Manatees Dooo Eeeet!!! (Page 50)

Originally posted by juniperjen

Hey Manatees! New developments over here - i just registered for Muskoka 70.3 which is now a go in Ontario after Tremblant was cancelled for September. I now have 5 weeks to go to get myself in in HIM shape which actually isn't too crazy - I just haven't swum in some time since i live in the land of lockdown which turns out to be good since we have very high vaccination rate. 

What a crazy year!!!

Originally posted by JBacarella This is the confession portion of my story. I tried to filled the old one with the compressed fix-a-flat. It continued to leak. I don't know why I did this, but I then decided to take the core out of the presta valve. The fix-a-flat shot out like Old Faithful. I of course performed this feat in my basement. Nothing in my basement went without fix-a-flat (including me) on it.

Originally posted by Hot Runner Well, still no word from IM Corp. but when I checked the tracker again I do now have a finish time and place, so apparently it was their issue. 10th in AG (out of 70 finishers) in 5:30:26. Not the best race and not the worst, but glad I at least got credit for finishing that turkey! Will work on race report soon.

Originally posted by melbo55

Glad to hear you will be able to put the training and fitness to use!

Originally posted by juniperjen

How was Lake Placid?

Originally posted by melbo55

For me: fantastic!  Biking there is second to none, IMO.  The weather suits me and the mountains, forests, and lakes call me.  As far as the IM, all the racers my friends and I were tracking finished, although my pro friend didn't have the best day.  Also, I understand there was a lot of confusion and extra miles amongst quite a few contestants with the altered run course.  They had to change the layout of all of the race including the swim because the town is tearing out the old speed skating oval and replacing it with a more current, up-to-standards version, so this affected all aspects of the race because that is where transition typically sits.

Originally posted by melbo55

For me: fantastic!  Biking there is second to none, IMO.  The weather suits me and the mountains, forests, and lakes call me.  As far as the IM, all the racers my friends and I were tracking finished, although my pro friend didn't have the best day.  Also, I understand there was a lot of confusion and extra miles amongst quite a few contestants with the altered run course.  They had to change the layout of all of the race including the swim because the town is tearing out the old speed skating oval and replacing it with a more current, up-to-standards version, so this affected all aspects of the race because that is where transition typically sits.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!!!

July 31-1
Jim - Paul Bunyan Challenge Sprint on Saturday (take 2!!! maybe.)

Dooo eeettt!!!

Is anyone else racing or doing anything else fun this weekend?

Originally posted by melbo55

Excitement on the home front: one of the chickens finally laid an egg!  I think it may have been Ethel, I'm not sure.  But she needs to learn some proper hen skills and fast: she seems to have had it while perched on the roost so when it fell to the floor it cracked/smashed.  You know, because apparently all the fresh, soft, clean bedding I put in the nesting boxes wasn't appropriate.  (eye roll)  How disappointing but still exciting!

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!!!

July 31-1
Jim - Paul Bunyan Challenge Sprint on Saturday (take 2!!! maybe.)

Dooo eeettt!!!

Is anyone else racing or doing anything else fun this weekend?

Originally posted by melbo55

Excitement on the home front: one of the chickens finally laid an egg!  I think it may have been Ethel, I'm not sure.  But she needs to learn some proper hen skills and fast: she seems to have had it while perched on the roost so when it fell to the floor it cracked/smashed.  You know, because apparently all the fresh, soft, clean bedding I put in the nesting boxes wasn't appropriate.  (eye roll)  How disappointing but still exciting!

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!!!

July 31-1
Jim - Paul Bunyan Challenge Sprint on Saturday (take 2!!! maybe.)

Dooo eeettt!!!

Is anyone else racing or doing anything else fun this weekend?

Originally posted by fortissimoHave a great race Jim!

Originally posted by melbo55

Excitement on the home front: one of the chickens finally laid an egg!  I think it may have been Ethel, I'm not sure.  But she needs to learn some proper hen skills and fast: she seems to have had it while perched on the roost so when it fell to the floor it cracked/smashed.  You know, because apparently all the fresh, soft, clean bedding I put in the nesting boxes wasn't appropriate.  (eye roll)  How disappointing but still exciting!

