Manatees Roar into the 20s! CLOSED (Page 107)

Originally posted by Atlantia

Quick update:
I've mentioned a couple times through the years about my tiny grandma. She had been so ill for so long, and on Tuesday she finally passed away. It is a great relief that she is no longer in pain.
I will be driving down to Pensacola FL for the services and to help with cleaning out the house. My mom waffles between saying she can't wait to see me and talking about how anxious she is that I might get the virus. There are no right answers about whether to go or not.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Tomorrow is the monthly Zoom call, if anyone is interested

The last  Monday  of the month at 11:30am eastern (10:30 central, 9:30 mountain, 8:30 pacific).  

Monday Meetup: https://bit.ly/RacingManatee

Password: manatee

 

Originally posted by jmkizer

Tomorrow is the monthly Zoom call, if anyone is interested

The last  Monday  of the month at 11:30am eastern (10:30 central, 9:30 mountain, 8:30 pacific).  

Monday Meetup: https://bit.ly/RacingManatee

Password: manatee

 

Originally posted by melbo55

Ah, shoot, I missed this!  I wasn't in top shape for a video meetup anyway.  I'm still trying to shake 'the crud' (no, not COVID).  Today is better than yesterday, feeling optimistic.

Originally posted by abake


Must be the time of year, I've got either a summer cold or some seasonal allergies. I feel like I can't really go anywhere since some of the symptoms are "Covid like".

Originally posted by JBacarella The neighboring school district had a 14 year old boy on their cross country team get run over this week too. He was in a group run and a car was in an accident and lost control. We are having a tough week here.

Originally posted by JBacarella The neighboring school district had a 14 year old boy on their cross country team get run over this week too. He was in a group run and a car was in an accident and lost control. We are having a tough week here.

Originally posted by JBacarella We had a sad thing happen here. A 16 year old boy was training for the local triathlon, when he was run over by a truck. It happened about 200 yards from my civil office. I saw him ride by. He was at a crosswalk and a car was blocking the intersection. The car backed up and the boy rode through the crosswalk. A truck was making a right hand turn at the same time and he never saw the rider. He was drug about 100 feet under the truck. The boy was one of those great kids. Involved in his church, and he volunteered at the Air Force museum. It is a horrible tragedy.

Originally posted by JBacarella

The neighboring school district had a 14 year old boy on their cross country team get run over this week too. He was in a group run and a car was in an accident and lost control. We are having a tough week here.

Originally posted by JBacarella The neighboring school district had a 14 year old boy on their cross country team get run over this week too. He was in a group run and a car was in an accident and lost control. We are having a tough week here.

Originally posted by JBacarella

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I’ve decided since my summer training plan failed miserably and I have no fall races, I’m moving right into my winter plan. More strength work and a solid base. Let’s see how the best laid plans go and how loud God laughs.

Originally posted by JBacarella I hope everyone had a great weekend. I’ve decided since my summer training plan failed miserably and I have no fall races, I’m moving right into my winter plan. More strength work and a solid base. Let’s see how the best laid plans go and how loud God laughs.

Originally posted by Atlantia Happy Tuesday, all! Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes for my family after the passing of tiny grandma. It was a really beautiful service and burial at Fort Barrancas, complete with a Blue Angel flyover. It was amazing to see literally everyone stop as the processional drove by. People took their hats off, everyone at the NAS saluted...it was just an amazing tribute to a woman who gave 20 years of her life as a civilian to the military. Followed by loads of horrendous family drama, as funerals always seem to be. Good to be home, and nice to be back in the slightly more normal swing of things. J and I are doing a self quarantine now, as that part of FL is really not following any kind of mask or social distance policy. And in some cases at the rest areas, people are purposefully flouting them. I'm still glad we chose to drive instead of fly, though.

Originally posted by JBacarella I hope everyone had a great weekend. I’ve decided since my summer training plan failed miserably and I have no fall races, I’m moving right into my winter plan. More strength work and a solid base. Let’s see how the best laid plans go and how loud God laughs.

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

Last year I did the sprint distance race at the Trifest for MS in Bentonville, Arkansas.  That series has a kid's race.  It was the second race that I had been to with my family with kids races.  My daughters' eyes really lit up when they saw the other kids racing so I got this idea of doing a Kids Triathlon Camp in town in August of 2020 leading up to the Trifest for MS 2-1/2 hours away and to the Active Okie Kids Triathlon in Muskogee, OK an hour away.  Well....there was no kids triathlon camp.  None of the outdoor public pools in town even had water in them this summer but my girls did do the Trifest for MS over the weekend and want to do the Active Okie kids Triathlon this coming weekend.  My 8-year-old couldn't ride a bike when they started to train for the races 6 weeks ago but in now doing great on a bike.  My 6-year-old did the race with training wheels and we got her a wetsuit that had a life vest build into it because she can't swim on her own. So they are extreme beginners but had a blast.

Here is their social distancing and required face masks at the start.

The Transition Crew

Finisher photos.

