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-27C? OM freakin' G!!!! That's insanity!!!

Enjoy your vcation!

Hey Tracey!  Have fun in sunny Mexico (that is where you are going, right?).

Dang Tim, nice wheels for the wifey!  Since you are in the gift-giving mood, ahem, P4...

Hehehe!  She'll love it I'm sure!

Did everyone watch Kona over the weekend?

Oh man Tim that is cold !! But keep it ok , cause I don't want it here lol.  we are in for lots of snow so they say on the weather channel, we'll see.  I hope everyone has a very happy Holiday Season ! I will be busy with grandkids ...so much fun let me tell  ya!

Enjoy and be safe whatever you do !

Happy New Year Everyone !

Ditto - Happy New Year to all of you.  Here's hoping for the best out of each of us in 2009!

Neil

Happy New Year everyone!  We got back from Mexico at 12:00 on New Years Day.  It's taken me two days to recover from the trip home.  The vacation was great and the weather absolutely incredible.  I got to swim in the warm ocean.  Fabulous.  Caius:  thanks for the initial tip about the Barcelo resort.  We stayed at the Colonial, right in the middle of the 5 hotels so we got to experience everything we wanted to.  I swam a lot; ran a bit.  I didn't drink a lot but it was still hard to get up in the morning and run.  It's easier to swim, somehow, with tequila in your system than it is to run!

Now it's back to reality and marathon training starts tomorrow.  Should be interesting after a break from really hard workouts and hanging out at sea level for two weeks!

Tracy

Happy New Year everyone!!!

It's been a long time since I posted. I've been on holidays for the past two weeks and really really enjoyed being home with my wife and daughter 24/7. Having my girl jump into our bed early every morning to wake us up, eating breakfast, lunch and dinner together every day was the best treat ever. I will certainly miss them now that I'm back at work. Sigh...

Speaking of eating, boy did I do a good job of it. I'm guessing I racked on about 8lbs worth. I'm up 2 notches on my belt from my lowest 'race weight'. While not too happy about it, I'm not too stressed either as I'm sure it will come off after about a month or so. Why do I do this to myself? Guess I love cookies way too much That' plus absolutely no workouts for about 3 weeks will do it.

On the fitness front. We got us a treadmill and I can't wait to get it delivered. No more -10C runs. No more slush and snow and slippery sidewalks. Hoorah!

Tracy, glad you enjoyed the Mayan. I love the place. Did you guys get out for some dinner at Playa del Carmen?

Saw the Mayan restaurant from the Burger King where we were feeding the kids, unfortunately.  They became experts on all of the local chicken nuggets!  We did get to Playa del Carmen twice and really enjoyed it.

welcome back Tracy , glad you had a good time!  I gained a few pounds over the holidays too, and that was with working out lol!

Back to watching what I eat no more holiday treats.  Has anyone figured out what races they are doing this year yet ?

Here's my plan...

2009 Event Schedule

Oh yeah, I'd LOVE to do the Cancun 70.3. That would be absolutely awesome!!! However, the swim is not in the ocean but in the inland lagoon. The ocean waters where the event is held are actually quite rough with a very strong current. Not sure why they didn't move it to a safer spot further south or on the north edge of Cancun (the top of the 7) where the water are calm.

Here's what I'm looking to do in 2009.  The 1/2 Iron in Sept is the big one this year.  The rest are the same as last year, which will hopefully provide a good comparison from 1st to 2nd year improvements.

• June - Milton Sprint
• June - Guelph Lake Olympic
• July - Niagara Sprint
• August - Orillia (Northern) Sprint
• Sept 13 - Muskoka Ironman 70.3  ^Registered

Caius - did you get your trainer yet? 

Yeah, we bought one just before New Year's but we're still waiting for it to be delivered. Speaking of which, I gotta give them a call and see what's the hold up.

Caius - did you get the treadmill yet?

How's everyone else doing?