Manatees Roar into the 20s! CLOSED (Page 78)

Originally posted by leatherneckpa Proof Of Life. Great news from my cardiologist as of Wednesday's catheterization. There were no significant blockages, nothing over 30%, and no build up in the one pre-existing stent. He says that I am free to return to strenuous exercise. My primary care physician is prescribing prevacid as an attempt to determine whether I have been subject to gerd or perhaps an ulcer. I'm pretty happy with that. I would love to do a manatee gather sometime next year. Just for group consideration, the geographic center of the contiguous United States is in the middle of Kansas. Perhaps we should look at something in that general area? Hopefully, we're talking about something in the Sprint / Olympic area, as opposed to the IM's that all you crazy people do

Originally posted by jmkizer

Happy Monday!

Manatee Meetup at 11:30 eastern (10:30 central, 9:30 mountain, 8:30 pacific, etc.)

https://bit.ly/RacingManatee

Password manatee (all lowercase)

Originally posted by amd723

We've all been getting emails from Strava about changes it is making to the platform and today, the biggest change/s came. DC RAinmaker's article explains it in much more detail than i could. But, even after reading that I'm not sure how it will affect me! Those of you who like segments, leaderboards, and building routes will have to pay going forward. That's my take away.

Originally posted by amd723

We've all been getting emails from Strava about changes it is making to the platform and today, the biggest change/s came. DC RAinmaker's article explains it in much more detail than i could. But, even after reading that I'm not sure how it will affect me! Those of you who like segments, leaderboards, and building routes will have to pay going forward. That's my take away.

Originally posted by ceilidh My way of dealing with it is to wait and see if i notice any changes.

Originally posted by cdban66

Here is the unvarnished truth about Internet based companies. If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product. So, while I may not be paying for a product, the people in charge of that product have figured out how to make money off of my membership. Strava may not have found a way to leverage their data as well as hoped, thus the push for subscribers. My solution is pretty simple and it involves the words good and bye. I was riding a bike in 1984, no data, no tracking, no worries. I can easily do it again.

Probably not the answer for the competitive and the data-centric. But if it comes down to that, it will work fine for me.

Originally posted by jmkizer

It's just been a fun way to see what other people are doing. 

Originally posted by ceilidh

thats what I use it for mostly.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Speaking of 2020 Races, a group out of Tennessee is doing races this year.  They have approval from the local authorities and all that jazz.

Endurance Sports Management just received approval from Fall Creek Falls State Park and supervisors of the TN State Park system to hold our triathlons on Saturday, August 15th and runs on Sunday, August 16th.  We will be moving ahead to get ready for Fall Creek Falls, also Sept. 13 Goose Pond / Frantic Frog Triathlons in Scottsboro, AL and our October 3rd & 4th Atomic events at Melton Hill Dan, Lenoir City, TN. Each event day will be limited to 300 participants with safety steps as outlined in our Event Precaution Overview.

Um, no, just... no. Not for me.

It looks like they more or less copied and pasted the USAT event stuff into their document (PDF)

Originally posted by jmkizer

Speaking of 2020 Races, a group out of Tennessee is doing races this year.  They have approval from the local authorities and all that jazz.

Endurance Sports Management just received approval from Fall Creek Falls State Park and supervisors of the TN State Park system to hold our triathlons on Saturday, August 15th and runs on Sunday, August 16th.  We will be moving ahead to get ready for Fall Creek Falls, also Sept. 13 Goose Pond / Frantic Frog Triathlons in Scottsboro, AL and our October 3rd & 4th Atomic events at Melton Hill Dan, Lenoir City, TN. Each event day will be limited to 300 participants with safety steps as outlined in our Event Precaution Overview.

Um, no, just... no. Not for me.

It looks like they more or less copied and pasted the USAT event stuff into their document (PDF)

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk HELL NO. regarding Strava, I've always used ridewithgps.com for their route builder and it's awesome. And free. :D

Originally posted by jmkizer

Speaking of Ride with GPS -- do most of you use that for route planning?  That's what I've been using but I'm looking at Komoot and it seems kind of nice as well.  I certainly like that it's a one time payment versus a subscription. It also seems to filter on "gravel" versus road or touring.  I'll defer to gravel folks regarding the accuracy of that...

Originally posted by cdban66

I can't speak to Komoot, but I have had good luck with Ride With GPS. The only filter I have been able to find is not a surface or cycling type, but rather if someone puts "gravel" in the description or title. They do have "Cyclocross" as a category in the "Recommended for" section, but not a specific gravel filter. I imagine it's coming though.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Speaking of Ride with GPS -- do most of you use that for route planning?  That's what I've been using but I'm looking at Komoot and it seems kind of nice as well.  I certainly like that it's a one time payment versus a subscription. It also seems to filter on "gravel" versus road or touring.  I'll defer to gravel folks regarding the accuracy of that...

Originally posted by amd723

I use route planner Kathy Black Seriously, when we trained for IM Choo together she designed our rides bc she knows all the routes everywhere! Since then if I'm riding solo i just use those routes as a guide and then use mapmyride to confirm distance.

Originally posted by amd723

I am not in the least bit surprised that TN and AL are ok with this! I'm just surprised FL hasn't green-lighted races too Our LRS puts on many events during the year and is waiting to figure out whether the July 4th race is a go. I know they are also trying to come up with a plan to make it "safe" if we get to the stage where groups of more than 10 are allowed to gather or if the GOvernor decides regardless of what he has put out as max group size, sporting events/races are ok.  I will not be racing regardless.

Originally posted by JBacarella My kids came up with new entertainment with their time social distancing for COVID. They mapped out and walked a marathon today. It was low key with snacks and breaks. They had a good time together. I ran 7 miles to catch them and finished the walk with them. Michelle and the dog joined us for a couple of miles. I think they had enough of staying in. Plus both of them were at Michigan State, which is a walking campus. It's 2.5 miles wide and every thing is referenced by how long it takes to walk to it. I think after being so active, then limited for two months they needed to get out and enjoy the sunshine.

Originally posted by JBacarella My kids came up with new entertainment with their time social distancing for COVID. They mapped out and walked a marathon today. It was low key with snacks and breaks. They had a good time together. I ran 7 miles to catch them and finished the walk with them. Michelle and the dog joined us for a couple of miles. I think they had enough of staying in. Plus both of them were at Michigan State, which is a walking campus. It's 2.5 miles wide and every thing is referenced by how long it takes to walk to it. I think after being so active, then limited for two months they needed to get out and enjoy the sunshine.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Today's Washington Post warns:

Dallas, Houston, Southeast Florida’s Gold Coast, the entire state of Alabama and several other places in the South that have been rapidly reopening their economies are in danger of a second wave of coronavirus infections over the next four weeks, according to a research team that uses cellphone data to track social mobility and forecast the trajectory of the pandemic.

Coronavirus hot spots erupt across the country; experts warn of second wave in South

(Don't worry, Raleigh was on the "good" list in the article: Some communities seem to be abiding better by social distancing, Rubin said. They include Denver, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Ohio, and the Research Triangle of North Carolina, all of which look good in the new forecast.)

Originally posted by amd723

Don't worry about Florida, we've decided not to accurately report cases so we'll be fine