Yanti & Lynn: Manatee Madness Mentor Group CLOSED (Page 12)

I am so interested in hearing how it goes as I am in the process of building a team for the June Madison-Chicago Ragnar.  Although the one you're doing is going to be spectacular...I LOVE that drive and LOVE Key West! Lucky!

My buddy Dave (BT Oriolepwr) did it last year and said you hit a cranky spot with everyone (makes sense) but everyone is all happy and friends again at the finish...

I am actually going with a group of COMPLETE strangers...so this cranky spot should be interesting!  

If you are wondering how I ended up with a group of strangers it went something like this:

Me: on the treamill @ gym

Trainer @ gym: ADREINNE GET OVER HERE!

Me: Obediently obeys.

Trainer: Adrienne, meet Brad. Brad had someone drop out of his Ragnar team. Brad, meet Adrienne. She just got a BQ.

Me: Ragnar! I have been dying to do a Ragnar.

Brad: Great! So you're in? One catch, it's in Miami

Me: sold.

Why can't I focus on anything but the "Obediently obeys" part?

And B.S. you're not a good writer ... everything you write is gold.

Anyhow, I think the funniest part about it all is that you guys are in SEATTLE. (Miami?! Could we get any further?)

Why can't I focus on anything but the "Obediently obeys" part?

Uhhhhhh nooooooo idea 

and yeah, hahaha just a red-eye away! 

This sounds so fun!

Just to revisit the gearing so -- the most difficult gear on the bike will be the biggest ring on the crank up front and the smallest ring on the cassette in the back.

I think that you said at 2010 Trek 1.1, is that right?  But do you have a triple up front instead of the double listed in the specs?  At any rate, it looks like you have a  12/25 8-speed cassette which should give you plenty of gearing for the flat.

I hear you on the bikes.  My husband keeps "stealing" mine!  He says that he is taking hand me down bikes and I say that he is taking wheel money! 

I wear Speedo Endurance.  The material of the suit is poly (something).  I've had this suit for almost two years and it doesn't show any signs of wear.  I love this suit.  

Yeah, I just signed up for a half marathon in May!!    

Is anyone a USAT member?  I'm thinking about signing up for membership as I'm wanting to do at least 3 or 4 triathlons for  2012.  It's $45 dollars for a years membership.  Sounds pretty good, but I guess I'll give it some more thought. LOL, my race wish list is growing for 2012, but my pocket book has remained the same...small.  

Actually, its supposed to be $39 for the year if you are a new member or renew by 12/31/11.  The price goes up next year and the daily license fee goes up to $12 from $10.   Supposedly the USAT is still honoring the 2011 price for the next couple of days.  Every $6 counts. 

I love thinking about weight loss as "free speed"!!  I really am leaning toward giving up the Big Sur goal and just shooting for weight loss and then a half marathon PR in the Spring and a marathon PR in the Fall.  This really makes sense.   

My running club did the Madison to Chicago Ragnar last year and this year they are doing the Utah one in June.  Its like the holy grail to be on the Ragnar team.  You have to wait for someone to die or get injured before they open it to a new member.  You totally scored at the gym that day.  I am a little jealous.  

I was going to do the Kentucky Bourbon Chase Relay this year but had to decline because of a work conference.  I am still waiting to get on a Ragnar team.  If you get a chance to see the movie Hood to Coast, documentary, do it!!!   It will really make the relay team thing seem special.   Its very inspiring! 

tonight i was reminded what muscle memory was thanks to my heavy metal play list.  Felt stronger tonight than the last 2 nights combined.  Only did 30m on the trainer and I feel like I could do 30 more.  I'll refrain to save myself from some sort of injury only i'd get.

Yet another day of horrible eating.  2 thin slices of leftover pizza (it's all gone so don't worry folks) for breakfast.  Pot luck lunch at work so I don't even want to start with what I partook in.  Then a ceasar salad for dinner because I was still sick from the pot luck.

Was especially tough to get on the trainer tonight but it was worth it.  Feeling great.

power song was Blues Traveler - Hook.  Put it in the highest gear and stand through the part where he sings super fast - double points if you sing along - triple if you don't miss any words.

I beat the living hell out of my poly Dolfin for 5 years and it stayed the course. Also felt very comfortable to me from the start--wore it for pool or pool/combo sessions up to 12K, no lube, no problems. Between that and the price, I'm a fan.

Speedo Endurance drives me crazy because there's a thick stitched Speedo logo right on the butt and it keeps scratching. If you can get deals on their other poly-type suits, they wear well.

Had poly suits from TYR and Arena as well and they performed fine, just not outstandingly.

x2 on the swimoutlet.com; sportsbasement.com has great deals on tri and swim wear, as well.

OMG, my mentor group just went live. I am freaking out. What if they are too needy? What if they aren't needy enough? Are they going to see past the sparkly rainbows and realize I am a fraud?

Those pain meds from my surgery must have been waaaaay stronger than I realized. What was I thinking offering to mentor other people? I can barely manage my own drama!

Oh, and while I am here, jojo, you should totally do the marathon...I survived a trainwreck of a marathon in October...it was all whooping cough barfing this, and brokey shoulder that, and even though I ran it 16 minutes slower than the year before, I think I am most proud of this race...I proved a lot to myself that day...plus, helloooo, already paid for...

Morning Manatees!  We are having some unbelievable weather here.  Sunny and 65 today and tomorrow!  Taking the kiddo for a bike ride today to the Clinton Presidential Museum.  They have a Lego exhibit going on that he'll love.

Hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy New Years! 

So I've been lazy again this week, missed my run yesterday, had an eye exam and they gave me the drops which ruin your near vision and I really didn't file like doing a Mr. Magoo 15 miler so rearranging some stuff over my work week, I'm on friday through monday right now, to increase some distance before the HM.  Just need to find the motivation. 

Trying again with the pup pic, it is on a nature hike while visiting my folks in DC.

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How's this for motivation Kirk.

If you don't get going I'm going to catch you!

PS. Nice pic!  Looks like Great Falls?

I was in the States. I forgot what the one-time fee was, but I'm pretty sure one USAT membership was cheaper than paying the one-time fee twice. You might check which of the triathlons in the set you're considering actually require it.