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 2016-05-06 12:05 PM in reply to: Richardsdrr |
Master  9705     Raleigh, NC area |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deuxOriginally posted by Richardsdrr Originally posted by IronOx Haven't really heard/seen much of the fire over this side of the pond. Sounds awful. As for the hyperactive thyroid, turns out my wife's thyroid Is playing up again. She had an overactive thyroid before, but it got better with medication. Unfortunately it's come back. She went to the hospital 2 days ago and now she has to decide when she goes back in 4 week whether or not she will choose the radioiodine treatment or to go under the knife to have part of it removed. I think she's bending towards the op'. I am no help on anything mechanical. I'm just popping in to say hey. Started my two month contract position this week, the same one had last May/June. Working on a research project with radioiodine-treated hyperthyroid kitties. Busy days but fun work. Well except yesterday, when the college and the high school were on lockdown due to reports of a man with a weapon in the area. I had gone out for a run--heard all the sirens and when I go back to work I am told that I can't go in, have to go back across the street. Not knowing what is going on, I am freaking out about my two co-op students, pacing the street. Thank goodness it ended quickly and sounds like it was a mistaken report. No harm done, but holy stress! Anyone who has some extra prayers, please send to the folks in Fort MacMurray, Alberta, the province to the east of me. Terrible wildfires ravaging the area, one area of the town lost 80% of buildings; more than 90000 evacuated, some twice due to winds changing direction. Many had to leave without the opportunity to grab basic necessities. The video is absolutely unbelievable...like out of a movie, only it's real life. I can't even imagine driving away from my home with huge flames on either side of the highway. It's mindboggling. If you have $5 not earmarked for anything, please consider a donation to the Red Cross. Thanks.
Darren, I just shared the For McMurray photos that I mentioned on FB. I @mentioned you so you should see it. |
| 2016-05-06 1:15 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 |
| 2016-05-06 1:22 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 Nice to see the racer list is double the DL! GO RACERS GO! Keep healing DLers. |
| 2016-05-06 1:34 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6595  Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 Go racers! Heal DLers Happy birthday Judi!!!! |
| 2016-05-06 2:09 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux [ Happy birthday Judi!!!! yes, happy birthday Judi! |
| 2016-05-06 2:50 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 Good luck Racers! Nice to see the DL so small. And the very happiest of birthdays to Judi!  |
| 2016-05-06 3:06 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 Go RACERS! I assume that Judi's birthday is acutally MAY 8th. |
| 2016-05-06 5:35 PM in reply to: 0 |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Happy birthday for tomorrow Judi (if you were in Australia it would be an extra high day for you because it's Mothers Day here on Sunday). Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 Go Racers! If you want to make the list longer I am "racing" tomorrow too. K and I are doing the Mothers Day Classic. It's 8km. Get better Yanti and Robin. I actually got a text from Yanti this week they were supposed to do Vietnam on Sunday but, knock me over with a feather, they have decided to skip it because they are both unwell. I may have said a "Hallelujah" or two when I read it (love you Yanti  )Edited by StaceyK 2016-05-06 5:42 PM |
| 2016-05-06 6:27 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 8247 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Okay....that answers my question. They are not here. Looked for them all over at the dinner last night. Have sent two PM's and not heard anything, so it must have been a last-minute decision. I knew Yanti had not been well and wasn't sure she would even start. Probably for the best to stay home if they are BOTH sick. Kind of a dull pre-race dinner last night. Except for the mostly Taiwanese crew at our local bike shop who have a stall at the expo, none of whom are actually doing the race, I don't know anybody here. Everyone seems to be traveling in families (expats) and large tri clubs (Asians). So just fed myself quickly and left. On the plus side (I think), when I got to the airport yesterday, 2 hours early for what I thought was an 11:10 AM flight (and yes, I check online for delays/cancellations before I left), they told me my flight had just been cancelled and they were putting me on a flight that was boarding in 10 minutes. That was exciting! To their credit, VN Airlines managed to get my bike on board in time. (And no bike fee, as under 20 kg.) Heading out to do a short bike/run, maybe swim. (The latter is still up in the air, it seems. They are waiting on a last round of water quality tests. Should be a final decision today.) At least this AM, the current is running very strongly south to north, which is opposite the direction the yuck should be coming from. On the plus side, probably cleaner water. On the minus (I guess) the bulk of the swim will be against a pretty strong current. I tend to do well on those, but it's going to be that "swim treadmill" feeling! |