Originally posted by glfprncs Been a crazy 10 days... Part 1-My DH (who is a Tour caddie) travels in a Class B Mercedes Sprinter RV. He was in Springfield, MO last week when smoke filled the interior and upon throwing open the hood, there was oil everywhere. A tow to the only Sprinter repair shop in town and the consensus was a a very screwed up piston and rod. The option is a rebuilt engine and we were quoted $19,000 (NOT a typo) for engine and install. After the shock wore off and we realized we couldn't swing $19k right now, I managed to have the van shipped home. Our local mechanic can do it for $13k (the engine cost alone is $11k and that's with the old engine returned as a core). At least we now have time to figure it all out. Part 2--I have hooded eyelids. My upper eyelids have been slowly creeping down, down, down over the past 10 years. I never really minded what they look like, but in the past 5 years they consistently chafed on long runs (and now they chafe on MTB rides) and most recently were sitting on my eyelashes which started to impair my vision a tiny bit and my eyelashes couldn't filter dust & dirt. Thus, I went back to school shopping at the plastic surgeon's office last week. I'm sporting 2 lovely black eyes now, and have 8th grade Open House tomorrow night. LOL. Another week on the "injured reserve" list before I can do some physical activity. The recovery hasn't been too bad. Did I mention it was done under local anesthesia? Being awake and knowing they were cutting my eyelid from corner to corner was horrifying as was hearing ALL the sounds.

Originally posted by glfprncsBeen a crazy 10 days...Part 1-My DH (who is a Tour caddie) travels in a Class B Mercedes Sprinter RV. He was in Springfield, MO last week when smoke filled the interior and upon throwing open the hood, there was oil everywhere. A tow to the only Sprinter repair shop in town and the consensus was a a very screwed up piston and rod. The option is a rebuilt engine and we were quoted $19,000 (NOT a typo) for engine and install.After the shock wore off and we realized we couldn't swing $19k right now, I managed to have the van shipped home. Our local mechanic can do it for $13k (the engine cost alone is $11k and that's with the old engine returned as a core). At least we now have time to figure it all out.Part 2--I have hooded eyelids. My upper eyelids have been slowly creeping down, down, down over the past 10 years. I never really minded what they look like, but in the past 5 years they consistently chafed on long runs (and now they chafe on MTB rides) and most recently were sitting on my eyelashes which started to impair my vision a tiny bit and my eyelashes couldn't filter dust & dirt. Thus, I went back to school shopping at the plastic surgeon's office last week.I'm sporting 2 lovely black eyes now, and have 8th grade Open House tomorrow night. LOL. Another week on the "injured reserve" list before I can do some physical activity. The recovery hasn't been too bad. Did I mention it was done under local anesthesia? Being awake and knowing they were cutting my eyelid from corner to corner was horrifying as was hearing ALL the sounds.

Originally posted by glfprncs Been a crazy 10 days... Part 1-My DH (who is a Tour caddie) travels in a Class B Mercedes Sprinter RV. He was in Springfield, MO last week when smoke filled the interior and upon throwing open the hood, there was oil everywhere. A tow to the only Sprinter repair shop in town and the consensus was a a very screwed up piston and rod. The option is a rebuilt engine and we were quoted $19,000 (NOT a typo) for engine and install. After the shock wore off and we realized we couldn't swing $19k right now, I managed to have the van shipped home. Our local mechanic can do it for $13k (the engine cost alone is $11k and that's with the old engine returned as a core). At least we now have time to figure it all out. Part 2--I have hooded eyelids. My upper eyelids have been slowly creeping down, down, down over the past 10 years. I never really minded what they look like, but in the past 5 years they consistently chafed on long runs (and now they chafe on MTB rides) and most recently were sitting on my eyelashes which started to impair my vision a tiny bit and my eyelashes couldn't filter dust & dirt. Thus, I went back to school shopping at the plastic surgeon's office last week. I'm sporting 2 lovely black eyes now, and have 8th grade Open House tomorrow night. LOL. Another week on the "injured reserve" list before I can do some physical activity. The recovery hasn't been too bad. Did I mention it was done under local anesthesia? Being awake and knowing they were cutting my eyelid from corner to corner was horrifying as was hearing ALL the sounds.

Originally posted by melbo55

Your cheers must have made it to Ethel's ears: this morning she laid her egg in the nesting box and it was perfect and beautiful!  So proud of her!

Originally posted by melbo55

Excitement on the home front: one of the chickens finally laid an egg!  I think it may have been Ethel, I'm not sure.  But she needs to learn some proper hen skills and fast: she seems to have had it while perched on the roost so when it fell to the floor it cracked/smashed.  You know, because apparently all the fresh, soft, clean bedding I put in the nesting boxes wasn't appropriate.  (eye roll)  How disappointing but still exciting!