Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed (Page 5)

I think that Chris got you in.  Strava is good for an overview of what training everyone in the group is doing.  It's also a good way to "steal" routes from others in your area.  It is no fun to use unless you have at least a handful of folks that you are using it with.

Are you paying attention Laura?  (should I call you Laura C or Laura Y?)

Welcome David!

I just finished adding everyone to my friends list and have completed my roster table. Although I do have a few people in it that I anticipate showing up still. And room for more...

I went with "Y" although I'm probably wrong. As a husband and father of 2 girls, I'm used to being wrong

Mary S is on her way over soon.  She promised!

Hi, I'm Yanti! (Yanti Ardie on FB)

- Grew up in Indonesia, went to the U.S. for university, did a few sports at high level (swimming, badminton, martial arts)
- Got really fat (like close to 130kg/300lb fat and I'm 5'3"ish). Drank a lot. Got sober. Got suckered into doing a charity marathon in 2004. Here I am now!
- Moved back to Indonesia 2009. With a group of fellow former partiers (used to heckle runners on our way home Sunday mornings) started the triathlon & endurance sport scene here in Indonesia and it's now HUGE! Ravers gotta rave.

Life status: I'm 39 and married one of history's greatest athletes while we were doing the run course of Ironman WA. It ended up in the ER and StaceyK of the Mastiffs had to carry him home. We're both crazy animal people. We live in Perth (his home city), Bali, and Jakarta (my elderly mom who has Alzheimer's lives there)--sometimes together, sometimes apart. I work for our family business (shrimp farms), as a coach, and my husband and I just started a business developing an ultra-quality, ultra-secure GPS tracker.

Current training: Took a few weeks off after Ironman WA on Dec. 6th (funny, I know both the dates I finished Ironmans but can't remember my wedding anniversary--I didn't finish that one!) and have been working insane hours. Am slowly building up from zero now, have been running for a week.

I'd be a good Manatee because … who am I fooling?! I'm an awful Manatee. I do have longevity on my side, though (I miscounted last year--I think it's 14 seasons now!). I do stalk and pop in when it seems I have something relevant (or irrelevant or irreverent or just plain inappropriate) to contribute, often regarding swimming.

2016 Races: If anyone tells my husband or sister, you will be shot. I get freebie slots and/or partial sponsorships, so I show up to network at events and have a training day on course and go however far I can. Right now IM Asia-Pacific seems eager for me to finish the IMs I DNF'ed.

January 17      Rockingham Tri        sprint tri                      Perth, AUSTRALIA
January 26      Rotto Rehearsal       10K ocean swim        Perth, AUSTRALIA
January 31      Busselton                  Olympic tri                 Busselton, AUSTRALIA
March 5          Ironman New Zealand                                  Taupo, NEW ZEALAND
March 19        Port2Pub                    20K ocean swim       Perth, AUSTRALIA
April 3             Putrajaya 70.3                                               Putrajaya, MALAYSIA
April 23           Sungailiat Tri             sprint tri                       Bangka, INDONESIA
May 10            Vietnam 70.3                                                 Da Nang, VIETNAM
June 12            Ironman Cairns                                            Cairns, AUSTRALIA
July 5               Bali Ocean Swim       10K ocean swim       Bali, INDONESIA
August 28        Ironman Vichy                                               Vichy, FRANCE
November 12   Ironman Malaysia                                         Langkawi, MALAYSIA
December 4    Ironman Western Australia                           Busselton, AUSTRALIA

Originally posted by johnthecat

Originally posted by Jet Black

Originally posted by jmkizer

This is what I have for the roster so far.  Please feel free to correct me!

Active Manatees:

Chris, Erin, Judi, Ben, Stacey, Lisa, Kirsten/Ox, Robin K, TJ, Darren, Mary G, Ann-Marie, Jen, Karen, Adam, Tom, Dicky (love the name superfunkyfresh!), Dave, Laura/Daffodil (last initial?), Mark, Jim, Markus, Connor, moi

Needs to post bio: Kevin (microdoc), Robin (ceilidh)

MIA: Yaniti, Melanie, Mary S, Monica, Laura, Tom A, Randee, Steve

Jeez, I guess I need to post more, so easily forgotten! Bio in a sec, but wanted to say I have the 920 and use it to swim and find it is really good. No complaints, but I also don't really have anything to compare it to. I do have to say that my masters coach hates it, because she's apparently not very good at math and I always let her know when my yards don't match what she's got for the workout. (I know the watch is right because I hit the lap button for every interval)

Sean, where do you go for your Masters? I can also second the 920. I barely got mine around Thanksgiving time and haven't gotten many swims in, but so far it's been accurate on the lap/distance count.

I use the 910. It's usually pretty accurate for counting laps on its own. There have been times that it gave me an extra lap or two.

Way to fill out the Racing Manatees list!

Those two are the fault of Stace Face (StaceyK). She pulled some fached-up Jedi mind trick on Kingsley and I whilst we were in pre-Ironman daze. Admittedly she'll also be hauling us around sometimes I think we are her 9th and 10th mastiffs ...

