Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 282)

I'll be curious to see which region that I will be supporting (I will be supporting all of them, but will more than likely be designated to one where I will travel to) all of my international experience points to that but who knows, maybe they will change things up and I'll be supporting the ol' SW US of A!

So true!

I just scored a FREE entry to the RnR Virginia Beach Sept 1!  

Perfect timing for the training plan too!

lol just get your own. It's not complex at all. You can use the radio portion just like Pandora or you can create your own playlists on your desktop. You have to pay to access them mobily though, which I do. 

So cool! 

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by cdban66

Originally posted by bcraht Just moved the ice from my shoulder to my knee.  Livin' large right here. 

I'm living large as well, typing meeting minutes that no one will read. My Dream Job!

Hoping your variety of ailments start to feel better.

Oh yeah, I am also listening to the 2 pregnant ladies in my department discussing breast feeding, baby names, etc. I may use the letter opener to gouge out my ears.

That's tough to bear. I routinely get to hear about the exploits of a coworker's son who -at least in her stories- is the funniest, most clever ladies 20 year old that ever lived. I've met him,; she's got mom blinders . She also tells anyone who will listen - even on first meetings with them, when she lost her virginity and everything she has ever done in her entire life. That said, she's actually a nice woman who will do anything for anyone- you just have to put up with all her other crap and nonsense.

The woman needs a filter! 

You need Starbucks!

HM = half marathon 

ETA -- ha!  I need more coffee!

X2 that's awesome!

Ahh, much better, I left and closed myself off in an empty office. Much Better. 

Salty, I run with an MP3 player, so what other benefits does Spotify have over Pandora? Just playlists? Which isn't a bad deal, and Pandora can get to be a bit much. Sometimes it gets through half a song and then just switches to the next one. If it was anything other than background music, I might be bummed. I may try the iHeart Radio app, my wife likes that one.

x2, have fun!!!!

Yes

Yes

Yeah, you can create playlists with the music YOU choose. And if you pay for it, it's accessible mobily. If you don't pay for it, it's still accessible on your desktop.

You can also share playlists with each other freely. 

Pandora is just using the music genome project and spitting out music based on that for your radio station. Spotify has that as well (Spotify radio) and that is accessible mobility for free as well.

*And to clarify, the playlists you create are with music on Spotify, IE music you don't own. Which means you have access to nearly anything you could possibly want (minus some obscure stuff) for free (or as I said, you pay like 8 bucks a month if you want it mobily) Honestly, I don't have any need to buy music ever again. 

OK, thanks. I like a bunch of different stuff, so them picking songs for me is kinda nice, I get stuff I wouldn't find otherwise. But I can see value from Spotify, I may give it a shot this weekend.

THey do that too, as I said, with Radio and with their Discover tool which uses the genome project to pick new bands and new songs based on what you have been listening to. And of course, when using the radio function like Pandora, you can star a song you like and add it to a playlist.

First - thanks for taking the time to help me.  I'm just starting to understand the gearing much better - but I'm confused on a couple of things you pointed out.  

140 - 150+ rpm?  Are you serious?  That sounds SUPER high.  Doesn't your heart rate spike?  My cardio is VERY good - and I'm able to keep my heart rate in the 130 - 140 range for most rides by keeping in the 95 - 105 cadence range.  If I spike my heart rate by pedaling up to 150 rpms - isn't that going to burn a ton more energy hence tiring me sooner?  

As for bigger up front equating to more speed on the flats - what I meant was, one of my favorite gears is Big 3 (my name for big chain ring - 3rd gear on rear).  Since I'm running 53 now - if I jump to a 55 for my big ring - and stay in the 3rd gear on the back (19T) - and build to where I can comfortably keep a cadence of around 100 - wouldn't 100 rpm on a 55, 19 setup = faster than 100 rpm on a 53, 19?  

That's my though logic anyways...

Things you don't see in Chicago everyday... 

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