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Whoops--looks like we all responded  at once!

Trisuits--one pieces--are bad if you have a weak, or a nervous, bladder.  Pre-race jitters will really have you when you are trying to pull that thing off! 

My first season I wore a Sugio Tri Bra top and tri shorts.  I did 2 sprints and Olympics.  Worked fine, till I saw the pictures and saw buddha.  Of course my older sister somehow thought she saw "defined abs", let's just say buddha happened to be hangin/swayin in a nice position  Season 2 I switched to a full length tri top.  Season 3- I wear my club's singlet with the tri-bra underneath.

Here's my advice---don't wear bicycle shorts unless you are racing an ironman and can change in/out.  If you swim with them, well, certain parts won't dry.  Besides, the "bike butt" I refered to in an earlier post usually goes away in 250-350 miles.  Trust me.  Then again, Tami?  I have never ridden over 75 miles.

On the bra/top....get a "triathlon" bra top that will dry when you exit the swim.  Think Zoot, Sugio, Danskin, Speedo....becuase of the material, it might cost a few more dollars than a normal bra top, but you'll feel a lot better on the run/bike.  

I can go on about hats, socks, shoes, transition. .......I am a bit of a gear geek

Not quite---warm up for 15 minutes...then run 10 minutes at a faster pace..then for the next 20 minutes,push it as hard as you can and take the average heart rate over that time period (after a 15 minute cool down).  I guess if you don't have a lap counter, just start the heart rate monitor 25 minutes into the run?

so 15+10+20+15=1 hour total run 

Good night all....I fell off the workout program today thanks to a what started off as a good day at work and ended as a bad day.  Then my left achilles is worrying me, which becomes too easy of an excuse.

But thanks to you all....and watching the biggest loser tonight (if that 350+kid can run 7.0 on the treadmill, then I can dammit!), I will be back to the work-out game plan tomorrow.

Thanks for the chatter!

Achilles- I truthfully thin it is more my soleus than achilles.  I do not think it is that I ramped my running mileage up too quickly, that has been the problem in the past.  I can only point to perhaps slipping on the snow/ice on saturday's run cause sunday I only biked at home.  Monday is when it started up I think.  (Need to check logs).

I am just icing it and strectching it.  (Neither of which hurt). I might try to get in for a deep tissue massage tomorrow evening--that usually resolves these things for me.  If not, and it is still buggin me this weekend, I will go see my accupuncturist/chiro.  I also have a great sports medicine doc for longer term projects, but I try to cure little "bugs" like this with rest, ice, and if needed, massage/accupuncture.

I see you mention massage. I'm wondering when is the best time to go. before or after a race? Do you workout the same day you get a massage? I've never had one but have some gift certificates so I may be getting a few in the future and wanted to get some opinions on the best time. I"m aslo very curious about accupucture. How often do you go and does it hurt?

I also watched the BL (Biggest Loser). This show does give me motivation. They work them pretty hard. I got up for spinning this morning which was pretty rough for the first half but then got much better. Pretty sure I have bike butt now....

Alright time to look for this book, I mean work...Thanks!

Thanks for the clothing tips everyone!  I know you all suggested that I get tri shorts instead of padded bike shorts for my first tri (a spring), which I've looked into, however I'm finding that most tri shorts are "padded."  Is it just a lighter padding than standard bike shorts? 

Re: achilles injuries.  I've always found that a massage and rest are the only things that work for me.  Depending on the severity of the injury and the level of the pain, I've taken anywhere from 3 days off to 2 weeks off.  I typically try to rest right at the onset of pain so the injury doesn't have time to progress much.  Feel better!

Tonight I am meeting a group for an hour swim at a local indoor pool.  It's my first swim in years and I'm really looking forward to getting back into the water.  What's everyone else planning re: workouts for today? 

Yikes, good luck!  Can't wait to hear how it goes.

Workout: 45-1 hour run (on treadmill)

Addn't HR/LT test info from PM to a lvel 1 USAT coach on the boards here:

Response: yes, and even more than that, if your run pace / bike power / swim pace improves at the same HR / effort.

If I test for a 155 HR at LT at 7:00 per mile running pace, then I re-test one month later and at 155 HR at LT is 6:45 pace, then I have improved. If I run slower than 7:00, then I have to re-think my training or look at my training for the last month to see if I've done all my workouts properly.
I Hope that helps!