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I had to bike til midnight to get my 90m ride in yesterday but knew today was my off day.  Still have my long run left on Sunday to complete my goals so didn't want to have to do long bike and long run on back to back days.  47m is a loooong run for me.  On the bright side...it's going to be 38!!!!  Heatwave!!!  My first outside run! 

Been following along, you are all kicking some *ss this week!!!  Midnight rides, yoga out the wazoo, swim workouts, I feel lazy just reading what everyone is doing.  Makes me want to avoid a "white" day on the training calendar at all costs! 

Good thing I skipped the "goal challenge" this week, just focused mostly on running this week.  My winter marathon is officially 29 days out, and tomorrow's workout is a 20-mile run.  Naturally, the temps are expected to be in the 20's with a 40% chance of snow showers.  I wish I were making that up!!  Unlike my recent marathons where my goal was to enjoy it rather than push it, this time I plan on pushing the pace (under 3:15 would be great!).  What I'll be in store for that day, physically and mentally, is already on my mind.

So whether your doing your first tri this year or your 9th marathon, we all go through the same worries, concerns and fears.  It doesn't matter if your first, 100th, second-to-last, or you start crawling on mile 25 like I'll likely do, it's all about getting out there and doing what you enjoy.  There's no such thing as failure in this sport, just experiences.  And your experiences will be as good as you make it!!  Happy training this weekend.

Just got in a nice 1.5 hour bike ride with some friends.  The first half kicked my a$$, since it was slightly uphill into the wind.  Coming back was fun, though.  So now I'm actually 25 minutes past my biking goal for the week.  I still have a 40-minute swim to get in, and a 40-minute run, which might have to be on the elliptical, since they're predicting a downpour later today I think, and rain tomorrow as well.

Hey Robyn, I hope things start settling down a little for you soon -- sounds like you could use a breather!  I can only imagine how stressful it must've been to move cross country like you did, and have to find a new place, start a new job, fly overseas right away, etc. etc.  And I also suspect you maybe feel a little overwhelmed with our big mentor group.  But don't -- we're all just hanging out and enjoying ourselves, and making ourselves at home. 

Teash, i just went and looked at some race results to see if I could figure out what a "Pace Penalty" is. I think, from what I read, Pace was one thing, and penalty was another.

Take a look at these results and tell me what you think. http://www.doitsports.com/newresults3/client/97924_137637_2005.txt

Okay I got my rerstance training in last night, but due to the wife using the computer to do her homework, I could not post until today. I also have a 25 minute run to do today. I'll do it this afternoon when I take my son to his Gran-T's house to play.

Here is next weeks goal's / schedule:

Mon: 24 hour duty at FD run 25 minutes.

Tue: Swim 25 minutes. Chiro Apointment. Class from 1-6 pm.

Wed: Brick Swim 25 min / Bike 30 min.

Thur: 24 hr duty at FD run 30 min.

Fri:Bike 45 minutes

Sat: make up day / rest day.

Sun: make up day, rest day.

I think that what you are probably looking at is two columns next to each other.  One is Pace per mile or km, and the other is penalty time, if any was given.  For the most part penalties aren't give out that much, so it looks like just one column. 

OH HAPPY DAY!!!

I found my Costa Del Mars!!!! Woohooo!

Soooo many excuses NOT to bike today:

• I won't meet 100% of my goal for this week, so skipping an event won't matter anyway.
• My back tire is making squishy sounds.
• My bike won't go in an easier gear - it will only go in one direction:  tougher!
• I don't have a good route yet and my back yard, albeit huge, is very rough to ride on.

I decided to just go out and do it and it was very, very tough.  I ended up doing circles on the flat top of my driveway and riding from one side of the house to the other back and forth.  My neighbors must think I'm weird - and they'd be right.  It was so tough, I broke it off after 15 minutes and my legs were so weak.  I was, however, able to turn this into a brick, following up my bike with a 45 minute walk.

In the end, I did not meet 100% of my goals this week.  I did meet my yoga goals and fell shy 5 minutes on my bike, but I only got 2 out of 3 strength trainings and 3 out of 5 walks done.

Still better than having done nothing at all, right?

Naa, I don't think yuour an idiot at all, if you down laoded the info into excel, and it combined the data, then how were you to know they were supposed to be seprate? Especially if you have never been exposed to the info before????

I got my run dione today, I was really really dragging, but alas, it is done. Lots-o-hills.

 Finished my goals for the week...it wasn't pretty...first outside run of the year which should have been enjoyable...going from the treadmill to the asphalt i felt like i weighed an extra 100 pounds...very much a struggle to complete...and I hate to see how far I went when i figure it out.  It's done anyways.