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fattyfatfat - 2010-03-22 12:08 PM oh good.  conversation piece for lunch tomorrow.  rachael have you seen this pic of justins dog licking his nasty feet.  that's how they shower when camping. 

well, i guess it better then some other things discussed.  isn't it.

Houstonrider - 2010-03-22 1:08 PM I just had my best run ever! On January 17 I ran a 1:59:58 in the Houston Half, and today I ran 12.84 in 1:46:24. (8:17 pace). It's not a PR but if I would have been paying attention I would have ran the extra .26 miles and crushed my PR.

Running is NOT my strength so I am extremely excited about this pace.

Houstonrider - 2010-03-22 11:08 AM I just had my best run ever! On January 17 I ran a 1:59:58 in the Houston Half, and today I ran 12.84 in 1:46:24. (8:17 pace). It's not a PR but if I would have been paying attention I would have ran the extra .26 miles and crushed my PR.

Running is NOT my strength so I am extremely excited about this pace.

Houstonrider - 2010-03-22 2:08 PM I just had my best run ever! On January 17 I ran a 1:59:58 in the Houston Half, and today I ran 12.84 in 1:46:24. (8:17 pace). It's not a PR but if I would have been paying attention I would have ran the extra .26 miles and crushed my PR.

Running is NOT my strength so I am extremely excited about this pace.

Houstonrider - 2010-03-22 2:08 PM I just had my best run ever! On January 17 I ran a 1:59:58 in the Houston Half, and today I ran 12.84 in 1:46:24. (8:17 pace). It's not a PR but if I would have been paying attention I would have ran the extra .26 miles and crushed my PR.

Running is NOT my strength so I am extremely excited about this pace.

Houstonrider - 2010-03-22 2:08 PM I just had my best run ever! On January 17 I ran a 1:59:58 in the Houston Half, and today I ran 12.84 in 1:46:24. (8:17 pace). It's not a PR but if I would have been paying attention I would have ran the extra .26 miles and crushed my PR.

Running is NOT my strength so I am extremely excited about this pace.

Emmanem - 2010-03-22 12:36 PM Thanks everyone for the encouragement.  I'm gonna check to see if we have any wetsuit rental places nearby and then online.  I did 1200m in the pool today and managed several 50m freestyle and I'm pretty confident in my backstroke so maybe that can be my "safety".  James AKA "Mr. I'm awesome at all sports and can beat you in anything" has challenged me to a swim competition (800m) so maybe that'll be extra motivation to really work hard at this swimming thing.  We're really competitive with each other so there's no way I can let him beat me.  He has decided to run a 5k with me in April to pace me I'm very excited about that.  Well I think I'm gonna set a 3 week or so deadline to decide for sure about this triathlon but you all really have me feeling like I can do it now.  Thanks again everyone!!

trying1 - 2010-03-22 9:34 PM

Honestly I think you'll be fine.  if you can already do 1200m in a workout that's pretty good.  Have you tried just swimming 800m straight (using all strokes)?  For my first tri (sprint) I only trained for 7 weeks (and I was in horrible shape) and was only able to swim 800m by combining breast and freestyle during my training.  During the race, I did a lot of the swim on my back and like what everyone says when you're in a wetsuit it makes things easier, especially when you need to just float.

Emmanem - 2010-03-22 11:37 PM I haven't tried doing 800 straight yet.  It's actually on the agenda for next week though. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

Emmanem - 2010-03-22 10:37 PM I haven't tried doing 800 straight yet.  It's actually on the agenda for next week though. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

KeriKadi - 2010-03-23 10:37 AM Emma - You can totally do this.  I sidestroked at least half of my first tri!
Justine - NICE run!
Nicki & Tif - Do the new wetsuits mean we are going to see you at the lake soon?

My run yesterday aggrivated my IT band   I was really hoping I was over/through this.  I did ice it last night and have an appt with my ART guy Thursday morning.

