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 2016-05-27 11:56 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master  6834      Englewood, Florida |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deuxOriginally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Race well everyone! Injured sounds bad. Disabled sounds worse. How about the PUP list? Physically Unable to Perform. I'm sure with some thought we can come up with 52 different names for the list, one for each week of the year. |
| 2016-05-27 12:04 PM in reply to: 0 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Go TJ, Matt x2, and Tom!! Feel better Yanti. Laura, I'm glad you're doing so well!! What about PUP (physically unable to perform)? ETA: oops, Chris already suggested PUP!
Edited by amd723 2016-05-27 12:04 PM |
| 2016-05-27 12:06 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by rrrunner Coach Scott sent me an "intake form". A 15 page questionnaire about medical history, training background, etc. I'm sure I did one the first time I worked with him but I don't remember it being that long. Anyway, a couple of the questions: 2) When I have a bad workout, I: a) lament on FB, b) analyze the training data to look where things went wrong c) get back out there and do it again d) google, there must be an explanation e) take an extra recovery day, its not that big of a deal 3) What's blaring through your earbuds before a race? a)"Happy" by Pharrell b) a voicemail from my coach reviewing the race plan c) "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC d) Nothing - I like to find a quiet place in transition, close my eyes and visualize e) a recording of my children singing and laughing
And the questions go on. It feels like an athletic dating site
This is hysterical! I hate questions like those because, I think, I don't like questions where there is no correct answer and I like to be correct |
Too funny.
| 2016-05-27 12:10 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Go TJ, Matt x2, and Tom!! Feel better Yanti. Laura, I'm glad you're doing so well!! What about PUP (physically unable to perform)? ETA: oops, Chris already suggested PUP!
How in the world did you and Chris come up with the same acronym?!
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| 2016-05-27 12:13 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by rrrunner Coach Scott sent me an "intake form". A 15 page questionnaire about medical history, training background, etc. I'm sure I did one the first time I worked with him but I don't remember it being that long. Anyway, a couple of the questions: 2) When I have a bad workout, I: a) lament on FB, b) analyze the training data to look where things went wrong c) get back out there and do it again d) google, there must be an explanation e) take an extra recovery day, its not that big of a deal 3) What's blaring through your earbuds before a race? a)"Happy" by Pharrell b) a voicemail from my coach reviewing the race plan c) "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC d) Nothing - I like to find a quiet place in transition, close my eyes and visualize e) a recording of my children singing and laughing
And the questions go on. It feels like an athletic dating site
This is hysterical! I hate questions like those because, I think, I don't like questions where there is no correct answer and I like to be correct I'm only going to complete it if I decide to work with him and I've already decided I will write in my own answers. What can he do? Fire me?! |
| 2016-05-27 12:14 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 This is so interesting. For me DL makes me think of truck drivers (CDL). Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RACERS!!! McMatt's gonna be a busy boy! Yanti, heal up, dear. Laura, I hope your progress is continuing! DL, IR, doesn't matter to me but IR always makes me think of infared. First thought for me too. These are fun when you have people from various aspects of medical fields together. What does "In Vitro" have to do with post race activities?? Development Lot and Investor Relations (once upon a time would have been Infrared). In vitro, as well. My brain getting ahead of my mind, with pattern recognition over thought. Is fun, though... As to what we use, PUP or otherwise, let's just have fewer people on it. Matt |
| 2016-05-27 12:18 PM in reply to: #5176537 |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux TJ thanks for the lesson. I think I learned Memorial vs Veterans last year in here but I had no idea about the flags. |
| 2016-05-27 12:20 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 812 Katy, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by Jet Black Originally posted by jmkizer Yeah, and if you end up getting that power meter (and I think you already have a trainer?), then I'd recommend getting a trainerroad subscription and just doing one of their plans. They've got triathlon specific ones with run & swim workouts too, plus the awesome bike workouts. And you can pick your volume for each plan too to really tailor it to your needs. I just started on there this week and I'm already amazed at how it's pushing me much more than I used to push myself, and I thought I was working pretty hard before. edit: Plus, the main trainer/workout planner for trainerroad replys to all training planning/succession question (or really any question) you have on the trainerroad thread on slowtwich. Pretty cool! Originally posted by melbo55 Thank you everyone for your tips and thoughts on power meters. I think it was MS Matt who mentioned it is worthless without someone who will read it - I agree. I was looking toward the future, not my current situation. Speaking of my current situation, I'm in the process of deciding if I'm dumping my coach starting in June. This is causing some apprehension as I have a HM mid-June I'm training for, not to mention events in July-Oct. I've got some thinking to do on both coaches and power meters! I have the impression that you haven't been happy with your current coach for a while. I hope that you work something out. As we've all said, you're worth it!
