swbkrun's group - FULL (Page 63)

Cool!  

But did you forget your harness?? 

Since I was mentioning the early registrations the other day, I thought I would give a heads up on the early ones that expire at the end of this month for Pirhana Sports.  These are all basically in NJ, DE, MD, and Eastern PA (plus Pittsburgh).

Very well run events.

http://www.piranha-sports.com/

My arms would be dead too - from hanging on for dear life.  Are those that chose to use a parachute not really sky diving? 

Trust me 4 hours later.. Arms are still shaking....

I forgot to say GREAT JOB!!!  I'm still using scheduling as my excuse, but that will only work for so long.  You are braver than I.  Go get em tiger!

Steve, that looks like alot of fun, I bet REI has your picture up in front of the store as customer # 1 don't they?

Willie, yeah my wife did the Cape Henlopen tri (turned into a du) this year so I saw some pirahna stuff this year, they have one of the best websites, very organized and gives you a ton of detail.

Finally got the aerobars on my wife's bike last night + pink bar tape.  I think I like the S-Bend I got her more than the Ski bend I have on mine.  Was a pain, she had an extra set of brake levers on the handlebars so I had to pull both brake cables out to get the levers off + specialized put about a ton of gel on the bars which stuck to everything.

My wife and I learned a valuable lesson in scheduling this year, November is waaay too late for your last tri of the year (also my first olympic)  I am so antsy to be done with 2008 training and focus on 2009, I just want the tri to be over with.

Getting ready to head out to a golf tournament, should be interesting, I used to be an 8 handicap way back when BK (Before Kids) wife and I used to play 4+ times a week.  Now I barely play 4 times a year.

I learned that same lesson about scheduling last year.  I had planned to do a race at the end of October (it was also going to be my first Olympic) but I was pretty wiped out with a few weeks to go and ended up hurting my knee.  I was going to do the race anyway and probably walk for a lot of the run.  Kind of fortunately, work plans changed, and I couldn't travel for it, so I ended up canceling with a couple weeks to go.  Good choice, and I was able to rest up and start to walk normally again!

Nice job doing those aerobars - I haven't tackled anything like that yet. 

That's quite a distance for a track meet!

Good luck with that run - sounds like a great challenge!

Very nice.

Last tri of the season is complete. I missed my goal of breaking an hour but not by much.  1:03:52. Plus that cut over 5 minutes off of last year's time.   I was 3rd in my age group on the bike and 92nd /457 overall.  It was a woman's only race ( so don't get too excited) but I am pleased.  It was lots of fun despite to temperature (37degrees  -buuurrrr, shiver!!!)

Great job on that run this weekend Rob.  All that speed work on the tread mill seems to be paying off.

Congrats to Rob/Tracy

Both great feats over the weekend.... ROB I still thinked you should have sprinted anyway!! JUST BECAUSE YOU GAIN !!!!

CONGRATS!

Look at what my buddy just started!  Flying by the seat of his pants... his longest ride ever has been 45 miles or so, now he is embarking on a 1000 mile adventure!!

http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/jabuofr/1/1224337140/tpod.html

Last weekend had it highs and lows.  First the highs:

• Got a run in Saturday morning, first good run since the HM
• Was able to return a pair of shoes that had a defective sole (250 miles) and have a pair of trail shoes on the way
• Went for a night ride on the mt bike Saturday night - hadn't broken the lights out in a long while.  Hitting the trails on the dark is soooooooo much fun.
• Had a great time at the Pumpkin Farm w/ family and friends.

And the lows:  Sunday we all got sick, the kiddo got a cold and shared it w/ us.  I'm back at work today, but Sunday and Monday were not fun around our house (and probably aren't still, but I'm at work).  I swear I've been sick more often in the last 15 months than in the last 15 years.

Wow, that looks like it should be a pretty tough route.

What type of Trail shoes did you end up getting?!

Do you find the Saucony ProGrides to be low on cushioning?  I wear the same thing and often times I feel like the shoes need more cushing on long runs.  My husband switched to Sauconys with this last shoe purchase and he thought the same thing.  Or is the lack of cushioning a trade off for their light weight?

I haven't found them to be lacking, but I only have a handful of runs longer than 9 miles so I'm can't really comment on the longer runs.  The pair I exchanged still felt great after 250 miles and I replaced them w/ the same model.  The new ones do feel less cushiony (??) but I only have about 30 miles on them.

Trail shoes... My cup of TEA!!!

I am a huge fan of the Brooks Cascadia (not the best color choice now).  It has great support, and GOOD cushioning! 

Vasque makes a shoe called the Aether Tec w/ BOA LACING (THIS ROCKS),  but the shoe actually feels TOO LIGHT for me!

I am now using a pair of NORTH FACE PURGATORY shoes, and they feel awesome!  You know that feeling when you put on your favorite pair of running socks, and they just feel so soft, light, and cozy!?  That is the feeling I get when I put these shoes on.... I knew instantly when I put them on.... LOVE EM' ....