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 2013-05-08 2:09 PM in reply to: #4733366 |
Master  2770     Central Kansas |  Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes)bcraht - 2013-05-08 12:39 PM Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 10:34 AM TriAya - 2013-05-08 12:33 PM Asalzwed - 2013-05-09 12:31 AM OMG that is amazing Carla!!!
Oh man, next time the undie run happens in Seattle this is exactly what I will be wearing. Ski goggles included. No top either? Nah, why bother.
You could run with these guys Oh dear. What was that we were saying about socks yesterday???? Yikes. |
| 2013-05-08 2:11 PM in reply to: #4723700 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Okay. Nighty night time. I know, it's crazy early for me, but yeah, long tough day. Y'all sure dried out a soggy day at the end, though  |
| 2013-05-08 2:12 PM in reply to: #4732701 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) jmkizer - 2013-05-08 8:43 AM Artemis - 2013-05-07 10:13 PM OH, and Judi reminded me that I get a discount on the closer race because they screwed up the 1/2 marathon & 10k we did earlier this year. So, the races would probably be the same price. I guess the question is: do I drive 1.5 hours away to do a race a week early (3 weeks from big race instead of 2)? Or do I do the local race where I already know the course? Where will your friends be racing? Will you have a cheer crew if you race locally?
Yes and Yes. Both of those add to the local race column. |
| 2013-05-08 2:12 PM in reply to: #4733490 |
Master 2770 Central Kansas | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 1:43 PM KansasMom - 2013-05-08 1:41 PM TriAya - 2013-05-08 10:17 AM a dear friend posted this on my FB with the caption: Indonesia's First Iron Woman! hahaha i do feel like this most days right now.
I'm afraid this will be the only kind of Ironman I will ever be. lol Very funny. More than likely, me too. Want to relay? Only if I can have the transitions. I'll slow you down if I do anything else. |
| 2013-05-08 2:13 PM in reply to: #4733001 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) TriAya - 2013-05-08 11:17 AM a dear friend posted this on my FB with the caption: Indonesia's First Iron Woman! hahaha i do feel like this most days right now.
Are you familiar with the Extreme Ironing competition? |
| 2013-05-08 2:14 PM in reply to: #4733046 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) TriAya - 2013-05-08 11:33 AM Long tough day but not in the usual ways. It's not 'til I get back to Bali that I realize how deeply fatigued I am. Spent most of the last three days sleeping. Really needed to. So today was travel day back to Jakarta and I'm still exhausted. A good friend of mine, someone close in our Bali circle, died today. It wasn't totally unexpected--she'd been in hospital in Hawaii--but she'd been rallying back and we were hoping for the best. Not to be. I'm worried about her dogs, whom she adored, but I know our Bali friends are taking care of her affairs. She didn't really have family so we were her family. Long tough day.
::HUGS:: I'm so sorry, hon. |
| 2013-05-08 2:15 PM in reply to: #4733571 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Artemis - 2013-05-09 2:13 AM TriAya - 2013-05-08 11:17 AM a dear friend posted this on my FB with the caption: Indonesia's First Iron Woman! hahaha i do feel like this most days right now.
Are you familiar with the Extreme Ironing competition? I am. Like effing origami, yes? Okay. Bed. Really. On comfy rumpled unironed sheets. |
| 2013-05-08 2:15 PM in reply to: #4733331 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) crews - 2013-05-08 1:27 PM Here is a photo of today's super hero in underoos... introducing my son...
