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Nice job Stuart....crushed that 200 goal! I hope you have a great race. You definitely deserve it. I suspect just getting back out there will feel like a victory. Don't forget to have fun and appreciate all you have accomplished just to get to the starting line.

I'm signed up to race a longish sprint Saturday in Destin Florida. Still not quite 100% but its always a fun race and a good party on a beautiful stretch of the Gulf. Hottest week of the Summer so far with heat index 105+. Race starts at 6:30 so it will only be around 85 then.

Stuart- You're going to have a great race this weekend. I can't wait to hear all about it. Congrats on the weight loss.

Things are a little busy around our house with school starting back up next week. It's always hard to get back in the swing of trying to fit in work, life and training after having the summer off. I teach elementary PE which is the best job in the school! Actually the most important class in school as far as I'm concerned.

Stuart-72 isn't bad. Depends on the air temp as well. For me, I try to wear a wetsuit whenever possible. For a real swimmer probably not a big deal. Safe travels!

Wow, looks like it is going to be super hot for IM Louisville this weekend. I know a few people doing it. Jamie, I bet you are glad you are not headed back this year. IM Chattanooga should be cooler....I hope.

I'm headed to Destin, FL this afternoon for a sprint tomorrow morning. Dang, it is hot. This morning I checked the Destin Weather and it was 80 degrees with a heat index of 90 at 5:30am. Race starts at 6:30am but I'm in a late wave so in the water by 7:00am and hopefully finishing around 8:30. Going to be a hot one. It feels like I've lost a good bit of fitness over the last month....guess we will see tomorrow.    

Randee- love that Dash saddle. I bet it's well worth $400.00

Jamie- nice ride today. Glad to hear your nutrition is working out.

I had a bike/run brick today. The first 1:30 of the bike workout was a lot harder than it should have been given the watts. Got off the trainer and discovered a huge bulge in the tire that had been rubbing the brakes and thumping the entire time. If the IPod wasn't cranked up so loud I would have probably heard the thump earlier. Changed the tire and got back on the bike to finish up the other 1:20 of the workout. It was almost 11 by the time I started out on the run which is way too late to be running here at this time of the year. Made the mistake of taking a late (long) nap this afternoon and woke up at 5. It's going to be hard to get to bed early tonight. I need to be out on the road between 5-6 in the morning before it really starts to heat up for my long run.

School starts back up on Monday. I'm in the process of cooking and packing meals and snacks for the week. Hubby has learned over the years that I'm normally exhausted the first few weeks of school. He has conveniently scheduled a business trip out of town for the week.  

Stuart, sorry to hear that you were sick at your race. That makes for a miserable day. Are you feeling better yet? On a positive note a bad race is a hell of a lot better than not being able to race at all. I bet your worst swim is better than anything I could ever do in the pool or OW.