Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 (Page 11)

Have you been swimming in Florida lakes with the brain-eating amoebas?   Seriously, which one and how long?

Haha

I dunno, it's like 40 or 50 miles. I'm just using it as marathon recovery, not training for it or anything.

It's the Seattle Bike-n-Brews. Beer at the midway and the end. No basket Erin, but only because I don't own a beach cruiser. I'm riding with some gluten-intolerant people which means I get all the beer. See how crafty I am????

I noticed that you used the word "event". Good call, you may not want to do bike races, bike events however are fair game and AWESOME! 

And I see what you did there!

Yeah, I saw that too.  Crafty indeed.  Be careful, you might just beerly finish.  At yeast you'll have fun.  You could totally put a basket on a road bike.  Or panniers might work, as long as you keep your drinking symmetrical.

Yep... this happened.  There is ONE turn for the swim and after turning left you're supposed to veer to the right to the swim exit.  Well, I made the left turn, saw that reeds were growing off to the left and promptly headed to where I could stand up and... Um... "get rid" of a lot of what I had ingested.  Still did a 1:08:xx swim though.  

Matt - SUCH GREAT NEWS about your knee!!!  

I was all confuzzled about Salty doing a bike event until I saw that there was beer involved and then it allllll made sense.  

That was actually my first thought. 

And I've never done a bike race either, just events.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIEFROG!

Last week of finals for my students...the end of the most emotional 2 semesters ever...I can make it...

Belated birthday to Mary, Happy birthday Kate.  Congrats to our racers.  Yanti, all the best on Thursday! 

Monica, I will be thinking about your friend tomorrow.

Hi, sorry for being such an MG slacker!

I've been a bit overwhelmed with work changes and other crap but I'm sort of back in the groove again now.

We just had a nice weekend in a cute little surfie town near Byron Bay called Lennox Head and life feels much calmer. 

My 10 year old bought a new surfboard on the way home and I took him down to the beach to try it out yesterday, made me want to get back into surfing more.

I'm putting tri training on hold for a few months and getting STRONG!!! It's amazing how weak I got after doing my Ironman last year, I could run for 4 hours, swim for 2 hours and ride for 6 hours but had trouble walking up a steep flight of stairs!!!

My squat is up to 70kg (154lb), Deadlift 90kg (200lb) and Benchpress 62.5kg (138lb) which is weak for lots of people but great for me and I'm feeling the benefits already. I hiked up a big headland at the weekend and didn't even notice the slope, hopefully cycling will also benefit. We'll see...

Mary - happy belated birthday!

Kirsten - you made it this far into the semester, you will persevere untl the end.  Think how great it will feel to get a break from that, at least!

Salty - LOVE your bike event, it sounds like it will be a barrel of fun (thin attempt to keep beer puns flowing - and again!)

David - good to see ya!  Thanks for dropping in with an update and for reminding me of my undone 'bucket list' item of wanting to learn how to surf.  Great idea with the strength training, keep up the good work!

Today at Masters Elliot told us on Friday the pool will be set up LCM, and it sounds like every Monday and Friday it will always be set up that way.  I'm guessing Wed. will switch back to 25M?  Should be interesting, I both excited and a little nervous!

Melanie, would you like the world's safest and most controlled surfing education:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/typhoon-lagoon/surf-lessons/

Surfing is maybe one of the hardest most azz-kicking sports I have ever done. Also one of the most rewarding!

Balance is not my strong suit. Thusly, surfing and I did not get along well. I wound up getting into triathlon after that.

Haha, I was gonna say, I don't think this would be Laird/Kelly approved ...

SInce I live about 2.5 hours from the coast I am limited to a few inland options which are badazz in their own way. 

1. I can paddle my SUP out to the middle of the bay and surf the ferry waves. They are small but it's pretty awesome

2. We load up my brother's wakeboard boat and fill up the ballast tank on one side and it throws a REALLY big wake. You start behind the boat with a really short rope as if you are wakeboarding then drop into the wave. Eventually the speed of the wave keeps you going fast enough you can throw the handle into the boat and surf freely. 

here is a pic of my bro doing it. Notice beer in hand

So not true. I get a free chocolate from Ghiradelli everytime I am there. But yeah, other than that, $$$$$$

Hmmmm.  Salty drinking beer while riding in "bike event."  Salty's brother with beer in hand while "surfing".  Methinks this family enjoys a good malty beverage now and then.

No, no no.  Today begins the rest of the year while you train your rear off for all the races you've signed up for.  (Enjoy your freedom!)

You can do it, Kirsten.  Hang in there and take care of yourself.