Kamikaze Geckos (Page 14)

1hr run for me this morning, 1700 meter swim later tonight.  I am now on board for everything I signed up for.

A little introduction from yours truly...

I'm a 42 year young gal, single, no kids, no pets.  I was born in Montréal, QC and lived there for most of my life.  I moved to the Toronto, ON area at the end of 2001 to further my career in the information technology field and to pursue a love affair that ended rather abruptly back in 2005. 

During that period of my life, my weight ballooned to 189 lbs for my 5'2" petite frame.  In 2004, I decided to do something about it.  Little by little, I made wiser and healthier food choices and began weight training and dropped 55 lbs over a period of 18 months.  I continued this regimen until May 2006 when I was re-introduced to running and biking.  I raced my first multisport event in September of that year (a du) and began training for tri's a couple of months later.  I have gained 16 lbs since taking triathlon training but have maintained my weight between 145 and 148 lbs during the past 1 1/2 year.

My main goals this year are to race the Muskoka Ironman 70.3 in September, remain injury free as much as possible and have fun training and racing. 

D001 - 2008-06-05 7:29 AM

Joe Runner - 2008-06-04 1:35 PM Holy crap. Has anyone noticed the number of posts for the Totally Nutty team. Let's go people.

Team Totally Nutty is also known as "Team Chatty." (That's how I thought of it when I set up the teams.) It consists of people who specifically requested "a chatty team."  

No kidding - I think alot of it's about Nutella! 

Are you serious - 105 today???  yike hot hot hot 

A little schwimmy this morning - tomorrow would be a great day to try to bike commute to work, although I have an 8am meeting.  I'll have to see what the weather thinks of that idea.  if not, i'll head to the gym early and try to get a little ride/run brick.

Who's racing this weekend? 

D001 - 2008-06-05 9:29 AM

Joe Runner - 2008-06-04 1:35 PM Holy crap. Has anyone noticed the number of posts for the Totally Nutty team. Let's go people.

Team Totally Nutty is also known as "Team Chatty." (That's how I thought of it when I set up the teams.) It consists of people who specifically requested "a chatty team." Um, and to be honest, a good number of the posts there are mine. LOL

Very appropriate avatar here too. And I still need to run...It will cool off when it gets a bit darker (I hope)

Dee, we need suckometer points for the weather...

just saying, I know you too well to think it's going to happen...

 Totally agree!  Spinner tonight = maybe some strength training at the gym because of R _ _ N!

Done with my swim.

I sympathise with all of you who are dealing with hot and humid temps.  It will be Toronto's turn tomorrow.  Should be 88 F but we expect 104 F with the humidity.

I totally second Judi for the suckometer points.

I always kind of wonder if we wouldn't be better off without knowing about the heat index................

D001 - 2008-06-05 10:06 PM

zipp1 - 2008-06-05 6:54 PM

D001 - 2008-06-05 9:29 AM

Joe Runner - 2008-06-04 1:35 PM Holy crap. Has anyone noticed the number of posts for the Totally Nutty team. Let's go people.

Team Totally Nutty is also known as "Team Chatty." (That's how I thought of it when I set up the teams.) It consists of people who specifically requested "a chatty team." Um, and to be honest, a good number of the posts there are mine. LOL

Very appropriate avatar here too. And I still need to run...It will cool off when it gets a bit darker (I hope)

I went out early this AM. Figured it would be too hot later on in the day. (And no, I am NOT a morning person! I do not do mornings well!)

really?  I never would have guessed that :P 

Yes.  That and the wind chill... 

oh, yes!  that too! 

They are both bogus.  If it is freakin' hot, it's hot...if it's freakin' cold, it's cold.  We complained about the cold weather and snow all winter and now we finally have some summer and people are already complaining around here.  Too funny.  I love the humidity.  Makes my skin look so pretty and glisteny (if that is word)

Ok, time for my intro!

Name's Peggy.  I'm single, 29, 2 fur babies (cats, if you must know). I just sold my house and am now free from the bondage that is home ownership!  As much as everyone says that owning a home is a great investment (I'm not disputing it...it is!!), when you are single and unattached with limited family in the area, it really becomes an albatross around your neck.  I am now free to roam the country (I believe that's a line in a commercial for an airline, but it applies to me).  I'm currently the manager of a medical coding department for a consulting company, but will be transitioning out of that position into a remote position (which will REALLY give me freedom to move around...all I'll need is high speed internet access!).

This is my second tri season.  I actually started training 2 years ago with a couch to 5k program.  The DAY before my first 5k, I fell down my steps and sprained my ankle really badly.  Oh the agony!  The first thought that went through my head was "Damn...there goes my 5k!"  This from a girl who at her highest weighed 328 lbs (pics in the album if you don't believe me).  I lost about 70 lbs before I started tri-ing, and I'm now at not quite 95 lbs down.   I avoided activity at all costs.  Now I look for it.

That's me in a nutshell.  Lots of changes in the past month...I'm honestly surprised I remember my name at this point.  Hoping to make the Geckos proud, and train well for my first Olympic at the end of the month.  I'm already behind on my training because of all the stuff that's been going on, but if I can make it through, then I can really focus on my A race, which is another Oly in August. 

Well, words like "dewy" and "glisteny" sound way better than "sweaty", so I'll take it.   

I think your suckometer is broken, I checked accuweather for the time I was running.  It was 89 degrees and 54% humidity out there so it rates high on my suckometer scale.  Today I could barely see the skyline of Richmond as I crossed the river for all the humidity