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A few days old now so perhaps you've seen this already.  I just got it.    Maybe one of the most emotional images i've ever seen.  Had to share....

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No racing for me...well, I'll be racing around packing this weekend so I can just relax on Wednesday after dropping off Ripley and Mochi to their respective babysitters.

Good luck to Roni and Rob on their races!!!

Congrats on your two new babies, Matt!

Here's my month:

Pretty proud of swimming as much as I did...almost as many hours as running!  Now THAT's Crazy...but it happens when 4000 yd swims take twice as long as Kylinda would take...Still proud, nonetheless.   

Chiming in here, and all I will say is .....  OMG, you have no idea how expensive they get!

No racing here.  Good luck to all our Racing Peeps.  REPRESENT!!!

No racing for me this weekend; just more work.

Rachel, congrats on making it to the starting line.  You'll be back, stronger and better for the experience.

Roni, have a great race!

Rob, good luck x2!

John, I hadn't seen that pic yet; thanks for sharing.  After Falling Man this morning on Yahoo!, I need some people of wal-mart to balance things out.

Thanks for the order John, I successfully resisted the urge to label it: Cadmus' "Special" Blend given the comments above. 

I did include a test tube and a subpoena, please provide some saliva for testing .  At least one of these kids might be able to attend private school!!!

Everytime I see this photo it rips my heart in two.

just noticed a dumb error in my last post.  38 total killed, not all navy boys.

looks like he was a triathlete as well. 

Congratulations!!

1st Oly for me this weekend.  Strategy . . . . go easy and enjoy--seriously, that's it.  I'm also going to try to work on the mental part of my run....the part where I say f-it and just want to walk.  Any suggestions for this??

 I feel like I must have been slacking in August, but going back to work on the 11th really cut into my training time.  Need to take that into consideration when scheduling races for next season. 

No racing for me this weekend. Here are my August numbers, most I have ever swam in a month:

No races for me this weekend.  I have a long run on tap - only 1.5 hours as the tapering has started.  I'm also hoping that when I see the doc tomorrow he gives me the clear to start swimming again.

August was one of my best ever, but the swimming was off.  No comparison to the numbers racked up by Suzy and Kim -- awesome.

Brent - good luck with your move!

Matt - Congratulations on the baby! I'll be ordering up some Hardy Har Harrar in honor of my grandfather, whose favorite joke ended "hardy har har".

Rachel - I'm sorry about Louisville, but try not to let it get you down. You should be proud that you took on such a tremendous challenge. And the next time will be better!

Rob, Roni, and Jayne (and anyone else I missed) - good luck with your races this weekend!

Suzy and Kim - you're both amazing.

John - I hadn't seen that picture, thanks for posting it. That was a devastating day.

No racing for me this weekend, just hanging out with the kiddos.

Here are my numbers. I feel good about keeping my run volume up during a month when it wasn't easy to fit in training. 

Wanted to chime in and wish the racers good luck this weekend, as well, as congrats for a new kid! 

My stats aren't as high in the run/swim (since I'm not doing any more tris), but I think it's the highest volume in biking...and it's going to get higher next month.

Las Vegas had two triathlons cancelled...including the 5150. It was claimed that Permit wasn't acquired or wasn't given.  All I can say is...wth?

There may be a small chance that I will do a late triathlon - November.  I got time to train. Since I already will have a great cycling base, and would be training for Half-Mary. I can knock this out without any problems.  The $55 pricetag isn't bad either. 

Had to stop running again a few weeks ago and still not sure when I'm going to brave giving the knees another go, probably next Tuesday.

Well, I'm now finished with the off-season and am officially back in Spring training. My first tri will be a mini-sprint in early October and then an Oly - The Noosa Triathlon - on 30 October. This is one of the biggest triathlons in Australia and attracts 5000+ competitors including teams.

After that there's lots of sprints around and I've entered the Mooloolaba Triathlon - another Oly but also an ITU race.

I have a strategy in mind when my head starts talking to me!  In longer races, I tell myself well ahead of time, "I will only walk the water stops to get some nutrition in and then I must run!".   There are definitely times where I have wanted to walk well ahead of those points, but for me it is a good carrot.

Happy with the riding I did this month, but the swim portion took a back seat.

Good luck to the racers this weekend, my next race and probably last tri for the year is next weekend.

I know where you are at.... once I give into that thought it is all downhill(well actually seems like uphill), if I was to do my Oly over again today i would start out really ...really ....slow and pace myself...like zone 1 or 2...and then just see how it goes....

You are going to do great !!!

Rachel,

Needed to chime in on this I can't even wrap my head around attempting to do an IM yet. So just getting out there and doing your best is impressive to me, and trying to do it with a family to raise ...is doubly impressive...

Quick question...

     If you were fitted at one bike shop, and decided not to go back because of various reasons.   After a while, you realize you need to get a better fit on the bike (in my case it was swapping out saddles and seatpost after a LBS screwed up the screw), so you go to another shop based on a high recommendation from a friend.  That bike shop takes a look at your bike, and informs that the bike is too big (in my case)/small.   Who would you believe in? 

In my case, I got an offer on replacement frame of a smaller size directly from the bike manufacturer, and the only way I can get it is through bike shop #1 (authorized dealer).  After getting my head kind of bit off - (fitter's wife btw), she basically says that the fitter stands by his analysis EVERYTIME, and blames me for not going to them for getting fit. "If the fitter believes in that you should be in a particular size, then that the size you should have, however, you are supposed to come in every few months or so to get adjusted".   She did email the bike manufacturer, but I feel like I'm gonna get screwed in this whole saga.  She claims that the fitter has been doing fits for 15+ years and knows his "-hit". The silly thing was, when I told her, "I would like you to contact the company so I can get a frame in size 44cm." She says, "They do not make it in that size, only 48cm or bigger."  I proved her wrong...*eye roll*

I'm not doubting Fitter #1 ability.  What IF I will be better in a smaller size?  I was told by Fitter #2 that I would be more comfortable, more powerful on the hills due to slightly different geometry/smaller geometry.

Anyone experienced something similar to this?  Where two shops (not just bikes, but cars for example is another thing) have conflicting advice, and BOTH are known to be great fitters/shop. 

WOW, there is an awful lot going on in this post!

There are people in this group far wiser than me on the whole bike fit issue, but as someone who went through this last year let me ask a few questions:

1. What are the credentials of fitter #1 and fitter #2? are they Serrotta certified? FIST certified?  I really wouldn't give a crap if they fit 10,000 people if they have no real training to do so. 

2. If the manufaturer is willing to swap bikes, are they admitting there is a fit issue?  If so, who cares if you have to order it through fitter #1? do it and if you feel more comfortable with fitter #2 have him do any modiciations necessary.

3.  Riders and styles change over time.  My initial saddle worked fine, until I started riding way more aero.  Change the saddle and other stuff might need to change as well.  Find one fitter you trust and stick with them.  I wish I had done that before I plunked down some serious change on a bad bike for me.