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Have fun racing everyone !

Since you are in the giving spirit... I would put it to good use!   If I even mention buying something else right now, I would get the evil eye (and then some) from the misses! 

Good luck to the racers this weekend and have fun!!!

Thanks for the link, it totally make sense..  during yesterday's run I felt exhausted and legs felt crampy after running just 2.5 miles and today my legs feel tight, as if I ran in a race..

Very informative. I'm also trying to loose weight as well and one thing I do is make sure I carbo load after working out. It's my understanding that carbo loading prior to, or the night before does little if anything to increase your energy store. However, carbo loading after exercise will aid in recovery and will also increase your energy store for future work outs. Obviously this won't happen over night, but it seems to be working for me. I also make sure I eat some protein right after working out and drink lots of water.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

I will be in my hometown for my grandma's 90th birthday tonight, and tomorrow night I'll be at the Breaking Benjamin/Three Days Grace concert!

Oh yah, and I will do some training somewhere in there too.

Happy Friday everyone.

Don't worry, I have everything, including the nippies, wrapped in my trusty bubble wrap. 

Very true, the whole 'carbo loading' done during taper by most triathletes is wrong and too short to actually be effective.  Eating pasta the night before is not an adequate carbo load... LINK. Notice most carb intake is after an AM workout on an empty stomach, helps to increase the carb absorption.  It's not discussed in that article but a 4:1 carb:protein ratio has been proven to be the most effective post workout in repairing muscle and recovery...

I don't follow those carbo load instructions in detail but I do focus on good post workout meals and overall better eating in the couple weeks leading up to a big race.  I also love the pancakes the day before the race along with plain spaghetti w/meat sauce for dinner. My reasoning for the spaghetti is more the fact I know how my body reacts with it and I don't risk any upset stomach due to a restaurant screwing up the food.

It didn't happen without pictures. Todd told me to ask, he couldn't get a hold of Justin....

"How you doing". So you are sporting the glass cutters. So how cold is it? Are you talking a Witches teet in a brass bra doing push ups in the snow cold.

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I was thinking - dialing a rotary phone stiff...  is she old enough to know what a rotary phone is?  I guess she push the buttons with those puppies!  LOL! 

Way to go BvD on the PR using the secret girl "c" elixer that you and KD are sharing and lotioning on and ..... crap where was I. Oh yeah come on speedy racers this weekend go out there and tear it up. And to those that just say "oh I think I will do an all out 10k for fun" yeah have fun too. Also just to make it legal and public knowledge. Justin has promised me a new set of race wheels with PT when he wins the lottery. Booyahhh I am banking on that. I never thought to ask but does everyone know what we are talking about with the "c" speed think

not sure if she know what life was before cell phones.

Ok I'm officially jealous!!!! I love Breaking Benjamin and TDG! Take me with you!!! haha

Not gonna me too much riding outside here anytime soon. 

Should make for a scenic long run tomorrow morning though.





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WOW that's crazy! Enjoy the scenic run

It's still coming down, too.

D-to-the-AMN!  Good luck on that run!  Running in snow shoes?  Be careful, don't end up like your Floridian sister! lol!

Hey peeps, finally in Tucson and unloaded the vehicles.  Place is a mess but important thinks like gas, TV, and internet are being hooked up.  By the way, it gets cold at night in Tucson.  Would have been awesome to have gas last night.   Two very long exhausting days of driving, 16.5 one day and about 13 yesterday.  Shoulders and neck are very stiff from the all day driving, made even more difficult since I was hauling the camper.  Pets are at least glad to be out of the vehicles.

Today's workout consisted of lifting heavy boxes.  Think that is all that is on the agenda for today.   I'll get back at it tomorrow.  I'm just glad to not be eating fast food anymore.

Good luck to the racers this weekend. 

Congrats!!!!!! It seemed like just yesterday you were vacationing in AZ and trying to figure out how to make the move.  Now you are there.  Cool.

Well, 16 inches of the white stuff today.  Y closed, roads treacherous, rode the trainer last night, so today's workout of choise was.......snow shoeing.  A little under 2 hours of cruising  and I feel like I ran 10 miles, although it was probably only 4 or 5.

Good luck to all of this weekend's racers!!!

Edited by kcarroll 2010-02-26 5:15 PM

All this snow talk, and it is HIGH 40s here... downright balmy for the end of Feb.Good luck to everybody racing this weekend!!!

Frost Yer Fanny Duathlon race preview. 

I Kenott Swim decides to start at 8:00 - 8:15 pace to save a bit for later.  Although Justine's plan was a bit slower he can't bare the thought of watching I Kenott Swim fade into the distance (being the competitive freak he is).  So he speeds up to stay within sight of the now accerating I Kenott Swim because we all know about IKS's will-power for staying slow early (He drops to 7-7:30 pace).  They get to the bike transition and experience / bike placement within the transition area weigh in and I Kenott Swim clips in behind Justine.  Since the competitors were fortunate enough to get an extremely windy day and a course with ~1000 turns I Kenott Swim knows Justine has the advantage.  I Kenott Swim hammers to pass Justine and tips his helmet on the way by thinking "If I hang with him on the bike I can get him on the second run".  IKS decides to hammer hard after every corner which drives the heart-rate through 190 on the bike.  Justine keeps a ton of speed through every corner and manages to stay 3 bike lengths back the whole bike ride.  As the two pass a couple of aero helmets, Cervelos and race wheels they feel pretty good about holding 22-23 MPH when going straight without a headwind.  By the time I Kenott Swim gets to the transition he does in fact have the lead but he is dizzy.  Off these runners go on the second run.  The plan is for IKS to take .5 - 1 mile to get the legs back under control and then pick it up.  I Kenott Swim looks down at the Garmin as Justine passes (9:20 pace - HR 198)..."what the h&ll?"  I Kenott Swim attempts to keep Justine in sight for one last push at the finish... but the pace is too great.  I Kenott Swim takes the opportunity to walk a bit at a water stop and can't really get it going after that.  Justine finishes with a time of 1:29 (3mile/15mile/3mile) and obtains his first hardware in his TRI career finishing 2nd as a Clyde in this Duathlon.  With his shrinking frame this will likely be the last time Justine registers as a Clyde.  I Kenott Swim finishes 5 minutes behind and places 12th in 40-44 AG (10 pounds lighter than last DU).

Unlike Justine's race prediction this scenario is more likely.  Maybe I will actually listen to my own warning and run a smart race?