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 2010-01-02 2:56 PM in reply to: #2588989 |
Master  1952     Guelph, Ontario |  Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSEDSSMinnow - 2010-01-02 9:58 AM dalessit - 2010-01-02 8:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. You're done with the weather? It was -25F WC when I got up.....all I have on tap today is a shrivel swim so barely have to be outside at all today. If I got to pick the perfect weather place it would be the Big Island of Hawaii....good bike, swimming, running and hiking in Volcano National Park. Can't beat it. It was so cold here that when I showered after my swim I thought I had turned into a woman. About the same temp as you Suzy. |
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Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED
Those are in case the weather drops below 70. |
| 2010-01-02 3:45 PM in reply to: #2588598 |
Expert 711 | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED ashort33 - 2010-01-01 10:27 PM trysprintolympic - 2010-01-01 9:15 PM I'm sad to note that I have no video of my first time on rollers, which was a miserable disaster. I think I have bike issues that I am too dumb to even identify. Next stop: LBS. Sounds like a story in there somewhere... let it out... tell your MG... I couldn't let go of the doorframe because I was sure I was going to get seriously hurt. It didn't feel like normal pedalling, but I think the problem is actually with my bike and not the rollers. I assumed riding on rollers would feel just like riding on pavement, although with the need to keep a very straight line. As a result, I now believe there is something wrong with my chain. I tried to take it to the LBS today, but they were closed. I guess this story will be continued next week... |
| 2010-01-02 3:51 PM in reply to: #2589424 |
Expert 711 | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED kt65 - 2010-01-02 3:05 PM dalessit - 2010-01-02 6:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. Really? California's earthquakes happen like once every gazillion years compared to all of those tornadoes/hurricanes in the midwest/south east... I think San Diego would be the best, it's never too super hot in the summer and you can pretty much get out all year 'round. San Francisco is not too shabby! I did my 12 mile run this morning in 52F, short sleeves and shorts. Sorry, Trevor.  But hurricanes don't just strike out of nowhere, you know when and where they're going to land. The next earthquake could come at any time and rip a giant hole in the middle of the interstate. I don't know if I would choose to live in California either. Even if you aren't bothered by the earthquake issue, there are the budget problems. Although, it is -11 celcius here right now and running in a tank and shorts sounds pretty good!! I did 7 miles on the treadmill today because I didn't want to take my face out to the bitter wind. I guess there are pros and cons to everything! |
| 2010-01-02 4:23 PM in reply to: #2589545 |
Elite 3072 san francisco | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED trysprintolympic - 2010-01-02 1:51 PM kt65 - 2010-01-02 3:05 PM dalessit - 2010-01-02 6:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. Really? California's earthquakes happen like once every gazillion years compared to all of those tornadoes/hurricanes in the midwest/south east... I think San Diego would be the best, it's never too super hot in the summer and you can pretty much get out all year 'round. San Francisco is not too shabby! I did my 12 mile run this morning in 52F, short sleeves and shorts. Sorry, Trevor. But hurricanes don't just strike out of nowhere, you know when and where they're going to land. The next earthquake could come at any time and rip a giant hole in the middle of the interstate. I don't know if I would choose to live in California either. Even if you aren't bothered by the earthquake issue, there are the budget problems. Although, it is -11 celcius here right now and running in a tank and shorts sounds pretty good!! I did 7 miles on the treadmill today because I didn't want to take my face out to the bitter wind. I guess there are pros and cons to everything! Jenna, I totally agree with you on the "budget problems" point. Things here are so incredibly expensive, I don't think I would actually "choose" to live here if I didn't grow up here and have all of my family right here! A giant hole in the middle of the interstate would be pretty petrifying now that you mention it! Good for you on getting on that treadmill, it's better to be safe and get in a good workout, than sliding around out on the icy roads or worse! AND, you could probably do it in a tank and shorts!  Enjoy the weekend! |
| 2010-01-02 4:48 PM in reply to: #2589545 |
