Yanti & Salty Beyond Ridiculous Manatees PART 6--CLOSED (Page 23)

Hiya Manatees!

So glad the storm missed Jen and our other East Coasties! My niece only had a couple short blackouts. Whew.

I am on day two of HIM training and glad to be back at it! I was scanning Active and saw a 5k/10k/HM near my brother's house north of Denver this Saturday. I've been homesick to see my family, and this weekend is my beautiful niece's 5th birthday. Ah my Georgia girl ... So anyway, i'm tempted. The HM sound really cool with the course and the heart shaped medal, but I've got no business doing a HM. Especially after 3 weeks off, right? But of course, that's the one I want to do! I suppose the 10k would be ok too

3 weeks is quite a bit of time off. BUT, I think with a certain amount of running base and some caution you can fake a HM. 

You already did the run/walk strategy and didn't seem to have any complaints in your OLY BUT that wasn't quite half the distance.  

I don't feel comfortable saying, "Dooo eeeeeeet" here but I think you *could* if you wanted to and were willing to walk whatever you needed.

I guess I am wondering why not do the safer 10K option? Like specifically, why would you choose the HM over it? Just curious. 

I love inaguaral events, you just show up and god willing you end up with a podium spot.  Our team got third.  The team name was my idea, the three other guys on my team have done full Ironman races, I'm the half.  My average pace was 8:44 and our 2nd leg ran with me at my pace for 3.6 miles then our last runner ran with me for another 4.5 miles at MY pace so had we RACED this I think we would have given the Honey Badgers a run for their money.  And speaking of Honey, on about mile 12 of my leg is when some sweet honey of a runner passed me.   Her attire looked like a soccer uniform.  I only got pace booty for about a minute or two.  There were only maybe 40-50 teams and I was alone for the first 12 mies until I saw her.  I said something like, "this is a lonely race".

My last "long" run was my 15k, where I walked occasionally. I like the HM because it has a better route and has a heart shaped medal

Can't you just steal one from an unsuspecting 9 year old? 

I am beyond excited now.

Facebooking with Macca - coffee booked for 3pm Saturday in Noosa - ride with Macca beforehand if you want...WTF!!!

He is one seriously cool guy.  Cannot wait.

Did 1.30 on the drainer this morning at 4.30 - phew that was tough.  Loved it.  Running at lunchtime, just a short one.

Sorry been so busy not had much time forum wise   Thanks for all the inspires.

Oh and every day at the moment is ?

Hi everyone! Just in case you were wondering, I am alive.  definitely slacking at training and work.  Glad to hear everyone else survived Sandy, she was quite a biz-natch in some locations!  I can't believe how long its been since I've checked in here.  Been having a bit of a third-life crisis, thinking that I don't want to be a lawyer at all, thinking of going back to school to get a more social-science-focused degree, searching for other jobs I might be remotely qualified for.  Also been taking copyediting classes at night Boston, which has been cool but tiring.  tri training has just not been on my radar, haven't been logging the few things I do because my logs just look so BLANK!!

Hope you guys will welcome back this long lost - sooo lost - manatee!!

Hi everyone! Just in case you were wondering, I am alive.  definitely slacking at training and work.  Glad to hear everyone else survived Sandy, she was quite a biz-natch in some locations!  I can't believe how long its been since I've checked in here.  Been having a bit of a third-life crisis, thinking that I don't want to be a lawyer at all, thinking of going back to school to get a more social-science-focused degree, searching for other jobs I might be remotely qualified for.  Also been taking copyediting classes at night Boston, which has been cool but tiring.  tri training has just not been on my radar, haven't been logging the few things I do because my logs just look so BLANK!!

Hope you guys will welcome back this long lost - sooo lost - manatee!!

Welcome back, Brie!  The beauty of blank pages (or being 'lost') is that you get to draw your own map!  That which you seek is also seeking you.  (Who said that?).  Check in when you can and keep us posted

Artemis - 2012-10-31 10:01 AM

Cutest. Elephlint.  EVER! 

Yanti, thought of you when I saw this posted in a Seattle forum (it's a Mural in one of the neighborhoods in Seattle)

Very, very, very cool!!  I'm so excited for you!!  Of course you will ride with him beforehand, right?!?!

Hi everyone! Just in case you were wondering, I am alive.  definitely slacking at training and work.  Glad to hear everyone else survived Sandy, she was quite a biz-natch in some locations!  I can't believe how long its been since I've checked in here.  Been having a bit of a third-life crisis, thinking that I don't want to be a lawyer at all, thinking of going back to school to get a more social-science-focused degree, searching for other jobs I might be remotely qualified for.  Also been taking copyediting classes at night Boston, which has been cool but tiring.  tri training has just not been on my radar, haven't been logging the few things I do because my logs just look so BLANK!!

Hope you guys will welcome back this long lost - sooo lost - manatee!!

NYAN CAT!!!

Some Internet memes are timeless.

I now realize what may have caused me to purchase the Gay Smurf Explosion cake for my mother.

Hauled my azz out of bed at 5am only to find a gale force wind blowing and rain....now Im in two minds

a) get out there, HTFU AND RUN

b) crawl back into bed for an hour

I just bought a Nyan cat tshirt.  It's sleeping with a PopTart.  Should be here any day!  I can't wait.

Always HTFU.

I never regret HTFU