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 2016-12-05 10:40 AM in reply to: melbo55 |
Master  7712     Orlando |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à troisOriginally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by jmkizer So this got me looking at my 2017 calendar and this is what it currently looks like: 29 January - Oly Tri (A race) 19 February - Sprint Tri 12 March - Sprint Tri 2 April - Bridges 10km 28 May - HBF 12km 4 June - Elleker HM 2 July - Gold Coast Marathon (A Race) 23 July - Swan River 14km 6 August - Perth HM 27 August - City to Surf Marathon (A Race) 8 October - Freo HM 22 October - Rotto Marathon January 2018 - Disney Dopey Challenge Which on reflection might be a bit over the top, but most of these will be considered supported training runs rather than races. Now that Chris brought up IM Lou 2017, I think that the door is opened for 2017 plans. What are your plans for 2017? I'll start. My A races are Shamrock marathon in March and IM Lou in October. That is quite the list! But if you are not racing all of them it could be a good way to get the miles in. Dopey is "one" of the races my running group has written plans for, so if you need some ideas for your plan let me know and I can probably track one down. I just looked up what the Dopey Challenge entails - a whole lotta running! I think I'll pass. It's at least 1 race too many for me, namely the marathon! Kudos to those of you who are willing and able to complete such a feat! For those who didn't look it up yet, it's a 5K Thursday, 10K Friday, 13.1 Saturday, 26.2 Sunday! WOW! i will never take the Dopey challenge! But, i know people who did it each year. Apparently, they love it! |
| 2016-12-05 2:41 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by jmkizer Now that Chris brought up IM Lou 2017, I think that the door is opened for 2017 plans. What are your plans for 2017? I'll start. My A races are Shamrock marathon in March and IM Lou in October. I am working through my schedule now. Probably do an Xterra race at some point this year. I need to figure out if it will be early or late in the season and their website isn't the most helpful. Some info, but not enough to make an extremely informed decision. Possible trail runs in the winter, early next year. Probably do a couple of the local sprint tri's as well. My schedule is currently quite open, so if anyone has suggestions... After checking DH's work schedule my "A" races are: Oracle Rumble 50 miler in Tucson on January 28 C&O Canal 100 near Knoxville, MD on April 29-30. (Yes, there are two days because the cut-off for 100's is 30 hours) A couple others I'm doing for "fun" are The Pueblo Marathon in Colorado on Feb 19 (because I like the RD) The Bataan Death March Memorial Marathon at White Sands Missile Range on Mar 19 with my RWB team
So you are sticking to the shorter events? |
| 2016-12-05 2:43 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois |
| 2016-12-05 2:51 PM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by Hot Runner You can see Yanti finish if you go to the IM website--approximately nine or ten minutes from the end of the video. I think four or five more athletes finished after her; one lady with only 4 or 5 SECONDS left on the clock. It was like my first year at Vietnam 70.3--some older gentleman was in the final meters and really struggling (probably, given conditions that day, in final stages of heat exhaustion) and he was basically hauled over the line by the officials about a second before the clock hit 8:30! I did not have great Internet quality this morning so Yanti looked kind of blurred, but right after she finishes you can see her clearly in the lower right corner of the screen and she gives an awesome smile. Way to go and enjoy your recovery! Thanks for posting this! I just watched her :-D |
| 2016-12-05 4:21 PM in reply to: 0 |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by amd723 I must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by jmkizer So this got me looking at my 2017 calendar and this is what it currently looks like: 29 January - Oly Tri (A race) 19 February - Sprint Tri 12 March - Sprint Tri 2 April - Bridges 10km 28 May - HBF 12km 4 June - Elleker HM 2 July - Gold Coast Marathon (A Race) 23 July - Swan River 14km 6 August - Perth HM 27 August - City to Surf Marathon (A Race) 8 October - Freo HM 22 October - Rotto Marathon January 2018 - Disney Dopey Challenge Which on reflection might be a bit over the top, but most of these will be considered supported training runs rather than races. Now that Chris brought up IM Lou 2017, I think that the door is opened for 2017 plans. What are your plans for 2017? I'll start. My A races are Shamrock marathon in March and IM Lou in October. That is quite the list! But if you are not racing all of them it could be a good way to get the miles in. Dopey is "one" of the races my running group has written plans for, so if you need some ideas for your plan let me know and I can probably track one down. I just looked up what the Dopey Challenge entails - a whole lotta running! I think I'll pass. It's at least 1 race too many for me, namely the marathon! Kudos to those of you who are willing and able to complete such a feat! For those who didn't look it up yet, it's a 5K Thursday, 10K Friday, 13.1 Saturday, 26.2 Sunday! WOW! i will never take the Dopey challenge! But, i know people who did it each year. Apparently, they love it! In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Edited by StaceyK 2016-12-05 4:22 PM |
| 2016-12-05 4:55 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by StaceyKI must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Stacey, noticed you had three things marked as A race, but also said a number will just be supported training runs. Does that include any of the A races? Looking at the marathons in particular there. |
