Mad Mutant Manatee Mentors 4--CLOSED (Page 8)

ponderingfox - 2013-04-05 5:02 PM My endurance racing team that races to support foreign mission projects, Team Revolution, just got our jerseys in today.  I won't get mine for a couple weeks, but I thought I'd share the pics!  Let me know how you think they look!

4agoodlife - 2013-04-05 9:29 PM Love the green and blue What is the graphic?...a stylized R?

ponderingfox - 2013-04-06 11:50 AM

The graphic is a three part, uh, swirl? that represents sbr.

ponderingfox - 2013-04-05 4:26 PM

Nuh-uh, I'm going to ask. How do you know this?

ponderingfox - 2013-04-05 6:02 PM My endurance racing team that races to support foreign mission projects, Team Revolution, just got our jerseys in today.  I won't get mine for a couple weeks, but I thought I'd share the pics!  Let me know how you think they look!

jmkizer - 2013-04-05 7:46 AM

Racing Manatees!

April 6-7

Melanie - Brave the Race 10k on Saturday
Jonathan TX - IM Texas 70.3 on Sunday
Ann-Marie - Nautica South Beach Triathlon on Sunday (bib # 2626 sounds lucky!)
Tom - ORRC Half Marathon on Sunday
Brie - Great Bay Half Marathon on Sunday
Stacey - Sprint on Sunday
Allen (aka Froggy) - Lincoln 10k on Sunday

Streakers!
Salty
Felicia

Follow Jonathan information:  live.ironman.com Bib # 326.  It looks like his wave starts at 7:15.

StaceyK - 2013-04-06 1:59 AM GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE RACING MANATEES Confession time.I'm not racing this weekend, gotta help DH put his race car together for next weekend. I decided that this was more important than doing the sprint cause he hasn't raced in 3 years and next weekend is the last race meet of the speedway season. Hey Jen how did your bike auction go? Did they get a decent amount for it? Is that the last one they have to sell before you go shopping or do they still have more? Froggy nice to meet you. I ride a Giant Avail (the women's version of the Defy) mine is the basic model cause I am not yet worthy of anything more than that, but its still a good bike, and now that I have finally had it fitted properly I am enjoying riding it. I even passed someone on a Felt at my last tri, ok so she was stopped with a flat at the time but that's minor details that we don't need to worry about. I would say that probably 50% of the bikes at tris here would be Giants probably cause you can get a decent one without having to take out a second mortgage, not sure if its the same in the UK.

StaceyK - 2013-04-06 4:01 AM I love that us Manatees get our own shout out in your blurb at the start, that's cool.

bcraht - 2013-04-06 4:12 AM I had a great run tonight--just 3 km, but felt strong the whole way.  Best run I have had since getting back at it.  Was just loving being out there--the daffodils are up, the cherry blossoms are in bloom. 

TriAya - 2013-04-05 8:30 PM

Welcome to my world EVERY day!

The meds help. So do the funnier of the voices

Except I sweat like a dying horse. Pigs don't sweat that much. That's why they like to seek cool things--water, mud.

Hm. The Funny Farm lacks a piglet. And a goat. I would like a milking goat.

You, on the other hand, ARE fine and are going to be fine. What's on the docket for the rest of the workday? That's all you have to worry about. In fact, just whatever you need to do next. Like post here.

ukweeble - 2013-04-06 12:22 PM

Hi Stacey, pleasure to meet you too. I was originally going to get a Specialised Allez Sport but the test ride revealed it to not feel at all special. A bit of a shame because i think they are nice looking bikes. I couldn't enjoy the Defy 3 mainly because  it was bright red!!! The Defy 1 was a lot more enjoyable. I can't decide if this was because it had a lovely white paint job or because of the higher spec components. I seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on the aesthetics, probably because my bike riding skill is as good as my swimming and running, although i do love being out on a bike when i have one. The Defy 1 would cost around £1000. If i like the Cannondale CAAD8 sora, it would cost £699with the Tiagra version at £899. Luckily, having your oldest and best friend working in the trade means i get to use up his personal discount (he is allowed to purchase 2 bikes per year at pretty much cost price) so i am looking at 43% off list price. Yeah for best friends. Shame i don't have more pennies to spend because this discount could be applied to their real high end stuff worth thousands!

