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I had a bit of a sore throat Friday evening and decided not to train at all through the weekend.  Feeling much more normal today.  

Well, I hope you can do it.  You just need to somehow get her to think doing the 3k is her idea and you are set!  

Thanks...I feel pretty much 100% right now.  Actually, the time off from training has me feeling pretty darn good as far as freshness.

Adrian, what number are you using to get those from McMillan?  Was it a recent race?

In my opinion those 30m lunch runs are perfect for just adding volume while running easy.  Just go out and run at an easy pace so that at the end you feel like you could do it again.  Doing that several times per week will go a long way towards improving your run.

Lots and lots of easy running while you build things up.  If you are feeling frisky on a particular day you can throw in 3 or 4 x 30 second strides where you bump up to 5k pace for 30 seconds and then back to easy for at least 2 mins.  

I would agree with Arend -- keep them easy.  If you're running as little as 2x a week some weeks, they should both be easy runs....otherwise you're inviting the possibility of an injury.  Adding one or two short, easy run a week will add up to "free" run volume....if you add three extra miles a week, that's over 150 extra miles in a year! 

I just smile and nod when people say I'm obsessed.  Lots of people I know, know I train but really have no idea how much.  I'd rather keep it that way as they would think I'm completely nuts then.  

I also don't talk about my training unless I'm specifically asked and even then I just give quick generalities unless I'm prodded for details.  So when I'm asked what I did today I just say "oh, I went for a run" or "I was on the bike for a workout".  I find that's about as much as anyone really cares to know.    Anyone that actually cares to know details can follow me on Strava or my logs here.  

How is everyone's training going?  

I had a baby on the 4th and caught a nasty cold in the hospital, so I ended up taking all last week off.  I've been slowly getting back in the saddle (a lingering cough and swollen knee from laying around have hampered things).  Mentally I'm ready to go, but physically has been a little more difficult.  Did a 45 min ride today before the knee said it was time to stop.  Next week when I'm back at work should actually make the schedule a little easier because I'll be in a better routine.

I hope everyone had a good weekend, and maybe a long weekend if you got MLK day.

How about a new topic.  Transistions!!!

Transitions can be one of the most underated parts of triathlon.  Not only is it an area where we can save time during races by being quick and efficient...it's also an area that can really mess up our races if we overlook something.

So before I go into what I do for transitions, I'd like to know what everyone's plan is.  Have you even thought about it yet?