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Diane - ease into three a days.....pace yourself gal.....ride and swim fine.....run is most dangerous for re-injury.....take your time....May should be fine as long as it is ONLY to finish and you are willing to walk if you feel like you are beginning to break down....don't don't don't push....you don't want to jeopardize your season....

Gary....I think there is a 150 in there in the next swim or two.....but it is really just about a push off and a stroke or two....keep doing it.....and before you know it, one time you will just decide to keep going.  If you are just sliding a counter across the tiles at the end of the pool you will amaze yourself at how far you swim while NOT counting the laps in your head.  By the way, have you tried swimming non stop for 5 minutes, or 7 minutes or 10?  That really works best for me....BASICALLY any time I don't know how FAR I have swam I can just keep on going....

Mav - welcome back - the Boston marathon is the Boston marathon regardless of how you get there.....the medal and jacket is no different if you run a 2:07 or a 5:07....GO GET EM GIRL!!!

Leston - you have risen from the departed.....LOL....I thought you were building a new house or something....good to see you back.

Gary - excellent that you volunteered....I try to volunteer at least once a year for a race.  I cannot begin to understand why SO MANY people get up at dark thirty to write on me in magic marker so I can go play.....seems like they would get into it and decide to race too.

As far as swimming, try the time thing and forget about the turns.....watching others....realize their mistakes but focus on the really good form swimmers, subconsciously I hope their effortless swimming burns into my brain so that I can be more fluid.  I swam this morning early and was finishing up as another guy was in the pool...I watched him struggle and struggle and realized it was silly to sit and watch him.  He came to a stop - yes a stop - to breathe, and then tried to get himself going.  I really wanted to recommend that he get a lesson or two but didn't think it was my place.  I am not a great swimmer as we all know but I looked like Ryan Lochte compared to him....made me smile....notice I didn't say Michael Phelps....he's a pothead....LOL!

I went to pilates class tonight with Debbie and I think the old abs will be sore tomorrow...I really need to work on my core and maybe this is the way to try to consistently do it.

Have a great week Turtles

sTRIve

Sorry Bryan, you were wrong there was not 150 in my next swim, it was a 200!!!!  And I could have kept going if I hadn't run out of time.  At the 100 meter mark I was struggling big time but just kept going, around 125 I realized I was getting air, tried to relax, and kept going.  At 150 I knew I could do 50 more.  Got to 200, was going to do another 50 but checked the clock and realized I was running late.  May be a 250 on Weds if this is a true break through!

WAEF - enjoy the process.....the process of LIFE....it is a LONG journey.....just enjoy the ride....welcome back

Gary - you ROCK!!!!!!  Way to go....you are awesome.  Keep up the good work....but don't overdo it....if there is anything that can allow you to add more than 10% duration or distance each week it is the swim....GREAT job....it is a mind breakthrough....mental mental mental....keep it up....I am so happy when I am wrong......smile.

sTRIve

by the way, I am going to be out of town the rest of the week.....I will talk to you all soon...a meeting in Dallas and then a celebration as Taylour graduates from college this weekend.....woohoo!!!!

where are my Turtles?

I have a college graduate.....Taylour got her degree today....Yippee!!!

sTRIve

Gary - 52 is doable on your fitness if you manage the effort....the century may be a stretch this soon.

Card - dangit....shin splints...or any injury....just stinks....keep up the therapy...get well.

Mav - RR is due....hope all went well.  Enjoying the mothers day thing with my three girls - that's my mom, wife and daughter.  All is well.

Back at it tomorrow....sTRIve

glad you had fun...nice blank post too...LOL