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I'm not sure what to do with spin class miles.  I was having the same conversation with my husband last night after his first spin class.  Maybe change your goal to be in time rather than miles.  It's probably the most accurate way.

As far as my goals, so far I have run  5.45 miles (13.625% of goal) and swam 2000 meters (11.8% of goal) and I've kept on track with my core workouts.  My abs have been sore, but I think it's really going to help once I start getting back on the bike.

We've been quiet this month.  Hope that means everyone is getting in good workouts!   

I like the idea of time rather than distance for my bike workouts.  Thanks!

My excuse for being quite is that we've been busier at work, so I don't get to post as often, and my evenings are full of working out/spending time with my wife.

edited to add: I think I will go ahead and change my February bike goal to be a time goal, rather than distance, thanks to my spin class.  I think I'll make a goal of 10 hours on the bike (including spin class).  That's just shy of double my time in January.

I need to get rolling on my goals, I've fallen behind.  I don't like making excuses, but my last swim workout was canceled because the pool was closed for maintainence.  It has also been very cold up here, which has caused me to lose my running motivation.

Note:  I log spin classes as 15 bike miles, I think I read that suggestion somewhere on this site.

Well, it's Monday.    I did get in 500 yards yesterday afternoon, but with all the kids (it was open swim - no lanes) I felt like I was in an OWS!

I have an equipment question: my swim goggles consistently fog up after about 400-500 yards.  I have heard of an anti-fog solution - is that what I need to get?  I've tried making the goggles fit even tighter (perhaps there's a tiny leak?), but that didn't help either - just made my head hurt.  Any suggestions?

I usually spit in my goggles, rub in around, and rinse it off.  Sounds gross, but it works really well for preventing them from fogging up.  You can use the anti-fog stuff too, but you'll have to plan ahead for that.  I've used both and they both seem to work equally well, so I use the cheaper solution. 

Thanks for the advice on logging spin class miles.  :-)

I would appreciate some prayers/good vibes/karma/etc. as I applied for a new position at work.  It's a Project Specialist position and I feel I really am a good candidate.  I hope to meet with HR by the end of the week for the initial interview/discussion.  I know the HR rep really well, so I'm not at all nervous about it.  My biggest concern is finding a position that pays what I want to make now ($34-$36k).  Thanks!

Good luck with the job!  I'm sending lots of good thoughts your way.   

Hey Gang;

How's everyone doing on their goals? 
I am going try and complete all, but am kinda behind so far on my progress.  

What are you guys doing this weekend? 
Monday is a holiday, so I'm going away for a hockey tournament, which means 3-4 hockey games and lots of food and beer.  So this week, I've really hit the gym in preparation for my weekend of missing workouts. 

I'm not as far along on my goals as I would like for halfway through the month.  I've had a sinus infection for about a week, so it's been keeping me from getting in as many workouts.  I've been doing a lot better over the past few days and even made it back in the pool yesterday.  I think I can make my swim goal - I just have to make sure to get in the pool and get in longer distance workouts.  I'm not so sure about my run goal.  A lot of that depends on how running goes this weekend.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! 

Hey guys, how was your weekend? I hope everyone was able to get in some workouts over the weekend or at least rest and take it easy to recover.

I wasn't feeling that great over the weekend, so I took it easy and rested a lot.  I was able to do a 3 mile run today, which is the longest run I was able to do in awhile.  I'm a little worried about getting in enough training before my half marathon (about a month away now), but I think I'll be okay if I can get in some long runs over the weekend.

Hope everyone has a great week! 

That makes sense.  Two race in the same weekend would indeed be crazy.  I've heard that during MCM it is really hard to find any one, too.  I think it would be a nice first marathon just because there is such a huge crowd and I hear that it is a really fun race.  I'll have to keep the Army 10 miler in mind as a training race.

My workouts this week are going a lot better.  I did a 3 mile run and a long swim (3300 m) today.  I'm feeling tons better, although I'm still tired.  Getting out and doing something seems to be the key.  Once I get started, it's a lot easier to keep going.  

How are you doing so far this week? 

Hey Everyone;

I think I'm going to post some March goals, only this time I'll be more realistic and set out weekly checkpoints for each goal.  Does anyone want to give it another go?

-Erin