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Shaun: Glad to hear your son will be there for your race. He must be really proud of you! I bet he brags about his dad to all his friends. You're gonna do awesome on race day!!!

Sarah: nice to see you back and feeling better. I like eating for entertainment too, but I don't like the consequences. You're doing great, and look at how many goals you've already made. I see a tri bike in your near future! Keep up the good work!

Steve: Sounds like some really tough times at your place, hope everyone is on the road to recovery now. Get yourself well so you can get back to training, even if that means you need to take some time off.

I started my intermediate Oly plan this week. I'm not intermediate, but liked the plan so decided to do it anyway. I'm glad I duplicated the first 5 weeks to start earlier because I'm definitely going to have to ease into this. I'm exhausted! I also think I need to increase my calories a little to keep up with these workouts because I just don't seem to have the energy. Anyway, that's my plan is to increase my calories a couple hundred and do just the time on the workouts for the first 5 weeks instead of the specifics (hill intervals, speed drill, etc). Also, really excited about getting my new bike! It's nothing fancy, but will be tons better than the hybrid I'm currently riding.

Yeah!  A new bike!!!  How exciting!!!!  You're gonna love it!!!!

Oh my goodness!!!  At least he got his car back!!!  Was anything missing?  My car was stolen out of my folks driveway while I was a college.  My Dad walked outside to go to work, turned around and walked back inside and ask my Mom where she parked my car?  It was recovered about 2 weeks later.  It was trashed (cosmetically) but still ran just fine.  Thank goodness for car insurance!

mac3116 - 2008-03-13 11:51 AM i have to much buit up ! i had to go for a run this morning then i got out the bike and was running over things with it . getting on and off mostly but did do a quick 4 miles . i got up today at 3:30 and couldnt sit still i started packing and repacking . hell i even cleaned the house before the sun came up . im wound tighter then a snare drum right now !!! but i think the whole thing is this time change . yea its cool later with the sun staying out but the morning s are really tossing me for a loop . roni i seen that and was wondering if you were gonna jump on it . glad to see ya did there was some good prices . and there you went and got 2 !! cant beat that . well the only good thing i got planned is here in about a half hour im taking a ride down to the beach for a nice little relaxing open water swim.. cant beat it heck it is 81 out there right now my butt should have been down there a few hours ago anyway sucking on some brews if it was not so close to race day ..

My house needs to be cleaned, too!!!

Check out the plans on this site.  I'm using one with a few tweaks.

Sarah,

Glad you got your boyfriends car back quickly, and all your tri gear was still safely inside your car Scarey stuff!

I had a great run this morning! I did 4+ miles for the first time ever and still improved my pace over Tuesday's 3.7 miler. My running is feeling great right now.

I expect to get out for another run with my daughter tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll be able to go for a nice bike ride afterwards.

RHR is 46 this morning. Usually is somewhere between 44 and 48 in the morning. I've been thinking of doing the Vo2max testing also. If you can find how you do it from a 10k, Shaun, I'd love to try it.

I'm still struggling with having no energy. Yesterday was a rest day and I still feel wiped this morning. I've also been battling a bad headache that comes and goes the last few days (I've been making sure to drink alot). Some of it could be stress too. My youngest daugther 17 just moved out last week. A few months ago my oldest daughter, 20, moved out. I've actually been looking forward to them being out on their own, but the house is very empty nonetheless (clean though ). It is going to take some adjusting too.

Congratulations, Nicole! Awesome run!!!!

started young I had my oldest when I was 17

Yeesh! I was still a virgin at 17!

My youngest (11yo) won't be out of the house for 6+ years. By then the oldest should be moving back in, right?

mac3116 - 2008-03-13 4:34 PM there you go roni thats the way you say it i had to use it over at the beach just a bit ago . i was standing there in the water and almost didnt go cause the waves were at 2 feet . i even wwent out past the white water a ways and they were still bad . hell a few times i felt like i did a belly flop while taking a breath i would just fall off the wave . but i swam way to fast i wanted to swim 20 min. but i never swim that far in that time (i wish i could ) but hey i got done what i wanted to out of the pool and into the real stuff just to be a bit more calm for the race . im using a plan off of ontri and i will use my next one off of here i have looked at them and like them but i was already using the other . i do like how you can have them put into your log . hey tracy while i was out swimming i was thinking of your RHR . i need to do mine to so tomorrow morning thats gonna be my workout cause i am done!! till sunday well all but i have planned on riding my bike to work tomorrow but thats it. hey speaking of RHR anyone mind sharing . i did that real age test and it said mine was low to have it looked at . but i dont think they take in account for us just them normal people . i mean i understand how it works with the MHR and the zones but i just dont see anyone put it in there log or does anyone check it i try to at least once a week depending on training .

That swim sounds like fun!  Is the water clear?  I've never been to Florida before so I have no idea.  My experience with swimming in clear water is Fiji!  I think I got spoiled!

Forgot to do my RHR this morning.   Mine is usually in the low to mid 50's.

I did the Real Age thing a long time ago.  (It did say that I was younger than my real age!)  Anyway, yes it is geared toward "average" people, not athletes.  Heart rates lower than 50 usually get flagged as a circulatory system problem that require tests.  Athletes are different.  That is why we need to find doctors that are familiar with athletics.  They will know if the low heart rate is due to a problem or a result of increased fitness.  I'm not a doctor but I've been doing a lot of research on this subject.  It is really fascinating!

Wow!!!  That's low for a girl!!!  Even your unfit state was low!  Good for you!!!