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Great job Steve. I did not even know that you could be penalized for riding too far to the left.  I guess since I spend so much time hugging  the gutter I am not in any danger.    Nice to have you back Gene. I am working and doing a little training.  I too am looking for a winter plan.  I am going to concentrate on Eagleman in June of 2012.  It is hard to get started on a serious plan since it seems so far away.

I want to be in the new group.  We should be grandfathered.  What does that mean anyway?  Whose grandfather started that?

Gotta go to work now. 

Ellen

Great job Steve... that's amazing!

I'm getting back into running this week after 2 weeks totally off (I had my appendix taken out in a emergency surgery on 9/12) and am trolling around the boards looking for motivation.  Planning on doing a Half Marathon on 1/8/2012 and am really working towards that goal at the moment.  Cool thing is, my brother is gonna sign up with me, so we will be doing most of the run training together!

Hoping to get back on the bike on Sunday and do a ride with the club I just joined... they are planning on doing around 100k I think, but I'm gonna drop out early.  Not sure how my stomach will hold up to biking. (I mean if it feels OK running it should be fine right???)

From Wikipedia: Grandfather Clause-

The term originated in late-19th-century legislation and constitutional amendments passed by a number of U.S. Southern states, which created new literacy and property restrictions on voting, but exempted those whose ancestors (grandfathers) had the right to vote before the Civil War. The intent and effect of such rules was to prevent poor and illiterate African American former slaves and their descendants from voting, but without denying poor and illiterate whites the right to vote. Although these original grandfather clauses were eventually ruled unconstitutional, the terms grandfather clause and grandfather remain in use, with no connotation regarding the justness of these provisions when applied in other areas.

After a few weeks of this, that and the other thing and a bit of lurking, I apologize for not checking in sooner!

I did my last Oly of the season on 9/10. I did better then last year and over all it was a good race. We spent the night in Pacific Grove (down the road from Monterey) so we could celebrate our wedding anniversary with some friends who also raced (he did, his wife cheered us on) and had a wonderful dinner. The next day (our actual anniversary) we headed home, unpacked, repacked and got on a plane to England. Dave had a business trip and he asked me to go along so I said, sure! His office is about an hour out of London so I spent the days exploring. I ran along the River Thames, went to Windsor, Oxford, Eton and the little town of Marlow. We headed into to London for the weekend and had a great time there. I ran in Hyde Park and pretended I was one of the locals

Last weekend we went down to San Luis Obispo and rode our first century ride. It was a great day. I finished in 6 1/2 hours of riding time. The course, support and scenery made it a perfect first century.

I still have an HIM in October, a Turkey Trot in November and a half marathon in December. It seems like a lot of people are starting their off season and I think after the HIM I'll feel that way too.

I'm already planning next season and I'm pretty sure there is an Ironman in my future. I'm excited

I've missed a few of our groups races but with my stealth lurking it looks like everyone did great!

A new combined group sounds like a plus for all of us. I hope it works out.

Johanne

I'm quick with the Wiki when stuck behind the computer all day!

My primary goal is an iron distance race in 2012, to that end I would like 1 maybe 2 HIM's, perhaps Ks 70.3, and a few others. My in laws are suddenly realy into me doing this stuff for some reason and they want Branson again, Muncie and Racine-I don't know why, neither of the latter two cities interest me much. I am amenable to Branson again depending on the calendar. IM options at the moment include Texas which still has openings, KY which occurs at a pretty good time of the year for me-my best cycling months volume-wise are from May to July. Also Fla, and Az obviously of the IM Branded events. The only non-branded race I am considering (in range) is Redman in my backyard so to speak. The final choice will come down to what is still available when I repair the big impact to our savings account and some other financial issues. After the iron distance race is selected and funded the shorter event options will become clear. If I drop the iron distance idea for '12 I would entertain 3 HIM's appropriately spaced or even making a serious focus at really conquering sprint distance races.

October 15th I am looking at doing back to back 5k's one in Pottsboro at 9am and the other in Denison 10am..(8 miles apart) sounds like fun.

I wish someone could organize a race based at Lake Texoma (not me though!-no patience)

Hello Everyone,

Gene - Congrats on the Half Marathon.

