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Good to hear from you Tim!! I hope everything is healing up for you and you can get back in the game next season!!

kenj - 2012-11-05 11:13 AM

Meulen - 2012-11-05 9:12 AM Way to go Kathleen and Wesley!!  Inspiring!!   I sure hope my coach gives me the green light on my run come back for a full IM next season.  You guys are making me jealous!!!!!!

When will you find out on the running Brian?  REV3 has some nice iron distance races that won't sell out for a while if at all.  Cedar Point isn't too far from you is it?

Not sure when exactly.  Coach just says to to see how I come back in the spring.  Right now he's ruling it out, but may change his mind depending on how HIM training goes.  Cedar Point is definitely an option though!  I think it's around 6 hours from me.

Kathleen and Wesley - Nice Job!

Things are not back to normal yet. We still have long lines for gas and most stations have no gas. At least the supermarkets are mostly stocked and not much of an issue now. 

Unfortunately another storm is set to come through the area in the next day. High winds and rain are forecast.

On bright side I started running again after taking the last few weeks off. Feels great to be out there again.

Hopefully this next storm changes courses, I know there are areas near you that this is the last thing they need right now!  Good for you on the running!

LOL, you think its bad now, wait till you throw in the taper madness the week before the race!!

A couple of years ago training for IMFL I wrecked my bike, it was probably 6 or 7 weeks out.  Laying on the pavement, I was afraid to move not wanting to find something tore up.  Turns out just a minor case of road rash, but I understand your paranoia!

Kathleen,

Do you wear ear plugs when you swim? I had that seasick feeling a few times after swimming in rough water.  I asked a bunch of people about it. Several people said that I may have gotten water in my ear and that can cause your equilibrium to be off. Since then I've always used ear plugs and never had an issue.

For some reason I always have a race ending injury when I taper for a race. Mind you, I've never actually had one that really ended anything but it always seams like I'm done and won't be able to race.

I'm always happy when it occurs so I can get on with my taper.

Adam,

I do wear ear plugs. I am prone to motion sickness and the waves/swells were bad this year. Also, I swallowed more salt water then a person probably should so that didn't help. So many people got sick (or at least a lot of those that I spoke with). Some even swore off swimming in the ocean for the rest of their lives. (I heard that numerous times).  I even said that to myself once or twice   One of my friends who was there specatating said  that they pulled people out of the water and that some people came back in shortly after the gun went off. 

I hope the next storm doesn't do more damage and I am glad you were able to get back outside and run.

Haven't heard on the groups yet, but they haven't archived them yet.  I know the changes they are looking at and seeking input on is for the new version of bt coming out sometime in the near future.  Whether they follow the old pattern and archive us or just leave these open and let us continue remains to be seen.  I don't think there is anything in the current version that would prevent them from leaving these open.  Although I do beleive they have a page number limit.  I don't think we are close yet though.

Ice, I am envious of your bike power!  That is an impressive number!

Ugg, I have swallowed sea water in the past - it's not fun. Thankfully I've never had it happen in a race. 

Way to finish the race though - that must have been sweet when you crossed the finish line!

LOL!! Usually the night mares don't start until taper!! Looking forward to meeting you!

The group will stay together, we may have to start it over, but we definitely will do that!  Just waiting to hear.

MTB'ing with Miranda??????  Now that's a dream!!!

I took the day off work yesterday.  Still got my swim in.  My wife did a PAWS charity drive to collect blankets/money/toys/money/ and other pet products for the Chicago PAWS animal shelter.  We took the day yesterday to drive all the stuff we collected down to the shelter in the city.  Oh....and check out all the animals.    Thankfully, we didn't come home with any.  I think we have all we can handle right now.

Nice of you and your wife to do that!!

You know.....us business owners aren't as bad as people make us out to be.  Heck, so far I've lost money for a year on the business, paid an employee more than ourselves, and given money time and effort the business didn't have to charity.  For thanks we are going to get higher tax rates, less deductions and health care mandates that just might force us out of business and to lay off our employee!

rant off!!! LOL

I read your thread in COJ, and agree 100%.  I just stay away from posting in the political thread as I am passionate about some of these issues and can get carried away.  Tough to be a mentor when you get banned from the forums, plus marmadaddy is a friend and wouldn't want to put him in that position. 

I don't talk a lot about what I do here, but I am a business owner and CEO of a company that employs over 250 people that has very generous (and yes, all of my employees agree with that statement) benefit program ~ 75% of health care costs covered for instance.  When the comment was made about CEO's I wanted to reach through the computer and choke him.  Am I concerned about my bottom line?  Absolutely!  If my bottom line is not a priority of mine, then I am risking the livelihood of everyone of my employees. 

But, this is outside the scope of the mentor threads so....  anyone racing this weekend?

I hope the business takes off soon Brian!!!!

My family is on the opposite end - hubby works for gov't as a climate scientist.  If things had gone differently in the election I am not sure his position wouldn't be eliminated with all the climate change skeptics out there. I do feel for the business owner's though - my father in law just lost his and so close to retirement.

Now on to happier topics - I JUST BOUGHT A BIKE!!!!!!

It is a Jamis Zenith Comp.  Full carbon with 105 components and decent wheel set. I got a great price  and will get the first fit (second fit will be when I get it outside in spring) on saturday. I have been waiting 3 years for a new bike!

Question for the group - I am in need of new pedals.  The bike shop recommends the ritchey road pedals b/c of their weight at around $150.  I found some great deals on Performance for the Shimano 105 at $80 and Shimano Ultegra at $140.   I noticed the weight between the 105 and Ultegra was minimal and wasn't sure the extra $60 was worth it. And while the Ritchey's may be lighter they are also pricey.  Anyone have experience with pedals? Are there other pedals you love that I should look into?

And yes - I will definitely post pick when I get it home!

New bikes are always fun!!  What better motivator to get on and ride!!

I have always used the Look Keo pedals.  They have different models from the $70 range all the way up to several hundred dollars and the only difference is the weight from the different materials they are made from.  Since for me, the weight difference is more or less the choice between a couple weeks of salads vs. a couple of cheese burgers, I usually go with the lower priced ones.  I have a couple different bikes, so its nice to have them all with the same set up so I can wear the same shoes.

Enjoy the new bike Robin!!

TGIF!!

How are you downstate guys doing?  Survive the 2nd storm?