jsiegs and slornow's Train Hard and Have Fun group - CLOSED for Training (Page 52)

That's my plan.  Eagleman is near by.  I've heard great things about it.  

Be safe this weekend!  Swimming in a tropical storm doesn't sound too good.

Thanks Randy, yeah swimming in that was pretty nuts, but had to do it : )  I can't explain it, see the hill take the hill......   Yeah its crazy, and probably really silly.   Hope that Nate does not effect your swim too much. 

Thanks, yeah now that I take a good look at it, it probably was a little crazy, but sometimes you have to be crazy.  this may sound nuts, but it really was fun

Beautiful pic! Sounds fun but also, you're a crazy man!, LOL!

If only we could all get our significant others on board with this whole "giving up everything to train" idea, things would be so much easier on us all. Sucks. 

Here is my motivation, the new song 'I work out' it goes like something like this:

I work out

Girl look at this body.....

I work out

I am sexy and I know it

When I walk in the spa people stop and look at me

I work out

Wiggle wiggle wiggle

Yeah I am sexy and I know it

I am sexy and I know it

I work out

The songs halirious, don't know all the words, its a big cut on all the gym rats, funny stuff. I laugh so hard when I first heard it I cried.  It's funny

That is funny.  At first, I thought you made up the song. A little something you sing to yourself at the gym   I'm going to have to check it out.

That would be nice!  With 2 little ones, I know it's a lot to ask of him.  But...I am holding him to the following year!!

OMG I thought you made it up too! Hilarious!

After you wrote that, I noticed this: http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/music-motivation-pandora-adds-new-workout-stations.html 

Looks like we're not the only group inclined to work out to music. I have to check out some of these stations

I wish I was that creative!!!! 

song is by LMAFO called 'Sexy and I Know It' (sorry if offensive, some swear words)

lyrics and song are here http://www.directlyrics.com/lmfao-sexy-and-i-know-it-lyrics.html

That is awesome!!!!  Congrats!

Congrads!  That is amazing, way to rock the box!

This weekend:

Sat: 100 mile bike ride; 30 min run; 20 min swim

Sun: 3 hour run, 15 miles

UUUGGGGHHHHH! I am tired

Are you kidding me?!?!  I'm exhausted from reading what you did!!

Thanks, it gets even better this weekend, 7 hours on the bike and a 50 min run   then a 2+ hour run the next day!  Its my last big weekend, well except for a few 5 hour bike rides

CONGRATULATIONS randy! That is so very cool. 

So a couple friends competed in Ironman Madison this weekend. I was going to try and get up there but things just didn't work out. I "followed" both girls online via Facebook (one of the husbands was 'live' updating on FB) and also via the Ironman website. After following both of these ladies on BT and reading about the intense training, I thought I would never want to do an Ironman. Ever. The training sounds awful. But interestingly, after the virtual excitement of their race day and seeing how much they both loved it and how much pride this journey instilled, well, never say never. This is such a freaking cool sport. 

I had a step-back week last week, and good thing, too, because I needed it. I'm officially done with 50% of my half-marathon training program. 6 more weeks to go before the big day in St. Louis. I was feeling a little burned out last week but I'm back on track today. I think all the labor day/Octoberfest celebrations are starting to take their toll. I might have to step up the "TRAIN HARD" and step down on "HAVE FUN" part of this group for a while  But first, today's happy hour with my co-workers, followed by my dad's retirement gathering at --- 5 AM ---- tomorrow. (he works midnights so this is his 'happy hour') Then, it's BUCKLE DOWN time. 

Hope you're all doing great!

Good Friday Morning!

this weekend should be a killer

30 min swim today

7 hour bike - 1 hour run - 30 min swim on saturday

2 hour run on Sunday

can we call this HELL WEEKEND!