ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 69)

Thanks Warren and I appreciate your perspective having done this type of race before. I sort of felt like since I didn't even do the whole event that I should not need any recovery. But there is no doubt that I left it all out there on the course and now my body is telling me to cool it. I joined some newbie swimming friends for a little open water practice this morning and my legs were cramping from a 1/2 mile swim! A massage is at the top of my list. And maybe a walk with the dogs.

The 4th discipline of triathlon..... recovery.

Overall I really did enjoy the race. It was one of those races where you say to yourself "Why the heck do I do this?" while you are in the middle of it, and then afterward you brag about how much suffering you went through.

If I had been better prepared for it i'm sure I would have been fine and just had fun the whole time. Maybe next year I'll train for the hills and do it again.

That's the link I got from Jonathan last year and I bought those from that seller. They shipped pretty quick and have been great tires for me.

Have a safe trip, Tony. I know you'll have a great time. This time next week you'll be Tony the Ironman! I'm looking forward to reading all about your race.

I have a Kurt Kinetic too -- after polling the group her and getting feedback. I love it and it sits in the living room. When my girls are in bed I can close the door and they don't hear me.

Been thinking about you all week Tony. Hope you are tapering well and not losing your mind.

FULL IM THOUGHTS TAKING ROOT....

SO, my hubby walked in on me while I was perusing the IM events on the computer this morning... you would have thought he caught me watching inappropriate material on the internet.I tried to click out of the page and ended up on Facebook, not much better since I was reading the posts by our local Tri Club of all those doing IM Coeur D'alene and Chattanooga next year.

Anyhow, much to his dismay, the full IM distance has taken root in my brain. I am planning on running a full marathon next February and doing a HIM in April....

I am considering signing up for IM Tahoe, CA for September 2014. Am I being unrealistic? My dad owns a condo in Mammoth Lakes, CA so I can fly there about a week prior to acclimate to the altitude and dry weather. Plus, he has friends that own property in Tahoe and I am pretty sure we could stay somewhere for very minimal cost. 

DONE!!!  I grabbed it as soon as I saw it posted.  You know I'll be following you two!!

Originally posted by Jo63 Thanks for the info its all in my hubby hands now lol Brenda and Dirk I am not sure if you saw that Ironman is packaging IMWI with either the Racine half or Steelhead. There are 400 spots and they go up on Friday at 9 and you get a savings of 100.00

I did not see this.  I will definitely be talking to Lis about this.  This would be a great way to get dialed in for nutrition and be ready to rock the IM at Wisconsin.  I would most likely opt for Steelhead to save time and traveling expense.  Lis is already opting for for some panic as I get ready to register for IMWI.  We have so much going on next summer with 2 different weddings and Kyrie's graduation and Lis already had her freak out about all the money going out the door.  This should provide her with a reasonable way to relax her mind some.  I had already spoken to her about making sure I got another 70.3 prior to Wisconsin so she's aware.

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I have caught up on all of the posts that had been left unread over the past couple of days.  We were traveling and finalizing our last few hours of vacation on the beach Tuesday morning and then back through Columbia Tn. for the night on tuesday night.  We arrived home yesterday afternoon about 4:15 and I was fairly trashed from the driving and lack of sleep on vacation.  The time change kept my body clock on Indiana time and I was up most morning before the sun while in western Florida.

While in Florida I didn't get any WO's in at all.  I had planned some running and swimming but the bike crash didn't allow for that much time in the water and I never seemed to get myself ready for a run, mentally.  There was a little bit of disappointment that I didn't run on the beach but the tide was much higher this year than last, or so it appeared.  lAst year there was harder packed sand at the water's edge that provided a decent running surface.  This year the water came right up to the loose sand, so I ditched the thought's of running in the loose sand.

I am planning a 5 mile run in a few minutes but I have to let my wound dry up a little bit to ensure I don't have blood running down my arm during my run.  I'll also have to leave the chance, remote as it might be, to call off the run of my knee causes any issues.  The suture sight is directly on my knee cap and causes some pain as well as an abrasion above and to the left.  I'll see how that goes.  I do have a follow up at my doc's office today, at the request of the ER in Tennessee, but I don't expect much out of that.  Possibly another round of antibiotics, at least that's what Lis believes will happen.