He is adorable!! That's an awesome picture. Looks like wedding slideshow material to me. |
| 2013-05-08 2:20 PM in reply to: #4723700 |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Huh, do people iron their sheets? Shoot, I don't even iron my clothes. |
| 2013-05-08 2:37 PM in reply to: #4733588 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 2:20 PM Huh, do people iron their sheets? Shoot, I don't even iron my clothes. Wrinkle free has been around awhile now, so don't see it as very necessary either. |
| 2013-05-08 2:48 PM in reply to: #4733523 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) rrrunner - 2013-05-08 1:55 PM Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 12:40 PM Sorry if I missed this, but were you fit for your current bike? I wasn't. I bought it on CL from someone my height It's a good question. What are you on now and what were you considering? Yes, asking about bike before the fit, even after all that discussion. Wondering how well the current setup fits and how fast it may be. I do tend to stay with what I have until something will make a fairly significant difference. Hence me staying with the relatively slow last generation Ordu until something noticeably faster works out in both fit and financially. I already paid for this one and there are only a very select few bikes that will fit my position well. |
| 2013-05-08 2:53 PM in reply to: #4733588 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 3:20 PM Huh, do people iron their sheets? Shoot, I don't even iron my clothes. Yeah, no. They end up wrinkled anyway. I don't iron clothes very often. Switched to buying DH the no-iron shirts from Brooks Brothers. They are kind of expensive, but TOTALLY worth it. |
| 2013-05-08 3:41 PM in reply to: #4733644 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Artemis - 2013-05-08 2:53 PM I don't iron my sheets, but if I had a hobbit maid I would totally have her iron them! I do, however, iron my clothes.Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 3:20 PM Huh, do people iron their sheets? Shoot, I don't even iron my clothes. Yeah, no. They end up wrinkled anyway. I don't iron clothes very often. Switched to buying DH the no-iron shirts from Brooks Brothers. They are kind of expensive, but TOTALLY worth it. |
| 2013-05-08 4:17 PM in reply to: #4733736 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) amd723 - 2013-05-08 4:41 PM I iron my husbands dress shirts because he is a high administrative type and needs to look the part. I will iron my nicer clothing's and that of my Things if it is necessary to the circumstances. Since I work from home I live in old race shirts and work out clothes 99% of the time.Artemis - 2013-05-08 2:53 PM I don't iron my sheets, but if I had a hobbit maid I would totally have her iron them! I do, however, iron my clothes.Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 3:20 PM Huh, do people iron their sheets? Shoot, I don't even iron my clothes. Yeah, no. They end up wrinkled anyway. I don't iron clothes very often. Switched to buying DH the no-iron shirts from Brooks Brothers. They are kind of expensive, but TOTALLY worth it. If I had a hobbit maid I would have her cleaning up after my annoying cats first. |
| 2013-05-08 4:20 PM in reply to: #4723700 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) |
| 2013-05-08 4:29 PM in reply to: #4733331 |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) crews - 2013-05-08 10:27 AM Here is a photo of today's super hero in underoos... introducing my son...
What a great way to start catching back up with the pod! Think he could teach my son a few things? LOL (20121029_193706.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 20121029_193706.jpg (71KB - 16 downloads) |
| 2013-05-08 4:37 PM in reply to: #4723700 |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) And I saw this today. Thought of Jen in particular, but for all the Manatee mommies (be it kids or critters) this weekend. My daughter loved it, and I heard that theme song more times in 5 minutes than I did in a year of watching the show!
