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Hi there!

Thanks so much for joinging (and to Autumn for the reference! )! Do you mind if I ask your first name? It'll just seem more personal than calling you "1 Foot".

My training plan is always abbreviated for time too, so I can totally relate to cramming things in when we get the chance. What I can't relate to is your outside biking at this time of year--I'm SO jealous! It's all bike trainer, all the time for me right now.

Congratulations on your weightloss; again, so jealous. I am also a lover of food, so it's a tough battle.

I'm at work now so I'll have to check out your logs in more detail later, but it's great that you use them so faithfully. I do too.

I just got high speed internet at home after suffering with dial-up for several years, so I'll make it a point to check in in the evenings at least once. Talk to you later!

Hello again, Robin,

Thanks for the additional info. I'm also a software documenter, actually. I'm a technical writer at a software company, so documentation is pretty much what I do all day (fun! not). Lucky you on the outside run today!

Hi Lea,

How are you? It's great to hear from you. Welcome to the group! Yes, it's so hard sometimes to fit in training around life, isn't it? Congratulations on having completed your first sprint; that's great! How many races are you planning to do this year?

I'll be keeping up with everyone's logs and hopefully posting some general discussion topics here in the forum. I look forward to chatting with you!

Hi Cris,

Welcome to the group! It's great to have you. First I must say I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. I'm sure that was hard for you. Congratulations on your renewed training efforts. You certainly have plenty of time to get ready before your race in July. We are very similar in that I'm a stronger swimmer than anything, I struggle with the run, and I need to lose weight. So we can help each other!

I'll be keeping up with everyone's logs and having discussions here. I look forward to chatting with you!

Hi Terry,

How are you? Welcome to the group. Glad to have you! I am originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, so I've been through north central Wisconsin many times as we travel back and forth between here and there. Dare I hope that you are a fellow Packer fan?

My husband and I also race together and it's been a lot of fun for us. He's a far better runner than I am, but I'm a stronger swimmer, so we encourage each other. I'm sure you and your wife will have a great time with triathlons too.

Congratulations on your completed races; it sounds like you've got a solid start on your tri career.

I'll be commenting in everyone's logs and starting some discussion threads here. I look forward to talking with you.

Hi Kelly. I would like to join your group if I you have any room left. I also try to do my best to fit training into a busy life. Plus, you and Robin always have something good to say over in COJ

My real name is Anthony. I'm 48, married (20th anniversary next May), 3 children, boy 18, girl 17, and  a boy 10. I live in beautiful Orange County NY, about 70 miles NW of NY City. I try not to cut into family time with my training by training early in the morning. Fortunately, I am an early riser and don't need a lot of sleep, but winter is tough because I don't go out in the dark. The cold doesn't bother me (our winters are cold, but nothing like Minnesota), but I don't like the dark, and I can't stand being indoors on a treadmill.

I've been running for a few years, but this last year was my first Tri season. Did a couple of Du's, several sprints, and 2 Oly's and had a BLAST!! I can't wait til next season, and I have signed up for Timberman HIM.

BTW Cris, where in CT do you live? I am originally from Westchester County in NY, but only a few miles from CT. I did the Greenwich Cup Sprint Tri last year, and had a great time. I hope to do it again next year.

Hello Cindy, and welcome!

Congratulations on your races so far! A marathon seems like the impossible to me, so I tip my hat to you. The training plans here are really helpful, so you should be sure to look  in to those. As I said in my intro, I shuffle the suggested training around a lot to fit whatever I have going on in a week. With two jobs, I'm guessing you'll do a lot of the same!

I'll be checking in on people through their logs and also posting some discussion topics here. I look forward to talking with you!

Hi Anthony, and welcome! There's certainly still room on the group. We've got a good-sized group going here and that's great!

I wish I could say the same as you about being an early riser! I also try not to cut into family time too much with training, but for me that most often means getting on the trainer or treadmill at 9 pm when the kids go to bed. I can hardly wait for winter to be over. Actually, this Minnesota winter has been very mild so far. I can't believe that a mere 5 days before Christmas it's 38 degrees and there's not a flake of snow on the ground.

It sounds like you certainly made the most of your first season! Good for you! I'll be posting messages in your log and starting discussions here, too, so I look forward to chatting with you!

Hi ivyhoop,

Welcome! Congratulations on the birth of your son!  I'm sure he's keeping you and your wife very busy these days, so good for you for still finding time to train.

Those are some impressive running accomplishments! Way to go! Running is my weakness so it's good that it's swimming that you need more advice about. Actually, when my husband started doing tris last year, he couldn't swim at all. He had never learned to do much more than a modified breaststroke thing. He basically just started one length at a time. I showed him basincally how the front crawl should look and he just kept at it, a little farther each time. Now he can finish a 1/4 mile swim with no trouble. The first thing you might want to work on in getting used to having your face in the water and exhaling while doing so. My husband seemed to have a very hard time with that. But we can talk more about that later if you'd like.

I see you user your workout log, so that's good. I'll be commenting in there and starting some discussion threads here. Looking forward to it!

P.S. I harbor thoughts of going to law school some day. When my youngest goes off to college, I'll only be 42. Tell me that's not too old!!

P.P.S. Can I ask what your first name is?

Wow.  Kelly's group is full!  Yay!

I've known Kelly for what, 2 plus yrs? 

And from reading about, you, the respondents, I think you have all selected an excellent mentor!!She will be a great resource for you all!

She might not say it, but she is also an excellent and FAST swimmer! 

Awww, you're too kind, fromer.

(Note to all: fromer is the excellent and fast swimmer, but I'm ok.)

Great! There are eight of us, I believe (including me).

Nothing like starting off like a dope, but just a heads up that I will be leaving town tomorrow morning and won't return until Sunday night. (For those interested, my traitor/Vikings fan husband and I will be at the Packers/Vikings game at Lambeau tomorrow night--woo hoo!) I'll try my best to check in while gone, but my parents only have dial-up internet access, so I may go insane waiting for downloads (let's hope not). For sure I will be online again Sunday night. I'm guessing that everyone will be busy in the next week or so anyway, but my apologies for being kind of out of touch for a few days.

Ok, so as I said in most of my replies, I'll be using the Inspire me feature in people logs a lot. If you don't already use the training logs here, I REALLY encourage you to do so. It's a fantastic tool and very easy to use.

I'm looking forward to this and hoping it will be fun and useful for you!

Anyone else travelling for the holidays?

Hey everyone, how's it going?

We returned safe and sound to MN this afternoon. Not much working out for me while I was gone, but did get one run in anyway. I suppose that's better than nothing!

Anyone getting any good tri gear this year? None for me yet, but I still have a lot of things to open tomorrow. I'll check in again then!

Hi everyon!

It's pretty quiet in here these days due to the holiday, but I thought I'd find out if anyone got any new tri equipment/toys this year.

I'll start; I got a few things--new bike jersey, a stick of BodyGlide in my stocking, and a container of dog repellant that I can take with me when I run. (It's basically mace for dogs; there are a few stories in my training log about this dog down the road that gives me way too much attention when I run by his house.) Oh, and my mom got me a pair of smartwool socks and a new pair of bike shorts. I've been using the same pair of shorts for all three years of training (yes, they are in the wash all the time), so it's well past time for a new pair!

Anyone else??