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Hey guys!  Back from vacation now, and I miss vacation already!  I was able to get some swims and runs in while I was gone, but I am finding it hard to get back into the swim if things now. I am racing on the 15th again (will be my 5th tri this summer) and wondering if I am burning out alittle. I know my body is tired, but I feel like I get faster every race which keeps me going.

Hope you all had great races while I was gone, appears that I have some race reports to read over!

We have a Wii Fit and I do not put much stock in its assessment. It said I was overweight!  It is fun though!

I would think 2-4lbs would be normal.   I've never really tested it though. 

Happy Friday everyone!

Tim, my weight ranges from 182 to 186.6 on any given day. I always try to weigh myself in the morning to be consistent. I normally do not do a pre workout weigh in and a post workout weigh in though.

Having said that, I do not think 2lb+ or - is a huge deal to be concerned about.

Congratulations!

I would second this- it's not too unusual to see that much weight loss after a workout, but it does suggest you are losing a lot of free water.  You might need some more sodium in your workout fluids to help the body hold on to more water and prevent hyponatremia.

I am racing again on Saturday. This will be my 5th Triathlon this year. I have decided that is too damn many. It seems I am having aches and pains that are truly not getting enough time for me to get over. I have made tremendous progress on all my times over last year, but I think after this tri, I am cutting all races except for the duathlon and saving myself for the Half mary I want to do in Dec. So this weekend is going o be a big end of the year race.

it is a super sprint. (400 yd swim, 12 mile bike and 2 mile trail run) and I am going all out hard, no trying to save myself for any particular leg, I am truly treating this as a sprint. The swim starts off on a pier, jumoing into the water, so my only question is:

cannonball or dive??

Past couple of days I have been working on diving into the pool and trying to not lose my goggles, without them having to be really really tight. Any suggestsions from former swim teamers?

Sharpshooter Tri. Finished in 1:05.  1th in my Ag, 30th Overall

and I dove, no cannonball!

Here is a question for the group:

I have been talking to alot of co-workers and fellas at church about racing, seems alot are interested. I have a duathlon approaching at the end of Sept, and alot of the guys are planning on doing this (since the swim is out of the equation), this is great though, I am happy they are getting into racing. Only problem is everyone of them is saying "Well, I won't be as fast as you!"  and I want to make sure they are right.

So I am thinking of upping my running for a few weeks and going to a kind of 2 a day running program (morning and evening runs on running days) I still plan on keeping my swim schedule (substitute one run for a swim), and I plan on riding the course alot before the race. I am just wondering if going to 2 runs a day will really help me any.

The race is a 2 mile run, 15 mile bike and 2 mile run. Lasy year I completed the course in 1:19. My wife has challenged me to finish it in 1:10.

So thoughts???