Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 259)

Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl

Agreed!!  Pure awesome!!

Originally posted by rrrunner

{{{hugs}}}

Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl

FYI - don't joke with the people at security that your bike box is actually transporting a dead body.  They don't appreciate the humour, and you get your own private visit to their special security/screening room. 

Second FYI - don't do it twice. 

Originally posted by amd723

3d times a charm!

Originally posted by brigby1

Thanks. I'm being thorough because that's me. Any information I give to her is greatly simplified so she'll have something easy to follow. I know it's "just a sprint", but this is going to be a rather big endeavor for her as she'll likely be 1:45 to 2:00 hours. She's not able to train very much and has a history of significant injuries her entire life. Specifically knee problems as she got the short end of the durability genes. So what you said on just taping it to the bike is what we'll be doing. Do you  have trouble taking in a variety of nutrition? More than half of what's available will cause me problems at any effort, making me slow down from easy effort or even force me to stop. Gatorade? Forget it for me. It's coming right back up. She doesn't have a favorite of any of these because she literally hasn't used any of it. Ever. I'd hate to see her event be wasted because of a simple oversight like that. I know it's not a lot of food being discussed, so won't really make a huge difference in actual energy, but I want to give her every chance as it can help with mental alertness. Form goes south as this goes down when we tire, and given her knees she could get hurt.

And checking on the swim, I have seen where professional women have had to stop early on the bike because they were too cold in conditions the two of us wouldn't blink at. Magali Tissere is on video somewhere shaking uncontrollably and turning blue. And it was from some seemingly simple things that we wouldn't look at because we could handle them quite well. Not everyone really warms up well by just going out into the water, even as described. I think she'll be better off knowing that she's ready to go when she gets into the water. The fewer steps she has there the better so that she can just concentrate on getting to the other side. The entire swim is going to be at a warm-up level with breaks to switch out to breast stroke or whatever she has to do as that's all she's been able to develop. Keeping it relaxed, simple and fun is how she's going to make it as this really going to wear her out just to get there.

Originally posted by Muskrat37

Had an incredible off day today.  

Decided to take my son (12 years old) to the lake for some FUN swimming time.  Spent about an hour with the GoPro running and jumping off the dock with him and doing back flips from the top of a piling and just having a good time.  Unfortunately - no great pics or videos to share (the angle was all wrong the entire time) but we had a blast!

Had a little water fight and then chilled out on our towels in the sun talking. 

This is what life is all about.  Feeling good today. 

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county.

This little town is about four miles from us, maybe a little closer. Anyway, all residents were evacuated on Monday and told to bring supplies for five days away from home. I don't think they'll be able to be back Friday, even.

A farm in our county:

In the picture below, you can see the highway that connects our town with the rest of the county to the north. This is the highway I ran down on July 4th. The highway is open right now (and I mean, it really is an hourly thing), but it has been closed off and on all week.

I know there are tougher things going on in the world right now, but this is still super stressful. Most outdoor activities have been cancelled or moved indoors this week. You can't be outside at all -- the mosquitoes are aggressive and abundant.

It's just the idea that even though you have just about everything you need in your one square mile town, if you might need something we don't have here, you might not be able to get out to get it. Like I said, the roads being open or closed changes hourly.

/whining

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county.

This little town is about four miles from us, maybe a little closer. Anyway, all residents were evacuated on Monday and told to bring supplies for five days away from home. I don't think they'll be able to be back Friday, even.

A farm in our county:

In the picture below, you can see the highway that connects our town with the rest of the county to the north. This is the highway I ran down on July 4th. The highway is open right now (and I mean, it really is an hourly thing), but it has been closed off and on all week.

I know there are tougher things going on in the world right now, but this is still super stressful. Most outdoor activities have been cancelled or moved indoors this week. You can't be outside at all -- the mosquitoes are aggressive and abundant.

It's just the idea that even though you have just about everything you need in your one square mile town, if you might need something we don't have here, you might not be able to get out to get it. Like I said, the roads being open or closed changes hourly.

