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2014-05-20 6:20 PM in reply to: jbwills |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by jbwills Thought I would share this minor accomplishment. Today did my 3.5 mile Tempo run, target has been getting below 8:00 PPM for the loop. I did it once for the Mothers Day race, but that is easy with people to chase after, today did it in 27:57 (7:59 PPM). So happy with breaking it with just me a running partner running. Ultimate target is getting down to 7:00 PPM before I leave here in Sept, but was a nice intermediate goal accomplishment. I am shooting to get back to my 8:00 PPM for 10 miles on training runs. Steady running and working out have helped and getting me closer to the goal. Nice! New target in your sights |
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2014-05-20 6:52 PM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Nearly all of the puppies have gone now and I think next week I might be able to get back into some training. YAY!!! Doing a 12k walk with friends on Sunday had really wanted to run it but the pups have just taken up so much of my time over the last 3 months that I just couldn't fit the training in. Luckily they are very cute and easily forgiven. This is Countess de Poh (Dee) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (118KB - 7 downloads) |
2014-05-20 9:15 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Originally posted by Richardsdrr Originally posted by brigby1 Oooosssshhhh, that hurt Originally posted by Richardsdrr Originally posted by JJ- Ok guys now here is the question Mdot Sticker or 140.6 sticker for my truck??????? 140, I heard the course was short this year Meaning less so than all the Euro courses? Ha! Awesome… I'd vote 140.6. Lotta ground to have covered! Side note: had my aero bar shear off my cockpit on a ride yesterday at ~35mph. Interesting, to say the least. No wreckage, thankfully, and my LBS is fixing it up and will have it back (and tuned up, even!) by Thursday! FastSplits (said LBS) just ROCKS! On my roadie tomorrow and Wednesday, so my neck will at least be happy. And now back to your regularly scheduled programming... Matt Yikes! How did you stay up??? |
2014-05-20 9:35 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2
Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. You guys are funny! Seems there's no "I'll never..." anymore. Well, unless it's "I'll never win..." It used to be I'd never run an HM, then do a tri, then a marathon. Now they each have something special attached to them and I can't say never. hehehe...To echo your HM sentiment, I was just telling DH last night that I have the HM itch and there are two windows open on my browser searching AZ for possibilities. |
2014-05-21 6:29 AM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by StaceyK Nearly all of the puppies have gone now and I think next week I might be able to get back into some training. YAY!!! Doing a 12k walk with friends on Sunday had really wanted to run it but the pups have just taken up so much of my time over the last 3 months that I just couldn't fit the training in. Luckily they are very cute and easily forgiven. This is Countess de Poh (Dee) Taking care of puppies is an excellent excuse for missed training! Dee is sooooo cute!!! |
2014-05-21 6:30 AM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by 4agoodlife
Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. You guys are funny! Seems there's no "I'll never..." anymore. Well, unless it's "I'll never win..." It used to be I'd never run an HM, then do a tri, then a marathon. Now they each have something special attached to them and I can't say never. hehehe...To echo your HM sentiment, I was just telling DH last night that I have the HM itch and there are two windows open on my browser searching AZ for possibilities. My browser always seem to have at least 1 race site window open. I think it's a sickness. |
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2014-05-21 8:31 AM in reply to: 0 |
Member 2689 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by 4agoodlife Spent most of yesterday shopping for a new washer...in stores and online. After ten years, our wedding present washer chose to die, or at least make it monetarily inefficient to fix. That meant this morning was spent at the Laundromat. However, tomorrow...? I have a new washer being delivered AND my new Cascadias should arrive. Woot! So, what's new in ManateeLand? I'm leaving DE tomorrow to go back to CO. My training routine has been shot to heck and I've really been missing riding my bike. Despite that, I've managed to get some exercise by taking long walks on the beach and I'm headed to the pool later today for a swim. It's really amazing how much difference altitude makes. I PR'd my 5k by ~1:30! No RR yet; still trying to figure out how to access my results. Even though it was called the Wild Goose Chase, there were no geese, either to be chased or doing any chasing. The race itself was a nice little local event with about 165 racers. It was a little humbling, however, to hear the times of the winning 10-13 y.o. kids, who were way faster than me!! Stacey, Dee is soooo cute!! How much does she weigh these days? Edited by laffinrock 2014-05-21 8:32 AM |
2014-05-21 8:31 AM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Veteran 416 Cleveland, Tennessee | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 My 2nd shadow half-mary got moved up to this coming Monday. It is going to start at 0400 instead of 0600 like the last. It is still going to be after a shift at work, but should be done before the temps get to hot. Originally posted by 4agoodlife Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. You guys are funny! Seems there's no "I'll never..." anymore. Well, unless it's "I'll never win..." It used to be I'd never run an HM, then do a tri, then a marathon. Now they each have something special attached to them and I can't say never. hehehe...To echo your HM sentiment, I was just telling DH last night that I have the HM itch and there are two windows open on my browser searching AZ for possibilities. I used to think that a HM was a long race, now it seems like a long run day. Now I just need to get the speed side back down for the short runs. |
2014-05-21 9:25 AM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Well, I had the 26.2 magnet before the 140.6 one so I just added it. |
