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OMG too funny...you know you're a triathlete when you turn down a romantic night with the dh so that you can get new tri gear. Have fun shopping! (Secretly, I was going to ask for a new helmet but my dh announced that he had already found something before I could say anything)

In terms of pedals, my personal thought is that it is actually easier to get in and out of clipless pedals than the cages- especially if you have the setting loose. The energy transfer is also better so that you can be more efficient and thus save more energy for your run.

Hi,

My home internet is completely out. Right now I'm at MIL's sucking on her connection like a wino sucks on a bottle.

The weather here is beautiful with above average temperatures. I took advantage of it yesterday and went for a looong bike ride, 41 miles, my longest of the year. Unfortunately, the last 18 miles were all into a head wind. I was really hurting at the end. Surprisingly, I had a very good run this morning, negative splits all the way, all under 10mm.

Lyssa, I hope you have a great race!

Catch you all again tomorrow morning at work!

Good luck Lyssa !

Hi all, we have warm weather ! It's supposed to be in the 50's and that HORRIBLE snow and ice is all gone !W OOOHOO

had a run yesterday and today I'll get on my bike for the first time in 4 years ! lol  Oh.....I have no helmet, better get on that ASAP......but for today I'll just see if I can ride the thing.

You really do need a helmet. Be VERY careful riding without it; stay off roads with cars if you can! Of course, have fun!

BTW, if your bike budget is really only $200-300 you are definitely looking at going used if you want to get anything even halfway decent that would be better than a Huffy.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

LYSSA! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

have a great race! we are all rooting for you!!! make pie pie proud!

used is the way to go....do you know the size frame you are looking for? how tall are you Jules?

dont you just hate it when you have such a great ride...you are just cruising along...then you go to turn around and think...oh darn...that is why I feel soo good....I had a  strong tail wind that I am now going to fight the entire way home! doh! good job on toughing it out! bet you slept good! and congrats on a great run today! that is incredible. kiu! and finally...thanks for making the trip to MILs to get on the computer and log in and say hi....we appreciate your efforts! have a great day...and hope you get your computer fixed real soon.

We heard from Comcast today that our whole street is complaining about problems and that they are going to have to dig up the street nearby. I'll probably stay out for many more days. It's like living back in the early 90's! ;)

lyssa-gator - 2009-02-08 7:52 PM you guys are so freaking awesome!! i've been offline for a couple days, and it was so great to get on here and see you guys all encouraging me for my race today!! OK!! so i raced! it was great! i felt good. i ran the whole thing which was my ultimate goal, i DIDN'T do it quite as fast as i'd hoped (1.12) but i'm pretty much ok with that. the course was nice, the race was fun, i felt really good all the way through. the last bit my hips were getting tired, but i kept seeing this shadow behind me so i kept going, i think i would have been really tempted to walk, except that shadow behind me i think i would have walked a bit there at the end. it was a chick, she ended up catching up with me and we ran the last mile together, chatting which helped take my mind off how tired i was getting. anyway, super fun, glad i did it, ready for another one. LOL my computer is FINALLY ready, i'm on it right now (although it's still hooked up here at my parents house) and i'll take it home tonight. EEEEEEEE it's WAY great.

There you are !!!!! I got online one more time just hoping to hear how you did and I LOVE THAT YOU LOVED IT !  Plus how cool is it to find a running buddy at the end.  I love how you call her "the shadow" !! LOL

Great job, what a long run................. (clink) (that was the chocolate milk I made for you ........tee hee

Sleep well !!!!

i wish i was alseep already!! I'm so whooped. my youngest was up for MANY hours last night, and i feel like i'm totally running on fumes right now!

i'm stuck in town for a while yet too, dh gets off work at 10 and i have to pick him up before i can go home (we only have one car right now, and we live 45 minutes away) so i think i'm going to have to go to starbucks. LOL(really any excuse. LOL)

Whoa......good thing I got up and checked in when I did.....Low on the page will just not do !

Hope you got lots of sleep Lyssa and are home safe !

Everyone else, happy Monday !!!

Great race Lyssa!!

Between work and the kids I haven't been doing much as far as working out. I need to catch up on everyone's blogs and the thread. I'm just checking in.

Scot

Yay, Alyssa! Congrats on the race! So great that you found a buddy to run with in the final stretches. While I love my solitude in some of my training, I have always enjoyed chatting with people during races. It makes the time pass by and you can share the positive energy that'll get you that much closer to the finish line.

I love my Starbucks too...sipping on some now during my prep period as I do a little catching up. Not sure if you have access to a laptop, but next time you're 'stuck' at a 'bucks, if you have a Starbucks card and register it...you get 2 hours of free wifi, not to mention a free flavour shot for your latte. (When we were house sitting for 2 weeks without Internet, dh spent A LOT of time at the bucks.)

Good Morning Everyone.

CONGRATS LYSSA on a race well done! have a great day off today! Did you say you got your new computer? what a great dad you have to rebuild one for you! hes a keeper!

We had a last moment teamy who also raced yesterday....Congrats Trish on your Davis Stampede 10K....

NOTE: FYI ~~ not sure if you all know but there is a place where you fill out a race report for all to see/visit/leave messages....so, I hope that first of all Lyssa and Trish has filled thiers out and Secondly, that all us teamies will go and leave a message or an inspire!

Amy SD...good to see you out doing those naptime runs and walks....kiu! been visiting Chuck lately? did you hear his prices are about to go up??? now what will we call it? no longer 2 buck chuck!! I was thinking of heading to San Diego for the Mission Bay Tri...you in?

