Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 110)

Originally posted by cdban66

I was thinking about the new site this morning and my observation (worth what you paid for it) is that the social aspect seems a bit more cludgy, while the training/logging side added a few features. Or maybe they existed before, but I didn't find them. If nothing else, the new site has forced me to take a fresh look and I have found some reporting that I didn't know existed. I think some of the logging and such is more cludgy now as well, and I don't upload workouts either, so I can't comment on that, but I pulled a graph on the past few weeks, then months for comparison sake. It was simple to do the look back in time, which I really like. The conversation in here got me thinking about my recent training volume, much like Ben did. And I did notice that my running has taken on a VERY consistent, yet low volume nature in the past 2 months. I need to shake it up with some different distances.

As for the quiet Manatees, I believe that our fearless leader has been immersed in life and has slowed her banter back and forth with our other fearless leader. I hope and pray that things calm down for you at some point, Yanti.

Originally posted by amd723

Looks like we're getting the feeder bands. About to get some pretty serious weather, should last until about 11, then a bit of a break until the back portion passes by this evening when we should get another round of junk. Tornado warnings popping up lots of places, so I blew off my run. Gunnar got his walk and I went to Einsteins though!

Originally posted by reneehoyos I'm baaaaaack! What a great vacation. I recommend getting to a place where you cannot be reached by phone, fax or email. I feel like my brain has been gone over with a dust rag and all the little dust bunnies of life have been cleaned away! I highly recommend the Snake River and Hells Canyon if you can get a trip on it. I was very lucky to get the opportunity to jump on a private trip. It is beautiful. My Hells Canyon trip photo album is public on my facebook page, if you'd like to see it feel free to stop by. I probably consumed 5,000 calories a day. We had three kegs cooled by dry ice and run through a cooler with two taps. We just floated up to the boat and filled our mugs with frosty beer anytime we wanted. We drank less gin and tonic than normal on these trips. Don't quite know why. I will say that rafting has its inherent workouts. Load boats, paddle, get to camp and unload boats, set up camp, break down camp and reload boats, paddle. Every day for 6 days. I've decided to get a trainer for a month and learn how to lift. My boating muscles came back pretty quickly, but I think I need a boost. I'm looking forward to getting back on the horse since I have a race coming up in July. Good to be back, but I would have liked another day or two on the river.

Originally posted by cdban66

OK, what are you saying? Is this a challenge?????

Check my updated Manatee Table

Originally posted by ArielLIlB My bike is still making a funny rattling in the what sounds like the crank set area. Hoping the bike guy at my training center can figure it out. He said he'd get on it to try to trouble shoot, since it only rattles when I'm pedaling. He's about 6'2" and I'm 5'3" - wish I could be there to see him on my lil' Trek! LOL

Originally posted by TriAya

So much love to the Manatees, thanks for the incredible support and kindness. I'll be drowning for a few days yet but have a moment to breathe right now so I'm just gonna do random verbal vomit with stuff I remember in here!

Nah, Salty and I aren't privately bantering (too much) although this is a recent favorite from her: "Additionally, I see there is something like a 20 x 50 WU tomorrow? (censored) you"

Very happy to see Fachmie has become a phrase around here that shyte makes me laugh every day. WHOPPER TIME

Mutti and I are doing well, she's just having meltdowns because Kristin (helper) is off this week and any change in her EXACT schedule and structure (down to the texture of her veggies--no joke) really throws her off (very common with Alzheimer's folks). It's kind of like caring for a very social 3-year-old with Asperger's. She's also not quite well but who knows, age, change, grief, getting over the Hep C and treatment, all of the above, could be anything, if it continues for very long or really worsens we'll pursue more aggressive options (have been taking her to the doc and also extensive dental work--could also have been chronic low-grade infections from her teeth, from the effed-up work done by the dentist who was my dad's mistress. Probably also where she got the Hep C. Our new dentist, who is excellent, is APPALLED).

Business is slowly slowly getting cleared up but it's a frickin' nightmare to put it mildly and seems like there's a new crisis every day. We have three separate ongoing court procedures, and that's not getting into all the complicated under-the-table stuff. Good news is we were able to fire our Director, but cleaning up her shady deals and the mess of her wake is crap, not to mention whoever's left that we're keeping a sharp eye on.

Am making minute glacial progress on my own writing/books, just bare minimum to keep clients/agents/publishers happy.

Ironman training is in full swing. It's my salvation.

Pretty much all I think about is food and sleep. Can't seem to get enough of either

Pic of me and Mutti on today's morning walk. No, I'm not pregnant, although both of us look pretty tired! Also a better one, my brother took us out for late birthday/Mother's Day brunch (he's frequently out of town on business). However I also look like a drowned rat, just finished a swim workout Mutti is 80 this year, no makeup, and yes her skin is that amazing. I would like to look like that NOW ...

Originally posted by jobaxas So I am at the airport waiting to fly to cairns so I grab a coffee and coincidentally strike up a conversation with two triathletes heading up to do ironman. They are from Singapore. They have no one supporting here so I am now their cheer squad! Of course I offered my wetsuit stripping help in T1... And we exchanged phone numbers. I love this sport!

