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4 days and counting til my first HIM - I am ready! I am still having this leg/knee weird thing going on and my trainer thinks it is a sciatic nerve from increased distances and miles. I finally agreed to go see her doctor as she has assured me that he is very pro working out and will not tell me that I can't do the race. That has been my main fear and why I have put this off for so long. I know that I will do the race no matter what, but it would be nice to have some exercises to help reduce the pain.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Good luck TexMom!

This is what my off season is shaping up like

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=91804&posts=146&start=1

 
Good luck on your first HIM Jill!  I hope everything goes well for you!  I can't wait to hear all the details.

Kendra, Great job on the walk!  Your group raised a lot of money!

Z, Good luck on your 10k!  We'll be cheering you on.

I need to get some motivation here and a good swift kick in the butt.  I lost it when I pulled my muscle and haven't been able to get it back. I've been seeing a chiro and this is the first time I've went to one.  There are so many appointments.  He wants to see me 2x a week for 4 weeks.  I have a 1/2 mary I'm signed up for Dec 8th. 

Hope everyone is doing well!

Mel  

Good luck this weekend JILL!

Z, your plans sound awesome.  And I'm jealous b/c you'll get to meet shelly...she's from my hometown, but I haven't ever met her!

Mel...I totally understand.  Injuries of any sort can really mess with your mind.  Focus on what you CAN do.  Any idea why this started?  Injuries suck!  But you WILL be stronger from it all!

Kendra, that sounds like a great plan for running!  Good for you!  I'm barely swimming or biking either...it's all about the running right now

I'm sitting at home with a GI virus.  I swear, every time my kids get any stomach stuff...I get it too!  I spent my entire weekend in bed (and we were on vacation in Crested Butte).  Lovely. 

I'm in TOTAL suspense, dying to hear results of races!!!

Heather, you have accomplished so much in the past year.  The weight loss, the races.  Placing second in your group, that is awesome. 

Make it through your surgery and then the sky will be the limit for you.  I bet your kids think you are the greatest!  Your hubby too!

Keep up your spirits through your recovery period and we will be ready to help you get back to shape when you are ready.

Go Girl!

 I am so proud of Heather and feel so lucky to call her my friend!  I volunteered at the race and cheered her on in the swim & run.  You should've seen her swim, Wow!  She is so efficient & fast.  She easily placed in the top 5 in the swim out of everyone in the race.  She had an excellent bike time & ran the whole way. 

WTG Heather! Woohoo!

Mel  

Heather - congrats on an awesome race! You have made some great progress.

Z - How was the 10k?

Cathy - glad to see you are feeling better!

Kendra - good luck with the running!

My first HIM was last Sunday and overall it was a great event. Endorfun Sports puts on an amazingly organized and fun triathlon. They do events all over and this was the first year for Longhorn, but very organized. The aid stations even had ice water at the end of the race which was a huge bonus since it was about 92 degrees out with high humidity. I am not sore at all which leads me to believe that I didnt' push myself hard enough on the run. It was just too hot and there was NO shade! Here is my race report for more info http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=93182&posts=14&start=1

You guys are awesome

Jill, congrats on the HIM.  Boulder is the same way with no shade for running.....not easy when you are out running and it's HOT by then!  Great work!

OK, so Z has a 10K in December.  Anyone else have any events upcoming?  I have the Philly marathon on 11/18 and between my soleus injury in May and being sick recently, I feel ill prepared for it, but I'll do my best.  I think my only goal will be to finish!

Good luck tomorrow Heather!  I'll be thinking of you!

I am in San Antonio for a few days for a conference....very cool.  Got to meet a BTer (tri-chic) today which was great!  I like running at a lower altitude too  

Jill....any further thoughts on the marathon?

Kendra, do you plan to run some of your 1/2 in December?

Heather - take care of yourself and enjoy some well deserved rest time!

Cathy - As for the marathon, I think I am going to go for it. We did our 18 mile run on Saturday and I felt great. We kept a good pace and I think I can do it. I am planning to run it with my dad who will probably avg around a 12 min mile. That is totally fine with me!

OK, I registered for my first marathon. Some days I think "What in the world I am doing?". I went to a party Saturday night where we were talking to some people who are runners who just kept saying, "Oh, I could NEVER do a full marathon," which is exactly what I thought at this time last year.

Happy Halloween! I have certainly eaten my fair share of candy, good thing I am training for a marathon, otherwise I think I would be getting a larger size pants.

Hi all!  Heather, I'm glad all went well!  Hope you are healing quickly.

Kendra, San Antonio was great!  And you have only one month to VEGAS baby! 

Jill....WOO HOO!  What is the date of the race? 

I have my last long run before my marathon this weekend.  My running sucks this season.  It's gotta get better.  Halloween was a blast last night!  I'm going to have to post pictures of my kiddos.  And other than that, I'm trying to stay above water with everything else going on!  LOL!