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so here's my catching up to all that happened in the last two days.

Snamanator girl: glad to know that your weight loss made you discover parts of your body and sorry to say that am a geek and knew what the xyphoid process is :we place hands a finger higher of it when we do CPR so, glad you have one that i can locate in case of need I will do my best to check here 3 times a week but cannot commit to anything. You guys just post too much and i type too slow haha!

Amy: glad the doctor found out you needed rest so that you could lose weight. You would have beaten yourself up for not meeting your goals when what you needed was to be more gentle with your body...so get rid of the hippo and find something softer

Yvonne:Gimme some of that chinook...it is -30C (-41F) here and i am frezing my butt just getting to my car!

Nicole: I NEED at least 8 hours of sleep and 9-10 in the weekends. So, i have help for the house cleaning and the lundry gets folded in the dryer...wich means...NOT! Thank goddness for appliances that work while i sleep and a hubby that needs less sleep than me so he can move the clothes from washer to dryer and take the dishes out of the dishwasher in  the morning.

sticking to my run plan is my priority. Since master's tri class is wednesday and i can't, b/c of schedule, switch my wed run to a thursday,i have to chose...so swimming will be done when possible and not with my tri gang. I am a bit sad and can't wait to see my gang in april.

ok. Back to the insanity (ds had a birthday party to go to and no fitting pants,dd has to get a hait cut, and i need to run 5 miles). See you guys later!

Mt weekend weather forecast is for cold beyond what I'll ride in, so I rode the rollers today. Fell once when trying to get back on the bike after a rest. I stopped my fall with my bad hand/wrist. It hurt before, now it really hurts!

Tomorrow is a rest day. Maybe I can ride outside on Monday.

Amy, I am so glad you were able to get some help, and find that this will be helped by this doctor !  So glad you are near someone who knows what they are doing, being here in the sticks we are usually having to drive to find someone who is  a "pro" at anything ! lol

Safe travels to the track meet !!!!
HUGS my friend !

So my friends, DH and I are bundling up here to go for our 5k run, it's 36  now so it's a heatwave outside ! lol  then once we are back we are going swimming...... that pool better let me in today or there will be some serious screaming going on ! lol

Happy workouts to all !!!

Sorry I've been MIA.  My boys are sick, and all they want me to do is sit on the couch so they can sleep on me.  If I even attempt to get up, all hell breaks loose.  I'm hoping we're on the back-end of this round of illness.  It really puts a crimp in my schedule.

~Jennifer

I'm sure they'll be feeling better pretty soon. Luckily for us all, it's still the dead of winter and our races are still a ways off. Lots of time to get on track!

Hi everyone.  I finally got out for another ride today.   It was sunny, but windy and up around 42 F.   Tried out my new socks and my feet did indeed stay warm.   Decided to keep the ride short (about 45 minutes) since I got in so many running days this week. 

Sleep? I am getting 7-8 hours these days, but lived on 5-6 for 25 years.   If you are working out a lot, your body needs more rest.   A 15-20 minute nap after lunch can do wonders. 

 Have a great weekend! 

Well we had gone to church, then came home and smelled natural gas in the  house...RIGHT BACK OUT THE DOOR WE WENT !

Gas compnay came out said it's a few tiny leaks (gaskets).... so we now have to get that fixed after just replacing the water softener $500.00, getting the water heater repaired......now we have to buy a new furnace......GREAT !

So anyway, I'm online looking for this and that for our poor house so will not get to individual inspires, but did want to check in and tell you all how special you are to me and hope you have great workouts today.

Ouch! I hope that your wrist/hand is ok...be careful- a sideways fall with outstretched arm can lead to a dislocated shoulder or elbow. Please be careful Nicole!

I hope you get some good rest and the weather clears to enable you to get out for a great ride!

Yay, Dan! Happy to hear that you got outside for a ride and the socks worked their warming magic! Also kudos for limiting your ride based on the rest of your training. It is so tough to reign it in sometimes and we often forget that rest is just as important as the training. Hope you are having a fantastic day!