Hard days are not "moderately uncomfortable"! ETA: Should add that it's not really about burying oneself entirely with those. I'm trying to figure out how to better explain ways that things feel different with hitting some the hard workouts as high as I have been. Not just training benefits at that. Yes, I guess I should have been more clear. I'd been doing hard intervals before, but I may only do them once or twice a week in addition to 1 or 2 fast group rides. The plan I'm following on trainerroad has me doing intervals 4x a week! They vary in length intensity obviously (not all are balls to the wall) and overall I'd say they're slightly easier than what I was doing, but the accumulating muscle fatigue in my legs is impressive! Tuesday was FTP test, 2x8' (this was obviously the hardest "workout" and recovering from it probably made the rest of the week's workouts even harder) Wednesday was 3x20' at 85% Thursday was 4x8' with 4 sprints within each 8' interval. Intervals ranged between 88%-94% and sprints were 5 seconds at 150-180%. Saturday is 5x10' at 95%-99%.  Edited by Jet Black 2016-05-27 12:21 PM |
| 2016-05-27 12:21 PM in reply to: 0 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by rrrunner Coach Scott sent me an "intake form". A 15 page questionnaire about medical history, training background, etc. I'm sure I did one the first time I worked with him but I don't remember it being that long. Anyway, a couple of the questions: 2) When I have a bad workout, I: a) lament on FB, b) analyze the training data to look where things went wrong c) get back out there and do it again d) google, there must be an explanation e) take an extra recovery day, its not that big of a deal 3) What's blaring through your earbuds before a race? a)"Happy" by Pharrell b) a voicemail from my coach reviewing the race plan c) "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC d) Nothing - I like to find a quiet place in transition, close my eyes and visualize e) a recording of my children singing and laughing
And the questions go on. It feels like an athletic dating site
Funny questions. I actually don't like any of the answers ;-) Edited by jmkizer 2016-05-27 12:22 PM |
| 2016-05-27 12:22 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Go TJ, Matt x2, and Tom!! Feel better Yanti. Laura, I'm glad you're doing so well!! What about PUP (physically unable to perform)? ETA: oops, Chris already suggested PUP!
How in the world did you and Chris come up with the same acronym?!
Haha, don't know except I guess we're both football fans! |
| 2016-05-27 12:23 PM in reply to: amd723 |
| 812 Katy, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Go TJ, Matt x2, and Tom!! Feel better Yanti. Laura, I'm glad you're doing so well!! What about PUP (physically unable to perform)? ETA: oops, Chris already suggested PUP!
Leeeeeeeeeeetttttttttt'ssssss goooooooooooooo Manateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 2016-05-27 12:23 PM in reply to: #5184229 |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Gooooo racers! I am running a fun run 5 km on Sunday with work. This is the run for which I started run club at work. The club kinda fizzled but at the very least a couple people started running and the Dean has learned a few things about running ??. I made it very clear when I started the club that I was not a coach, but he insisted on calling me Coach when he had questions. |
| 2016-05-27 12:25 PM in reply to: cdban66 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Race well everyone! Injured sounds bad. Disabled sounds worse. How about the PUP list? Physically Unable to Perform. I'm sure with some thought we can come up with 52 different names for the list, one for each week of the year. No to PUP. I've seen too many commercials for blue pills! |
| 2016-05-27 12:30 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Race well everyone! Injured sounds bad. Disabled sounds worse. How about the PUP list? Physically Unable to Perform. I'm sure with some thought we can come up with 52 different names for the list, one for each week of the year. No to PUP. I've seen too many commercials for blue pills! I don't even wanna know.... ;p |
| 2016-05-27 12:35 PM in reply to: marysia83 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by jmkizer I don't even wanna know.... ;p Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Race well everyone! Injured sounds bad. Disabled sounds worse. How about the PUP list? Physically Unable to Perform. I'm sure with some thought we can come up with 52 different names for the list, one for each week of the year. No to PUP. I've seen too many commercials for blue pills!
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| 2016-05-27 12:40 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by jmkizer I don't even wanna know.... ;p Originally posted by cdban66 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? Race well everyone! Injured sounds bad. Disabled sounds worse. How about the PUP list? Physically Unable to Perform. I'm sure with some thought we can come up with 52 different names for the list, one for each week of the year. No to PUP. I've seen too many commercials for blue pills!
