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Thanks for the well wishes, guys!  I appreciate it!

As for the question of the week, I am with Bruce.  I love the great out doors!  Nothing beats running early in the morning during the summer and catching the sunrise.  Can be a bit of a spiritual experience for me.  I do have an android phone that I enjoy training with though.  I use Cardio Trainer for cycling and running.  I manually add in swims to keep my calories burned accurate.  I loved when I was training hard and had the calories burned maxed out and all it read was ">5k".  Some day I'd like a Garmin.

As far as gear goes, I am really thinking about investing in some good compression running shorts.  Some claim to help stabalize the joints in addition to muscles.  While I know nothing beats good old strength training, I thought this might help with my funky hips.  Anyone use these?  I am looking at cw-x and cep brands currently.  Leaning more towards cw-x.

I forget, I know this has been discussed before but I forgot the answer ...........can I log snow shoveling as training?   

UUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!  

Oooh, oooh, oooh... ME!!! I have my MOST IMPORTANT RACE OF THE YEAR on Sunday!!

I'm running the Seattle Hot Chocolate 15K with my superstar 10-year-old daughter -- all her choice (I just paid the entry fees and told her I'd get her prepared). She has trained well and is ready to rock this course. Well, she's actually a little lot nervous as she cut her last scheduled long run short this Sunday due to a head cold and a wipe-out resulting in a skinned knee. Instead of the planned 8, she did 6.5, which I assured her was PLENTY. We do run/walk (we did 5 min/1 min for our 7-miler a week and a half ago) and she always finishes up ready to smash the last mile. So my goal as her Number One Fan and Running Partner is to get her to push a little earlier on. If she's up for it, we'll aim for 6/1. I'll have nutrition for her (orange honey stinger chewies) and we'll use water on course (plus I'll carry a small bottle for in-between stations). Sweet thing is missing one of the year's top birthday sleepovers due to her race -- proud of her discipline. And she doesn't know it, but her 5th-grade teacher is going to be there to cheer her on at the finish. It's going to be an AWESOME day!!!

Favorite gadget is for sure my Garmin 310XT. Love love love love it!!! Second favorite are my Mountain Hardware Monkey Fleece jackets for post-training fuzzy warmth.

I have been running in CW-X compression pants in the winter and shorts in the Summer for years, long before compression gear was really popular.  I also have a pair of CW-X compression socks.  I really don't think they do diddly for performance, but I hope maybe they keep my muscles looser longer.  Plus when everything is compressed I just look better! 

No racing for me. I can't decide between my Power Tap or my 310XT.  I think both are incredibly valuable training tools. 

Side note, we're heading back home to the land of Dino tonight.  I should be in snow and cold weather by 4pm CST tomorrow. Oh yeah. 

Not racing this weekend.  Favorite gadget is my Garmin 910.  Probably spend more time playing with it than training with it - need to work on that.

And I think shoveling should count, not that I've ever done it.  74 here today.....40 beautiful miles outside with no jacket!!

No racing but doing a 2 hr bike 1 hr run brick on Saturday. I was thinking about doing the Mooloolaba tri - they've released entries handed back by the tri travel companies - but I think I'd be better off getting my long bike and run done that weekend.

Congratulations to all of you! That's wonderful!

I'm swimming in a masters meet this weekend. My main event at this one is the mile. Favorite gear = Icebreaker wool running tops. They keep me warm in any kind of crazy Midwestern winter weather, including freezing rain, 40 mph winds, and run-of-the-mill bitter cold. And they have thumb holes!

Congrats to all involved, Dan!!   How exciting!!!

yes, Dan, congrats to you and your family!  Julia, i had my icebreaker long sleeve on this morning and went out to move the car...realized it was 50F and switched to short sleeves....i am soft, but not THAT soft!   love the thumb holes!

Hey all,

I have a busy weekend planned. Friday my wife and I will be having our second child at 7 am (C-Section). Sat i am going to a triclub kickoff party thing. Sunday I am doing a 10k I am hoping to finish under 60 min.

I like my 310 that I picked up from here.

Have a great weekend

Mike, congrats on your second child!  Mighty nice of your wife to give you a hall pass for a party the very next day.  Good luck with your 10K!!

Dan, congrats on the new addition to your family as well!! 

Good luck Kyla, Shea and anyone else racing this weekend!  Go make good memories!!

Congratulations Dan on number four !!

Wow sounds like a busy weekend, good luck .....hope all goes well in every area.

Good luck to all the other races as well...make it happen.

We're back in the land of snow!

First, I may have missed this posting, but our very own Linda (Terps) knocked her 10M race out of the park last weekend!  I predict a stellar marathon for her in the very near future.

Second, for all of our racers remember to stay strong from the moment you start to the moment you finish.  When you feel like crap just remember you trained hard for this moment and it's yours to own.

Third, I have a PSA and a request. One of our very good friends who is a mere 33 years old had a stroke yesterday.  He was in Chicago on biz and was very ill and lost feeling in his legs.  He was rushed to the hospital, transported via med flight to a different one and remains in the ICU with a torn artery and blood clot in his neck.  The doctor's believe it may have been due to chiropractic adjustments.  Apparently they see this quite a bit.  Now it's time to wait to see if the clot will resolve with blood thinners.  Prayers for him if that is your thing.

Will do Suzy! Keep us posted.

Somebody's known this all along ...

Congrats, Dan.  I would imagine being a grandparent is pretty awesome.

Mike, congrats on the addition to your family.

Good luck to our racers this weekend.  I'm not racing this weekend, but I'm happy to report I've been running again (up to 40 min now), and have been pain free :-) 

My favorite gadgets/gear:  My Garmin 305 and my iPod Nano.  I run with music about half of the time, and it just makes me a little happier, especially on those 3-4 hour runs.

I'd like to also say that it's MARCH!!!!!!!  WOOOOOO HOOOOOO