Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 409)

I run in the Bondi B.  I made the immediate switch to them from Brook's Defyance and did not feel any issues in my shins.  It was a rather smooth transition. 

Erin, we have one that TW hates. I'll let you know the brand & model number when I get home.

Felicia has been ill, if you have a moment drop her a line, please.

And is anyone else having trouble getting to Yanti's logs????

This made me smile.  Good to hear good things are happening for you, too, Yanti, both in the form of Kinglsey and the Swim Smooth big wig meet-up!!

Did somebody say Sunbeam awhile back? I had a Sunbeam in the U.S. and loved it. No matter what I was serving when friends came over or entire parties, the freshly baked bread would get snapped up immediately by everybody.

I will say that it seemed to make better bread from pre-mixed boxes than individual ingredients, but it could just be that I was lazy.

Yeah. I was just going to ask you guys about that. I think my log crashed! Haven't been able to get into it since maybe 5-6 hours ago?

Oster. I'll get the model number, but I had to call her and she cursed it again. Even the box mix doesn't work well.

Evidently, there is a post limit

Happy Friday Eve!!

I really don't have a whole lot going on at work right now other than trying to look like I'm doing... work.  I'm grateful at the moment that the BT website quite closely resembles one of the patent searching sites that I use.  Huh... seems kinda wrong to be thankful for something that is helping me get away with not doing work... 

Are you kidding... I'm proud of YANTI!  It didn't take her long at all to break the poor boy, though we all knew that he didn't really stand a chance. 

My mum (she prefers "mum" to "mom" ever since I lived in London) had an Oster and tossed it within a month.  However, my grandmother had a Sunbeam and LOVED it.  We loved it too because she made some ah-may-zing bread with that thing! 

And he seemed to be a strong fellow... But, yeah, no chance indeed.

Yeah, the Oster is headed to the trash. Everyone knows that TW is flat out chef worthy, yet she can't get bread out of the thing that is worth eating. That sucker is so gone!

Originally posted by 4agoodlife

Originally posted by AsalzwedBut I should add, what I found really fascinating in talking with the engineer is that my "feelings" were validated. I don't really have the shoe lingo down, so in expressing myself I was just kind of, defining my experiences per my own vocabulary and then defining that. He said I was very unique in my passion and feelings (LOL!) I guess a lot of people just come in and say, "I run in this shoe with these orthotics because my doctor told me to." Period. And perhaps that is part of the problem, right?

The 18mo project is very cool! I hope it will include more discussions like this...specific and mutually understood feedback. Awesome

Amen. "very unique" yee-haw! All of that is really great stuff--hope you keep telling us what goes on for the duration of the project.

YEEEEAAAAH (sorry, didn't get to this earlier ) couldn't have said it better myself, which is why I just say it over and over.

Anyway, DO NOT let the swim workouts in my logs put anyone off the Swim Speed Workouts program. Remember that I get personal guidance and feedback, so what's in my logs is kind of roided out.

It's 3 workouts a week, super simple, super clear, most of them well under 3K. The third is a long session about 3.5-4K.

Sorry about the formatting.Thanks for being a loyal Multirace customer!

Hi Ann-Marie,

Thank you for being a loyal Multirace customer. Because you have completed so many races with Multirace, we have identified you as one of our top customers in Orange County. As such, we would like to tell you about our new ambassador program in which you can earn FREE races. We are currently looking for Ambassadors to help promote our events across the state of Florida.

We are undergoing expansion and will be adding many new events, to be announced very soon, and need Multirace fans to help us spread the word.What we are looking for:You must be a current Multirace customer.

The more events of ours that you've done the better.You must be a happy, positive thinking, and social person.You must be willing to promote our events through the following methods:To training groups in your areaPut postcards at running stores and bike shops in your area and create relationships with the staff and managers. Recruit them to help promote the events and you'll likely get a store discount as well.On social media (Facebook, twitter, YouTube?)At local club meetingsHanding out postcards at non-Multirace events (We may have this covered through other methods, but at the very least, we'd want you to talk about the next Multirace event to others at any events that you attend.)We prefer someone who participates in both half marathons and triathlons so we can use the same person for both seasons, but it isn't an absolute requirement.

What you get in return:

You will have your own personal discount code to give out to friends, family, and whoever you promote the races to. The more people that use your code, the more benefits you will earn.You will be a Multirace insider, so you'll know our staff by name and they'll know you.Your race number will be pulled out in advance before packet pickup so you'll get a preferred racking location in the triathlons.You will never have to wait in a packet pickup line again.You will race for free at Multirace.com events. Free races range from one to unlimited depending on how much promotional help you provide us.If this program works well, then we will be getting Team Multirace uniforms as well.

This is a commitment, so don't apply if you don't have the time to put in to earn the benefits. If you are interested in being part of the program, please reply and tell us why you are the right person to be our Ambassador in your local area. Please include the following:What area can you cover (which county and which part of that county if it is a large county)? We expect to take at 4-6 ambassadors per county in our primary event areas (Dade, Broward, Sarasota, Pinellas, etc.) and 1-2 per county in areas where we don't currently have events but still get some customers from (St. Lucie, Naples, Ft. Myers, Orlando).How many Multirace events have you participated in?Why do you like Multirace events?Are you active on Facebook? How many friends do you have?Are you active on Twitter? How many followers do you have?Are you a member of any running or triathlon clubs?Do you do both triathlon and half marathons? If not, which do you do?Do you participate in group training? How many groups do you train with?Do you know the staff at the local running\triathlon\bike shop?Do you work at the local running\triathlon\bike shop?Are you a coach?Are you involved with TNT or a similar marathon or triathlon training program?

Thanks again for being a loyal Multirace customer!Sincerely, Your Multirace.com Staff Forward email

Edited by amd723 2013-10-10 11:02 AM

4 things came to mind. 1) Is the company doing good races that you are willing to promote? I'm going to guess this is a yes, since you posted it in here. 2) Do you have an aversion to the requirements? I HATE handing out stuff at other races, but enjoy the relationship building and such. 3) Do you have the time? 4) Is it something that will impact your job? Your job, possibly more than many others, has a certain level of professionalism and other expectations. At least it does in my mind. Would this jeopardize your career?

If you come out on the plus side of those questions, it sounds like a good thing for you.

Thanks Yanti.  Great, I love the book so much, I will buy the workouts. I may write her a personal thank-you :)

So, I have some time to be doing a swim "focus" right now.  Swimmers swim 6-10 sessions a week (or something ridiculous), right?  Is this one of those things where more isn't better?  Should I be limiting to 3 days a week? 

Can you clarify for me the breathing thing Chad mentioned.  I can breathe every four, but my times on anything longer than a fifty go down.  I do a blend of 2/3 breathing during races.  Ack?  What's the word here?

Also, how does Kingsley know when to turn in the pool?  How does he swim OWS? 

I want to know more about how all that works when you're blind.