Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED

Muskrat37 - 2013-03-08 12:49 AM

I will own one of these someday.. So beautiful.

http://www.renovobikes.com/hoodoo-triathlon/

cdban66 - 2013-03-08 8:11 PM

OK, we've moved, cool.

DUUUUUDE!!! That has cool in spades. Awesome. And I am going to bet the ride is smooth as silk. The vibration reduction of wood is real sweet.

I am going to get the bacon on my bars next week or so, to start prepping it for riding.  I have been run focused for the past few months so working on the bike will be a nice change.  I'll get a few photos uploaded after my Fuji SL*T is ready to go.  I've only seen TX Jonathan's sweet Scott and Yanti's Red Robber.  Oh yeah, I saw Ann-Marie cruising out of transition 1 last year at Rev3 Venice too. I believe it was a Cervelo, but I blinked and she flew past me!

What will everyone be riding this year? 

cdban66 - 2013-03-08 6:11 AM

OK, we've moved, cool.

DUUUUUDE!!! That has cool in spades. Awesome. And I am going to bet the ride is smooth as silk. The vibration reduction of wood is real sweet.

I am going to get the bacon on my bars next week or so, to start prepping it for riding.  I have been run focused for the past few months so working on the bike will be a nice change.  I'll get a few photos uploaded after my Fuji SL*T is ready to go.  I've only seen TX Jonathan's sweet Scott and Yanti's Red Robber.  Oh yeah, I saw Ann-Marie cruising out of transition 1 last year at Rev3 Venice too. I believe it was a Cervelo, but I blinked and she flew past me!

What will everyone be riding this year? 

TriAya - 2013-03-08 6:22 AM

Hi Jo! Hi Dub6!

Poor Red Robber really took a drubbing (notice I don't care about the drubbing I took! however => I have continuing numbness, pain and swelling in my RIGHT arm and the veins are really blue and popping out, so there might be some compression happening between the collarbone and a rib. Something's still wrong with the wrist, too. Unfortunately the cracked rib is on the LEFT side so I really hope it's just continuing soreness from the race working itself out on the other side! I look AWESOME! I am staying with a super super super BTer here in Auckland now and I have a feeling she and my sister are going to haul me to an urgent care clinic tomorrow. The pain in the rib is none too good either so there may also be more soft tissue damage than it seems. Hate to say it but definitely for the best I didn't get into IM Melbourne for Mar 24.

****IF***** I do Taupo next year, I will be doing it on the Tin Canny (Cannondale WSF Synapse) with shorty aerobars. I absolutely can't afford to not be able to shift (not to mention having aerobars dangerously close to the front wheel ... ) or not being able to control the bike well in aero.

We'll see which IM I do next and what the conditions are likely to be.

cdban66 - 2013-03-08 8:11 PM

OK, we've moved, cool.

DUUUUUDE!!! That has cool in spades. Awesome. And I am going to bet the ride is smooth as silk. The vibration reduction of wood is real sweet.

I am going to get the bacon on my bars next week or so, to start prepping it for riding.  I have been run focused for the past few months so working on the bike will be a nice change.  I'll get a few photos uploaded after my Fuji SL*T is ready to go.  I've only seen TX Jonathan's sweet Scott and Yanti's Red Robber.  Oh yeah, I saw Ann-Marie cruising out of transition 1 last year at Rev3 Venice too. I believe it was a Cervelo, but I blinked and she flew past me!

What will everyone be riding this year? 

amd723 - 2013-03-08 8:54 PM

I think this is a must.

TriAya - 2013-03-08 8:58 PM

I'm sorry, I was double-napping on your sweet Cervelo what?

Yeah, probably. Considering I'm still moving like a 90-year-old penguin.

StaceyK - 2013-03-08 9:01 PM Yanti go back to the doctor ASAP! There is no point trying to be a hero and causing permanent damage to yourself, you have enough medical issues without adding to them.

StaceyK - 2013-03-08 8:01 AM Yanti go back to the doctor ASAP! There is no point trying to be a hero and causing permanent damage to yourself, you have enough medical issues without adding to them.

cdban66 - 2013-03-08 9:06 PM

I think Stacey, your sis and friend are on the right track! Please, we are begging you, get to a med professional ASAP. 

StaceyK - 2013-03-08 7:57 AM That is one nice bike! I ride a Giant Avail 1 very basic entry level road bike, not even worthy of photos on here. I didn't want to spend heaps before I started and then hate doing tris so it will do me for a couple of years, it would possibly even be ok for a HIM.

ponderingfox - 2013-03-08 7:14 AM

That is a totally sweet bike.  Love the wood concept.

If you go back a few pages, you'll see my bike.

cdban66 - 2013-03-08 9:08 PM

I have a used Fuji Team SL that I bought with the same idea a couple of years ago. It is more bike then I am worthy of at this point.  I am still building my engine.  When I am ready for the next step, I'll take it, but not until I am ready and worthy 

Richardsdrr - 2013-03-08 9:17 PM

Hi.

