Team Lively Lava (Page 24)

So I got some more time in at the pool today. I tired out pretty quick, though, so I cut it short. I should be able to get to the gym again Thursday and Friday. At least, I hope so. It's snowing here (again), so it's really hard to get motivated to go outside to bike or run. Yesterday it was 81 degrees here. Today, snow. If you don't like the weather in Utah, just wait a little while. It'll change.

D001 - 2008-04-15 8:51 PM

jsnowash - 2008-04-15 6:39 AM

givemashot - 2008-04-14 11:43 PM So where is everybody? Busy training?

It HAS been a little quiet here lately, hasn't it?

With Julie and Beth away, you guys are WAYYYYY down in your post count padding efforts! Not that *I* know anything about post count padding.

Thanks for stopping by and giving us one more!  

givemashot - 2008-04-15 12:54 PM So only three peeps teammates, huh? I know Beth's busy, add me in, and that's only 5 of us. Where is evrybody? Wait, someone else is on vacation. OK, that's 6. Hmmm....Someone's ignoring us, I think. Either that or we've scared them away.

I'm not scared!  I've always wanted to be on a chatty team for one of these challenges.  And now that I am, things have picked up big time at work and home.  I still enjoy perusing everyone's comments about workouts, weather, and life.  Just wish I had more time to participate in the conversation.  It does make me feel a bit like a stalker, though . 

I've been busy with work......and finishing my taxes.

Tomorrow we leave for Alaska so I won't be around much.  I'll try to get my numbers updated while we are up there.  I'm not sure if I'll have the internet available.

I hope everyone is doing good!   Cheers!

Computer is still acting up but it is working (temporary at best) I think I have updated correctly.  I am just over 50% for the month...< 5% in the POST COUNTING Challenge  For some reason when I log on at the library it won't let me go to the Google Spreadsheet...I am absolutly SURE it can't be the dumba$$ at the keyboard. 

Anyway...should be caught up and it looks like full blown SPRING is here in Atlanta.  Just got back in from a 4.25 mi. run at the Chattahoochee River....how nice. I just finished telling my wife there was MEGA Pace Booty were lots of people out running/walking today and how fricking sexy nice it was to see others getting out.

If you have not seen Julie's (Girl Passing on the Left) account of her brother ...go to her blog/workout log....oh yeah....have some tissues with you. You are the best GPOTL. And I know your brother and Dorothy think so.

thanks for posting! he rocked on the swim! the pros swam it in 57 minutes and he was right behind them....plus he is twice thier age! we were sooooooooo excited to see him come out! he is officially an ironman! woot woot!

what is funny is we talked him into getting the tattoo that Dorothy wanted to get after she became one....a small ironman logo on his back lower calf....we all went with him to this tattoo parlor...my sister, my mom in her mid 70's, my daughter, his daughter and me....was quite a funny site us all walking in there.....my dad called while we were there and when he asked where we were mom said "shopping"....we all laughed, we knew he would not be too thrilled with him getting this....but he is sooooo deserving! thanks to all of you who checked in on him! I really appreciate all the messages! means a whole lot....I will post some pictures in the next few days...so make sure to stop by my blog....

will update my workouts too...got to get on my bike, but will be riding lots this weekend!! so, don't worry....I will make my goals! I promise!

Going to a wedding in Anchorage.  I wish we could stay longer.

take lots of pictures....I used to live there 25+ years ago! My daughter was born at Providence Hospital...have a safe trip! It is beautiful there this time of year....they are cleaning all the streets up for summer tourists.

WHAT?????? my Tammy never sins!!!! you have blown my entire image of you! glad you made it home safely! my flight was just like many I take with Southwest Airlines....like a broncking bull! I refer to them often as the Texas Rodeo Flight...although this one was from Arizona....

wow life's a beach! eh??? love it there! we were in Maui last September...and ready to go back! the DH and I talked about going back...like real soon! love it there! can you say JEALOUS BOYS AND GIRLS!?!?!

