Stuck in the Middle - May Challenge (Page 22)

WTG Bill!

I hear you on the werk front!

and on the race front, I'm starting to really feel more confident about my race at the end of June

I may get another one in before that depending on how things work out in PA

Tammy (Notarunner) is trying to find a race we can do together one of the next weekends I stay out here - it would be great to meet her! 

x2! 

Barb, just count it as bricks two and three

You'll do fine.  I'll lend you all my bike mojo and love on Saturday.  I'll be on the banks of the Mississippi River smoking ribs anyway.   Mmmmmmmm

Seriously, I'd rather be racing.  I'd be doing the Memphis in May tri if I had a wetsuit.  Yeah, I think I could have rented one, but the rental is like a third of the cost of a new one.  So no go there.

Good Luck on Saturday, Barb!!!  you'll do awesome.

First brick of the week under my belt this morning...... YES!   Felt good.   Thought about making it another brettathlon, but well, gotta have a sorta recovery day once in a while (oh wait, yesterday's 3 miler was kinda that!   Guess I should've done it.!     )

Great workout for me today.   Hope everyone elses is as good!

Long swim this morning.  No spiders.

Our 11 year old had his season-end lacrosse party last night.  The 5th-8th grade (boys) challenged the dads and coaches to a "no contact" match.   We obliged.  Wow!  No warm up; talk about going 0-100 in 2 seconds!  Late in the game I had the ball and I remember hearing a "POP!" and down I went - stick to the head.  Nice (smaller) blue, goose egg right at my hairline on my forehead.  An 8th grader (big kid) of course was the culprit.  We had a lot of fun though!

Good luck, Barb and have a great race. I'll check your blog on race day.

Scot

Have a great race this weekend...STAY WARM (59 degrees in Apple Canyon Lake)!

Ewwwww!

Good luck, Barb!

Well...I've never done that (because I didn't want to wait in the Porta-Potty line before the swim start [at least it was in the lake])...

Nope, never done that...

I'm here!

We're doin great

amyro1234 - 2008-05-14 5:11 PM [ I know this is going to sound really stupid, but how do you read your own PMs? I clicked on the PM button to the side of my log and all I discovered was the ability to PM myself! Thanks

Upper left-hand corner of the page there is a little box - first line of text in the box should say: Welcome, amyro.  A few lines down from that it says: "x" new messages in your inbox.  Click on "inbox".  Voila!  You can now read and reply to PMs.

Something happened this year. I just can't get enough swimming.

Now, I need some good weather so I can get consistent riding my bike to work. This is where I get 90% of my biking. I was up at 5:40 staring at the weatherman trying to determine if I could have beaten the rain before I got to work. Turns out I made the right choice as I wouldn't have made it (and I shower 1.5 miles from work).

Also, since I blew off the first few days, I consider the end of this week the halfway point. I should be almost on target for the bike/run and way over with the swim.

amyro1234 - 2008-05-14 4:11 PM

lastcall2003 - 2008-05-13 10:04 PM

Wow, it's quiet in here today!

I hope everyone is out training instead of werking, which is what I was doing

ps

Amy, I just sent you a PM on your question

I know this is going to sound really stupid, but how do you read your own PMs? I clicked on the PM button to the side of my log and all I discovered was the ability to PM myself! Thanks

LOL, no worries! it takes a while to figure everything out

In the upper left hand corner you should see an area like this

If I did my part right there should be a red #1 where it says "0 new messages...."

Click on the inbox link and you will see your Private Messages 

-hopefully this makes sense  

music to my ears  

I've been flitting back and forth on the commuting thing.  The weather is starting to get nice here in Indiana and I would love the extra time on the bike but I work second shift.  So I'd be biking home at midnight.  I used to do it when I lived a lot closer to work but now I'm looking at 7 miles in the dark.  Not sure how I feel about that.  It's mostly suburban streets and I'd certainly wear reflective clothing and have all the appropriate lighthing.  But it still makes me feel a smidge uncomfortable.  What do you guys think?  Would you do it or not?

Oh!

I have news to share - although many of you already know! (thanks for the inspires!)

I will officially be spending 9 days in NE - so what a great month to be a member of the Central challenge team

woo hoo! 

Emily,

not being familiar with where you live - it's hard to weigh in, but  I don't know that I would do it for a variety of reasons

Where I live - both states, it just wouldn't be safe