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totally agree with you... I've been lucky to "host" a couple of ultra runners/bikers for a local 48hr race.  what amazed me was they were not the carb eating machines you would think of someone that is going to run/bike for 48 hours.   They ate a lot of turkey/fish, veggies and salads.    Pretty much my carb intake is from veggies anymore,, it took a decent amount of weight off me and I feel better..  Sugar is pretty much not in my diet.

Hello everyone!  How is the training going?

I was wondering when everyone's next race is.  I would sure like to see how everyone is doing and give a little BT/online cheer.

thanks...

Hi Kido (Jim) & Gang!

My first race is creeping up quickly - March 11th. This will be my first tri ever and I'm nervously excited about it. I will be doing the short distance of 400m, 11km, 5km. Hopefully the weather co-operates especially since I live on the 'Wet' Coast.

Cheers,

Twink

Next race is 5K on 2/25 and a 3K on 3/2.  Having trouble getting motivated.

Best of luck in everyone's upcoming races.

1/2 marathon on February 25. 

I had a great swim this morning!  2350 yards!  Longest this year, but man, am I feeling it now after lunch. Very sleepy!

My next race is an 8k trail run at Stanky Creek on Sunday!

My next race is another 5k on March 11.

My next race is June 24th IM Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. I am thinking of doing a race in March, not sure. I think the race is called the Leadman, I would most likely do an Oly. Is that a good idea?

I had a good swim this am as well. 3000m in an hour!

Good job everyone.

Not sure on the next race... Thinking an Olympic in June.  Repeat of my first and only tri so far...  Also trying to get my brother to sign up with me.  Official date hasn't been announced yet, but its a pretty big race, last year was 1600 people!!!

First ride on my trainer last night.  Felt good, but WAY harder than road riding.  20 minutes at about 25 km/h was tough.  Gonna do a couple more warm ups and then maybe start a program of some sort in a week or two.

Good luck to everyone on their upcoming races! Looking forward to hearing how you did and if you have any good stories to share from your experience.

Finally got a new (to me) bike that is the right size for me and I'm looking forward to my first non stationary ride today after I tune it!

Definitely having trouble getting motivated...  Still having pain in shoulder some, PT is working a little.  Legs feel like lead when I try to run...   Work is pretty slow right now and weight is just hovering and not going down.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

I spent the majority of Jan just doing treadmill runs. The only way I was able to break up the boredom was to use the treadmill to do interval work. I did alot of speed work trying to increase my pace and I think it actually helped me. I will probably continue to hit a treadmill run once it warms up, but the majority of my runs will be outdoors, to me the treadmill does not compute to actual road time. I run faster outside than I do on the treadmill, so I am hoping for some faster paces this year.

I get into ruts like this alot, and what I have to do is find the one discipline that I get excited about agin, whether it is swimmin, running or biking, I try to get excited about one. There have been times that all I want to do is swim, and I use that to motivate me to do the other things. Other times I blog about how much I suck (talkin about me, not you) and sort of ramble and that gets me going, or sometimes I read race reports or watch youtube videos of races.

Second trainer ride... 24 minutes, 10 km... average speed of 25km/h.   Felt pretty wiped out.  Is this normal?  I mean when I am on the road, with stop lights and everything I can average 28 ~ 30 km/h for over an hour (moving time only, obviously) without much trouble.  Hold 25km/h for 24 minutes on the trainer felt MUCH MUCH harder.

Just wondering.

The trainer can be as tough as you make it. Just remember this, when riding on the trainer, 30 minutes of riding means 30 minutes of pedaling. There are no stop signs, no cruising, just straight pedaling.

I am really starting to rethink Ironman Augusta 70.3.

I want to race it, but the expense alone with registration, travel, lodging, food and kids being out of school is getting up there. There is a non IM branded 70.3 three weeks early in Nashville I am thinking about replacing it with. Since I already have an IM brnaded 70.3 under my belt, I am not too concerened with the IM brand being attached to it. I mean we are looking at about a $700 difference in doing Augusta vs. doing Nashvegas.

Plus if I did Nashvegas, it gives me an extra month to train for the marathon I have to do this year (by have to, I m ean I was so not happy with my time from 2011 that I have to redo it).

Decisions, decisions...

I think you should do Nashvegas, and then split the 700 you saved with me.

Really though, I totally understand doing the branded race, but like you said, you've got one under your belt, why go through the extra expense if you don't have to.  There is only one branded race in Taiwan at the moment, Taiwan 70.3.  I'd love to do it sometime, and if I move up to 70.3 will probably make that my first race, but talk about expensive!!!  The Olympic I did last year, with 1600 people was only 50 US dollars or so.  Taiwan 70.3 will cost over 300 just for race registration! and I would have to also cover hotels and the like.. ouch!

Hey Jambago, that really sux about your calf. Can you perhaps build your mileage at a much slower pace? Give your calf time to gain strength without putting as much stress on it?

My weekend went to hell in a handbasket. I gave myself Friday off because I felt rundown, but then spent three hours and 300 bucks at the vet ER on saturday with a vomiting cat, and said cat is probably going to need an ultrasound later this week - goodbye paycheck. But I love the cat, so what can I do?

I only managed to get in a short swim on Sunday. I was too tired for more.