Manatees - 2018 Edition Now CLOSED (Page 2)

Don't worry too much about the format! We got the general idea!

The Aberystwyth one?

NAME: Lisa

OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: lisac957 on Twitter, Insta and Snapchat

STORY: Been on BT for 12 years! Growing up, music and academics were prioritized over sports, but I was a swimmer and a dance team afficianado in high school. Never ran or biked until I decided I wanted to do a Sprint Triathlon in 2006, and I found BT. Love this community! Love this sport!

FAMILY STATUS: Single, no kids, 13-year-old dachshund Bentley

CURRENT TRAINING: Marathon training for a March race, then will roll into IM training.

THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: Georgia Marathon, Lake Logan Half Ironman, IM Chattanooga

GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: Continue supporting this community, it's so awesome.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: Been in this particular group for a few years, and I love the vibe. Youse alls are good people

That makes 3 of us for Lake Logan!

And four of us for Chattanooga! :-D

Welcome back, Lisa!

Gotta get this knee thing straightened out to make that happen!

Stupid knee - tell it to get with the program!!

Ally, could you please open up your training log to BT users or individual Manatees or something?

That's under

Settings (top right under Hello, ]alsiedee)
Training Log settings on the left
Privacy
Select either "only registered users" or "only friends." If you select only friends, please friend all of the Manatees. Thanks!

Hi, I'd like to join the manatee group. I've been on BT for awhile but haven't posted too much.

Bio: I am 41 years old, live in Herndon, VA just outside of DC. Systems Engineer by day.

NAME: Jen

OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: jenstewey on Facebook and Instagram

STORY: I grew up as a diver through college and then played coed soccer for awhile. I agreed to do a triathlon with a couple soccer teammates, and it stuck. A few years ago, I joined a triathlon team and did [my first?] Ironman. Then, life happened and I took a break. I focused mostly on swimming in 2017 and did the Chesapeake Bay swim plus a couple half marathons. I am now refreshed and have a full race schedule for 2018 which I'm really excited about.

FAMILY STATUS: Single, just adopted 2 rescue dogs a week ago, Mosley and Sadie! Also have a cat that is really mad at me right now

CURRENT TRAINING: Trying to get back into things after a hiatus. I got really bad ear infections after the bay swim that kept me out of the water for awhile. I literally just got cleared to swim again last week. I'll probably be all indoors on the bike until it gets warmer, and focusing mostly on running for a couple spring half marathons.

THIS YEAR'S RACES/EVENTS: Reston Half Marathon, National Women's Half Marathon, St. Mary's International Tri, Escape from Alcatraz (relay- I'm doing swim & run), Rev3 Williamsburg Olympic, Ironman Maine 70.3

GOALS/OBJECTIVES/DESIRES: Trying to lose some weight so I'm not fighting time limits in races. I know nutrition is my biggest challenge - I'm doing Whole30 for January and will figure the rest out after that.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD MANATEE: I'd really like to become more active on this site!

Name - melbo55/Melanie

OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/melanie.payton.39, https://twitter.com/mpayton15 , https://www.instagram.com/mpayton15, /https://www.strava.com/athletes/442781

STORY: Always been active in one way or another (softball, rollerblading, etc) but it's taken off with more regularity the older I've become.  I currently am a goalie on a women's ice hockey team but I also play with a co-ed group.  I earned my black belt in Tae Kwon Do but don't practice anymore (our dojo closed).  I thoroughly enjoy doing anything outside: biking, running, swimming, kayaking, hiking, etc.  I dabble in MTB and would love to get back into it more.

STATUS:  I'm 44 but soon aging up to 45. Married to EFP and have 2 sweet dogs, Coco and Dobie who keep life interesting and fun.

CURRENT TRAINING: I've been mainly playing hockey and swimming with a little running and biking thrown in here and there, but will soon buckle down to a more structured training routine to prepare for the upcoming season.  I was accepted as a Hive Ambassador for Honey Stinger which basically means I promote their products for them via hashtags on social media.  In return I get a discount on products. 

LAST YEAR: Finally completed my first 70.3 in beloved Lake Placid (my other attempt at Syracuse was shortened because of weather; athletes were pulled off course because of severe storms).  Didn't have the speediest of seasons as I was coming back from an Achilles injury and got a late start to training, mainly running.

2018 races: So far I'm signed up for a 5K series (Jan, Feb, Mar), St. Luke's half marathon in April, the sprint that started it all (Got the Nerve) in May (2010 my first tri ever and I've not missed a race since), possibly Steelman 5K swim in July (gotta beat 2 hours!!), probably Chiques Challenge (run + kayak) in August, and LP 70.3 again in Sept, this time to actually race, not just finish.  I have a super secret goal for this race.  May throw in a few other events here and there if it fits.

BODY COMP:  An Athena in all regards: 5'10" and currently on a mission to dump some of my plump (weighing in this am at a sturdy 191.6 - part of my strategy is putting my weight out there in the hopes of added accountability to reach my goals). I have a goal to lose 5 lbs. a month through May at which point I hope to maintain (or lose a bit more).  I want to lose weight to be healthier and to be faster!

WHAT WOULD MAKE ME A GOOD MANATEE:  I like keeping up with the goings-on of the group, chiming in when appropriate and I enjoy sending inspires and reading and responding to race reports.  

I just looked into it but that's likely the weekend of the hockey tournament we do every year.  Sad face 

I'm also doing a January Whole30 - I did 29 days in December as well. Hit me up with any questions or awesome recipes you run across!

Welcome Jen!

Justin and Melanie, welcome back! :-D

Zoe, our 2 year-old golden retriever, loves to rub and body slam the couch. Last night, she got wild started to run back and forth ribbing the sofa and the air was so dry in the house (from the heat running like crazy), she was creating a lot of static electricity. You could hear the crackling and her fur stood on end especially on her ears. Then she ran over and touched my husband, Kevin, with her nose. ZAP! She thought *he* had something to do with and went wild.

Make them move the tourney! Or, you can just do Chattanooga with us instead

haha, that's too funny! Kevin needs to stop abusing Zoe!! Teddy is my first sporting breed; he gets the zoomies/wilding/sun-downers every evening. Since I got him I've heard other people with sporting dogs discuss their dogs' zoomies.  I suppose the sofa rubbing and body slamming is Zoe's zoomers!  This was never a thing with the working/herding dogs I previously owned.  It's pretty funny, but can be tiring!! And, apparently, electrifying!!

Yes, Zoe gets zoomies as well. She has to do laps of the backyard when that happens. I think the body slamming and sofa rubbing is roughhousing with virtual dogs :-D

I graduated from college there in 98

Funny!  Well, maybe not to Zoe!

I definitely will!  I did a lot of pre-cooking to get ready, so I have lots of stuff in my freezer.  My bank account took a pretty big hit getting initial things... random ingredients like coconut aminos, ghee, etc, but also some small appliances since I'm doing a lot more cooking on my own now.  Hopefully that will settle down now that I have the basics.

My older sister got her PHD there and younger her MD; does that make me an honorary Wahoo? A wahoo in law?