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Thanks for yalls input on the spin classes.  I might try it out just to say I did and if I like it I will do some more. Im just looking at a way to get all sweaty and stinky and loose some of this meat that hangs around my stomach.

Alex, I think you will be fine doing back to backs. I dont know much about back to back races since I just did my 1st, but i just got inspired by this guy I found on a website.  I think his name is James Lawrence, he was on the website for a Du I might think about doing in May.  Im already scheduled for a 2/10/2 on May 14th, but there is also one in Convington LA 2/12/2 the following weekend.  It is 1 of 3 series race.  The top 5 of each age group qualify for the final race in Nov.. I dont think I will be the top 5 but who knows.. Anyway back to my story, this guy James Lawrence (I think that was his name) he is raising money to build dams in Africa.  He is raising money buy doing tri races.  Last year he did 21 Half Irons and some were back to back. So If he can do hald irons back to back, then we the people can do back to back sprints and Du's.  So lets raise our Bikes and make a toast to the "Got Your Mojo Workin" TEAM...  

GEORGE -- nice ride.. 

STEVE -- I know New Paltz is like a week away... I am getting nervous...

Thanks for the input... I figure that since I am sort of viewing this as training anyway.  

Fun ride George!

Knocked out 1650 meters at my new pool this morning. 100, 600, 300 5x100 3x50. Probably longer rest than is appropriate but finished in 51 minutes. Feeling a tiny bit more confident again with KC coming up. My 600 meter set was 16 minutes, no back strokes,  last weekends 500 meter swim leg was in 15 with allot of backstroking. I don't know what that tells me, if anything. I've dispensed with drills and pool toys for now focusing on long sets and confidence. There are no kick boards there anyway-I will have to buy some.

I had the thought that a loss of time perspective caused partly by no sense of motion last weekend conspired to mess with me. My 16 minute swim really did seem longer and lead to a sense of hopelessness. This weekend, when I go to the lake I will experiment with steady swimming by time and by stroke count-count 20 stokes and sight etc, out by the buoys and see if I don't feel better-more confident.

I have manages to log a run everyday in April. Mostly easy-many short ones and can report feeling the difference. I stay mostly well within myself, no injuries but have at times noticed little tugging pains that make me back off and stay cautious. But I have managed a PR 5k and hit 1hr flat on my 10k time. 75 miles so for for the month-flirting with logging 100 if this doesn't jinx it.

The swim thing really messed with my head after this weekend. That and having to change my habits from my old gym.

Alex - Good luck with your 1st race ever next weekend, careful they are highly addictive, I find myself searching for new races to add to the list.

Craig - Great job on the running.  Heck your 1 week is more than my April totals.  I tried running the other morning and that pain in the inside thigh was back.  Not really sure what is going on.  Earlier in the week when I did a brick it was no problem.  It like comes and goes. I need to go get it checked out.  Again great job.

Jeff - Wow 1650 in the pool, awesome, and I say you get out there and break 100 for the run.  I need to focus on my running. Great Job.

Ok, here is the scoop on my ride yesterday.  It was fun and it was not as bad as I thought it would be.  Everyone I knew said I most have lost my mind, gone crazy, my sister in-law wants my wife to take me to the Dr. to make sure nothing mental is going on.  I guess they dont know that in this sport, we have to do crazy things, heck this sport is crazy (for someone to get out for hours and push their bodies to the limit, well that is pretty crazy, but I LOVE IT).  Anyway back to the ride.  I left the house about 5:15am and the 1st 10 miles was rough to the amount of big hills but then it was flat the entire way except for the 2 mountain bridges I had to cross (1 being the Dauphin Island bridge to get on the Island and the other the Pass Bridge) both bridges were at the end of each ride and that is what it made it really hard.  Ok, 16 miles in the bike I blew the rear tire, I knew it was going to happen because I was riding is the emergency lane on this highway that had rocks and broken glass.  It took me a while to get comfortable riding on the road due to the true southern boys down here, they think its funny to play chicken with bikers, but I bit the bullet and jumped on the road after the flat.  The flat took me 13 minutes from start to finish.  I just replaced the tube, did not patch.  I saved the tube to practice patching at home.  It made me nervous after the flat because that was the only tube I had, i did have a patch kit but never used it or read up on how to use it.  Changing the tube was not bad, never done it on my bike before, just watch a youtube video and that is it, but it was no different from changing my kids tubes on their bike.  The 1st leg of the ride was good and temp was about 71degrees.  Second half I had some issues, one being poor planning.  I have never been down Ft Morgan which was where I picked up the 2nd half of the ride.  My plan was once I got to Dauphin Island I was going to get my ticket to the ferry and then go fill up my water bottles. But once I got to the ferry it was about to load and the next one was 1hr and 30min away from running again. So I thought I would just fill up at Ft Morgan, sure they had to have some place selling ice and water WRONG.  The ferry ride was about 40 minutes, after getting back on the bike I was down to 2 sips of heed and no water.  About 6 miles into the ride I passed a golf resort so i pulled up in there and got 2 large waters, 2 large ice waters and a snickers bar.  I filled the bottles up drank so water and ate the snickers and back on the road again.  The last 15 miles of the ride my neck became really sore and the head wind was not good on the last 10 miles.  But all and all it was fun, legs were good.  Nutrition I woke up drank some espresso, ate a banana with peanut butter on it and had some water.  Before the ride I took a gel because did not have much breakfast.  I had 2 bottles on the bike 24oz of Heed and 20oz of water. On the 2nd half of the ride when I stopped for water I took another gel filled the 24oz with Sustained Energy and the 20oz with water.  I feel my nutrition on the ride was right on, I did not feel drained or running out of steam.  I plan to do this ride again in about 2 months to see if I can do better on the time.  I did get my aero bars (Profile Design T2+) I used them for about 20 miles of the race but at the end it seemed to hurt my neck more when in the aero position, I guess because Im leaning down and holding the head up.  Done know if I need to make more adj to the bike.  Will play around with that later. 

Have a great day yall. Im heading to Pensacola Fl which is about 1hr 15min drive, for my 2 hour open water clinic.  Will let yall know how it went.

60 mile ride today followed by a 3 mile brick. Tired-walked some but ok run. Nice overcast but windy day, not too hot. I have never been to Yuba Oklahoma before..a first time for everything!

Lake swim and long run tomorrow

George - great ride there bud! And I think I know some of those Southern Boys' cousins...they nearly ran me off the road up here 2 summers ago

Hey Steve or anyone for that matter...

Is there a way to speed healing for sore muscles? I have been incredibly sore - mostly from a weight class that I taught ( I know... how embarrassing!) lots of squats, lunges and then I also rode just before the weights and my run today was painful Actually walking up and down stairs hurts and I sort of walk like a robot. LOL This has happened before...when I again subbed and taught a weight training class (but I take one every week and I'm fine then...so I think its just the added weight training vs my teaching being any tougher). 

so..protein? ice? heat? Bengay? Ugh! 

And I would like to run or ride Sunday but at this point...whatever I do will be cut short.

Try an ice bath-60ish degrees is cold enough add some ice-15 minutes

NSAIDS and stretching