Marvelous Manatees - Stronger than Ever! (Page 20)

Originally posted by melbo55

Oooh!  Oooh!  Me!  Me!  (for once).  Yesterday I did the John Apple (local beloved swim coach who has passed away) 'Swim-A-Bridge' challenge.  Swimmers pick from the Brooklyn Bridge (.5 mi), Wrightsville Bridge (1 mi), Golden Gate Bridge (1.7 mi), Pensacola Bay Bridge (3 mi), Chesapeake Bay Bridge (4.4 mi), or the 7 Mile Bridge (6.8 mi) and raise money for the mission of the John Apple Swim Fund, which is to provide scholarships for swimmers in need of them.

The most fun parts are it's at an outdoor pool (which I don't have opportunities to swim at regularly) and my crew of friends make up the majority of the swimmers.  The weather was perfect for it yesterday with sunshine, a breeze, and brisk pool water, around 67*F.  There was still an air quality alert in the orange, but it didn't look or smell smoky like a couple days ago.  It did affect my breathing some but I was able to persevere and complete the Pensacola Bay Bridge Challenge.  I was happy I could finish it (admittedly it got a little rough in the waning 600-800 meters) since I hadn't been swimming more than once a week and only  a mile and a half max a couple weeks ago.

Great day with friends for a good cause, complete with 'part 2' of food and drinks at a local brewery!

Originally posted by amd723

Wow, a 3 mile swim with a low swim volume going in -great job!  Anything longer than the Brooklyn Bridge and I would have drowned.

Originally posted by BlueBoy26

 

No option for the San Mateo - Hayward Bridge (7 miles)?  I guess it is not needed if you have the 7 miles bridge (6.8).  When I lived in the Bay Area I crossed that bridge east bound by mistake on a few occasions. The  last exit to not take the bridge is like a mile before you get to the bridge.  You can't even see the bay when you have to get off for the last exit.  Then you are stuck with not exit for like a half hour.  Every time I missed that last exit it was torcher.  :-)  I am a mile swim type of guy though.  I would have done the Wrightsville Bridge. 

Originally posted by melbo55

Oooh!  Oooh!  Me!  Me!  (for once).  Yesterday I did the John Apple (local beloved swim coach who has passed away) 'Swim-A-Bridge' challenge.  Swimmers pick from the Brooklyn Bridge (.5 mi), Wrightsville Bridge (1 mi), Golden Gate Bridge (1.7 mi), Pensacola Bay Bridge (3 mi), Chesapeake Bay Bridge (4.4 mi), or the 7 Mile Bridge (6.8 mi) and raise money for the mission of the John Apple Swim Fund, which is to provide scholarships for swimmers in need of them.

The most fun parts are it's at an outdoor pool (which I don't have opportunities to swim at regularly) and my crew of friends make up the majority of the swimmers.  The weather was perfect for it yesterday with sunshine, a breeze, and brisk pool water, around 67*F.  There was still an air quality alert in the orange, but it didn't look or smell smoky like a couple days ago.  It did affect my breathing some but I was able to persevere and complete the Pensacola Bay Bridge Challenge.  I was happy I could finish it (admittedly it got a little rough in the waning 600-800 meters) since I hadn't been swimming more than once a week and only  a mile and a half max a couple weeks ago.

Great day with friends for a good cause, complete with 'part 2' of food and drinks at a local brewery!

Originally posted by melbo55

Wow, a half an hour with no exit, and funny you can't even see the water to have better warning.  It reminds me of going to Philly - if you miss the final exit you want to take into the city, you have to go to New Jersey AND pay money to get back into Pennsylvania (toll, like $5 or so, I think), adding insult to injury.  Don't ask me how I know this!!  LOL.  After doing it 2 or 3 times throughout my life, I am now ultra-paranoid about missing the exit and am hawk-eyed to be sure I'm in the correct lane and ready!

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!!!

June 17-18
Leanne - Tour de Blueberry

Doooo eeeettttt!!!!!!

Is anyone else racing or doing anything else fun this weekend?

Originally posted by canadarn2001 Quick question! I am driving to Blowing Rock solo this weekend so I'll have a 5 hr drive up and 5 hr drive home. What are some of your favorite running/cycling/health podcasts? I already listen to: 1. That Triathlon Life 2. Everyday Ironman Podcast 3. Rich Roll (not lately) 4. Crushing Iron podcast If anyone is looking for a good book...try Die with Zero. Gives you a whole new take on life and how your spend your money!

