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Cathy, I'll say a prayer for you that everything turns out fine.  I am inspired  by you doing the IM next year, that is going to be awesome!

Jill, How did your race go on Sunday?

I finished my first 1/2 mary on Saturday.  It was a lot of fun.  I had serious pre-race jitters and felt very nauseas.  Once I started it was very exciting.  Heather volunteered and was there at the finish line which was awesome.  I'm still sore today.

Hope everyone had a good weekend! 

Mel  

Heather I want a copy!!!!

Got my biopsy results and it is OK!!!  Sclerosing adenosis and fibroadenomatous hyperplasia.  I'll take it!  thanks for all of your concern, you guys are awesome

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Heather - I want a copy! I am going to PM you my address since I guess posting it on a public website is not the best idea. Could you also PM me your address, I want to send everyone a Christmas Card!

Group - Please PM me your address as I want to send a Christmas Card to everyone!

Mel - Congrats on your half, is your race report up?

Kendra - Congrats to you to and I am going to see if I can find your race report.

Cathy - So glad to hear about the biopsy results, so scary!

My marathon on Sunday went GREAT! Here is my race report http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... I guess that the most interesting thing about the whole race was how I had this total role reversal with my dad. I ran the whole thing with him as this was his last (or so he says) marathon and it was my first. He ran my first 10k with me when I was in high school and helped me train for it and slowed down and stayed with me the whole time. This time it was me encouraging him to keep going and I was cheerleading the whole way. When we first got to the AA center where the race was being held, I made him go inside while I went searching for the bag drop outside in the rain and cold, I didn't want him getting cold. I guess I have become protective of him and was worried about him finishing. He will be 77 in February and is definitely showing some signs of starting to slow down. The most exciting thing about the race for me is that I got a Garmin the day before (early Christmas present) and my average HR was 126! Plus I felt totally fine the whole race. I guess going slow helps.

 Hope everyone is having a nice holiday season and slowing down enough to enjoy their family and health!

Ladies,

Here is my "athletic life" update:

I ran my first 10K race last Sunday. We had two local BT teams Red vs. Green, there is a picture in my log, check it out. I had a blast, and I saw a really great improvement in my running, I ran very even splits at around 8:15 m/mile. I was fastest female on my team so my time counted toward team's total. Last June I could not hold 10m/mile pace in 5K ;-)

I'm running Cherry Blossoms 10 miler in April, can't wait!

Cathy, Great news!  I know you must be so relieved.

Jill, Awesome job on the marathon.  That is really cool that you ran it with your Dad and that's amazing that he is running a marathon at 77. 

Kendra, I hope your heel heals quickly.

I have 5 copies of the magazine that Heather is in.  If you want a copy I can mail it to you just pm me your address. 

I haven't had a chance to do my race report yet. Hopefully I'll get a chance to do it this week.

Mel 

HI all!  Well, Z's post got me thinking.  Who has goals set up for '08?

Here's mine:

• finish IMCdA in under 14 hours
• NO INJURIES
• Get my run times to under 9mins/mile

2 weeks to the end of 2007.  I can't believe it!

I'm a grandmother for the third time today.  However she is my first granddaughter.

Emma Marie, born 12/18/07 @ 12:09pm california time, 6lb 9oz, 19 inches long

(Emma 12 18 07 b.jpg)

My goals for 2008

Swim 120K yards, Run 300 miles, bike 600 miles

3 sprints, 1 oly, 1 1/2 mary and maybe a few other road races.

Lose 40 or more pounds.

Hi all!  Merry Christmas!  I hope you are all enjoying the day off.   It's a snowy wonderland here, as we got 7 inches of snow!  And it's still snowing.  Good stuff.

Kendra, your granddaughter is gorgeous

Kendra, Your grandaughter is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Cathy, My daughter would be excited to get snow here. She keeps on asking when is it going to snow out? We either get 1 or 2 snows or nothing at all.

Goals for 2008:

1/2 IM 5/8 White Lake

5 races mix of sprints & olys in NC (hopefully to make it into NC invitational in Oct. depending on how I place)

1/2 IM Beach to Battleship beginning of Nov.

