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I am on the fence about doing a New Year's Eve 4 mile run today.  My hamstrings are still so sore after my trainer on Monday.  The trainer just laughed last night and said everyone walks like that the first time they stength train hammies.  I'm so glad that he found amusement in my pain.  It is better today, but I am going to see how they are after a couple hours.  Its not until 3:30pm so I have some time.  I'm thinking I'll probably wait till next year though.  Why risk injury?

Warning:   Long Post Alert!!

I always take a lot of encouragement, information, and inspiration from groups like this.  Generally I don’t have a lot to offer, but here’s my attempt to encourage and inform at the onset of 2010.

And now for the inspirational portion of this post. 
My top three inspirational videos for 2009:

#3 – UltraMarathon Man - Dean Karnazes runs 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states.  He’s an animal

#2 - Spirit of the Marathon – God, I love this video.  It documents six people in their preparation for the Chicago marathon.  Includes one of my heroes, Deena Kastor.

#1 – Bicycle Dreams – I’ve watched this video a dozen times or more.  Documents the Race Across America and it’s WONDERFUL.  Stephen Auerbach has won a bunch of awards for this documentary and they’re well deserved.  And the people who do this? They’re cyborgs.  Prepare to feel insignificant and weak. (Wow, that doesn't sound very inspiring does it?  Trust me.  It is.)

Happy New Year everyone.  Let’s all work harder in 2010 than we did in 2009.

Chip

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

THE CLOCKS HAVE MOVED OVER HERE IN THE UK OVER INTO THE BEGINNING OF NOT JUST A NEW YEAR BUT A WHOLE NEW DECADE ( WHERE DID THE LAST ONE GO!!!)

Being the first into the new "YECADE" I am looking forward to Blogging with you all on the training, nutrition, races and our highs and lows to come in the next year. I hope although new to triathlon my previous sporting background will enable me to add something to the group.

All the best with your plans in the coming days. The first steps are always the hardest. We may all stumble or fall at times in the months to come but its the recovery that counts and knowing none of us are on our own through this journey.

I will leave you for now with some words from a famous sportsman who started out as a triathlete and went on to be the worlds greatest in his sport (NAME THAT PERSON)

"PAIN IS TEMPORARY"
"IT MAY LAST A MINUTE, OR AN HOUR, OR A DAY OR A YEAR
BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL SUBSIDE AND SOMETHING ELSE WILL TAKE ITS PLACE
IF I QUIT HOWEVER IT LASTS FOREVER"

Happy New Year, new friends!!!!

It will be a good year.  I started with my healthy eating program today.  I am hoping it helps get rid of this headache that has plagued me for the past 5 days. I get a lot of headaches but I had a time period where they went away earlier this month and I was eating better.  The swimming did not help yesterday.  I ended up taking some sudafed to dry up my sinuses.  I think that I must've sucked in a lot of chlorine water, more than I thought.  But swimming felt good and I felt strong and balanced.  (its my weakness so I celebrate all successes in the water).

I, too, am doing the winter prep/4-7 hour plan.  I am doing that for a time period that I adjusted and then programmed a sprint plan (I don't remember which one and the BT site only tells you the last one that you enter), and then after my 1st sprint, I start the sprint to oly bridge to get me to where I want to be.  I may relook at that.  I am registering for the USAF half marathon today (reduced rates today only).  2010 is beginning!!!!

Happy New Year, new friends!!!!

It will be a good year.  I started with my healthy eating program today.  I am hoping it helps get rid of this headache that has plagued me for the past 5 days. I get a lot of headaches but I had a time period where they went away earlier this month and I was eating better.  The swimming did not help yesterday.  I ended up taking some sudafed to dry up my sinuses.  I think that I must've sucked in a lot of chlorine water, more than I thought.  But swimming felt good and I felt strong and balanced.  (its my weakness so I celebrate all successes in the water).

I, too, am doing the winter prep/4-7 hour plan.  I am doing that for a time period that I adjusted and then programmed a sprint plan (I don't remember which one and the BT site only tells you the last one that you enter), and then after my 1st sprint, I start the sprint to oly bridge to get me to where I want to be.  I may relook at that.  I am registering for the USAF half marathon today (reduced rates today only).  2010 is beginning!!!!

Happy New Year, new friends!!!!

It will be a good year.  I started with my healthy eating program today.  I am hoping it helps get rid of this headache that has plagued me for the past 5 days. I get a lot of headaches but I had a time period where they went away earlier this month and I was eating better.  The swimming did not help yesterday.  I ended up taking some sudafed to dry up my sinuses.  I think that I must've sucked in a lot of chlorine water, more than I thought.  But swimming felt good and I felt strong and balanced.  (its my weakness so I celebrate all successes in the water).

I, too, am doing the winter prep/4-7 hour plan.  I am doing that for a time period that I adjusted and then programmed a sprint plan (I don't remember which one and the BT site only tells you the last one that you enter), and then after my 1st sprint, I start the sprint to oly bridge to get me to where I want to be.  I may relook at that.  I am registering for the USAF half marathon today (reduced rates today only).  2010 is beginning!!!!

I'm putting a chicken in one of those rottisiere ovens today.  Has anyone every used a rottisiere before?  The thing talks about "injecting" spices and such into the chicken before cooking.  Hopefully it turns out okay.  My in-laws got us this oven thing for Christmas and I'd like to be able to start using it.