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that's a tough one.  i'm not a trekkie like the person that i'm gonna beat by over an hour this weekend,  but he's done some great stuff since to make up for it.

something to keep in mind when we're pedaling away on sunday.

Jim Steen, the swim coach at my college (Kenyon) is retiring from coaching the women's team after this season (he'll still coach the men's team). He is an amazing coach -- the Kenyon swim teams have won more NCAA titles than any other team or division in any sport -- 31 consecutive years for the men, 23 non-consecutive years for the women. Yes, they are Division III, but to me that only makes the accomplishments more impressive (no athletic scholarships). In any case, I had the priviledge of swimming under him for 4 years (yes, we won NCAAs all of those 4 years). Anyway, there is a big celebration this fall for his retirement and we've made a Facebook page with photos and are currently putting up "Steenisms" each day -- quotes that he'd use during a season. I need to go through my old workout books and find some of his quotes to submit, but I really liked today's quote. Use it!!

"Keep something in the back pocket. Never put it all out there before the championship meet. You want to build up that big something that no one knows about during the year and hang onto it until the last meet. That's when you drop it all on the line and set the water on fire."

You're just jealous cuz you never made it with the green girl.





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Thanks Doug!!! I saw that spreadsheet, but didn't look at that statistic.  I like it!!  I've had a few people tell me I pussed out ont the bike so maybe I'll show them this!

Now, that I have your attention...will you please say you'll come to REV3?????

I cannot commit to Rev3 just yet. I spoke with my wife last night and I am contemplating doing this race. It is a 6 hour drive from Raleigh. What does Linda (Havin' Fun) say?

I have two kids 10 and 12 and we tried going to a race together and it messed with my focus. (All of them expected me to handle everything for them and I was busy trying to organize and then execute a race). So I would hav to do this solo.

I'll give it more thought after the weekend.

I now have the added pressure of knowing that you all are going to follow us on Sunday! That is going to make my slow run worse! (Or I might just have to do well. There is always a first! Run-wise that is).

Did you use a snorkel?

Interesting. I never knew you used to have long hair.

ok i need to vent a little.  As some of you know we just completed a beautiful renovation on our new condo and have been living there since the end of July.  A few weeks ago we notice our brand new wood floors starting to warp in our office, we notified our contractor and the super.  They found out that there was a leak due to a clog in pipes in a wall.  It's been almost 2 wks and it seems like the moisture in the floor and the walls are still there and it looks as if it spread into our closets.  They tested 2 of our bathrooms and there is some moisture in the grout there too.  So now they think there may be a leak elsewhere.  They may not want us to use 2 of our bathrooms for a few wks.  Also they may need to go through our bathroom walls..  did i tell you we have custom tile in our bathrooms that took forever to order..  What a headache.

 

sorry to hear that stan.  frustrating to say the least.  good luck

So now you know that when you are feeling like rubbish, we don't care.... RUN FASTER!  You can feel like rubbish after the race!  GO GET EM'!

Tha's awful to hear about.  Hope things get fixed for you in a hurry.  Be sure that before you sign off on anything that they check for mold.  As long as this has been going on you are likely to have some growing somewhere because of all the moisture.

Totally sucks!! Contact your insurance company right away and figure out what they cover relating to leaks, etc. We did a huge remodel about 5 years ago, then had a tree fall on our house about a year later. Ugh. THEN we noticed a leak awhile ago... finally had it checked out, and it had been leaking for at least 2-3 years. Failed shower pan in the master bath, potentially caused by the impact of the tree. Long story short, total remodel of bathroom again (tile, floor, etc -- fortunately not cabinets and such), but insurance is covering, and we also took the opportunity to tweak some things we didn't like initially. Sucks, though. Huge suckage.

When I knew the group was tracking me,  that served as a great motivator!!!  We are supporting you Doug and don't forget it!! No judging involved, except maybe from Birdy

I can wait on the REV3....I already got the green light from all parties so I am in.

Edited by SSMinnow 2010-09-23 7:21 PM

Hi everyone!

I am just now catching up with posts from the past 2 days.  I was super busy yesterday getting a pedicure so my toes will look super pretty when I wear my sandals at my cousin's wedding in MAUI!!!!!  this weekend!

Good luck to all of the racers, looks like everyone is ready, especially j.o.h.n.!!! 

I meant to wish Tony well on his 10k, I want to see how you do!!!  You will certainly beat my p.r. and then you have to go get my marathon p.r. after that!  You have gotten super fast!  10k's are so hard for me...it is surely a mental thing.  I am looking for a 10k to run prior to the Vegas Half. 

Stan, sorry about all of the frustration with your remodel.  Hope they can resolve the issue soon and save the beautiful hardwood floors!!!  aiyah.

This, from my blog this morning.  I think I need to remember to eat something either before swimming or before running, so I won't be so clumsy.

ugh. is it called road rash when you fall down running? or just klutzy. twisted right ankle... that's what happens when Ripley goes one way and I go the other and there is a stupid lunging dog hiding behind a tree trunk going all CRAY CRAY on us! Right now the ankle feels better but I have 'road rash' on the palm of my hand and down my right shin along with a huge chunk of skin missing from my left knee!

Oh no!!! How will you look super girly if you have road rash?  I mean it's not like you can wear pants in Maui!!  But more importantly, should you really be wearing heels if you are doing the Boston marathon? They shorten your calves and wreak havoc on your achilles!  I'm telling.

hold the phone.  where did the story of 6'5 and you dating and dressed up on halloween go?  you know, the one where you were telling us that you had gotten really drunk and painted each other green all over,  including peter and *whistle* phwee phwooo.  then you ran around naked and met more people that wanted to be painted and it turned in a hedonism event.  you said you were gonna post pics!  lets have em'!!!

i'm ready... for maui!  and people don't wear pants there!  nice!  glad you're good to go k.i.m.  enjoy the weekend away... i'll keep an eye on your place. ;-)

Edited by fattyfatfat 2010-09-23 7:34 PM

Love that pic Suzy, and the story!  Glad you were ok though!

Linda