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Good Morning!

I'm the opposite.  I like putting my goals in mileage; it pushes me harder.  Otherwise, I might go out and slack through a session, but it still counts.  Does that make sense?

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Well, as you are probably aware, anything longer than two hours, you will need a protein-carb mixture.  I like to alterante this component with diluted gel to help with taste.  With this method, I consume a measured amount every half hour for the entire ride.  Since I'm deficit spending (the American way), it is very important to not fall behind.  I have been able to use this route for up to eight hours and still feel good.  You know my product preferences, so I'm not going to advertise.

Solid food is just a pain in the butt to pack.  However, if I'm on a loop course with a pit area, I like bananas, almonds, cashews, potatoes, english muffins, dried fruit, plain sliced turkey, chicken, or ham, CLIF builder bars....  I'm usually OK with anything plain-jane and stay away from fruits with skins, unless you want to be making pit stops.

Just my two cents.

500 miles is great!  I find that my run-bike mileage are inversely related.  I just can't seem to build these together.  When I was building for the marathon, my cycling miles became almost non-existent.  Also, it takes alot of time for me to build cycle miles since there 90 percent trail and 10 percent road.  Swimming is pretty much status quo around 25,000 yards for me.

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Hey Bill, what do you think about this set up with the bags?  I want to keep things tight with the bike for handling.  I'm not sure about the frame bag though; my bike has less space inside the front triangle.

Have you heard of Carousel Design Works?  The guy is only a couple of hours from me.

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Yeah!!  That is good news, Bill    Glad the leg is getting better!

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I don't know.  I didn't get pregnant.  How about you Bill? 

Funny thing, I also had the gagging on perfume experience at the pool this week.  
We used to have a receptionist that was constantly putting on more perfume.  The boss finally had to pull her aside and explain that if you can smell your own perfume, ITS TOO STRONG! It got much better after that.

I resisted for a long time too.  I already wasted enough time on the computer,  I didn't need something else to waste time on. Then my wife got a note from one of my old high school friends.  I spent an hour on my wife's facebook account that evening catching up.  I signed up on facebook a week later.