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2016-10-21 11:56 AM
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I humbly present to you the list of racy manatees this week in the colors of the changing leaves in the vacationing Janyne's stead :

October 22-23

Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver 10k on Saturday
Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver half marathon on Sunday
Dave - Hardwood Halloween Hustle 10km trail run on Sunday

October 22 is Stacey's birthday - happy birthday!

Is anyone else racing?  My apologies if anyone was missed!

Disabled List - empty, I think, right?  YAY!!!!

go racers go!



2016-10-21 2:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois

Originally posted by melbo55

I humbly present to you the list of racy manatees this week in the colors of the changing leaves in the vacationing Janyne's stead :

October 22-23

Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver 10k on Saturday
Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver half marathon on Sunday
Dave - Hardwood Halloween Hustle 10km trail run on Sunday

October 22 is Stacey's birthday - happy birthday!

Is anyone else racing?  My apologies if anyone was missed!

Disabled List - empty, I think, right?  YAY!!!!

Go Kirsten for Saturday

Go Kirsten for Sunday

Go Dave on Sunday, too!

Happy birthday eve, Stacey.

2016-10-21 4:28 PM
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Adriene, that ia a cool way to earn a coat. That is a life lesson not many folks would ever be able to have.
2016-10-21 10:03 PM
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GO KIRSTIRON^2!!!

GO DAVE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACE FACE


2016-10-21 10:12 PM
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Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth the last week--crazy busy in Jakarta with Mutti's birthday and the family biz (it's always that way, but still). Been on Oscar's island doing some intensive work with him the last few days.

Emotionally it's been really tough for me. I know the conditions Oscar lives, works, and trains in but being immersed in it ... he's truly one of the most extraordinary people and athletes on Earth. 

He trains in a pool where I thought I'd get tetanus and sepsis just from looking at it. It's about 86F to boot.

There's a hundred little things he needs that he has never thought of and would never ask. Trainer skewers. Multitool. Tyre levers. The right faching size handlebars. Carbon bike (better yet, tri) shoes that fit. New running shoes. 

Ever see pics of Third World ghettos, ramshackle houses built on stilts on the banks of and in rivers which are stagnant sewers choked with litter? That's where he lives. This is the pic of the base of his house.

On the bright side, these are also his fruit carts, which explains a lot about him

I always chuckle a bit when he pays me with bags of fruit. It's great fruit!





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2016-10-21 10:35 PM
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I take it you are on Bintan?? Houses and gutters like that are right down the road from me--I do thank my lucky stars I don't live in one, though. Good on him for being able to get out and train and compete despite such a tough (and no doubt physically demanding) daily existence.


2016-10-22 7:05 AM
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Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois

Originally posted by IndoIronYanti

Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth the last week--crazy busy in Jakarta with Mutti's birthday and the family biz (it's always that way, but still). Been on Oscar's island doing some intensive work with him the last few days.

Emotionally it's been really tough for me. I know the conditions Oscar lives, works, and trains in but being immersed in it ... he's truly one of the most extraordinary people and athletes on Earth. 

He trains in a pool where I thought I'd get tetanus and sepsis just from looking at it. It's about 86F to boot.

There's a hundred little things he needs that he has never thought of and would never ask. Trainer skewers. Multitool. Tyre levers. The right faching size handlebars. Carbon bike (better yet, tri) shoes that fit. New running shoes. 

Ever see pics of Third World ghettos, ramshackle houses built on stilts on the banks of and in rivers which are stagnant sewers choked with litter? That's where he lives. This is the pic of the base of his house.

On the bright side, these are also his fruit carts, which explains a lot about him

I always chuckle a bit when he pays me with bags of fruit. It's great fruit!

Wow. I am humbled and promise to stop whining about..... anything.

2016-10-22 4:42 PM
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Ran it easy in a local 5k this morning. A classmate puts it on and the benefits go to a teacher in the district with medical issues, so it's always nice to help out in some way. Nice to see that "easy" now is right about 28' for that. Little more durability and that will drop a lot as I can't run anywhere near hard just yet. Liking how the stride felt, getting more spring back in it.