Nicole...great ride yesterday! longest one yet!!! hope your legs have recovered from all that wind! sux that you will be without a computer for awhile. Can you imagine life without a computer now? LIFE!?!?! haha more like DEATH!

Cheri...Sorry that you did not get to race this past weekend due to not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon...I see that a cold/cough and you still managed to get in a three ~ almost four mile run today. You are so going to do fine in your Half Marathon March 1st! dont even fret it!

Dan....you da man! if you want to see a log full of workouts...go see Dans! he is our male Engergizer Bunny...the one that keeps going and going and going! kiu DAN! but of course we do not need to tell you this...you need to be telling us that! haha

Isabelle - Nice training...and I bet you are going that fast on the bike...good job! and please do not let your legs go diva on us....GOD FORBID! haha you crack me up!

Amy M...thanks for taking the time in a crazy week to let us know how you and Lacy are doing. We understand your time away and hope that you will come back soon...and while you are away that you are taking time to run/walk or take a bubble bath...just do something for Amy....you deserve it! keep us posted as to how things are going. We miss your daily inputs! hope you will be able to come back soon....sorry, I am selfish like that!

Scot....glad to hear from you. Dont stress on the time you are not working out...sounds like you get quite a bit of a work out from just being a parent....just do try to make some time for Scot. Thanks for checking in!

Jennifer...JEALOUS! have a great time in Switzerland! I would not be wanting to work out now either! hope you and the family have a safe and wonderful trip! take lots of pictures and try and hop on a computer and say hi when you can....when do you leave?

Monica...how did that suit feel in the water? fast and sleek? Want to hear all about it! and what else you are doing.

Andria....hope you are feeling better this week! no wonder you do not want to run 2 hours...running around and around the block can make one dizzy! hope you can get out and find a nice route to run...will make it much more pleasurable! kiu...but you are one of those I need not tell that to! you just constantly are on the go!

Nalani....has run one marathon plus a mile or two... and looks as though she is planning a marriage so is planning on another big marathon in her life....CONGRATS!  I am still waiting on you to send me your address so that I can send you this FIRST MONTHLY TRIATHLETE OF THE MONTH AWARD! arent you excited???? come on hold back all that excitement!

Yvonne...there is not a few days that go by that I do not get an inspire from you...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! you seem to bring sunshine and I appreciate all your messages! you truly rock and I am sooo glad you are a part of this team! your input is very valued! thanks girl! Nice run with Linkin yesterday. 

Debbie....we have all kinds of great training plans ready for you...just come and join in!

hope I did not leave anyone out! We have a very large and fab team....

have a a great Monday...

and followed by a even better week/weekend!

Running the entire race is a GREAT thing!  Congrats!!!  Those demons that try to get us to walk are really nasty.  Good for you, pushing them away and making it to the finish line!

i'm all up and running with my new computer at home. laughably, i'm still using my old monitor, my dad said it was like having a lamborghini pulled by a horse, so next order of buisness is a new one.
i haven't done a race report, because my race wasn't on the "list" and i have to add it, and i just haven't taken the time, (lazy bugger aren't i? LOL) but i will sometime today i hope.

i am trying to spend the day learning vista (yes, dinosaur that i am, i was still running XP until yesterday) and catching up on the housework. but i'm SO freaking glad to have a computer at home again!!! nicole you have ALL my sympathy not having internet at home!

Hey all, I could sure use some "translation" from my lap counter ring.  At first I only cared that it showed me laps. NOW i'd like to get a bit more technical but um....... ok I have no idea what I am reading.........so here is my info from today if you can help I'd so appreciate it !

 Time 15'13.35

T 13 (shows I did 13 laps......but the frigging thing would not stop ...... I only did ten)

AVG 1'10.26

F 11.41

S   9

I just do not understand the time......   I have my instructions in front of me and still I am kinda confused on the  ' I keep seing.

oh well, nobody said I was the brightest bulb !

I'm looking at the instructions on line: Average should be kinda self explanatory; "F" would stand for "Fastest" and should tell you the lap number that was fastest and then the time of that lap;  the "S" is for slowest and should also tell you the lap number and then the lap time.

Which color model do you have?

True intelligence is knowing when to ask for help! 

er um........ well avg was not self explanatory to me ! lol I am just so stumped (and you are kind to say i am intelligent for asking).

even the gals at the pool look at it and we are all confused !

I have the combo model ring

I think I keep forgetting to hit the button for two seconds to stop it from counting laps, so problem one is I'll show more than the laps I did............  but aside from that I would understand if it was like  1.10    one minute ten seconds.......   it's that little  ' thingy that is kinda throwing me ! GOD I FEEL SO SIMPLE AND DINGY !

have a great week, Trish...and try and stop by and say hi....the heart avatar looks great.......hard to see what is inside...looks like someone or two someone's love the colors.

The ' thingy means minutes. 

Well I didn't keep my focus last week, but it wasn't because I didn't want to!  But I'm feeling much better after a few days of rest, and I'm ready to hit it again.  Are we ready?

Last week I committed to 4 runs, 3 swims, 2 bikes, and 1 race.  I fell far short!  So this week, rather than counting on good weather, good health, etc., I commit to working out at least once a day (since I'm just coming off three rest days, I can say that ).  Today I ran and swam.  One day down, six to go.  Anyone with me?