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That's awesome! I think you should do it, it sounds like it would be a fun experience.

Congrats!!! That is awesome!

Please give us a review once you have it up and running!

I'm struggling right now with whether to pull the plug on Ironman Texas. 

I have a case that is scheduled to start trial on May 29th, so Ironman Texas would be during jury selection.  While I technically have "permission" to be out for 2 days to do Texas, I don't know that I can afford to loose the billable hours (especially the massive billable hours that come with trial prep).  I'm pretty sure if I don't make my bilalble requirement this year, I won't have a job at the end of the year.  On the other hand the case could settle at any point and I could have given up Texas for nothing.

I need to make this decision now so I can plan out my year and re-calibrate my training.  I'm really not sure what to do.

That's a tough call, Kelly.  Personally, I would keep training, because the case could settle.  If you feel like you aren't going to be able to put in the training you'd like to put in, then I would pull the plug.  What does Shaun say about it?

The problem with keeping training and then pulling the plug close to the race is that I loose the peak and taper I created.  Right now I'm essentially working towards peaking for Texas, if I'm not going to race Texas, I need to step back and re-plan so I can peak for a different race.

That should be cool. I can't wait to see what they come up with (maybe I can steal some tips). 

I worked on slowing down my turnover yesterday at the pool (based on the number of comments about it in my thread in Tri Talk). I dropped 2-3 strokes per 25yds, but I felt gassed a lot of the time. I guess because there's more time between breaths?

Good morning everyone ... got my run in, am ready to admit I am sick.  Been stuffed up since Sunday night. My poor nose it raw

As for weigh ins I need weights from the following people: Scott, Karen (change), Steve, Sarah (and I need a goal weight), Andrew (conversion to lbs, or give me the conversion calc), Jeff.

That sucks Kelly.  It would be sad not to have you here, but if you registered for 2013 we could do it together. 

160 this morning.

Nothing else special going on.  Need to get everything ready for a trip to Disney World the first week or so of March.

Is periodization outdated??

I've seen people say yes and people say no.

129.2, which makes a lot more sense than my 127.-something from last week.  I'm not sure what happened with that one.  Dehydration after my long run?  Eh, I'm not concerned.  I'm where I thought I should be at this point.

Goal is 110 - 115ish.  Not sure quite where I want to end up.  I need to see how I feel at that point.

Kelly - that stinks about IMTX.  Good luck whatever you decide.

Rizer - Go for it!  Who cares how you qualified?  Enjoy the experience!

There's no "real" answer here.

Here's an article about against periodization if you're interested.  http://www.allanbesselink.com/blog/smart/559-is-periodization-hurting-your-training-plan