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 I haven't worn em in the few tri's i've done , however, i did in one of the duathlons because of cold temps. I actually wore them on the first run leg(you can see em in my avatar) as well.  Since i'm in aero most of the rides nowadays anyways, i dont even wear gloves at all no matter the distance. Still do mountain biking though. If you wear gloves exclusively on rides now, you may want to do 1 or 2 rides at race distance (if possible) to see how you like it. I wouldn't advise on experimenting on race day normally, but i'd be inclined to think you'd be ok on a 24 miler if you can't squeeze one in, in time. Thinking back at the sprint races i've been to, i don't believe most peeps wear gloves either, but im normally oogling at the sweet rides and not the clothing, heh.

tcovert - 2008-05-30 12:54 PM My wife and I will be doing a tiny little local 5K race for the 3rd year in a row...it's turned into a bit of a benchmark race (it's the only 5K we've done every year since I started racing again in fall 2005). I initially entered in 2006 because it was in the neighborhood of the Celtic Arts Center, where I'm a long time board member, and one of our fellow members (who's a top AG duathlete) thought it would be "neighborly" if some of us from the Center entered. Last year, Liz (my wife) entered as well. The Center has moved to a new location and my friend will be hungover from his birthday party , so it'll just be Liz and me this year. This race is where I set my current 5K PR (20:31 last year)...I think the course is a bit short...we'll find out now that I have a Garmin 205. In 2006, I ran it in 20:57, so I'm hoping for another drop this time--ideally to sub-20:15. I know I can physically do three 6:30 miles...just have to do it when it counts. The bigger goal--which I might or might not be ready for--is sub-20. That means sub-6:28 miles. I know I'll get there eventually (well, at least I'd like to think so...I do have to remember I'm creeping up on 50...), but it's conceivable it could be this weekend. Conditions should be perfect, so we'll see...

  Todd-  I think you got sub 20's in you Todd. Push hard, you got it!

  Sarah & Melissa- You guys have trained hard, enjoy the race. Wish i was there rooting you 2 on! Don't forget to report.

   Kim- Hope your feeling better soon

 I have a fun run 5k as well this weekend at the St. Louis Zoo. This year i'm gonna creep up front, at the start, so i can actually run the whole way. Last year i didn't hit a full speed run till around the 1/8 mile mark because of the large crowd, and i was in the middle. Hoping to hit low 19's if i get a clear shot but we'll see. The best part is watching my oldest daughter(10 yrs) do the 1-mile run. All kids get a medal and she was so proud of it last year

 Good luck to all and have a great weekend!

Excellent job on everyone's races this weekend. All of the training really paid off huge!

 I managed to squeak under the 20 min mark with a 19:56 in my 5k so overall i'm pleased. Think i pushed a bit to hard trying to hang with the leaders for the first 1.5 miles and that really caught up with me during the 3rd mile. Ended up 3rd of 77 in my AG so got a little hardware for my effort. 38 of 1500ish overall. Was really hoping for 19:30ish Maybe next year.

 My oldest daughter(10yrs) ended up 4th of all girls in the kids 1/2 mile run, 14th of 81 overall with a 3:24 1/2 mile time so i was so proud of her. She ran her "butt" off , in her own words   My youngest daughter(8yrs) ran with my wife in the 1mile fun run and they ended up with a 14:33 time. Seeing all my girls participate in the races was the best part of the day by a longshot!

 Then some strolling around the zoo and a spin on the little train after the awards were announced. Awesome weather, awesome day!

 Anyways, back to some good training volume this week, wooot!

peace,  John

Ok, so I've been going through everyone's logs trying to see how many days "off" everyone takes.  I'm averaging about one a week but no set day.  Typically it's that "life" is just too busy and I can't get a workout in.  So it's 8:00 and this is usually when I go workout (just got the youngest to bed).  My head is clogged, I've been having allergy problems and I just feel ready for bed.  I could easily go do a light or recovery workout since I did workout hard this weekend.  I think I've convinced myself to take the night off in hopes of having enough energy to get a "brick" workout in tomorrow morning but I always feel so guilty taking a night off when I have the time and opportunity to workout.  So, feedback - how do you plan your nights "off" and do you mentally beat yourself up for not working out on those days? 

When I look back at my May schedule, I'm happy with the amount of workouts that I did get in but I know on my days off I beat myself up on those days too.