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Congratulations on your 3rd place finish that is awesome!  You guys are putting me to shame as I am just glad to finish and here you are all rockin the races!  Sorry that the swim was so rough.

Being a cardiac survivor and doing triathlons, hearing this always sets me back a bit. But congrats nonetheless on your finish!

Way to rock it too, Monte! You will never forget the first one! And that is why I say I don't "compete", I "participate" -- I will never be a podium-finisher, but I definitely enjoy the journey.

Monte - Way to go! You should be very proud of yourself. To lose that much weight in such a short time, complete a triathlon, and crank out 19+ mph on the bike is awesome! Great recap of the day.   I think we were "sharing the pain" not just during the sprint tri but on through the next couple of days! My legs were quite sore SUN and MON.

Kathy - I found you on FB. Sent you the "friend request".  No need to be too impressed with the 3rd place finish - I think most of the fast, experienced guys were doing the Oly distance that day.  You will be the one putting me to shame in 3 months when you nail IM Louisville.  An IM finish is still so far away for me.

Have a good week, everyone.  We are leaving tomorrow for Ohio for the Memorial Day Weekend.  The training will suffer this week, so I'm calling it a "recovery" week.  Hydration and nutrition will be key during this recovery period (i.e., beer, pizza, burgers, etc.).

Patrick - Those situations give me pause also. I am the same age as he was and have struggled with high blood pressure since my early 20's.  I certainly understand how such news can be tough for you, in particular. All each of us can do though, is live our lives such that when God calls us home, He will be able to say "well done, my good and faithful servant."

It's neat that you said you "definitely enjoy the journey." That is exactly what I was thinking to myself earlier today reflecting on this past weekend.  As much as I enjoyed the event and having a good race (for me) - the true joy came from experiencing it with my family and spending the weekend hanging out at the beach with them. The triathlons are only an intermediate goal for the main objective of better health and fitness so that I can enjoy the journey of life with my family for years to come.

Great race and fabulous report on it and your journey to it, Monte.   

Another sad twist on the 44y old who passed away in your race Benttwice, his wife is suing the race for negligence. 

I am not sure this will work, just had to share this for all of us treadmill runners :slinky on a treadmill

http://youtu.be/711bZ_pLusQ

Goodness there are so many things I want to reply to but I can never remember who said what.

Benttwice, awesome race.  Loved what you said about doing our best here and then going home for eternity.  "My son in whom I am well pleased" also comes to mind.  I hope I am pleasing Him in all I do.  Was it your race that had the death?  So tragic.  You just never know.

Monte, what a race report.  You had me in tears more than once.  Can't wait for the June race!!  You have accomplished amazing things and got all of us talking again!!  Here's to you and your health!!  Hopefully you have added years.

Maria, welcome back!!  Hope the bike is an easy fix and you get going again.  Welcome to the east coast!!

Cake girl!!  Can't wait for the new cake pics!  Sounds like your are making smart choices!  You can only do so much but it is so awewsome to have a tough goal.  I'm a little sad I'm not training for a HIM but I have a bunch of Olys and other great events. I hope to figure out some health issues, get stronger and faster hopefully, and I'm on again for next year.

Fit, I always love your postings, thanks for the drink tips.  I'm learning the Garmin slowly.  Today, I accidentally went out on the bike setting!!  Wondered what happened to my 4:1 beeps.  Now I know.  Made some adjustments, good practice for race day.  If things go wrong, you just keep going till the finish.

My first Oly is next week in CT.  I'm so excited for taper week, I can't tell you.  I have been pushing things with my work schedule and I need some rest!!  A little (alot) nervous about the hill challenges but as with Bypass, I am a doer not a competitor.  Will never be on a podium but I am out there doing it and loving it and encouraging everryone I can!!

Suzie, miss our smile.  Hope all is well.

Hugs to all.

Lyoshka - 2012-05-24 8:52 PM Ann, "cake girl" lol I like it! here goes: He is pretty cute with the whole Angry Birds gig, so we did the AB theme..cake, cookies, pinata, we all wore AB shirts... Here is the baked equivalent of about 30 hours of training : and my two little dudes:

OMG, that is absolutely fantastic.  You would not consider making a smaller version for my son's birthday would you?  He would love it.   He is a complete angry birds fan and his Bday is coming up, the big 10!  I pay a lot of money for much less nicer cakes; probably not grammatically correct but you get where I am going....

Lyoshka - 2012-05-24 9:36 PM Pam, I absolutely would you would be my first customer... let's PM and see if we can get details figured out? Where are you located? that in itself might be a deal breaker...

I would love to be your first customer.  If it does not work for me (I hope it does, though) I have some friends in the chicago area that might be interested....

Ditto to what Fit said! 

Fit4Infinity - 2012-05-25 12:09 AM

Lyoshka - 2012-05-24 6:36 PM Pam, I absolutely would you would be my first customer... let's PM and see if we can get details figured out? Where are you located? that in itself might be a deal breaker...

Lena you have so much talent.  Wow!  I hope you find a HIM that works with your everything.  You don't need a rematch with racine to be a winner.  Find a magnificant long course that suits just who you are. 

Cheers

Ditto...Un freaking believable cakes! I don't guess you would want to come down to Texas for a while to train...and do a wedding cake for August ??? ...wow!