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I will go out and lose fingers and toes to frost bite before I will ever do 3-5 hours on the trainer! 2 hours with a good movie on Netflix is about my max on a trainer in the basement!

Come on everyone, you will get all of the sleep you need when you are dead! lol

Mike -  I’m glad your dog is doing fine!  Good job in the pool!

Jackie – Great job on the trainer!  It’s difficult to find the time to do things when kids are that young.  So good you are doing it.  Loved the match making story LOL.  I’m a romantic…

Curt – you are more than ready for a Sprint, aren’t you?

I was very good today! (finally)  I went out on my mountain bike and rode 20Km for the first time.  Later on I had a quick swim of 600m.  I had planned to swim 800m, but I should have got to the club earlier.  I hope I can swim more tomorrow.  I also forgot to put some sun block. Big mistake inCuernavaca!  It hurts a bit, but I need a tan anyway.  

Have a great evening everybody!

Hi everybody,

figured I should come by to say Hi as I have the feeling the only thing I'm doing now is training as my logs can show... :\ Must organized myself to shuffle my time and find some spare time :D

Anyway, did my 1st workout with the wetsuit ON on the endless pool this morning. Man, this is SO different than being just in a jammer. So managed to do 1500m in 26 min !!! I couldn't believe it myself !

As my coach told me after that, now, I have to learn how to sight :D

Anyway, tomorrow, this will be the end of my "recovery week"... ... BUT, next week is a "taper" week because I'm racing a 8k on Saturday... How clever is that, 2 weeks of "don't push too hard..."

Have a good one everybody !

Nice, easy, 4.7 mile run today (9:50 pace).  Need to do some more of these / work on longer, slower runs to build my base a bit more.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Folks have been busy!

Had a good weekend here. managed a couple of trainer rides - Sat was a 40 minute sm/bg ring cadence ride. Today's was  50 minute interval workout I found on BT. I was *dead* tired by the time it was over, but it felt great.

also made it to the pool today, and did another 1200 yard drills session, nearly all 25 & 50 yard work. Also ran into my old instructor and made arrangements for a couple lessons. He teaches a triathlon class at the local Y, so i'm looking forward to some pointers.

The big news --- tomorrow I will run for the first time in 6 weeks. My foot is feeling 95% better, and I'm going to do a walk/run for a couple miles. Hopes are high that all is well. I realized toay my second DNS road race of the spring is about to happen. The local 10k is next Sunday, and I seriously doubt I'll be ready, plus I'm not pushing the foot to do the race, that would be just dumb. I'll still get my shirt, though

Mike -- Glad to hear you're about to get back on the road.  Take your time! 

Given that there's a few of us in the group that are closer to 60 than 20 (geez it kills me to write that!), thought you might find this article interesting.  Not sure I was able to absorb all of it, but the general theme certainly is worth considering.  Enjoy:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=2207

Mike -  Good to know you are running tomorrow.  Enjoy what you can at the race, good you are getting your T-shirt  LOL

Curt – Thanks for the article.  I agree that sports are a way to ease your way into those “later years” in life.  It improves your quality of life giving your strength, mobility, looks and state of mind.  I see that in my parents who have both been keen on exercising all their lives and are healthy and in great shape for their age.   My mother used to run, at 73 now she walks 5Km briskly every morning.  My father will be 80 on 12^th June, he swims 800m every day and in the last decade he has increased that distance so that he can celebrate his birthday with 1500m.  He was also a diver and he can still do a couple of beautiful dives from the 3m board.  I hope to be able to follow their example.  In the mean time, I’m enjoying fitting in those tight jeans the article refers to, but I wish I knew how to train like real athletes do.

I had visitors today, but I managed to swim 1000m before they closed the club.  90 degrees when I left the pool, it must have been warmer later on. 

Have a nice evening everyone!

the article was great, but didn't make me feel old. What made me feel old today is knowing my oldest daughter will be eligible for a drivers permit in 4 1/2 years. WTH??? When did all that time go by? Yikes

Back to the pool tomorrow. Feeling very upbeat about the swim. Tomorrow evening is the run.

