Manatees - 2019 Edition - Practice Maximum Enthusiasm - CLOSED (Page 105)

Racing Manatees!!!

December 14-15
Is anyone racing?

It's so much fun seeing what we Manatees have accomplished in the 2010s! Keep it coming!

Wow, you all are way better at keeping track of your life events /races than I!! 

I'm still at the same job and in the same house, so those things haven't changed. I have made some really good new friends over those years though, so I've got that going for me

Also, 2010 is when i did my first triathlon. 2011 was my first HIM. First attempt at an IM was Louisville 2017 (left course with 12 miles on the run b/c of hyperthermia ), 2d attempt 2018 Chattanooga, finished it, but there was no swim, so... First Manatee meetup was Louisville 2017.

2016 I won my AG for the Track Shack running series- 6 races of distances from 5k to 10k where you get points based upon where you finish. I'm proud of this b/c it is the one and only time I won money in a sporting event in which i competed!

I have absolutely no idea the number of races i've done over the years, but am pretty sure it's less than Janyne!  

Our "Tri Age" is practically the same!

Did you an Chris have a Manatee Mini-Meet at Rev3 Florida one year? Maybe not as much of a highlight as Louisville though, huh?  Because Three Manatees = Meetup and Two Manatees = Mini-Meet hahaha!

OMG, your memory is so much better than mine! I can't believe i forgot about the REV3 meetup!  We did. The first year, 2012 i think, it was just a quick hi as i was leaving transition, but the next year he, Ann, and I met for dinner the night before. 

i watched some of the live feed from the pro race. some pretty big names and the contact with them during the race was pretty cool, eg, they talked to them during transition and bc the bike was lots of loops on the race track there were some comments from the pros as they whizzed by; but by December i am pretty well raced out, so don't know that this is one i will do.

It sounds like changes are afoot! How exciting (and nerve-racking too, I'm sure). We're pulling for you!

If you have a minute and want to tickle your funny bone, this is worth a read

Fisher-Price Smart Cycle Trainer In-Depth Review

Does Trainer Road really have a power curve for this??? Inquiring minds want to know!

I know! 

Loving the decade posts!  Here's mine:

Same SO, same home, same job-ish.  New dog(s).  Lost a cat. 

Promoted to supervisor at same job.  Started volunteering with Victim Services; started working with VS part-time/on call a few months later; now with two municipal PDs.  Started a Bachelors of Social Work this past September. 

• First Marathon in 2010 (10/10/10 actually). 
• 5-ish 5 and 10k's. 
• 8-10 HMs.
• Two 30km trail races, about four 4-8k trail races.
• Two OW swim races.
• 2 Half Iron Distance Aquabikes.
• First Tri in 2012. 
• 14 x sprint/standard. 
• 9x HIM. 
• 3 IM. 

No wonder I have been feeling tired! Finally starting to get back into some training in the past week. IM Canada is gonna come up quick!

Hope everyone will get some time off over the holidays.  I am off until Jan 6th from my reg job, just a couple VS shifts in the next couple weeks.  Looking forward to some relaxing

Happy Sunday (or Monday for some) Manatees . Hope your weather is better than the all day rain I'm getting!  That rain is one reason i used a TM at the gym today. It's a curved TM, no motor, and it kicked my !  Any of you ever use one? This version is the assault air . Definite learning curve with it - it finds your bad form and makes you run "correctly".  REally great workout. I almost can't wait to run on it again

Interesting treadmill for sure, glad you liked the workout you got from it.

I hope you continue to be safe in the rains and flooding.  I saw reports of power outages and high water in many areas.  Stay dry if you can!