Yanti & Salty Straight-Up Ridiculous Manatees Part 5 - FULL (Page 33)

Yeah, I was thinking about that on the run, maybe there is something to that whole 'hard work and consistency' thing.  No video of stilts, but pics for sure!  I tell ya, there is nothing like hanging out with kids to remind you how to enjoy the simple things.

me too my run came together today - decided to do a bit more running a bit less walking as it was a 30minute planned run.  So I did 5:1 which was hard on my legs coz I'm not used to it but my average speed was way faster and I was doing 6.10 min k's so very happy with that coz my average is usually 7.....

Spoke to bike coach - I'm so excited, an hour one on one training - yay!  Watch out Bradley Wiggins!

Yikes!  The Birds!  You don't need the aero bars at this time.  Good move!  At IM distance, comfort is very important.

All of this makes very good sense.  The trainer is very time efficient but you do needs some road handling as well. 

This is going to sound like a weird suggestion but... do you know anyone on you swim squad that is also a roadie?  Do you think that they might have a set of wheels that you can borrow?  I had some balance issues on my bike for years.  I got a set of Mavic Kysrium SL wheels and it changed my life.  I thought that I was just klutzy and would never be able to drink from a water bottle at 20 mph.  How do other people do that?!  I spent years getting away with drinking only at stop signs and signal lights.  Clearly not the best plan.  Anyway once I got these wheels, voila!  I could instantly drink at 20mph like the cool kids!  Now, wheels are not inexpensive an you'd definitely want to see if a different set of wheels helps before making an investment but it may be worth pursuing. 

My Madone came with Bontrager Race wheels.  I left a cassette on the rear wheel and put a trainer tire on it and I change wheels when I bring her indoors these days.

Awesome!  Congratulations on the placement and the crazy water crossings and being strong enough to mention that it wasn't possible to pass at some points on the single track.  Sometimes crazy can be a blast!

Good plan! 

And your friends are right, you are really on track for IM Melbourne.  You will rock it!

Excellent news on all fronts!

How's DH?

Me too, a {MELON PRESS}! We are spawning so many Manatees ...

Howdy, howdy Manatees ... been trying to keep up with all the crazy Manatee busyness and if anyone feels ignored, SPEAK UP so I can clap my flippers for you, too!

Been busy myself, my dear beloved piglet Jim is visiting from LA and will be here until Christmas, so I am actually getting out and about as I feel able. He comes along on runs, which is really nice, although it's a bit disheartening that he's so tall, he just walks along at what is my "run" pace. Ha ha!

My booby/bikini-shape rash is finally calming down a bit (more than a week later); it's still itchy from the scabs healing up but not too badly.

For some reason I have been feeling ridiculously apathetic lately. Everything's fine; I just don't care about anything and don't want to do anything, but I do it anyway. Just life; it has its waves.

Hi Pod!!  Here for some reading pleasure is my RR Kiawah Triathlon.  Overall I had a good race just missed out on my sub 3 hour goal by just over 2 minutes but shaved 8 minutes off my time from last year.  Rest day today and clean up from Sunday Funday yesterday, had some people over and fried up a turkey, always delicious.  Then into my HIM training starting tomorrow and my required 5 am wake up to get myself to get some quality training time in.  Reading some RR's now.

Jo you might want to look at 25 cc tires as well for training, I used them for the PUT in May and the extra stability is worth the marginally more rolling resistence, it's a thought as well

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Congratulations to her!!  I love that you are so proud of her. 

I'm glad he's texting from transition and not from the bike.  It cracks me up that he is taking the time to do it.

YOUTHS! 

Thanks!!  I love the free Kindle books. 

I actually downloaded that yesterday and am well on my way through the book. I have been highlighting away.

Although perhaps a little dark  this quote was extremely close to my heart, "Running allowed me to control the storm. It gave me a release for the anger and frustration living inside me. When I ran, I was able to let loose the fury until I was so exhausted I could feel calm."

Oh heeeey!

Me! Me! Me! I'm neglected!!! Only cuz I'm a needy batch though 

Glad things are going well and I miss you!

Clappin' my flippers for ya, pressin' my melons on yours and like that.

Ah geeze, neglected no more ... and like that.

Well, you ARE that crazy, but it has nothing to do with the races

You have time to build up to a March mary.

Even with several weeks' recovery after that, plenty of time to train for the HIM (including cross-training until March, then dedicated tri, mostly bike, thereafter). The question is whether you have the time and inclination? Will hubs be okay watching Baby E a lot more then?

Heh heh don't do what I do.

Don't do what I do either, but she knows that.