I'm trying the side drill tomorrow. My rotation has been iffy lately, particularly to the left (I'm a right side only breather).

Big news for today...... I RAN! With actual running shoes, on a road, and everything. It was glorious! Best part? no real pain, and still none, even an hour later. granted it was a short time/distance (12 min, 1 mi), but it was a toe back in the water. Big smile on this kid. Will keep ramping up slowly, and will likely DNS the 10k road race this coming Sunday.

Will continue to ice, and tape, but I plan on adding light running back into my routine, and ramp it back up, and hope for the best.

Mike – Congratulations on your run!  I’m glad you are feeling better.

Curt – Nice improvement!

Just got back from riding my mountain bike for 8.75 Km.  It’s getting very hot these days, so exercising in the evening is much nicer.  That video sounds interesting Josh, I’ll have a look at it this week.

I forgot to mention that I fell from my bike for the first time.  I'm OK, it was just a little embarrassing...   :-S

Good night everybody! 

Let's take a vote -- all in favor of banning Itzia and Jackie from mentioning warm weather say "Aye"!

Jealous of you two and the nice weather.  Hopefully we'll get some in our worlds soon.

Ooops!  I'm sorry Curt... 

It does have its drawbacks, you know?  I’m sure it will be too warm tomorrow when I ride with the team again.  We have to be careful with water because there isn’t much around until the rainy season in the summer.  Most people complain that it’s too hot. 

Not me though, I’m spoiled.  My home and office have ideal temps. LOL 

Spring will be here for you soon too! 

Mike- Glad to see you are running again.

Itzia- Glad your bike fall was uneventful and you were not hurt. Happens to everyone. Couple weeks ago I lost my balance when I standing still with one foot clipped out and scraped myself on a boulder. Talk about dumb.

I know Vegas seems nice now, but believe me, you would not like it in July. In the summer, I have to start riding at 4:30am so I don't get heat stroke and it is still close to 100 degrees at that hour. I usually migrate north for a few weeks every July and visit my family in Buffalo.

Looks like I will ride both Sat and Sun morning with a run after the Sun bike ride. Looking to get in some trainer time and short runs before then. IF only I could motivate myself to swim...I admit it's boring when I'm not in a group.

I'm in!   Particularly since the forecast for Friday is SNOW -- yes, SNOW. On April 1st. WTH??

Jackie - I'd take the 4 AM warm rides if it means no more snow.
Itzia -- falling over while clipped in seems to be a right of passage when you start riding. I did it twice last weekend, once while trying to get off the bike and cross the street. Only about 10 cars saw me do it.

Foot is still OK today. A bit tender, but nothing different than its been the past few days. First step or two in the AM was the worst, but now its good.

Curt -- the side swim drill from the video is great. I tried it this AM, and it really does emphasize body position/rotation. I used fins when I did it so I didn't sink. I did find myself looking sideways the first time I did it, which is a no no. Give it a shot.

Josh -- you running the Cohasset 10k this weekend? I'm supposed to, but I seriously doubt I'll try, and end up a DNS. Going from injured & no running to a 10k in 5 days seems like a dumb idea.

I completely agree Mike!  Falling over while clipped when you are starting is a good reason/excuse to fall.  The problem is that I wasn’t clipped!!!!  LOL  I’ll use my pedals, cleats and shoes when I get my bike.  I was told it will take another two weeks. 

 Have a lovely day everyone!   

Is your wetsuit a 4" thick heated one by any chance? That will be d*mn cold!

OMG!!  97 and getting warmer…  I’ll be riding in an hour.  Who said exercising in the heat was comfortable?  Not me.  :-S  I think we’d better accept what we have for weather.  We can’t change it anyway!!     

The good thing about riding uphill is that it will be getting cooler as I reach the forest areas.  I hope…

I couldn't swim in those temps Ails!! 

Our group reads like the 3 little bears -- this one's too hot, this one's too cold.

Think I'm going to take the day off and relax.  Will be back at it tomorrow.