My friend wants me to run a marathon with her in Sept. in Chicago not for sure on that one yet. She is going to be joining the Team in Training to fundraise for Leukemia. Her Mom has just been diagnosed with acute Leukemia.

Did my race report for 1/2 mary. Not sure how to post link. Just started back training today it felt so good to be back at it. Last week my mother-in-law was here and I was running around like a maniac all week and didn't even get a chance to run. I was having the heeby jeebies.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Mel

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I am planning to spend some time working on next year's goals soon. I am up in Vail, Colorado right now and have pretty much been in crisis mode as I have been trying to support my brother who is dealing with issues with his wife. She has had some prescription med problems and it has gotten very tough. They have 3 young children, a 3 year old and 1 year old twins. My brother has basically been a single dad for awhile taking care of all three of them and I am flying to Portland with him on Tuesday just to help him get them all home. My mom flew out here with him. I haven't worked out since the day after Christmas and I am feeling pretty yucky. I am ready to get back to it

Kendra - your granddaughter is adorable!

Cathy - I can't believe how much snow we have gotten since we have been here. We ended up spending the day in Denver last Thursday waiting on my brother and his kids to fly in so that we could all drive up to Vail together. We drove over the pass at night and I was just gripping the steering wheel so tight as the wind blew and the snow kept coming down. BRRRRR, it is cold up here!

We had a nice Christmas in Texas and I hope that you all are enjoying a nice season. I still am waiting on getting my holiday cards, but will send them out to those of you who sent me your address. Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good one.

Jill, I hope everything works out with your brother.

I just signed up this morning for Beach2Battleship HIM and I'm going to be signing up for White Lake HIM tonight. A friend of mine is doing the full IM Beach2Battleship.

Cathy, Can you suggest a good tri bike that is between $1,500-$2000? I'm definitely going to need a different bike. I've been dropping hints to my dh that I'm going to need a new bike. He hasn't really said anything. Maybe a surprise bday present? Probably not.

Also have you heard of Spinervals? Are they worth it or not? I just started using my bike trainer, Christmas present from my dh. I have been watching whatever is on Noggin or PBS kids.  That's not really keeping me very motivated.

Mel

There are lots of great bikes in that price range!  Kuota K-Factor, Felt S-32, QR Tequilo to name a few.  You want the best components for the price.  BUT, my best suggestion is to get a tri bike fit first.  Any bike is only as good as it fits!  To give you more insight....I had a fit recently...I have a short torso so my reach to the handlebars is a problem, especially in aerobars.  Most bikes have a top tube that is too long for me.  So I had a fit and was told I had all of 3 bikes to choose from that would fit me.  2 of those I would never have considered before the fit!  Something to think about. 

Trisports.com has a sale on '08 Quintana Roo bikes....the Tequilo is normally $2400, now $1999 and has Dura Ace components!  If you have ANY other questions about the bike stuff, let me know!  Bike shopping is the BEST!

I like Spinervals...they're hard, so I wouldn't use them all the time.  They often put you at or near LT, so they're meant to be difficult.  I have used 2 of them.  One was "mental toughness" I think.....crazy stuff.  THey have you get off the bike and do squats!!!  The other one is "Totally Time Trial" that I 've used.  HARD! 

I got a Netflix subscription to use while I'm on the trainer....gotta get through a LOT of long rides during this winter, so movies are another option to combat the boredom!  Got any neighbors with extensive movie collections?

Thanks for all the info.!  My husband asked me today,"So, do you want a bike for your birthday?" Duh, ya! I've officially started bike shopping,yeah! 

What do you think of this one I found at Sunrise Cyclery?

https://shop.sunrisecyclery.com/item/19860

Which size tire is better? 650 or 700?

Mel  

Mel, that's a great bike and a great deal!  The 650s are on the smaller frames....size 48 and 50.  The others have 700s.  Some people say the 700s have lower rolling resistance.  But you should get the bike that fits, no matter what the wheel size is!  Keep me posted! 

Oh and if you can test ride one, that would be ideal.