Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 180)

I am about to head off to my race.  9:00 a.m. start - but I am in Wave 5.  I should be entering the water at about 9;15.  I plan on a 28 minute swim - with transition should be on the bike at 9:45 a.m. PST.  

I will be starting my live tracking app at that time.  If you want to follow my race progress - go to http://www.sportstracklive.com/

You don't need any membership or invite - my race will pop up on the home screen.  Now if a lot of people start tracking after I do - My live track will probably get pushed from the home page.  I'm not sure if you can search for my username or not (I think you can).  It's the same as my BT username.  

Be warned - This race is in the mountains, and there is at least 1 pocket where I get no cell signal.  I may still work though, because the GPS feature still works when I lose cell service.  

I will also start the app for my run - which should be 1:20 after the ride (if everything goes according to plan)  

I am stoked - I'm going to crush this race course!  

So, i went out for a 45 mile ride this morning and about 10 miles in a bug hit my mouth - almost swallowed it, and I thought "good thing that wasn't a bee".  Then contemplated how bad things would be if I swallowed a bee.  Of course, about 5 miles later a bee slammed into my face, very close to my mouth, caromed off and impaled itself into my left bicep.  It took me a few seconds before I could get it out of my arm.  By that point, it had deposited a good amount of stingy stuff into my arm.  It made for an ouchy rest of the ride.  Next ride I'm going to think about finding a lot of money and see if I can make that happen too

This is at least the 3d time i've been stung while biking - 1st time a wasp flew down the back of my top and stung me a number of times before I was able to get of the bike and rip off my shirt to get rid of it and the 2d time a bee/wasp flew into my stomach and got caught in my clothing.  That one hurt for days.

Anyway, it got me thinking about the various wildlife encounters I've had while biking. to include: being attacked and chased by geese, having to steer around gators, turkeys, deer running out in front of me, and keeping my fingers crossed that the wild pigs didn't take a dislike to me as i passed.

What type of encounters have you had?  I can't be the only one to encounter attack geese!

I saw a coyote on the way to my ride this AM.  I thought a crow might fly into me on my ride.  I thought a bee flew into my helmet, but when I stopped to check, there was nothing there.  And I got chased by geese while playing soccer in high school.  Do any of those count?

Wait, wait, wait.  Running.  Baby skunks.  They were so cute.  I was going awwwwwww when all of a sudden it dawned on me....where is your momma!?  I didn't stick around to find out...

CONSPANKULATIONS!!!! :)

Yes! And I was just thinking about that this morning.  Ack! 

Riding the course before hand is such a good idea.  Good on you.

Catching up - 

Jo- aka: best stalker ever! - are you feeling better yet?  

Stacey - welcome back - I hope you DH heals up, and you dogs get knocked up!

Jayne - I just want to say, I "heart" you.. I love the inspires and when you type advice, I pay attention.  You are the cream of the crop.  

Yanti - Love your piglet too!  That dude is awesome!  Hope Mutti is feelin better

Go racing Manatee's, Heal your broken flippers soon injured pod mates. 

Artemis - FYI - Yellow and Green are the 2 best colors ever!  GO DUCKS!!! 

Switch - congrats on making the OLY championships - that's awesome! 

I think I'm caught up.  Literally falling asleep, while reding.  Good night manatees

So, i went out for a 45 mile ride this morning and about 10 miles in a bug hit my mouth - almost swallowed it, and I thought "good thing that wasn't a bee".  Then contemplated how bad things would be if I swallowed a bee.  Of course, about 5 miles later a bee slammed into my face, very close to my mouth, caromed off and impaled itself into my left bicep.  It took me a few seconds before I could get it out of my arm.  By that point, it had deposited a good amount of stingy stuff into my arm.  It made for an ouchy rest of the ride.  Next ride I'm going to think about finding a lot of money and see if I can make that happen too

This is at least the 3d time i've been stung while biking - 1st time a wasp flew down the back of my top and stung me a number of times before I was able to get of the bike and rip off my shirt to get rid of it and the 2d time a bee/wasp flew into my stomach and got caught in my clothing.  That one hurt for days.

Anyway, it got me thinking about the various wildlife encounters I've had while biking. to include: being attacked and chased by geese, having to steer around gators, turkeys, deer running out in front of me, and keeping my fingers crossed that the wild pigs didn't take a dislike to me as i passed.

What type of encounters have you had?  I can't be the only one to encounter attack geese!

Holy schnoodle, that's awesome!!

Deer, wild turkeys, crazy squirrels that I almost run over.  There's a pack of geese that wander across a road in an office park where I ride on the weekend; they never move out of the way.  I've been stung a few times, but nothing too bad.

Deer, Turkeys, Quail, California Kingsnakes (), and Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes ()...Other stuff too, but too much to recall! 

Deer, wild turkeys, crazy squirrels that I almost run over.  There's a pack of geese that wander across a road in an office park where I ride on the weekend; they never move out of the way.  I've been stung a few times, but nothing too bad.

I can't believe I'm a mod and asking this shyte but ...

Is there yet any way to change blog title?

Inspires are still fached, ya? (More or less ... current date doesn't show, window keeps closing, etc.)

So, i went out for a 45 mile ride this morning and about 10 miles in a bug hit my mouth - almost swallowed it, and I thought "good thing that wasn't a bee".  Then contemplated how bad things would be if I swallowed a bee.  Of course, about 5 miles later a bee slammed into my face, very close to my mouth, caromed off and impaled itself into my left bicep.  It took me a few seconds before I could get it out of my arm.  By that point, it had deposited a good amount of stingy stuff into my arm.  It made for an ouchy rest of the ride.  Next ride I'm going to think about finding a lot of money and see if I can make that happen too