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SSMinnow - 2011-01-26 5:14 AM While we skip our way to the weekend, check your calendars and let us know if you're racing!  Where? how far? what's the goal?????

And for those of us still doing the "off-season" hustle, what are you doing to make this time period fun? worthwhile?

SSMinnow - 2011-01-26 5:14 AM While we skip our way to the weekend, check your calendars and let us know if you're racing!  Where? how far? what's the goal?????

And for those of us still doing the "off-season" hustle, what are you doing to make this time period fun? worthwhile?

Anne! - 2011-01-26 7:28 AM

I don't have any races for a while yet... we're buried under a couple of feet of snow and the -30C weather is putting a real damper on things here in Ottawa.

However, I'm "fortunate" to have an indoor 400m track in  my 'hood so tonight I'll be running under the dome.  That's what I'm doing these days for "fun."

Techdiver - 2011-01-26 9:21 AM

I am jelous, I wish I had a 400m indoor track to use. Its the treadmill or freeze. On weekends I am choosing to Freeze.

I am excited two of the girls I work out with (both mentors of mine) and I started a running club in our city. Thanks to Facebook (normally don't like it much) and other avenues we have found a facility to use and run the group from. As well as both of them will be running clinics this year for.

1. Learn to run 0-3km clinic
2. 5 km Clinic
3. 10 km clinic
4. Half Marathon clinic.

Although I am really new I can relate to the people very well in the first two clinics so I will be helping with those and then enjoying group runs on sunday with experianced runners. We had 4 people show up last sunday for the first day in the freezing cold. Now there are 32 people signed up so I am excited to help people and to help myself gain more experiance and milage. I will be doing the half clinic as we myself as a participant.

My friend Stef does HIMs and her sister runs marathons. So these are two great people for our city to learn from and I get to help to. My way to pay back Stef and her sister a little for helping me.

SSMinnow - 2011-01-26 7:14 PM While we skip our way to the weekend, check your calendars and let us know if you're racing!  Where? how far? what's the goal?????

And for those of us still doing the "off-season" hustle, what are you doing to make this time period fun? worthwhile?

SSMinnow - 2011-01-26 3:14 AM While we skip our way to the weekend, check your calendars and let us know if you're racing!  Where? how far? what's the goal?????

And for those of us still doing the "off-season" hustle, what are you doing to make this time period fun? worthwhile?

DougRob - 2011-01-26 9:32 AMWhere is John? It has been two days since he posted.

dalessit - 2011-01-26 9:17 AM

Yeah can we ship our kids up to you when they get sick?

SoccerGK - 2011-01-26 10:03 AM

I'm racing!!!  Yay!!!  I've been waiting all month to say that...

30 minute TTT on Saturday!  Goal WAS 19.5mph, but I'm thinking so long as I'm 19+, I'll be proud of it.  I won't be doing my typical bike workout Friday morning (since I'm doing Jorge's plan, and it's a tough ride planned that day, so not a good idea before a 30 minute all out effort), and I'm just going to get in a 3-5 mile run instead.  I'm excited!

CyborgQueen - 2011-01-26 1:02 PM I'm going through some of the triathlons around town and events around the town. However, April and May seems to be CRAZY (I can't blame them because from June to August, it's really way too hot to host an event, and even after 9am, it can get 100 degrees quickly). 

SO...I need your help and tell me seriously if it's too much.  I do not have a coach currently, so I'm on my own this year...hope I'm not the only one without a coach! ;-P

April 7th - Tour de Cure - 15 mi, 45mi, and 65 mi routes (I've been told that this is WAY better than last year's fiasco. The route themselves are definitely better. Also, I get free entry. All I need to do is raise $150).  Want to do 45 mi

April 16th RAGE Triathlon - Sprint/Olympic - Want to do Sprint

 April 30th IronGirl Triathlon - Sprint - DEFINITELY will do this one, no question.

May 7th - 5K run Susan Komen charity - Already registered.  


What I want to know is it too much to do Tour de Cure (not a race, just a charity ride, and will be treated as a long ride) and Sprint Triathlon the following week?  
I am going to say it's safe to assume that I can do a 5k a week after IronGirl. 

Later in the year...
September 17th - Kokopelli Triathlon - Olympic (I'm not travelling 2+ hours just for a sprint. :-P)
RTC Viva Bike Vegas - TBD - 115 mi ride option or 65 mi ride. I think I'll do the 65....
October 15 - Pumpkinman - Sprint/Olympic/Long  - Olympic maybe.

