Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 15)

TriAya - 2012-04-10 9:36 AM Badger Jen Moose! Another one! I know, they all look the same, but still.

enders_shadow - 2012-04-10 9:53 AM My husband puts his foot down at wearing lycra & spandex to restaurants. (Damn him.) But I have recently managed to sneak in cottony tights (with hidden lycra) with tunics and call it fashionable. Ha. Today is an off-day for me work-wise - no faculty meetings and no teaching. I'm sitting at my desk wearing track pants, a cotton sweatshirt and a ball-cap. Tres fashionable, no? Thank god I don't have a job where I'd have to wear real clothes everyday...2-3 days a week about hits my limit.

KansasMom - 2012-04-10 11:20 PM

Good morning, all.

Great poster -- but 7 miles in 90 minutes?? Exactly when are the riders starting to drink the beer??

I get uncomfortable when people call me a triathlete. And I don't know why. I don't mind being called a runner. If I played summer softball, I wouldn't mind being called a ball player. When I golfed, I didn't mind being called a duffer . . . oh, wait a minute.

But when I hear "triathlete," I think of some of the awesome men and women on this site; I think of Crissie, Crowie, Rinny, (Not Lance). I don't know why the difference, except that triathlon always seemed like an unattainable object. I am becoming more competent, however (600m swim in 14 minutes this morning -- takes a bow). Still.

Charity -- I have always wondered about this. What does it mean exactly, to "race for charity." Maybe I'm showing great ignorance, but the only thing I think of is when I used to do the March of Dimes walk when I was a kid, and we went door to door looking for sponsors "per mile" or something. But I'm thinking that's probably not how it's done when you're an adult?

My knee is feeling fantastic -- thanks for all of you who have asked. My intestinal issues also seemed to have . . . um . . . dried up, so to speak. So the swim felt great this morning. I would love to get in a short brick this afternoon -- 10 miles cycling and 2 miles running -- but I have a nasty report that needs to be done. If I get it done, I could use the brick as a reward.

Oh, and I just found out today that one of our former students is slated to run the Leadville 100 this year. That excites me sooo much.

I hope everyone has a terrific day.

Artemis - 2012-04-10 11:34 PM

Awww....it's like getting a hug from Biscuits.  Is Lisa still trying to steal Moose?

Tripopo - 2012-04-10 8:42 AM

 

Off to ride have a good day everyone!

Asalzwed - 2012-04-11 12:36 AM

Alright, I am still catching up on the posts but I just wanted to share with you guys how special today is for me!

28 years ago (10 days after I was born) I was 2 pounds 11 ounces. I, from the time I was born, had not been actually digesting food. They dismissed my mother's concerns as her being a 'concerned and dramatic new mother' (even though I was her third child.) Anyway, obviously the sh*t hit the fan as no one should look like ET (I did,) even a newborn. They had to "fatten me up" to 3 pounds before they could do the surgery and all injections had to be done in my heel as it was the only place with enough meat on it. My poor parents lived in my grandparent's RV in the hospital parking lot throughout the whole thing (nearly 3 months.) 

Anyway, I have some pretty badass scars but turned out just fine (hold your comments) and I always like to take this day to just to appreciate life as well as the sacrifices my parents made for me during that time. 

Asalzwed - 2012-04-11 12:54 AM But I also like to tell people that I was bitten by a shark or shanked so don't tell anyone my secret 

Asalzwed - 2012-04-10 12:36 PM

Alright, I am still catching up on the posts but I just wanted to share with you guys how special today is for me!

28 years ago (10 days after I was born) I was 2 pounds 11 ounces. I, from the time I was born, had not been actually digesting food. They dismissed my mother's concerns as her being a 'concerned and dramatic new mother' (even though I was her third child.) Anyway, obviously the sh*t hit the fan as no one should look like ET (I did,) even a newborn. They had to "fatten me up" to 3 pounds before they could do the surgery and all injections had to be done in my heel as it was the only place with enough meat on it. My poor parents lived in my grandparent's RV in the hospital parking lot throughout the whole thing (nearly 3 months.) 

Anyway, I have some pretty badass scars but turned out just fine (hold your comments) and I always like to take this day to just to appreciate life as well as the sacrifices my parents made for me during that time. 

Asalzwed - 2012-04-10 11:54 AM But I also like to tell people that I was bitten by a shark or shanked so don't tell anyone my secret 

KansasMom - 2012-04-10 11:20 AM

Good morning, all.

Great poster -- but 7 miles in 90 minutes?? Exactly when are the riders starting to drink the beer??

