Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed (Page 78)

Originally posted by marysia83 THANK YOU thank you thank you! Yea, I already passed with the 2-hours goal. Even if I was training the way I was supposed to, it's still my first race and it's hard to pace if you have no idea how it feels. I think the whole idea of running half marathon - training, sacrifice, acceptance of a challenge, devoting the time and resources - this is already a lot, and no matter what time it will take for me to finish - I should be proud with what I achieve with a training. I think competing with my brother (which is silly...) made me forget about it for a moment. Oh well, I can always say I do triathlons (in your face, bro!) Thanks for your support. I do not want to resign from this race (especially since they are giving delicious beer and pizza post race!!!), but I want to make sure the training will make sense time-wise.

You've already gotten lots of good advice, and I wish you all the best! Couple of additional thoughts:

1) generally it's wiser to walk more often earlier on (and training this way helps you race this way if you're going to do it). In other words, it's better to do 10min run - 1 min walk than 20min run - 2 min walk (for example). If you're still feeling super awesome at mile 7-8, then you can go for it/go faster/do full run/whatever.

2) the athletic yoga will not prevent injuries. Only proper run training can do that. Unless you have significant medically-identified problems and are doing specific things in the athletic yoga recommended for them. However, for someone in your position, the yoga or other good types of conditioning is a very good idea for overall physical structural strength, which in turn is likely to improve your ability to run (but not prevent injuries or improve performance).

If he sees a Primanti Brother's shop, he could stop and try the sammiches that originated among the working class in Pittsburgh, but they've decided to expand some shops toward the middle and eastern part of PA, too.  If he's looking for cheesesteaks in Philly, the two most well-known spots are Pat's or Geno's (across the street from each other, no less), but I've also heard George's Sandwiches or John's roast pork are strong contenders.  If he gets near the Lancaster area, PA Dutch cooking is found there, even if it's only in the form of a quick stop to check out the awesome baked goods the Amish make.

In Maryland, yeah, he needs to find a good crabcake sammich, and there are many to be found.  We once went on a 'tour of crabcakes', trying them at a few different places in one day.

My Philly friends say Tony Luke's is the real deal. Someday I have to try Primanti's. My Pittsburgh neighbor speaks highly of them.

And yes, any Amish pie!!!

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Originally posted by Atlantia

Originally posted by rrrunner

OK east coasters. DS2 is traveling from CT to south GA and would like to take a culinary tour on his way. We've already scouted out pizza in NYC and Philly's in Philly. What other cuisines or restaurants are a must see. Note: he doesn't have a bunch of time and is living on a sailors wages.

thanks!

Half Smoke from Weenie Beenie when passing through DC. Technically Northern Virginia, but that's where all the cool kids are, anyway.

NC is definitely BBQ country. If he's sticking to the I-95 corridor, chances are it'll be the eastern carolina style (whole-hog with vinegar and red pepper), which he may or may not like. The attached might be a good starting point. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20150619/articles/150619887Most BBQ places are little shacks and nothing fancy. If he makes it into Raleigh, I'd recommend The Pit (an upscale BBQ joint in the heart of downtown). Definitely have to do shrimp and grits when in SC! Delicious stuff.

I have been trying to think of a place along I-95 that has good Q.  I imagine that's how he'd be driving from CT to GA.

Just checking in ...

GO RACING MANATEES!!!

including me at IMNZ! I'll be starting Saturday at 7am local time, and that's about 10am-1pm on Friday for the 'Maircuns.

My number's #947 if you want to track me. I'd kinda recommend not ... I do better when I go under the radar ... so why am I posting this?! ('Cause I know you'll stalk me anyway ... Manatees, very stalkee!)

Go Yanti!!! How about, for a change, just or the heck of it....no drama? I KNOW! What a thought?

Originally posted by StaceyK Glad that you enjoyed your holiday Mark. And if everyone can stop discussing food that would be great However got to work today and we have staff worship everyday. Today when we finished one of the ladies goes "Oh by the way there are warm scones in the oven that I just finished cooking so help yourself". 9:00am isn't too early for scones and jam and cream with a cup of tea is it? Too bad cause they were warm and fluffy and beautiful. My Timex Ironman watch died last week and I am now facing a dilemma - what to replace it with? I have a Garmin F10 which is simple and I love it for running but it isn't water proof so I cant use it for swimming or tris. I don't want anything real fancy, just something that I can hit start at the beginning of swimming or races and then hit a lap button at the start of T1 and the Bike and T2 and the run. I don't care too much about heart rate and GPS is good but not essential. The new Garmin Vivoactive HR has caught my attention. Its probably got more fruit on it than I am looking for but it also seems to cover all of the basics (not sure I really like the Australian price tag though). If any of you have looked at this I would love to hear your thoughts. https://buy.garmin.com/en-AU/AU/wearabletech/watches-wearable-techno... dcrainmaker doesn't have a full review of it yet so I will definitely wait for that. In the mean time I will keep squinting and trying to read the pace clock and the normal wall clock at the pool. (edit the Vivoactive HR isn't due for release until around April some time so I have some time to think about this.)