OK, now that is funny right there! I don't care who you are. |
| 2016-05-27 12:42 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 This is so interesting. For me DL makes me think of truck drivers (CDL). Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RACERS!!! McMatt's gonna be a busy boy! Yanti, heal up, dear. Laura, I hope your progress is continuing! DL, IR, doesn't matter to me but IR always makes me think of infared. First thought for me too. These are fun when you have people from various aspects of medical fields together. What does "In Vitro" have to do with post race activities?? Development Lot and Investor Relations (once upon a time would have been Infrared). In vitro, as well. My brain getting ahead of my mind, with pattern recognition over thought. Is fun, though... As to what we use, PUP or otherwise, let's just have fewer people on it. Matt Who's on the Down Low? Someone in for Draft Legal? I work with Intravenous stuff (what the abbreviation actually meant there) so thinking the other one was weird, although once in awhile In Vitro comes through. |
| 2016-05-27 12:44 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 This is so interesting. For me DL makes me think of truck drivers (CDL). Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RACERS!!! McMatt's gonna be a busy boy! Yanti, heal up, dear. Laura, I hope your progress is continuing! DL, IR, doesn't matter to me but IR always makes me think of infared. First thought for me too. These are fun when you have people from various aspects of medical fields together. What does "In Vitro" have to do with post race activities?? Development Lot and Investor Relations (once upon a time would have been Infrared). In vitro, as well. My brain getting ahead of my mind, with pattern recognition over thought. Is fun, though... As to what we use, PUP or otherwise, let's just have fewer people on it. Matt Who's on the Down Low? Someone in for Draft Legal? I work with Intravenous stuff (what the abbreviation actually meant there) so thinking the other one was weird, although once in awhile In Vitro comes through. So, in other words, just keep it as it is now and hope that we don't have to use it, is that right? |
| 2016-05-27 12:55 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by rrrunner So for TJ's lunch and learn I am going to talk about some military related holidays (in the US) and such... We recently had Armed Forces Day. It's the third Saturday of May and honors active military. Memorial Day, as most know, is the last Monday in May and honors those fallen in the line of duty. Veterans Day always falls on November 11 and honors those who have served in the past. Some of you may have seen the Blue Star Moms flag, it is flown by Mom's who have a child serving in war time. If there is more than one star on the flag that mom has more than one kid serving. A gold star mom is something I never want to achieve. She has lost a child in battle. My eyes fill with tears every time I see this flag. Thanks for reading. "Happy" Memorial Day all. Thanks for the reminder TJ. May you never fly that final flag. For those that care to take part in something simple yet possibly meaningful: http://iava.org/memorial-day/
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| 2016-05-27 12:56 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by StaceyK With regards to community I think of you all as friends, and I refer to you as such in conversations. On days were I don't get to read what you are all up to I feel like I have missed something. I am a very introverted person and I find chit chatting with people very difficult and emotionally draining. To borrow a phrase from Mr Darcy "I am not blessed with the happy manners that make it easy to converse with strangers". I don't have that problem at all with you, I don't think of you as strangers but as part of my inner circle. I can share things with you that I can't with others. I do sometimes feel that I don't have enough to contribute to the group and I am always 12 hours or so behind the conversation because of where I live but you don't seem to mind when I throw comments in well after the thread has moved on (or if you do you don't complain). For me my Manatee friends make me want to be a better version of myself and help and inspire me to achieve that. You also give me advice to help and inspire others to do it. So thanks to the Manatees there are now 4 more middle age women who have found the joy of running that otherwise never would have. When my Mum, K and E thank me for inspiring them they are really thanking you all because you are the ones that inspire me. May God Bless you all. I feel the same way and it sounds like you and I are much alike. I wish I had more time to be more active but my life has changed since January. I still am trying to get back to the "normal" life that I love. I've only been able to dabble with running and cycling but am improving very slowly. You are all a constant motivation for me to keep my foot in the door. |
| 2016-05-27 12:58 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 This is so interesting. For me DL makes me think of truck drivers (CDL). Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RACERS!!! McMatt's gonna be a busy boy! Yanti, heal up, dear. Laura, I hope your progress is continuing! DL, IR, doesn't matter to me but IR always makes me think of infared. First thought for me too. These are fun when you have people from various aspects of medical fields together. What does "In Vitro" have to do with post race activities?? Development Lot and Investor Relations (once upon a time would have been Infrared). In vitro, as well. My brain getting ahead of my mind, with pattern recognition over thought. Is fun, though... As to what we use, PUP or otherwise, let's just have fewer people on it. Matt Who's on the Down Low? Someone in for Draft Legal? I work with Intravenous stuff (what the abbreviation actually meant there) so thinking the other one was weird, although once in awhile In Vitro comes through. So, in other words, just keep it as it is now and hope that we don't have to use it, is that right? Sounds like a plan  In defense of DL i will say that from non-native speaker "disabled" does not necessary goes with disability. For me personally it goes with "disable/enable" with all the software, applications, technical stuff. Sort of like disable = deactivate. |