/whining

Originally posted by switch

You are absolutely not whining.  Hugs.  I hope things start to clear up as quickly as they possibly can and that life can return to normal

I have been through two "500" year floods in the last 25 years in Iowa.  It is horribly disruptive and we know families and family run businesses who lost everything in those floods.  The University of Iowa (where I work) is still rebuilding from the most recent flood in 2008 where they sustained over $743 million in flood damages. 

What many people don't realize is that these floods are the direct cause of land mismanagement.  If we didn't tile and drain our massive farms the watershed could handle the rain, and we would not have this devastating flooding.  This is a man made problem.  Not only is it man made, but you can get federal govt. subsidies to tile your land if you are a farmer.  So the govt. is paying people to do this, and then has to come and bail out entire towns when it goes wrong.  It's a completely messed up system. Grrr.

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county.

 

This little town is about four miles from us, maybe a little closer. Anyway, all residents were evacuated on Monday and told to bring supplies for five days away from home. I don't think they'll be able to be back Friday, even.

A farm in our county:

 

In the picture below, you can see the highway that connects our town with the rest of the county to the north. This is the highway I ran down on July 4th. The highway is open right now (and I mean, it really is an hourly thing), but it has been closed off and on all week.

 

I know there are tougher things going on in the world right now, but this is still super stressful. Most outdoor activities have been cancelled or moved indoors this week. You can't be outside at all -- the mosquitoes are aggressive and abundant.

It's just the idea that even though you have just about everything you need in your one square mile town, if you might need something we don't have here, you might not be able to get out to get it. Like I said, the roads being open or closed changes hourly.

/whining

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county.

This little town is about four miles from us, maybe a little closer. Anyway, all residents were evacuated on Monday and told to bring supplies for five days away from home. I don't think they'll be able to be back Friday, even.

A farm in our county:

In the picture below, you can see the highway that connects our town with the rest of the county to the north. This is the highway I ran down on July 4th. The highway is open right now (and I mean, it really is an hourly thing), but it has been closed off and on all week.

I know there are tougher things going on in the world right now, but this is still super stressful. Most outdoor activities have been cancelled or moved indoors this week. You can't be outside at all -- the mosquitoes are aggressive and abundant.

It's just the idea that even though you have just about everything you need in your one square mile town, if you might need something we don't have here, you might not be able to get out to get it. Like I said, the roads being open or closed changes hourly.

/whining

Originally posted by melbo55Well, kids, I'm off again on more travels.  Heading up to the Finger Lakes region of NY for a few days with a friend (our yearly trip).  Sending early GGGOOOOOOOOO RACING MANATEE wishes to all who are racing.  Extra good luck to those doing AG Nationals!!!!!  Kick butt, manatees!!

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county.

This little town is about four miles from us, maybe a little closer. Anyway, all residents were evacuated on Monday and told to bring supplies for five days away from home. I don't think they'll be able to be back Friday, even.

A farm in our county:

In the picture below, you can see the highway that connects our town with the rest of the county to the north. This is the highway I ran down on July 4th. The highway is open right now (and I mean, it really is an hourly thing), but it has been closed off and on all week.

I know there are tougher things going on in the world right now, but this is still super stressful. Most outdoor activities have been cancelled or moved indoors this week. You can't be outside at all -- the mosquitoes are aggressive and abundant.

It's just the idea that even though you have just about everything you need in your one square mile town, if you might need something we don't have here, you might not be able to get out to get it. Like I said, the roads being open or closed changes hourly.

/whining

Originally posted by jmkizer

OMG this is crazy!  Take care of yourself!

Originally posted by rrrunner

Southwest US type Manatees, I call your attention to this: www.ironmanmonterrey.com  I sent the link to DH but I think I have a better chance of getting him to Galveston than Nuevo Leon...

Originally posted by brigby1

Rubber duckie swim caps. Maybe an innertube wave in place of wetsuits?

Anyone else see that the bike is 3 laps? Oof.

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county

Originally posted by JJ- #23 on Runners World top 25 best snack list.....POPTARTS There ya have it http://www.runnersworld.com/nutrition-for-runners/25-great-snacks-f...