The force is strong in this one

Originally posted by TXTriRook If there's room for another rookie count me in! NAME: Justin STORY: I'm a 33 year old male with a wife and 8-month old son. I currently live in Texas and am originally from Canada. In between I've spent 4 years in Boston and about 9 in NYC. I grew up playing just about every sport possible and was a college rugby player until I moved to NY and worked 20 hour days and put on about 30lbs. Since moving to TX about 3 years ago I decided trying a triathlon would be fun and ever since I've been hooked. Last year was my 1st full year of competing and I did 3 or 4 Olympic distance races and 1 1/2 Ironman. I was top 3 in my age group in all my races except for 1 Olympic where I tried a new strategy I read somewhere (probably BT ) and in the 70.3 where there were a TON of competitors in my age group. I love the sport because I can train on my own at odd hours and at age 33 still be competitive. FAMILY STATUS: Married with 1 son. CURRENT TRAINING: I took 2 swim lessons last year but otherwise I just train by myself. I'll also occasionally join a group ride but 95% of my training is solo. THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: I'd like to do at least 1 1/2 Ironman and ideally 4 (give or take) Olympic distance races this year GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: I hope to meet some like minded people that share the same passion and drive as I do. I love pushing the limits of what I can do and seeing my race times drop and pushing my body to its limit has made me really passionate about triathlon. WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: Being completely self-trained, I've probably done 100 things wrong for every strategic thing I've done right. I always have a lot of questions and enjoy discussing the sport. To the extent I can ever provide guidance I'm always willing to chime in.

I think we've hit the limit on Texans

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by TXTriRook If there's room for another rookie count me in! NAME: Justin STORY: I'm a 33 year old male with a wife and 8-month old son. I currently live in Texas and am originally from Canada. In between I've spent 4 years in Boston and about 9 in NYC. I grew up playing just about every sport possible and was a college rugby player until I moved to NY and worked 20 hour days and put on about 30lbs. Since moving to TX about 3 years ago I decided trying a triathlon would be fun and ever since I've been hooked. Last year was my 1st full year of competing and I did 3 or 4 Olympic distance races and 1 1/2 Ironman. I was top 3 in my age group in all my races except for 1 Olympic where I tried a new strategy I read somewhere (probably BT ) and in the 70.3 where there were a TON of competitors in my age group. I love the sport because I can train on my own at odd hours and at age 33 still be competitive. FAMILY STATUS: Married with 1 son. CURRENT TRAINING: I took 2 swim lessons last year but otherwise I just train by myself. I'll also occasionally join a group ride but 95% of my training is solo. THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: I'd like to do at least 1 1/2 Ironman and ideally 4 (give or take) Olympic distance races this year GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: I hope to meet some like minded people that share the same passion and drive as I do. I love pushing the limits of what I can do and seeing my race times drop and pushing my body to its limit has made me really passionate about triathlon. WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: Being completely self-trained, I've probably done 100 things wrong for every strategic thing I've done right. I always have a lot of questions and enjoy discussing the sport. To the extent I can ever provide guidance I'm always willing to chime in.

I think we've hit the limit on Texans

Well, technically we have hit the limit for Canadians in Texas.  Two is enough, right?

Originally posted by IronOx

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by TXTriRook If there's room for another rookie count me in! NAME: Justin STORY: I'm a 33 year old male with a wife and 8-month old son. I currently live in Texas and am originally from Canada. In between I've spent 4 years in Boston and about 9 in NYC. I grew up playing just about every sport possible and was a college rugby player until I moved to NY and worked 20 hour days and put on about 30lbs. Since moving to TX about 3 years ago I decided trying a triathlon would be fun and ever since I've been hooked. Last year was my 1st full year of competing and I did 3 or 4 Olympic distance races and 1 1/2 Ironman. I was top 3 in my age group in all my races except for 1 Olympic where I tried a new strategy I read somewhere (probably BT ) and in the 70.3 where there were a TON of competitors in my age group. I love the sport because I can train on my own at odd hours and at age 33 still be competitive. FAMILY STATUS: Married with 1 son. CURRENT TRAINING: I took 2 swim lessons last year but otherwise I just train by myself. I'll also occasionally join a group ride but 95% of my training is solo. THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: I'd like to do at least 1 1/2 Ironman and ideally 4 (give or take) Olympic distance races this year GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: I hope to meet some like minded people that share the same passion and drive as I do. I love pushing the limits of what I can do and seeing my race times drop and pushing my body to its limit has made me really passionate about triathlon. WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: Being completely self-trained, I've probably done 100 things wrong for every strategic thing I've done right. I always have a lot of questions and enjoy discussing the sport. To the extent I can ever provide guidance I'm always willing to chime in.

I think we've hit the limit on Texans

Well, technically we have hit the limit for Canadians in Texas.  Two is enough, right?

I thought about adding that element too. 

That's not the way she tells the story!

