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Oh heck yes, that's the principle I was working on. A number of the marshalls commented on the fact that I was still smiling at the end but to me it's all about being there. I know full well that the additional weight I'm carrying isn't an aid to my progress but I'm determined to finish whenever possible and it mean so, so much to me just to be taking part that I really didn't care if I came last as long as I finished. You may be surprised by how you do but the main thing is to enjoy it.

Oh and thanks Chrissy and Emily for the advice - both the long and the short versions
It's certainly given me hope that I'll get there in the end - after this month (and the 1st of June) then the next Tri will be a sprint in October so the plan is to spend from June to October concentrating on the running and the core exercises.

Andria, glad to hear you are back and recovering! Take it easy, and try not to worry ... I know it's tough, money is a huge stressor, but that's not what your body needs right now.

To everyone else who raced, I am sorry I don't have the energy to respond to you all individually so I will once again say - AWESOME JOB!

I have had a horrid day full of school work and dentists appts. I spent almost 3 hours on the phone and online this morning, doing a "live" tutorial - it really took a lot out of me! I was hoping to get the bike out today, but it's almost supper time and I'm exhausted. So today will be my off-day, instead of my plan for Thursday to be my off day.

I'm starting to really freak out about my first tri of the season ... it's in 2 1/2 weeks - May 25. It's a sprint, so I know I'll get through it ... but I really think that I'm going to embarrass myself! I know I have NOT been training as much as I should be, but unfortunately when life gets crazy (like today) training is the first thing to get dropped. I just hope I have the base fitness levels to get through it, and will do my best to get out on the bike a lot in the two weeks leading up to the race ...
I work this weekend for the last time - Fri/Sat/Sun, then am done that job FOREVER! ... so I'll have more time to train after that, I keep telling myself. ;-)

mmmmmm ... beer ...

X2 ... run slower to get faster ... and stick with it.

... and I also concur on "Run more" ... lol.

Man, I am really really really really really sore from Sunday's soccer match.

Gonna have to fix that with a kickaround tomorrow afternoon.

Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager is really really really really really really good beer, and they actually have it at my local Shop & Stab.

Edited by bcart1991 2008-05-06 7:53 PM

Will you all stop talking about strawberry beer - it's 11am here and you're making me thirsty at just the wrong time in the morning

Really.

Shop & Stab??

Our local Kroger isn't too far from the not-so-nice parts of town, so it can be frequented by ne'er-do-wells, baby-mommas, etc a lot of the time.

Hence the name. :)

Edited by bcart1991 2008-05-07 9:21 AM

Off-topic from baby-mommas and stabbings .... let me pose a question:

I'm a little peeved. I'm hoping you all will tell me I have a right to be peeved, and not tell me that I'm just being incredibly selfish.

I agreed way back in October to be part of a relay team back home in Alberta (a 14-16 hr drive away) - the Banff-Jasper relay. 15 legs (so 15 runners) and 3 support crew. At the time I agreed to do it, the team consisted of mostly good friends and old co-workers that I knew well and was really looking forward to spending time with - kind of like a happy little reunion but with a relay run thrown in.
Well, since then, EVERYONE that I know has dropped out and has been replaced by people that I don't know ... so the race would be me and 17 strangers. I know the team captain vaguely, we used to work together but never really spoke (large office) ...
After much much thought, deliberation, and many conversations with my mother - I decided to pull out of the race ... lots of reasons, but the foremost being I didn't want to spend my very valuable vacation time and dollar on a trip to a place I don't really want to go, and spend 3 days in a very isolated place with people I don't know. (Remember I've quit my job and have a brand-new business .. this means I have NO extra money!) My initial desire to participate in the relay was to get together with old friends. Also - even though we had a facebook group and an email list set up, we were not coming together as a team. I attempted several times to get team discussions going and hopefully get to know some of these strangers ... offered my services as a fitness leader and nutritionist, tried to get a debate going re: team shirts or sweats, tried to get a conversation going about where we were going to stay, and transportation issues (this is a very small and isolated place - didn't want to be stranded there!) ... NOTHING. No response from a single member on the team.
So - I decided to pull out.

Now the team captain is refusing to refund my $100 entry fee, which I paid in October. I know I have been replaced, so one of two things is happening here; either the replacement runner did not have to pay their $100, or the team is banking my extra $100 to use however ...
The captain is telling me it's like when you enter a normal race and DNS - you don't get a refund then. IMO that's completely different.

The question is: is this fair? Shouldn't I get my $100 back?

I agree. We WON'T let you disappear. Keep us informed. Hang in there and check in with your progress. Hey at least you have a reason for being DFL. That was me on my first century ride. I took so long the cleanup truck decided to ride behind me with its lights on to inspire me (to try to make me go faster). The driver apparently wanted to go home. It was kind of humorous to have a personal escort across a finish line that had been dismantled two hours previous to my arrival.