In good news - It is a DOUBLE birthday day in our house today!!  Brendan Patrick was born 3/23/95 at 4:27pm after 22 hours of labor weighing a tiny 5 pounds 12 ounces and turns 15 today!  Lilia Joy was born 3/23/07 at 6:02am at 9 pounds 3 ounces after 6 hours of labor, she is 3 today!
From the time Brendan found out I was pregnant and due 3/20 he told me he wanted the baby born on his birthday.  We don't plan these things so I suggested he talk with Jesus which he says he did just about every night.  Ken woke him up on his 12th birthday shouting 'Happy Birthday, you have a new baby'  Brendan was over the moon! 

KeriKadi - 2010-03-23 10:37 AM Emma - You can totally do this.  I sidestroked at least half of my first tri!
Justine - NICE run!
Nicki & Tif - Do the new wetsuits mean we are going to see you at the lake soon?

My run yesterday aggrivated my IT band   I was really hoping I was over/through this.  I did ice it last night and have an appt with my ART guy Thursday morning.

In good news - It is a DOUBLE birthday day in our house today!!  Brendan Patrick was born 3/23/95 at 4:27pm after 22 hours of labor weighing a tiny 5 pounds 12 ounces and turns 15 today!  Lilia Joy was born 3/23/07 at 6:02am at 9 pounds 3 ounces after 6 hours of labor, she is 3 today!
From the time Brendan found out I was pregnant and due 3/20 he told me he wanted the baby born on his birthday.  We don't plan these things so I suggested he talk with Jesus which he says he did just about every night.  Ken woke him up on his 12th birthday shouting 'Happy Birthday, you have a new baby'  Brendan was over the moon! 

bzgl40 - 2010-03-23 11:18 AM Um, excuse me, which of you stole my energy?  I woke up this morning raring to go and now find myself with no energy.  Weirdness.  More coffee I guess.

KelliD - 2010-03-23 11:21 AM It certainly wasn't me.  I was also lacking in this category.  I planned to meet a friend at 5.30 to ride....it was 43 degrees and drizzling.  I bailed, and went back to sleep for 2 glorious hours.

gavisk - 2010-03-23 12:04 PM Whew! Finally caught up with all the posts I've missed lately.  Lots of impressive runs and bike rides by you all.

Thanks for the inspires for my race last weekend.  As there isn't a race report format for pentathlons, I put one up in my training log.  Interesting fact that I forgot to include:  a cold front came through over the weekend, and at start time (10am) it was 6 degrees.  Cloudless sky and no wind though, and within 30 seconds of the gun going off my furnace was blasting.  That race got me really jazzed to do more x-country ski racing next winter--I imagine it's pretty good off-season cross training for triathlon.

Eric: there's a guy in Boulder who sells bikes on Ebay, and he has last year's Kuota Kalibur w/Ultegra for $2299.  A pretty good deal, unless your bike shop can get you a better one.

KeriKadi - 2010-03-23 9:37 AM Emma - You can totally do this.  I sidestroked at least half of my first tri!
Justine - NICE run!
Nicki & Tif - Do the new wetsuits mean we are going to see you at the lake soon?

My run yesterday aggrivated my IT band   I was really hoping I was over/through this.  I did ice it last night and have an appt with my ART guy Thursday morning.

In good news - It is a DOUBLE birthday day in our house today!!  Brendan Patrick was born 3/23/95 at 4:27pm after 22 hours of labor weighing a tiny 5 pounds 12 ounces and turns 15 today!  Lilia Joy was born 3/23/07 at 6:02am at 9 pounds 3 ounces after 6 hours of labor, she is 3 today!
From the time Brendan found out I was pregnant and due 3/20 he told me he wanted the baby born on his birthday.  We don't plan these things so I suggested he talk with Jesus which he says he did just about every night.  Ken woke him up on his 12th birthday shouting 'Happy Birthday, you have a new baby'  Brendan was over the moon! 

KelliD - 2010-03-23 10:19 AM Oohh...double the birthday fun. Happy birthday Brendan and Lilia

Hope the ITB is feeling better!  My ART appt is set for next Thursday morning...can't wait!