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Sehr schön. Gute Reise und nicht zu viel trinken Bier!

Probably much better than doing nothing!

So far I'm on track to complete all my workouts this week. I'll do a short (30 minutes) run after work then the lady and I are going out for dinner tonight. Saturday: 1.5 hr. bike, 1.5 hr. run. Sunday: 2.5 hr. run. My legs are definitely feeling a little fatigued from all the running. I did an hour on the treadmill last night after a good swim and just didn't have much power. Sweat rate seemed up, legs were tight. Need to stretch!

Okay here's a QOTD - I saw a Q&A from Lava magazine with Jordan Rapp today. I can't exactly put my finger on it but there's something about that guy that I admire the hell out of. Really smart, really talented, and a real class-act. So, do you have a triathlon or endurance sports "hero/role model"? Who and why?

AQOTD: I'm a big fan of Chrissie Wellington mainly bc she embodies what the sport is all about not only with her amazingly great attitude, but also her work ethic and professionalism.  Oh, yeah, and not to mention one hellava athlete who dominates the sport it's almost unbelievable.

Today I did 90 minutes on the ole trainer and also decided to do a sweat test which I haven't done yet on the bike.  Only lost .2 of a pound and consumed 48 total ounces of water.  I used this calculator (http://www.triharder.com/THM_SwRate.aspx) and it came up with a rate of about 34oz per hour.  For whatever reason, it seemed like I didn't sweat as much as usual, so I'll continue doing these tests with different distances and workloads.  I am happy to see that two full bottles of water over 90 minutes seemed pretty good for me.

Yes Jamie - things will definitely warm up!

Got in a 2.5 hour/17.7 mile run today, and nearly 50 running miles on the week. My feet are super pissed at me...I'm asking them to HTFU but they are resisting. Luckily not much running planned for this coming week - it's a 14 hour week with 11 of those spent on the bike. Yowsers! I better start downloading more podcasts to keep myself entertained.

Computer got a cold over the weekend (Virus) - and I was just able to get it back to normal this morning. 

This was a recovery week for me and I took advantage!! Today is an off day but with warmer weather headed this way I feel a good week comining on!  Wife got a cold saturday/sunday and still felt like crap this morning so took a little vitamin C this morning and hoping it doesnt migrate my way.

AOTD - I need my beauty sleep - I usually get 8-9.  I too seem to get upstairs between 8-9 and I can fall asleep pretty quickly.  I do tend to get up between 5:45 and 6 and with having all my stuff ready to go can be out the door for workout quickly.  I almost alsway do work outs in the morning. 

AOTD - Not a fan of any one athlete - most likely because I have yet to read up or watch any of them in great detail. 

Alaska? You do know it generally tends to be more snowy and cold when you head north :P  I've always wanted to visit Alaska, heard it's beautiful.

I had a great vacation in Mexico. Jamie was right, I was enjoying the sun too much to run.  I ran once, mid-week, then decided I'd stick to actually getting some rest while on vacation. I did, however, swim almost every day...in the ocean   I couldn't resist the temptation to practice open water swimming since I don't get to do that here very long during the summer. I've no idea how far a swam each day, but based on pace 1/2 to 1 mile I'm guessing. My confidence in open water grew tremendously, which I needed.  We did a lot of nothing while we were there and I feel refreshed.   I'll try and post some pics later to help people remember what the sun looks like. Not working out today. Tomorrow I'll go for a very short run...maybe 20 minutes.

Agreed. After having easy access to OWS every day for even 6 days it is going to be very very tough to go back to the pool. I actually was looking forward to swimming every day in the ocean. The distance doesn't seem nearly as far when it's "there and back" vs. "there and back 35 times" 

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/08/power-primer-cycling-with-power-101.html

I think I skimmed this post but he's usually REALLY detailed with his blogs - this one is "Power 101" and should give you a really thorough start to understanding power meters. Enjoy!

That whole Powertap is definitely intriguing and something I want to invest in soon.  I know it would help my bike training.

I was wondering if we can talk a little about diet and food intake (not while exercising).  The last month or so since ramping up my volume and workouts, I've been starting to lose weight.  I've lost about 5 pounds the last month and can't seem to stop losing it.  I'm getting awfully close to my high school weight which is too definitely too thin.  I feel my weight is just about right now or maybe a tad on the thin side and definitely don't want to go down any lower.  My concern is that as my training volume continues to increase I will whittle away to a giant toothpick.

I suspect this might not be a common most of you fight.  However, I am wondering if anyone else struggles with keeping on weight during training?  I am also interested in diet and how often/much people eat.  I eat 2 decent sized meals a day along with a small breakfast, but it seems like I need more.  Just curious to hear any thoughts.

I eat well and still can't lose the weight right now.  I went from 209 to 179 (over last 2 years) and will float between 178 and 183.  Seem to struggle getting any lower.

So sorry not much help here?!?

Got 3450yds in the pool today and averaged 1:38 for the first 1000yds.

70 degrees here in Cincy tomorrow - might take an easy day and get 9 holes in????

Got a race on sunday - 1/2 marathon.

Good info Cody.  I've mixed protein shakes before, but I have been tossing around the idea of buying canned drinks for ease and more consistent consumption.  I think that might be a good option for me.