The Things That Go Bump In The Night Team Thread (Page 18)

MrsUSMC - 2007-10-12 8:44 AM

lastcall2003 - 2007-10-11 7:22 PM And, I will be honest with you all. I am proud of myself and what I have accomplished. I feel strong and beautiful!

 

My goal is to have younger women say - damn! I hope I look that good when I'm her age -

Amen! This is exactly how I feel these days. My goal is to have other women (and certain men) tell me they can't believe I'm a triathlete

Terri, you are well on the way. So many people very much wish that they could do what you already do, but as you know, wishing makes no difference. YOU are actually DOING it--rock on!!!

OF COURSE YOU LOVE RUNNING! I LOVE RUNNING, TOO!

Didn't catch the pic, antti, but I followed the link to your website. What wonderful pics--and it's so neat that you have the pages in Finnish AND English! It was great to see the pics of you and your family and travels. I was especially impressed by the shot of you with the Burj al'Arab in the background.

Chrissy dahling (I'm going to start adding names or topics to the top of my posts so that you guys can easily skim over the chatter) ...

wurkit_gurl - 2007-10-12 10:52 AM

TriAya - 2007-10-12 1:48 PM

wurkit_gurl - 2007-10-12 10:46 AM

jszat - 2007-10-12 1:17 PM

Its too cold and rainy this weekend.  Make sure y'all stay out of that weather and logging miles.  And treadmills?  Blech!  Take it nice and easy.  You deserve it.  No, really, you do.

Love,

A concerned BTer not in the challenge on a team that might be competing against you.

We're supposed to have gorgeous weather this weekend, where I am - so I will be racking up the miles

Clearly dear Donkey Man missed our significant Southern California contingent (and Bahrain, where the weather is maybe too nice ... ) and I'm glad it's nice on the mideast coast, too!

Yup, it finally cooled off here (went from 90 to about 65 in one day). Nice breezy afternoon right now, mid-60's and sunny, gonna be like that all weekend. I am very psyched for my rides and runs this weekend

Really glad you're going to get to fit the rides and (of course, especially) runs in. I know you've had a few blank days but the rest will probably do you some good--and really let you focus on this weekend.

Excellent positive thinking!  And pretty soon, your goal will be to have other women (and certain men) tell you that they CAN believe you're a triathlete ... because you are strong, you are fit, you are determined, you stand proud, etc. ...  

for ANTTI re. OBESITY

I pretty much agree with what the rest of the team members have said. Here's a couple of other perspectives:

In the U.S., a much higher percentage of poor or impoverished people are overweight (seems counterintuitive, but true). While of course there are a lot of complex reasons, here's a simple one: it's not just that fast/processed foods are more available, often they are the only ones genuinely available and affordable. You don't find grocery stores--especially not ones with lots of whole foods and fresh produce--in poor areas. But you will find lots of fast food places where food is very cheap.

In Europe, and in Asia, the opposite is true. What's cheap is whole, fresh foods. It's expensive to eat processed foods.

Finally--it seems in Europe and Asia culturally, food preparation and consumption is treated a whole different way. Meals are an event; in the U.S., they are secondary (you eat at work, or grab lunch on-the-go, or hurry through dinner to get to your evening plans). Europe and Asia, food prep is done with deliberation; there's a lot of attention paid to what goes into the food, how it's cooked, how it looks and is presented. Definitely true in Asia (check out the attached pic of "fast food" in Indonesia. Coincidentally, there is also a flyer for the Hash House Harriers under the plate). I think the result is that the "good stuff" veggies etc. is more likely to be included, more appealing, more tasty, and you actually wind up eating them.

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jszat - 2007-10-12 11:27 AM

TriAya - 2007-10-12 12:48 PM

wurkit_gurl - 2007-10-12 10:46 AM

jszat - 2007-10-12 1:17 PM

Its too hot and muggy this weekend.  Make sure y'all stay out of that weather and logging miles.  And treadmills?  Blech!  Take it nice and easy.  You deserve it.  No, really, you do.

Love,

A concerned BTer not in the challenge on a team that might be competing against you.

We're supposed to have gorgeous weather this weekend, where I am - so I will be racking up the miles

Clearly dear Donkey Man missed our significant Southern California contingent (and Bahrain, where the weather is maybe too nice ... ) and I'm glad it's nice on the mideast coast, too!

  Huh?  Where does it say cold and rainy in what you quoted?

We pay no attention to braying or howling ... in fact, we have a moratorium on it for our own team members.

No manners, sir!

[and I think we all know who the real competition is ... and we are executing our shadowy plans .... MWAH HA HA HA]

SUSAN

Oooh, that is very exciting indeed! Congrats! Of course you have amazing daughters ... you're an amazing lady yourself.

Gail and I volunteered at a kids tri 4th of July weekend, and it was my all-time favorite race volunteering experience. I don't know what it was, but watching those kids go for it ... some really tiny ones, too ... made me prouder to be a triathlete than ever.

Check out the unbelievably beautiful photos...

http://picasaweb.google.com/dhafford/2007TriathlonByPeter

How awesome is that!  Wow - way cool!

Gail, where are the ones of you? I was trawling Monica's photos, but she only has ones of the guy bodymarker. So post! (Of you, not the guy. Enough of those here!)

A super yummy guy hopped in the pool to help the last finisher get through her swim. Of course no pics of his face, but, I am sure you will make do.

Other pics are of me and DoloresM2 (she's a Vampire, but I love her anyway) and her daughter Camille, who was so inspired she wants to do it next year. That's the great thing about getting jockstrappers ... er, converts.

We just don't know how inspiring we are. It is truly an amazing thing we do, to tri, and to train and try to tri.

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Okay, "super-yummy guy" is MY COACH!  You can see another pic of him in that set leading out the bikers (he's in orange/blue in front of the pack), or try this one:

http://flickr.com/photos/98443766@N00/1246228692/in/set-72157601684110986/

Imagine how hard you'd train if you knew he were waiting for you out on the course, or to give you a huge bear hug at the finish line... 

Blue-helmet kid is actually a boy.  I'm not in any of the pix (Monica regularly misses me entirely). 

Yes ... mmm ... the REAL reason Yanti tri's ... ha ha.

OMG. I can't believe I missed that that was Mike. Oh well, guess I WASN'T looking at his face too closely ...

Busted!!!

I love Monica to death, and I can't say it's altogether awful when she spanks me, but THAT ... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

OMG. I can't believe I missed that that was Mike. Oh well, guess I WASN'T looking at his face too closely ...

Busted!!!

I love Monica to death, and I can't say it's altogether awful when she spanks me, but THAT ... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

No, not Mike -- that's Coach Ian!

Okay, that is Emily.  She races with the Junior Elite (draft-legal) team here, has a 5k under 23 min, and is also really really nice (great mom, too). 

gailg - 2007-10-12 1:03 PM

OMG. I can't believe I missed that that was Mike. Oh well, guess I WASN'T looking at his face too closely ...

Busted!!!

I love Monica to death, and I can't say it's altogether awful when she spanks me, but THAT ... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

No, not Mike -- that's Coach Ian!

Oh, wow. Double busted. Okay, look, men, I really do appreciate you as individuals and look at your faces. Sometimes. This could explain why I'm chronically single ... "why hello Mike!" ... "I'm Ian."

Her whole family was there that day, right? They were soooo nice ... we were all walking back to our cars at the same time and they were parked next to us, and Dolores and I were drooling over Emily's bike (not a guy for once).