Manatees - 2019 Edition - Practice Maximum Enthusiasm - CLOSED (Page 52)

Originally posted by JBacarella I have a cousin who lives in Tulsa. She is hoping they get picked, so I will come there to race. When did Ironman become a family obligation. HaHa.

Originally posted by rrrunner

I think I would have the same issue in Des Moines.

I'm actually rooting for Memphis, mostly because it is on my short list for possible moving locations...

Originally posted by fortissimo Is it Friday yet? Or better yet, May 28th? Monday our week started with a police standoff a few houses away from school. We had police with their AR 15s greeting kids at the door. Tuesday an hour before school gets out, I had one boy ask if he can answer his phone call from his mom. I always let them because if I don't they're only thinking about the phone. Few minutes later he asks, "Miss, my mom says my bus has been cancelled." I tell him not to worry because they probably had to cancel that us but will have another. 5 minutes later, I get a call to have another student leave for dismissal. He is very confused about why. We start playing again. There is an announcement that we can't hear because we're playing. So I call the office and no one answers. I call another office and no one answers. I send a kids to the office to ask - he comes back and says there's about 30 parents trying to pick up kids. I peek into the hall and see a few other teachers standing outside their classrooms. I look down towards the office and see a huge crowd of parents. One of the other teachers comes over and shows me his phone - the FBI, Colorado Department of Safety, and the Dept. of Ed have sent tweet saying that all schools should go on lockout and do controlled releases. There was a credible threat to the safety of all students at all schools. So, I had my kids put away their instruments. Our district decided to do a controlled release, meaning all kids had to be picked up by their parents or someone on their emergency contact. Probably half of the parents had already heard because of the news, social media, or the reverse call from the school. We had students call their parents to have them pick them up. Most parents were thankful. Others were down right horrible. Yes there was a long line to check their child out, but when you have 650 kids in a school and we have to check every ID and match it to the contact log, it's going to take a bit. Sorry you had to wait for your child for 30 minutes but that's the way it goes. Did I mention the last few kids weren't picked up until 8:30 last night? Those parents were not very happy. One had to leave work and two others were watching the Nuggets game. At home. On TV. Not at the Pepsi Center. Not kidding. At midnight we got the call that all school districts in Denver up to through the Wyoming border had cancelled school for today. The threat is over as the girl was found with a self-inflicted gun shot wound so we return to normal tomorrow. Whatever normal may be.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Oh my gosh! WHAT A WEEK!

Originally posted by jmkizer

Oh my gosh! WHAT A WEEK!

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!!!

April 20-21
Adam - Beaverdam Oly on Saturday (maybe)
Lisa - WalkMS

Is anyone else racing?

Originally posted by amd723

I think my IM days are over, but if not, Memphis is the only one of the 4 I'd be interesting in as it is arguably within driving distance

Originally posted by StaceyK Good Luck Adam and Lisa

Originally posted by jmkizer

At this time, none of these locations float to the top of my list. That could change as details emerge.

Originally posted by melbo55

Fun fact: Pennsylvania's new official amphibian is the 2 foot long salamander called the Eastern hellbender, a nocturnal animal whose colorful nicknames include snot otter, lasagna lizard and mud devil.  It is the largest salamander in North America.  (paraphrased from LancasterOnline).  Snot otter! ha ha ha ha ha

Originally posted by Atlantia Okay, that's it, I'm about ready to throw my Speedplays in the trash! I have the Ultra Light Action, and I can clip OUT of them just fine. Clipping in? Holy moly. It just doesn't happen! Even when on the trainer, standing with the cleat lined up over the pedal, with all my weight on it, I can't clip in. I have to slam my foot down super hard, and then it will eventually engage. So frustrating. I've cleaned them, lubed them, made sure the shims have everything level, etc. Anyone else have this issue? I think I've whined a bit about this to the pod before, but I kept on trying to love them. I really do like how much float they give my knee, and how easy they are to clip out of. Still....its kind of a deal breaker to not actually be able to start riding.