I get uncomfortable when people call me a triathlete. And I don't know why. I don't mind being called a runner. If I played summer softball, I wouldn't mind being called a ball player. When I golfed, I didn't mind being called a duffer . . . oh, wait a minute.

But when I hear "triathlete," I think of some of the awesome men and women on this site; I think of Crissie, Crowie, Rinny, (Not Lance). I don't know why the difference, except that triathlon always seemed like an unattainable object. I am becoming more competent, however (600m swim in 14 minutes this morning -- takes a bow). Still.

Charity -- I have always wondered about this. What does it mean exactly, to "race for charity." Maybe I'm showing great ignorance, but the only thing I think of is when I used to do the March of Dimes walk when I was a kid, and we went door to door looking for sponsors "per mile" or something. But I'm thinking that's probably not how it's done when you're an adult?

My knee is feeling fantastic -- thanks for all of you who have asked. My intestinal issues also seemed to have . . . um . . . dried up, so to speak. So the swim felt great this morning. I would love to get in a short brick this afternoon -- 10 miles cycling and 2 miles running -- but I have a nasty report that needs to be done. If I get it done, I could use the brick as a reward.

Oh, and I just found out today that one of our former students is slated to run the Leadville 100 this year. That excites me sooo much.

I hope everyone has a terrific day.

amd723 - 2012-04-10 12:09 PM

Wow, what a tiny baby!  Pretty amazing.

I've used the been bitten by a shark story before too.  In fact, one time I almost got a party thrown in my honor when a couple of people I worked with didn't realize I was joking.  I told them the truth before the cake was ordered

Asalzwed - 2012-04-11 1:21 AM I may have waited until after, depending on the flavor.

Tripopo - 2012-04-11 1:23 AM

I figured the bike n beer would appeal to you Salty!  Go out and enjoy today!

 

Got my ride in although Slammer was so excited that we were going to hang outside that he plowed through the screen door and busted it off of the tracks...  Slammer 1 screen doors 0.  At least I have a home improvement project now.

 

Kate that's awesome you get to race on your b-day

TriAya - 2012-04-10 1:27 PM

And what did you expect, with a name like Slammer?

It's like my sister told me ... I can't name my pets stuff like Suicide and Gollum ... I miss them horribly.

Asalzwed - 2012-04-10 12:36 PM

Alright, I am still catching up on the posts but I just wanted to share with you guys how special today is for me!

28 years ago (10 days after I was born) I was 2 pounds 11 ounces. I, from the time I was born, had not been actually digesting food. They dismissed my mother's concerns as her being a 'concerned and dramatic new mother' (even though I was her third child.) Anyway, obviously the sh*t hit the fan as no one should look like ET (I did,) even a newborn. They had to "fatten me up" to 3 pounds before they could do the surgery and all injections had to be done in my heel as it was the only place with enough meat on it. My poor parents lived in my grandparent's RV in the hospital parking lot throughout the whole thing (nearly 3 months.) 

Anyway, I have some pretty badass scars but turned out just fine (hold your comments) and I always like to take this day to just to appreciate life as well as the sacrifices my parents made for me during that time. 

ArielLIlB - 2012-04-11 1:56 AM

mmm...cake....actually, right now I'm thinking about the peanut butter fudge egg that the Easter bunny (aka my grandma) brought me! 

But I digress (to candy, as usual).  What I wanted to say is, does anyone have recommendations for an indoor bike trainer that won't break the bank?  It usually takes a while to get a good run of pleasant riding days in Massachusetts (we should be there by mid-June!) and I'm thinking I should invest in a trainer (since I've been buying pretty much everything else they sell for triathletes out there, why not this?!)  But they seem to be available at various price points, and I'm wondering what the difference is and what's worth the money? Thanks!

TriAya - 2012-04-10 12:25 PM

I would have waited regardless. C'mon ... everybody likes cake!

Tripopo - 2012-04-10 12:52 PM

 

He has grown into that name fairly well but I got the name for him from a different kind of slammer.  I was working one night and we got a call about a puppy on the side of the interstate.  I found him he was about 5 weeks old and 7 lbs of adorable puppy.  Talked with our animal control and was told it would be fine if I kept him as long as I knew if an owner came forward I might have to give him up, thankfully never happened.  The problem was it was the beggining of my shift, I lived outside of my patrol area and I had to supervise that night I had to put him into a holding cell until the next shift came on so I could run him home.  Since he spent the night in the "slammer" it stuck

amd723 - 2012-04-10 1:05 PM I was tempted to wait, but they were planning such a big deal - with judges and the newspaper- that I really had to speak up! Apparently, I tell a really convincing shark attack story