Manatee Monkey Mentors SHUT (Poptart or pet pic bribes considered) (Page 56)

Originally posted by JJ-

COOL!!!  Congrats!

Yes, it was wise to report it and to go to the doctor, smart to cover your bases.  Hopefully it's nothing worse than a bruise, although that seems bad enough!  Take care and keep us posted.

AG win  

Kissing?!    Can't wait to read this RR!

Syracuse update:

LT got 10th AG and the first 3 girls took all 3 spots offered, so no rolldown.  She still had a fantastic race.

JD missed worlds by 20 seconds and obviously also had a great race.

MW had a good race and DN completed her first half!

Local pro who swims with us at Masters sometimes, Andrew Yoder, WON!!  JD told me Andrew's electronic shifters went out around mile 18, leaving him stuck in the small ring for the remainder of the race, yet he averaged 26 mph.  Incredible.  So happy for him, such a great, modest guy who deserves good things.

What's your username?  We need to add you to the Manatee group :-)

It's a good one, and she gets some action at the end - how can you NOT want to read something like that??  

Wow... what a weekend you all had!

Mel - to PR after all that AND have stitches??  BADAZZ!  

Hands - daaaaayum, you WON your AG and got some action!  WIn/WIn!   

Mary - you absolutely WILL get to the finish line of that race, and I bet you'll have the biggest smile on your face when you cross that finish line.   

Jonathan - WOOOT to getting into the marathon!  

Kirsten - you're sooooo ready for IM Whistler!  I can't wait to online stalk you in the non-creepy way!

Jen - what a fantastic ride!!  60 miles and the last hour of it in the rain?  You're way tougher than I am,  Rain = trainer for me 

Jo - way to rock the trail race!! 

Stacey - soooo happy to hear that Phil is getting better, and that he was able to bring you 2 pairs of awesome shoes, and that your knee should be a-ok after the bruising heals. 

As for me??  MY FIRST PODIUM FINISH EVER happened yesterday!  It wasn't pretty, and my back was seizing like mad during the swim again, but I'm REALLY happy with both my bike and run times.  YAYYYY!!  

Busy Monday morning and so much to catch up on...

Jonathan TX - YAY for getting into the Houston Marathon!!  A beer or two between now and then just might be in order, especially as recovery after those hot TX runs.  Heck, you get 'em after races, why not after a run?

Stevey - TdF volunteer?  I'm super jealous!!  Which stage(s) and what will you be doing?  I'm always glued to the TV for 3 weeks in July watching all the action.  Luckily we stream it so I'll still be able to get my training in.

Stacey - Glad you went to the doctor.  Sounds like the whinging was definitely in order.  Must have been a heck of whack you took!  Hoping for the best that it's just bruising and nothing's broken.  Take care.

Hands - Super duper race!  So what if the swim wasn't ideal.  You kicked a$$ on the bike and run and got the AG glory.  Yay!!

Jo - Way to make it through the race, even if it wasn't pretty.  Really glad you didn't hurt an ankle, even if you did go a little off-course.  Now you'll be more ready for next time. 

WOOOOOOOT!!  Way to rock it!!  Can't wait to read your RR.

Thanks Mary!!  I'll try to have the RR done before Yanti gets done with all her weddings.   

My thoughts (bear in mind, I'm not a "real doctor"):

1. You might have bruised the bone

2. You chipped the bone and a piece is moving around in your knee cap

I would definitely get it checked out.  There's no harm in it and it sounds like work will cover it.

Congratulations, Monica!  That's awesome.

Normally, rain = trainer for me, too, but I was already on the road and 15 miles from my car.  I could have called for sag, but I think it was faster to just ride back.

No deathiness and a podium, clearly you exceeded your race goals!!!!

Well, that's quite the bar you've set for yourself!

Hey now, she is a busy woman, don't go bringing her into this! Let her relax and enjoy her honeymoon. 

BTW,where are you racing that random women are kissing you? And why did I miss thia race?????

Thanks Ben!!  

The swim was DEFINITELY long as it was for both the sprint and the Oly, but then due to the fog that just wouldn't lift they changed the Oly course after the first 3 or so waves so that it was 2 loops of the sprint course, which made the Oly course even longer.  

There were a lot of grumblings about the swim distance, but the RD made the right call to keep it safe.  You couldn't even see to the far side of the lake for most of the morning and even the kayakers couldn't see the swimmers on the back-side of the Oly swim (before they changed it) when they were right next to them.   

Whew.. it's mostly done (except for pictures, if I have any, which I doubt) 

Race Report!

Thanks!  

Aaaah - I understand.  I would have done the same thing and ride back in that case, but I probably would have complained about it the whole way.