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ie9 works.  safari won't but it open like a text file so you can see all the waypoints. 

jessica lange.  i'd hit it!

John killed the MG. Again.

OK, Sam's running Ragnar today. We need to post more so she has something to read in the van! Go, Sam, go! Is the van stinky yet?

Now you have just made my decision that much harder, your supposed to make it easier

Thanks Suzy that was the kind of feedback I was looking for. I was leaning that way in my gut.

Yes, what ^^^^ he said!!! 

Watching her updates on Facebook too.  If you haven't yet, time to do a Ragnar!

Back from a week of skiing with the kids.  What a great trip.  We are all skiing the same slopes now and it was FUN.

For the first time in about 7 years, I am not signed up for a race or on a plan.  BUT my big news -  my wife has signed up for her first Tri in October.  After a couple of years talking about it, she finally pulled the trigger on registration.  This is going to be fun.

I've been trying to get a team of friends together to do Texas Independence Relay http://texasindependencerelay.com/ but getting a dozen folks together has been difficult...

Bite me, you whippersnapper!!!  Kyla's a lot younger than me!!! 

Why?  too much working out?  not enough nutrition?

Sorry to hear that.  I was dragging today too.  Got a UTI yesterday.  Mild enough that I still worked out today but I sure wasn't in the mood.  Let's hope for better workouts this weekend!

I was dragging some the first half of my run this evening.  For me I have been remodeling my bathroom and was crawling under the house, pulling a toliet, and replacing some drywall (AKA Vacation) so I know where some of my tiredness was coming from.  I can't wait for my monthly massage on Monday evening.  Bike, strength, swim and run left for this weekend, plus more remodeling.  Wife andson are going to see The Hobbitt so I'll be able to get some things done.  Very long movie... 2 hrs. 46 min.

I was so glad yesterday was my rest day.  Would not have been able to work out.  Luckily I got the antibiotics going last night and was feeling a little better today.  I just hope this is a one time episode as I haven't had one in like 15 years.  Hoping it doesn't have anything to do with all the sweaty spandex.  lol

There are two schools of camp on fueling for shorter workouts 1) drink H20, maybe take in some electrolytes so you can teach your body to burn as fuel or 2) fuel on anything over an hour at a rate of X CHOs/ hour and X oz fluid/hour.  I've done both.  In a sample size of one, I have found that not depriving my body of fuel allows for a stronger workout and a faster recovery.  Both are important as you ramp up distance to IM. 

I would start by determining how many CHOs you need to take in per hour and do a sweat test to determine how much fluid you should be drinking.  Personally I wouldn't rely on threads, I would rely on a reputable, schooled nutrtionist to help with both.  It doesn't mean you have to hire someone, it could mean a book.  Once you're armed with that info you can begin to test various products to meet the requirements.  Are solids ok? or do fluids work best? what types of sugars can your body handle? a single source like malodextrin or multiple sources like what is found in Powerbar products.  While you are right that you won't know for sure what works until you start doing some longer efforts you can definitely get started on the process.

When I was just a runner, I used this to calculate my calorie requirements for the marathon.  I have since migrated to calculating CHOs instead, but it is good enough to get you started.  If you visit the Infinit library they have a similar calculation for cycling and pretty good info on digestion overall.

I need to share a small victory. On Jan 1 I ran four miles for the first time ever. I kept a steady pace for the first three miles and then gave it all that I had for the fourth. Here were my splits:

I've been sick the last few days so I haven't been able to workout at all. This morning I decided to try for more distance so I promised to settle on the pace that I thought I could sustain. I made it for six miles!

Now, I almost didn't post this because I know there's a large percentage of this group that's done at least one IM. I was thinking that your inner monologue would sound something like "I ran a full marathon after riding a bike for 112 miles. Your quarter marathon isn't that cool." But then I realized that this group's purpose is to encourage, motivate and instruct beginners so I'm sharing this victory with you.

I'm seriously considering altering my goals to participate in a HM in late March.

Caleb

Nice work!  Doesn't it feel good when you go further than you ever have before?

jon

Congratulations!!! That is awesome!!! And yes... those of us who have done an IM don't give two $#!&s about having done that after the long bike ride. Really, we spent most of our long training rides thinking, "I'm going to run a marathon after this? What kind of crazy lunatic am I??? And I paid money to do this??"

We all started at square one. I think what you did is great. I'll never forget the first time I ran 8 miles. I was so proud of myself I came home and entered a marathon. Ha!!