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 2018-04-12 7:01 PM in reply to: #5241296 |
Member  836    North Augusta, South Carolina |  Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSEDRobin, Sending much love, light & strength to you & your family. I am so sorry. |
| 2018-04-12 8:58 PM in reply to: glfprncs |
Expert 2811 | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Robin- I'm so sorry for your loss. Our prayer go out to you and your family. |
| 2018-04-13 8:19 AM in reply to: melbo55 |
Champion 14677  Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by melbo55 Originally posted by fortissimo So a week ago today my husband was walking out of his classroom with his phone in at his ear while I was about to walk into my room. The look on his face was the look something bad happened. His brother was on the phone to let us know that his son had been killed in a plane crash at Embry-Riddle. Zach was on his final test flight before graduation next month. Shortly after take-off, one of the wings of the plane fell off and the plane crashed, killing Zach and the FAA examiner on board instantly. To give us another punch in the stomach, our 11-year-old Golden, Jack, was at the vet getting his teeth cleaned. About an hour or so of finding out about Zach, the vet called to tell us Jack has cancer. It's a Mast cell cancer, not osteosarcoma like Dug has. DH takes Jack to the oncologist on Monday to find out what we can do for Jack. He is in no pain that we can tell, but he is the most hyper 11 year-old puppy in the world so it's hard to see what he really feels. The past week has been very chaotic. We're actually all doing better because we know Zach was doing what he loved. We were told that when the wing fell off the G forces probably caused the two to become unconscious immediately so they have no idea what happened. I feel so bad for the FAA examiner's family - he leaves a wife with two young boys under the age of 4. I also worry about my brother-in-law, Zach's father. He is still planning on doing IM Boulder in June. However, even before the accident his training has been interrupted by travel for work and illness. I hope he can race, because that's what Zach would have wanted, but we don't want him to race for the wrong reasons, if that makes sense. Thank you to all who have reached out the past week. I feel your thoughts, prayers, and strength. It means a lot. Robin, I have no words for this awful news. Wishing peace for you and your husband and his family and wishing for hopeful news for Jack. (((big, comforting hugs))) echoing what all have said. {{{WARMMELONPRESSES]]] |
| 2018-04-13 9:30 AM in reply to: JBacarella |
| 436 | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Very sorry for your loss Robin. All the best during this difficult time |
| 2018-04-13 11:06 AM in reply to: TXTriRook |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Racing Manatees!!! Disabled List |
| 2018-04-13 12:32 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Disabled List Go git 'em Markus and Robin K! Happy bday Mary Stone and feel better Robin P. |
| 2018-04-13 1:17 PM in reply to: amd723 |
Member 285 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by amd723 Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Disabled List Go git 'em Markus and Robin K! Happy bday Mary Stone and feel better Robin P. This will be the first true test post last years sickness. Training has been going pretty good. Weather looks a little interesting right now with a lot of thunderstorms over night. Hopefully they blow through by 7am. |
| 2018-04-13 1:34 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Racing Manatees!!! Disabled List Race well, Happy Birthday and HEAL UP!!! |
| 2018-04-13 4:56 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Go Markus and Robin, enjoy yourselves. Racing Manatees!!! Disabled List Get better Robin Happy Birthday Mary Welcome to the weekend everyone |
| 2018-04-13 9:09 PM in reply to: StaceyK |
