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Signed up last minute, for a little tri on Sunday 1/4 miles swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run. I'm going alone and I don't know anyone who is signed up. Can't wait to have one without all the fanfare etc.

Uh, hi all.  Apparently the off-season doesn't agree with me in terms of mentor group participation.  

But I have been enjoying the race reports - Steph, what a great day here in Chicago for your man!  And your coach - um,!! That's nothing short of amazing.  A woman in my husband's office actually broke her femur at mile 21, so she didn't quite post her best time. lol 

Here is my quick update & I'll try to help us get to page 54:

Joined a tri training group, signed up for spin class on Sundays, bought an indoor bike trainer, and started lifting again.  Also started a new cycle of the diet program I did in the spring.  Hopefully a few extra pounds will disappear by Thanksgiving.  Planning on doing a local turkey trot 8k since I'm not hosting dinner.  I'd like to try to beat my shamrock shuffle time.  Gotta have goals, eh?

The other goal I had to put in writing for the tri group was to do an olympic tri next year.  Yikes. 

Hope everyone is well, avoiding all the germies going around & keeping up with their training plans!  Now, on to MNF.  Go Bears! :-)

Terri

HEY!! 

Good to see this thread still kickin'. Sounds like some good plans for your goals. I myself have been trying to save a few bucks to join a gym. I am also trying to do an Oly, but I still don't have a bike. Worst triathlete EVER!!

2nd place in a 10K trail race Sunday. A great course. I ran into some people I've met on the circuit which was cool. I also met a friend's friend by crazy chance and that was cool too. I just heard about a 12 mile trail race over in Western Mass. in May that I think I'm going to start training for now. I'm going to race in a Turkey Trot so my family can cheer me on. That last trail race wasn't very family friendly.

Hope everyone is keeping it together during the off season. I'm definitely feeling like I want to slow down, but that 12 miler just got me going again.

I ate too much pizza and my back hurts, but I've got to do some yoga tonight. 

Uh, hi all.  Apparently the off-season doesn't agree with me in terms of mentor group participation.  

But I have been enjoying the race reports - Steph, what a great day here in Chicago for your man!  And your coach - um,!! That's nothing short of amazing.  A woman in my husband's office actually broke her femur at mile 21, so she didn't quite post her best time. lol 

Here is my quick update & I'll try to help us get to page 54:

Joined a tri training group, signed up for spin class on Sundays, bought an indoor bike trainer, and started lifting again.  Also started a new cycle of the diet program I did in the spring.  Hopefully a few extra pounds will disappear by Thanksgiving.  Planning on doing a local turkey trot 8k since I'm not hosting dinner.  I'd like to try to beat my shamrock shuffle time.  Gotta have goals, eh?

The other goal I had to put in writing for the tri group was to do an olympic tri next year.  Yikes. 

Hope everyone is well, avoiding all the germies going around & keeping up with their training plans!  Now, on to MNF.  Go Bears! :-)

Terri

Hey All,

Sorry I havent' been around lately.  I thought I would just poke in and let everyone know that we survived the storm.  We are without power, but were able to borrow a generator to get through until it is restored.  The rest of our family's also made it through ok, at least as far as we know.  We have a friend of the family that lived in Lavalette and no word if his home is still standing. Friends of ours were not as fortunate and several had trees in to their homes to various degrees. 

Gary,

Do you still have family in the area?  I recall you saying you grew up in Toms River.  They get through OK?

--Marcus

S’up Coach?  Sounds like a fun Caribbean adventure before the wrath of Sandy.  Hopefully the remainder of the season is kind to you.  Wishing you the best in your race.  U sound ready.   Can’t wait to hear all the details.

 I wish I could promote it as the ‘I’m never hungry’, ‘I still eat all the things I love’ & ‘I don’t have to count calories’ kind of program.  Not so much.  It’s basically low-carb (nearly no-carb) & low-fat.  Think Atkins without the fat.  Borders on being depressing.  After stalling earlier this year with an Atkins-type plan (& being threatened with bp medication), I had to go a little extreme & all I can say is it has worked for me.

 Jan-June I lost 30+ pounds, then ate more ‘normally’ thru the summer to fuel the tri training, and was able to maintain the loss until after my last race when a few pounds started to show up.  I swapped a couple of my rides & runs during the week with short lifting sessions & am happy to see another 10# gone. The wt on my drivers license is accurate for the first time in ~20 years. Lol  Dieting sucks. 

And at least as a football fan you can hang on through the ups and downs.  Us hockey fans can’t even get on the ride this season. 

 Have a great week!

Hey All,

Sorry I havent' been around lately.  I thought I would just poke in and let everyone know that we survived the storm.  We are without power, but were able to borrow a generator to get through until it is restored.  The rest of our family's also made it through ok, at least as far as we know.  We have a friend of the family that lived in Lavalette and no word if his home is still standing. Friends of ours were not as fortunate and several had trees in to their homes to various degrees. 

Gary,

Do you still have family in the area?  I recall you saying you grew up in Toms River.  They get through OK?

--Marcus

Gary,

We finally got power back on today. Some of my neighbors are still out. If you have a way of getting in touch with them, let them know the shoprite in bayville has provisions for people to charge their phones.  It is located on rt 9.  There is still food and gas issues all through ocean county. I learned today mantaloking bridge no longer ends on 35 and that intersection is now an inlet. 

My mom is still with out power and coming out tomorrow.  We are actually sending her back with some gasoline for my sister in law. Getting fuel is a nightmare anywhere in eastern NJ. 

Just devastating.   

Let me know if there is anything I can do. 

Steph,

I didn't realize you had faminly in the area.  Glad to hear they are ok.