2016-10-23 10:11 PM
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That sounds like a cool run, Ben.  Glad you are getting back at it, even easy.

I had a great race weekend.  Good PR in the 10km (not sure by how much, been a few years since last standalone 10km).  Decent HM as well.  Race reports: 10km

HM



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2016-10-24 8:56 AM
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Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois
Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by melbo55

I humbly present to you the list of racy manatees this week in the colors of the changing leaves in the vacationing Janyne's stead :

October 22-23

Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver 10k on Saturday
Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver half marathon on Sunday
Dave - Hardwood Halloween Hustle 10km trail run on Sunday

October 22 is Stacey's birthday - happy birthday!

Is anyone else racing?  My apologies if anyone was missed!

Disabled List - empty, I think, right?  YAY!!!!

Go Kirsten for Saturday

Go Kirsten for Sunday

Go Dave on Sunday, too!

Happy birthday eve, Stacey.




No race for me this passed weekend - too busy! Training has pretty much fallen by the wayside as I have accepted a new job starting in January which requires a move. The move means getting the house up to scratch for selling and looking for a new place. (it seems so simple and easy when I type it out!) My wife and I also appear to have slightly different ideas as what is perfect and we are both fairly stubborn and uncompromising people. Challenging times but the future is bright.
2016-10-24 8:59 AM
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Ben, glad you were able to do the 5k. Sounds like it went well.

Kirsten, congrats on the double races. I'll be reading your reports soon!



2016-10-24 9:04 AM
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Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois

Originally posted by DaveL
Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by melbo55

I humbly present to you the list of racy manatees this week in the colors of the changing leaves in the vacationing Janyne's stead :

October 22-23

Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver 10k on Saturday
Kirsten - Rock 'n' Roll Vancouver half marathon on Sunday
Dave - Hardwood Halloween Hustle 10km trail run on Sunday

October 22 is Stacey's birthday - happy birthday!

Is anyone else racing?  My apologies if anyone was missed!

Disabled List - empty, I think, right?  YAY!!!!

Go Kirsten for Saturday

Go Kirsten for Sunday

Go Dave on Sunday, too!

Happy birthday eve, Stacey.

No race for me this passed weekend - too busy! Training has pretty much fallen by the wayside as I have accepted a new job starting in January which requires a move. The move means getting the house up to scratch for selling and looking for a new place. (it seems so simple and easy when I type it out!) My wife and I also appear to have slightly different ideas as what is perfect and we are both fairly stubborn and uncompromising people. Challenging times but the future is bright.

Dave, congratulations on the upcoming changes, I'm sure that it will be a challenging, fulfilling time. We have lived in a few different places at different times in our lives and the one constant that has made for the perfect home is the family that lives in it. You may have different ideas on locations and amenities, but the family is the important part.  I'm sure you already knew that, but I thought I'd throw that out there.

Have a great week everyone!!!

2016-10-24 9:21 AM
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Congrats on successful, good races, Ben and Kirsten!  

Best of luck to you on your house selling/buying, Dave.  Tough task!

2016-10-25 12:12 AM
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Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Manatee à trois
Originally posted by brigby1

Ran it easy in a local 5k this morning. A classmate puts it on and the benefits go to a teacher in the district with medical issues, so it's always nice to help out in some way. Nice to see that "easy" now is right about 28' for that. Little more durability and that will drop a lot as I can't run anywhere near hard just yet. Liking how the stride felt, getting more spring back in it.

Well done on truly moderating the pace. I know that is not easy to do, especially in a race scenario! Glad things are coming along!
2016-10-25 12:14 AM
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Originally posted by IronOx

That sounds like a cool run, Ben.  Glad you are getting back at it, even easy.

I had a great race weekend.  Good PR in the 10km (not sure by how much, been a few years since last standalone 10km).  Decent HM as well.  Race reports: 10km

HM

Double hellz yes! I'll read the reports when I've got a few min. Racing machine!
2016-10-25 7:50 AM
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Originally posted by Asalzwed
Originally posted by brigby1

Ran it easy in a local 5k this morning. A classmate puts it on and the benefits go to a teacher in the district with medical issues, so it's always nice to help out in some way. Nice to see that "easy" now is right about 28' for that. Little more durability and that will drop a lot as I can't run anywhere near hard just yet. Liking how the stride felt, getting more spring back in it.

