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scooter4867 - 2010-03-10 3:49 PM OK...it is now official.  I sent in my entry form w/ check today for the Metro Brokers Triathlon to be held on June 4th (three days after my 43 birthday).  Now I am committed to try something that I truly never thought I would ever be able to do. 

Unfortunatly my partner of 17+ years is scheduled to be out of town that weekend, so I will be going at this Triathlon alone.  Not really sure how I feel about that ~ A little scared I guess, but still excited at the same time and very glad to have my BT friends behind me.

Randy

scooter4867 - 2010-03-12 4:12 PM Sounds like a lot to me.  But what do I know ~ 3 Sprints in one year sounds like a lot to me.  All I can say is that you do what you feel is right and what is going to make you happy.  Life is short, so enjoy it to it's fullest.  Good Luck

miguelthai - 2010-03-12 5:11 PM Does Chicago sell out?

If not, I'd probably not commit to it until after the HIM once you see how you're going to be feeling.

yogachic - 2010-03-12 2:18 PM Ok, guys. . . I've been trying to figure out the rest of my racing season.  So I'm currently training for my first marathon on April 24.  I'd originally planned to do my first half ironman on July 18th (with a sprint & an olympic in May & June respectively just for fun).  Then I found out my cousin's getting married the day before my race, and it looks like I won't be able to do that race.  So instead I'll do one on July 31st, which is two weeks later.

Now, I've been contemplating doing the Chicago marathon.  That's Oct 10.  Do you think that's too much?  That's a little over 2 months after my HIM.  My marathon training has been going fine so far, and a bunch for my friends from my training program have already decided to do Chicago (though they've all already done marathons before, and they're not planning any HIMs).  But 2 of my sisters are doing Chicago, so it'd be fun to do it with them.  And it's hard to resist since the date of the race is 10.10.10.  I don't know if all that will be overly ambitious, but I don't want to miss out on registration because it's filling up fast

yogachic - 2010-03-23 2:36 PM The Chicago Marathon just sold out today!  I'm so glad I freaked out last week and registered.  Even if I'm not my best for the race, at least I have the option of doing it if I want.  Whew!!

How's everyone's training going?

miguelthai - 2010-03-23 9:26 PM

That's great you got signed up.  You can always back out later if need be (but hopefully not).

Training for me is going well except I completely bonked during the race this last weekend.  I don't know what happened but at mile 12 I was tired and started walking and could never get it together after that.  I did finish, but it just wasn't how I wanted it or expected it to happen.

I'd love to figure out what it was so that I don't repeat it.  My body feels like it could run 12 miles easy off the couch so I'm just a bit dumbfounded as to why I fell apart on race day.  It hasn't happened before.

Good thing is that I'm really just chalking it up to "Oh well, there'll be more" and went out this morning and had a nice swim.

Anyone else ever "bonked" and figured out why?

daisymouse - 2010-03-24 7:33 PM hey Micheal, sorry about the race but I love your attitude, next one I'm sure you'll play a blinder.

Things have been exciting here in Perth, we had an amazing storm with 150km winds, mini tornadoes and hail stones the size of golf balls.  All the windows on the North side of our house have been smashed to blazes.  Our roof gave way and we had a deluge through our hall, down the steps and into our lounge.  It was the first rain for 3 months so the water was filthy as it slid from two roofs to the point of entry.  The whole place smells like a wet dog and my floorboards are all spongy but nobody was hurt and everything is fixable.  Our car is all dimpled like a golf ball.  Luckily hot dry weather has been forecast for the next week.  Training is taking a bit of a back seat as I clean up and stay in the house waiting for tradies to call.  Logging all the leaf sweeping though