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John. In so. Cal. College was Mt. Sac a JC then after that I trained at a high school in No. Cal in chico and then back to so. cal Elsinore high were I went to high school. Then the doctor told me no more wrestling because of neck disk issues. How about you?

Scott - OK - have you been in the Lunarglides a while?  Pain from the start?  Or is this a recent new addition.  A couple of things, be sure you are NOT on your toes, if you ever get a chance to go to a natural running symposium you will see the difference on slides but the closest I can come to explaining it is that you want to land on your foot as if you were running barefoot.  So, go to a football field or grassy park - take off your shoes and run a bit - you will land naturally on your mid foot.  That is where you want to concentrate on landing.  You also want to be sure you are not stabbing with the foot....very abusive to the joints - you would know if you were doing this.  That would cause a stop and start motion.

Scott - Swimming - OK - here is your next workout.  Swim 25s or 50s.  Once you are warmed up well and practicing good form.  Swim that 100 but instead of stopping, turn and push off and swim two or three more strokes.  That's all.  You will be about 1/3 of the way into your first 125.  Congratulate yourself.  Walk back to the wall.  Smile really broadly.  Say aloud "Man - that was easier than I thought - Bryan is a genius."  Then swim some more 25s or 50s.  Get out - go home and take your family out to do something fun.  We will get the distance in - quit worrying.  I will let you in on a secret - you can do at least 200 right now if you want to.  Trust me.

IM Challenge for NEW FOLKS - be careful here - I do not want anyone ramping mileage or duration - especially running - more than 10% in one week.  The double IM challenge over the month of January is just something we do to have fun.  There will also be a February Challenge.....it may involve teams....mmmmmmmmm

Ali - no worries - we have all shared some tough times here.  We are friends and that's what we do.  Several of us have been through what you are going through - hang in there.  The sun still rises.  Get some sort of workout in - even if you cut them short like today's swim.  You will see this through....  As far as boo hoo - ing on the run.....no worries...just looks like sweat.  You have no idea what this year will mean to you and we are all proud to walk down this path with you.

My challenge - after a very difficult week....seems some sort of parasite infested my body....I am not going to make it through the challenge either - dangit....I will be short on bike and run I think but I may get close....I haven't given up yet.

Glenn - We just want you to not hurt yourself further.  Be careful.  Run easy.  Monitor and improvise and adapt as necessary.

I am about 3-4 hour drive away from Lake Charles. I could get there. I checked them out and the first one is out. I will be in Miami that weekend attending the Ultra Music Festival. The second is on the weekend as my IM. But the third one being held in July I should be able to do. I'll be back in sprint mode by then so I will think about it.

I am going to come real close on the 2xIM challenge. The only problem might be the bike I am really going to have to man up next week to get there. I have a 37 mile bike tomorrow so that will get me closer.

Monthly totals:
S:  14600.00 Yd - 6h 05m 
B:  136.58 Mi - 9h 08m 53s 
R:  39.98 Mi - 6h 37m 48s 

For today I did 1:40 on the trainer. I did what I was thinking about before. Every 20 minutes I got off the bike and did a set of core exercises and then 15 push-ups. That really made spending time on the trainer much more bearable. And as an added bonus I got my core training in. I have been bad so far about skipping them. I think from now on I will do this when I am stuck on the trainer. 

On question I did have. My swim seems to be in pretty good shape. This week I did a 40 min continuous swim and easily got a HIM distance done in the pool. I originally planned on doing 3 swim work-outs a week. But since I am in good shape there I was wondering if maybe I could drop one and use that time to pick up another bike. Does that seem like a good idea?

Mark - personally I feel two swims a week is plenty.  My longest continuous swims for both IMs were 1:20.  You seem to be well on your way to doing that.  Get two in and spend some more time on the bike.  Better return on investment in my opinion.

31 degrees?  You guys are in a heat wave.  It was 7 degrees for my run this morning.  No more treadmills!!!!!

Morning everyone. Going out at noon today for my long bike ride. I figure on doing about 36-37 miles. But as I type this I am wondering if I should just man up and do 50 today. We'll see what happen once I get out there.

My big news is that I just discovered the wonderful world of Egg Beaters. I just made a awesome breakfast that compares with a 2 egg veggie omelet. 1/2 cup Egg Beaters, 2 tsp olive oil, 1/2 slice american cheese along with diced Green peppers, onions and squash. Spooned a little salsa on top, 20 calories, for a total of 198 calories. If I cut out the oil it would be under 120. And I am stuffed.

This is officially my new favorite breakfast. I am thinking about maybe twice a week making this at night then putting it in the refrigerator so I can take it into work the next morning. Is there any reason why cooked eggs can't be stored that way?

OK I'm off to do that bike ride. WOW is it nice outside. I think I am definitely going for that 50 today.