Steve - You DA Man.  Your time on your sprint is faster than my bike time on a sprint

Duncan - I hope you are getting better. Thats cool that you are running a Half Marathon on 1/8/12, I'm also doing a Half Marathon on 1/8/12 which will be my first. Ha when you are about to start your race I will be going to bed to get ready for my race.  I will give you a shout on 1/8/12 US to see how your race went and for any advice

Steve -  I like the idea of shutting it all down and moving it over to SUPER MOJO TEAM.  Are their any newbies on the other teams? It looks like I'm the only one hear that has not done a half marathon and I feel sad unless Duncan has not done one before then that would make double sad. 

I got an email today from the race director for my sprint this weekend and they said they measured the swim again and found in the past it was shorter than 600yards, so they are moving the bouy's out so the swim will be 600yds, man that stinks, I would love something less than 600 oh well.  Man this race is going to kill me, I'm not ready, but I will complete it.

I hope everyone has a great day

George -- I haven't done a half or marathon either... not sure I even have the inclination to want to..  

Good luck on your race!  You will do great... 

Steve - let us know about the move to a new group... I like the SUPER MOJO TEAM!  Now I need to get well enough to travel down to NJ for the event this weekend... not feeling great at this time...

Alex

There is no logical reason for Muncie to be in my head, as anything, but it is, as is Gary in, somehow I internalized those cities as having a bad reputation. Odd considering that in my own town of 25k someone came in my house last Friday night stole my laptop and about 3 old cell phones.

2012 will work itsself out some way. A river swim sounds interesting, a Texas IM debut fits well with my own Texas bravado-who knows

Hey GEORGE,

You're not alone.  It's my first Half Mary too!  I will definitely try to log in and give you any 'last minute' advice I can think of... that is of course assuming I can still make it up the stairs to my computer by that point.  I'm pretty excited about it, but also full of self doubt over a new distance.

I'm sure you'll rock your event this weekend!  Good Luck!

Steve, George,

I registered for Nations next year.  Hope to see you there.  Life is complicated, I will elaborate later.

Ellen

Hello All,

Well I'm beat tired and I hope I can stay up till about 10:30 tonight to see Alabama put a beating on the Florida Gators.  Well the race was fun but very brutal. The swim I was very happy with.  I actually swam most of it and I did a few odd strokes when i got tired and then back to freestyle.  Man the jellyfish were out today, but did not get stung Yeahhh.  Next race I plan to start in the front and not towards the back. I rather folks swim over me then have to stop for people going left, right and not going at all.  Once thing I'm happy about it my steering, I seem to keep a straight line. I would pop mu head up once in a while and I was still on the same path.  I finished the swim in just a little over 14 minutes (600yds Gulf of Mexico), but it took me about 2 minutes to make my way up the beach to the chip mat.  The bike, man it was brutal, had a stong headwind going out 9 miles and I thought I would kick it on the way back, but there was a headwind also, I guess the winds were shifting around.  Bike was good though, I finished 37 out of 81 in my AG.  The run, well just like the last 3 tri's this year it stunk.  I plan to start next week working more on the running and less on the bike and swimming since I have no more tri's this year and I need to get ready for my half marathon on 1/8/12.  Over all I was very pleased with my race considering I have been out for about 5 weeks.  Here is the link to my race report. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=270330

Johanne - Looks like you still have a busy year, good luck with all your training. 

David, If your race was today then I hope you were happy with it and if it's tomorrow then good luck.

Well I would chat somemore but I'm tired and ready for a nap. 

I hope everyone has a great Sunday

Good race George, especially considering everything you have been through-even a 2 week set back seems to really slow me down.

I am about to get my long run in that I have had scheduled for this morning! I got tangled up in yard work I had put off all summer  and I rediscovered my work shop and put some time into an end table my Mom requested a year ago! A few hours with my table saw and router  was very therapeutic I think. all summer long I had some rough cut pieces and a sketch on my workbench-now I have the carcass built up, a drawer made and the top glued up and drying. That's what happens when the temps drop a little and you don't have a race scheduled for 3 weeks!