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Wow, I have never seen them at a race less than a HIM, and a lot of those don't have them either!  That is a huge benefit!  Last year at Lake Placid I swear that when I went to sit down my suit was off before I hit the ground! 

And welcome to page 26!

In the "For What It's Worth" department:

I mentioned that I've been shanghi'd into running a leg of a marathon relay.  Based on earlier posts I went out today to see if I could actually run 6+ miles without throwing up or passing out.  I decided to go with the Galloway method of running/walking/running.  I decided to run 10 minutes, walk 1 minute, then run 10 minutes.  As it turns out, the walking worked out pretty well with the hills on the course I ran.  I had 1,719' of climb in 6.28 miles (that's 273' of climb per mile which is a BUNCH). 

I ran the 6.28 miles in 51:10, for a split of 8:08/mile - including the walking.  That's after 2,000 yards of swimming.  I have no doubt I would have been much slower if I hadn't taken the walk breaks up the hills.

YMMV.  I just thought I'd pass it along.  The Hogeye Marathon is a hillly race.  From the web site:  "The marathon itself is known as one of the top 10 most difficult races because of the many rolling and steep hills the course runs through."  I don't know who rates these things but I'm a bit worried. 

There's also a duathlon the following Saturday I think I'll enter.  Run 3/Ride 18/Run 3.  We'll see how it goes.  Hope everyone's training is going well.  I, for one, am having a good time at the moment.

Thanks for reminding me of what the method is called or named after!
That is a nice pace for that distance!  Especially with that much elevation gain!

Hills will always be tough, but if you are going to race on a hilly course, training on a hilly course is the best method of preperation!

Good luck with the relay! 

I guess he was really working overtime, as this turned out to be an April Fools joke!!!  What a hoot! I fell for it, and didn't even give April Fools a thought until some of the cynics in Tri Talk brought up some good points!

So, last night I posted about cycling sunglasses...and it must've been eaten up.

 Tell me your thoughts on these sport specific things?  Worth the ??  I've raced with $5 sunglasses the last two years with few probs. 

I have a cheaper pair of cycling glasses I got from Nashbar and a pair of Oakleys.  The biggest differance is that I am always worried about losing or breaking the Oakleys and the cheaper pair, not so much.  The biggest benefit to the more expensive ones that I have noticed is that they are polarized which helps in some conditions.

Last night went out for a quick 5k run.  Started out FAST (too fast, 7:50 first mile) but decided to see how fast I could push it.

Everything was good until about a 1/2 mile from the finish when I got a horrible side cramp.  I think I did not wait long enough after eating.  Slowed down but pushed through the pain and finished a 5k in 26:59.  

A training PR (heck even a race PR) for me since high school !!!

My new breathing technique seems to be working well.  I'm psyched...Without the cramp I think I might have been able to do sub 26...

Awesome!!!

I think that sometimes, especially in training, that it is tough to work hard enough to be uncomfortable or on the edge!  More mental than physical, but still difficult.  You obviously overcame that last night.  Not that I recommend doing every run at that level, but I think that every couple of weeks it helps.

Great job!

I was thinking that if you want a good deal on an expensive pair, try going to the USAT website if you are a member.  I beleive that Rudy Project has a link and occasionally they have a deal where you buy the glasses and they throw in a helmet, shirt, and a couple of other goodies.

Just a thought!

Fantastic!!  Congratulations on the PR!

Until your post showed in my e-mail, I wasn't aware this was going on!  I just went onto the fox news.  WOW! That is terrible! I hope the hostages get released and they get this stopped!

WittyCityGirl - Hope you and yours escaped this senseless random act of violence.

Lot's of you racing over the next couple of weeks! (Plus last weekend) I'm jealous!!!

That is too bad about the pain!  Hopefully it is short term!

I forgot that he schedule for the mentor program is for 3 months and they are starting a new group!  That's ok, we'll keep this going as long as you guys want!!!