Originally posted by canadarn2001 Hi Guys! I finally have a minute to catch up on BT. I've been super busy training, working and just having fun. I don't know much about bike racks so I cannot help out there. I generally just ride from home or through my bike in the back of my Kia Sportage. Scott has a ANOTHER brand new bike on the way. He bought a Specialized Road bike that is E-bike. He bought a brand new Quintaroo tri bike in the spring 2023 but has not been riding it b/c he decided to paddle & surf this summer rather than get back in triathlon. He says he's getting this bike so he can bike with me again. I am not sure where we are going to put all these bikes? Ha! I have a Fat tire bike, gravel bike and tri bike and Scott now has a fat tire bike, gravel bike, tri bike and ebike! He just left today to head to Florida then is taking a boat across to Bimini Bahamas then Saturday night he is paddle back across the Atlantic to Florida doing the Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis. I hope they have good weather. This year he's doing it on relay team. Tour de Blueberry was a blast except for the two girls in my group who crashed. We had to call 911. Both are accomplished cyclists and triathletes. Just goes to show you it can happen to anyone. This weekend I am heading to Blowing Rock, NC to do Blood, Sweat and Gears. I am starting get a little nervous!

Originally posted by canadarn2001 Quick question! I am driving to Blowing Rock solo this weekend so I'll have a 5 hr drive up and 5 hr drive home. What are some of your favorite running/cycling/health podcasts? I already listen to: 1. That Triathlon Life 2. Everyday Ironman Podcast 3. Rich Roll (not lately) 4. Crushing Iron podcast If anyone is looking for a good book...try Die with Zero. Gives you a whole new take on life and how your spend your money!

Originally posted by amd723

Go Leanne! Eat all the blueberries!!

I am jealous of how much racing Leanne is doing - makes me acutely aware of how little I am and how much I used to do

Originally posted by jmkizer

Oh no! I just saw that BSG is cancelled!  I'm so sorry, Leanne!

https://www.bloodsweatandgears.org/

Originally posted by canadarn2001 Maybe next year we EAST coast people can find a cycling event to do together!

Originally posted by canadarn2001

Quick question!

I am driving to Blowing Rock solo this weekend so I'll have a 5 hr drive up and 5 hr drive home. What are some of your favorite running/cycling/health podcasts?

I already listen to:

1. That Triathlon Life
2. Everyday Ironman Podcast
3. Rich Roll (not lately)
4. Crushing Iron podcast

If anyone is looking for a good book...try Die with Zero. Gives you a whole new take on life and how your spend your money!

Originally posted by alaskatri Proof of life check in. I've been keeping up with reading posts on here occasionally. Leeanne is killing it, way to go. I've been trying to play a lot of catch up at work since my multiple trips to California in April/May. I really haven't been doing any tri related events lately, but have managed several rounds of golf with my son. He is joining a cyclocross program here in a few weeks though, so hopefully that will change things up a bit for us. The summer seems to be going by so fast here. I am driving my daughter back to college in just 6 weeks. Road trip through Canada should be fun. Hope everyone is doing well. Edit - I quoted the above and then completely forgot to comment on it. I downloaded the Die With Zero audio book the other day as well and look forward to listening to it!!!! Thanks for the recommendation.

Originally posted by alaskatri I am curious about transferring activities into BT training logs. I noticed on my June calendar I have several rounds of golf that I completed on the calendar. We usually play just 9 holes, and it takes about 2 hours to get through a round. Sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on whether the course is crowded and we have wait time. I record the rounds on my Garmin watch. I have the Garmin app set up to automatically record that to Strava, which it does. So for example, on Sunday I played a round and Garmin shows it took 2 hours and 16 minutes. That time is transferred to Strava and is correct. I then have the Fitness Syncer app on my phone that transfers (I think 1x daily?) my activity data from Strava over here to BT training log. But, my round on Sunday shows up as having taken 1 hour and 1 minute, not 2:16. Some of my rounds from earlier this month show up as low as 44 minutes. Any ideas on how to correct this? It is the same way I would get swim/bike/runs on to BT - they all go through Strava first. I haven't gone back to check accuracy of other activities.

Originally posted by amd723

What a bummer, but it sounds like the only option. It's nice that they are transferring registration to next year and not making people pay - unlike what we've come to expect from certain brands. Of course, they are refunding money either, so there's that  

Originally posted by amd723

What a bummer, but it sounds like the only option. It's nice that they are transferring registration to next year and not making people pay - unlike what we've come to expect from certain brands. Of course, they are refunding money either, so there's that  

Originally posted by jmkizer

What does Garmin show in the "Timing" section?  It sounds like Strava is taking one number and FitnessSyncer is transferring the other?

Timing