StaceyK - 2013-04-06 4:45 AM This is me procrastinating - I so can't get motivated to go and bath my dogs.

StaceyK - 2013-04-06 4:39 AM You are making me envious compared to what I've seen on the web bikes here in Australia are so expensive. My entry level Giant cost me $1,000 and that was on sale cause the next year's model was out. I didn't mind have the older one cause the specs where better (for a start it came with shimano pedals) and it wasn't pink! I must say the person who decided that women's specific models need to be pink or have pink on them is my nemeses. I do not like pink - except for the singer. by the way love your signature quote, it brought back some good memories.

ukweeble - 2013-04-05 8:53 PM

So just a quick update. After a frustrating Friday pm, i thought it would be a good idea to take wifey and daughter to the pub for dinner, which would give me the perfect excuse to snick a couple of pints and unwind.

I gazed at the menu in a sort of perplexed way and decided that, with less than 48 hours to go before my first race of the season, i would, for the first time, take on one of their eating challenges.

How dumb am I!!!!

To cut a long story short, i failed to clear my plate, it is now 5am and my indigestion has kept me awake for half the night. I am not sure if i will actually have finished digesting everything before 11am tomorrow, despite thinking that several glasses of red wine might help.

Somebody needs to give me a slap. Ok, just line up behind Salty and you'll get your turn when she eventually gets tired 

ArielLIlB - 2013-04-03 2:18 PM

 

 

X2!!! Do we know where our dear froggy has hopped off to?  Such a great British sense of humor on that one, and always ready to hurry the frog up!

I don't remember who I first interacted with on BT.  I joined in December 2011 after I decided to become a "triathlete" (and I remember a convo some months back about being worthy to call yourself that - I said that if you are doing all three sports, go ahead and give yourself the title!)  I was poking around the forums and saw mentor forums, so I thought it would be good to join, being a total newb.  I checked out a couple and the saw Yanti & Salty's Mad Manatees - sounded like a bunch of weirdos to me (I didn't know the half of it!).  But like others have said, they seemed active and, let's be honest, I too am a big old weirdo and haha - I fit right in   We had a really awesome group winter 2012, and many of that group are still kickin' it here.  And those who have joined since are all super cool too.  I'm going to credit our oh-so-wise and worldly mentors for the good vibes 

I haven't met any BTers yet, but, as Salty said, we are going to meet next week!! (Which reminds me, we've got to figure out day/time!) 

Best advice is probably from Salty.  I was complaining of not having motivation to go for a run, and she said you never regret doing a workout.  Although I still skip workouts in favor of TV and snacks, there are more times now that I think to that feeling of finishing a tough workout and it gets me out the door.  Thanks Salty!!  And, of course, the best stories are from Yanti.  I'd like to meet her in person soooo much, primarily to confirm she actually exists.  I'm starting to think she is make believe.

 

Asalzwed - 2013-04-04 9:42 AM

 

Yes she is! 

And this is so funny, or at least to me:

So, I don't know if any of you have spent much time around track/XC girls but oddly I have been friends with lots of them throughout my life(why I didn't run earlier, I have NO idea) Anyway, they all tend to have a certain personality type (obviously I am stereotyping a little.) Just very ... sweet people usually, without getting into too much detail. Anyway, Andie is the same way. Just really really nice and sweet, kind of soft spoken etc. Kind of the opposite of how I see myself. I am a lot more uh ... rough around the edges and curse too much, etc. So I always feel a little a little self conscious when we are warming up and try to tone it down a bit. 

Anyway, we get into talking about how we got into running. And in her sweet, innocent soft spoken voice she tells me that she was a competitive motorcycle racer and was asked to quit (by her pleading husband) after going into a guard rail at 160+ MPH! HA! I was not expecting that!

 

Asalzwed - 2013-04-04 10:22 AM

Ugh, this happened in my hood yesterday:

 

bcraht - 2013-04-05 8:12 PMI had a great run tonight--just 3 km, but felt strong the whole way.  Best run I have had since getting back at it.  Was just loving being out there--the daffodils are up, the cherry blossoms are in bloom.