| 2016-05-06 8:11 PM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux My sister's children have decided that it isn't right that ladies that don't have kids don't get a special day so they have declared today (the day before Mother's Day) AUNTY'S DAY. So happy Aunty's Day to the pod |
| 2016-05-06 8:12 PM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Hot Runner GOOD LUCK Karen, I hope the water quality improves. Okay....that answers my question. They are not here. Looked for them all over at the dinner last night. Have sent two PM's and not heard anything, so it must have been a last-minute decision. I knew Yanti had not been well and wasn't sure she would even start. Probably for the best to stay home if they are BOTH sick. Kind of a dull pre-race dinner last night. Except for the mostly Taiwanese crew at our local bike shop who have a stall at the expo, none of whom are actually doing the race, I don't know anybody here. Everyone seems to be traveling in families (expats) and large tri clubs (Asians). So just fed myself quickly and left. On the plus side (I think), when I got to the airport yesterday, 2 hours early for what I thought was an 11:10 AM flight (and yes, I check online for delays/cancellations before I left), they told me my flight had just been cancelled and they were putting me on a flight that was boarding in 10 minutes. That was exciting! To their credit, VN Airlines managed to get my bike on board in time. (And no bike fee, as under 20 kg.) Heading out to do a short bike/run, maybe swim. (The latter is still up in the air, it seems. They are waiting on a last round of water quality tests. Should be a final decision today.) At least this AM, the current is running very strongly south to north, which is opposite the direction the yuck should be coming from. On the plus side, probably cleaner water. On the minus (I guess) the bulk of the swim will be against a pretty strong current. I tend to do well on those, but it's going to be that "swim treadmill" feeling! |
| 2016-05-06 11:49 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 8247 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux As far as I know, swim is on. Course markers are up and people were swimming this AM, and no word to the contrary. There were a few athletes complaining of itching and rashes after, but I have super-sensitive skin and had no issues, so not sure. There were some "sea lice" giving itchy little bites that some people (maybe not used to Asian ocean swimming) thought were jellyfish (believe me, people, you'd KNOW if a jellyfish got you) so hopefully it was just people who were sensitive to (or paranoid about) those. |
| 2016-05-07 3:55 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
| 143 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 7-8 Good Luck Racers! Have great races! |
| 2016-05-07 5:33 AM in reply to: tomsimper |
Regular 980 Caerphilly, Wales, uk. | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Good luck racers. Karen, what's your race number?Happy birthday for tomorrow Judi.As some people that follow me on Instagram are aware, I'm nearing the end of my bike build, still a few things to tweak, but getting there. I had a delivery this morning that I've been waiting for weeks for. It's only a stem bolt/cap, but I think it'll add immeasurable value to the bike. What do you think? :D (Stemcap up.PNG) Attachments ---------------- Stemcap up.PNG (149KB - 4 downloads) |
| 2016-05-07 5:43 AM in reply to: 0 |
Regular 980 Caerphilly, Wales, uk. | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Grrr, stupid phone won't upload photo. Wait out... There you go.Edited by Richardsdrr 2016-05-07 5:44 AM |
| 2016-05-07 5:46 AM in reply to: Richardsdrr |
Master 8247 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux # is 1123. Don't stalk--it'll make me more nervous! Swim is on--the issue was confirmed as sea lice--larval jellyfish that are more of a minor nuisance than anything else. I got a couple stings today but nothing major. Just hoping the surf is a little calmer in the morning. It wasn't bad but by 8:30 had already picked up to where getting out past the break was a bit interesting. |
