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I posted a Giro Advantage 2 aero helmet size large in the classifieds. It is black white and red. If any in the MG are interested I'll waive the shipping for you.

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HAHA, no while those are are normal go to plans, my brother and his girlfriend came with us and watched them while we raced.  Though things start so early we were done with the half while they were still all in bed I think.

yep.  no joke.  amazing things happen when the beer intake is limited.  and when training really ramps up after the holidays.

trying to get to around 200 for im.  but i'm not sure which is more motivating.. the time savings from losing 35 pounds or not suffering as bad in the heat when it comes on race day because of the extra weight. 

either way, we're on our way. 

and i also can't wait to for may 22nd.  boy oh boy,  i'm gonna be yapping at you tracy and kim...  hahahahahaha!!!!!!

Edited by fattyfatfat 2011-01-13 9:48 AM

ugh hope you all are feeling better.  I had bronchitis last month, not fun, probably less fun than the flu.

LOL, I guess it really is time to take a short break.

Hey Doug,
It'll look hot with this, wont it?
I'd take it, but shipping up here with a goofy size package may cost a bit of $$






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^^^ Like.  Can't wait to get to buy my own tri bike!

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Yes -- I eat the 72% chocolate. Funny -- my kids know about my "stash," but they leave it alone as they don't like their chocolate that dark (and one kid isn't a huge chocolate fan to begin with).

And yes, I agree, my body composition changed a bit too. Looking forward to getting back to "hardbody" mode!

Hi everyone - back home and finally feeling better.  Still body sore from the flu and coughing.  Legs feel great and ready to get back to running.  Hopefully tomorrow I can at least bike and then run this weekend.  It's been a long time since I've had the flu.

As we've said before the race weekend was a blast.  Definitely a different race and atmosphere.  Lots of fun and energy.  It's amazing how quickly the time went by.  I think if our quads had not gotten sore, we could still be out there jogging along.  HR never got out of Z1.  It was really nice to run with Tony too.

And yes Suzy, everyone and I mean everyone wears their medals for days after the race.  Hard to explain unless you are there b/c it seems weird.  I took my Goofy medal off my neck ribbon and attached it to my Disney pin lanyard.  It will forever remain there for every Disney trip I take.  Plus Monday was Marathon Mania at the parks so anyone who completed the marathon got into a park for free on Monday so you had to wear your medal.  It's pretty cool b/c all the park employees congratulate you and the characters.  It makes you feel special. 

Any family planning a trip for the marathon weekend, you can take family along to help watch kids or there are some babysitting services that are available 24 hrs. a day.  We've used them for dinner time but you can get people for all hours.

No racing for me this weekend.  And 12 days into the year, I'm very pleased with how I ran last weekend and how I recovered.  I was really worried that my arch and/or foot would do something weird but I didn't have any pain during or after the race.  Quads only took 2 days to stop hurting so once I kick this flu I'll feel good as new.  Part of me can't believe I ran both races and feel this good.

Good luck Kyla - run fast and hard.  Good luck to anyone else racing this weekend.
Happy Thursday!

Oh and snacks at work - fruit, fruit, fruit!  I eat whatever is in season.  Through the fall and early winter, I took 2-3 apples to work w/ me to snack sometimes adding peanut butter on them.  Now I'm into oranges.  I don't feel guilty eating several helping of fruit. And I keep lots of gum w/ me when I feel the need the chew on something but not necessarily hungry. 

Looks like the helmet has found a new home in WI! I will try to get it out tomorrow! Trevor I don't how to translate a size "large" to metric.

All good. Shipping up here for something that size would have been a few dollars. I've been thinking of getting one though.

Santa brought me one for Christmas.  Don't know what it will do for my bike times but it made me look fast in my living room on Christmas morning!

Question:

How far in advance do you guys set your training schedule, if you have one at all?

My tri-team gave returning members Lazer aero helmets as well as socks as part of the returning member package. So I still have 2. Strange.

I have a coach who sends me my training plan a month at a time. I juggle it a little depending on life.
Its essentially a build up to August for me.

Coach send one or two weeks at a time. General goals of the plan are set up at the beginning of the training year.

I use a prefab plan from BT (tris) or RW (running races) as a guide for weekly volume and key workouts, but I decide what to do each day based on what fits with my schedule and how I'm feeling.

That's awesome, John! Way to go!! 

Bring it on big man!!  And I like your excuse of having to do an ironman the next week to get out of doing the half.  You just don't want to run the risk of my slapping your butt when I pass you this time!!!

My coaching plans come in 3 month calendar blocks but there is lots of feedback and room for manipulation as needed.  The idea is the training build, taper, race, recovery are all built into the calendar and it is easier in a 3 month block.  At least that is how my coach operates and it works good for us.  Communication and planning are the keys for this.  I already have my season set, with the option of a few sprints thrown in as needed to work  key points.  We also discussed family schedules, travel, work (or lack there of for some of us) etc.  I like it b/c  I feel my coach is really committed to not only my workouts but making training and racing a part of my life.    Sorry, that is probably way more than you wanted to know.


Side note on the training calendar - I've put full trust in the calendar and have frequently said, "it's on the calendar so I have to do it."  My husband is taking advantage of this and is trying to convince our coach to put things like pole dancing and other "cross training" activities on the calendar.    MEN!!

HA, now sending e-mail to our coach as well...  I like Doug.

So would a training plan taking me all the way into September/October be a good idea?  I'm already building one to get to the HIM in July, so I figured, what's an extra couple months?

And, I'm bored.

30 weeks. unless life gets in the way which tends to be everyday.  the program i'm using is be iron fit. good read even if you have no im intentions. 




Edited by fattyfatfat 2011-01-13 6:13 PM

i'd pull a sam and slow down for you at the finish line just so you could.