I think before next year's races they want to learn how to swim? :-)

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

Last year I did the sprint distance race at the Trifest for MS in Bentonville, Arkansas.  That series has a kid's race.  It was the second race that I had been to with my family with kids races.  My daughters' eyes really lit up when they saw the other kids racing so I got this idea of doing a Kids Triathlon Camp in town in August of 2020 leading up to the Trifest for MS 2-1/2 hours away and to the Active Okie Kids Triathlon in Muskogee, OK an hour away.  Well....there was no kids triathlon camp.  None of the outdoor public pools in town even had water in them this summer but my girls did do the Trifest for MS over the weekend and want to do the Active Okie kids Triathlon this coming weekend.  My 8-year-old couldn't ride a bike when they started to train for the races 6 weeks ago but in now doing great on a bike.  My 6-year-old did the race with training wheels and we got her a wetsuit that had a life vest build into it because she can't swim on her own. So they are extreme beginners but had a blast.

Here is their social distancing and required face masks at the start.

The Transition Crew

Finisher photos.

I think before next year's races they want to learn how to swim? :-)

 

P.S.  I didn't race at this event.  With my Oct 10th Olympic Race canceled I will not have any triathlons this year.  I go to do two live Duathlons, a homemade Duathlon, and two Virtual Duathlons though.  2020 was the year of the Duathlon.  My last race last September had the swim canceled so it was a Duathlon too.  Last year's Trifest for MS was my last Triathlon so it has now been a full year of duathlons since my last triathlon.

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

Last year I did the sprint distance race at the Trifest for MS in Bentonville, Arkansas.  That series has a kid's race.  It was the second race that I had been to with my family with kids races.  My daughters' eyes really lit up when they saw the other kids racing so I got this idea of doing a Kids Triathlon Camp in town in August of 2020 leading up to the Trifest for MS 2-1/2 hours away and to the Active Okie Kids Triathlon in Muskogee, OK an hour away.  Well....there was no kids triathlon camp.  None of the outdoor public pools in town even had water in them this summer but my girls did do the Trifest for MS over the weekend and want to do the Active Okie kids Triathlon this coming weekend.  My 8-year-old couldn't ride a bike when they started to train for the races 6 weeks ago but in now doing great on a bike.  My 6-year-old did the race with training wheels and we got her a wetsuit that had a life vest build into it because she can't swim on her own. So they are extreme beginners but had a blast.

Here is their social distancing and required face masks at the start.

The Transition Crew

Finisher photos.

I think before next year's races they want to learn how to swim? :-)

 

P.S.  I didn't race at this event.  I wanted this to be all about the kids.  With my Oct 10th Olympic Race canceled I will not have any triathlons this year.  I got to do two live Duathlons, a homemade Duathlon, and two Virtual Duathlons though.  2020 was the year of the Duathlon.  My last race last September had the swim canceled so it was a Duathlon too.  Last year's Trifest for MS was my last Triathlon so it has now been a full year of duathlons since my last triathlon.

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

Last year I did the sprint distance race at the Trifest for MS in Bentonville, Arkansas.  That series has a kid's race.  It was the second race that I had been to with my family with kids races.  My daughters' eyes really lit up when they saw the other kids racing so I got this idea of doing a Kids Triathlon Camp in town in August of 2020 leading up to the Trifest for MS 2-1/2 hours away and to the Active Okie Kids Triathlon in Muskogee, OK an hour away.  Well....there was no kids triathlon camp.  None of the outdoor public pools in town even had water in them this summer but my girls did do the Trifest for MS over the weekend and want to do the Active Okie kids Triathlon this coming weekend.  My 8-year-old couldn't ride a bike when they started to train for the races 6 weeks ago but in now doing great on a bike.  My 6-year-old did the race with training wheels and we got her a wetsuit that had a life vest build into it because she can't swim on her own. So they are extreme beginners but had a blast.

Here is their social distancing and required face masks at the start.

The Transition Crew

Finisher photos.

I think before next year's races they want to learn how to swim? :-)

 

P.S.  I didn't race at this event.  I wanted this to be all about the kids.  With my Oct 10th Olympic Race canceled I will not have any triathlons this year.  I got to do two live Duathlons, a homemade Duathlon, and two Virtual Duathlons though.  2020 was the year of the Duathlon.  My last race last September had the swim canceled so it was a Duathlon too.  Last year's Trifest for MS was my last Triathlon so it has now been a full year of duathlons since my last triathlon.

Originally posted by Atlantia Happy Tuesday, all! Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes for my family after the passing of tiny grandma. It was a really beautiful service and burial at Fort Barrancas, complete with a Blue Angel flyover. It was amazing to see literally everyone stop as the processional drove by. People took their hats off, everyone at the NAS saluted...it was just an amazing tribute to a woman who gave 20 years of her life as a civilian to the military. Followed by loads of horrendous family drama, as funerals always seem to be. Good to be home, and nice to be back in the slightly more normal swing of things. J and I are doing a self quarantine now, as that part of FL is really not following any kind of mask or social distance policy. And in some cases at the rest areas, people are purposefully flouting them. I'm still glad we chose to drive instead of fly, though.