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Tracy - you're going to do great.  Keep the thoughts positive and go get 'em.  Picture yourself w/ a flawless bike ride and zero mechanicals.  You've got those hills nailed - just spin easy.  Your other race was cancelled for a reason, you're SAVAGEWOMAN!

And don't worry about your ears, they're doing amazing things in plastic surgery these days.

So Baowolf when is your HIM exactly and which one?  From reading up on your training you should kick some major butt.

Tracy, I will be thinking of you out there on that tough course while I am barbecuing on my front porch this weekend while drinking a cold, cold beer  I could even pour a bit of beer out of respect for ya if you want me to.

Also, who'se working on their schedule for next year?

So many events, so little time, lol even my winter is getting filled up with races, last Tri is in November and now doing a 10k on Dec 14th with a bunch of BT'ers, I think we have over 20 people allready (Tracy, you should come up for that one)

Looking at these races so far for 2009

http://www.shamrockmarathon.com/site3.aspx March 2009 Doing the 1/2 Mary (first time at this distance)

http://www.marinemarathon.com/page11.aspx, HAHA first Marathon, but have a year to get ready

Still undecided on which Tri's I am going to sign up for, maybe try some of the bigger olympics next year and if all goes well a HIM to end things for the year.

You need to travel to warmer climates for races, that is the only answer

LOL I had a speed run last night, did one of my miles in 8:02.  How the heck do you fast people maintain that for a whole race, I felt like that was sprinting. 

I've had one of those mornings from hell and I can't seem to get settled into a routine now.  I tried to leave for work and the car wouldn't start.  Then once it did the engine light came on!  Wouldn't you know it.  I have a 7 hour drive to get to the race Friday afternoon and the car decides to act up!  So of course I have to get it to the dealer, have the hubby come get me and take me to work - so now no swimming at lunch - get the kids to dance/gymnastics -some how get the car (if it's fixed) and train a little bit!!!!  If I had any hair left it would be standing on end right now.

Tony, which race is the 10K in DC on the 14th?  You don't have it listed on your race schedule.  For next year I want to repeat the local sprints with my training friends, I'll do another olympic but one closer to home, and IDEALLY  I would love to do a HIM.  Which one I haven't decided on.  This winter I need to do a half marython.  Running is my weakest part and I would be so stoked if I could pull that off.  I had thought about a full but on my last run when I crossed mile 5 I thought to myself, "now just 21 more miles to go...." so that realization put that aspiration out of my head real quick!!!

Jingle All the Way 10k, haven't added it yet, check out the VA forums

Crap man, sorry to hear that.  Are you able to get into another one somewhere?

Been there dude, that sucks.  I know how you feel.  Sorry to hear that.

I am not real sure how that works, but maybe you can start a thread of "who's racing" savageman this weekend?  Seems like the easy, lazy way to get out of it?!  I

On a side note if you need help w/ a rental car this weekend, let me know.  I work for Enterprise, so I can probably get you a pretty good deal?!  Shoot me a pm if needed..

crap, just dropped my bike.  Missing a bit o skin...

wrist is a bit sore.

The upshot is my bike still looks good, just scuffed the brake lever and shredded a bit of bar tape.

I was flying through a really tight switchback on a paved trail, leaning the bike way out and it slipped right out from underneath me.

Hope your ok!  Hopefully you have urself a fresh leg shaving... Allows the road rash to clean up easier!  Scary

yeah just my pride, wasn't going that fast (too fast for where I was obviously)  hehe yeah thinking about the leg shaving now.

luckilly the handle bars turned down so they took the brunt of the accident.

embarassing just like a one car accident...

The race thread wasn't for SavageMan actually.  It is for a small sprint later in October. There is a woman new to BT that posted about the race and  I was trying to help her meet some of the other racers signed up for that race - but I can't seem to figure it out.  I did start a thread in the North Carolina section.  Thanks

Steve, thanks for the car rental offer.  They have to keep the car overnight to try to duplicate the problem.  Isn't it Murphy's Law that the car will never reproduce the problem when it is at the mechanic.  They say it is either the ignition coils or the entire computer system - nice and simple and cheap I'm sure.  Can I hold on to that offer until I know more?

 Tony, sorry to hear you took a spill.  They say its not if you crash but when, so hopefully this counts as your bike crash and it will be smooth sailing from here.

Thanks Tracy,

hehe here is a pic of my leg after I cleaned it up a bit.  I have a nice knot on my wrist...

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/show-album.asp?albumid=10156&photoid=82469 

Would you shave those things!??  Clean up is SO MUCH EASIER!