Well done on truly moderating the pace. I know that is not easy to do, especially in a race scenario! Glad things are coming along!
It was hard letting the leaders go when aerobically I'm probably just behind where they are and everything felt fine. Kept a pretty solid eye on the watch and made sure to find some buddies to stay with. Kind of distract from what's going on up ahead. At least for the early going. After a little bit it was easier to simply hold the pace I'd been doing.



2016-10-25 8:06 AM
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Got back to work today, after being away for meetings, and found this
Last year it was balloons so I'm thinking that I shouldn't go away for meetings around my birthday. Or I need to give K (who is my assistant as well as a great friend) more work to do so she doesn't have time for these kinds of shenanigans



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2016-10-25 9:09 AM
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OMG!  A Pop-Tarts Dash Button!

2016-10-25 9:44 AM
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OMG!  A Pop-Tarts Dash Button!




J brought home blueberry pop tarts from the store yesterday. There are some moments in a relationship where you just question the other person's sanity, and that was one such moment. Blueberry?! Gross.
2016-10-25 10:33 AM
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Originally posted by StaceyK Got back to work today, after being away for meetings, and found this Last year it was balloons so I'm thinking that I shouldn't go away for meetings around my birthday. Or I need to give K (who is my assistant as well as a great friend) more work to do so she doesn't have time for these kinds of shenanigans

Definitely too much time on K's hands! Hope you had a great bday!

2016-10-25 10:35 AM
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OMG!  A Pop-Tarts Dash Button!

J brought home blueberry pop tarts from the store yesterday. There are some moments in a relationship where you just question the other person's sanity, and that was one such moment. Blueberry?! Gross.

I risk getting kicked out of the Manatees every time I say this, but pop tarts are yucky! Blueberry or any other "flavor"



2016-10-25 10:44 AM
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Have any Manatees heard of or tried Google Express?  It looks to be Google's answer to Amazon.  I live on Amazon, so this intrigues me.  I don't think it is in every state yet, but is expanding pretty quickly.  I just signed up for a 3 month trial membership, so I am going to give it a try.  If you've used it, what do you like, not like about it?  

2016-10-25 11:22 AM
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Originally posted by amd723

Have any Manatees heard of or tried Google Express?  It looks to be Google's answer to Amazon.  I live on Amazon, so this intrigues me.  I don't think it is in every state yet, but is expanding pretty quickly.  I just signed up for a 3 month trial membership, so I am going to give it a try.  If you've used it, what do you like, not like about it?  

I'm not familiar with Google Express but it reminded me of something from the other day. DH was buying something on line and the paypal connection was acting wonky. I looked at it and another option was to pay through Amazon, in a paypal manner. The lines are blurring for sure.



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2016-10-25 11:24 AM
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Originally posted by rrrunner
Originally posted by amd723

Have any Manatees heard of or tried Google Express?  It looks to be Google's answer to Amazon.  I live on Amazon, so this intrigues me.  I don't think it is in every state yet, but is expanding pretty quickly.  I just signed up for a 3 month trial membership, so I am going to give it a try.  If you've used it, what do you like, not like about it?  

TJ, you seem to have typed in invisible ink   

ETA: nevermind, the words have mysteriously appeared!! 



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2016-10-25 11:26 AM
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Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by amd723

Have any Manatees heard of or tried Google Express?  It looks to be Google's answer to Amazon.  I live on Amazon, so this intrigues me.  I don't think it is in every state yet, but is expanding pretty quickly.  I just signed up for a 3 month trial membership, so I am going to give it a try.  If you've used it, what do you like, not like about it?  

I'm not familiar with Google Express but it reminded me of something from the other day. DH was buying something on line and the paypal connection was acting wonky. I looked at it and another option was to pay through Amazon, in a paypal manner. The lines are blurring for sure.

I noticed that ability recently too!  I read an article a few days ago that said we don't really have any idea just how big Amazon is since they are taking over 3d party stuff in addition to their own.  

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