| 2016-05-07 6:28 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Master 8247 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Just found out something that makes me feel better about last year's shyte-show of a run--I got to the briefing a bit early, so caught the last 20 minutes or so of an advice talk by Belinda Granger and Lance Watson. She said that last year, several pro's DNF'd the run, including Clayton Fettel (sp?) who made it exactly two kilometers before deciding--she claimed she was quoting him--that "it was not humanly possible to run 21 km in these conditions". I ran 21 km, starting more than an hour after him in hotter conditions, with the flu, no less. Not too classy--there was a lot of walking aid stations and dry heaves and occasionally picking up ice off the road and shoving it in my mouth, and bursting into irrational tears when I saw some guy being loaded into an ambulance about 800m from the finish, but I made it to the finish line in 105 degree temps (40 for Euros and Aussies). So either I am NOT human, or I am mentally tougher than at least one pro dude. Hope I can be tough this year, but really hope it's not as epic as last! |
| 2016-05-07 6:56 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Hot Runner Just found out something that makes me feel better about last year's shyte-show of a run--I got to the briefing a bit early, so caught the last 20 minutes or so of an advice talk by Belinda Granger and Lance Watson. She said that last year, several pro's DNF'd the run, including Clayton Fettel (sp?) who made it exactly two kilometers before deciding--she claimed she was quoting him--that "it was not humanly possible to run 21 km in these conditions". I ran 21 km, starting more than an hour after him in hotter conditions, with the flu, no less. Not too classy--there was a lot of walking aid stations and dry heaves and occasionally picking up ice off the road and shoving it in my mouth, and bursting into irrational tears when I saw some guy being loaded into an ambulance about 800m from the finish, but I made it to the finish line in 105 degree temps (40 for Euros and Aussies). So either I am NOT human, or I am mentally tougher than at least one pro dude. Hope I can be tough this year, but really hope it's not as epic as last! Super-Human!!!I hope the only epic part is how great you do.
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| 2016-05-07 7:27 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux GO TEEJ!!! |
| 2016-05-07 8:28 AM in reply to: Richardsdrr |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Richardsdrr Good luck racers. Karen, what's your race number?Happy birthday for tomorrow Judi.As some people that follow me on Instagram are aware, I'm nearing the end of my bike build, still a few things to tweak, but getting there. I had a delivery this morning that I've been waiting for weeks for. It's only a stem bolt/cap, but I think it'll add immeasurable value to the bike. What do you think? :D Haha, perfect!! I think that makes the bike!! |
| 2016-05-07 8:31 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Hot Runner Just found out something that makes me feel better about last year's shyte-show of a run--I got to the briefing a bit early, so caught the last 20 minutes or so of an advice talk by Belinda Granger and Lance Watson. She said that last year, several pro's DNF'd the run, including Clayton Fettel (sp?) who made it exactly two kilometers before deciding--she claimed she was quoting him--that "it was not humanly possible to run 21 km in these conditions". I ran 21 km, starting more than an hour after him in hotter conditions, with the flu, no less. Not too classy--there was a lot of walking aid stations and dry heaves and occasionally picking up ice off the road and shoving it in my mouth, and bursting into irrational tears when I saw some guy being loaded into an ambulance about 800m from the finish, but I made it to the finish line in 105 degree temps (40 for Euros and Aussies). So either I am NOT human, or I am mentally tougher than at least one pro dude. Hope I can be tough this year, but really hope it's not as epic as last! Yikes! I certainly hope today's race is a ton better than last year's!! Good luck! |
| 2016-05-07 5:19 PM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Hot Runner GOOD LUCK KAREN Just found out something that makes me feel better about last year's shyte-show of a run--I got to the briefing a bit early, so caught the last 20 minutes or so of an advice talk by Belinda Granger and Lance Watson. She said that last year, several pro's DNF'd the run, including Clayton Fettel (sp?) who made it exactly two kilometers before deciding--she claimed she was quoting him--that "it was not humanly possible to run 21 km in these conditions". I ran 21 km, starting more than an hour after him in hotter conditions, with the flu, no less. Not too classy--there was a lot of walking aid stations and dry heaves and occasionally picking up ice off the road and shoving it in my mouth, and bursting into irrational tears when I saw some guy being loaded into an ambulance about 800m from the finish, but I made it to the finish line in 105 degree temps (40 for Euros and Aussies). So either I am NOT human, or I am mentally tougher than at least one pro dude. Hope I can be tough this year, but really hope it's not as epic as last! Ihope this years conditions are kinder than last years were |
