Beth and Yanti's Newest Manatees - FULL

Any room for someone trying to get back at it?  I need some motivation

We love you, Shawn! Once a Manatee, always a Manatee! All former Manatees are welcome, and we definitely need your expertise--especially in running!

Shawn!  It's so good to see you!

and.....what Yanti said

Thanks probably only doing 1 or 2 tri's this year but am doing the Conquer Cancer Ride in June they say it is over 250K which I think is just under a160 miles in 2 days so that will be interesting.  Still kinda dealing with a hamstring issue from my last tri in July it just won't go away.  might be that I have started to learn how to skate and play ice hockey which I am totally hooked on now.  Glad to see you 2 still at giving great advice and encouraging us all!!

I am a bonafide newbie, not only to triathlons but also to the forum.   I would like to join your mentor group.    Am I supposed to be asking this already?   I couldn't tell by the mentor post whether I was supposed to request membership now or after you go "Live"?  

Let me know and I will post more of an intro.

Sharie

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I'd love to join this group too, I've been eagerly awaiting the new mentoring groups - but as a special plus I can harass Shawn! How you doin' buddy!

About me - I'm returning to the triathlon world after taking 2008 off - I raced 2006 and 2007, but perhaps "race" is not the right word ... I generally amble my way along the course, I'm slow but I don't care because I'm having fun. I have a tendancy to stop and smell the flowers along the way. ;-)

But I need serious motivation and help to keep me training. Coming back is harder than I thought it would be.

I also need to lose some weight - I am loathe to admit about 15 pounds! EEK!
(I lost 50 pounds about 6-7 years ago, and up until now had no troubles keeping it off)

About me: I'm a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, a Yoga Teacher, and a Reiki Therapist. I own my own business, doing Nutritional Counselling and Meal Planning, and Reiki Therapy (I teach yoga at various studios around town) ... but I'm not very busy, this economic downturn has really affected me and I'm going broke very quickly. But I'd rather not talk about that right now.
I'm single, and I live with a big cranky dog and a very demanding cat.

I came back to "racing" this year for two reasons ... 1) I am raising $20,000 for charity so am using this is part of my fundraising initiative, and 2) a good friend of mine recently passed away, and he was training for his first triathlon so a bunch of us are racing this year in his honour.

I am registered for a Sprint on May 24 (Shawnigan Lake) and am really starting to freak out about it. I had more than enough time to get ready for it, but somehow 6 weeks (since I registered) have gone by like that (snap of fingers) and I feel I am nowhere near closer than I was before.

HELP ME! ;-)

hello there!  may i join in?  [hi YANTI, skrtrn/stacie from the TRPs March challenge]

my name is stacie and this is my first tri season.  im scheduled to compete in my first mini tri on April 26 and im super silly excited! 

and i'm scheduled do my first full Sprint mid-May.

ive been currently using the Oly Trng plan that i downloaded from the site as the basis for my trng sessions and im throughly enjoying the balance of the tri disciplines.  ive come a long way, especially in the swim.

i started running three years ago.  athletics was not something that i was interested in/pursued when i was younger.  and i was at a point in my life where some things needed to change.  what a bigger change than to take up something athletic like running.

when started out, then ran my first 5K, the trng and competing started taking on a life of its own.  i love it so.  who knew i was an athlete at heart?

i was running exclusively up until October.  i developed a mortons neuroma (a tumor that develops to protect a pinch nerve in between my metarsals)  the doctor recommended tri trng when i was unable to run after my injury.  

i found i REALLY enjoyed cycling and swimming too.  i would never go back to running exclusively.

im a reluctant stay at home, but with three boys in school all day, it does afford me a lot of time/flexibility to train.  i have a dh who is VERY supportive, who would do just about anything i need/ask him to do and puts up w all my triathlon shenanigans.

i have masters degree in counseling, and hope to one day work at a wholistic wellness center or i was even toying w the idea of becoming certified in sports psychology.  [Spitfire, im a Reiki I practioner as well]

im looking forward to group that 'talks' alot, shares their experiences&ideas, encourages and supports one another, and oh yeah, TRI-s 'together'

hope theres room for one more.

Edited by skrtrnr 2009-04-08 1:20 PM

Looks like we are officially LIVE!

Welcome Sharie!

Welcome!

Thank you for the wonderful intro!  Only one thing missing....what shall we call you?

Welcome Stacie!

TINKER BETH AND YANTI I WAS SOOOOOOOO EXCITED TO SEE YOUR WERE MENTORING A GROUP.  i said to myself, i NEED to be in THEIR group. 

super silly excited!

Hhaha ... funny I always forget that part!
My real-life name is Trina-Rae ... or TR for short. ;-)

Hi Can I join???  I'm a total newby.  Got sucked into the whole tri thing by a friend at work and need some serious support.

Carole---will post more ....I'm at work...shssshh

Welcome TR!

Welcome aboard Carole!

THANKS!!!!!

So...I have never done anything like this before.  I have two friends doing tris ...and the one here at work basically put a bug in my ear about them.  I'm a 39 year old chunky girl who would like to leave some of the chunky somewhere else...lol 

I have been doing the couch to 5k training plan since I don't run unless something is chasing me....I also need to get a bike but have been riding an upright stationary bike in the gym. 

I am planning on competing in the Luna Bar Tri here in CA in August.

I'm a registered nurse by trade.....so I know all the nutrition and diet stuff....just can't seem to manage to apply it to myself...ugh


Carole

Edited by happybunny 2009-04-08 2:01 PM

ooooh SHAWN im doing a little ditty called the MS150 ESCAPE TO THE LAKE in June [im sure much like your Conquer Cancer ride....]  we'll be seeing an awful lot of saddle-time over the next few weeks now wont we?   

i visted Victoria, BC once, just beautiful.  made a lasting impression.

HAPPY CYCLING.

Edited by skrtrnr 2009-04-08 2:11 PM

I am so very excited about this wonderful group! Thank you so much to all of you who have responded. It looks like we have a very "healing" group with many of you in those professions!

An especially warm welcome to Sharie and Carole, who are true newbies and new to the site. We are here for you!

TR and Stacie, it is great to see both of you again and it is awesome to have you on board.

Cathy, welcome, and congrats on finishing your first HIM! I heard it was hot!

Yeah it was! That's why it took me 7:45 to finish. It was hard to make myself run cuz it was warmer than how I trained, even though I live only 40 miles from N.O. Btw, Yanti, thanks for the warm welcome. And hello everybody! Good to meet you!

Hi, Manatees! I just wanted to drop by to say I won't be with the group this time around (stupid real life gobbling up all my time). To the newbies: You guys are getting the VERY BEST mentors in Beth and Yanti. They're smart and dedicated and so loving and supportive. You're going to have a lot of fun here with them, and you're going to learn so much.

And to Beth and Yanti: Major hugs and kisses! I'll be stalking your logs, of course, so this is hardly goodbye. *g*

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Of course we would love to have you, Bill! We need your cycling expertise and Beth in particular is excellent at prodding, uh, pushing people into the pool Welcome!