Mad Manatees 2015.3 CLOSED (or Poptarts? Pet pics?) (Page 91)

Ooh thanks! My dvr is supposed to record anything bike related but I better check it to be sure.

Oh and for my most recent (I have multiple) N=1 

Brad and I had relatively similar training mileage  but mine was more about frequency and his more distance. My typical long run was 16 miles (I got one run at 34ish) I think? , his are more like 25-30 with longest being at 50. We both seemed to run very comparably for the PCT run.

I'd probably stick with the more managably sized runs.

For KIRSTIRON and NYNY ... hand to heart, eyes closed in remembrance. Deep love to you at a deep time.

Yay IRONDAZZERS!!!!!

Just a proof of life, we've been w hizzing around Europe, can't complain about a thing (except Swiss drivers, they are complete mofos and this is said by an Indonesian who drives in what is officially the world's worst traffic with the world's worst drivers) ... yes, we've had usual travel-type panics and some awful moments but no harm no foul and we'll be laughing about it in a few months. OVERALL--time of our lives. Especially for Kingsley, who grew up poor (Aussie poor, not Indo poor, but still) and though he's traveled everywhere for sport mostly he saw the insides of cheap hotels and expensive swimming complexes.

It's not been all fun and games, some massive family & company problems (related, blech) and we've had to do shytetons of work in between as well.

Considering what poor health I was in / have been in, all of this plus an Ironman to 32K of the run has felt like a sacred gift, like every day is a sacred gift (which I believe it is even if I feel shytty but feeling NOT shytty is like sacred-plus or something).

THANK YOU for all the amazing support here there and everywhere. Doing my best to keep my nose above water, it's just really long days! (That nevertheless go by quickly ... )

P.S. we're in Croatia now 'til 25 Sept (with IM 70.3 on the 20th). So far it's been France - Italy - Switzerland - Slovenia - Croatia

Good to hear from you and even better that you are having such a great time.  Sounds like a wonderful trip seeing the sights in Europe.  Hope you get a chance to see Dubrovnik.  It was one of my favorite places in the area.

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by Atlantia Hi Manatees! Janyne said I could come swim with your pod. Yanti, Chris, and Judi are also available for references My name is Laura. I joined BT in 2005 and proceeded to phone in the training and participation of my next three mini and sprint triathlons over the next 5 years. But now...oh now, I've been bitten by the bug. I want to do this for real. Right now I'm swimming a lot, riding mostly to the farmer's market on my city bike, and power walking. Looking forward to getting to know everyone here!

It is unclear how stated references should help one's case for entry. 

Welcome Laura! And, what Ben said  

 

 

SNEEEERK to that and Jetson's awesome gif

Laura is a BT classic. I know her as Ms. Vivaldi, or more recently, Mrs. Vivaldi. Also the best legs on BT. Yum.

I hope she shares about all this!

Registered for Rock n Roll Vegas Marathon today.  Wondering if it is possible to complete wearing this?  Drawing inspiration from our Elvette Janyne.

Only if you can get a wicking version.  Don't know if they make running shoes in that style, though.

No problem, I'm sure you'd love it!

So fun!  Not sure about the full marathon but the half was definitely NOT a PR event -- so crowded.  Fun but crowded.  I want to do it again next year.  I don't know of Kevin will approve or not.

The full gets to go down Fremont Street and the lights there.  The half turns before the neon on Fremont.

If DW goes with you, be sure to have a designated meeting place (inside Belagio at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Caesars would be good.  Pick a statue to meet at).  Kevin and I said we'd meet "at the chute" but the chute is freakin' long and slow and I escaped the herd before finding him.  I asked a nice man with a phone to please text him and that is how we finally found each other.

THIS album  http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/Albums/Album/8933

I made my own Elvis costume but there is a lady in San Diego I think who actually makes dry-tech Elvis costumes! Basic ones ran about $100 but that was in 2006 (or 2007) so they'd be a bit more now. 

She's still around and they are still cheap!!! Wow! She was featured in some publications I think. But this is her and a bunch of my friends have gotten great stuff from her.

http://www.elvisrun.com/

Thanks for the memories Unlike my husband (who would probably hold a world record for the athlete having set/broken the most world records, no joke), my own world records are few and far between so I hold them dear

Harry Potter fans looking for medal hangers (Jen, have you seen this?)

https://www.medalhangers.com/shop/partner/Hogwarts-Running-Club

Very cool.  I like some of their other designs too.  Much better than what's available at the LRS.

My two cents is that while you are there make a visit to red rock. It's only 20 minutes from downtown Vegas

For those of you who like motorcycles and bicycles (road or MTB), Just saw this fun option on VeloNews:

Red Rock looks gorgeous.  Great pictures.

DS2 would have loved that for his motorcycle but he is in the process of buying a mini cooper so I guess the roadie will go in the back.

I liked getting out to Valley of Fire too.

heck yeah, and if you get up super early like i did you can go all the way to zion, making a stop at valley of fire. Hell skip Vegas all together LOL

Been there twice and never really been down in Vegas.