I have some good news and bad news. I went to see my physio' again yesterday, and he finally gave me the all clear on my patellar tracking issues . It seems my inner quads have now become stronger and also my connective tissue has started to get tougher. Therefore, I have been discharged and am free to injure myself now (kidding). The bad news was that I asked him about a "niggle" I experience whilst biking outside. Turns out I've torn my hamstring , so no cycling for me and plenty of those horrible hamstring stretched that make your legs wobble for a bit until it heals. At least it doesn't affect me getting out and running/swimming though.

Chris: Bacon, how do I eat mine? Draped over succulent chicken breast, smothered in BBQ sauce with loads of Caerphilly cheese melted over. Mmmmmmm 

  Bike, will be using a 2nd hand Specialized Elite for this year with a view of upgrading next year. Triathlon is soooooo expensive. There are just too many things to spend money on. 

On another note, thought you'd be interested in this show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r0fv3

It's the only country music show I get to hear over here. The choice of music this week was very varied and good. Really liking The Old Crow Medicine Show at the moment. You may have to skip through the news (about 5 mins), but then you're onto ad free music

Note: The volume on the player goes all the way up to 11, someone's nod to Spinal Tap LOL

Salty: Ref SXSW, I heard a guy on the radio that sounded real good that will be playing at Austin.
http://frank-turner.com/blog/upcoming-gigs/

Taster of what type of music they play:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_RbNdwY4ujw

Yanti, hope you heal soon

To continue on with the music thread, I wondered what everyone's guilty pleasure song was. You know, the one you really shouldn't admit to liking, but you can't help singing when it comes on the radio I think that may tell more about us than we'd care to say LOL. 
  My guilty pleasure is Erasure, Give a little respect :D 

 

Richardsdrr - 2013-03-08 8:17 AM

Hi.

I have some good news and bad news. I went to see my physio' again yesterday, and he finally gave me the all clear on my patellar tracking issues . It seems my inner quads have now become stronger and also my connective tissue has started to get tougher. Therefore, I have been discharged and am free to injure myself now (kidding). The bad news was that I asked him about a "niggle" I experience whilst biking outside. Turns out I've torn my hamstring , so no cycling for me and plenty of those horrible hamstring stretched that make your legs wobble for a bit until it heals. At least it doesn't affect me getting out and running/swimming though.

Chris: Bacon, how do I eat mine? Draped over succulent chicken breast, smothered in BBQ sauce with loads of Caerphilly cheese melted over. Mmmmmmm 

  Bike, will be using a 2nd hand Specialized Elite for this year with a view of upgrading next year. Triathlon is soooooo expensive. There are just too many things to spend money on. 

On another note, thought you'd be interested in this show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r0fv3

It's the only country music show I get to hear over here. The choice of music this week was very varied and good. Really liking The Old Crow Medicine Show at the moment. You may have to skip through the news (about 5 mins), but then you're onto ad free music

Note: The volume on the player goes all the way up to 11, someone's nod to Spinal Tap LOL

Salty: Ref SXSW, I heard a guy on the radio that sounded real good that will be playing at Austin.
http://frank-turner.com/blog/upcoming-gigs/

Taster of what type of music they play:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_RbNdwY4ujw

Yanti, hope you heal soon

To continue on with the music thread, I wondered what everyone's guilty pleasure song was. You know, the one you really shouldn't admit to liking, but you can't help singing when it comes on the radio I think that may tell more about us than we'd care to say LOL. 
  My guilty pleasure is Erasure, Give a little respect :D 

 

cdban66 - 2013-03-08 9:27 PM

Good to see the good news, sorry to see the hammy issue. Please don't injure yourself more, I don't think the DL can take it.

Hanson's cover of Taylor Swift, "We are Never, Ever" is currently one of my favs. 

TriAya - 2013-03-07 5:24 AM

Me too me too! I need some Jo nursing! I just felt up my chest and you can really feel which rib is cracked. Blech! I'm sure it would feel much better if Jo felt me up

rrrunner - 2013-03-07 11:54 AM Team Fight kit came in the mail yesterday, niece got her plane tix last night, DS1 got the time off work, we leave for SoCal 3 weeks from today!!!!!!!!!!!

kgore - 2013-03-07 3:15 PM Well, I officially got the day okayed at work. In October I will be doing my very first half marathon. I am freaking out a little.  That is all.

jobaxas - 2013-03-07 7:13 PM

I am trying this no grains no sugar thing that Vinnie Tortorich promotes...he's an ultra cyclist...so energy clearly not a problem.  I'm not jumping in though blindly, I'm gonna listen to all he has to say first (all 102 podcasts worth).

StaceyK - 2013-03-07 7:22 PM Ok so I went for a swim today and it felt like I was swimming through concrete. It just took so much effort.I have been reading my swim smooth book (and loving it) and I have realised there is so many "little" things wrong with my stroke like my hand entry, my catch and pull, my kick and my body rotation. The problem is that I can't concentrate on fixing them all at once because as soon as I focus on one I revert back to old methods in the other. So my question is which one do I start with?Oh and why am I always so hungry after a swim?