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Today I was feeling okay-ish, so I made plans to ride with my dad, who is never really up for more than 15-20 miles at an easy pace. Figured I could test the waters, see how I'm feeling. And I got a flat tire 2.5 miles in. So I changed it. And my spare exploded along the seam while inflating. A passing cyclist loaned me…

LOL, I am familiar with those kinds of climbs. I did Mt. Lemmon in AZ last month (well, okay, I did some of Mt. Lemmon) and it's just a continuous uphill for 15 miles, to the point that anything less than 5% grade looks flat. You don't realize just how steep it is until you're coasting back down the "flat" parts at 45…

Dude, don't be that guy. Save your curls for the squat rack :wink: We have a surgeon here who runs up and down our stairs between surgeries. You always stumble upon him gasping for air somewhere between the two telemetry floors. He also drips sweat everywhere and seriously grosses everyone out. Good on him for exercising…

@gobonas99 "prison hill" and "the wall"? Golly gee, you make Syracuse sound super fun! That being said, I have the Mohican Endurance Festival in Ohio in June and their half course features 3600 ft of climbing on the bike. @ohhim it's not too far from your neck of the woods, just saying... I, uh, ahem, dropped my chain and…

Ohhhhh nooooo! Wear a face mask and hug them through plastic wrap. LOL. @SonicDeathMonkey80 your mad running skillz make me so envious. Then I remember the story of your first 5K where you came in 1st AND last (at least, I think it was you...) and I get slightly less jealous, because, actually you just work really hard and…

You guys ready to see my truly impressive mileage from today?! 1.3 miles. In 31:45. Yes you read that right. Being sick sucks. :neutral: Planned miles so far: 19.2 Actual miles: 0 (let's be real, I won't count my hobbling around the block)

Nice job! Congrats on your progress so far.

I did an intermediate/ advanced vinyasa flow class (high paced, lots of balance poses, insane amount of time in various forms of plank) in place of one SL workout each week. Doing 3 lifting sessions plus yoga was too tiring and time consuming, especially since it was just supposed to supplement my race training. If I were…

Running is actually great for your bone density and can go a long way towards preserving muscle and joint health as you age (source, Margaret Webb's book Older, Faster, Stronger). Your body may need time to adapt and you will need properly fitted shoes and to practice form, but that's true of all sports... As for the…

@Wendy1Fl Good for you for stopping AND for hitting your goal, that's amazing! I definitely cried at mile 9 of my first HM, no idea why. I was just running along, trying not to die and, boom, waterworks. For some reason, mile 9 is always the hardest mile for me, whether doing a training run or racing, whether it's a 9 mile…

@ironmankat thanks! Didn't get to race today, let's just call it an unscheduled rest day.

Thanks for the advice/ well wishes, all. I didn't get to run my race today. Doing worse than I was yesterday. Still upset, obviously, but there's nothing I can do about it now. Hopefully I'll find another race for this month. What's the rule, though, am I allowed to wear the tshirt? And @Ohhim and everyone else who raced…

@grimmeanor Thanks for the advice. My next running race isn't until November. Tri season starts in June so all of my training will be focused on a half ironman in September until then. I'm feeling pretty glum because this is a big race that's pretty legendary in these parts and you're not a "real" runner until you have…

I really like the Yoga Studio app for when I can't get to classes. It costs a few dollars but it has dozens of routines from very beginner stretching to advanced balance and inversions. You can even design your own program with your favorite poses and it'll fill in the gaps with transitional poses so it flows. I especially…

Nice job Skip and Skippygirlsmom!! That race sounds awesome! I am all set to go for tomorrow, except I'm running a fever and threw up in three different states on my way home from SC today. One of the girls I was vacationing with gave me Yellow Fever, it feels like. I'm so upset, this is my A race for the year that I've…

Rest/ travel day today, supposed to be gearing up for tomorrow's HM, instead I'm in bed with a fever. I have the worst luck. Praying that it's just a fluke and I'm fine, but who knows. Here I was worrying about my ankle. Definitely won't be PRing tomorrow... On the other hand, got another ten miles in on the bike yesterday…

I'm from Ohio, just in South Carolina for the week. I'll have another month before it's warm enough to swim outside up there, so I'm enjoying it while I can.

1st - 10 miles on the bike (single speed beach cruiser)- trek to get my morning coffee. - 500 meter (approximately) OWS Nursing a bum ankle and have a HM on Sunday. Fingers crossed it isn't something serious.

Dennie and Briebee- thanks! It's sore, but not painful to walk on. Kicked off this month's running challenge with no running- a quick 10 miles on the bike and 500 meter swim in the ocean. Wind was ferocious out there. My dad picked up my race packet for Sunday and said the expo was a madhouse. Assuming the ankle is up to…

Are you eating at a deficit? If so, your calves are not going to grow much, if at all. Also, muscular calves are awesome and a heck of a lot more attractive than skinny unmuscled legs. Embrace them. Buy different pants.

Y'all are killing me. 77 replies and it's only May 1st. If I don't meet my May goal, I'm attributing my failure to time spent reading this thread. In for 75 again. I have a HM Sunday, then a bit of a break to reset my brain before my half ironman training cycle begins. Fun fact, I may have sprained my right ankle chasing…

Ran four miles along the beach this morning. I've been having ankle troubles all month that have been causing these miserable unscheduled rest days, but it felt okay today. This is probably my last run for the week until Sunday's HM, which puts me way short of my wimpy revised goal for the month. Oh well. As…

I'm SO in for this. My HIM isn't until September and my race schedule doesn't have any Tris until June, but I've got a half marathon on Sunday, then a 5k with the kids running group I coach later in the month. Hoping to do a trail running race, too, if I feel confident. Training goals: Bike: 300 miles Run: 75 Swim: 12,000…

I'm about 80% sure that's a llama. Lol

I did a short three miler as a part of my taper today, too... Then I did a thirty minute open water swim and a ninety minute bike ride. I too, cannot taper. On the other hand, met this guy on my bike ride today: 63ish miles this month. Fail.

59/75 Ran three miles of, let's call them Fartleks, with the GOTR team Thursday. I was sore the next day- definitely don't do speed work often, so sprinting with 11 year olds is challenging. This morning I ran an easy 8.8 around Hilton Head. It's beautiful and sunny and warm, so I went 2 miles further than planned. Oops!

I'll go ahead and third this suggestion. Matt Fitzgerald knows what's up. I'm still 15ish pounds above my racing weight, but I've just come to terms with the fact that I'll be racing at approximately this weight this season and will need to focus on cutting more in the off season. Trying to eat too far below TDEE when…

Around here we just have garden variety deer, rabbits, squirrels, and loose dogs. The biggest danger is that they'll dart in front of my bike when I'm going 20 mph. That wouldn't end well. While trail running in other locales, however, I've come face to face (came around a turn and, oh, hello!) with a Gila monster, a…

Challenge New Albany was run by a local race company last year, since it was replacing one of their signature races in the area. I wouldn't say it was a huge hit, but there was some semblance of a pro field, which is rare in these parts. Of course, it was cancelled this year, so... There's that.

Sounds like you swim the way I run, which is just delayed falling. For probably the first 3 months of my swim training, my internal monologue was "breathe, now don't, omg I'm drowning, breathe, ah! lungs filled with water, don't drown!" Over and over again, lol. @skippygirlsmom Maybe I was supposed to carry it as a compact…