Manatee Mentors 2014 v.2 thread2 CLOSED (Poptart/pet pic bribes?) (Page 69)

Racing Manatees!

September 20-21
Ann-Marie - Great Smoky Mountain Half Marathon on Saturday
Adrienne - Sundodger XC 6K on Saturday
TJ - Dirty Girl mud run on Saturday
TJ - Longmont Oktoberfest Sprint tri on Sunday
Mary - Longmont Oktoberfest Sprint tri on Sunday
Yanti - Lake Toba 10K swim
Kirk - Kiawah Island Golf Resort Triathlon on Sunday

Disabled List
Yanti - teeth*
Janyne - shoulder (surgery Friday the 26th)

* I know that she said no DL and that she's racing this weekend. She was still numbed up when she said that!

For the first time in the last year or I will be able to do one of the events I have wanted to do.     I think I am finally over the last linger effects of chemo.    My lower GI has been behaving lately.    Mornings had been tough because I never knew when  that particular system would come on line.   Some times it wouldn't until  9:00 or 10:00ish.  So the  7:00 and 8:00 am start times were hard for me to make.     For the past week or so it has behaved nominally.    That is a major achievement.   

Tomorrow morning I will get up at 5:00 to drive over to the east side of Huntsville and attempt the century ride there.  103 miles, t'is, with a 7 hour time limit in order to make it back to the start in time  for a gourmet pasta dinner.  I don't know if I am quite as well trained as I would like.   I have only done a couple of 50 milers over the summer and for the past month have done most of my training on the bike trainer.    I want to try and keep my pace above 15 mph so a 7 hour ride is my goal. 

So, put me in coach, I want back in the rotation.

Sincerely yours,  

The Phoenix  

For the first time in the last year or I will be able to do one of the events I have wanted to do.     I think I am finally over the last linger effects of chemo.    My lower GI has been behaving lately.    Mornings had been tough because I never knew when  that particular system would come on line.   Some times it wouldn't until  9:00 or 10:00ish.  So the  7:00 and 8:00 am start times were hard for me to make.     For the past week or so it has behaved nominally.    That is a major achievement.   

Tomorrow morning I will get up at 5:00 to drive over to the east side of Huntsville and attempt the century ride there.  103 miles, t'is, with a 7 hour time limit in order to make it back to the start in time  for a gourmet pasta dinner.  I don't know if I am quite as well trained as I would like.   I have only done a couple of 50 milers over the summer and for the past month have done most of my training on the bike trainer.    I want to try and keep my pace above 15 mph so a 7 hour ride is my goal. 

So, put me in coach, I want back in the rotation.

Sincerely yours,  

The Phoenix  

I got a big reminder that sighting is essential.  I missed the 2nd buoy in the swim and ended up DQing.  Didn't get the confirmation until I asked the RD about it after I finished.

Otherwise, the race was great.  Did well on the bike and super on the run.  The weather was fabulous, the race was well-organized, and it was really fun to be racing with TJ.  I'm feeling pretty down-hearted and trying to focus on how well I did on the bike and the run.  At least there's a football game on this afternoon so I can grump at somebody else instead of DH (my awesome wonderful support sherpa) and focus on something other than beating myself up for making such a dumb mistake.  Don't feel like doing a RR right now.  Maybe tomorrow.

Dead tired.    The climbs got to me.    I reviewed my data and  there was one climb that had a 20% grade for the upper part.    Methinks I need to figure out how to climb on the trainer. 

Dead tired.    The climbs got to me.    I reviewed my data and  there was one climb that had a 20% grade for the upper part.    Methinks I need to figure out how to climb on the trainer.

Tough, but seems like it's considered the right call from what I've seen. Looks like fog all over, but that's how much smoke there is.

I typically put left foot on left pedal, swing right leg over saddle, right foot on right pedal. I suppose it works just fine from the right side

Very cool that you were able to get out there and do this ride, even though you're dead tired now. Goal accomplished!