Mad Mutant Manatee Mentors 4--CLOSED (Page 92)

I posted this long 21 mile story of Big Sur and when I submitted it it disappeared.  BT frustrates me!!!

I had an amazing time.  Met amazing people.  The course is not only beautiful, it is transforming.  I watched the BAA race director (with whom I became friends and that was a whole long story) who was representing Boston go from being sad and defeated to renewed.  It was beautiful.  There were so many Boston 2 Big Sur transformation stories.  It is a spiritual course.  I can't explain it. 

The 21 miler was so relaxed and wonderful.  We even started off with 40 minutes of pre-race yoga at the oceanside, at dawn, to start the race and stay warm.  Just an amazing experience.  I don't recommend my couch potato to 21 mile training plan (I have run less than 50 miles total in the past year) but I wouldn't have missed this for the world.  Luckily I have enough fitness that I didn't die on the course and could enjoy without suffering.  

Momo helping me pack, and wanting to go with me.

Pre-Race Yoga to get one with the Earth.  Only in California.

Ready to go.  All Oooooommmmmed up.

One of the climbs ahead

I got Chariots of Fire to serenade me down the hill this year.  Last year was The Rose. 

My roomie and I with our medals.

I posted this long 21 mile story of Big Sur and when I submitted it it disappeared.  BT frustrates me!!!

I had an amazing time.  Met amazing people.  The course is not only beautiful, it is transforming.  I watched the BAA race director (with whom I became friends and that was a whole long story) who was representing Boston go from being sad and defeated to renewed.  It was beautiful.  There were so many Boston 2 Big Sur transformation stories.  It is a spiritual course.  I can't explain it. 

I posted this long 21 mile story of Big Sur and when I submitted it it disappeared.  BT frustrates me!!!

I had an amazing time.  Met amazing people.  The course is not only beautiful, it is transforming.  I watched the BAA race director (with whom I became friends and that was a whole long story) who was representing Boston go from being sad and defeated to renewed.  It was beautiful.  There were so many Boston 2 Big Sur transformation stories.  It is a spiritual course.  I can't explain it. 

The 21 miler was so relaxed and wonderful.  We even started off with 40 minutes of pre-race yoga at the oceanside, at dawn, to start the race and stay warm.  Just an amazing experience.  I don't recommend my couch potato to 21 mile training plan (I have run less than 50 miles total in the past year) but I wouldn't have missed this for the world.  Luckily I have enough fitness that I didn't die on the course and could enjoy without suffering.  

Momo helping me pack, and wanting to go with me.

Pre-Race Yoga to get one with the Earth.  Only in California.

Ready to go.  All Oooooommmmmed up.

One of the climbs ahead

I got Chariots of Fire to serenade me down the hill this year.  Last year was The Rose. 

My roomie and I with our medals.

I posted this long 21 mile story of Big Sur and when I submitted it it disappeared.  BT frustrates me!!!

I had an amazing time.  Met amazing people.  The course is not only beautiful, it is transforming.  I watched the BAA race director (with whom I became friends and that was a whole long story) who was representing Boston go from being sad and defeated to renewed.  It was beautiful.  There were so many Boston 2 Big Sur transformation stories.  It is a spiritual course.  I can't explain it. 

The 21 miler was so relaxed and wonderful.  We even started off with 40 minutes of pre-race yoga at the oceanside, at dawn, to start the race and stay warm.  Just an amazing experience.  I don't recommend my couch potato to 21 mile training plan (I have run less than 50 miles total in the past year) but I wouldn't have missed this for the world.  Luckily I have enough fitness that I didn't die on the course and could enjoy without suffering.  

Momo helping me pack, and wanting to go with me.

Pre-Race Yoga to get one with the Earth.  Only in California.

Ready to go.  All Oooooommmmmed up.

One of the climbs ahead

I got Chariots of Fire to serenade me down the hill this year.  Last year was The Rose. 

My roomie and I with our medals.