Originally posted by Artemis

My jogo tonight: 30 minutes on the bike towing E!  I feel like it should count double.  The calorie counter in my long definitely does not take into consideration how much work I did! Also, Strava says I climbed 117 feet.  It felt like sooooo much more!  E loved it though.  She was great about wearing her helmet.  If this doesn't make me a stronger rider, nothing will.  

Originally posted by amd723 You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave.

Originally posted by rrrunner

Is anyone else having trouble adding races? My race schedule shows one race on the horizon and I just can't be having that! DS1 and I have the next 5k of our series in a couple weeks and DS2 and I are doing Rock N Roll Denver but I can't add them!!!

Originally posted by KansasMom

We love you, Chris. Thank you for taking our not so subtle hints.

Originally posted by jobaxas Cairns update. Met up with mike and Roy who I met in Auckland. Had dinner with 26 friends. Yanti I met timo! Oh here's my dinner date

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Help! My understanding of the Engrish language has extreme limitations. I am currently 29, will be 30 March 31, 2014. According to the Age-Up rule, will my qualification be based off of the 30-34 AG because I will be 30 by December 31, 2014?

Team USA Age-Up Rule 
At 2013Nationals, athletes will race in their appropriate age groups based on their age as of December 31, 2013. Awards will be issued based on those results. If an athlete "ages up" into another age group in 2014, a separate set of results will be issued accounting for those athletes who aged up and Team USA slots will be awarded based on these results. So their finish time will be compared to those athletes in the older age group. For example, if John Doe is going to be 49 years old by December 31, 2013, he will age-up up into the 50-54 age group for the 2014 World Championships since he will be 50 years old by December 31, 2014. Thus, for Team USA qualifying purposes, his time at the qualification event will be compared to the men currently in the 50-54 age group. We will post the age-up results at the awards ceremony.

Originally posted by brigby1

The workout setup has all been fine for me. Everything has been loading easily, I can see the calender. I like that the workouts can expand or pop up directly from the calender so we can see specifics of what we did quite easily.

Not sure I like so much how things with the races have been over simplified. I haven't really noticed dates on race reports. There is nothing to say what year that report was for. That can matter a lot with various conditions and situations differing from year to year.

Have they done away with Official Threads? I really liked how we could go to the race page and on it the discussions for previous years were all linked there. They do have a nice short hand page for race reports with links to the full report by individuals, but again, there are no dates associated with it, so can't tell if something was going on one year or whatever. For example, is swimming through the heavy weeds a regular issue or did they just goof one year?

Originally posted by StaceyK I think that I have actually been on the site more since the change. I don't know that it has to do with the site, I thinking has more to do with our weather and the fact that it is now dark so early that I can't get outside much after work anymore. I am wondering if you guys up there in the warm aren't on so much because you have all increased your training and racing and other summer activities that keep you occupied. I have found the friends and inspires areas really easy to use but I didn't use them before so I can't compare them to how they were before.

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Help! My understanding of the Engrish language has extreme limitations. I am currently 29, will be 30 March 31, 2014. According to the Age-Up rule, will my qualification be based off of the 30-34 AG because I will be 30 by December 31, 2014?

Team USA Age-Up Rule 
At 2013Nationals, athletes will race in their appropriate age groups based on their age as of December 31, 2013. Awards will be issued based on those results. If an athlete "ages up" into another age group in 2014, a separate set of results will be issued accounting for those athletes who aged up and Team USA slots will be awarded based on these results. So their finish time will be compared to those athletes in the older age group. For example, if John Doe is going to be 49 years old by December 31, 2013, he will age-up up into the 50-54 age group for the 2014 World Championships since he will be 50 years old by December 31, 2014. Thus, for Team USA qualifying purposes, his time at the qualification event will be compared to the men currently in the 50-54 age group. We will post the age-up results at the awards ceremony.

Originally posted by jmkizer I got my new glasses today and now I feel like I am on a ship with a bit of chop.  Getting old sucks.  Stoopid progressive lenses.

Originally posted by jmkizer I got my new glasses today and now I feel like I am on a ship with a bit of chop.  Getting old sucks.  Stoopid progressive lenses.

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Help! My understanding of the Engrish language has extreme limitations. I am currently 29, will be 30 March 31, 2014. According to the Age-Up rule, will my qualification be based off of the 30-34 AG because I will be 30 by December 31, 2014?

Team USA Age-Up Rule 
At 2013Nationals, athletes will race in their appropriate age groups based on their age as of December 31, 2013. Awards will be issued based on those results. If an athlete "ages up" into another age group in 2014, a separate set of results will be issued accounting for those athletes who aged up and Team USA slots will be awarded based on these results. So their finish time will be compared to those athletes in the older age group. For example, if John Doe is going to be 49 years old by December 31, 2013, he will age-up up into the 50-54 age group for the 2014 World Championships since he will be 50 years old by December 31, 2014. Thus, for Team USA qualifying purposes, his time at the qualification event will be compared to the men currently in the 50-54 age group. We will post the age-up results at the awards ceremony.