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Hey all!

Sorry I haven't been around.  The sale of our company is due to close on Friday and I have been very busy.  Very much looking at B2B as this may be a good one for me.   Swam today, my first workout and only did 750m to stretch out a little.  Plan on resuming training on Monday.  Going to do Jorge's 20 week (or most of it) before I do 20 week BT beginner IM plan (minus run).  Bill, we will have to talk.  I will call you next week as I think thats when I am going to sign up but there is a couple of twists that need to be worked out.

Hope everyone is doing great and I promise to start coming by more once the sale is done.

I enjoy torture!  Thats why I got married.

I have an old but serious ankle injury from 1991.  After I run any distance, the next day I walk with a very serious limp, just trying to eliminate some of the following day pain.  This morning, I am walking fine but will hold off judgement until I have tried it several times.  I am also hoping it will help my knee.  Dang, sounds like I am falling apart.

Oh, I swam 1.5 miles before I ran yesterday and laid sod in my yard as well, so I was pretty much beat up.

Diane - as you train I would only run 2x per week.  There is really no need to run 3x for a sprint or even Olympic....and I didn't run 3x every week training for a half ironman....so 2 would be IT for me...

Billy - cold water is better than nothing but it would be best to dump the tray from the ice maker into that water  after you acclimate to the cold water temp.  You are trying to ice the whole leg not just cool it off.  In the witer, after long runs, I would just walk down the steps into our pool....that way I could stop at a strategic depth if you know what I mean...LOL.  I actually use icepacks from Walgreens almost all the time.  They are velcro sleeves with reusable bags in them.  They velcro around the calves and quads first (I have 4 of them) and then hit the hamstrings and ankles or knees depending on whether there is pain - otherwise, I just hit the calves, quads and hammies.  I prefer this method as I can take them with me if I am meeting up with folks or running from somewhere other than home and ice on the way home.  They are not too expensive and I really like the versatility.  With four of them, I am through icing in 30-40 minutes after a long run.  While I am iced, I lay on the floor on my back with my legs elevated onto the edge of the coffee table (don't tell Debbie).  The theory being that helps drain some of the blood and hence, lactic acid from the lower legs.  This time is also a good amount of time to do some additional stretching.....something not many of us do enough of....

sTRIve