Expert 762 San Antonio, TX | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED trysprintolympic - 2010-01-02 3:51 PM kt65 - 2010-01-02 3:05 PM dalessit - 2010-01-02 6:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. San Antonio, TX has year round training, no natural disasters and affordability that can't be beat. Come on down. Edited by tri-chic 2010-01-02 4:49 PM |
| 2010-01-02 4:49 PM in reply to: #2589424 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED kt65 - 2010-01-02 2:05 PM San Francisco is not too shabby! I did my 12 mile run this morning in 52F, short sleeves and shorts. Sorry, Trevor. ;) I LOVE SF! Houston pretty much sucks. 12 miles. thats it? slacker. Edited by fattyfatfat 2010-01-02 4:50 PM |
| 2010-01-02 4:52 PM in reply to: #2589106 |
Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED DougRob - 2010-01-02 11:17 AM Returning MG members know that woodworking is my other hobby. Due to space requirements my shop is also where I store my tri-bike and wheels. I went out there this AM to work on a mantle for my inlaws. It was cold out there! Turns out I left the garage door open all night! I got lucky that the bike and my tools were still there D'oh! Anyway the heater is on so hopefully I can go back out in an hour and make some progress. Doug Mine too. In fact other than my 2 grand-daughters that lived with us the thing I miss most about moving out, is my shop. I think there is probably a country song in there somewhere but it escapes me at the moment. Steve |
| 2010-01-02 5:10 PM in reply to: #2589609 |
Extreme Veteran 362 | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED fattyfatfat - 2010-01-02 4:49 PM kt65 - 2010-01-02 2:05 PM San Francisco is not too shabby! I did my 12 mile run this morning in 52F, short sleeves and shorts. Sorry, Trevor. I LOVE SF! Houston pretty much sucks. 12 miles. thats it? slacker. Since you live here, John, you can say that. I believe that with those hills in SF, 12 miles there is more of a workout there than 12 miles in Houston? |
| 2010-01-02 5:41 PM in reply to: #2589608 |
Elite 3072 san francisco | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED tri-chic - 2010-01-02 2:48 PM trysprintolympic - 2010-01-02 3:51 PM kt65 - 2010-01-02 3:05 PM dalessit - 2010-01-02 6:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. San Antonio, TX has year round training, no natural disasters and affordability that can't be beat. Come on down. Kelly- Our whole house is probably the size of your master bedroom! 1100 sq ft...3 levels, imagine the size of our rooms??? Did you see that show where they had newly married couples in really tiny rooms? That would be a good representation! |
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Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED |
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Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED Reno8 - 2010-01-02 3:52 PM DougRob - 2010-01-02 11:17 AM Returning MG members know that woodworking is my other hobby. Due to space requirements my shop is also where I store my tri-bike and wheels. I went out there this AM to work on a mantle for my inlaws. It was cold out there! Turns out I left the garage door open all night! I got lucky that the bike and my tools were still there D'oh! Anyway the heater is on so hopefully I can go back out in an hour and make some progress. Doug Mine too. In fact other than my 2 grand-daughters that lived with us the thing I miss most about moving out, is my shop. I think there is probably a country song in there somewhere but it escapes me at the moment. I think the song your thinking about is called, " Grandpa's whittling away to nothing without the girls around." Thank you very much...I'll be here all week. Drive home safe. |
| 2010-01-02 7:03 PM in reply to: #2589400 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED AF_SGT - 2010-01-02 2:54 PM Todays Workout: Nice workout. I had a tempo trainer ride today, the 30mph winds and single digit wind chill kept me inside. Sitting here now working on my 2010 calendar. So far: Lonestar HIM 4/25 Columbia Oly 5/23 Blackfly TT/Sprint/Oly 7/10 - 7/11 Disney Marathon 5k/half/mary 1/11 Want to find something local before lonestar but not sure that is going to happen. Also need a couple sprints in June, and need to figure out the late season race, Augusta sounds good but for some strange reason so does the NC TTT. Including Disney on there because training will start late in 2010. |
