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everyone differs...when I race...I eat a bowl of whole grain cereal/almonds/fruit...then I have a gu about 15-20 min before the swim...and have one in my bike helmet....and depending on how I ride...maybe another for the run...but usually I just drink lots...I never carry water on any of my runs....but I make sure to have it when i am done...keep running Jules...every run you do will acclimate you for race day. Try the 3min run 1 min fast walk...then go to 4:1...5:1 and eventually you will be running the entire 3 miles with no sweat! (PUN INTENDED! )

Happy BIRTHDAY CHERI! hope you had a great one! next year lets run the bay to breakers on or near your birthday! I ran yesterday and it was a blast! had such a good time! almost messed up my time by stopping at a bar...haha...but we waited til the end! barely! the most amazing costumes at this race! this year they did not have the moving bars or kegs of beer that has been a problem at past! guess everyone stops or slows down to get a beer or drink...durn where were they when I needed them!?

HAPPY BDAY CHERI! hope your day was everything you expected...AND THEN SOME!

so...now are you older then me? or do I still have you by a few years!?!

funny how we think of birthdays that way now! used to be birthdays..woo hoo gifts!!! then it was birthdays suck...another year another year OLDER! now I really dont celebrate per say...but being the youngest in your age group does seem to have it advantages...unless one of them is Cheri! then it dont matter! she will kick my booty no matter how many years older or younger!

Hey Isabelle..good luck with the move, dds recital and keeping them shins in tip top shape for that upcoming HM! and you will totally finish your race! I have all the confidence in the world in your HM finishing abilities! when is it?

MDHillSlug - 2009-05-16 8:39 AM Happy Saturday!

I did my longest run ever, both in time and distance. Still working up towards 10k.

Little did I realize that my regular Saturday route would take me through the family riders and walkers of a local charity event. It was fun to be part of the police escort for a while

good job on the run, Nicole! kiu! how is your weather? has it been super hot there?

sooo what did you decide to do? and how bout a cup of java!? I just found out I am out! DOH...time to go to the store...most of my cupboards are bare! my dd is coming into town this weekend so we can go and pre-ride the HIM bike course (vineman california)...it is supposed to be a really tough course! OH JOY! lots of climbing OH BOY! NOT!

run_yc_run - 2009-05-16 4:21 PM Just checking in to say hello to my favourite group of triathletes! Thank you for all the inspires! I have  been finding it a bit overwhelming logging workouts here, and for my new coach, keeping up with the forum ...oh and my job. Did want to let you all know that I do think of you every day even if I haven't logged into BT.

BTW- Nicole- love the race photo- I am glad that you got one!

we appreciate you taking the time to come say hi! we know you are busy...so thanks for any and all time you spend with us! how is the training going? anything you need to pass on to us? we appreciate any info you can throw to us!

Jules..you really need to start thinking about doing some brick training....swim and bike....bike and run...run and swim....this will help you on race day...also practice the transition...I have a webpage if you need it to show you easy ways to practice transitioning....

go girl....go!

Well, you asked if anyone was racing, but you didn't say that you were!   I see you did Bay to Breakers -- CONGRATS!!!  I am SO THERE next year.

MDHillSlug - 2009-05-17 12:09 PM I have a metric century charity ride coming up in 3 weeks so it's time to change my biking focus over to distance and endurance. So, today I did a 40 mile ride. It was tough. The first 24 miles were into headwinds and also had lots of climbing; I averaged less than 12mph for this. After taking a break and having a snack I was finally getting a bit of a tailwind and my mph average climbed a lot (over 16mph). Along in here I was speeding along and realized I had a car just to my left pacing me; I look over and it's a cop. He has his window down and tells me that I need to be riding closer to the white line so that the cars can get by. I said "Yes sir" and he went on his way. This really irks me because this was not a very safe manoeuver for me and because I believe that he was wrong. It's my understanding that I'm entitled to take the entire lane if I so desire. I was not about to debate it with him right then

I'd be irked too! sounds like POWER POWER POWER! and he needed to exert some power on a cute girl on a bike! shame on him! You are soo right about being in the entire lane! was this a double lane road or four lane? no bike lane? surely he had better things to do then to go tell bikes to move over!? things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm!!!!????

lyssa-gator - 2009-05-18 7:20 AM he sounds like a power happy blow hard.
just my humble opinion

AGREED!! x2~~~~

Thanks Julee...The Half Marathon is in the fall (it will be my 4th half mary).  All the other training plans that I have followed have been based on distance...not time.  Have ordered the DVD.  Plan on giving it as a gift (if I don't breakdown and open it first)

Sounds like every one has been busy! The end of last week and Saturday were crazy busy at work, so rather than stress myself out, I told myself I was going to take training off through Sunday.  Worked all day on Saturday, we had a front come throught Saturday evening, and Sunday was the perfect day to work in the yard (cloudy and cool), ALL DAY, and I'm paying for it today. But got out and did my run this evening, which actually helped the soreness in my legs. The next few days are supposed to be really nice, and I have a four day weekend coming up!

Just wanted to say - Nicole, love the picture, maybe the cop was just hitting on you! Cheri, Happy Belated Birthday!! Julie, great race this weekend, sounds like fun! Julie IN, I think we are all trying to acclimate to the warmer weather; our cool front was very welcome. Karen, I've used the Smart Coach on Runner's World for my HM training; I have a hard time with the concept of time based training.  Yvonne and Alyssa, welcome back!  Isabelle, have a great time with your upcoming HM!  Who else has a race coming up?

Hope everyone has a great week!