Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 172)

Ahhh hahahaha. So you are saying, Mutti is out doing him then? Step it up, man!

Finally got around to finishing my RR, too. Run For the Ages

Salty - a 19 min 5K and DFL just doesn't compute in my mind!

Well, it is pretty fresh in my mind!lol

J got me a shirt I think you MAY appreciate!!!

Pumplastimous!

(or whatever he said)

I have only shipped my bike once.  With such little lead time, are you thinking of bringing it as carry on?  I shipped via FedEx/UPS ground (don't recall which, prices were very similar) and it took a while for it to travel so you would gain the use of the bike for 10 days but loose it for at least that much while it was in transit.  Also, it was quite pricey. 

Ha ha ha ha ha, LOVE IT!!!  I wish that was a full length of Tobias, what cracks me up most about his outfit is the thick socks with the Birkenstocks.  I have a pair of Birks like that and I am soooo tempted to find socks like his and be Tobias for a day.

Oh, to be Tobias for a day ...

If you have a bike box or have access to one (I know some LBS's will rent them?) your best bet is to try and get it on the plane with you.  I think I paid about $150 with SouthWest last year going to a race, and it was about $160 when I brought George to the UK with me.  The price to bring it on a plane with you is also generally cheaper than what you'd pay FedEx or someone to ship it for you. 

Congrats on that run!  Awesome! 

And can I tell you how much I like the term "well chuffed"--i really, really want to start using that.

Hold the phone...sub 20 for what distance swim?

Originally posted by Richardsdrr Had an Aquathlon of two halves. The good, and the bad. Swim was a complete nightmare, but then went on to smash not only my tri 5km time by 3:09, but my standalone 5km time by 1:29 also. So well chuffed with that, but am getting really worried about the swim in a few weeks. Not far off sub 20 min, my target for this year

Congrats on the run! Why/how was the swim bad? Did you struggle in the water?

Originally posted by Richardsdrr Had an Aquathlon of two halves. The good, and the bad. Swim was a complete nightmare, but then went on to smash not only my tri 5km time by 3:09, but my standalone 5km time by 1:29 also. So well chuffed with that, but am getting really worried about the swim in a few weeks. Not far off sub 20 min, my target for this year

Awesome job on the run! 

That whole OWS thing--some days it's so nice and others it's just not fun.

Originally posted by Richardsdrr

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by Richardsdrr Had an Aquathlon of two halves. The good, and the bad. Swim was a complete nightmare, but then went on to smash not only my tri 5km time by 3:09, but my standalone 5km time by 1:29 also. So well chuffed with that, but am getting really worried about the swim in a few weeks. Not far off sub 20 min, my target for this year

Congrats on the run! Why/how was the swim bad? Did you struggle in the water?

We've had a bit of warm weather, so the plants have had a growth spurt. Couldn't get a proper stroke going on, we were swimming through the plants and getting tangled in them. I had a major panic attack and couldn't calm myself down again, swam about 85% breast stroke. It was really tough going. 4 people got pulled out of the swim, including my bro in law. Not fun.

Wow. Ick. Sounds... nasty. Hopefully the one in a few weeks will be better conditions.

This sounds like the voice of some experience in that department  

This sounds like the voice of some experience in that department  

I'm a very cheap date, two wines I'm done, any more than that then someone needs to be on standby to hold my hair!