Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Part 2 -- Full Pod (Page 37)

JO, you are so awesome! I just read an article this morning about racing in the heat and you confirmed for me that I need to make sure I'm taking in enough salt before my desert race on Saturday! How awesome that you got some MACCA!!! And even got run over by him in the swim!! That alone is worth the price of admission!!!! I love how you enjoyed it all and worked through the difficulties.  I was inspired while tracking you and I will def have you in mind on Saturday!

GO MANATEES!!!!!!!!

Glad you enjoyed it so much!  Crocs, sharks, Macca, heat,  and cramps; one thing is not like the others

AND no clogged toilets! A Manatee success!! Nice job, Jo!

There is a new color of my new favorite running shoe - pink and black!  Felicia, it totally made me think of you.  I think I'm going to need a pair of these if they are still available in a month or two.

Huh. That sounds vaguely familiar.

Oooh love it! I love all their summer colors they just came out with.

I think all running shoes should be bright obnoxious colors. I love it. 

Me too!  I have a pair of lime green Cascadia's that my husband thinks are hideous.  My current pair of Pure Cadence is the bright blue.  I've kind of always wanted pink running shoes, but they almost never make a support shoe in pink.  Love them!

Love it

What a GORGEOUS photograph and such a hot bod. And once again ... who's the skinny bloke next to you?

FANTASTIC RACE!!! Manatee pride--solid, solid, solid race execution!

That way I can at least see where my feet are taking me.

But my one and only flashy pair, bright yellow Asics, got stolen last year. POOH!

Not so much choice on color here. I'm very lucky to even find anything in my size.

AWESOME!!!! It was so much fun tracking you! I ma so proud of you, you are quite the inspiration!

No dice on men's shoes? 

Once again, another day off, and I fill it with plenty to do--yardwork, training, cleaning, etc...Clint decided that he would really like it if I planted some green beans (we have an obsession with them, I swear--they are SO good), of course, they are one of the few veggies that I have good luck growing. So I have to prep the area in which I would like to plant them. Thankfully, its a cool day today. I also have to get out on the bike for a goodish ride today (25-30 miles), along with a quick little run. 

I came to some conclusions about my training and effort today, the whole thing is in my blog--long story short, I have noticed that I am not really trying, in training or racing--has anyone else had this issue, where you basically say, "well, I can do the distance, that's what matters, so speed really doesn't make a difference."--and you end up not pushing yourself? Or is it just me? Ah well, I should not dwell on it too much and just go.

Everyone here is teeny tiny. A men's 10 4E is enormous.

I'm HTFU'ing it and racing my HIM this weekend!

Actually just the bike portion, I'm switching my individual entry to a relay.  It will be a somewhat slow, very careful bike ride for me.  I've got one friend lined up, looking for the third to complete the team.

My partner is from Singapore--when we were there visiting, we went shopping.  I couldn't get one arm into any of the women's stuff.  I bought a couple shirts and a pair of shorts, and they were all men's.  Skinny little critters over there

Cool, Reece.  Be careful out there.  I was thinking of you last night on my swim as I did one arm drills...

Have a great time, be careful, don't jostle anything--treat it as a sightseeing tour! "Somewhat slow" make the emphasis on slow.

I am really glad you are switching to a relay. Be careful, anyway. I'll take that third spot 

Good idea!  And since the Manatees are now trained on how to follow folks in IM 70.3 events, we'll be needing your race number :-)

I do my best to go into all of my training sessions with a purpose. The purpose is very rarely to get faster but is always to get better. These goals can range from getting better at hydrating to working on mental strength.