2014-05-21 9:27 AM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! I don't know if that's weird or not either, but I was having a similar question about how to count how many half marathons I've done; do I count the ones in HIMs or not? I decided not. I dunno. I give the long version and let them figure it out! Four open marathons and three ironman marathons (is that 4 or 7?) |
2014-05-21 9:28 AM in reply to: JJ- |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl My Ironman Marathon was just pure survival mode due to the dehydration and stomach problems on the bike. I would like to race a marathon to see what I am capable of Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. We'll hear all about it in the race report, right? |
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2014-05-21 9:31 AM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. I'm sort of toying with the idea of 2015 being The Year of the Half -- half marathons and 70.3s and stuff. A lot of will depend on Kevin's schedule next year. So many races, so little time! |
2014-05-21 9:37 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Hmmm.. lots happening here - as always! In no particular order: IMO, if you run the distance - open or after a nice warmup swimming and biking - it counts. As for PR's, pick whatever's faster (open almost always). There is, however, a huge difference in training for an open run vs. a run at the end of a tri - as there is in racing it and the recovery needed. After a good hammer on the bike, I can only hurt myself so much. In an open run, I can bury myself MUCH deeper! OK - have to finish my thoughts later. gtg for the moment. I'm sure you're all holding your breath. HA! Matt |
2014-05-21 9:40 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by jmkizer That works when you're letting others figure it out, but when you want to count for yourself so you can decide if you want to do x number of HMs by x age, it's kind of important to know how many you've already done! ( man, that was a long sentence)Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! I don't know if that's weird or not either, but I was having a similar question about how to count how many half marathons I've done; do I count the ones in HIMs or not? I decided not. I dunno. I give the long version and let them figure it out! Four open marathons and three ironman marathons (is that 4 or 7?) |
2014-05-21 9:44 AM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 That way of counting makes sense, but for some reason I tend to count the other way. Must be a personality defect Hmmm.. lots happening here - as always! In no particular order: IMO, if you run the distance - open or after a nice warmup swimming and biking - it counts. As for PR's, pick whatever's faster (open almost always). There is, however, a huge difference in training for an open run vs. a run at the end of a tri - as there is in racing it and the recovery needed. After a good hammer on the bike, I can only hurt myself so much. In an open run, I can bury myself MUCH deeper! OK - have to finish my thoughts later. gtg for the moment. I'm sure you're all holding your breath. HA! Matt I will anxiously wait for the rest of your thoughts! |
2014-05-21 9:50 AM in reply to: 4agoodlife |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by 4agoodlife
Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. You guys are funny! Seems there's no "I'll never..." anymore. Well, unless it's "I'll never win..." It used to be I'd never run an HM, then do a tri, then a marathon. Now they each have something special attached to them and I can't say never. hehehe...To echo your HM sentiment, I was just telling DH last night that I have the HM itch and there are two windows open on my browser searching AZ for possibilities. Don't think that we didn't notice the location! |
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2014-05-21 9:54 AM in reply to: laffinrock |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by laffinrock Originally posted by 4agoodlife Spent most of yesterday shopping for a new washer...in stores and online. After ten years, our wedding present washer chose to die, or at least make it monetarily inefficient to fix. That meant this morning was spent at the Laundromat. However, tomorrow...? I have a new washer being delivered AND my new Cascadias should arrive. Woot! So, what's new in ManateeLand? I'm leaving DE tomorrow to go back to CO. My training routine has been shot to heck and I've really been missing riding my bike. Despite that, I've managed to get some exercise by taking long walks on the beach and I'm headed to the pool later today for a swim. It's really amazing how much difference altitude makes. I PR'd my 5k by ~1:30! No RR yet; still trying to figure out how to access my results. Even though it was called the Wild Goose Chase, there were no geese, either to be chased or doing any chasing. The race itself was a nice little local event with about 165 racers. It was a little humbling, however, to hear the times of the winning 10-13 y.o. kids, who were way faster than me!! Stacey, Dee is soooo cute!! How much does she weigh these days? I'm glad that you have enjoyed your vacation! I look forward to reading your race report :-) Safe travels! |
2014-05-21 10:18 AM in reply to: laffinrock |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by laffinrock Originally posted by 4agoodlife Spent most of yesterday shopping for a new washer...in stores and online. After ten years, our wedding present washer chose to die, or at least make it monetarily inefficient to fix. That meant this morning was spent at the Laundromat. However, tomorrow...? I have a new washer being delivered AND my new Cascadias should arrive. Woot! So, what's new in ManateeLand? I'm leaving DE tomorrow to go back to CO. My training routine has been shot to heck and I've really been missing riding my bike. Despite that, I've managed to get some exercise by taking long walks on the beach and I'm headed to the pool later today for a swim. It's really amazing how much difference altitude makes. I PR'd my 5k by ~1:30! No RR yet; still trying to figure out how to access my results. Even though it was called the Wild Goose Chase, there were no geese, either to be chased or doing any chasing. The race itself was a nice little local event with about 165 racers. It was a little humbling, however, to hear the times of the winning 10-13 y.o. kids, who were way faster than me!! Stacey, Dee is soooo cute!! How much does she weigh these days? Congratulations! |
