Yes! That's some good motivation!

Glad to help - now just Dooooo EEEEEEEET !

Still going?

Quick Question Manatee's.  

Would it be worth it for me to pay $85 for the 6 month gold membership for a custom training plan?

I need help with a training plan that will take into consideration my racing schedule "main events" which are:

4/6 : Marthon

6/30: 1/2 IM

8/24: Full IM (Most important out of these three "main" events)

I want to do my best at all 3 of these.  I will be doing other events (probably Oly's) in the other months.

My main train of thought is to build running until 4/6 (because that is what killed me in my IM last year), then really focus on my full on 8/24.  My goal is 10 to 11 hour range for my Full on 8/24.  I believe with a good run, I can be closer to 10 hours, and if last years times are an indicator - I believe I can podium at this race.  (winner was 10:07...2nd place was 11:03)   

All advice / help is greatly appreciated.  

you can send it Jo and my way!!!

Wow I've had a great day.  

Work sucked as usual, but no biggie.  

I got dumped via text for the 1st time ever!  Don't feel sorry for me, about 10 mins later I was added to her "booty call" list.  First time for that too!  (Don't be judging me)  LOL 

I setup a date for Monday with a female delivery driver from Coke.  I met her a few weeks ago, got her number last week and started texting her - finally setting up a 1st date for Monday.  (Just to clarify, I'm not a player, and if a relationship develops with anyone I'm dating, I wouldn't be up for a booty call.  Until them, I'm totally game - don't be hatin' - it's been a very long time).  

I got home and went for a wicked awesome run. Ran 5.24 miles in 38:32 for a 7:20 avg pace.  Splits were as follows 7:20, 7:25, 7:21, 7:15, 7:12 - I am so stoked that I negative split the last 4 miles!!

Went to the weight room and did my crunches, pushups and a full round of weights, plus did some dips and worked the triceps.  All the while, I had some awesome heavy rock playing in my head that just got me all pumped up.  

I have a new theme song.. to me, this song is about following your dreams.  *warning - explicit lyrics*  Here it is if you are interested.  So Far - Buckcherry

While doing my curls I looked in the mirror and really liked the way the person looking back at me looked. Started dancing and singing and really just feel like I am on top of the world tonight.  

If I could bottle up my euphoria right now I would give you all a bit of it.  

LIFE IS GOOD!  

Fearing for the well-being of my tires and shoes, I Deeeeeeed Eeeeeeeet!

A good night quote:

It's wrong to believe that you need a certain physical body type to run. All body types can run. The people who succeed are not the ones who have the longest legs or the leanest torsos. The champions are the one who understand how to harness the power of the brain. Determination. Discipline. Organization. Time management. Friendship-making. These skills are what it takes to succeed in running. You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.

- Amby Burfoot

**LIKE**

**LIKE TOO**

Thanks for the inspires everyone.  I'll work on responding to them from now on as I'm a real inspirational guy!

Ill see what I can do with a little after and before action.

Right side was 2009 when I was around 190 and the left side is 2012 when I was about 170.  I'm shooting for a race weight of around 165 this season.

*edit - Learning my left from my right

(beforeafterish.jpg)

Finished off my great euphoric day with 30 mins swimming...did pulling and kicking / balance drills.  They all felt real good.  

Used my new paddles - thanks TJ.  I love them.  

Entered my post run strength session into my logs - I HAVE A NEW COLOR ON MY GRAPHS!!  Woo Hoo.   

Treating myself to a very unhealthy but very good tasting pizza tonight.  Going to sleep very well.  

Goodnight Manatees.  

Woo Hoo - way to go!  

Very nice!

I am thinking of streaking from Feb 4 to Mar 6. You game?

I have a "class" I have to go to next week for 3 days (Army "Camping" in the cold) and then I am going to do the "Tour of Sufferlandria" until Feb 2. I plan to get some runs in during the tour but on my swim days I will do my bike instead of my run in the morning.

I love streaking with the manatees!!  Let us streak!!

Good Day Everyone, I hope all is well wherever you are. A couple of things from the past page or 2:

Chad - I don't know what the Gold membership gives you, but if you are serious about coaching in the future, it might be a beneficial test for you. I would think it would be good to test a few different training plans and get a feel for the benefits of a plan that someone has prepared so that you can be more confident building plans for others in the future.

Jo - Thanks for the Burfoot quote, a part of it is now on my log here. I hope all is well with you.

Ann-Marie and Janyne - I am considering the Oly at Rev3 Venice. I need to make sure we have nothing schedule wise that gets in the way. I'll probably talk it over with my DW and see how it fits.

Jen - I hope the rain is ending by you. My uncle is currently pumping out his flooded basement in Tennessee. Not cool. Best of luck to you.

Manatees - The before and after pics have been really cool. Great job everyone! The thought of streaking Manatees has seared a scary picture in my mind's eye  Thanks for that. The streaking idea may fit into my HM prep, but I have a tendency to take the occasional day off as the body requests it. I might do a 30 in 30 type of thing though.

Have a great day, the weekend is almost here!!!

I think I mentioned this after watching the women's and men's Olympic marathon, and I've watched and volunteered on a lot of running courses, but I was still surprised at (representing the highest echelons of the sport) the great range of body types and running forms/styles.

Which Adamo do you have? I was thinking about going that route last year, but I never pulled the trigger on it.

The great thing about Cobb is their awesome return policy. Very hard to find that with Adamo unless it's an individual vendor who's willing to do it.

I have an ISM (Adamo) on my roadie but it just kills me for the tri bike. I put a Koobie on that one (another long-nose but fairly narrow split saddle).

I believe it's the prologue but don't know 100%. I didn't really look at the saddles that's what the fitter said was working best for me. I do know that several people are complaining about the width of this saddle and it does feel pretty wide.

Plus John is in our Tri club and helps out alot with us newbies so I would rather support him than his competitor