Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Mentor Group - FULL POD (Page 6)

Room for a little 'un?

Don't want to be left behind, alone, in the darkness of the archived group.

Besides, i seem to be the only Tri virgin and if i'm going to lose it, i would like it to be with you.

ALLEN!!!!   So happy you came out of the darkness!

'Ave you brought tuffies 'round wiv' you?

Or perhaps a knit tri jersey?

Are you sure we can be part of your gang? Hee hee ...

Darling Allen, we broke you in for road running, we wouldn't think of leaving you out there, cold and damp (which is clearly why you DID bring that knitted trip top, right???) to lose your tri-cherry just with strangers ...

Welcome home! Please introduce yourself to everyone again, we've lots of nice new Manatees, and try not to scare them off. Actually, considering that Salty and I haven't yet, just be yourself.

I don't know! (When was the last time you heard me say that? SHOCKING) ... that's Salty's race.

Tried to make it to the pool yesterday but had a note from my home owners association that I had to mow my weeds... err... grass, guess I'm doing training right if that is falling behind.  By the end my head cold returned with a vengence and this morning I feel it is trying to move into my chest...

Can't have that, must avoid Allen's man-flu, so taking the day off from work and will continue my epic battle of trying to get a trainer tire onto my wheel.

Good to see returning manatees Allen and Keye!!

So does eating chips and gravy (my newest addiction) count as training? I totally blame Australia ... my goodness ... I didn't even know such a thing existed and it's so good, it ought to be a food group on its own (along with Pop Tarts, of course).

Still trying to rest as much as I need to (not just from the big trip and race but from weeks of running on borrowed energy beforehand, so to speak) without feeling guilty. So my other big activities for the day were meeting some nice ladies for Bible study (I make them sound like sweet little church ladies--well, they are, but they're both pretty badazz too) for Good Friday and a serene late afternoon nap with the Furry Family piled in, seeing as they refuse to be peeled off my body since I've been back.

You don't want to know. Don't go down that road. Stop while you still can ...

Okay, it's like poutine without the cottage cheese.

Don't know what poutine is either? RUN ... actually, that's exactly what you have to do after consuming that ... and run a LOT ...

French fries, but the really nice thick-cut potatoey fries, not that fast-food half-flour crap, covered in savory gravy (so not like breakfast sausage gravy) ... SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD NEED MORE NEED MORE NEED MORE except I'm out of fries. DRAT!

cdban66 - 2012-04-06 6:13 AM Good Morning, or since this is a multi-national group, Good Day! I am looking forward to a good prep for this years race and it seems like this group will be just what I need to keep focused yet not get too serious. I'll add my accent observation in an effort to keep up with the conversation. I've lived on Long Island, NY and in SWFl. 2 parts of America that can't understand each other in a conversation. Mostly mid westerners in SWFl, but with just enough "southerners" thrown in to make it interesting, ya'll. I have been lax this week, what with the head cold from Hades. I have the bike with me today, so I am in for a headwind filled ride home this afternoon. I heard that there will be 20 mph winds with 25 mph gusts. I believe this is a is what my current manager would call a training "opportunity" I'll be out of touch this weekend, visiting my daughters in Orlando. I hope to get back on track on Monday morning, 5:00 am run. I have found that I truly enjoy the running in the peace and quiet of the predawn morning. Enjoy the day!

In what part of Orlando do they live?  I'm downtown (college park to be specific).

Last night I did 45 minutes on the trainer (didn't fall off once!) and this morning I swam 2200 yds.  I have to work today - first time I've ever worked on Good Friday and I don't like it!  On the plus side, many people in the agency took the day off, so I shouldn't be bugged too much by their silly questions

What's the size of the car? Is it feasible to put dog boxes in the back? There are the collapsible, mesh-sided kind if there's not a lot of room in your car and hard crates would be bulky/awkward. Dogs (thinking of your 'doodle here) often feel more cozy and comfortable in an enclosed surrounding when they're in an unfamiliar environment or one not to their liking. And this would also give your 'poo (ha ha--sorry, you know how juvenile I am) another type of space besides your lap that s/he likes riding in.

By the way, it's super easy to crate train a dog (if they aren't already) unless they've specifically been made crate/box/small-space adverse through abuse.

Collapsible crates are probably the easiest answer. Doggie belts are also a possibility but a) it's harder to get dogs used to them, and b) many of them are best used in conjunction with a doggie seat, so you still have the same space issue you'd have with crates.

Love it!

I am totally stealing your format :-)

Newspaper does help wick it out.  The boot dryer is working well for me with both dry and post-wet stink.

Still have mine.  Other parts, not so much.

Been there for sure.  Meds.  More meds.  New job.  Exercise -- especially outdoor exercise.

I speak mostly "Milwaukee Mumble" but I have not actually lived in Wisconsin since since third grade.  I think it's because that's where I learned to speak and because my mother is a Milwaukee native.  At least I don't have that nasty "youse guys" thing going.  Maybe a little "y'all" after living in North Carolina for 20 years :-)

This made me laugh!  You have to let him in now!!!!

Good job with the walk!  It's great that you were able to get it into the schedule.  FWIW, I'd log it as a run.  I think that is a limitation / bug in the training log here. I hope that it is addressed in the refresh (some sort of pace selector for biped motion?  run, galloway, racewalk, walk?)

Swim this morning (done).  Post swim bloody nose.  Called ENT and got an appt for next week.  I fear bleeding in the pool would make me very unpopular and this bloody nose situation is getting to be too frequent

Longish ride tomorrow and run/swim on Easter.

My parents live about 30 minutes away and they are coming over for Easter dinner.

Good morning (good afternoon, good evening??)

My husband is working today and I took my little one to daycare, but the rest of us are home today and Monday. Hooray! I'm working myself up for a 26 mile bike ride outside -- it's 46 degrees. Burrr. But since I have my first tri next Saturday, and it starts at 9:00, and I'll be on the bike at around 9:15 a.m. soaking wet, I figured I had better get out there and start suffering.

My 11 year old volunteered to dump a bucket of water on my head first. He's so thoughtful.

Chips and gravy sounds too evil. But I'll probably be thinking about it for my whole ride. Thanks so much for that, Yanti.

You're probably already out riding, but TRUST ME on this one--yes--it is a very good idea to go out there and do it in that weather for better prep next weekend Hope you have a great ride! And what a thoughtful son, indeed. Heh.

I tend to think of piglet.burger.piglet.burger on long or hard efforts ... but it might be chipsgravy.piglet from now on ...

There's quite a few here in California--I think its due to the fact that there are quite a few opportunities here for anthro jobs--we have really strict regulations regarding building/development and following NAGPRA, so anytime there is new development (pretty much constantly!)there is a need for anthropologists! As for myself, I don't have plans for anything anthro based after graduation, as I already have my career as a zookeeper--according to zoo folk, anthropology is considered a zoo related discipline (probably primarily with primatology, but I work with reptiles, go figure!); so the degree will encourage higher pay and more zoo opportunities in the future! OF course, I also chose anthro due to interest and the fact that I just couldn't succeed in getting a bio degree! 

My cold has moved from my throat to my sinuses--which is something I am used to unfortunately, as I am very susceptible to sinus infections....In any case, apart from sinuses, I feel pretty good and normal, so tonight I will do some yoga and some strength work--hopefully tomorrow I can do some s, b, or r.