Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 265)

Sister ended up doing really well, finishing in around 1:30 total and strongly up in mid pack. Survived the swim (missed her exiting with some people needing lifeguard help at that time). Biked really well.  And ran much faster than any of us thought she could (much faster even thanIron when she was only running) breaking 26 minutes on a 5k.

Credits having a road bike for being faster (coming from a hybrid/mountain bike). It was funny to see as it was our brothers bike (6'1" vs 5'4"ish). The seat could get rather low, but it's a really long frame so really emphasized the superman position. I knew that would help, but what I didn't know is that for her training, she was most always riding with her 3 little kids. And by that I mean 1 was in the bike seat and the other two were in the trailer, so basically ride managed to qualify as "hard" (yes it really works). She also credits her swim training as helping out her run as the cardio development was much better than anything she'd been able to do before even though she didn't swim a whole lot.

Finished with an upset stomach developing from pushing the pace ("just complete", haha!) and was very happy with how the day went. Her friend finished well too (not her first time), and they both are already thinking of another sometime.

Hi Manatees!!

Okay, first I have to tell you that a bottle of wine is NOT a good method for hydrating the night before a race, even if you do get told multiple times "oh come on, it's ONLY a sprint"... Yeah... so... that certainly wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done in my life. 

Needless to say, the race did NOT go well for me, but... I had an absolutely AWESOME weekend!  Other than that craptastic hour and a half of racing, this was by far one of the best weekends of my life.  I got to meet new people (Adrienne and Elesa from the Manatees and Chris Gregg who is also a BTer), and got to see a bunch of friends that I haven't seen in ages (Whizzz, CoreDump, the Weningers, AmyJo, the Schmizes, the Crownys and a few others that aren't on BT)... and the icing on the cake... we may not have been able to make it to the chili pepper because of confirming plans with the Crownys, but while waiting for the Crownys to get to the expo - lookit who we got to chat with!!! 

If you don't know who Sister Madonna Buder is (or Chrissy Wellington)... Google her/them.  Amazing and so incredibly inspirational!!!  

At least I made it to the finish line, and with a smile on my face, so I'm happy with that... and rockin the Betty top!   

Thanks for the inspires everyone - it was so nice to read them all today!!! 

P.S...  Switch and Salty are even more amazing in person than they are on the internet - I'm SO happy I got to meet and hang out with these two awesome women!!!   

Congrats to:

Switch - Salty - Monica - Jen - Jojo and Bens Sister.. (hope I didn't miss anyone)  

Wait - was this an ALL GIRLS race weekend?  

Monica -

So I noticed your new Avatar (I don't know how long you've had it) and I clicked on it to see if I could see a larger version of the pic. While in your profile I stumbled upon your Boudoir pics.  

WOW!!!

That is all, carry on.  

I rode at a bike event. There were timing chips, but it wasn't really a race.

Had some sad news from my other internet family over on maccaX.

A guy got struck by a truck at the end of a 100mile charity ride and unfortunately died.  Just a freak accident he fell into the path of the truck it seems.

If you want to donate to a good cause in his memory please see below.  he leaves a wife and a nine year old daughter.

http://www.gofundme.com/chancetoles

http://www.runnersworld.com/drinks-hydration/beer-run

Interesting article!

Edited to fix link

Had some sad news from my other internet family over on maccaX.

A guy got struck by a truck at the end of a 100mile charity ride and unfortunately died.  Just a freak accident he fell into the path of the truck it seems.

If you want to donate to a good cause in his memory please see below.  he leaves a wife and a nine year old daughter.

http://www.gofundme.com/chancetoles

Had some sad news from my other internet family over on maccaX.

A guy got struck by a truck at the end of a 100mile charity ride and unfortunately died.  Just a freak accident he fell into the path of the truck it seems.

If you want to donate to a good cause in his memory please see below.  he leaves a wife and a nine year old daughter.

http://www.gofundme.com/chancetoles

Originally posted by bcraht

Ori

ginally posted by 4agoodlife

Originally posted by bcraht

My Tri turned into an aquathlon this AM.  By my own choice.  We have had sun and heat for about 6 weeks, and this morning it decides to be cool and rainy!  This was a free, hardly-timed race, so my friend and I just decided to do the swim and run.  It was a nice workout, and after speaking with some who biked as well, I think we made the right choice--they were freezing, shivering and generally not enjoying themselves....  I'll try to do a bit of a RR later.

How are/did our AGN'ers do?

Elesa...2:30. Salty...2:40. Monica...haven't seen time, but rockin the smile and her new Betty kit Jen... was getting impatient to start :P

MONICA

Swim     16:28 Overall : 747 Gender : 227 Categ : 24

Cycle     40:24 Overall : 865 Gender : 261 Categ : 30

Run     30:19 Overall : 996 Gender : 350 Categ : 36

Finish Time     01:31:44 Overall : 922 / 1102 Gender : 304 / 418 Categ : 32 / 38

 

JEN:

Swim     22:21 Overall : 1053 Gender : 393 Categ : 2

Cycle     51:16 Overall : 1079 Gender : 404 Categ : 3

Run     38:28 Overall : 1069 Gender : 402 Categ : 3

Finish Time     01:57:37 Overall : 1074 / 1102 Gender : 401 / 418 Categ : 3 / 3

Wooooot!  Awesome work, gals, congratulations!

