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AWesome! The Marine Corps Marathon should be great. 

I'm doing the Long Island Marathon - 5500 runners start the race.  halfway through, 5000 people split off and finish the half marathon and 500 lonely runners do 11 miles on the Wantagh Expressway, a highway.  And there are almost fans to cheer you on.  Its a weird race, but its easy to get in and local.  NYC Marathon is too tough to get into nowadays.

It'll have to wait to the weekend - pm me to remind me.

skip the race.  dont ask.  you will just get in trouble.  find another race.

Tris: Escape from Alcatraz, IM New Zealand, Xterra in some tropical locale. 

I actually have no interest in Kona.  not that i could ever get there other than by paying a lot of money or winning a lottery.

There's a really nice XTERRA in Hanover, NH , does Dartmouth qualify as a tropical local?

On the schedule today -- recovery ride and recovery run.  Its cold and pouring outside now so I'll head to the gym to run this morning and then bike tonight.

Tomorrow is a rest day and then the Hyannis Half on Sunday.  Weather = snow showers (fantastic)!

Good luck at your half!

Looks like I'm not traveling today.  We have a foot of snow coming & blowing winds.   Not really worth putting the kids' lives at risk.....

Trying to get 1.5 hour bike ride in with all the kids running around......we'll see!

***edited to add that I am taking the TI swim workshop in April.  It's here in Cleveland.  I'll also get a video of before / after instruction.  I am so excited!!!!! 

Edited by jarvy01 2011-02-25 7:15 AM

Good luck at the half!

Here is a newbie tri question for the ladies - Looking at the tri shirts that were posted  two days ago - are they worn for the swim without having to change for the bike? If so, what is worn on the bottom? I know....silly question!!!LOL

I love the Suffer-O-Rama DVD, it's like 54 minutes with fast intervals!!

Tri top on top and tri shorts on the bottom.  You put your wetsuit on over both (or can swim in them without a wetsuit) and then pull off your wetsuit and jump right on the bike.

Here are some of my favorites:

http://www.kswiss.com/cat/188/Women/Sport/Triathlon/Triathlon_Apparel.html

http://www.blueseventy.com/products/list/category/womens_triapparel

http://www.sugoi.com/usa/eng/Products/Tri/Women/

AWESOME!

I think TI is a great program and will be super helpful in improving your swim times.

Thanks - so if you don't wear a wetsuit, do the tri shorts/tops dry pretty quickly?

Do you have a website for the T1 swim workshop? I'd like to see if there is one in my area.
Good luck with the bike ride - I hate training with my 4 around - there is always some crisis that makes me have to stop !

Not going to get much training in today. I have to head over the mountain to SL to cover the state girls basketball tourney. There is a blizzard here so might be dicey on the drive. Was going up a bit later, but I need to give myself plenty of time to get over there with this snow.

i weighed 212lbs this morning

that is down from 247 last year at this time

it is also 3lbs lighter than my lightest in the summer of 2010

Keep up the great work everyone!!!

That's fantastic! 

Very quickly.  They're made from fabrics designed to dry quickly (and even if you wear a wetusit your tri clothes still get wet).  The worst thing to do is to wear a normal sport bra for the swim and then try to put a shirt on in T1 -- the normal sports bra doesn't dry well at all and trying to put a shirt on wet body is close to impossible. 

short run this moring.  really short because my knee started to tighten a little.  figured therapy was today too so the run was scrapped and it was into the pool for an easy swim.

Go to the Total Immersion website and look under workshops.  They seem to be all over the place.

Yes, there is always some crisis with the 4 running around.  I had to get off my bike twice this morning to micromanage the chaos.  After I finished the bike, I found that they had helped themselves to popsicles, and there were wrappers all over the kitchen floor.  Nice.  LOL

Cross your fingers everyone that the weather holds out and I can run outside tomorrow!!!

Also, now that I am doing my 2nd 1/2 mary I am learning alot more.  I eat a protein bar or shake after every workout and work more on getting more protein in my diet.

Question:  So last week I ran 8 miles outside (first run outside since Nov) and I was pretty sore for a few days afterward (glutes, shins, quads, hams).  Is it just that it is my first run outside causing the soreness?  Starting to do longer distances and my body getting used to it?  Or am I not doing the right nutrition afterward?  Is there anything else I need to do other than get protein in right away afterward?

They should learn:  If they would have tossed the wrappers and sticks you wouldn't have had a clue until shopping day.  Then you would probably have blamed Mr. Jarvy.  Of course there is always that ear-to-ear popsicle stain that might give it away too, but that's what the dog is for.

BTW, this is why kids love Uncle Bruce and moms don't.

Dress appropriately and you'll do great - plus with everyone else bailing, you should finish higher too.