Mad Mutant Manatee Mentors 4--CLOSED (Page 71)

jobaxas - 2013-04-20 1:52 AM Two things firstly I'm a volunteer at cairns 5-10am hoping wetsuit stripping and sunscreen application! Second thing Macca training camp Phuket December DH said do it with the 70.3 on that weekend too. How much for Macca members $59!!!! Fork yeah!!!

jogo - 2013-04-20 10:36 AM

YES!!!! I am so excited!!! I am doing the 21 mile.  I refuse to say I dropped to the 21 mile.  It is still 21 FRICKIN' MILES, and on the same course and Mile 5 (start for 21 mile) to mile 9 are downhill (before the uphill but I sort of like hills a lot so that doesn't bug me).   The 21 mile has the same time limit as the marathon so I can go couch to 21 and not stress that I won't finish in time.  I am planning a 30s run: 1 min walk ratio, with lots of pictures and enjoyment.   I am taking advantage of every minute that my registration fee bought me. 

Just finishing up a 21 day structured food plan reset of my body.  Lost 11 lbs so far and it really has helped my confidence, motivation, energy level, and overall well-being.

I did sign up for Marine Corps Marathon in Oct.  Next Sunday, after a 21 mile stroll, I will restart my running life.  I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!  

4agoodlife - 2013-04-20 1:11 PM Holy cow! 30k runners/ walkers? (will have check that reported number tomorrow) And here I thought Phoenix RnR was big!?!?! 4.2 in 39:03 "official" 38:56. I'm happy with that It's a big military race and was cool to see so many people wearing/ carrying flags and having " In Honor Of:" lists on their bibs. Looked all over the expo area for our "AZ runs for Boston" bracelets, but no luck. Maybe they only did it before the start.

rrrunner - 2013-04-20 7:43 PM Just home from the bike/wine tour with DH! Had an amazing day!!!! Even met a possible new sports massage therapist.

jobaxas - 2013-04-20 8:30 PM Bike ride postponed Shannon's bike in her garage Andrew in Sydney with the key doh! Thursday scheduled its a public holiday so bring it!

Asalzwed - 2013-04-21 5:21 PM I'm battling some major post race blues/a cold  I know I need to HTFU but this one is lingering. I'm hoping that getting back into a training routine tomorrow will serve as some therapy.  

jmkizer - 2013-04-22 7:51 AM

Oh!  Sounds great!  Pictures?

rrrunner - 2013-04-22 9:28 PM

But of course! A bit of explanation... Corrales is the town where the wine tour was hosted. Corrales is a beautiful small town nestled, yet somehow hidden, at the edge of Albuquerque. The name is, of course, the Spanish word for corral. It is a rural area within a city, most of the homes there have acreages of farmland, horse corrals and, obviously, vinyards. It has a quaint main street and a wonderful farmers market. The owners of the wineries were wonderful and we bought 4 bottles of wine on our tour. Two sweets for DH and two dry reds for me. I did dump my bike once, at the end, but it had nothing to do with wine consumption... REALLY!

rrrunner - 2013-04-22 7:28 AM

But of course! A bit of explanation... Corrales is the town where the wine tour was hosted. Corrales is a beautiful small town nestled, yet somehow hidden, at the edge of Albuquerque. The name is, of course, the Spanish word for corral. It is a rural area within a city, most of the homes there have acreages of farmland, horse corrals and, obviously, vinyards. It has a quaint main street and a wonderful farmers market. The owners of the wineries were wonderful and we bought 4 bottles of wine on our tour. Two sweets for DH and two dry reds for me. I did dump my bike once, at the end, but it had nothing to do with wine consumption... REALLY!

Artemis - 2013-04-20 11:41 AM

Back from my race!

4agoodlife - 2013-04-20 1:11 PM Holy cow! 30k runners/ walkers? (will have check that reported number tomorrow) And here I thought Phoenix RnR was big!?!?! 4.2 in 39:03 "official" 38:56. I'm happy with that It's a big military race and was cool to see so many people wearing/ carrying flags and having " In Honor Of:" lists on their bibs. Looked all over the expo area for our "AZ runs for Boston" bracelets, but no luck. Maybe they only did it before the start.

4agoodlife - 2013-04-22 9:47 PM

But the real question....IS THE WINE OKAY?????

rrrunner - 2013-04-20 7:43 PM Just home from the bike/wine tour with DH! Had an amazing day!!!! Even met a possible new sports massage therapist.

4agoodlife - 2013-04-22 8:47 AM

But the real question....IS THE WINE OKAY?????

jmkizer - 2013-04-22 8:48 PM

Lots of great news in here! 

I'm looking forward to hearing about Big Sur and seeing pictures.

Congrats on the missing 11 pounds!

Marine Corps Marathon -- woo hoo!

Asalzwed - 2013-04-21 5:21 PM I'm battling some major post race blues/a cold  I know I need to HTFU but this one is lingering. I'm hoping that getting back into a training routine tomorrow will serve as some therapy.  

TriAya - 2013-04-22 7:57 AM

HAHAHA ... when I lived on Venice Beach (CA, talk about a Funny Farm and constant circus ... fit right in) there'd be winos cycling down the street all the time sucking out of a paper bag. Awesome bike handling skills.

4agoodlife - 2013-04-22 10:05 PM

^^^Yep. I spent later part of my childhood near Santa Cruz, Cali. Bikes and skateboards + winos aplenty. 

rrrunner - 2013-04-22 9:28 AM

But of course! A bit of explanation... Corrales is the town where the wine tour was hosted. Corrales is a beautiful small town nestled, yet somehow hidden, at the edge of Albuquerque. The name is, of course, the Spanish word for corral. It is a rural area within a city, most of the homes there have acreages of farmland, horse corrals and, obviously, vinyards. It has a quaint main street and a wonderful farmers market. The owners of the wineries were wonderful and we bought 4 bottles of wine on our tour. Two sweets for DH and two dry reds for me. I did dump my bike once, at the end, but it had nothing to do with wine consumption... REALLY!

JJ- - 2013-04-22 5:59 PM Hey Manatees, Been on the road since last Tuesday. Just got back home. Had very limited time at the hotel so haven't been able to post anything or keep up. Hope everyone is doing great. I'm so sick of eating gas station food. I've got alot of calories to burn off this week!!!

rrrunner - 2013-04-22 10:10 PM

So... I ditched my swim/run session this morning *hangs head*.

In trying to make my training more transparent to DH I decided to schedule my current plan with morning only sessions. Monday & Wednesday are swim then run on the dreadmill. I think that is the problem. Not only do I not look forward to getting up at O Dark Thirty for a swim session, to follow it up with a dreadmill? Ick! I need to figure out a different plan. Maybe run outside near the gym? Not sure what the sidewalk situation is over there. Other ideas?

rrrunner - 2013-04-22 11:10 AM

So... I ditched my swim/run session this morning *hangs head*.

In trying to make my training more transparent to DH I decided to schedule my current plan with morning only sessions. Monday & Wednesday are swim then run on the dreadmill. I think that is the problem. Not only do I not look forward to getting up at O Dark Thirty for a swim session, to follow it up with a dreadmill? Ick! I need to figure out a different plan. Maybe run outside near the gym? Not sure what the sidewalk situation is over there. Other ideas?