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yeah i've heard about people dying from drinking too much water.. that's awful   There was a death from a radio contest about a year ago.  I think it was called "hold your wee for a wii" and the contestants had to keep drinking water, and not go to the bathroom, for as long as they could and a woman wound up dying from it... so sad!

I think I drink about 5 .5L water bottles a day while I'm at work and usually stay away from the coffee.  I think I'm pretty well hydrated and never have had a problem with muscle cramps.  I'd be curious to see what my body composition numbers are though.  We have a scale at home that gives body fat and water % readings, but I'm not sure how accurate it is. 

no sun here.. it's been pouring ALL day.  At least it's not snow though. 

My first "race" is a 1/2 marathon on May 18th, but I'll probably do some more 5k & 10K racing before then when it's starts getting warmer.  I'm doing a local 5k on sunday.  I'm not really worried about the 1/2 marathon.  I'm not concerned about the time and I'm just looking forward to participating in it since May of last year was my first 5K and I thought THAT was a big accomplishment for me.  My vball and bball coaches always used running as a punishment in practices and now I find myself enjoying it.  I love to run and can't wait for the 1/2!

My first tri is on June 22nd (it's an Oly distance) and, I'll admit, I am worried about that race.  I'm worried that I won't be prepared enough even though I've been consistently training since mid-October and I still have 4.5 months to go.  I am going to take the advice you guys gave me about the swim and won't start the race if I'm not confident in my ability by that point.  I have until mid-May sometime to defer my entry until next year.  I'm not really worried about the bike / run portions.  Just the dag 'on swim.  I do tend to be a worrier though and most likely I have the fitness to do the swim with no problem.. it's just the mental part I need to get over.  Maybe I'll take a few shots of vodka before the race to calm my nerves.. haha

I've got a couple "fun" races coming up first - the Shamrock Shuffle 8K in Chicago on 3/30 with one of my best friends and the NJ Marathon Relay on 5/4 with the same friend, my mom, and another friend.  For both of those I'm not at all concerned about time, especially since my knee is still healing from surgery.  Then I hope to complete my first half mary on 5/18.

First tri of the season will probably be the Black Bear sprint tri here in PA on 6/1.  Then there will probably be a big lull until late July (hope to do my first oly - Boulder Peak on 7/20 in CO).  DH and I are moving to CO in June, so by the time we drive all the way out there, get our housing situation squared away, and get acclimated to the elevation, mid to late July is probably about the earliest I could hope to get another race in.

Now that's interesting.  Do you know what the logic behind that is?  (Hydration makes perfect sense, but the sugar thing is a new one to me and I'm almost done with an MS in Nutrition!)

Hope everyone's training is going well!

I just finished my 3rd week of "planned" training. I've adapted the run focused 22 week plan. Do to not having access to a pool for the time being... I have taken out the swim time and focus on 3x a week running a 3x a week biking and 2 strength sessions.

So far I'm taking the runs slow, building my base using a run/walk combo. I've made it up to 5min running 1min walking... though today I felt good and ran for 9 and walked for 1 To fight getting bored (because it happens quickly for me) I switch up my run pace alot during my runs.

Biking comes easily for me and I enjoy it! Though, I can't wait to get outside because over an hour on the trainer is not for me.

So, I'm looking forward to the coming weeks!