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 Hell people, I live in the deep south and woke up to 30 ish degree weather and it is supposed to be even colder tomorrow...what the, is hell freezing over?  It isn't supposed to be this cold here....lol!

Same here in NC ... was like mid 20's this morning, getting up to low 40's this afternoon, back down to 20's tonight, teen's tomorrow ... and into the single digits by the end of the week ...

... I have tomorrow off ... so I will try to get in a good long bike ride during the afternoon when hopefully it will be somewhat warm ... was going to wait till Sat or Sun after I have the LBS check my seat setup once more ... but it may be too cold this weekend to get in a ride ...

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You know what -10 degree weather does?  It makes you long for 30ish degree weather.  You may be chilly but I'm jealous!

In related news...I saw a hardcore runner out today.  He inspired me for about 2 seconds.  I thought, "I can do that.  It won't be too cold as long as I cover up and keep moving."  Then I realized I'm not that dedicated to being in the great outdoors.  I will suffer the treadmill when the weatherman says things like, "Only go outside if you have to."  No arguments from me.  Treadmill it is!

At least you are doing better than me tonight!!

I was going to go for a Dreadmill run tonight as well, but when I got home and got out of the car, rolled the trash can down to the road, checked the mail, and finally got inside ... I was chilled to the bone ... so tonight will end up being a recovery night for me.

(gotta get my rest for the long bike rode tomorrow, right?) 

I know what you mean about the cold in the south.  Currently 14 degrees in SC.  I'm sure it is even colder where Kevin is.  Probably single digits.  I guess I did not drive far enough when making my move!  Today is a scheduled run day, but, maybe not.  I think I might hit the pool instead. 

Just thought of something~  How jealous are we of Pam right now.  Probably 60-70. 

As I am sure you are aware, just as there is a difference in the "heat" in the south and everywhere else, there is also a difference in the cold.  I have traveled all over the world and been in places that were in the negative degrees, however, it always seems colder here in the southern US, I guess it's the humidity!

How jealous are we of Pam, man, the weather there is probably like springtime.

Anyway, how's everyone doing on their training?  I blew off my run yesterday because it was so dang cold....I am going to try and make it up today and do a run/swim brick (indoors)!  I really really want to go out for a long bike ride tomorrow, but the temps are supposed to be in the teens.  Supposed to be in the lower 40's by noo, maybe I can get out and ride.

Yeah.  I think Pam should have invited us all along on her trip.  Clearly, warm weather would help our training.  And maybe the Magical Kingdom would have imbued me with magical speed.  Now we'll never know.  I'm probably doomed to be slow forever and it's all Pam's fault. 

Not much excitement on the training front.  I've got a run planned tonight.  Bike and swim on Saturday.  Run on Sunday.  I'm guessing I'll be stuck indoors for that Sunday run but I'm still hoping the snow will hold off and I'll get clear roads.

I wimped out on the bike tide today... just too cold for me ...

...so I went to the YMCA and got in a little of each S/B/R

Swam 2100 yds, stationary bike for 50 minnutes, and a 1 mile treadmill brick run after hopping off the stationary bike.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

I finally dropped the dough and pulled the trigger and committed myself to the Augusta 70.3 Half Ironman race!!!

So right now I'm real motivated to get out and train ... don't want to think I'm just throwing money down the drain ...

Anyhow, got in a 7 mile run today and that's about it.

Hope the weather warms up tomorrow and I can finally get out on the bike.

Man, that's exciting news about the 70.3.  I still have yet to sign up, but will soon.  I monitor the entries every couple days.  Training looks great.  Nice brick and 7 miler.

Great news on the ITBS ... I hear the foam rollers are good, I need to get one myself and maybe I won't have to visit the MT as much ...

...as far as the Augusta 70.3, they update the list only every 2 weeks ... this is why I got nervous and went ahead and registered yesterday - I didn't want to wait too long and then miss out.

They updated the list Jan 6th I think, and since the last 2 week update the number on the list increased from 841 to 958, or by 117 names.  I figure that as word gets out it will start to fill even faster.

Finally got in another bike ride today, took a slightly different route but oddly enough it was almost exactly the same distance ... I thought I may had gone further.

Did 18.3 miles, but took 70 minutes, for a 15.6 mph average ... I'm disappointed with that.  Last ride I only guestimated how long it took as I wasn't really sure, so figured an hour and thought I average 18.2 mph ... but today I clocked it ...

Also bought bike shorts and wore those today, and that made a pretty big difference, but still got sore and can tell I need lots more conditioning sitting on the saddle for long periods of time.

Unfortunately I spoke to soon.  I did my long run today - 9.36 miles.  Legs felt good.  Stopped and stretched as I felt my right hamstring tighten up just a little.  No big deal.  Then I got home,  took a shower, stretched,  grabbed some lunch and sat down.  After about 45 minutes, I started feeling this pain on the right side of my leg.  Unfortunately it is the exact spot everyone had mentioned before regarding ITBS.  I got out the ice and popped down the Advil.  Not at all happy about this.  I don't know what the deal is.  I have never felt any pain at all in this area before, during, or after any runs of any length.

Thanks for the update Kevin.

I finally got out and did something.  Was just being a total couch potato today and just catching up on all the unread threads here on the BT forums ... then got to reading some good run advice ... and got kinda motivated ...

... so I headed out at 4:00 pm today and did my favorite 7 mile run around Salem Lake.

Then headed to the YMCA to stretch out some and use the jacuzzi and steam room.

I'm really sore, my quads are screaming at me ... 7 mile run Sat, then 18 mile bike Sun, and then back to another 7 mile run today ...

Welcome home Pam, glad to hear the ankle is better.  Bet the kids had a blast!

Kevin,  Good workout on the 7 miler.  I am in the process of adding mileage, of course it's 10 % at a time....lol

Good to have you back Pam.  Sounds like you had a good time.  Completely understand about needing a vacation from your vacation.

I took the day off yesterday to let my legs rest.  I will be back in the pool today.  I got a little encouragement from a thread I started regarding first time with ITBS.  One of the coaches suggested that it could be from tight glutes.  Hopefully this is the case since I sat on my trainer for just over an hour maintaining a fairly high cadence the night before.  I am sure this left my muscles tight.  I have never experienced anything like this at all in the past, so it could just be a fluke thing.  I'm going to try a short run tomorrow and see how it feels.  I should have my roller on Monday, but plan on doing a little strength training at the gym today and will use theirs.

Welcome back Pam!

Glad you enjoyed your vacation - I'd like to go back to Disney one day myself as a big kid.

Probably not much training going on tonight ... snow and slush all over the roads right now and it will most likely turn to ice later this evening and/or overnight.

Had to come to work today, at 10:30 ... then when we get here they tell us the offices will close at 1:30 pm today ... so pretty much a wasted day ... especially since I commute 1 hr 10 min each way ... and that is on good roads ... took more like 1:45 this moring ... so I will have spent more time driving back and forth to work than actually working ... hehehe