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I am not anywhere close to being an ultra runner. For some reason those books seemed interesting and so far all of them were. I have to say that i am intrigued by the possibility of maybe running a 50 miler in a few years ... I have already established my goals for the next two years and a 50 miler is not part of it ... :-)

So how did you like the tennis ball drills?  Could you get a feel for using your arms more during the pull instead of just your hands?

BTW - how do you like the poolside pushps? Fun aren't they!

Thanks!

Actually, you are already doing everything I did to lose it.

Step 1) Change diet to a Plant-powered diet 

Step 2) Train for Triathlons

Step 3) Profit?

I noticed your reading list and "Finding Ultra" was the book that kinda got me started. I can relate in a lot of ways to the author and so it really gave me some insight. Some cool documentaries I watched are "Forks Over Knives" "Food Inc" and "Vegucated" All of these should be available on Netflix Instant watch if you have it.

Keep strong going plant based! Beans and nuts are your friends! They keep you full and provide good protein. Don't go to the store and buy all your produce for the week. You will waste money as your food rots away in the fridge. Try buying small amounts of produce every other day instead. This allows for the occasional time when friends want to get together and go out for dinner or lunch etc... meaning it's another day where your food gets older and wilted. Ethnic restaurants are your best bet for dining out. Stir Fry/Burritos/Fajitas can all be ordered with extra vegetables instead of meat.

Good luck, friend! It's been great so far! It's been 8 months and I'm going strong! Don't think I'll go back to meat and dairy again, personally. 

We'll be here for you every step of the way! Congratulations, Mary!

Thanks! She absolutely was surprised! We started out the day at the Apollo Theater in Chicago with her family to watch "Million Dollar Quartet". After that, we met up with my brother and his wife (whose family also hails from Chicago) for Spanish Tapas. We had then planned to go to see some of the sights downtown. Katherine had mentioned to me that her favorite place was Buckingham fountain, so we made that our first stop.  As we took pictures, I "dropped my glasses" on the ground and while I was fiddling around with them, I produced the ring in true "down on one knee" fashion . She had no idea and was just on cloud nine the rest of the evening. We then went to "Howl at the Moon" dueling piano bar and celebrated the rest of the evening there.

Here's a photo!

So awesome!  Congrats

Nate-man, what a big December you have had. First the new bike and now getting engaged. I won't ask you to to rank them in order of importance Great picture by the way.

Randy

Nate,

That picture is just wonderful.

Hey gang.  Sorry this took a while.  I was traveling for the holidays, but think I am caught up with the group now.  Happy Holidays everyone.

Name: AV842/Bennet

Story: I'm entering my third full season of triathlon/endurance events.  I had been an on again off again exerciser for a long time. Did my first triathlon (sprint) in 2005, and while I continued to have an interest in triathlon, I let work and other things get in the way. A couple of years ago, I started riding consistently with a group from work. This led to a bit of running, and then a bit of swimming, and I have just finished my second full year of endurance events.  In 2012 I did two sprints, an Olympic distance, two HIMs, and a handful of 5k/10ks, and organize rides up to 100+ miles.   IMAZ was supposed to be my A race this year, but I tore a hamstring a little over four weeks from the event and was not able to compete.  It was a pretty big physical, emotional, and mental hit.  To say I was disappointed is an understatement.  I still went out to AZ and saw several friends and training partners have a great day on the course.  I'm past it now, the hamstring is mostly healed, and I am excited to train again.

I am active duty Navy, and will be changing jobs in 2013.  It will require a lot of time underway for the next two years, so unfortunately a 140.6 is not in the cards for the next year or two and I will be spending a lot of time on the trainer and the treadmill.  I am looking forward to putting the knowledge I have gained over the last couple of years to use at getting faster in shorter distance and HIM.  I believe the reason I got injured was due to not incorporating enough functional strength training, yoga, and stretching into my training, and will be working hard to ensure I make that part of my training this year.

2012 Races: See above....

2013 Races:  Carlsbad Half Marathon, Coronado Valentines 10K, Super Seal Oly, Leadman 125k Tempe.  More to follow as I figure out my work schedule.

Weight: Unfortunately, after I got injured I continued to eat like I was in peak training mode, and now have ~10lbs to lose.....

Why I'll be a good mentee: I have been a member of BT for several years now, and religiously log my workouts, and check the site. I have been a member of Randy and Michael's groups before, and am stoked to see Jason as a mentor.  All are very knowledgable, and I value their experience (as well as several other mentees in this group, who could be mentors on their own...)  I am a big believer in motivation and and don't mind receiving, or giving a kick in the butt to ensure training is getting done!

I look forward to getting to know you all.

Bennet

Rene - I have not not been able to get into Garmin Connect all day either ... 

Nate - First of all congratulations on the engagement. I am glad you got the bike before she said Yes ... :-)

On the nutritional situation I won't be as strict as you are from your statements. I decided to try a plant powered diet to see how it will make me feel but I have no intentions of completely getting rid of meat and/or fish. I like steak and Salmon way to much. I am giving this a try for 30 days to see what difference it will make in my body. I will be eating meat on some occasions but I want to throttle it down quite a bit. Going Vegan is way to strict for me. 

I guess the issue is resolved ... I can log in but non of my workouts since Dec. 9th are showing ... oh well ... time for bed .... 

30some miles on the bike in the morning ... cold weather gear here I come!

I've had this problem before. Try going to the main page and selecting the "Upload" button on the far right of the screen.

It should search for your device and give you the option to "Upload All New Activities". Click that one and see if it gets your data in. If that doesn't do anything, Try selecting "Upload Selected Activities" and choose the activities that you know haven't been uploaded.

Hope this helps!!

-Nate

Good morning everyone! I need some help from this creative group. I'm thinking about starting a triathlon blog. (insert collective groan from readers here). I like to read some of the blogs out there and think I would enjoy it. My daughter has maintained a blog (www.prepinyourstep.blogspot.com) for the last 2 years and has offered to set it up for me and teach me how to do all the technical things. I'm not looking to do this for some sort of self promotion. I will be on a sponsored tri team this year and would like to promote the sponsors and team in the blog, review gear, discuss races and other aspects of triathlon. I know I can do alot of that here on BT but its harder to control the content in an open forum.

So, I need a name for my blog (if I decide to do it). I'm 50 so I don't mind an old reference Wish I had some great give away to go along with this but I don't. Throw your ideas out. I've written down a few but just not satisfied with any of them. Don't be shy! Thanks

Headed to to pool on this cold and windy morning. Enjoy your Saturday.

Randy 

do you do a lot of core work?  Just a thought.  I know that helps a ton when your upper body can support itself in the hoods.