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I have some of the Spinervals DVDs. They are pretty good and some are quite tough. Coach Troy gets on my nerves a bit though. Not sure why. At one point last winter I started watching old movies I haven't seen in a long time and would play games. For example, I watched all the old Bond movies and whenever there was a chase scene or a scene with Bond womanizing I'd go all out. Bond intervals!

Anything to break the monotony of riding indoors.

 Oh man, I'm so sick of being sick! First it was a hacking persisitent cough that lasted about 2 weeks straight. I was guaranteed to get up at least once a night coughting my head off. Then I got better for 3 days and then boom! I got sick again but this time it's a regular cold with lots of congestion and yes, another nasty cough. Last night I woke up at 3:30 coughing and didn't stop until about 6. Sigh...

Like I said, I'm sick of being sick.

To make things worse, in the past month I think I've had a total of 1.5 hours of training and yup, I've probably put on 3-4 lbs.

Whine, whine, whine...

Caius - you're making me feel good about my current lack of effort.  I've been missing workouts left, right, and center - I've even been missing checking BT regularly.  I too have now fallen to the sick bug, but it's just a sore throat, so I really feel like I'm cheating myself a bit.  I should be out there training, but given my last run felt horrible I'm starting to miss things on purpose.  Not good, but I figure it's just a brief respite.

Anyways - after the year you had, and the amount of time you dedicated, I figure you're due for a bit of a break.  Just figure that the illnesses hit you at the right time, and when you're ready to train again you'll be healthy.  You going to the bike show Saturday?  I'm going, but I don't really have any money to spend, so it will probably be more a case of look don't touch.

Timmeh - good luck this weekend.  Hope you're feeling better, and enjoy the run!!

sounds like the dreaded bug has hit us all, I have been sick as well.  On the plus side my HRM came today , I have to learn how to work it now. My dear hubsand tried to help but he got it stuck on French and I dont remember it that well from my high school days. Missing work outs lately like crazy and I put on a few pnds just this week at weigh in tonight...yuk! I am off to Texas tomorrow to go see the new grandson, nice warm weather..and NO SNOW !! Yes it has snowed here already.  Caius I like your movie idea I might have to try that this winter. 

Hope everyone gets better fast ! Tim good luck in your race ! 

Yea, I saw that he was going to be there.  It would be very cool to meet him, but I'm guessing the shop is going to be a zoo (not that the bike show won't be).  Like I said, I don't think I'll be buying anything, but.....  This sport is certainly more expensive than I'd originally figured it would be (Honey, all I need is a bike and a pair or running shoes - which when you break it all down is actually true).  But at the same time, it's cheaper than golf.

All you sick people, get better soon!!  I'm surprised I haven't got it yet because I take the commuter train to work every day AND my kids are both in elementary school.  I have heard that doing yoga regularly really helps you not get sick.  Weather that goes from warm to cool and back again probably doesn't help any of us either!!

Good luck in your race, Tim! 

Caius - did you get to meet Simon?  The bike show was crazy busy, as expected.  They had some really great deals on bikes.  One shop was blowing out about a dozen P2SL's for $1350 and they had some P2C's for $2000.  Which both seemed like a really great deal, but alas I did not have $2K burning a hole in my pocket.

I did pick up a pair of Shimano TR30 Tri shoes for $70.  They're entry level shoes but I figure they'll be much better than my current road shoes. 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

That sounds like a GREAT ride Kristina! Well with that metric century under your belt, I say you're ready for a half Ironman! Yup, you are!

Neil, yup, I did...I will post some pics tomorrow. It was pretty cool to meet him in person. I really admire the guy. He's a top notch podium capable athlete, he changing the face of triathlon especially in Canada, he's a great spokeperson and promoter for our sport and he mentors our up and coming triathletes. To top it off he's so humble and open with his information. Yes, I'm star struck

I also got a close up look at the new P4. Man, that is one sweet and sexy bike. Apparently they will likely be taking trade ins on older Cervelos. My wife is going to kill me!

Those prices that you mentioned on the P2SL and P2C are unbelievable! I paid significantly more for my P2SL a couple of years ago. Meh, what can you do?! Good deal on the shoes. I'm hoping to pick up a pair of the LG Carbon Air at the spring show. My current LGs are getting a little musty after all the races in the rain this year.

