile swim, 20 mile bike and 4 mile run.

The plan was to swim and bike and then walk instead of running. Of course that didn't happen, as soon as I put on my running shoes my legs just started running. It was prob more of a limp, hop, walk, but it got me to the finish line! I finished in 2:04:28 just 10 mins slower than the previous year. Not bad for being hurt.

Myrna and Joe also competed in the race and Stacy came along for support:) We had a good time!

Me and Sophie at the post race party

Me, Myrna, Stacy and Baby Boue':)

Bum Knee

Well this all started back in June, my knee started giving me some trouble, first I could still run 3 miles before the pain, then 2, then when I got down to less than one it was time to pay Dr. Hoffman a visit...

I expected the usual, "Ice, rest, cut down on the running" inflammed speach. But what I got was "I think you tore your Meniscus, you need an MRI" I was like come again???

So I got the MRI and it seemed like the concensus was yep torn meniscus, time for surgery.

I was a bit freaked out, I mean this is my knee we're talking about and I need it to walk, not to mention RUN! I've never had surgery before but I said if it will make me better sign me up.

You have to remember by this time I had not run in about 2 months so I was getting desperate:)

Friday August 28th my mom and I showed up at Baptist hospital for my knee scope. The experience was great, everyone was very nice etc. except for the guy who had to put my IV in TWICE.... ouch. Once I got my IV I was knocked right out and next thing I knew I was in recovery with Dr. Hoffman saying he was wrong... my Meniscus wasn't torn it was really "Plica"
Which from what I understand is something about some tissue that was rubbing on my knee cap. anyway all I know is that he cleaned it out.

I used crutches (adam's that are for someone btwn. 5'11-6'-6) for about 4 days and then I have been limping around since then. I am going to therapy though and getting more motion back every day. The pain isn't too bad, I don't sleep well at night nothing a little vicodine can't fix though.

Hope to be back in action in a month!

Catch 22 Tuesday 2 mile run

Last tuesday was yet another Catch 22 2 mile run at Audubon. Even though I couldn't run this one I went out there to volunteer. Once again Santilla and I got the job of handing out the scoring tags at the finish line.

Sean in 1st place

Myrna

The after party was at Le Bon Temps and was lots of fun as usual:)

the Band


Fake jumping rope

Me and Adrienne
Sean showing off his dance skills

Red Dress Run 2009 August 8th

This was my 5th year doing the red dress run. For those not familiar it's basically a pub crawl around new orleans where everyone , I mean everyone wears a red dress.. the fun thing is you don't know where you are going, it's all a surprise.

The first year I did the RDR it was only about 2, 000 people, tons of fun, not it's grown a bit out of control with like 15,000 people. It's still fun just not quite the same.

me, Mary, Michelle, Lynn, and Genny



George and Adam

Me and Adam

Corey, Gregg, Andrew and Adam

Rocket Chix Triathalon

This past weekend was my friend Mary's 1st triathalon. A few months ago she signed up to do the Rocket Chix all girls beginner tri in Baton Rouge. I helped her with her training, she borrowed my bike and I gave her some tips here and there, and on Saturday it was finally race day!

Our friend Michelle made the trip with us for extra support and I wore my "Coach" shirt that Mary gave me for my birthday:)

Pre-race picture!

The race started at 7 am but we got there about 5:45 so Mary could get all of her stuff ready and swim some practice laps.

When the race started I think she was a bit nervous but that soon went away and she had a great time.

Getting ready to start!

First was the swim in pool at the natatorioum. It was 7 legnths in the pool. She did great, passing people, swimming the whole way etc.

Then it was on to Transition I, my coaching kicked in durring T-I b/c she was primping as people were passing her by so I had to yell at her to GO!!.... but she finally got out onto the bike course:)

Applying lip gloss......

The 12 mile bike went well, that was the part I was most nervous about. She did great though stayed right on pace and finished at her expected time. She was even smiling when she came into T-2!

T-2 was a much faster transition and then she was out on the 2 mile run. Michelle and I underestimated her run time and we almost missed her comming into the finish line!!

Mary's goal was 2 hours and she finished in 1:58 so she did great! I was very proud of her and she can't wait to do it again next year:)

Take me out to the ball game

Last night my office rented out the pool area at the Zephyer's game. It's a cool area with a big pool and two smaller pools in the outfield where you can watch the game.

Corey, Adam and some of the guys hanging out.

I am not a fan of baseball but since there were hamburgers, hot dogs, cookie cake, beer and a swimming pool involved I was excited! Even though they lost the weather was perfect and it was a fun time.

Somehow I ended up fetching beers all night

Me and Adam

Spillway Race 2009

Sunday was the annual Spillway trail run. It's a 3 mile run in Norco LA. The 2nd largest trail run in the country!

you start up on the levee then run down into the "guantlett" which is a huge mudd pit! then run the rest of the course in the woods, jumping over logs, ducking under branches etc. Even though the course wasn't very sloppy this year it was tons of fun.

I ran with Sarah and Adrienne and we had a blast, after we enjoyed the post race festivies and nice weather . Beer out of our new spillway mugs, BBQ, snowballs, hotdogs and chee-wees!

The festivies continued over at the spillway bar where the beer was flowing and we were even talked into dancing on the pool table:)

or maybe we were just "standing" on the pool table...

anyway it all of this was before noon:) It was a great day.