TriAya (Yanti) and lmscozz (Lynn), Manatee Mentors--FULL! (Page 2)

CyborgQueen - 2010-04-07 3:01 PM

TriAya - 2010-04-07 10:47 AM 

I like your style.

Finish and have fun means that you are going to be a BLAZING SUCCESS. Frankly, as you know, you're already there--30 lbs down is a big deal.

My mom is deaf. She can hear the differences between some tones and she lip-reads. She also had enough hearing through the first few years of her life that her speech is "normal" (I hate, hate, hate that word, but can't think of a suitable replacement right now).

She's late-deafened, sorta. I was born deaf. I was able to hear really well with my hearing aids and spoke "normal" lol (I still can't say spaghetti correctly though!), however, the last few years my residual hearing got progressively worse, so I researched into getting Cochlear implants. I got one on my left first, and I loved it so much that I was willing to go through another surgery to get the other side done after 4 months. It's awesome...I can hear crickets now. I couldn't before. So yeah...you take certain sounds for granted. I can even tell the difference between my dog's new rabies tag clicking against her other tag and the old rabies tag. They sound different. I wouldn't have been able to before.


Music - I've been a fan of Reba McEntire for 18 years. Favorite song is Fancy.
I'm liking Lady Gaga, and nice beat music, but I really like Ballads, probably because I can understand the music and hear the vocals better than a rock song blasting in my ears...literally. :-D

Ohhhh, Reba is goood stuff.  I like most of her songs.  Lady GaGa has some pretty good tunes as well.  I'm hit or miss with her though.  I either love it or don't like it at all.

I like Queen too.  80s big hair bands and a little Jimmy Buffett as well.

All right---I"m trying, or should I say tri-ing this again. I posted a long bio of me earlier and it didn't show up.

Lynn--- lmscozz-- Like Yanti said, I've done 2 half-irons, the last one Ironman Oceanside a week ago, plus 1 marathon, 5 half-marathons and a few gazillion other tris. I'm probably NOT smarter than Yanti and I don't know about faster -- we've never raced each other!!

I've always been active, except marriage and family resulted in me neglecting my exercise at times. About 9 yeas ago I realized I couldn't wear any clothes in my closet anymore, so I joined a weight loss program and dropped 30 pounds. I've been able to keep it off and now work for that organization. It's really been a lifestyle change. Adding the activity component is just one piece of the puzzle to me staying healthy.

This is my second full season. I did my first 5K 2 1/2 years ago and only did that because I knew I could walk if I couldn't run it all. That's the way I approached my first 1/2 marathon as well -- knowing I could always walk if need be. I didn't walk in either, btw.

I started doing tris in 2008 after a friend died of breast cancer. Realizing life is too short and we need to tackle the things we want to while we can, I embarked on a BT beginner sprint tri training program. I did the sprint and survived and was hooked. Along the way I've researched and read as much as I can about tris and the swim,bike, run. I have had the help of a swim coach and another friend/coach who's designed my HIM training programs. I certainly do not know all the answers, but will seek the answers for any questions. Plus, thankfully, Yanti knows a LOT!!  I am a good cheerleader and believe we can support each other. I do believe I met some friends through BT and gained some insights and knowledge as well. I'd like to pass on anything that might be helpful to someone wanting to embrace the s/b/r lifestyle or any part of it.

Personal: I'm married, am 49, (yikes) and have a teenage son who's a freshman in high school. I have a dog, Augie, whos' kind of nutty and 3 kitties (now 1 and two years old).

It's never too late to tri --- It's never too late to be who you might have been either.

I look forward to sharing your journey with you.

Lynn

crews - 2010-04-08 3:44 AM

Lauren_Pgh - 2010-04-07 1:21 PM What kind of music?

Lol, love this question. I listen to a lot of different music. I mostly listen to rock and hip hop, but I listen to Rihanna, Akon, Chris brown, Ke$ha, Paramore, Linkin park, Owl city, Avril Lavigne, and many many more artists. My top 4 favorite songs from all of those people are....
1.) Vanilla twilight- Owl city
2.) Hard- Rihanna
3.) Tik tok- Ke$ha
4.) When your gone- Avril Lavigne
So those are some songs and artists that I listen to. So, what music do you listen to.

Tik Tok is a great song to run to!!  But, I'm all over the map with music.  Dancing Queen is a go to song for me if I can't get going. 

I think so.  Sometimes we need a male's point of view.  And I think girls can be helpful since we don't respond to everything with a truckload of testosterone

thndrcloud - 2010-04-08 8:31 AM

quincyf - 2010-04-07 10:00 PM

CyborgQueen - 2010-04-07 2:56 PM

quincyf - 2010-04-07 11:47 AM

CyborgQueen - 2010-04-07 10:29 AM
   I'm kind of unique gal, as I'm deaf. I have two cochlear implants (and I have NO problem discussing CI's, deafness, deaf rights, blah blah...don't be afraid to ask questions), hence why I'm a Cyborg!

I have two cousins who are deaf...neither is a cyborg tho Oh, and my bra size is 34 B- and getting smaller with the more training I do...wah...

Coolies, my twins are your twins! *snickers*

Quadruplets. Hah!

This time last year I was nursing my son with 38Ds.  With the weight loss and weaning I'm a 34 B now too.  My husband can't tell which bras are mine and which are our daughters!

Does that make it sextuplets?

Too funny!  I'm in the B boat as well, but sporting a 38

Scottie - glad you ankle is feeling better.

I think we have everyone's sizes now, so that topic will probably fade.

I have 2 wiemeriners (sp?) and a cat.  Both weims were adopted from families that just didn't have the time a patients for them.  The girl, Porsche, is very sweet and will do all sorts of behaviors.  The newest addition, Banjo, is...well...special.  He's just not all there, but we love him to bits.  The cat has just now come around to being ok with Banjo (after 6 monts) so we're all a big happy family again.

Yoga and a bike ride for today.

What does everyone else have planned?