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dont you dare wish to age Is...but see what you mean! haha

I just got back from my tri club meeting but it's late and time for bed. I'll tell you about it in the morning.

Nite!

yay, you made it this month!

julee-your cookies are EVEN now in my oven. i am getting them all baked up tonight, and out first thing in the morning. you should have them soon. lemme just say though, that my kids went to bed mad at me that they aren't getting any. LOL (totally fogetting that i made them chocolate chip cookies, AND apple pie JUST yesterday-i think they'll live)
and pie pie had a lot to say about it, she is............well, what pops in to her brain usually pops right out of her mouth. anyway, she was asking for dough, and i said, no these are for julee, the convo went kinda like this

pie pie-mom can i have some of that dough
me-no, these are for julee
pie pie-who's julee
me-my friend on the internet
pause
pie pie-well what kind of name is JULEE for a WOMAN?
me-what do you mean?
pie pie-is julee a chick name?
me-yes, julee is a pretty name i think. what kind of name do YOU think julee is?
pie pie-it sounds like a good name for a MAN. or maybe if you had a pet.........lizard or something.

LOL you see what i'm up against every day here?? LOL

anyway, these cookies are gonna rock your world, i just wish i could figure out how to get them down there while they're still warm!!

WHHHEEEEEEEEEE!!!

I'M ON TOP!!!

It's Tuesday morning and it feels very strange not going out for a run.  But I'm trying to be sensible and let my legs recover.  I'm going to do a little core work before "real" work today, and I'm going to meet Torture Dan after work for an easy run.  Actually, I'm somewhat glad I'm not running this morning -- it's 32 degrees out there!  I shouldn't whine because we didn't have any of that snow that plagued parts north of here, but I am so ready for this cold weather to go away!

I gave up diet pepsi for lent, and I don't think I'll do the Sunday thing either.  Maybe this will end up as a permanent change.  I remember reading somewhere that if you do something for 20+ days it actually becomes a habit. 

Next weekend is daylight savings time, and I can't wait!!!  That means more opportunity for bike riding after work.  I need to spend lots of the time on the bike now -- prep for 56 miles during the race.

Way to go Cheri and Nicole!!  Congratulations.

 I got out this morning for my 2nd ride on the new bike. It was darned cold (33) and a little windier than the weather folks said it was going to be. I felt a little more confortable and went a little faster. Now that I have more gears and some that are lower than what I had before, I am not working as hard. My old bike made me sweat - it was heavier and I had to mash a bit on the small hills. I can tell already that I'm going to need to increase my leg strength to go after the bigger hills.

 Also had a nice short swim that included 200 meters crawl without stopping - a new record for me.   I think that the link that Susie posted helped.   I definitely need to keep working on my head position and stop trying to pull  so hard.

Any, We wish you well. Please come back at least to tell us how you are doing.

Hugs, Nicole

There was talk that they might cancel due to the snow, but they announced at 3:30 that the meeting was on. The roads were well cleaned so I arrived half an hour early and had a chance to chat with the club president and with some of the other members. Since I was a new member attending my first meeting I was given a club mug. During the meeting they had there first, monthly "tri-via" challenge. I was correctly able to answer that the first IronMan tri had 12 finishers; I won a goody bag of club tri clothing (mostly left overs of old stock, with no choice of sizes): tri shorts that may fit, sweatpants that are freakin' huge, a sweatvac do-rag, and running gloves. Not bad. There was also another give away for the lucky four who happened to be seated in the chairs with the blue X underneath.

The meeting included a presentation by a certified nutritionist who talked about nutrition and fueling for training and for racing. Her info was decent, but her presentation skills were not great.

There are two guys in the group that are doing the Race Across America (RAAM) this year as a two man team. Last year they were part of a four man team that did the race on fixies! They averaged a little over 19mph for the whole race!

There must have been around 50 in attendance! It was fun and I can't wait for the April meeting.

I'm glad that you are feeling better.

My bike shorts are Pearl Izumi. I'm using the Ultrasensor now but have also used the Quest.

I just PM'd you! take all the time you need Amy! we will be here for you when you get back! will miss the sunshine you bring to the group...but understand! you just get to feeling better...and SOON!

susie-great job on the continued weight loss!! you're doing awesome!
amy-we'll miss you and be thinking of you. make sure you check in every now and then
nicole-your logs intimidate me!! LOL you're improving at ALL THREE SPORTS so much this winter!! i can't wait to see how your racing season goes!!
dan-so jealous of the new bike, when are we going to see pics??

ah criminy, there was more stuff i was going to say, and i can't remember what. i swear, i'm going to have to start taking notes!!

oh wait, julee-when are you heading up here, i have to reserve the cabin for ya before it gets booked up!! we need to work out travel plans too, i can come get you from the airport, or if you want to have your own wheels i acn meet you somewhere and we can caravan to my neighborhood (i'm harder to find that you think ) anyway, let me know your plans, and we'll make it all work. i have to go down to the post office this morning to mail out your cookies. henry woke up this morning and pointed to your cookies and said, "henry-this" (that's what he says when he wants something) LIKE i'm going to give him cookies for b-fast and LIKE i'm going to let him have YOURS!! LOL

ok, so i thought i was having a day off running, but dearest coach (dh) decided to take today off work and he is thinking i'm running long today (around 7 miles) we'll see how that goes. but he said i could have tomorrow off. LOL

allrightythen--have a good day everyone, and if you're in the peach challenge, don't forget to get your colors today!!

WOOHOO THERE YOU ARE !! Awesome training, so happy for you !  Now let us enjoy your training etc on that blog..........it's fun to see how everyone is getting along ! So happy to see your sweet avatar and read your happenings........... you made me smile when I saw you had posted !!!!

funny about RAAM...I have a good group of friends who do this race every year and have even won a few times! they are from bakersfield...strong strong riders...our good friend has a rv that he follows them in. He has offered us to go with them a few times! would be fun wouldnt it? he is their support, carries extras for them...explores routes on coming days....we actually borrow his rv...and used it to go to my sisters funeral and a few other long road trips...it has bike sponsors all over it, bike stickers on the back and RACE ACROSS AMERICA on all sides...so we definitely will get lots of looks on the road...especially got them as we pulled into the parking lot full of triathletes at the funeral...what team were they from do you know?

here is a link to the team I know:

http://raceacrossamerica.smugmug.com/search/index.mg?searchWords=bodyxchange&searchType=InUser&NickName=raceacrossamerica

some great pics...they race from West Coast to East Coast! crazy crazy CRAZY!

have fun at the pool! good job back at you for declutterizing your life...amazing how cleansing it can be! loving my barer walls! emptier shelves....I think I was somewhat of a bag lady, too!

x2 on pearl izumi (my favorite brand)

not familiar with quest..but will be checking them out! I have never heard of them!? but I sometimes overlook many brands just to find my pearl izumi brands.

Ultrasensor and Quest are models of PI bike shorts. The ultrasensors have nicer padding.

This reminds me, I still have two pairs of these Quest shorts that are size large and too big on me. Can anyone use them?

Henry can have all the cookies he wants...and hey they do have eggs, milk..in them...so couldnt that be breakfast! haha

thanks for doing the Lyssa! look forward to eating them! glad I gave up margaritas not cookies for lent! haha

have a good run! is it raining? it is pouring here...but heading to the pool in an hour or so!

yup Cheri, Nalani, Isabelle and now Dan, too...I am going to the pool! no nudge needed today...LOL

what size? that is one area I am lacking in is shorts....but only if you let me buy you a Starbucks card or something!!!

made me have a HUGE smile!!