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| 2013-05-08 4:42 PM in reply to: #4733540 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) rrrunner - 2013-05-08 2:02 PM At some point, even I will run out of hands! I'd go with the new bike.Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 12:56 PM rrrunner - 2013-05-08 1:55 PM Asalzwed - 2013-05-08 12:40 PM rrrunner - 2013-05-08 1:19 PM brigby1 - 2013-05-08 12:10 PM rrrunner - 2013-05-08 12:46 PM jmkizer - 2013-05-08 11:28 AM brigby1 - 2013-05-08 12:55 PM rrrunner - 2013-05-08 10:30 AM jmkizer - 2013-05-08 9:19 AM Oh, get the bike. I'm told that bike technology* is currently changing enough that it's worth an upgrade about every five years. You are past due for a bike technology upgrade! ;-) * This was specifically referring to road bikes. I think that tri bikes maybe in a similar place. I think that mountain bikes may actually be moving faster with 26, 29 and now 27.5s... Therein lies the key to my dihlemma. If I'm going to do this I want it to be a true improvement, not just new for new's sake. This weekend I'll go to a shop owner I know and trust. His website even talks about doing a fit or "sizing" to make sure the correct brand/model is chosen. Yet on Ann-Marie's other hands I want to get last year's model for better pricing which could limit my options. What kind of things are involved with the "sizing" description? A fit bike? It's quite possible without, but usually takes a very good eye with a lot of experience. Should know something about stack & reach. They also don't worry about things like stand-over. The last year's model idea can be an excellent way to get a lot of value. Most won't really change the frame much from year to year except rather minor things. Then do some much more significant design change one year. It's in those years you may want to at least think about it instead of automatically going for last year. One of our local shops does their pre-fit by measuring you. The have a ruler thing that goes from crotch to floor and so on. They eliminate a good bit of their product line that way. I'm thinking that's how the other LBS does it Sounds like no fit bike then, which isn't necessarily required even though it tends to be very helpful to have. Do they have anything for checking things such as how open and closed hip and knees are at a few pedal positions? Can they do anything like described in this new article to get information you can take anywhere? I don't have the coordinates for my fit as I did it myself, but was able to take it into a Trek Store to see how well an SC would work. They were able to measure around to get the armrest and saddle position relative to the bottom bracket and show me exactly where my setup was in relation to their bikes. I was too far out of range and decided not to get one of the bikes. For someone new, they would put them on the fit bike. If a place does not have a fit bike, they'll use a bike and change out parts and come to this end by some measuring tools. At the very least, hopefully they'll be able to check out the angles of various joints. It's possible to eyeball things, but it's kind of rare for someone to do it really well. The inseam is only a very rough point to help start things. Quite a few may not use it at all. ETA: It's not really necessary to know everything about the fit process, just enough to tell if who is doing it knows what they're doing. This shop does fits but they call what they do pre-purchase a sizing, which still sounds more in depth than a stand-over I'll probably go in and talk to them this weekend. I've spent plenty of money there so I feel comfortable walking in and "picking their brain" about it. Sorry if I missed this, but were you fit for your current bike? I wasn't. I bought it on CL from someone my height I'm with you on both counts there, so no worries. I wonder too if your current bike could be better adjusted to you vs. getting a whole new bike? Yeah, that's on one of Ann-Marie's other hands |
| 2013-05-08 5:17 PM in reply to: #4732746 |
New user 53 Knoxville | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Wow. At work using the computer to post. Shhhhh.... can't tell anyone. The interface is a lot nicer on a computer.
Ok, back to the little boys. When I was a surfer, I was called a c*** by a 12-year old in the line up. Funny, he wasn't that cocky in the parking lot where I yelled and threatened to spank him. That was that story. Very unsettling to hear the youngsters talk like that!
My sweet momma has been suffering with neck pain and high blood pressure and we have been spending a lot of time with our favorite ER docs until early in the morning like 4:00 am early. I've been sleep deprived and grumpy, but heading over to swim right now. I promise I will work out more this week if I can keep her from having a set back.
Here was my question. I love a long workout. Like an hour. If I have to put on a suit, shower, swim, shower again and then do all the grooming redo, I want to make it worthwhile. The sprint tri workouts are so short! Is it ok to just do long workouts or should I really stick to those times. Sometimes it doesn't feel worth it to wake up at 5:00 am to swim for 20 minutes.
What say you?
