Makes  me want to quit.! ! ! ! Just be one of the other 2oo million who sit around and get fatter by the year.  I must be so selfish.  That I never do any thing around the house, don't spend enough time with you.  INstead of sitting around all night on my ass, I decided to get into shape and do TRIs.   I feel so unapreciated.  Just one big failure.  How long does it take to change from a night person, working out after work, to going to bed earler and working out in the am?   To long for you!>  Let's see, it was a little more than a week ago that you said something about switching.  Instead of helping me with suggestions and gentle proding.  I get what I got last night.   I feel  so dissapointed, defeated, sad, Check my schedule.  I only workout three nights a week!  That is too much. I find something good for me.  And you think I am not spending enough time sitting around and watching TV with you.

I'm sorry>  I just wish you had a different way of trying to get me to change.  I know that when you get shot down you shut up, that is why I didn't say much last night.  There is a way for both to work out.  This change Just longer than a week.  

I think changing to the am would be good for me.  Set a goal and work toward it.  Last night I felt like I got Blind sided!  No.  So, Let's sit down and set up a plan, with a goal and do it.

Today: Ocean swim with the wetsuit.  Now, This was a first, the wetsuit, that is.  I have swam in the gulf before and Really liked it.  I could see the bottom and the fish, and shells on the bottom.  No problem.  Today the water was 66 degrees, That is cold for Florida.  Don' laugh.  The air was 74.  Around 5:30 I got to the beach.  Suited up. 

I am so self consious.  I think, I know people look at me in the wetsuit and really wonder or laugh at this guy with the wet suit on.  Then I remember how Cool the swimmers look comming out of the water at TRI'S with their wetsuits on and I think......I look Cool also.  With the wetsuit pulled down to my waist and my chest showing.  Oh.....wait.   you haven' seen my chest.   OK, so maybe they do laugh.....  But, I feel cool.

The water was great,  I thought I would freeze going in.  It was only fresh when the water started to seep down my back through the zipper.  The feeling was SOOOO weard.  I had my cap on,  Another first.  I got into the water and started to swim and felt as though I was floating ON the water.  Not in the water.  I thought that as I was kicking my feet were going to fly up into the air.  I couldn't hear anything, I couldn't feel the water flowing past my body.  So I couldn't feel the water.  I couldn't see in the water,  It was very mirky, cloudy.  In my first 1/4 mile I felt dizzy.  I went to stand up and was stumbling all over the place and I felt drunk.  I don't know if I was so out of touch with my swimming and my body that I may have pushing too hard or what.

Well.  I recovered enough that I did two more  1/4 milers and then got really fishey and went to the pool and did about 25x50s 

I need more time in the wetsuit in the water before Wildman TRI.  March 18th.

Waiting till you are 50  to start Triathloning really Sucks.  The workouts and the exersizing is very good and important to start at any age.  But, the hours after and the day after my old knees really feel it.  Especially after the longest, fastest ride of my Life.!. 

I rode with the "B" group for the first time this week.  Last week I  rode with the "C" group, and felt very good and finished with the leaders.  So, i'm thinking, this "B" group has a sweep.  This person stayes with you for flats, or any reason.  And I know my way home, so let's go for the next faster group.   Great idea.  I was with other people on tri bikes.  They had a larger group, than "C" and they (we) take lots of different routes on different Saturdays.  I had fun.  Picked up my speed.  (Had to,  the bike behind me was right on my rear wheel.)   It really helped push my workout.  Riding in a group is so much better than on my own.  And 46 miles at 19 mph.  Alright!>