Member 836 North Augusta, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Grateful for a variety of things: 1. It's the weekend and I already did my long run of the week. 2. Completed my first ever cycling FTP test and it wasn't as awful as I thought (well, except when I got a bit cocky in the 3rd set and went up a gear which equated to an additional 25 watts--that lasted about 90 seconds before I bailed to the easier gear). 3. There are only 28.5 more student days of the school year left. Come on summer vacation! |
| 2018-04-14 6:28 PM in reply to: glfprncs |
Member 285 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. |
| 2018-04-15 7:43 AM in reply to: johnthecat |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. Sorry about that. Such a bummer. |
| 2018-04-15 1:52 PM in reply to: johnthecat |
Member 836 North Augusta, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. So disappointing when the weather causes a cancellation. This is particularly difficult after months of training. Sorry.  |
| 2018-04-15 7:31 PM in reply to: johnthecat |
Member 667 | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. Sorry you didn't get to race. First, thanks everyone again for the thoughts and prayers. It means a lot. Second, despite temps in the 20s with winds in the 30mph range and gusts in the 40s and 50s, we raced because we needed it and wanted normal. It was so cold! About mile 1.5 we had to run through an underpass and there was about 4" of water. Our feet got soaked and after that my feet were so frozen and felt like I had cement shoes on. First 3.1 miles were uphill. As I neared the turnaround, I started hearing people complain about the wind. I asked myself, "what wind?" Then I hit the turnaround and it was all wind, all the time for 3.1 freezing miles. I had snotcicles frozen on my face! I wanted a sub-60 but went 1:05.43. Not very fast and disappointing, BUT! I won my AG by 8 minutes. I find it pretty hilarious because I'm so not a runner. DH is a bit bummed because he only beat me by 30 seconds or so. If he hadn't made me walk at the beginning because the uneven terrain was not limb friendly, which was also the end of the race, I would have chicked him! |
| 2018-04-16 2:46 AM in reply to: fortissimo |
Veteran 2441 Western Australia | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by fortissimo Well Done RobinOriginally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. Sorry you didn't get to race. First, thanks everyone again for the thoughts and prayers. It means a lot. Second, despite temps in the 20s with winds in the 30mph range and gusts in the 40s and 50s, we raced because we needed it and wanted normal. It was so cold! About mile 1.5 we had to run through an underpass and there was about 4" of water. Our feet got soaked and after that my feet were so frozen and felt like I had cement shoes on. First 3.1 miles were uphill. As I neared the turnaround, I started hearing people complain about the wind. I asked myself, "what wind?" Then I hit the turnaround and it was all wind, all the time for 3.1 freezing miles. I had snotcicles frozen on my face! I wanted a sub-60 but went 1:05.43. Not very fast and disappointing, BUT! I won my AG by 8 minutes. I find it pretty hilarious because I'm so not a runner. DH is a bit bummed because he only beat me by 30 seconds or so. If he hadn't made me walk at the beginning because the uneven terrain was not limb friendly, which was also the end of the race, I would have chicked him! |
| 2018-04-16 8:26 AM in reply to: glfprncs |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by glfprncs Grateful for a variety of things: 1. It's the weekend and I already did my long run of the week. 2. Completed my first ever cycling FTP test and it wasn't as awful as I thought (well, except when I got a bit cocky in the 3rd set and went up a gear which equated to an additional 25 watts--that lasted about 90 seconds before I bailed to the easier gear). 3. There are only 28.5 more student days of the school year left. Come on summer vacation! Good work! For me it would be something along the lines of, "Completed FTP test. Didn't die."