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!! and with a vengeance! I am sooo psyched after watching all those people swim, bike and run!! thanks for logging my miles...I guess I forgot to log my bike rides before I left, so I have more miles then was posted on Sunday...but it will bring our totals up for this next week! plus I am about to go run and hope to get in a swim before I have to work this evening!

what kind do you have Nicole? I need to buy one and fast! I need one for the first weekend in May! suggestions????? thanks

fell better Allison....do not overdo! 70 degree weather sounds awesome....we look to be hitting the same today! I have to drive to Sacramento....to rescue a little Boston Terrier pup....he  is precious! going for a run right now...and hope to get in a swim this afternoon when I return....but I have to work this evening...we are putting on a Community Event for EARTHQUAKE preparedness....then we are having a video of how to prepare for an Earthquake and then we will be showing the old 1970's version of the movie "Earthquake" with Charlton Heston...will be a late one for me!! I like to be in bed watching the 10 o'clock news!

I bought a used Pro-Motion Fluid Drive without having tried it on. Unfortunately it seems to be a bit too big in the arms, chest, and neck; I can feel water coming in and moving around while I stroke. I don't know if I can have it made smaller or if I need to look for another suit. I'll be using it for Sunday and may not need it again until next year.

You may want to consider renting. 

Hey Steve.....you been looking in the mirror when you say...you are the best stuff....cuz you should be! you are quite the amazing guy....did I say hottie firefighter guy! one that took his granddaughter and is raising her as his own daughter! you and the wife can pat yourselves on the back! you are two amazing people! and I am glad that I have gotten to know you! I will post some pictures tomorrow...but need to go run, now....before I go get a new pup! gotta go! thanks for the great compliment Steve! If you keep having issues with your computer let me know....I will try and help you fix it! I had to rebuild mine a month or so ago...and it is working like a charm again!! good luck...not the same without your funny comments!!! so hope it gets fixed soon!!! enjoy your weather...and frickin sexy pace booties!....nothing bettter then getting behind a hottie and trying to keep up! I don't know about you but sure seems to speed me up some!

thanks! have considered renting, but since the water temps stay the same around here....I think I need to buy one..then I can do lots of OWS year round....any suggestions on good ones and ones to stay away from???

KSH has done the most research/experimentation on this of anyone I know:

Here is a review of all of the wetsuits I bought... tried on and tried out in the water:

I have bought, tried on, and swam in the following brands:

Blue Seventy (BS)
QR
2XU
Zoot
Desoto

Yea, I have had a time finding a wetsuit that fit me right, can you tell? I am also being really picky about my wetsuit, because I'm a good swimmer and a cheap wetsuit will slow me down, and I will be bothered by it.

BS is a nice wetsuit. For women, it's good because it's cut for someone with booty and boobs. That is what I needed. The neoprene is nice and I didn't have any issues with the one I rented for a race. Shoulders were flexible. I bought the Energie. I did not keep it though. http://www.trisports.com/blseenfuwe.html

QR is a really nice wetsuit too. Honestly, I liked this neoprene the best. It was just different. Very flexible. This wetsuit is made for someone with beefy legs and a large chest (not necessarily big because of boobs!). The size that should have fit me, was HUGE on me. If you are a beefy guy, this would be a good wetsuit for you. http://www.trisports.com/qr20hytrwe.html

2XU is a nice wetsuit. No complaints really. It was just cut for someone who is very thin without any hips, boobs, or a booty. If you are a thin guy/gal with very little "sticking out" muscle wise, etc. this wetsuit would be good. I think I got this one on sale: http://www.trisports.com/2xueltrwe.html

Zoot Zenith is a VERY NICE wetsuit. Totally different from all the other ones. It has these pieces of boyancy swen into the inside of the wetsuit. None of the other wetsuits are like this one. Unless you see a picture of the inside of the wetsuit, you don't really understand how different it is. I kept this one. It's flexible and I could swim in it just fine.
http://www.trisports.com/zootzenith.html

Desoto is an OK wesuit. Not very innovative. The neoprene was the worst in the bunch. It was thick and not very flexible. Compared to the other ones, I would rank this one the lowest. The bib john was odd and pulled up into my crotch (fit issue). The top was a pain to get on and then it fit oddly around my boobs. A lot of people love this wetsuit, but fit wise it didn't work for me.
http://www.trisports.com/t1blpebi.html
http://www.trisports.com/t1fiwazipu.html

In the end though, buying a wetsuit is ALL ABOUT FIT. Each brand is cut differently and fits differently. Just because you fit the "size" on the chart, doesn't mean it will work for you in the water.

You might also want to think about renting one if you don't think you will use it a lot.

Good luck.

thanks Nicole....will print this and take it with me when I go and look!