| 2016-05-27 1:02 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by brigby1 This is so interesting. For me DL makes me think of truck drivers (CDL). Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RACERS!!! McMatt's gonna be a busy boy! Yanti, heal up, dear. Laura, I hope your progress is continuing! DL, IR, doesn't matter to me but IR always makes me think of infared. First thought for me too. These are fun when you have people from various aspects of medical fields together. What does "In Vitro" have to do with post race activities?? Development Lot and Investor Relations (once upon a time would have been Infrared). In vitro, as well. My brain getting ahead of my mind, with pattern recognition over thought. Is fun, though... As to what we use, PUP or otherwise, let's just have fewer people on it. Matt Who's on the Down Low? Someone in for Draft Legal? I work with Intravenous stuff (what the abbreviation actually meant there) so thinking the other one was weird, although once in awhile In Vitro comes through. So, in other words, just keep it as it is now and hope that we don't have to use it, is that right? All I know is that I work in an acronym rich environment. I'm in favor of never walking into another meeting and playing acronym bingo again. Actuall conversation this week at work: "Did the VPN to FIS FUBAR this weekend?" "IT has NC on this." "Well, there's another CLM from the ITD." |
| 2016-05-27 1:04 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! May 28-30 Disabled List I'm thinking of renaming this Injured Reserve. I think that it's more appropriate but I do like saying, "the DL." Thoughts? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RACERS!!! McMatt's gonna be a busy boy! Yanti, heal up, dear. Laura, I hope your progress is continuing! DL, IR, doesn't matter to me but IR always makes me think of infared. First thought for me too. These are fun when you have people from various aspects of medical fields together. What does "In Vitro" have to do with post race activities?? T2, or Title II, is a Money Laundering statute |
| 2016-05-27 1:06 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 I think this was asked a couple threads back, and again as a secondary question here, but how active are y'all on other social media sites? I fell off the FB thing, but am getting back to it recently. I've also gotten into Twitter, even though that started at work (marketing initiative across Twitter, LinkedIn, the website, etc.). I'd like to be more of a contributor on this thread (common theme), but also find it sometimes hard to keep up (and I often find someone else has made my point even more eloquently than I could). In some ways, this thread has helped keep the tri-fire simmering this past year while I explored some other interests, for which I'm also grateful. Manatees rock.  M I'm not very active on social media, although I do have accounts with FB, twitter and LinkdN. I've never tweeted and it is months in between times I check it. LinkedIn is something I only remember I have when someone sends me a connection request or it otherwise contacts me about something. I check FB everyday as it is a way my running program communicates. As a result, I've gotten a little bit more active with my personal FB page, but it is still a pretty minuscule amount. I keep seeing Instagram pictures posted on FB, but I'm really not too sure what Instagram is!! I am even less active on social media (in fact none at all except this and a Porsche site). I still use a flip phone and have because a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to the new technology. Its funny because I used to be very into computers and programming as they first developed. Sometimes I wish I had the capability to see what you all are doing via the other avenues (FB, twitter, etc.) but I don't know if I'll ever get there. |
| 2016-05-27 1:06 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux Philosophical Phriday (must be the crud weather that's got me to thinking - which The Better Half will tell you is rarely a good thing). It's about balance and why we talk about it so much in triathlon. I'm something of a serial obsessionist, moving every few years to a new area of interest until I become proficient and then moving on. Nothing intentional, just the way life has gone for me and my natural tendency/predisposition. Most of my previous pursuits have been things that I can continue to do as a dilatant. Fly fishing, skiing, duck/goose/other hunting, etc. - I can do all these "well enough" still to be able to participate for a day, with no prep, on a vacation or the like and acquit myself well enough to be safe and have fun. Triathlon, flying (and the practice of medicine, in some ways, which is why I now just "play one on TV") are different for me. Impossible to be "good" (as in, perform near enough to your potential to be "safe and have fun") at these without continuing and consistent practice. Mind you, I can't shred a slalom or GS course like I used to, but I can still get down the mountain with a certain élan even having not skied for a few years. Not so for me with tri. Tough to fake a 70.3, right? As such, I find flying and tri vexing. My mind & gut see them more as all or nothing propositions. I don't like this, as I'd like to find a way to stay in without having to put in so much time that it precludes other activities. With flying, and actively practicing medicine, I just won't, as someone will eventually get hurt. So, they're an easier "out." Tri, then, is about the only activity (after short reflection - maybe others I'm not remembering) on my personal list that on the one hand is not something that is easy to "learn" well enough to be able to pick up and do after a layoff (as it's as much or more fitness as skill), but on the other hand isn't something with severe enough consequences to poor performance (other than disappointment with finishing times!) to easily put on a shelf. Hence, it's the only thing I've been involved with that sucks me in and keeps me "unbalanced," as in spending the majority of time on it if I'm doing it at all. Most of the others, after spending a few years at them, allow me more casual participation. My worry, if one could call it that, is that I'll eventually drop this one pursuit so I have time to participate in many others. Does that resonate with others? I wonder if that's part of why folks spend a few years in tri and then move back to single sport pursuits or to other things, or if this is all espresso induced Friday silliness on my part. Of course, it's not so black and white as all that, but what say you? Matt |
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