| 2016-12-05 6:37 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by amd723 I must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by jmkizer So this got me looking at my 2017 calendar and this is what it currently looks like: 29 January - Oly Tri (A race) 19 February - Sprint Tri 12 March - Sprint Tri 2 April - Bridges 10km 28 May - HBF 12km 4 June - Elleker HM 2 July - Gold Coast Marathon (A Race) 23 July - Swan River 14km 6 August - Perth HM 27 August - City to Surf Marathon (A Race) 8 October - Freo HM 22 October - Rotto Marathon January 2018 - Disney Dopey Challenge Which on reflection might be a bit over the top, but most of these will be considered supported training runs rather than races. Now that Chris brought up IM Lou 2017, I think that the door is opened for 2017 plans. What are your plans for 2017? I'll start. My A races are Shamrock marathon in March and IM Lou in October. That is quite the list! But if you are not racing all of them it could be a good way to get the miles in. Dopey is "one" of the races my running group has written plans for, so if you need some ideas for your plan let me know and I can probably track one down. I just looked up what the Dopey Challenge entails - a whole lotta running! I think I'll pass. It's at least 1 race too many for me, namely the marathon! Kudos to those of you who are willing and able to complete such a feat! For those who didn't look it up yet, it's a 5K Thursday, 10K Friday, 13.1 Saturday, 26.2 Sunday! WOW! i will never take the Dopey challenge! But, i know people who did it each year. Apparently, they love it! I remember when you first wrote about doing Dopey with your friend. She's certainly come a long way! Our new Dopey schedule will come out in June when people start training for 2018. I'll shoot you a copy when it comes out. Remind me! |
| 2016-12-06 1:02 AM in reply to: amd723 |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Oh my goodness, everyone is pulling together 2017 plans and committing to races! I've got to get my act together and pull the trigger on some things. I keep getting distracted by adventures. I'm going to run out of weekends and not do any races! |
| 2016-12-06 6:44 AM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by Asalzwed Oh my goodness, everyone is pulling together 2017 plans and committing to races! I've got to get my act together and pull the trigger on some things. I keep getting distracted by adventures. I'm going to run out of weekends and not do any races! Adventures certainly count! |
| 2016-12-06 8:32 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Any opinions on speed/cadence sensors? Need a new one for the new P2. |
| 2016-12-06 8:53 AM in reply to: ponderingfox |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by ponderingfox Any opinions on speed/cadence sensors? Need a new one for the new P2. Whatever magnetless one is least expensive. We have both Garmin and Wahoo in the house. Clever Training has the Garmin one for $35 which seems like a very good price. |
| 2016-12-06 9:05 AM in reply to: brigby1 |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by brigby1 So for us "A" races are more must do events than "kill yourself trying to reach a time goal races." Really all of 2017 is about training for the Dopey Challenge in 2018 but doing events helps the 4 of us stay motivated to train and gives us more bling. Originally posted by StaceyKI must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Stacey, noticed you had three things marked as A race, but also said a number will just be supported training runs. Does that include any of the A races? Looking at the marathons in particular there. |
| 2016-12-06 9:13 AM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by brigby1 So for us "A" races are more must do events than "kill yourself trying to reach a time goal races." Really all of 2017 is about training for the Dopey Challenge in 2018 but doing events helps the 4 of us stay motivated to train and gives us more bling. Originally posted by StaceyKI must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Stacey, noticed you had three things marked as A race, but also said a number will just be supported training runs. Does that include any of the A races? Looking at the marathons in particular there. I totally understanding using events as motivation. There's something about plunking down the money that makes it harder to skip, isn't there? Be careful about following your training plan. Three marathons between July 2 and August 22 is a lot. I would think that the focus would be on building a strong base in the first 8-9 months of the year and then beginning on your Dopey build but I've never done the event so it's just a guess. |
| 2016-12-06 9:26 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by brigby1 So for us "A" races are more must do events than "kill yourself trying to reach a time goal races." Really all of 2017 is about training for the Dopey Challenge in 2018 but doing events helps the 4 of us stay motivated to train and gives us more bling. Originally posted by StaceyKI must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Stacey, noticed you had three things marked as A race, but also said a number will just be supported training runs. Does that include any of the A races? Looking at the marathons in particular there. I totally understanding using events as motivation. There's something about plunking down the money that makes it harder to skip, isn't there? Be careful about following your training plan. Three marathons between July 2 and August 22 is a lot. I would think that the focus would be on building a strong base in the first 8-9 months of the year and then beginning on your Dopey build but I've never done the event so it's just a guess. 3 marathons EVER is a lot for me. Just sayin. |
| 2016-12-06 12:10 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by ponderingfox Any opinions on speed/cadence sensors? Need a new one for the new P2. Whatever magnetless one is least expensive. We have both Garmin and Wahoo in the house. Clever Training has the Garmin one for $35 which seems like a very good price. Nice! |
| 2016-12-06 12:10 PM in reply to: ceilidh |
Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt |
