Let's Get It Started! with chrisbowers mentor group - CLOSED and ROLLING! (Page 22)

Glad you got the job you wanted. As you said, more money isn't always the way to go.

Today I did a strength workout then a bike ride of almost 19 miles. I think I have built up enough endurance for the Sprint Tri next month but I have not tried brick workouts yet so we will see. Juggling everything is definitely tough. Now I have the yearly yard chores on top of everything else but I will make it work.

I would love to see a pic of your new bike. I just saw a new Madone 5.9 in my LBS today that looked sweet.

Happy Easter to all!

Jay

There was a little snow (about 4inches) that fell in the morning, but then it warmed up really nice!

Don't know what  is going on but I have had a low grade fever, joints on fire, headache and feel pounding in my head chest and back, weak feeling and shortness of breath.  Flu like symptoms without the flu.

A few years back a dr. tested me for Lupus and it came back inconclusive but he thought I had a mild form of Lupus...never concerned myself too much with it bc the only symptoms I ever had was some joint pain and maybe some swelling.  This week however was horrible!  Training was a bust!  I did get a 5K in on Sunday but it was not pretty for sure! 

Left work early on Friday, I NEVER leave work sick, slept Saturday and felt weak but pretty good on Sunday.  Monday rolls around and not so much...maybe I am allergic to week days?  So has anyone had any experience with this disease?

Sorry you don't feel well. Get better soon. I can't help with Lupus...sorry.

So sorry to hear that your are feeling so bad.  I hope as well that it's not Lupus because that's not good .  My sister was feeling really bad a couple years ago and her doctor tested her for Lupus and thankfully it came back negative.  Let's just hope and pray that it's just a really bad cold/flu!

That swim's gotta be brutal in such a small pool :-)

Hopefully you did not push off too hard and end up on the other side of the pool!

More power to ya!! I know i couldn't swim in that size of a pool for an hour.

On a side note, my run times and distances are getting better and longer.  Earlier this week I ran 7.6 miles in a little over an hour and felt great afterwards and the next day!  As much as I dislike running, I'm finding that it's becoming therapeutic and somewhat relaxing.

Love the new cap!

Cynthia, you have probably been going backwards because the recent string of health issues. Get well and everything will fall back in place soon.

Steven, I don't think I would even attempt to swim in the hotel pool. More power to you!

Jay, I hate to tell you but the addiction thing probably started a long time back and you are just now realizing it. DOn't youhave your first race coming up very soon?

Brian, Man that is a great run. Strong pacing.  It is good to zone out and just go. That is what I love about both running and cycling, I can basically put my mind on autopilot if I want.

Here in my area we had our first duathlon of the multisport season on Sunday. I love to do it because it is a hard core sprint (2 mi run, 16 mi bike, 2 mi run), but unfortunately one of my girls had a soccer tournament.  But at least it is officially tri season! On another note, I have been a little nervous to run long after recovering from my calf injury, but yesterday I had some time and I was able to knock out a 9.5 mile run. Felt good and no pain. Lost a little pacing over each third of the run, but I never felt bad. It was good to be able to go a little longer.

What else is coming up for everyone?

My first tri April 12 (Annapolis Tri Rock) and I am pretty excited. It is a Sprint with only 500 yard swim, 12 mile bike and 3.1 mile run. I am more concerned with the logistics than I am with finishing. Even though the water may be a little chilly, I am thinking of not using the wetsuit since we are talking about a 10 minute swim. It would probably take longer to get the wetsuit off than the time and energy required for utilizing the wetsuit. Having said that, I hate cold water! What do you think?

I also have not had experience with transitions but I have a local triathlon group here that should be able to help with that.

Congrats on the 9.5 mile run. It is going to take me some time to get to where I am able to run that far with any speed. So far I am averaging about 8:30/mile regardless of the length of my runs. I tend to start slow to get through the minor aches until I get in a groove. I guess it takes time and I need to be patient.

Jay