Yay, the store that I have dedicated a shocking amount of hours in the past year and a half finally opened. It was a renovation project. The new store is a "community store" which means the profits are put back into the neighborhood.

Anyway, here is a before photo

And here is an after, looking the opposite direction:

and some others:

Wowza!

So they have cake there?

Well, I'll bet they have cake pops. Which isn't quite the same as a cake/crop. Don't get me started. 

Yay, the store that I have dedicated a shocking amount of hours in the past year and a half finally opened. It was a renovation project. The new store is a "community store" which means the profits are put back into the neighborhood.

Anyway, here is a before photo

And here is an after, looking the opposite direction:

and some others:

Yay, the store that I have dedicated a shocking amount of hours in the past year and a half finally opened. It was a renovation project. The new store is a "community store" which means the profits are put back into the neighborhood.

Anyway, here is a before photo

And here is an after, looking the opposite direction:

and some others:

I posted this long 21 mile story of Big Sur and when I submitted it it disappeared.  BT frustrates me!!!

I had an amazing time.  Met amazing people.  The course is not only beautiful, it is transforming.  I watched the BAA race director (with whom I became friends and that was a whole long story) who was representing Boston go from being sad and defeated to renewed.  It was beautiful.  There were so many Boston 2 Big Sur transformation stories.  It is a spiritual course.  I can't explain it. 

The 21 miler was so relaxed and wonderful.  We even started off with 40 minutes of pre-race yoga at the oceanside, at dawn, to start the race and stay warm.  Just an amazing experience.  I don't recommend my couch potato to 21 mile training plan (I have run less than 50 miles total in the past year) but I wouldn't have missed this for the world.  Luckily I have enough fitness that I didn't die on the course and could enjoy without suffering.  

Momo helping me pack, and wanting to go with me.

Pre-Race Yoga to get one with the Earth.  Only in California.

Ready to go.  All Oooooommmmmed up.

One of the climbs ahead

I got Chariots of Fire to serenade me down the hill this year.  Last year was The Rose. 

My roomie and I with our medals.

Well, I'll bet they have cake pops. Which isn't quite the same as a cake/crop. Don't get me started. 

Too late.

I'll pop your cake pop with a crop.

Well, it can be one of two things.

The first is this:

The other I will leave up to your imagination (and 14 hands)

You said you were going to keep your 14 hands to yourself, didn't you?

I knew it.

So several months ago I let a friend borrow my 10 speed for their daughter who wanted to give triathlon a shot (her school has a team). Last night they came by to pick up DH's old MTB and brought back my 10 speed. Obviously I haven't been on it in quite a while. Pod-thoughts on using that for the 100k this weekend? Not road tested for quite a while, TT has the compact crank (and all the training hours).

On another note... a local company has arranged a running series. There are 6 possible races, all have 5k to HM. If you run 4 of the six you get a "free" race series tech shirt. DS1 likes the idea. We already missed 1 so we have 5 opportunities. Two of them are evening ice-cream runs. I'll probably do it to help keep him motivated. The first is June 2. Maybe I can encourage him to do the last one as a 10k. Hmmmmmm

So several months ago I let a friend borrow my 10 speed for their daughter who wanted to give triathlon a shot (her school has a team). Last night they came by to pick up DH's old MTB and brought back my 10 speed. Obviously I haven't been on it in quite a while. Pod-thoughts on using that for the 100k this weekend? Not road tested for quite a while, TT has the compact crank (and all the training hours).

On another note... a local company has arranged a running series. There are 6 possible races, all have 5k to HM. If you run 4 of the six you get a "free" race series tech shirt. DS1 likes the idea. We already missed 1 so we have 5 opportunities. Two of them are evening ice-cream runs. I'll probably do it to help keep him motivated. The first is June 2. Maybe I can encourage him to do the last one as a 10k. Hmmmmmm

1. Sounds risky to me ... Unless you can get out on it in the next couple days.

2. I think the run series sounds awesome, and seriously, ice-cream runs? I think that's a no brainer.