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I do too- more for specific apps i use too much if unchecked. 

I do evening workouts pretty often because that is my main available time. My kids go to bed very consistently at 8pm and wake up pretty early. But, i have been doing it for some time and have gotten into a pretty solid habit. 

Gotta work with the time available to you!

Did you find it? If not and you have an i-phone check display and brightness. At least that's where I have set up a schedule for my phone to the "night shift".

I have a Google Pixel and it has a "Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls" section.  I set my sleep hours in  "Bedtime mode" and it goes b&w at that time. Apparently, it does something with your brain that you no longer think of the phone as a game it it's not fun anymore.  Plus the whole blue light thing.

It's so true. I often think i *should* do the early thing but in the end I still often have night interruptions. It's not the same as the baby stage but I cannot bank on an unbroken night of sleep just yet. And the kids already wake at 6am (we bought a hilarious colour changing alarm clock for Logan so he is not to get out of bed until it turns green and so now he starts yelling in his room 'Mama, Daddy, it's green! It's green!). And the lunch workouts which are so dependent on the day and my hunger levels and now with Felicity home again for virtual learning one of us has to be around to feed her and keep her on schedule. So, for now, i am good with knowing that after 8pm i have my own time to get my workouts in. 

It's hard to say how long it will take going from 0 to 70.3, but I'll say 6 months. That would give you time to get a nice base before moving into about 12 weeks of 70.3 specific training. I have only done 1 independent 70.3 - REV3 Florida. That race doesn't exist anymore, but I think they put on a good race and are really nice to the athletes. So if they have races in an area you'd travel, i'd check them out. Lake Logan is also a popular race. Janyne can tell you more b/c she's raced it multiple times. I bailed on it when the water temp was about 0* , but rode the bike course and ran some of the run course. I liked both, but they are challenging!!

Another race I've heard really good things about and if I can get myself motivated to get into the pool and start doing longer bike rides may consider doing in December is Challenge DAytona. Here's the link.

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I may actually be able to make this one!

Originally posted by JBacarella

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by MicawberI just checked my iPhone and I already had the "night shift" set, though if I recall correctly it only takes away some blue light and makes the colors yellower or "warmer". Since I work on a computer all day, I've already got a spare pair of glasses that are supposed to reduce blue light and only do the bi-focal medium and close distances. My regular glasses are tri-focal with a third longer distance section. The Windows PC also has a "Night Light" setting.

Mine was the same. Just a little dull. But it does work to remind me to shut it down. I am planning my long term recovery strategy and getting back to the ACTIVE list eventually. I still would like to do a one and done 70.3. It will NOT be an ironman. Two questions. I will be coming back from ground zero. 1) how long would it take to train from 0 to 70.3? 2) any non IM races in the eastern US are fun races?.

It's hard to say how long it will take going from 0 to 70.3, but I'll say 6 months. That would give you time to get a nice base before moving into about 12 weeks of 70.3 specific training. I have only done 1 independent 70.3 - REV3 Florida. That race doesn't exist anymore, but I think they put on a good race and are really nice to the athletes. So if they have races in an area you'd travel, i'd check them out. Lake Logan is also a popular race. Janyne can tell you more b/c she's raced it multiple times. I bailed on it when the water temp was about 0* , but rode the bike course and ran some of the run course. I liked both, but they are challenging!!

Another race I've heard really good things about and if I can get myself motivated to get into the pool and start doing longer bike rides may consider doing in December is Challenge DAytona. Here's the link.

thanks. I have had friends do Rev3 races and they liked them a lot. Lake Logan is a challenging course, but I could at least train for that terrain. I was figuring at least 6 months. There will he tons of variables after all my bionics are finished with their install. I am planning on being as good as new, that may not be the case. Or... maybe they will install better parts than original

It's I thought REV3 went out of business. They did an iron distance at Cedar Point in Sandusky OH for a few years and then pulled the plug after a couple of years of bad weather. I think Williamsburg would be fun to go to. I was stationed in Yorktown and Williamsburg is were I spent a lot of weekends.

I think REV3 transformed into an adventure race series.  They may still have their Williamsburg HIM?

Here's what I found: https://rev3tri.com/event-directory/

NowI am wondering if Rev3 and Rev3Endurance are the same group or not?

