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Thank you to all for your opinions and comments, sorry I didn't write in sooner, I was out on my bike 

I am leaning towards having fun with both races at this point, but there is no need to make up my mind for sure until a week or two out from the first race. The second race (7/12) does also offer an aquabike in the event that I am not fully recovered at that point.

One of the things that makes it so hard to decide is that the first race is a flat, fast course whereas the second one is very hot and hilly. I still have no experience yet with my bike on hills. The second race was more of a test to see if I could handle IM-KY-like conditions before signing up for that. (hills are a 60min drive for me to find, so it is not so easy to work that into training).

Quick side comment about the marathon question, the rule-of-thumb is recovery days after a road race = number of miles in the race. This doesn't mean no training for 26 days after the marathon, but it is recommended not to go at a very hard effort durring this time.

I like that rule!  From experience, that sounds about right.  I wasn't ready to bang out another half mary for about two weeks after my first.  I could run an easy 10 - 13 miles, but nothing too demanding.

To those of you thinking about the HIM for the fall, I say go for it! If you choose one that also offers a sprint or olympic race (as they often do) you can have a fall back in the event that it doesn't work out with training.

That's a good strategy!  I've called up the R.D. once about a week before a race and asked to be moved to the sprint because I wanted to race with friends (and I had never done a sprint, either....).

They had no problem with it.  Not to say that's a given for ANY race.

Blech -- me too and I have my first half marathon this weekend.  I haven't been sick at all in probably over a year.  This would be pretty crappy timing!  I also have a fierce headache.  I'm trying to flush whatever it is out with a lot of water.. grrr

Yes, everyone is different in how long it takes to recover from a marathon.  I was swimming and doing yoga within a few days of completing a marathon and doing some easy treadmill running the following week.  Two weeks later, I did a 60 mile bike ride and three weeks later I went mountaineering.  I didn't do any long runs for at least a month.

Very true! In fact, from personal experience, no two marathon recoveries have been the same for me. It totally depended on how well I trained for it, and how hard I pushed myself in the race. One time I felt great after a week post race, and a different time I couldn't stand up without using my arms for 3 weeks (guess which time I didn't train properly!)

I'm not sure what the are testing for.  I would need to see what data they are giving you.  I have had a stress test done a long time ago, but I forget what it gave me.  I have had a more important VO2 max text done recently (on the bike) - more important, I should say, for athletic performance reasons.....

They should just keep increasing the intensity and measure HR - They may be just testing you against the "average" person.  I'm hoping they take some blood or breath samples to get you some unique performance peramaters just for you.

Wow!!  Nice job today   How did you find the group of people to ride with?  Was it out of your LBS?

I joined a triathlon club and they post group rides every tuesday and sunday.  Its open to everyone, but its through the club.

Water is a big factor in what regulates your body's temperature, so it is possible that you are dehydrated/not drinking enough water.  You could just have poor circulation though.

Hm, not sure. Iron defiency?

Grrr. My Internet at home is down, and it's looking like it's a situation that will require a tech coming out (maybe due to the bad storms we had Mon-Tues). So, while I was hoping to spend this evening catching up with everyone on BT (no training tonight), it appears that won't happen . Work is busy today.

I swear, it's always something.

Sorry about the computer problems Lauren.  They can be AMAZINGLY frustrating.  I think it is like when phone lines would go down 20 years ago.  No way to communicate....

Anyway everyone, I have been swamped, so sorry.  I want to get back w/ some inspires and check on everyone's progress....

Things are getting a little "tense" at the office so I need to stay focused.  Then training,  father in law is in town so have to keep him fed and entertained, then coordinating with contractors to get the bathroom finished. ....At least we can see the light at the end of the tunnel on that though!  We should be able to move back in there this weekend.

I have a meeting this morning that is in the next small town over (90 minutes away) so that will kill half a day just traveling...

Happy training all...

 Hmm... thats a tough one then. Could run it by your doc and get a blood test, but maybe its a short-term issue that will resolve itself.

I have a question about Heart Rate Zones.  I know that its important to correctly train in the different zones and I have a pretty good feel for what each of the zones are.

My previous understanding was that heart rate zone 5 (90-100%) is for short periods and very hard to maintain.  On my bike ride yesterday, I was in zone 5 for over half of the ride.  I realize that I was probably only in it 30 sec on, 30 sec off, but that still seems like something very hard to do.  Looking back at my workout graph, I'd spend 10 minutes at a time in zone 5.

Do I not quite understand how the zones should work, or are my ranges probably off?

{edit} ok... after taking my max heart rate from the last workout into account, it drops my time in zone 5 to 30 min.  That sounds a bit more resonable.