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we might see 70's  

you get used to the cold, gray, months - you just wear alot of layers and remove as the day warms up...right.

i actually got to run outside on saturday for the first time since november.  then the temp dropped and the rain came so it was back to the treadmill.

Quick question for the group.  How many of you have increased your workouts during the start of the tri season?  Within the last 2 wks I've probably increased my workouts 20-25%.  I'm not sure if i'm over doing it but so far I feel pretty good.

My training more or less STARTED with the tri season.  My winter was spent in the Rockies, so all I was doing was snowboarding and snowshoeing (and hiding indoors). 

I think its a good idea to increase it a bit, especially leading up to an event.  Most training guides I have seen put the peak volume around 2 weeks before an event.

I use a cheapo walmart HR watch.  Its not bulky and its actually wearable whenever you want (although I only wear it running).

The downside is it does not actively take your HR (you have to push a button), and it doesn't record it.  So its really only good for if you want to what you are at, but if you do it every KM or so you get a decent idea of your average HR.

I have been doing my Olympic training for a few months already. The only problem I have is that I was already alittle tired when I did my last race in March, so I do not quite have the whole taper thing figured out.

I have a Garmin with GPS I use while running and lvoe it. Nice to be able to just get out and run and not have to drive your route or map it out to get a distance!

For my first triathlon I didn't tell any of my friends or family until a week or two before the race.  It is a REALLY bad habit of mine to keep things quiet because I am afraid of failing or having people be negative.  (way to keep positive huh??)

The way I'd think of it is to do it and finish.  I know how much it sucks to have people discourage you, but you know you can do it (we know you can do it).  Just think of the feeling you'll have crossing the finish line and telling people you completed a triathlon :-) 

Good Luck! 

Jae, I have people try and crack on me alot about racing. Last season I got one comment like this " I looked on the list of finishers and I looked down and down and down until I finally got to your name". That pissed me off royally! I still today will think about that comment and the way it was said while training. It fuels me and fires me up.

My wife put it into perspctive this way. Those people are jealous. Plain and simple. For whatever reason, they secretly want to do a race like we do but they are afraid of something. So use them only for motivation and tell them next time they give you grief, say "Thanks, I can use that when I am out on my 30 mile ride to motivate me!" (insert favorite name calling here)

Funny thing though, the guy that said that to me last year, called me about 2 weeks ago asking about a race, saying he was thinking about trying it!  LOL