2014-05-21 10:29 AM in reply to: ponderingfox |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 And to everyone--just 'cause I'm not saying much doesn't mean I'm not noticing locations, PRs, methods of race counting, puppies, or run training either. I'm stalking. Silently. It's very unlike me. Beware. |
2014-05-21 11:24 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Veteran 659 East Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl My Ironman Marathon was just pure survival mode due to the dehydration and stomach problems on the bike. I would like to race a marathon to see what I am capable of Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. We'll hear all about it in the race report, right? Yes. I actually finished my race report last night detailing not only the race but my journey to get there. I just need to condense the race report part for BT. If anyone wants to read the long version I'll post the link. It explains how I got here. |
2014-05-21 12:05 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by StaceyK Nearly all of the puppies have gone now and I think next week I might be able to get back into some training. YAY!!! Doing a 12k walk with friends on Sunday had really wanted to run it but the pups have just taken up so much of my time over the last 3 months that I just couldn't fit the training in. Luckily they are very cute and easily forgiven. This is Countess de Poh (Dee) THOSE PAWS!!! <3 |
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2014-05-21 12:09 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by 4agoodlife
Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. You guys are funny! Seems there's no "I'll never..." anymore. Well, unless it's "I'll never win..." It used to be I'd never run an HM, then do a tri, then a marathon. Now they each have something special attached to them and I can't say never. hehehe...To echo your HM sentiment, I was just telling DH last night that I have the HM itch and there are two windows open on my browser searching AZ for possibilities. My browser always seem to have at least 1 race site window open. I think it's a sickness. I think that is a fair assessment
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2014-05-21 12:20 PM in reply to: laffinrock |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by laffinrock Originally posted by 4agoodlife Spent most of yesterday shopping for a new washer...in stores and online. After ten years, our wedding present washer chose to die, or at least make it monetarily inefficient to fix. That meant this morning was spent at the Laundromat. However, tomorrow...? I have a new washer being delivered AND my new Cascadias should arrive. Woot! So, what's new in ManateeLand? I'm leaving DE tomorrow to go back to CO. My training routine has been shot to heck and I've really been missing riding my bike. Despite that, I've managed to get some exercise by taking long walks on the beach and I'm headed to the pool later today for a swim. It's really amazing how much difference altitude makes. I PR'd my 5k by ~1:30! No RR yet; still trying to figure out how to access my results. Even though it was called the Wild Goose Chase, there were no geese, either to be chased or doing any chasing. The race itself was a nice little local event with about 165 racers. It was a little humbling, however, to hear the times of the winning 10-13 y.o. kids, who were way faster than me!! Stacey, Dee is soooo cute!! How much does she weigh these days? Yay for your PR!... and long walks on the beach. Hahaha...I totally understand the kid humbling. When I was signing up for this year's Esprit de She race, I noticed that they had a pic on the Tempe page that looked familiar. It was me chasing a 9yo out of T1. lol |
2014-05-21 12:29 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by 4agoodlife
Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I think that is a fair assessment I stopped running marathons a few years ago. Every once in a while I think I'd like to run one, but then I realize that I really don't! HMs just seem so much more reasonable. Originally posted by JJ- Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl I am going to do my first open marathon in December or January Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by JJ- IRONMAN doesn't sell the 140.6 sticker anymore. This is the new sticker. At first I didn't like it but it's growing on me now Edit: I just ordered a regular 140.6 from cafe press. Now I gotta decide what to do. I think I prefer the standard 140.6. For whatever that's worth! That's what I have. 140.6 magnet on one side and 26.2 on the other. Man, I didn't know WTC didn't do just the 140.6 sticker anymore... looks like I'll be ordering one! Or a magnet... or something else that would be small enough to pack that won't take up any space at all for moving... I have no idea if this is weird or not, but I don't consider myself to be a person that has done a marathon... I've never done a stand-alone, the only 2 I've done have been at the end of IM distance races! Nice! Also kinda weird is that I have no desire to do a stand-alone marathon, but somehow doing one at the end of an IM race is okay? I'm clearly not quite right in the head. You guys are funny! Seems there's no "I'll never..." anymore. Well, unless it's "I'll never win..." It used to be I'd never run an HM, then do a tri, then a marathon. Now they each have something special attached to them and I can't say never. hehehe...To echo your HM sentiment, I was just telling DH last night that I have the HM itch and there are two windows open on my browser searching AZ for possibilities. Don't think that we didn't notice the location! Weeellll, I said searching, not paying for. lol Don't think I'll be registering for anything more than 2 weeks before. |
2014-05-21 12:39 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 Originally posted by StaceyK Nearly all of the puppies have gone now and I think next week I might be able to get back into some training. YAY!!! Doing a 12k walk with friends on Sunday had really wanted to run it but the pups have just taken up so much of my time over the last 3 months that I just couldn't fit the training in. Luckily they are very cute and easily forgiven. This is Countess de Poh (Dee) Totes adorbs, as my niece says! |
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