More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 85)

Wait, what, how can I be the only one racing?!  And my race is more like hanging out with my sister for a bit! Oh well, GO ME (and sis)!!

Feel better Tom S and Mike.

Congrats to Lisa and Blanda and their 2 totally different, but still big, things 

Go Hands-Marie! Way to represent

I'm gonna tell Fred!!!

That's OK, Kingsley just insulted him in the FIRST LINE of a post. Well done!

That's like half the reasons for joining though!

Hi.

P.O.L. post. I am alive. Just taking care of the cottage business with groundskeeping duties and housecleaner duties. (ick), hubbie with recovering rotator cuff2 surgery and driving my mom to her classes 3 x week. This coming week I fully intend to get back to some me-time and training time.

Go Hands & sister!!!

Get better Tom and Mike.

I am excited that I took over a minute off of my 1000 yards from the last time we timed it. Is it just me or does anyone else have trouble blow-drying their hair the day after a hard swim

Lol, with my upped swim volume my arms, shoulders and back are always sore.  Maybe we should just shave our heads!!

And, thanks!

Actually, thank you all for the Goes!! 

Holy Moly, I cannot comprehend that water temperature!! 

When I did Oceanside it was in the low 60's and that was bad enough. I had a neoprene cap and a wetsuit.

Ha!  We'll see...  Actually did a continuous ~2,300 OWS yesterday and feel OK today, so the shoulder is there.  Also rode outside yesterday for the training ride outside in two or so years (James, you know why, sadly - sorry to hear about that).  Amazing the motivation a flat on the trainer provides... 

Might just succumb to the bug after all - but I'm traveling a TON the next couple months (two weeks in Spain then 2 weeks in MA then here 2 weeks and a week in San Diego - great, but not so great for training) and the fall, so I'm gonna play it by ear.

Good luck Anne-Marie!  Hope you have a great hang-out-y race. 

As for cold water, I was in Copenhagen a couple weeks back and decided to hop into the harbor in the middle of a run.  Not as bad as a winter dip in MA, but a whole lot colder than Barton Springs here!  (It was totally worth it, though!)

Leaving for Barcelona and Madrid Sunday, so I'll see you all on Strava.    When work calls... bring the family. Ha!

Matt

I didn't realize so many of us had done Oceanside. It was in the high 50s when I did it and and my feet didn't un-numb until the 2nd half of the bike. Just as well because I had a huge and fairly deep cut in the sole of my foot from the swim exit ramp. That was fun on the run :P

I've been doing light training, slowly getting back into it as I cough less and have a little strength (and am getting some sleep sometimes). I don't wanna log it because I feel like I'm going to jinx myself ... as most of the longer-time Manatees know I've spent most of the last 8 years pretty ill and/or beat-up.

I never did stop coaching although I probably should have. Gotta roll in the ducats somehow.

Blanda, you should be a part of the Manatee group on Strava now. A bunch of us are in there and if we've missed anyone, please let me or Janyne know and we'll be happy to add you.

Blanda, I sent you a friend request on Faceobok and once we have that taken care of, I'll add you -- unless Yanti beats me to it!

We were remiss!  When you joined us, we didn't tell you that we have a Strava group -- https://www.strava.com/clubs/manatees.  Request to join and Chris or I will approve you. From there, you can see all of the Manatess on Strava and follow to your heart's content.

Or else Chris will beat me to it and you'll be added like magic!

Hope you make it to the pool ...or your puddle!

As much as I complain to myself about swimming, I do recognize that it is a good recovery for the bike and run. Plus, the more I swim the less i dislike it - at least to a point!