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Never heard of grinding teeth in the pool.  How do you breath with your teeth clinched?  Sorry, no advice on this one.

James, don't worry about the week off, you'll get right back to it.  It'll take a day or two to feel normal in workouts again, but it'll come back.

If your advice to AJ about suckin down a twelve pack and starting bar fights has anything to do with trying to get your alcohol consumption under control, I can certainly see why now!

All kidding aside, good job on staying consistent and hitting (or getting close to hitting) your goals. And of course now that you're near there, keep doing the same things so you don't let your fitness (and goals) slip away.

That's perfect, but what about breathing in when you turn your head, don't you have to unclench your teeth for that?

I've never worn the one peice suit, but I wear the shorts and tri top super tight.  I wear everything underneath my wetsuit for the swim, so it has to fit very tight and not get in the way when I'm pulling the wetsuit off.  Then again, you don't want something so tight that it chafes.  So yeah, I say wait until you're down to race weight and see what fits and what you're comfortable in.

On the chafing thing, also buy some bodyglide before the race to help grease up the armpits, legs, spots where your top or shorts might chafe - hell, just take a bath in that stuff!  James, bodyglide will also help with that chin chafing in the pool - just put some on your shoulder before getting in to do the workout.

Welcome back, I thought we had lost you forever.  I was about to start calling "man down, man down!"  Glad to hear things are coming around and you got some training in.

So is the foot healed up?  What did the Doc have to say?

Glad to see you back and what sounds like refreshed as well despite the chaos. I think Keith's the only one of us lucky enough to enjoy the nice weather all the time, but it definitely does help with attitude and wanting to get out there and train. Hopefully the weather will turn for AJ and James too!

With March coming to a close, does anyone have specific goals, thoughts, or questions for April? Races aren't all that far away, so whether it's related to training, taper, performance, etc.? Training or racing goals?

Thought this might be an appropriate and worthwhile article to share regarding nutrition for before longer training days. It focuses on cycling, but I'm sure it applies largely to most of the big workouts.

http://www.velonews.com/train/articles/11948.0.html

Ryan,

Thanks for the good article. I printed it out and am going to post it on my fridge. How is everyone making out? I feel like I am still doing well with the couple road bumps here and there. Hoping to get some good training in this weekend.

Yeah, great article.  Everyone should be coming up on some longer rides here pretty soon, and proper fueling is critical to get the most out of training and also to prepare your body to eat on race day.

I feel like my training is going well, but I also feel like I have a sort of deadline to train.  I'm pushing hard until the kid gets here, and then it is anybody's guess. 

Everyone is looking good and I like to see that our group has gotten good at managing the bumps in the road.  This sport isn't about perfection and 100% success rate, it's about doing the best we can with limited resources and time (or at least, for us mere mortals that's what it's about).  Or as one of the coaches said in the most recent edition of the USA Tri magazine, the guy who can finish an Ironman with a full time job and kids at home is a whole lot more impressive, in many ways, than the pros out there knocking it out with no obligations in life but training.