Yay! Thanks for finding them

Way to go AGNanatees!

Hi Manatees!!

Okay, first I have to tell you that a bottle of wine is NOT a good method for hydrating the night before a race, even if you do get told multiple times "oh come on, it's ONLY a sprint"... Yeah... so... that certainly wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done in my life. 

Needless to say, the race did NOT go well for me, but... I had an absolutely AWESOME weekend!  Other than that craptastic hour and a half of racing, this was by far one of the best weekends of my life.  I got to meet new people (Adrienne and Elesa from the Manatees and Chris Gregg who is also a BTer), and got to see a bunch of friends that I haven't seen in ages (Whizzz, CoreDump, the Weningers, AmyJo, the Schmizes, the Crownys and a few others that aren't on BT)... and the icing on the cake... we may not have been able to make it to the chili pepper because of confirming plans with the Crownys, but while waiting for the Crownys to get to the expo - lookit who we got to chat with!!! 

If you don't know who Sister Madonna Buder is (or Chrissy Wellington)... Google her/them.  Amazing and so incredibly inspirational!!!  

At least I made it to the finish line, and with a smile on my face, so I'm happy with that... and rockin the Betty top!   

Thanks for the inspires everyone - it was so nice to read them all today!!! 

P.S...  Switch and Salty are even more amazing in person than they are on the internet - I'm SO happy I got to meet and hang out with these two awesome women!!!   

Had some sad news from my other internet family over on maccaX.

A guy got struck by a truck at the end of a 100mile charity ride and unfortunately died.  Just a freak accident he fell into the path of the truck it seems.

If you want to donate to a good cause in his memory please see below.  he leaves a wife and a nine year old daughter.

http://www.gofundme.com/chancetoles

Ori

ginally posted by 4agoodlife

Originally posted by bcraht

My Tri turned into an aquathlon this AM.  By my own choice.  We have had sun and heat for about 6 weeks, and this morning it decides to be cool and rainy!  This was a free, hardly-timed race, so my friend and I just decided to do the swim and run.  It was a nice workout, and after speaking with some who biked as well, I think we made the right choice--they were freezing, shivering and generally not enjoying themselves....  I'll try to do a bit of a RR later.

How are/did our AGN'ers do?

Elesa...2:30. Salty...2:40. Monica...haven't seen time, but rockin the smile and her new Betty kit Jen... was getting impatient to start :P

Swim     16:28 Overall : 747 Gender : 227 Categ : 24

Cycle     40:24 Overall : 865 Gender : 261 Categ : 30

Run     30:19 Overall : 996 Gender : 350 Categ : 36

Finish Time     01:31:44 Overall : 922 / 1102 Gender : 304 / 418 Categ : 32 / 38

JEN:

Swim     22:21 Overall : 1053 Gender : 393 Categ : 2

Cycle     51:16 Overall : 1079 Gender : 404 Categ : 3

Run     38:28 Overall : 1069 Gender : 402 Categ : 3

Finish Time     01:57:37 Overall : 1074 / 1102 Gender : 401 / 418 Categ : 3 / 3

Wooooot!  Awesome work, gals, congratulations!

My Tri turned into an aquathlon this AM.  By my own choice.  We have had sun and heat for about 6 weeks, and this morning it decides to be cool and rainy!  This was a free, hardly-timed race, so my friend and I just decided to do the swim and run.  It was a nice workout, and after speaking with some who biked as well, I think we made the right choice--they were freezing, shivering and generally not enjoying themselves....  I'll try to do a bit of a RR later.

How are/did our AGN'ers do?

Hi Manatees!!

Okay, first I have to tell you that a bottle of wine is NOT a good method for hydrating the night before a race, even if you do get told multiple times "oh come on, it's ONLY a sprint"... Yeah... so... that certainly wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done in my life. 

Needless to say, the race did NOT go well for me, but... I had an absolutely AWESOME weekend!  Other than that craptastic hour and a half of racing, this was by far one of the best weekends of my life.  I got to meet new people (Adrienne and Elesa from the Manatees and Chris Gregg who is also a BTer), and got to see a bunch of friends that I haven't seen in ages (Whizzz, CoreDump, the Weningers, AmyJo, the Schmizes, the Crownys and a few others that aren't on BT)... and the icing on the cake... we may not have been able to make it to the chili pepper because of confirming plans with the Crownys, but while waiting for the Crownys to get to the expo - lookit who we got to chat with!!! 

If you don't know who Sister Madonna Buder is (or Chrissy Wellington)... Google her/them.  Amazing and so incredibly inspirational!!!  

At least I made it to the finish line, and with a smile on my face, so I'm happy with that... and rockin the Betty top!   

Thanks for the inspires everyone - it was so nice to read them all today!!! 

P.S...  Switch and Salty are even more amazing in person than they are on the internet - I'm SO happy I got to meet and hang out with these two awesome women!!!   

Racing with a bit of a hangover, who would do something like that ? 

I'm a big fan of Sister Madonna (and Chrissie isn't too shabby either), so am a bit envious of you!