Mad Manatee Mentors, Part 2! CLOSED (Page 35)

Asalzwed - 2013-02-16 4:11 PM I'll write a RR but gotta say, it was an exciting one!

Artemis - 2013-02-16 6:12 PM Thanks everyone! It was pretty miserable, but I finished. The course was terrible -- lots of stairs, steep slippery brick downhills, crowded crossing, hail in my face for a miles over a bridge -- so it’s not a race I would ever do again or recommend. Super sore right now. Still kind of cold.

jobaxas - 2013-02-16 6:43 PM 15km done in90 degrees beautiful came home jumped in the pool post run hydration iced coffee

Asalzwed - 2013-02-16 2:11 PM I'll write a RR but gotta say, it was an exciting one!

Artemis - 2013-02-16 4:12 PM Thanks everyone! It was pretty miserable, but I finished. The course was terrible -- lots of stairs, steep slippery brick downhills, crowded crossing, hail in my face for a miles over a bridge -- so it’s not a race I would ever do again or recommend. Super sore right now. Still kind of cold.

jobaxas - 2013-02-16 4:43 PM 15km done in90 degrees beautiful came home jumped in the pool post run hydration iced coffee

kgore - 2013-02-16 10:06 PM

Obviously it is the end of the freakin' world--I have actually answered to individuals on this thread! I blame running delirium (hm, did I spell that right??? ah, too tired to care much...)

Escape From Folsom 10 Miler DONE! Okay, it was done many hours ago, but I am just returning to non-slack-jawed-reality now (and yet I actually did some running around on errands during the slack-jawed period...sad.) I went only 8 minutes over my attempted time, and I don't believe I was in the bottom ten! Will wonders never cease????? I will attempt to write my own RR now...strong emphasis on ATTEMPT.

kgore - 2013-02-16 7:33 PM

'kay...here it is:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=478128&posts=1&start=1

Enjoy.

ArielLIlB - 2013-02-15 1:37 PM

So I'll do a little introduction, since I'm late to the party (how rude! Or fashionable?) and there's plenty of people who don't know who I am.

My name is Brie, I live in Massachusetts with my hubby and two kitties.  I've been a BT member for a year and a manatee for a little less.  This will be my second tri season, and I think I've had a good start and my training and fitness is really picking up, especially with the bike.

My goal is to do an Oly this summer - yes, the same one that I wussed out on last year.  My swim is already feeling stronger and I think with some more endurance-focused work once it's lake season I will be go to go.  I'm also contemplating a fall marathon - I do one every 2 years, once the memory of the arduous training and painful race fades from memory, leaving just the feeling of awesomeness that running 26.2 gives you - but haven't committed to anything.  If the group I run with up here does Newport, RI, I think I'm in.

I'm also focused on losing weight/toning up.  It's not so much the number I care about but the firmness.  Right now - too much mush.  I've been doing weight watchers since Jan. 3 and I've lost 9 pounds so far!!  I think I'm hitting a plateau - I'm at my body's happy/effortless weight - so I'm trying to push myself harder with exercise to beat that.

I'm a lawyer by day, but I really do not enjoy it, so I'm looking for something new and fun.  It makes it very hard to stay focused on what I need to get done 9-5, which was a big reason I weaned myself off daily BT/Manatee activities.  But, screw it, you guys are awesome and as I start ramping up my off-season training I could use some support, encouragement and of course, entertainment (Yanti can handle that on her own, honestly, but everyone else, feel free to pitch in)!

jobaxas - 2013-02-17 4:10 AM Swimming a race with real swimmers is a humbling experience out of 21 in my age group I was 21st and in females I was 64th out of 67! And I feel great! Not many people I know would take on a 2.5km OWS at all. Proud

rrrunner - 2013-02-17 10:03 PM Praying for ya Dub6!

ponderingfox - 2013-02-17 9:38 PM

Congrats on the swim!  That sounds like a lot of fun.

I hear you about the humbling part.  At my master's swim classes, I'm totally in the slowest lane. But I'm pretty sure can swim faster than most people at a local sprint.

jobaxas - 2013-02-17 5:10 PM Swimming a race with real swimmers is a humbling experience out of 21 in my age group I was 21st and in females I was 64th out of 67! And I feel great! Not many people I know would take on a 2.5km OWS at all. Proud

Artemis - 2013-02-17 11:43 PM After yesterday's race, I know that I'm not going to be in good shape to do a 1/2 Marathon next month.  Fortunately, I can defer my entry to next year.