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I regularly call women sweetie, love, dear or m'dear in a very polite way. My girlfriend/wife/partner tells me that it makes me seem old though (although arguably, at 41 I am). It's just the way I was brought up. Mind you, I still hold open doors too. S

I can't drink and train. So, for the most part, I don't drink. After years of drinking too much (FAR too much for a few of them), I made a decision to quit. I will still drink on special occasions, but I track the calories and that's pretty well enough incentive not to go too far over any logical line. I don't miss being…

I think it's time we stop children what's that sound, everybody look what's going down ... but for me, creaking of a chair from out in the cubicle farm, hiss of air conditioning, fingers tapping on keys, voices in quiet conversation, airplane off in the distance.

Samsung Galaxy S2. Before this one I had the Galaxy S1 and before than an iPhone 3. I was THRILLED to get away from Apple and get onto an android phone that I can actually play with. Nothing against Apple (I'm using my iMac for this post), but there is more hype than technology in their toys. S

2889.53 + 19.06 = 2908.59 0205 - 22km long, slow run 0208 - 8.74km hill repeats

I currently have a Garmin 310xt and love it. That being said, unless you are a triathlete or want to swim with your GPS, or unless you are an ultramarathoner doing more than 7-8 hours of training or events... it's probably overkill. The Garmin 305 is a fantastic unit for running. I had one for a few years before upgrading…

5 minute hill repeats at 8% grade pushing at 10km pace (perceived effort). I love that I've done them, I hate doing them.

When I was 14 I thought "silent sam" was a weird term for a quiet fart. Turns out it's a type of Vodka. oh yeah, I appeared worldly ;)

I'm in for this challenge if it isn't too late to join. I don't have a specific goal for distance for the month, but figure I'm down for at least 75 miles of running. 7.13 so far.

Just a note here. We started with 24,901.55 miles to go in order to circumnavigate the globe at the equator. In a little over 4 months we've managed to knock out over 10% of the total distance! start: 24,901.55 current: 2,735.05 remaining: 22,166.50 average: 20.88 miles / day (rounded up ever so slightly) estimated…

2727.92 + 7.13 = 2735.05 11.5km run after a bike home from work. Okay pace (5:16/km) but no endurance to keep going, was very low energy. BRIck runs suck sometimes.

I did my first half in November of 2006 (Fall Classic Half Marathon) after training for 3 months. My longest run before the race was 20km so it wasn't much of a stretch to get to 21.1. Weather was wet, cold and icky (November in Vancouver, go figure), with heavy winds. I had an excellent race and still think back to that…

2638.67 + 53.01 = 2691.68 01.13 - 9km 01.15 - 16km 01.18 - 7.5km 01.19 - 7.5km 01.22 - 19km 01.25 - 8.5km 01.29 - 18km Who's going to bring us over 2700km?

everyday wear: boxer briefs just biking: just the bike shorts thank you just running: run shorts with a compression short built in triathloning: triathlon shorts (swim, bike and run baby; these shorts do it all) and for chaffing, try a product called Chamois Butt'r. 180km ride followed by a 42.2km run and ZERO chaffing…

Kick *kitten*! Now that's an achievement to be proud of. Congratulations.

I am aiming for 9 workouts a week right now but usually only averaging 7. 3x running 3x biking (usually only getting 2 a week) 3x swimming (I'm only getting 1-2 a week though)

Times my motivation wanes: - when the weather sucks - too wet - when the weather sucks - too cold - when the weather is too beautiful - rather be elsewhere - when the weather is too beautiful - too hot - when the run is too long - long being 1km more than I want to do that day - when my friends aren't going to be out…

My resting HR is in the mid 40s to low 50s. During exercise I get up to about 160 on a medium intensity run, 180-190 on a high intensity run. I haven't noticed that I can't lose weight, but I have noticed that sometimes my garmin tells me that I have a low calorie burn for a LONG exercise just because my HR doesn't go past…

I'm with Panda, you don't even notice it in a race by the time you get on to the bike. If you are doing it right you'll be sweating out enough of your own salty goodness anyway. That's been my experience with an ocean swim at least. S

I'll repeat what most others have said. Eat what you normally eat before your training runs. There is an axiom that needs to be explicitly said though "do nothing new on race day". Someone also mentioned to start your water consumption early though and that is key. Don't wait until the night before to get your water on…

Came across that the other day also. I question the "easy lifestyle choices" note in the conclusion though. Triathlon is fun, exciting, rewarding and demanding. I personally encourage almost everyone I talk to about the sport to get out and do a sprint distance, check it out and see just how fun it is. But I'm guessing…

On average, on a road where there isn't a street between them, two light poles are @60m apart. I noticed this one night while running and looking at my garmin and trying to figure out a 100m interval. Obviously this isn't exact, but it's close. I started doing 1 light pole intervals, then trying to estimate to 1.5 and…

There are a lot of good books in your local bookstore about getting started in Triathlon. The book mentioned is good and a great way to get started. Do talk to your local running store though as well. They "should" know of any triathlon clubs or groups in your area and may even have clinics to get you started (my local run…

A lot of the pros simply go barefoot into their bike shoes and then into their run shoes. Personally though, I dust the inside of both my bike and run shoes with baby powder before I start the race and do the same to my socks. So baby powder in the socks, baby powder in the bike shoes, and baby powder in the run shoes. It…

2368.35 + 6.81 = 2375.16 11km of hill repeats tonight in the freezing cold (0C / 32F).

I did Ironman Canada in 2010 and absolutely loved it. I'm signed up to do Ironman Canada again this year, 2012 and am busy training now. I beat my goal in 2010 by 15 minutes and 20 seconds. My goal this year is 44 minutes and 41 seconds faster than that :) This year has me doing an Olympic with a pool swim in March, a Half…

2299.05 + 10.6 = 2309.65 17km of running this morning, mostly 10 and 1s, casual pace.

2176.29 + 38.62 = 2214.91 Alright, it's been a while since I posted. 12.26 - 17.2km 12.28 - 8.01km 12.31 - 9.45km in the trails out at UBC 01.02 - 12.24km 01.02 - 2.12km snowshoe walking up at Grouse Mountain 01.02 - 4.34km snowshoe hiking/running up at Grouse Mountain 01.04 - 8.93km of hill repeats (ug)

I'm in: 2011.01.01 - 0 2011.01.02 - 210 (running 66m, snowshoe walking 52m, snowshoe hiking 92m) 2011.01.03 - 0 2011.01.04 - 53 (running 53m) Total - 263

nice choice! glad you love it, now grab a trainer and get some indoor spinning done to a Spinervals dvd if the weather is nasty :)