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Big Steve,

I could use some advice in selecting a swimming instruction program.  My local gym offers a WSI program (the Red Cross program) that cost $320 for 8 private lessons.  I also contacted the TI instructor you recommended, Thea Skanes in Scotch Plains.  She charges $695 for 8 private lessons.   

Is the TI program really worth the extra cost?

Any and all comments welcome from the group.

Good week here, also.  I was definitely in the pain cave this week!  MY swimming is starting to come along and feeling a lot more comfortable in the water!

Swim:                    5400      2:32:00
Bike (Spinning):   35.15     1:33:10
Run:                       5.26      1:10:18
Strength:                             1:00:00

Looking good everyone, I'm MIA with a chest/sinus cold, been off going on a week now, back at it starting today.

Guys, I just got this note from the instructor that I did TI with back at the end of January.  Anyone interested please let drop Bill and email and let me know.  Sounds like a cheap and easy way to get some pointers on your stroke, stride and cadence.  

William Garelick <[email protected]>

"Hi Guys,

I'm going to be have a little formal triathlon training on Sunday, March 6th from 10am to 12pm.

We will be in the pool for 30 minutes, spin for 45 minutes and run for 25 minutes on the treadmill. 

If you are interested, please let me know by emailing me to confirm.

I am limiting it to 24 people.

For people who are not members of Sky Club Fitness, there will be a $20.00 drop-in fee. 

I look forward to getting you started for the 2011 season!

Best,

Bill Garelick"

Anyone interested in a 30 to 40 mile road bike ride tomorrow?  I'm starting @ Around 10 by the Rt 27 Entrance of 6 mile run.  Let me know.

Hope you all had a pretty good training week and some of the injury's are healing well.  I finally got in a long outdoor ride today.  The wind was brutal making it really hard to keep a decent pace but I didn't care, IT WASN'T COLD finally. YAY.  And of course had a front flat after hitting a series of serious pot holes by railroad tracks.  The kind that send shivers up your arms and through your back, really bad.  I tried a CO2 cartridge to fill the tube after I changed it, 1st time ever and I will never carry a pump again, these things rock!

Northern Ivy - sorry I coudn't join you for the ride today, late night last night.  I didn't hit the road until noon.

My times for this week:

Swim:  3:14:23  6125 yds (1 hr was in T1 class)

Bike: 5:59:57  102.4 miles

Run: 2:19:37 17.25 miles

Well, I actually got some training time in this week, woooohooo.  I might have this cold beat and in recovering from the cold I think I helped my foot and shoulder injuries heal too.  Going down island for a couple of days no internet or training until Monday night.  Hope everyone's doing great.  Here's my totals:

Here's mine:

Event		Time		Distance
Cycling		1:24		30 Miles
Swim		2:03		6600 yards		
Run	         	1:54		12.4 Miles

 Elliptical1 hour

Headlight is mounted, bags are packed - ready to start commuting by bike this week.  Here's hoping for a few more hours in the saddle.  

This was an exhausting week.  I started my coach's formal training plan on monday.  He has 15 planned training session on the calendar and I could only knock out twelve and it is killing me that I missed what I did!  Grrrr!  But I get another shot at it starting monday!!!

Swim - 5925 - 2:23:39

Bike - 135.2 - 7:48:08 (40 miles of this was wasted time with a really, really slow group.  yuck!)

Run - 12.53 - 2:8:24

Guys and gals I am thinking about giving this a shot; anyone else interested?

http://www.hellofhunterdon.com/

Got my new bike.  It's a Specialized's Secteur Sport Triple.  It's really great, but a little intimidating at first.  I've never been on a real road bike before.  Falling on my 200 yards from my house on my maiden voyage while trying to stop at an intersection - having forgotten my feet were clipped in - was more hysterical than you can imagine.  Thankfully none of my neighbors seem to be America's Funnest Home Video aficionados.  Rode the bike back to the shop to have it checked out - a minor handle bar adjustment was needed - and decided to upgrade my helmet.  I was wearing 15 year old head gear, something Franklin the Turtle would have on, and had little trouble convincing the salesman to sell me a new one.  I cruised around for the next hour and started to remember how great riding feels.  So long spin class...

Swim class starts Thursday.  Hopefully it will get me straighten out and moving fast. 

Hope everyone is doing well.