Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 38)

And a starting point is INFINITELY more than zero.

YES!

Good morning. I planned to get up and swim this morning, and I couldn't do it. When I finally did get up, I noticed that I have a very sore throat -- I'm hoping it's just due to allergies. I don't need sickness again.

My 11 year old has a "track meet" (Just his school, so it's an elaborate PE class) this afternoon, so I have only a half day at work. He threatened to wear flip flops to school so he wouldn't have to participate. But when he came down the stairs this morning, he was dressed perfectly appropriately.

My run yesterday afternoon went well. I'm hoping to get out again after the track meet. But it's cold and windy this morning, and I am showing true signs of wimping out.

I hope everyone has a great day today.

Well Done man, that was an impresive outing

Packet Pickup and bike drop today!  Promised the wife that I would not break the bank at the expo, actually two the tri store and the bike store are doing expos/tent sales today, but we'll see

The good weather wishes seem to be working, high in the mid 80's and afternoon storms with a water temp of 75 so the wetsuit will be getting a use tomorrow.

Do you see my drinkin milk from a saucer? Am I jumpin' from tree to tree, all nimbly bimbly? Now do you see me eating mice?!

Manatees referencing Super Troopers? I love this pod even more! Have a good day meow!

Nope.  I've done two HIMs and an IM in them.  All three were wetsuit legal if that makes a difference to you.  I'm assuming that you'll be wetsuit legal this weekend? 

As I was almost driving home IN MY RUNNING CLOTHES to go do nothing, I thought about what you said in response to my awe of your running log: "In terms of running, one of the best exercises I did was to make it a goal to run every day in a month. No set distances, just get out and run."  I thought, hey, listen to Adrienne, just get out there, if you feel like crap after a mile and want to stop, you can.  But I knew I wouldn't

Ha ha ha ... often I put running clothes on even when I'm going somewhere else or doing something else, because eventually I'll feel stupid enough having them on for nothing and actually go run.

Nice workout!

Okay, I need some Manatee help! Need to get the thinking juices going on this one ...

So I had a couple race-director (and themselves very athletic) type people do me some HUGE favors, and I'd like to be able to give them a token of gratitude (along with a huge {MELON PRESS} when I see them, of course).

The gifts must travel, so they need to be small.

They're both young men in their 30s, and the gift needs to be available in Indonesia. I was thinking a small packet of coffee (Indonesia has the best coffees in the world--maybe even kopi luwak, which is the most expensive, not great coffee in my opinion, but nevertheless a cool novelty).

Any other ideas?

Oh, that's close.  This HIM is on my radar for next year.  hmmm.

Have fun this weekend!

MEDIOCRE BUT SURPRISINGLY USEFUL ARTICLE ON MOTIVATION

www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=2166

I'm sure the Manatees could add lots of thoughts and ideas as we already have on getting going ...

Maybe one of those surfer necklace things?   (http://wandererimports.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1) I don't know how else to describe it.  Like this...

Yes, there are lots of very beautiful silver/wood/other material small carved things here. Hm--maybe something like that but a keychain?

Right about now is when I start thinking "why did i sign up for this?".  That feeling doesn't go away until I'm out of the water.  Then it's "that's right, this is why I signed up!". 

Hope the good weather holds and that you have a fun time!

Morning everyone!  I had a great interval run yesterday in the POURING rain.  My clothes were soaked.  I ran after work, near work, because I suspect that if I had've come home first, hockey and the couch would have called louder than my running shoes!

And this AM has dawned sunny.  I've been to Master's swim, I don't have to be at work til later, so I am making breakfast for my honey.  No other training for me today, bike and run tomorrow, and son's baseball game tonight.

Good luck to the racing Manatees!  Sounds like many of us have had good weeks, whether with training, insights, breakthroughs, or challenging ourselves to something new!  Awesome!

cdban66 - 2012-04-20 11:32 PM

TriAya - 2012-04-20 10:56 AM

jmkizer - 2012-04-20 10:46 PM

TriAya - 2012-04-20 10:37 AM

Okay, I need some Manatee help! Need to get the thinking juices going on this one ...

So I had a couple race-director (and themselves very athletic) type people do me some HUGE favors, and I'd like to be able to give them a token of gratitude (along with a huge {MELON PRESS} when I see them, of course).

The gifts must travel, so they need to be small.

They're both young men in their 30s, and the gift needs to be available in Indonesia. I was thinking a small packet of coffee (Indonesia has the best coffees in the world--maybe even kopi luwak, which is the most expensive, not great coffee in my opinion, but nevertheless a cool novelty).

Any other ideas?

Maybe one of those surfer necklace things?   (http://wandererimports.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1) I don't know how else to describe it.  Like this...

Yes, there are lots of very beautiful silver/wood/other material small carved things here. Hm--maybe something like that but a keychain?

A keychain would be cool. I have one that was from my first sprint tri. It is nice to have something on my keys that reminds me of something. I'm sure any gift from you on those keys would bring a smile to their faces. I'd have to say no to the cat poo coffee

SNERK

They actually market kopi luwak serves in some coffee shops here as "catpooccino."

Fail!

I did actually have one once, though. A fine cup of coffee, sure, but nothing that special and sure not worth $30.

TriAya - 2012-04-20 8:38 AM

cdban66 - 2012-04-20 11:32 PM

TriAya - 2012-04-20 10:56 AM

jmkizer - 2012-04-20 10:46 PM

TriAya - 2012-04-20 10:37 AM

Okay, I need some Manatee help! Need to get the thinking juices going on this one ...

So I had a couple race-director (and themselves very athletic) type people do me some HUGE favors, and I'd like to be able to give them a token of gratitude (along with a huge {MELON PRESS} when I see them, of course).

The gifts must travel, so they need to be small.

They're both young men in their 30s, and the gift needs to be available in Indonesia. I was thinking a small packet of coffee (Indonesia has the best coffees in the world--maybe even kopi luwak, which is the most expensive, not great coffee in my opinion, but nevertheless a cool novelty).

Any other ideas?

Maybe one of those surfer necklace things?   (http://wandererimports.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1) I don't know how else to describe it.  Like this...

Yes, there are lots of very beautiful silver/wood/other material small carved things here. Hm--maybe something like that but a keychain?

A keychain would be cool. I have one that was from my first sprint tri. It is nice to have something on my keys that reminds me of something. I'm sure any gift from you on those keys would bring a smile to their faces. I'd have to say no to the cat poo coffee

SNERK

They actually market kopi luwak serves in some coffee shops here as "catpooccino."

Fail!

I did actually have one once, though. A fine cup of coffee, sure, but nothing that special and sure not worth $30.

For one cup?  Man I've got two cats here.  Send some of them berries my way, I'll pick em out of the litter box no problem.  That'd give me some extra cash for this sport.

The local trek store signed on for the next two years so it'll be around for at least that long.

And yes water temp as reported last night was a solid 75 degrees so wetsuit legal

X2 on what she said. plus i think 22.36 on any legs is amazing.

Nice one Brie. Doesn't it feel great to have achieved. Cool name by the way.