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Weight was only down 0.6 pounds this week.  James, I defer to you - you can figure out what to do with that!

Training time was 452.25 minutes.  15 points?

I am trying REALLY hard to get to where running and I are friends.  Not there yet!  So take this with a grain of salt . . .

I believe I will second that sentiment!!!

Steve, really?  20:07 and 22:20?  Just so you know, I hate you!  Seriously though, good job, I have to be driving my car to go that fast.

Our wives (Spouses?) looking out for us!  If I am sore after a particularly hard workout, my wife never fails to say, "Why do you do this to yourself?  You know, you really don't have to push yourself so hard, and you certainly don't have to try and kill yourself."

Can't wait for the day we are getting on the plane, bound for Kona, when I can smile and say, "THIS is why!"

Originally posted by JREDFLY Here I sit this Halloween night trying not to eat any candy. I am especially addicted to reeses peanutbutter cups and milkyway bars. If you know my sweet tooth, this is going to take a will of steel. Wish me luck.

My weakness is Candy Corn.  I suggested to my wife we avoid having any in the house, but somehow it magically appeared.  So do I just go crazy and finish the bag or do I stretch it out over a few days?  Yeah, I know, I could just NOT eat it, but that doesn't sound very likely does it? 

If it is GOOD beer, then you are OK!

Down 0.2 pounds this week.  Have no idea how to score that.

Worked out 213 minutes.  Not a full blown taper, but backed off in preparation for the HITS Lake Havasu Sprint next weekend.

I drove from Indiana to California and back inside of a week early this year, then two weeks later made the move from IN to CA.  Something like 6,800 miles in less than 3-weeks.  Yeah, that road food is tough.  I think it added an inch or more plus at least 15 pounds . . . or was it not working out during all the traveling.  Either way, it certainly wasn't like the road trips when I was in my 20's.

Hey James!

Hang in there my friend.  As one that has gone through his fair share of medical stuff and injuries this past year, I can only say, "This too shall pass."

There are likely things that you can do to help maintain your fitness level.  It is amazing what you can accomplish with a couple of 10-pound dumb bells.  I picked a couple up at Walmart for about $20 last year.  Or maybe you can get in to an Aqua Class if you are a member of a gym.  I know, that is where all the "OLD people" go, but it is a valid form of working out if you are battling an injury.  Swimming?  A spin class?  Maybe a Yoga class?  Any of those things can provide exercise, maybe even a full on workout, without further injuring your back or heel.  Every time I have been down with an injury, I think back to when I was swimming and a teammate literally broke his neck.  Every night, there he was, braces around his neck, on a kickboard so as not to lose any fitness while his broken body healed.  He found a way and you too can find a way to maintain fitness if you want it bad enough. 

Focusing on nutrition will likely prove a positive outcome.  You know that truly is the fourth part of triathlon.

As to coming back to early.  Have you talked with a physician?  Remember, there is a fine line between coming back too early and using injury as an excuse as to WHY you AREN'T coming back.  Your doctor, and certainly a sports medicine physician if you have access to one, can provide expert guidance.

Sorry about the "tough love."  I know that sometimes for me, hearing a brutally honest, blunt statement it what I really need the most.

You CAN do this!

(Edited for spelling.  Really!  I are a collage gradueight!)