La!  La!  La!  I don't hear those prices on Cervelos!  {Hands over ears.}

Tim - Hope you did well on the half mary!

Kristina - Awesome job on the metric!

I pulled a 23:38 on the 5k, 6/21 in AG.  3rd place - 7th place in my AG was separated by 38 seconds.  Ouch!

Nathan (son) turned 12 Saturday and pulled a 28:58. I'm proud of the little guy.  We didn't wear costumes; he decided at the last minute he didn't want to run in a costume.  It was about 64 degrees and sunny.  I'd say 70% of the runners did wear costumes.  I have never seen so many pairs of fishnet stockings in one place!

Heheheh!  No, only the ladies wore them.  Must have been a fad for the day!

Got an email today from a tri shop across town.  Now they offer one year no interest on bikes or six months same as cash.  The top brands of bikes that they sell, Felt, Quintana (did I spell that right?) and Cervelo too.  Tempting, but maybe after Christmas.

Amazing job everyone! Gosh, you've all progressed so much since the beginning of the year. That's really great. If you guys were here my daughter would give each of you a 'well done' sticker. Fantastic!

Kristina, I totally get the time comitment. It's pretty tough to balance work, home, kids and training. It's much harder than the training itself. As a side note, though I had a couple of weeks were I put in some decent hours, most of my IM training was done on an average of 8.5 hours per week. Basically, if you can do devote one 3 hr bike ride, one 1 1/2 hour run, and a 1 hour swim per week you can do a HIM. All the rest is just filler. Well, that's to complete the distance. Racing it is another story. But, don't rush it. Do it when you're ready. Being mentally ready for the time comitment involved is a huge step and your family should take first priority of course.

I'm going to be focusing on Olympic distance tri's next year myself.

Kristina, Timmeh, Terry - congrats on all your races.  I must admit I'm a tad jealous that my racing is done for the season.  But there's always next year to focus on.  You guys all did great.  Does anyone have any races left in them for the year?

I ended up joining a gym (with multiple locations) on a family membership since my wife wanted to join one after after baby # 2.  I ended up getting a great deal and it works out to $8 every 2 weeks.  I figure I can't beat that kind of price.  I joined so I could run indoors in the winter and also have access to a pool close to home (even though it's only 20M).

I found another location not too far from work that had a 19M pool and used it a couple of times for lunch swims, but wasn't that big on it.  It wasn't in great condition, the water was cold, and it just didn't really inspire me.  But I figured I would just suck it up since I now had the membership.  Well no more - I found another location, even closer to work, with a 4 lane 25M pool, that gets plenty of natural light and is much newer, nicer, and warmer!  So this is going to be my new home for lunch hours over the winter.  Running or swimming.  I still have my fancy bike trainer at home  - that is currently causing me issues, that are yet to be solved, so I don't plan on cycling at the gym (but that may change if I can't figure this darn trainer out).

Anyway, just wanted to post this cause I'm pretty happy about the way things are shaping up for winter training.  I tried a treadmill for the first time last night - very different than running outdoors, and my legs felt all funny afterwards.

Hope everyone is having a good week.  Anyone else jumping into their plans for winter training?  (It's funny how one week changes everything since I was in the dumps about training just last week).

Neil

Hey everyone!

Well I am back from visiting the grandkids in Texas, I had a blast! The weather was nice and warm not like when I got home and it snowed on Tuesday ugh!! Didn't winter just get over with ??!!

Sounds like Kristina, Timmeh and Terry all had great races, congratulations to you all! My season is about over now except for the local 5K runs which I plan to do.  I feel a little lost without a goal out there yet. I need to hurry and plan my next race season. I have my mom and daughters convinced to do the half marathon in April with me and I challenged my brother to do a tri with me next year. We just have to plan which one now.

Neil good choice on the gym it sounds like, it was one of the best decisions I made to join one last spring. With our long winters and very short summers I need somewhere to train. 

I am trying to figure out a winter training plan now so I can feel more motivated about next season.

Hope you all have a great weekend ! Anyone racing at all ?

Good Luck on your race Tracy !!

Hope the weather is not too chilly !