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Since you're playing that game:

YOU'RE A RUNNER, YOU'RE A RUNNER, YOU'RE A RUNNER, YOU'RE A RUNNER!!!!!  times inifinity!

Man, I hope some strange, hard-core tri-chick emerges from within the depths of my soul on Saturday...

Seriously - you will learn to like running. I really enjoy it now - more so than the bike. And I HATED running. Always hated it. Couldn't do it - in junior high and high school I could barely run a mile. And I was otherwise thin and healthy. I danced. I was a good swimmer, and actually a pretty decent sprinter (like 100 meter dash type of thing). I HATED running until about a year ago when I started training for tris. In a year, I've gone from not being able to run a mile straight without stopping to the kick- run I logged last night. I mean, I'm not breaking any world records, but I ran a mile in 8:40 - that's about HALF of my mile time from high school. So just keep at it.

You guys are funny. I'm not feeling crash hot-fighting another cold or something but this cracked me up..children!

Morning folks! I am glad it's almost the weekend, though I'm a little bit freaked about Saturday's ride. The thoughts for no rain seem to be working, so let's keep them coming!!! (I'm a pretty lousy and inconsistent pray-er, except for this week!)

Btw, where is our fearless mentor??? Mentoooooooorrr....

Hey Trina!  Great news about the foot!  Yeah, try to remember not to run on it, though  

I'm actually going to PT tonight as my right foot started to hurt again.  I had surgery on it in October (hey, I guess you can see the scar in the pic now!) and my big toe settled back into the joint improperly.  It was great for several weeks, so I stopped going to PT--and now it's all swollen again.  Maybe it was the week and a half off and then the bricks on Tuesday.  I decided I'm going to walk my half mary, maybe jog a little since I have friend doing the driving...so I need to get that taken care of.

I hope everyone is having a good day.

P.S.  I checked in on the mentor's blog and she's been naughty

Sounds fun! If she's a decent photographer, she will make you look photogenic. I am not terribly photogenic either, as far as just cameo shots, but I had professional head shots done in NY when I was a senior in college (part of the job - theatre), and they're freaking hot! I chose 2 to be developed and get repros, but he took 5 rolls of 36 shots each and all of them were fantastic, seriously. I did have someone do my hair and make-up and the shots were black and white. Have fun!!

Tomorrow is my ride!!! Yikes!!! I am just hoping the rain stays away...looks good so far, but you never know. I am also hoping that I don't get a flat, or crash, etc.

I'm glad I checked on my bike last night.  After I drove it into the side of the house I checked it and everything was fine.  Tomorrow I am doing a mini tri so I thought I would double check that I had tools, etc., and guess what???  Both tires were completely flat.  I bought 3 new tubes, changed them in both tires and saved one as a spare (since I don't know how to do a patch or if I could do a patch--I assume it was pressure from the collision?).  It was my first time fixing a flat on a road bike.  I'm pretty happy about that.

Good luck on your race tomorrow Chrissy!!!  Still hoping for NO RAIN!  Is anyone else racing?  I have the mini-tri with my tri group (not timed, just practice really) tomorrow and a half marathon on Sunday.  I'll be registering for another half marathon later in the season as this one isn't going to be what I had hoped for...you know, 2 weeks out from losing a kidney and all.  I didn't really plan on that little blow.  I have to say I'll be proud if I just walk the whole way and finish the darn thing. 

There are a whole bunch of us who are riding as a team. It's not really a "race", just a century ride - thankfully! I don't think I could race 100 miles. Most centuries are not raced, per se. There are rest stops with food, etc. And there are others who are coming out to do 25 or 50 miles of the ride as well.

Sending good vibes to both of you!

Chrissy, I know your ride is going to go great!  Sounds like you have a good group to enjoy your 100 miles with.  Just remember to smile on those downhills...I'm convinced it helps!  (And a little maniacal laughter never hurts either.  It shows those hills who's boss!)

Andria, the fact that you're even attempting a half-mary this weekend is amazing!  You had surgury like two weeks ago and you're already back at it, crazy girl.  Good luck and enjoy your race!

Good luck!  Have a fast and fun race!

Hey guys and gals.

First of all I want to say that I apologize for not chiming in lately. I have been reading the posts and keeping track, but I'm getting a weird vibe at work lately about the internet stuff, so I can only read via my mobile phone but can't really reply or navigate efficiently. By the time I get home, life is crazy and my internet connection is archaic. You have all been so good about sending motivation and encouragement my way and I have fallen short in returning the favors. I feel like a taker, not a giver. Please forgive me. 

To all who raced this weekend, EXCELLENT WORK! And I say work, because that is what you have been doing to prepare and that is what you produced. Good, bad, or ugly, doesn't matter. The glory is in the journey and attaining the goal. The numbers are all relative. In my eyes, all of you are CHAMPIONS for even attempting multisports and feats of endurance. Anything that you set out to do that is outside of your comfort zone is worth whatever result you attain. The gem in all the sweat, blood and tears is pushing yourself to overcome fears, physical obsticals, mental blocks. How you compare to others is irrelevant.

Sorry to ramble on, I'm feeling philosophical tonight. Too much red meat, maybe. 

Rock on fellow mentees and have a great week of training ahead!

Hey ladies and gent...I'm alive!!! I wrote about it in my blog, but it was fun. I didn't break any sound barriers and I did walk down two hills (but there were lots of hills), but I did successfully fish a Gu out of my jersey and eat it all while riding, so that's one small victory It was lots of fun, and would be fun to do again next year, with another year of riding under my belt.