Renee |
| 2013-05-08 5:17 PM in reply to: #4732654 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) amd723 - 2013-05-08 8:06 AM 4agoodlife - 2013-05-07 10:36 PM I bet one of those boys has an older brother teaching those nice things! I think you handles it perfectly.I'm going to share this because I was shocked and a little ticked and curious if this happens more often than I thought. So I started out walking for 5-6min to warm up for my run tonight. My 4mi loop goes through our subdivision for a bit. I don't run with ear buds, but I have Pandora playing on my phone. As I got to a 4-way stop, I heard and saw a few boys jumping on a trampoline across the street. They weren't very old 7-12 y/olds. As they were coming up over the backyard wall, they were yelling things...didn't pay much attention til I got closer. I turned my phone down a bit and heard "I want to eat your pu$$y" several times and in various voices. I ignored for a minute as I was going by...but it continued with a few other things thrown in. I paused my runkeeper and turned of volume as I walked back and pretended to look for something on the ground. This time it was "Hey, girl! I want to....." Ugh! I turned across the street and headed for the house (it was on a corner). By the time I got to the front of the house, they whole group was racing down the sidewalk to another house. The boy in the back looked no more than 7 and he was scared. LOL!!! Good! I started to follow them, but decided to go to the house where it happened. The mom was coming out as I went up the driveway, and she looked very puzzled. I asked her if there was a group of boys on a trampoline that just ran out of her house to confirm it was them. Then I told her what had happened. She apologized, and I asked that she talk to them about their behavior. Part of me wanted to take more time and ask her to get them to face me, but I'll save that for if it happens again. There weren't any kids in any backyards when I passed on the way home. I can only hope that there was a discussion at least. Even if not, I know it scared them enough to run. It really came down to letting them think it was ok to talk to a woman like that...any woman/girl. Sooooo...has this happened to anyone else? What did you do....or what would you do? Don't blame an older brother. Blame a dad. |
| 2013-05-08 5:19 PM in reply to: #4732659 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) capnrus789 - 2013-05-08 8:12 AM Good morning all! Swimming question for the masses. I swim in a 25yd pool, and last night was averaging between 2:02 and 2:20/100 yds. With my bum knee I wasn't really pushing off very had, basically using just one leg, and I don't do flip turns. It's my first season do any sort of swim training, what do you think of my progress? I've always know how to swim, and starting focusing on it in January. My initial times were closer to 3:00/100 yds. Also, what you do experienced swimmers average for times? Just curious as to how my fitness level ranks with others. Thanks! I cruise along at 1:30/100. |
| 2013-05-08 5:20 PM in reply to: #4732680 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) jmkizer - 2013-05-08 8:24 AM ponderingfox - 2013-05-07 9:49 PM Had PT visit #1 today for the knee. Been out walking the last couple days. After 3/4 mile the knee acts up again. This needs to get better soon! I have a good shot at going under an hour on my first tri if I can run something decent. I'll be doing frequent walking to try to evaluate things. The PT taped my knee up to see if the Patella tracking is the issue. We'll see. All I know is we're going to rip some mega hair off when it's time for the tape to go. Time to start shaving! I'm glad that you saw the PT but I'm sorry that this has been dragging on for you. Hang in there! Janyne, let's say that it takes me until the end of this month to fully recover. Do you think that I'll be able to ramp up my run in time for the marathon in October? |
| 2013-05-08 5:22 PM in reply to: #4733864 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) reneehoyos - 2013-05-08 5:17 PM I see no problem swimming for a longer period of time. In fact, I think it's a good thing.Wow. At work using the computer to post. Shhhhh.... can't tell anyone. The interface is a lot nicer on a computer.
Ok, back to the little boys. When I was a surfer, I was called a c*** by a 12-year old in the line up. Funny, he wasn't that cocky in the parking lot where I yelled and threatened to spank him. That was that story. Very unsettling to hear the youngsters talk like that!
My sweet momma has been suffering with neck pain and high blood pressure and we have been spending a lot of time with our favorite ER docs until early in the morning like 4:00 am early. I've been sleep deprived and grumpy, but heading over to swim right now. I promise I will work out more this week if I can keep her from having a set back.
Here was my question. I love a long workout. Like an hour. If I have to put on a suit, shower, swim, shower again and then do all the grooming redo, I want to make it worthwhile. The sprint tri workouts are so short! Is it ok to just do long workouts or should I really stick to those times. Sometimes it doesn't feel worth it to wake up at 5:00 am to swim for 20 minutes.
What say you?
Renee |
| 2013-05-08 5:22 PM in reply to: #4732697 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Richardsdrr - 2013-05-08 8:41 AM BODY COMPOSITION:till got a nice layer of blubber on me, but then, I'm never gonna get a six pack. When I was in the Army I was under my BMI and was the lightest I have ever been, but still could pinch an inch. I have lost about 21-24 lb since starting my little escapade in October. Rock on Darren! That's great progress! |
| 2013-05-08 5:33 PM in reply to: #4723700 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) Do any of the manatees race n a tri suit? I use tri shorts and a tri top, but there is a big sale on tri suits which got me wondering how I'd like using one. So, if you use or have used one what do/did you like or dislike about them? Also, do they make better sense for short or long courses or does it matter? |
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