You're in.  I am totally planning to steal routes from you! ;-)

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by IronOx

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by TXTriRook If there's room for another rookie count me in! NAME: Justin STORY: I'm a 33 year old male with a wife and 8-month old son. I currently live in Texas and am originally from Canada. In between I've spent 4 years in Boston and about 9 in NYC. I grew up playing just about every sport possible and was a college rugby player until I moved to NY and worked 20 hour days and put on about 30lbs. Since moving to TX about 3 years ago I decided trying a triathlon would be fun and ever since I've been hooked. Last year was my 1st full year of competing and I did 3 or 4 Olympic distance races and 1 1/2 Ironman. I was top 3 in my age group in all my races except for 1 Olympic where I tried a new strategy I read somewhere (probably BT ) and in the 70.3 where there were a TON of competitors in my age group. I love the sport because I can train on my own at odd hours and at age 33 still be competitive. FAMILY STATUS: Married with 1 son. CURRENT TRAINING: I took 2 swim lessons last year but otherwise I just train by myself. I'll also occasionally join a group ride but 95% of my training is solo. THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: I'd like to do at least 1 1/2 Ironman and ideally 4 (give or take) Olympic distance races this year GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: I hope to meet some like minded people that share the same passion and drive as I do. I love pushing the limits of what I can do and seeing my race times drop and pushing my body to its limit has made me really passionate about triathlon. WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: Being completely self-trained, I've probably done 100 things wrong for every strategic thing I've done right. I always have a lot of questions and enjoy discussing the sport. To the extent I can ever provide guidance I'm always willing to chime in.

I think we've hit the limit on Texans

Well, technically we have hit the limit for Canadians in Texas.  Two is enough, right?

I thought about adding that element too. 

Canada seems to be running roughshod over us, eh? 

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by TXTriRook If there's room for another rookie count me in! NAME: Justin STORY: I'm a 33 year old male with a wife and 8-month old son. I currently live in Texas and am originally from Canada. In between I've spent 4 years in Boston and about 9 in NYC. I grew up playing just about every sport possible and was a college rugby player until I moved to NY and worked 20 hour days and put on about 30lbs. Since moving to TX about 3 years ago I decided trying a triathlon would be fun and ever since I've been hooked. Last year was my 1st full year of competing and I did 3 or 4 Olympic distance races and 1 1/2 Ironman. I was top 3 in my age group in all my races except for 1 Olympic where I tried a new strategy I read somewhere (probably BT ) and in the 70.3 where there were a TON of competitors in my age group. I love the sport because I can train on my own at odd hours and at age 33 still be competitive. FAMILY STATUS: Married with 1 son. CURRENT TRAINING: I took 2 swim lessons last year but otherwise I just train by myself. I'll also occasionally join a group ride but 95% of my training is solo. THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: I'd like to do at least 1 1/2 Ironman and ideally 4 (give or take) Olympic distance races this year GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: I hope to meet some like minded people that share the same passion and drive as I do. I love pushing the limits of what I can do and seeing my race times drop and pushing my body to its limit has made me really passionate about triathlon. WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: Being completely self-trained, I've probably done 100 things wrong for every strategic thing I've done right. I always have a lot of questions and enjoy discussing the sport. To the extent I can ever provide guidance I'm always willing to chime in.

I think we've hit the limit on Texans

And Canadians who now live in Texas!

ETA: ...err What Kirsten said!

INFO FOR NEW MANATEES

If you haven't figured it out, we talk a lot. :-)  Fasten your seatbelts!  Also, we tend to be an inspiring bunch (as in, we use the "inspire" feature of the site a lot).  If you are not familiar with inspires, note that you can reply to them by clicking Reply.  This pops out a new window for you to type your response so that the original poster can see it.  Finally, most of us use the training log on the site -- it's required unless you have a note from your coach.  This makes it a lot easier for us to help each other when training questions come up.  

If you list your upcoming races on your training log  -- by adding to My Races or listing them in Dashboard, we'll celebrate with you!

We have a Bike Gallery and Pet Gallery.  Post a picture of your racing steed and draw Chris' attention to it.  He'll get you added.

We have a Strava group (https://www.strava.com/clubs/manatees).  Let Chris or Janyne know and we can add you.  (PRO TIP:  If you decide to join the Strava group, check out https://tapiriik.com/or http://www.syncmetrics.com/. They will sync from Garmin Connect to Strava in the background.)

We also have a TrainerRoad group that Darren manages for us: https://www.trainerroad.com/login?ReturnUrl=%2fteams%2f2477-manatees... />
Oh, we're on Twitter too...  (post or PM your twitter name to Janyne to be added to the twitter list)

In the past, someone in the Pod (Yanti, Chris, Janyne) has created a table listing all of the pod members with links to their logs.  Once this handy dandy table has been created, feel free to copy/paste it to your own dashboard.

Please be active!  Inactive Manatees make us sad!

Oh, yes, Canadians are the best.  But you should stay in Canada, like me.  Texas is full of Texans.  And other 'Mericans.