Mimir98's group-CLOSED AGAIN...FOR REAL THIS TIME (Page 19)

YEE-HAW!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I had "girls" I could help you   I hear others wear a bra under their tri top/suit.

AMY!!!!  WAY TO GO.  I'm so proud of you that tomorrow I will try my best not to whine about the "cold" snap we're having...After 2 hours under my covers in all my clothes, I am finally warm.  I am a total cold weather wimp. 

 Just wondering, when you got to 2300, did you feel like quitting but didn't 'cause you know everyone would be watching ??? 

Sadly, my "girls" do not necessitate any kind of extra support either. If only.....

Did I feel like quitting? No. I was just certain that I would not be able to get it done before the boys were done with swimming lessons.....so I just kept going and going... but I will say if I did not owe that challenge 2400 more yards, I would certainly only have done 2000, and would consequently would only have done 900 as continuous swim.

 AND OF COURSE knowing everyone is watching makes alllllllll the difference!! 

If you figure out how to flatten the tummy, I'll tell you

But seriously, in the control panel, under the rich text edit box I have the "TinyMCE Editor" option selected.  That gives me the "Word style" tool bars along with a little emoticon button.

Fantastic!!  So are you doing the Peeps bike challenge next month or is it too treacherous up in ski country - east. 

test   test     test    Oh my...every emotion I"ve ever felt all wrapped up into little smiley faces!! 

About the flat tummy.  I find a one piece does the trick.  My lovely 8 year old was three weeks late.  Yes, three weeks.  She ruined any chance for a truly flat belly

Course, there is no shortage of doctors down here that would fix that, and give me "girls" . 

I thought I would! I saw that you were!! There is NO WAY  a single lick of it could be done outside, but why not? I couldn't commit to another swim challenge in March, even if there were one, as my STUPID POOL is closed every weekend in March except for this one, and I can only really count on swim time on Wed during the boys' lessons and Saturday afternoons.  I have reserved a rented road bike for my 2 weeks in Florida (I pick the bike up March 31) so why not really bike myself silly in preparation for my 10 days of outdoor riding?? I have to look at my bike mileage for March and then come up with a challenge number that's just a tick over that -- that's today's job-- and I think I may also come up with a similar number for swimmming just for my own challenge purposes.  I also need to look over my plan and work the right amount of recovery into it so I can work hard in Florida while I have no other commitments (plus, a live in sitter PLUS my parents!!) and then rest a bit that first week home when it is still snowy and I am very despondent.

Almost forgot...timing at JO's tonight...they had the 1000 and 500 events - we were timing on the girl's pool, lane 7, so the "slower" lane.   So, after thinking I was all that for doing a 16:58 on my latest 1000m time trial, I watched the "slow" girls pulling 10:30's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  For 1,000.  It was ONLY a 25 yard pool , but STILL!!!

We also timed the 800 free relay and their splits were around 1:55-2:00 for a 200.  Makes me feel slow...and old!!

Let's see, my short course PR for a 1000 is like 18 and change.  

As for the PEEPS, I am targeting 18 hrs 45 min,  why didn't I just round up, I don't know, that is just what my numbers added up to.   

Good luck Amy, on both counts!

Tomorrow is a new month!!!  I am looking forward to laying down some mileage/meterage   2 months until my season opener.  Can tell I'm still a long way off!!!

So for the PEEPS challenge I am on the Gingerbread Angels.  What team is everyone else on?

As for March.

Bike    18:45

Run    13:30 with a possible high target of 15:00 (after I just revisited the runners world website)

Strength    4:30

Swim          still 3 months away. 

Great bike and run targets!!!  But 3 more months till you swim????  You're gonna feel like a big piece of poop when you do finally get back in!!!

Pete needs something to slow him down.  Have you seen the paces he keeps? 

I'll probably be starting over from square one.  Maybe that's not a bad thing.  When I golfed, it was always easiest to change my swing in the spring after the long winters break.

I'm looking at the pool schedule, realizing that it's closed every weekend after this weekend for the rest of the month, and thinking about how I'm going to have to increase the biking and running to make up for that....I may decide to up my Peeps Challenge Distance.....or if the weather gets suddenly and freakishly nice out (okay, I'm an optimist, it NEVER does that in March, but MAYBE with global warming...) I will run outside more! With the amount of sand they throw down on these roads all winter, I am a long way off from bringing the bike outside until they clean up the sand. It's a total recie for disaster.

Everybody must be......training? Spring cleaning? Sleeping???

This weekend I shop for aero bars and bike shoes-- what advice can anyone give me?

Find what is comfortable and allows flexibility as you progress (I am kind of assuming you are doing this for your road bike).  In that vein, I have been very happy with my Profile Design Aerolite's. 

This morning we had a prayer breakfast at church.  Then at noon, I went out for a 2:20 ride.  Having a very slow transition (about 30-40 minutes as I waited for BJ to finish up some home work) then heading out for a short run.  Going to try and have BJ ride her bike with me. 

Cleaning and shopping and a little training.  I solved the wardrobe issue: tri top and shorts and a new supportive undergarment.  Only drawback is the shorts make me look slightly pregnant.  "Sigh".  The training has helped the tummy when it comes to most regular clothes, but certain styles still show a bump.  "Sigh, again".  I guess that I'm stuck with it, especially since I'm not game for surgical solutions.     (FINALLY found that option box!)

Whew!  Busy weekend here...after my ride yesterday (VERY EARLY) morning, I zipped over to the pool to start timing at 8:30am...got home around noon, did some house cleaning (very little, my house is still a sty) took an hour nap, then got showered and ready for the LIMO to pick us up .  The Gypsy Kings played at Mizner Park last night, so one of my neighbors rented a limo for 5 couples, we loaded up our coolers, picnic baskets, blankets and chairs and sat out on the lawn to listen with tons of other people doing the same.  It was mucho fun, but the show ended by 10:30, and the limo didn't come back until after midnight.  I have a swim today and an hour fifteen run to do, and have to be at the pool to time at 3:30 for the finals.  Thinking swim before the meet, run tonight. 

And hoping you all are having great weekends!!!