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no has never happened before and hasn't happened since. I guess I should have eat a bit more before running that early Hopefully it's all good now

My first year I remember doing the free Oly plan, although I am not sure how many weeks it was (it was a while ago )

I like the Dama, it gets good reviews too! Great choice.

Nice bike Wendy! Have fun riding.

I have not used a BT OLY plan but there are several threads in the beginner triathlete group training thread that may be helpful for you:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=137#s

As long as the sun is shining-it's all good.  Looks like a GREAT morning here in Boise.  The dog is giving me that 'What are you waitng for?" look.  

Hope everyone has a great day.

very sorry for being MIA the last day or two guys. Getting a ton of work, along with putting my bike back together (and running into all sorts of problems with that... the downside of having a truly "customized" bike) and of course, the Knoxville 1/2 Marathon yesterday, has kept me on my toes.

Had a great race. Actually went a bit too easy the first half (my last 5k was a negative split of my first 5k haha) but all in all I was pretty happy with an end time of 1:41:45, good enough for 149 out of 2200 people, and more importantly, a PR for me!

Well the wedding has come and gone. It's crazy at how long it took to get here, and now it gone. Everything went perfect! Not sure if anyone on here has heard of the TV show " Four Weddings" but it's a show on TLC. ( Just google the show) So they were taping our wedding and we'll be on TV in August. If we win, then we get a free Honeymoon. The destination is a secret though. Hope we win!

As promised here is a Photo of my wife and I. The  first photo is of her and I at the rehearsal dinner and the Grooms Cake she got me! How awesome was that?!? But now i gotta earn the title of Ironman, which some of the triathletes at the wedding paid my entry for the full IM in October

Nautica is this weekend and should be a good time.

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Awesome cake, and GREAT pics! Congrats! Sounds like you had a good time. Good luck in the contest, and let us know when it's on, so we can watch!

Congrats on the PR, Chris!

So question for all the distance runners out there... how long should a newbie expect to recover from a 30k run? My legs are still really tired from my run. I was hoping that I would be better after a full week of doing nothing, but on both my runs this week, I have felt really sluggish. A friend told me about 1 day/mi? I've never heard that before. Any thoughts? I have a half marathon in 2 months! I need to get back into training mode!

Nice pics and awesome cake! Been hearing about soo many weddings lately. Good luck on the TV show in August.

Sorry for being away for the past month or so everyone. Time has been flying by and am getting no breaks. It first started with being nominated for airman of the quarter at the group level, then won that and moved to the squadron level, and now am up for the wing level quarter award. In between that I have been TDY for the last half of the month. My shop has started a racquetball tournament which also cuts off about an hour each day. 

Yesterday it hit 84 deg outside and I got my first taste of warm weather and then it quickly dropped down to 50/60 the next day. I really need to catch back up on swimming, its just hard to make the drive out to the rec pool compared to running and biking right outside of my dorm. 

Love the pictures! So happy it all went well for you. Your bride is beautiful. You are a lucky man to have so many loved ones who support your hobby. I have not watched that show but I have seen it advertised. I'd love to watch when you are on!

Andrew - congratulations on all of your honors and awards!

I think I am about 1/2 way through the 1/2 IM training plan. I'm like the little engine that could. Every workout I tell myself I think I can, I think I can.....

This week is a run focus week. Just finished my long run and it went fine. No issues while running so now I just pray I can recover. This is always the hard part for me. I'm trying - I sat in a cold bath (my husband had just dumped out all the ice go figure!). The cold tap water was 52 degrees and that was cold enough for me! I have a massage planned for tomorrow thanks to a gift certificate from my neighbor .

How's everyone doing?

I'm just getting set into race season, got my eyes set on Rev3 at the moment... looking like it's going to be an awesome race.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to post results from yesterday. RR is coming up soon. I placed 5th, and got on the podium! I did rather well considering my lack of training. But it's a good starting point for this year

SWIM 00:32:29

T1 00:02:02

BIKE 01:11:19  20.9mph

T2 00:01:57

RUN 00:54:11 291

PACE 00:08:44

OVERALL 02:41:59 5th

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Hey all how is it going. things seem to have gone real quiet on here.

How are the race preparations going?

When are the first races for everyone or the next race

How have the races to date been?

I have my first sprint next sunday. Preparation was going ok until I was out walking the dog yesterday in the woods and turned my weak left ankle over, left me sprawled on the ground in agony with a dog jumping on me in concern. Have iced it and raised it. Managed a tentative 5km on it tonight constantly worried it was going to collapse and leave me on the floor but made it through. Time will tell. On flip side managed my best 20km time on my usual rolling route tonight on bike with a 36:48. strong head and tail wind at times

Ouch, sorry about your ankle. Give it a few days to heal up. I twisted mine back in December. You might try a compression wrap too. Great job on your ride!

Had my first sprint of the season today. It went great, weather cooperated and I didn't make any bone head mistakes so that is nice Next race for me is the HIM June 15th. Nothing but long rides and runs for a while for me!

I am still here I promise! Been stupid busy with Rev3 Knox right around the corner. David (Newbz) has been trying to murder me I think. That said, I feel like I'm at a very good fitness level (rivaling or better shape than I was in for my 140.6)

I've only done one sprint leading up, and it was a bit of a disappointment to me, but not disasterous by any means.

Ouch... that sucks with the ankle. Be careful on it, no need to put yourself out of training//racing for an extended period just to push it.  Great job on the bike though! My cycling has been very hit or miss the last few weeks. One day I'm strong, the next day I struggle to hold my target watts. Trying to get it all sorted out, but it's a bit frustrating

Race Report!!