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Hey Kirk - nice to see you on the trail.  Sorry your getting so much flak from your calves.  Have you seen a doc about this?  Maybe something else is going on in there?  Take care of yourself, man.

db

Hello again all....

Daisy - I applaud your reason and your challenge. I too have used this as a means to "find myself". I am very pleased with who I am now and where I am going.

Tony - Having an event to look forward / to prepare for is certainly quite a motivation. Good job keeping up the workouts when you are traveling. It is not easy.

Doug - I take the critisim in stride. Its actually nice to see so many people concerned enough to take the time to leave me the inspires. The calves were a little tight after the second run yesterday, but that was the least of my problems. Today I did nothing. It is good to see that you ARE listening to your body and find the time and energy to get out and cycle. It was a bit chilly yesterday especially to be on a bike.

Yes, the speed of a bike and the briskness of the wind are a tough combination.

I wasn't trying to be critical, only supportive.  I know you have lofty ambitions and want you to succeed with each marathon in these next couple of months.  Believe me when I say I feel your pain (and not from my knee, I know shin/calf pain, too).  I'll be testing my knee on Wednesday evening.  I will, of course, let you know how it goes.  I hope your calves work themselves out.

db

No worries Doug, support is what we are all about.

BTW - I have told Ron that we have a few people that are MIA - for whatever reason - and that we could open up our group to a few more people. Please be sure to welcome anyone new to our group with open arms. As I said above, we are all here to support one another.

Welcome.  You've definitely got a hella story.  We're here to be your sounding board for your goals, aches, achievments, pains, rants, and for pats on the back.  Kirk loves to run, I love to bike and no one has really fessed up to being psyched on swimming.  Keep us informed and check in a lot.

If you want additional weight loss support, another group that some of us are involved with is the "good, bad and skinny" a/k/a team skinny on the Tri'ing for Weightloss thread.

Looking forward to visiting more with you.

db

Welcome tami...

I see that Doug and Daisy has already welcomed you to the group (they never sleep). There are some other people in our group some more active then others. As Doug stated we do have some strong runners, Doug an advit cyclist, and nope - we all sink in the water. Your story is very inspirational and I hope that you will stay with this. The time up to the first tri is mentally challenging, but once you get that first one done - you'll be hooked.

Don't fret of the bathing suit thing. Once you are in the water no one is going to care anyway. I was quite a bit self conscious the first few times squeezing into my tri shorts then not so proudly jaunting through the gym to the pool. Once in the water though I am focused on my swim and I forget about "the way I look". If you were good in the water - you will be good again. Just be strong and get in the water.

As for running. I would suggest a plan that starts you doing a combination of run/walk. Most of the plan has you warm up with a walk, then you run/jog for a period of time (e.g. a minute) then back to walking. Each week you start spending less time walking and more time run/jog. Eventually you are running/jogging the whole distance.

Good luck to you and check back often.

Welcome Tara.  We love the challenge of new members with difficult lives.  Kirk will have to explain how he fits so many runs/rides/swims in to one week.  Maybe he'll have some tips for you.

Kirk - you are getting compensated for being a mentor, right?

This'll be fun, as we're all going through these same issues together, whether preparing for your first or 4th tri (like me).

db

You are very welcomed here Tara.

sounds like you have a bit of a challenge ahead, but it is something that with determination you will be able to do.

dblack - no compensation other then the satisfaction of helping others.

Hey Jay,

We had a few people sort of dropping out so I opened up the group again for a few others to join in. You are more then welcomed to join us. You sound like you have put plenty of time between now and your first sprint tri. It is a good goal and very acheivable. We have a variety of newbies here so you will be in good company. We do have some strong runners that can help out in the running area, at least one avid cyclist, but you are the first to claim that they are decent in the water. We'll be interested in seeing your times when you hit the pool.

I see that you are very new to the site, so here are a few suggestions to get started. Use your logs religiously. The logs will help other in the group and on the site to see your progress and make suggestions in sticking points. Stop by this thread often to post questions or to read responses to other questions. You might want to also skim over the past posts here for some information that may be helpful.