| 2010-01-02 7:25 PM in reply to: #2589545 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED trysprintolympic - 2010-01-02 4:51 PM kt65 - 2010-01-02 3:05 PM dalessit - 2010-01-02 6:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. Really? California's earthquakes happen like once every gazillion years compared to all of those tornadoes/hurricanes in the midwest/south east... I think San Diego would be the best, it's never too super hot in the summer and you can pretty much get out all year 'round. San Francisco is not too shabby! I did my 12 mile run this morning in 52F, short sleeves and shorts. Sorry, Trevor. But hurricanes don't just strike out of nowhere, you know when and where they're going to land. The next earthquake could come at any time and rip a giant hole in the middle of the interstate. I don't know if I would choose to live in California either. Even if you aren't bothered by the earthquake issue, there are the budget problems. Although, it is -11 celcius here right now and running in a tank and shorts sounds pretty good!! I did 7 miles on the treadmill today because I didn't want to take my face out to the bitter wind. I guess there are pros and cons to everything! I know what you mean Jenna. I drove over to the gym and ran 5 miles on the treadmill today. It sure felt pretty cold just getting out getting the truck warmed up while scraping the ice of the windshield. |
| 2010-01-02 7:36 PM in reply to: #2589885 |
Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED I am really excited to hear and see reports for Lonestar HIM this year. It is on my "wish" list for 2011 as a destination race. My sometime training partner has relatives in Houston and we talked today about maybe slating that as something we wanted to do. What is the deal with sign ups? Is it one of those that sells out in a short time? Only reason for asking is that since I am doing Augusta in September and I am still looking to buy a trainer in the spring "clearance" time frame I am not sure I can commit that kind of $$$ until maybe September for that race......is that doable...to sign up late this year for an April 2011 race? Thanks for any input. Steve |
| 2010-01-02 7:41 PM in reply to: #2589424 |
Master 1690 Metro NY Area | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED I used to live in S.F. great climate in the S.F. Bay area, I lived in S.D. too but just for 9 months, was in S.F. for 14 years. Miss it. When you live in CA you don't really worry about earthquakes too much if they happen they just do and if you are still standing all is well. Now I'm in N.Y. Brrrrrr cold and windy today. Too darn cold. In March I'm going to Tucson, AZ in hopes of eventually moving there. kt65 - 2010-01-02 3:05 PM dalessit - 2010-01-02 6:12 AM Ok, I am really done with this crappy cold weather, high of 20 here today and 35mph winds... Where is a good place to live that is warm all year but has no natural disasters? California has earthquakes, Florida has hurricanes, so those places are out. Really? California's earthquakes happen like once every gazillion years compared to all of those tornadoes/hurricanes in the midwest/south east... I think San Diego would be the best, it's never too super hot in the summer and you can pretty much get out all year 'round. San Francisco is not too shabby! I did my 12 mile run this morning in 52F, short sleeves and shorts. Sorry, Trevor. Edited by losta 2010-01-02 7:45 PM |
| 2010-01-02 7:56 PM in reply to: #2589910 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED Reno8 - 2010-01-02 7:36 PM I am really excited to hear and see reports for Lonestar HIM this year. It is on my "wish" list for 2011 as a destination race. My sometime training partner has relatives in Houston and we talked today about maybe slating that as something we wanted to do. What is the deal with sign ups? Is it one of those that sells out in a short time? Only reason for asking is that since I am doing Augusta in September and I am still looking to buy a trainer in the spring "clearance" time frame I am not sure I can commit that kind of $$$ until maybe September for that race......is that doable...to sign up late this year for an April 2011 race? Thanks for any input. Steve you'll be good steve. registration for 2010 opened oct 1 and is still open. i'll see you there! |
| 2010-01-02 8:01 PM in reply to: #2589942 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED btw, here is a race calculator I came up with last year. Nothing overly exciting but useful. http://www.dalessio.biz/race%20calculator.xls |
| 2010-01-02 9:09 PM in reply to: #2589954 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED Since we have a MN and WI person, any good 1/2's or oly's in late July or August. Can't seem to find any. Chisago one is too close to Black Fly and that is the only one I can find. We realized that we really need to go visit my dad in MN since we haven't been in a couple years and we are travelling to 2 races already. |
| 2010-01-02 9:17 PM in reply to: #2590074 |