Anyway, I was away from computers this weekend and I hate BT's attempt at mobile so I emailed Robin offline.  These are my suggestions:

Honestly, I'm not sure that Ann-Marie and Lisa and Kathy have totally forgiven me for making them do the Lake Logan bike route   (the oly is flat, the HIM is very much not flat).

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by JBacarella

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by ceilidh

Originally posted by MicawberI just checked my iPhone and I already had the "night shift" set, though if I recall correctly it only takes away some blue light and makes the colors yellower or "warmer". Since I work on a computer all day, I've already got a spare pair of glasses that are supposed to reduce blue light and only do the bi-focal medium and close distances. My regular glasses are tri-focal with a third longer distance section. The Windows PC also has a "Night Light" setting.

Mine was the same. Just a little dull. But it does work to remind me to shut it down. I am planning my long term recovery strategy and getting back to the ACTIVE list eventually. I still would like to do a one and done 70.3. It will NOT be an ironman. Two questions. I will be coming back from ground zero. 1) how long would it take to train from 0 to 70.3? 2) any non IM races in the eastern US are fun races?.

It's hard to say how long it will take going from 0 to 70.3, but I'll say 6 months. That would give you time to get a nice base before moving into about 12 weeks of 70.3 specific training. I have only done 1 independent 70.3 - REV3 Florida. That race doesn't exist anymore, but I think they put on a good race and are really nice to the athletes. So if they have races in an area you'd travel, i'd check them out. Lake Logan is also a popular race. Janyne can tell you more b/c she's raced it multiple times. I bailed on it when the water temp was about 0* , but rode the bike course and ran some of the run course. I liked both, but they are challenging!!

Another race I've heard really good things about and if I can get myself motivated to get into the pool and start doing longer bike rides may consider doing in December is Challenge DAytona. Here's the link.

thanks. I have had friends do Rev3 races and they liked them a lot. Lake Logan is a challenging course, but I could at least train for that terrain. I was figuring at least 6 months. There will he tons of variables after all my bionics are finished with their install. I am planning on being as good as new, that may not be the case. Or... maybe they will install better parts than original

It's I thought REV3 went out of business. They did an iron distance at Cedar Point in Sandusky OH for a few years and then pulled the plug after a couple of years of bad weather. I think Williamsburg would be fun to go to. I was stationed in Yorktown and Williamsburg is were I spent a lot of weekends.

I think REV3 transformed into an adventure race series.  They may still have their Williamsburg HIM?

Here's what I found: https://rev3tri.com/event-directory/

NowI am wondering if Rev3 and Rev3Endurance are the same group or not?

Anyway, I was away from computers this weekend and I hate BT's attempt at mobile so I emailed Robin offline.  These are my suggestions:

I think I’d look at Kinetic. One loop wetsuit legal swim, two loop rolling bike. The downside is the many looped hilly run. Lots of aid stations though.

 

White Lake is flat but hot. The bike and run  course is not that interesting. Hotels are not convenient. The lake itself is beautiful though.

 

The a Crystal Coast Half Booty should be coming back next year.  It got good reviews. The swim could be rough. 

 

I think Lake Logan and AtomicMan are nice races but I suspect that you could find something with a better suited course.

 

Waterman in the Chesapeake Bay Area , may also be worth looking into.

So two lake swims (Kinetic and White Lake), two saltwater swims (Crystal Coast and Waterman), one rolling bike (Kinetic), three flat but possibly windy bikes...

 

Honestly, I'm not sure that Ann-Marie and Lisa and Kathy have totally forgiven me for making them do the Lake Logan bike route   (the oly is flat, the HIM is very much not flat).

Nice suggestions, Janyne.  I, too, will heartily endorse ANY Rev3 event, they are truly in it for the racer and are a much more personable company.  Every single event I've done of theirs felt very welcoming and inclusive.

I've had friends do Waterman and they really enjoyed it.  Likewise, I've heard decent things about Kinetic.

Depending where you decide to race, I'd attempt to join or cheer you on!

Well, manatees, I did it!  I passed my American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification!  I'm left knackered and a bit sore and beat up but certified. 

While I'm not currently in horrible shape, I'm certainly not in my usual tri (or hockey) shape.  This might be a warning to get back on the task.

Woo hoo!  Congratulations! 

Congratulations, well done!!

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Honestly, I'm not sure that Ann-Marie and Lisa and Kathy have totally forgiven me for making them do the Lake Logan bike route   (the oly is flat, the HIM is very much not flat).