| 2016-05-07 5:21 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDI |
| 2016-05-08 1:50 AM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 8247 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux DONE!!!! Just wanted to let everyone know I survived the race. 5:31:52 on my watch. No idea how I placed. We were racked by age group in transition and there were't any bikes near me when I got back, but didn't really count to see if anyone was back yet out of the 14. One woman who might have been in my AG passed me on the run--not sure as numbers were a bit mixed up. She was running really fast and it was early on--seemed too suicidal. I don't know if I passed her back or not later. I beat one of the "All World Athletes that I know by 25+ minutes, no idea about the others. Awards in a few hours so will see. My AG was very stacked this year so not sure what my chances for podium are--probably zilch. I think I paced really well and pretty much emptied the tank. The swim was really challenging--very high waves and hard to see where I was going, just kind of followed people. I could not see the first buoy until about 10 feet away. Drafted someone who had an "All World Athlete" cap as I figure maybe they knew what they were doing. Reminded me of swimming off the North Shore in Hawaii when I was in grad school. After a while, it was so ridiculously rolling it was kind of fun. There were also issues with jellyfish--got stung several times just warming up. The officials had said they were baby jellies but somehow in less than five minutes of warmup I managed to encounter the mother (father?) who stung me all over the face, arms, and legs with tentacles. First race I have ended up in the med tent BEFORE the start. (Deactivation with vinegar spray.) I ended up walking out through about the first minute and a half of the shallow part as I was afraid of getting stung in the mouth--the jellies were concentrated near shore. (Yes, that horrid. Got stung again on the way in and exited the water with stings all over my face!) Apparently the ones that stung me on the swim were baby jellies so not too painful after about 20 minutes. More later! |
| 2016-05-08 4:51 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by Hot Runner DONE!!!! Just wanted to let everyone know I survived the race. 5:31:52 on my watch. No idea how I placed. We were racked by age group in transition and there were't any bikes near me when I got back, but didn't really count to see if anyone was back yet out of the 14. One woman who might have been in my AG passed me on the run--not sure as numbers were a bit mixed up. She was running really fast and it was early on--seemed too suicidal. I don't know if I passed her back or not later. I beat one of the "All World Athletes that I know by 25+ minutes, no idea about the others. Awards in a few hours so will see. My AG was very stacked this year so not sure what my chances for podium are--probably zilch. I think I paced really well and pretty much emptied the tank. The swim was really challenging--very high waves and hard to see where I was going, just kind of followed people. I could not see the first buoy until about 10 feet away. Drafted someone who had an "All World Athlete" cap as I figure maybe they knew what they were doing. Reminded me of swimming off the North Shore in Hawaii when I was in grad school. After a while, it was so ridiculously rolling it was kind of fun. There were also issues with jellyfish--got stung several times just warming up. The officials had said they were baby jellies but somehow in less than five minutes of warmup I managed to encounter the mother (father?) who stung me all over the face, arms, and legs with tentacles. First race I have ended up in the med tent BEFORE the start. (Deactivation with vinegar spray.) I ended up walking out through about the first minute and a half of the shallow part as I was afraid of getting stung in the mouth--the jellies were concentrated near shore. (Yes, that horrid. Got stung again on the way in and exited the water with stings all over my face!) Apparently the ones that stung me on the swim were baby jellies so not too painful after about 20 minutes. More later! YOU WON THE WHOLE DAMN THING, Lady!!!! Way to go beating the jellies and the FOUR AWAs. Would have looooved to see you but every issue this year was pointing to NO ... and I have the world's worst reaction to jellies so I would have spent the rest of our holiday there miserable and looking like a red version of the Swamp Thing. |
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