Expert 1027 | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED dalessit - 2010-01-02 9:09 PMSince we have a MN and WI person, any good 1/2's or oly's in late July or August. Can't seem to find any. Chisago one is too close to Black Fly and that is the only one I can find. Here is a link to a page that has a pretty good scheudle:RacesThe Waseca 1/3 is pretty good. I have not registered yet but would really like to. It would be my first longer distance. They were recently acquired by another organizer, but last year it was pretty good although I only did the sprint. 8/1We realized that we really need to go visit my dad in MN since we haven't been in a couple years and we are travelling to 2 races already. |
| 2010-01-02 9:50 PM in reply to: #2555972 |
Master 1478 Horseheads, NY | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED Happy New Year everyone! With all the holiday travel I haven't posted much lately but have been keeping up when I am able. Just got caught up today with the last 7 or so pages! I have had a good week or so traveling and visiting relatives on both sides of the family. Looking forward to getting everyone back to a routine on Monday!! Skiing today an tomorrow make up my training for the weekend. My brother is visiting from Hawaii for the holidays and it is funny to see him react to the cold! It was about 12 deg today and 0 with the wind chill. He had about 7 layers on for skiing to my 2 layers. I guess it is all about what you are used to! Here are my totals for 2009:
Pretty happy with that as my first full year. No comparison to 2008 since I just started tracking my training in December 2008. Never expected to swim that much...or to enjoy swimming that much! Goals for 2010 - Continue to have fun and enjoy triathlon! - Help my wife through her first tri in June - Improve on my OLY time at the Cayuga Lake Tri - Improve bike - Some possible goals...first marathon??? first HIM??? Looks like a lot of you have gotten off to a great start to the new year! I will get my new trainer put together this week and start working on improving that bike. | |
| 2010-01-02 9:52 PM in reply to: #2590074 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED dalessit - 2010-01-02 9:09 PM Since we have a MN and WI person, any good 1/2's or oly's in late July or August. Can't seem to find any. Chisago one is too close to Black Fly and that is the only one I can find. We realized that we really need to go visit my dad in MN since we haven't been in a couple years and we are travelling to 2 races already. Racine 70.3 is July 18th. Both Jeremy and I are planning to do it and it's still open. Door County is the same weekend and also amazingly popular with a good RD from what I have heard. The location is perfect for vacationing. Both swim in Lake Michigan which is often unkind and always cold. Sound fun? Jump on in..... By the way, I considered Chisago and decided to go with Racine since it is so close to home. Would be great to see you in the Midwest. Suzy |
| 2010-01-03 1:53 AM in reply to: #2589787 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED fattyfatfat - 2010-01-02 1:27 PM FB peeps. click here. i reported it. not sure what it will do. amazing! and disgusting! Unbelievable but what is even more unbelievable is the fact that SO MANY really do feel this way!  |
| 2010-01-03 1:56 AM in reply to: #2555972 |
Master 1632 Almost Canada, WA | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED Well folks, I managed to make it through my first ever trainer ride ~ 90 mins worth!! My hubby left for MO for two weeks tonight so this will be the only way I will get any bike time in and luckily it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be mentally. However, physically, either I'm waaaay out of shape or its a gazillion times harder than being on the road!! Now all I need is to find a few more triathlons to DVR! |
| 2010-01-03 5:50 AM in reply to: #2590267 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED Happychick - 2010-01-03 1:56 AM Well folks, I managed to make it through my first ever trainer ride ~ 90 mins worth!! My hubby left for MO for two weeks tonight so this will be the only way I will get any bike time in and luckily it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be mentally. However, physically, either I'm waaaay out of shape or its a gazillion times harder than being on the road!! Now all I need is to find a few more triathlons to DVR! YEAH MICHELLE! Think about ordering a couple of Spinervals if you really want to get a good workout and pass the time. Warning: Some are easier than others! I started out with the Clydesdale one because it was doable at the time. Love the new avatar by the way. Next time how about one with your daugher AND you? All this talk about warm climates has got me started counting....only 21 more days until we take a short jaunt to Cabo. I love when Paul has "Meetings". Just passed Day 8 with no foot pain so I am hoping to be run/walking by then. Suzy |
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