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yay ~ hope that you can keep that lovin' feelin going for all runs. I swear by my ipod (completely keeps me at a much better pace) PLUS hate running races that ban them~unless of course it is a rock n roll race

music rocks ~ top page banter ^^^^

welcome to the group and to BT ~ there is a wealth of information at your finger tips and some amazing athletes to help you become a veteran or pro on the bike and swim...as it seems you are already there in the run area~

my suggestion would be to take some spin classes and build your core...do you have a bike you are training on? do you have a bike shop you visit? most often they will head up rides for all level riders during week and weekends. Hope this helps some...

wow thats superb! kiu!!!!

hope everyone is making it thru the first half of the week. today is a crazy hour of spin class then a mile run after the class. Tomorrow will be a run only day. Slowly but surely will build up my mileage again...cant believe how OUT of shape I feel! amazing what time off does!!!!

Great job getting out there.  i try to keep in mind that i never regret getting a workout in, but always regret when I blow one off.  Keeping that in mind helps get me out of bed a lot of mornings (although sometimes it doesn't work )

Ann-Marie

I am back!  Got lost for a minute when the computer crashed, and my smart phone out smarted me!  The good part the work outs did not stop.  Rough bike workout on Saturday, mostly due to lack of mental toughness.  Monday finished the 1st test in the Jorge bike plan and man that was rough!  Had a Max HR of 177 with an avg of 164.  At least now I have a good starting point for the rest of the program.  Today was an easy 5.8 mile run, need to work on keeping the effort low and the time long.  I want to build my running base back up to 30 mpw over the next few month so I can make a strong push for the HM in April.  Do this I need to get back to running during my lunch,

Continue the great work!

first brick ~ went from a spin class to a 1.5 mile run on the treadmill

need to go stretch ~ so I can maybe move tomorrow ~ haha

where is this red dress run? looks fun

Nice Job!

I did Jorge's bike plan a couple year ago, great plan. I have a computrainer which works great if I could get the cadence working again.

Keep up the good work!

Have you tried a chiropractor? They have helped by neck and hamstring pull.

Nice brick! Can't believe I have never tried a spin class. They never start early enough to fit into my schedule.

Hey everyone, way to get out there and get some training in!!

I hammered out 6+ miles on the treadmill this morning.  It was my first run since my (not so great) Sunday long run, and I felt much better this morning.  I practicied my negative splits by increasing the treadmill .2 mph each mile.  Then did a big jump up .5 mph on my last mile.  Legs felt fresh and great. 

Hope you all are having a great day!

it is truly grounding! I used to race bikes for over 15 years almost every weekend ~ and have played competitive ultimate frisbee on a coed team that travelled ~ so I always felt I have strong leg base....after a few spin classes I was humbled. If at all possible I highly recommend it for cross training and bike training

I spent 7 months out of last year in Houston. I used to run around Memorial park that is why I was asking ~ is it sold out?

So how much should an off season be an "Off season".  I am struggling a little bit to stay at low level.  I want to do this so that I get a good recovery month in before setting 2012 goals and go all out!  The issue is that as I start to feel 100% I  want to go at 110%.  Is anyone else trying to take it easy, or does it matter?  If I knew I wouldn't burn out by April I would start full TRI training now!!!

I think at a minimum I going to get back to running 6 days a week!