| 2016-12-06 12:18 PM in reply to: ceilidh |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by ceilidh Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by brigby1 So for us "A" races are more must do events than "kill yourself trying to reach a time goal races." Really all of 2017 is about training for the Dopey Challenge in 2018 but doing events helps the 4 of us stay motivated to train and gives us more bling. Originally posted by StaceyKI must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Stacey, noticed you had three things marked as A race, but also said a number will just be supported training runs. Does that include any of the A races? Looking at the marathons in particular there. I totally understanding using events as motivation. There's something about plunking down the money that makes it harder to skip, isn't there? Be careful about following your training plan. Three marathons between July 2 and August 22 is a lot. I would think that the focus would be on building a strong base in the first 8-9 months of the year and then beginning on your Dopey build but I've never done the event so it's just a guess. 3 marathons EVER is a lot for me. Just sayin. When I tell people I haven't done a marathon, I always sense this mixed confusion/disappointment. "But, but, you're the endurance guy!" Maybe. Someday when I can prove to myself I won't break underneath the running mileage. |
| 2016-12-06 1:06 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt Welcome back! |
| 2016-12-06 1:19 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by StaceyK Originally posted by brigby1 So for us "A" races are more must do events than "kill yourself trying to reach a time goal races." Really all of 2017 is about training for the Dopey Challenge in 2018 but doing events helps the 4 of us stay motivated to train and gives us more bling. Originally posted by StaceyKI must admit that the Dopey Challenge was not my idea. In August last year my friend K swore her way through a 12km walk (most of it was directed at me). When she finished she was adamant that she was never ever ever doing another one. A couple of weeks later she may have accidentally seen the bling and decided that she wanted them (she is a Disney freak). I explained what she needed to do to get them and convinced her that if she trained of course she could achieve that. So she has taken up running. The group has now expanded to include my mum and one of my sisters. So the 4 of us are heading to Disney. Training wise we are working on shorter stuff now but come February we start with Hal Higdons novice marathon plan then 2 blocks of is 8 week marathon to marathon plan then into his dopey plan. Well that what I started to put together yesterday. I would love your thoughts on this. Stacey, noticed you had three things marked as A race, but also said a number will just be supported training runs. Does that include any of the A races? Looking at the marathons in particular there. I totally understanding using events as motivation. There's something about plunking down the money that makes it harder to skip, isn't there? Be careful about following your training plan. Three marathons between July 2 and August 22 is a lot. I would think that the focus would be on building a strong base in the first 8-9 months of the year and then beginning on your Dopey build but I've never done the event so it's just a guess. That's what I was thinking too. That's a lot of long events and with planning seeming to be entirely marathon builds, that will be a lot of slugging out (really) long runs week after week for a good portion of the year. Hence wanting to be sure of what events are important to actually do vs ones just being done for fun along the way. The latter being put in to also help build towards the former. I'm thinking more like Janyne is with building a strong running base for awhile and then the build in the last couple months. |
| 2016-12-06 1:38 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt Good to see you 'round these parts, welcome back! Hugs on the anniversary of your mother's passing. Thank you for all you and your company are doing to fight cancer, it's promising to hear you are making progress. |
| 2016-12-06 3:54 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Great to see you Matt.Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt |
| 2016-12-06 5:47 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt Good to see that things are going well, Matt. Keep fighting the good fight. |
| 2016-12-06 11:13 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt Nice to see you! Thank you for what you and your company do for cancer research. Your mom would be proud! |
| 2016-12-06 11:46 PM in reply to: IronOx |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Welcome back, Matt! I did the light the night walk here in Seattle. What a great event! |
| 2016-12-07 5:43 AM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Hey all (waves, blushes on thinking about long absence here). Found myself here today for the first time in a while and realized a couple things. First is that I have really missed it! Second, it's been a year since my mother passed, to the day - maybe my subconscious was saying it's time to get back after it! We had a great Light The Night walk in Austin (LLS), and I was honored to chair it this year. Almost there with my fundraising target to name a research grant after mum, which is exciting. And at work, we've made real progress against cancer. Good times coming out of hard ones, I suppose. The Better Half and I are doing two HMs (one as a training run, one as a run - not actually racing... yet), one in January (3M) and one in Feb (Austin half), and I've actually started on a training plan for the first time in nearly 1.5 years. Had to take a break for family (and some PT), and I think it's been long enough. Now feeling the familiar tug to actually train and race again. We'll see if it goes full on s/b/r in the spring. Right now, I'm just enjoying intentionally having a race on the calendar again! OK - gonna go back and try to catch up on pod happenings (well, maybe not 1.5 years' worth in one sitting). Hope to see you round the joint. Matt welcome back! Glad to see you back at it! |
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