I have the vivoactive and like it, but it is not a dedicated triathlon watch.  In other words, you can't just hit a lap button and switch to T1 or the bike etc.  It does have swim, bike, run functions, but not transition function and no way to link the individual disciplines. Also, the swim function is only good for the pool, not ows.  I may be wrong, but think the vivoactive with HR is just going to add an optical HR function and will not change any of these issues.

So, if you want a watch like you describe, I'd look at something else.  Maybe the 310xt? That is a great watch and since it is a few watches old, you may be able to get good deals on it.

Originally posted by JBacarella

Originally posted by StaceyK Glad that you enjoyed your holiday Mark. And if everyone can stop discussing food that would be great However got to work today and we have staff worship everyday. Today when we finished one of the ladies goes "Oh by the way there are warm scones in the oven that I just finished cooking so help yourself". 9:00am isn't too early for scones and jam and cream with a cup of tea is it? Too bad cause they were warm and fluffy and beautiful. My Timex Ironman watch died last week and I am now facing a dilemma - what to replace it with? I have a Garmin F10 which is simple and I love it for running but it isn't water proof so I cant use it for swimming or tris. I don't want anything real fancy, just something that I can hit start at the beginning of swimming or races and then hit a lap button at the start of T1 and the Bike and T2 and the run. I don't care too much about heart rate and GPS is good but not essential. The new Garmin Vivoactive HR has caught my attention. Its probably got more fruit on it than I am looking for but it also seems to cover all of the basics (not sure I really like the Australian price tag though). If any of you have looked at this I would love to hear your thoughts. https://buy.garmin.com/en-AU/AU/wearabletech/watches-wearable-techno... dcrainmaker doesn't have a full review of it yet so I will definitely wait for that. In the mean time I will keep squinting and trying to read the pace clock and the normal wall clock at the pool. (edit the Vivoactive HR isn't due for release until around April some time so I have some time to think about this.)

I have a Timex Ironman GPS watch too. I hate it, but when it dies last year they replaced it with a new one for $125.00. It created some inner turmoil, but the cheapskate inside of me won and I got another Timex.

Like Jim, I am a bit tight on the wallet when buying gear.  I did recently go from the Timex GPS (my second one) to a Garmin 310xt . The reason for me was the amount of work that it took to get Timex into the tracking platforms I use (TP, Strava, BT).  There was an option to go with ANOTHER third party to do the file dance for me, but just as I was about to do so, the second one I had died. Which kind of sealed the deal, since another replacement seemed rediculous to me. 

The next time I do this, I'll probably take a longer look at those other companies like Suunto, Polar or TomTom. The Ambit series from Suunto has reviewed pretty well although it seems like the 920 series from Garmin is currently the leader for most folks. But, with that comes a price tag. Another option I had thought about was 3 seperate devices, but that goes against your desire to hit a button in transition and go from one activity to the next.  So, for a simple Multisport watch that meets a price/function ratio, one that you are going to use in everyday training and racing scenarios, I would probably stick to the offerings from Garmin, possibly a refurbished or discontinued model. You should get a good(enough?) life span from it and when it dies, you may not feel as bad about replacement costs. Or, wait a bit and see what else comes out for the spring, although generally speaking new=$$$.

Also, this might help:

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/product-comparison-calculator

Racing Manatees!!!

March 5-6
Robin NC - Oskar Brews 4 Miler on Saturday
Janyne - Crystal Coast half marathon on Saturday
Yanti - IM New Zealand on Saturday
Ann-Marie - Swamphouse 5k

Disabled List
Mary S - post-concussion syndrome (she's coming off next week due to the no DL + Racer's list rule!)
Ben - clavical. out of sling prison
Steve - Surgery 1/20 followed by 8 weeks of recovery before SBR can restart. Recover week 4 is done!
MR Matt - Rib injury
Adam - back
Judi - ankle

Go racers!  GO YANTI! 

Man, there's quite a few of us DL'ers.  Let's get off that list!

GO SPEED RACERS GO!!

Ugh, the DL list is longer than the racing list again. Stop it!! Heal up everyone!

Thanks for the POL post!  Sorry things are so hectic at work and really sorry that you are going through some depression type stuff.  Enjoy the weekend away and I'll hope that it puts everything right!