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Scott nice job on the weight loss. How much more do you need to lose?

Sandi-We will all meet you at the beer gardens after our workouts!!

Dave O-I agree, once the shorts come out I am fine with the temps!

Nicole-Good job on the run and the rehab...now the beers...

John-We have something in common...potholes/sand/gravel.

Adam(Alan)-we expect nothing less than a win this weekend... :-) Have fun racing!

Well have burned some good calories...I believe a cold beer(s) on the deck are in order for me after work! Going to be sunny and 54! I may even try take the bike out for a quick spin on the highway.(in town gravel/sand/potholes are brutal)

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Its hovering around -5C (low 20s F) here. We had snow last night even. I'm glad my first race is on an indoor track. First outdoor is next friday, hopefully it warms up a bit. I'll run outside in colder temps than I'll ride. -15C (5F) is about my threshold for running. If it's sunny outside, I'll ride in and around -2C (28F). We probably won't see temps in the 60s here until the mid/end of April and even then it'll be dodgy until the end of May. I remember a few years back (5 now I think) Jess and I moved into a new apartment at the beginning of March and we were in shorts and t-shirts. The weather changed so rapidly that we went for a hike wearing shorts and t-shirt and were hiking through 3 feet of [packed] snow. I always joke that we should all idle our cars for a few hours a day in the spring to hasten global warming to get summer here quicker and then just plant a buttload of trees come summer to offset. :P 

I had never heard of that product before you mentioned it. I had a look over Rainmakers review of it and I am sold. It's the perfect compromise between the 920xt and the Apple Watch at a significantly reduced cost. I think I will be getting this watch. I love that I can have a nice looking watch that isn't too sporty and still be able to throw on an HRM and go for a run or see my speed/cad data when I'm out for a ride on my commuter bike. 

I don't think it will hold up as a true training computer though. I wouldn't want to work with this thing during a triathlon or legit training ride but if you're looking for something that can perform those tasks in a pinch and still tel you the time when you're at work, then I say go for it. As for running, I think it would be no less useful than any of Garmin's Forerunner models. 

After a long week of working out and working, I am sitting down to a Deschutes Red chair North west pale ale. Love Deschutes Brewery! 

Cairo seems to be making progress.  My wife and I were there for part of our honeymoon (one day stop on a cruise through the Med) in November 2011, and it was still mostly chaos then.  There's just so much potential there, between the gold and oil reserves and the tourism dollars alone, and the beaches on the Med and the Red Sea.  With it not being on the euro, they can manipulate their currency against the euro and dollar to really bring in the money and blow Greece and Italy out of the water.  They just need to copy Turkey and Mexico wholesale.  

Originally posted by Burd With my HIM 2 weeks away I'm tossing out counting my calories. I need food and a lot of it I started feeling like I was robbing some performance and this close to race day I can't take the chance. If I was to put on 2 pounds it wouldn't change anything in the race so I'm not to worried. I'll get back on it after I recover. Speaking of the race...a bunch of us from my team drove the 2.5 hours up to the race site this morning. We rode the course and did one of three loops on the run. The swim is in an "M" shape and now I see why. The lake looks tiny so it was most likely the only way to get the 1.2 miles in that lake. It was also crazy hilly for Florida. I know that sounds odd but there was 1230 feet of climbing. For you up north this isn't a big deal but for me with the highest point around here a bridge at 75 feet I felt it big time in the legs Just have to get through this week then it's taper time! I think I'm ready for this!

Be careful with your nutrition though; up your salt intake a bit, but don't go overboard.  Keep it mild and innocuous.  I would eat heavier on Friday, and then normal/light on Saturday.  One of the worst things is being irregular in the gut.  A HIM is serious business, but doesn't require a full carbo-load.  Keep it mild and innocuous.  At Rev3 Quassy last year, I burned ~3,500 calories, and Racine was similar, ~3,650.  Glycogen reserves are ~2,000 calories, and at a lower aerobic intensity, perhaps 60 or 70% of total energy expenditures are from glycogen.  Long story short, you can probably get to mile 9 on just water.  Of course, the psychological limiters are going to kick you in the teeth at mile 2, so that's not really possible.  

Stick to your plan, execute it flawlessly, nothing new on race day, and be ready to analyze and review it in detail afterward; learn from this race for application to your IMFL.  Keep your eyes on the prize

The proper number of bikes to own is N+1, where N is the number you currently own.

Today, I stopped by REI because, hey, who needs a reason?  Turns out, it's their spring garage sale, and all the returned stuff they have from the winter is 50% off the normal garage sale prices.  

Long story short, lo and behold, my new 29'er:

It was less than $300.  If it had been ridden more than 3 times by the previous owner, I would be surprised.  After cleaning and lubing the chain, my shop rag was still mostly red.  I've had dirtier chains from 20 mile road rides, let alone playing in the dirt.  3x10 speed Shimano drivetrain, hydraulic disc brakes, lockout suspension fork . . .all kinds of goodies.  

I don't know how much I'll actually ride it, but hey, it's one more bike scratched off my wish list.  Now to find some single track . . .

LIKE!! Can I send you $300 and pick one up for me too!!

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QUOTE]Originally posted by mirthfuldragon

The proper number of bikes to own is N+1, where N is the number you currently own.

Today, I stopped by REI because, hey, who needs a reason?  Turns out, it's their spring garage sale, and all the returned stuff they have from the winter is 50% off the normal garage sale prices.  

Long story short, lo and behold, my new 29'er:

It was less than $300.  If it had been ridden more than 3 times by the previous owner, I would be surprised.  After cleaning and lubing the chain, my shop rag was still mostly red.  I've had dirtier chains from 20 mile road rides, let alone playing in the dirt.  3x10 speed Shimano drivetrain, hydraulic disc brakes, lockout suspension fork . . .all kinds of goodies.  

I don't know how much I'll actually ride it, but hey, it's one more bike scratched off my wish list.  Now to find some single track . . .