Mad Manatees 2015.3 CLOSED (or Poptarts? Pet pics?) (Page 78)

Great effort Yanti!
Glad you took care of yourself first and foremost.  So close!

Dang, how cool is that, rubbing elbows with all those famous people?!  Hopefully the front derailleur was working this time....

Yeah, not really. Chain gradually was grinding worse, so left in the middle ring the last 25 miles. The middle ring is a 42T, so I still had enough speed with how everyone was riding.

That is way cool. I'd love to participate in Jensie's Gran Fondo. Maybe I should work on my bike skillz more  

That sounds like an awesome experience.

This sounds like a job for Hands but I think it's always the weekend after the first Monday of the year

January 6-8, 2017

January 4-7, 2018

It looks like 2018 is the 25th anniversary race.

I don't know if they've posted the dates yet, but those dates should be right.  The Marathon is on Sunday, so if the 7th is Sunday that's the date.  Are you planning a trip to Disney?

It sounds like she might be planning a Manatee Meetup!

You might want to keep quiet about the Coast to Coast Challenge

If she's serious about doing Dopey you all should keep in mind that it sells out fast!!  So as soon as it opens up after the 2016 races ( I think in late April) you need to plan on signing up.  I think last year's Dopey was at 80% capacity within 1.5 hrs of registration opening! All of the races will sell out too, so even if you plan on "only" running the marathon or HM you will need to jump on it pretty quickly.

While Googling Coast to Coast Challenge, I came across this http://www.ratracecoasttocoast.com/ and I really, really, really want to do it!  2017, perhaps.  I've long wanted to visit Scotland since I am of Scottish descent, and this race sounds EPIC (just for you, Chris)! 

that does sound EPIC

Lol - If you're looking for a good dog to run with, I would suggest AGAINST a pitt/vizsla mix.  She gets about a mile in and then just lays down and Will.Not.Move.  It was so bad the last time we took her for a 3 mile walk in one of the state parks that Tony had to carry her at one point while I ran for the car.  Let's just say that she's not built for endurance... or speed.  

I see that Disney is spreading the Star Wars love to the east coast as well. Now DS2 and I can do that one one whichever coast he lands.

Yay!!! Your pictures were awesome. My fave was the "bridge" across the "creek"

My pit/lab mix is the same way. He's good for about a mile, then he's done. And when he's done, he's done, ain't no moving him.

I hope the storm didn't impact you too much.  It was down right scary around our neighboorhood with some huge trees coming down and branches everywhere.  Glad to hear you are back unscathed and can't wait to hear the details.

Oh I never said I was unscathed!

Yeah, crazy circumstances. As it turned out, the wilderness area we stayed on night one was shut down due to threatening fire situation after the wind change literally just as we were leaving. Our crew had to move a road block in order to get the (my) car out from the trail-head.

Our third day (the day of the storm) we woke up to a little rain but nothing major. We ran out to the PCT closure and back and the sun came out. On our way back it rained a little more and we heard a tree come down in the forest (which made me start eyeing the trees and strategizing a plan if one came down) but we didn't experience ANY wind and really no torrential rain. 

By the time we got into town and to our hotel literally EVERYTHING around was without power except the little spot we decided to stay. There were trees all over the roads and nearly everything else was shut down. The city of Seattle included. 

Everything just worked out for us somehow. We even ended up close to the original intended mileage. Shrug. 

Do note that the two of you are in areas that tend to be rather hot. That can have a huge effect on how much a dog runs.