I don't know when Las Vegas Triathlon is, and I think I'll do that again this year sometime in September- Sprint (I think it'll be too much to do Olympic)

November - MS 150 ride. 
Half Marathon - December, or not do any half-mary (I dunno)


All of these are tentative, and I want to make sure that I have enough recovery time between the events. I can let go the 115 mi option, and go for a shorter one (60mi or so).    I have the tendency to recover from bike rides pretty quickly.  For LONG runs (10+ miles), it takes me about two days to recover. 

Sorry for this being so long, and possibly confusing.
 Thanks for the help in Advance!

I am getting the "bubbly" feeling on whether to do a HIM this year (July/August), but I think I'm going to skip that because I'm graduating, so I'm not sure if I want to focus on training and my Demo Reel at the same time.  However, if I'm going to go into the working world, it will be harder to find the time to train (IMO. :P). 

mighty mom - 2011-01-26 6:28 PM Hi All!

I've been sidelined byt the flu last week.  I tried to keep up with some semblance of training.  Getting frustrated with all the snow and ice.  It's killing my pace which is very disheartening.  Yes, I know I need yak-traks. 

I did have a nice experience the other day.  Out running on our coldest day yet (-11) and another runner offered me his heat packs for my hands.  Not sure if he was offering b/c he saw I was wearing $1 polyester gloves or if his hands we too warm in his ski gloves.  I didn't need them but the offer made my day.

BUT... my legs were freezing. what do peeps wear on their legs in weather below 10 degrees? I tried getting fleeced lined pants from Nike but apparently they only make pants to fit Amazon women with legs the length on Darryl Hannah.

Thanks for the play lists.  I really need to get my ipod up and running.  I've only had it sitting in my draw for two years.  I swear I need a service to get it up and running for me.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.

mighty mom - 2011-01-26 6:28 PM Hi All!

I've been sidelined byt the flu last week.  I tried to keep up with some semblance of training.  Getting frustrated with all the snow and ice.  It's killing my pace which is very disheartening.  Yes, I know I need yak-traks. 

I did have a nice experience the other day.  Out running on our coldest day yet (-11) and another runner offered me his heat packs for my hands.  Not sure if he was offering b/c he saw I was wearing $1 polyester gloves or if his hands we too warm in his ski gloves.  I didn't need them but the offer made my day.

BUT... my legs were freezing. what do peeps wear on their legs in weather below 10 degrees? I tried getting fleeced lined pants from Nike but apparently they only make pants to fit Amazon women with legs the length on Darryl Hannah.

Thanks for the play lists.  I really need to get my ipod up and running.  I've only had it sitting in my draw for two years.  I swear I need a service to get it up and running for me.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.

Plainsman AU - 2011-01-26 8:00 PM

a toga?  :P

SoccerGK - 2011-01-26 8:12 PM
I think it's funny about the Nike pants because I returned my fleece-lined leggings because I thought they were too short!  and I'm only 5'5.  But I like mine long enough to tuck into my shoes.  I got the men's pair instead.

mighty mom - 2011-01-26 6:28 PM Hi All!

I've been sidelined byt the flu last week.  I tried to keep up with some semblance of training.  Getting frustrated with all the snow and ice.  It's killing my pace which is very disheartening.  Yes, I know I need yak-traks. 

I did have a nice experience the other day.  Out running on our coldest day yet (-11) and another runner offered me his heat packs for my hands.  Not sure if he was offering b/c he saw I was wearing $1 polyester gloves or if his hands we too warm in his ski gloves.  I didn't need them but the offer made my day.

BUT... my legs were freezing. what do peeps wear on their legs in weather below 10 degrees? I tried getting fleeced lined pants from Nike but apparently they only make pants to fit Amazon women with legs the length on Darryl Hannah.

Thanks for the play lists.  I really need to get my ipod up and running.  I've only had it sitting in my drawer for two years.  I swear I need a service to get it up and running for me.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.

mighty mom - 2011-01-26 7:28 PM Hi All!

I've been sidelined byt the flu last week.  I tried to keep up with some semblance of training.  Getting frustrated with all the snow and ice.  It's killing my pace which is very disheartening.  Yes, I know I need yak-traks. 

I did have a nice experience the other day.  Out running on our coldest day yet (-11) and another runner offered me his heat packs for my hands.  Not sure if he was offering b/c he saw I was wearing $1 polyester gloves or if his hands we too warm in his ski gloves.  I didn't need them but the offer made my day.

BUT... my legs were freezing. what do peeps wear on their legs in weather below 10 degrees? I tried getting fleeced lined pants from Nike but apparently they only make pants to fit Amazon women with legs the length on Darryl Hannah.

Thanks for the play lists.  I really need to get my ipod up and running.  I've only had it sitting in my drawer for two years.  I swear I need a service to get it up and running for me.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.

SSMinnow - 2011-01-26 9:38 PM

I love my Under Armor running tights!

Linda