amy mutz - 2009-01-18 8:38 AM PRE DOCTOR VISIT SCHEDULE: ***FEBRUARY 28TH - SAT. - BOB'S GYM EVANSVILLE (MINI SPRINT) ??? ***MARCH 14TH - Run of Luck - 7K Run, Walk, Relay ***APRIL 25TH - SAT. - LOUISVILLE DERBY MINI MARATHON ***MAY 4TH - TOYOTA SPRING DAY 8K ***MAY 30TH - SAT. - TERRE HAUTE (OLYMPIC) ***JUNE 13TH - SAT. - LAKEWOOD VALLEY, WHITESVILLE, KY (SPRINT) ***JULY 11TH - SAT. - MUNCIE ENDURATHON 70.3 (HALF IRONMAN) ***AUGUST 15TH - SAT.- BLUEGRASS (SPRINT) ***SEPTEMBER 13TH - SUN. - WASHINGTON D.C. (OLYMPIC)???? ***OCTOBER 11TH - EVANSVILLE HALF MARATHON POST DOCTOR VISIT SCHEDULE: ***APRIL 25TH - SAT. - LOUISVILLE DERBY MINI MARATHON ***JUNE 13TH - SAT. - LAKEWOOD VALLEY, WHITESVILLE, KY (SPRINT) ***AUGUST 15TH - SAT.- BLUEGRASS (SPRINT) ***SEPTEMBER 13TH - SUN. - WASHINGTON D.C. (OLYMPIC)???? Needless to say gang, I have had a rough couple of days realizing that my internal body is so out of wack and at risk of getting worse if I don't make a lot of changes ie: work stress, nutrition, training and race schedule, and letting go of so many race goals, so it is done and I'm implementing the changes immediately. I go back to the Doctor in two weeks for a review of my nutrition, training etc... Me and family are going to church and then going to the health food store to pick up some of the items needed to repair my system, oh yeah, I will fill you in later. I will also be checking up on everyone individually...sorry I have been so self involved the past couple of days..................oh....................or should I say I'm not sorry...see that is one of the new implements...........I was told I always give my energy to others and don't leave enough for myself................but ok................that is just who I'm am, and I love people and I love to see all of you meet and reach goals and feel your excitement, it is just how I'm wired....that is the real Amy, but I'm going to try and be as nice to myself as I am to others from now on, I think Cheri was saying the same thing in one of her inspirations... Anyway enough of that... I do want to say I love this group and feel like it is a huge part of me, this is the most special group I have had in the past three years on here....THANK YOU! Do we want to have like a Tri cruise together or something at the end of the season ooooowwwww what a concept Take care, and I will check up later today. Love from the small town of Haubstadt Indiana POPULATION 3,000...ha Amy If all goes well I should be a new person in two months....wooohooo

Wow...Amy, I am so sorry to hear that the appointment with the doc was not all good news but I guess it is ultimately bitter sweet. The positives are really so key to your health and training in the long run which is way more important than a few races. It sounds like you are really coming to grips with it all and are way smarter than so many others who forget that there are many more races in the calendar in the months and years ahead. You have more knowledge about your body and what it needs. Do remember to take care of yourself first! I know that it isn't in your nature, but put it this way....you must take care of yourslef so that you are well enough to take care of others! And please, please, please do not ever think of yourself as 'self-involved'. That is the furthest thing from the truth and I don't think that you would be able to find a single person who would think that of you.

Take good care of you and we are here to support you!

lyssa-gator - 2009-01-18 10:42 AM . i weighed in this morning. and i'm done. i hate my scale, and i'm not getting on it again. i need a new one. depending on how i stand (ie:leaning forward, leaning back, leaning left, leaning right, standing straight, standing on one foot, standing on the other foot, standing right in the middle of the thing, standing with my feet far apart) i weigh anywhere between 120 and 175. according to how my clothes fit, i'd say i'm down another pound from last week. i started at 145, wanted to get down to 135 jumped up to 151, lost a pound last week, and another one this week (i'm guessing) so i'm still 149. ugh. i ran around 25 miles in a week, and i really thought i'd be down a little more. it's the most i've ever run, EVER. and i'm proud and feeling accomplished, and at the same time-annoyed that i'm not losing weight. i ran 4 and some odd miles yesterday, and it was a bad idea. i should have rested another day, i spent yesterday feeling pretty rotten. feet hurt, knee hurts, hips hurt, back hurts. LOL i was a wreck. so i'm taking another probably 2 days off now to try to recover, then it's back to pumping out some miles. happy sunday everyone!!

Alyssa, you are being waaaaaaaay too hard on yourself. You should be so proud of your mileage this week. Do not bring yourself down by thinking about your weight. They are simply numbers. As you said, weight can be so varied depending on time of day, time of month, how hydrated you are, how bloated you may be, even how you might stand on your scale.... so go with how your clothes are fitting and how you are feeling. YOU are a rock-star runner- smile and be proud!

Yowzas! Scary to have that happen. Good to hear that everyone is safe and sound and as tough as it can be, can't put a price tag on that. Hug your family, do the research and then run/bike/swim off some of the stress! Hugs to you from me!

Yay Julie! Congratulations to our fearless leader 10K run followed by 16mi mountain bike ride! Team Snamanaters were flying!

Funny side note- the event is called a biathlon, in Canada, biathlon typically means cross-country skiing and target shooting!

That's why they usually call them duathlons!