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| 2018-04-16 8:27 AM in reply to: johnthecat |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. Oh poo! I'm sure that they made the right call (we had that front come through last night and it was very violent), but it still super sucks :-( |
| 2018-04-16 8:29 AM in reply to: fortissimo |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by fortissimo Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. Sorry you didn't get to race. First, thanks everyone again for the thoughts and prayers. It means a lot. Second, despite temps in the 20s with winds in the 30mph range and gusts in the 40s and 50s, we raced because we needed it and wanted normal. It was so cold! About mile 1.5 we had to run through an underpass and there was about 4" of water. Our feet got soaked and after that my feet were so frozen and felt like I had cement shoes on. First 3.1 miles were uphill. As I neared the turnaround, I started hearing people complain about the wind. I asked myself, "what wind?" Then I hit the turnaround and it was all wind, all the time for 3.1 freezing miles. I had snotcicles frozen on my face! I wanted a sub-60 but went 1:05.43. Not very fast and disappointing, BUT! I won my AG by 8 minutes. I find it pretty hilarious because I'm so not a runner. DH is a bit bummed because he only beat me by 30 seconds or so. If he hadn't made me walk at the beginning because the uneven terrain was not limb friendly, which was also the end of the race, I would have chicked him! Your rocked it! Won by EIGHT MINUTES! and only 30 seconds or so behind DH! WOO HOO!!! |
| 2018-04-16 8:51 AM in reply to: fortissimo |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by fortissimo Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. Sorry you didn't get to race. First, thanks everyone again for the thoughts and prayers. It means a lot. Second, despite temps in the 20s with winds in the 30mph range and gusts in the 40s and 50s, we raced because we needed it and wanted normal. It was so cold! About mile 1.5 we had to run through an underpass and there was about 4" of water. Our feet got soaked and after that my feet were so frozen and felt like I had cement shoes on. First 3.1 miles were uphill. As I neared the turnaround, I started hearing people complain about the wind. I asked myself, "what wind?" Then I hit the turnaround and it was all wind, all the time for 3.1 freezing miles. I had snotcicles frozen on my face! I wanted a sub-60 but went 1:05.43. Not very fast and disappointing, BUT! I won my AG by 8 minutes. I find it pretty hilarious because I'm so not a runner. DH is a bit bummed because he only beat me by 30 seconds or so. If he hadn't made me walk at the beginning because the uneven terrain was not limb friendly, which was also the end of the race, I would have chicked him! You killed your competitors - congrats! |
| 2018-04-16 8:52 AM in reply to: glfprncs |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by glfprncs Grateful for a variety of things: 1. It's the weekend and I already did my long run of the week. 2. Completed my first ever cycling FTP test and it wasn't as awful as I thought (well, except when I got a bit cocky in the 3rd set and went up a gear which equated to an additional 25 watts--that lasted about 90 seconds before I bailed to the easier gear). 3. There are only 28.5 more student days of the school year left. Come on summer vacation! FTP = ugh! |
| 2018-04-16 8:54 AM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Anyone else streaming the Boston marathon? The elite women looked so miserable as they lined up for the start - most of them were wearing rain jackets! That never happens!! It's going to be even worse weather for the age groupers - glad I didn't qualify |
| 2018-04-16 9:02 AM in reply to: amd723 |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by amd723 Anyone else streaming the Boston marathon? The elite women looked so miserable as they lined up for the start - most of them were wearing rain jackets! That never happens!! It's going to be even worse weather for the age groupers - glad I didn't qualify 38 degrees, 10 mph wind, LOONNNGG wait at the start (link hours) for the age groupers. brrr |
| 2018-04-16 9:19 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by amd723 Anyone else streaming the Boston marathon? The elite women looked so miserable as they lined up for the start - most of them were wearing rain jackets! That never happens!! It's going to be even worse weather for the age groupers - glad I didn't qualify 38 degrees, 10 mph wind, LOONNNGG wait at the start (link hours) for the age groupers. brrr yep, and weather is supposed to get worse. yuck! |
| 2018-04-16 11:19 AM in reply to: glfprncs |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by glfprncs Grateful for a variety of things: 1. It's the weekend and I already did my long run of the week. 2. Completed my first ever cycling FTP test and it wasn't as awful as I thought (well, except when I got a bit cocky in the 3rd set and went up a gear which equated to an additional 25 watts--that lasted about 90 seconds before I bailed to the easier gear). 3. There are only 28.5 more student days of the school year left. Come on summer vacation! Congrats on surviving the FTP test! 28.5 days left until summer vacation?! Wooo hoooo, but I am a bit jealous! |
| 2018-04-16 11:20 AM in reply to: johnthecat |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED Originally posted by johnthecat Well no race for me. The thunderstorms that were supposed to come in between 1 and 5 am came a little later and lasted a lot longer than expected. They cancelled the race. Bummer. Next one on the list is in June. That's very disappointing they cancelled the race but certainly necessary with thunderstorms. Hurry up, June! |
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