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suzzie....Good for you with the food choices.....fresh food is soooooo expensive. It is so hard for me to buy enough good food for 5 people without breaking the bank. And our problem is my son will eat all of it in 2 days.....instead of making it last...and usually I end up with none of it.....UGHHH!!!!

Keep your head up~

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Sorry bout the rain out!

I did a Full Duathlon today and about died lol!

The 5k run the first 1/2 mile was all uphill..then i finished the 5k in 31mins (ok for the amount of hills for me)

Then i cycled 30K (18miles) and it was SOOO hilly. I have never done that many hills. Of course i bought a new saddle and tried her out today which wasnt the smartest thing to do. I know i would of been sooo much easyier on a Road bike instead fo my mountain bike.

I got up to 36mph coming down one of the Hills:eek:

Then another 5k..boy my legs had trouble going up that hill again after coming off the bike.

I made it though. 2hr 39mins. The winner was 1hr 40min:eek: but he is a pro Triathlete (and my coach too :biggrin:)

Hard to believe i could keep my heart rate up for over 2.5hrs.

After the race i started feeling a lil dizzy and seeing some spots in my eyes :mad:. So i got some Water Melon and banana and i was ok.

Let me see if i can post a pic of the hill that kicked my butt and my new saddle.

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Who's.....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is sooooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A road bike would definitely help you a lot. Maybe your LBS sells used ones??? I know mine has a consignment shop, thats how I sold mine, it two days.

Update on my saddle.....I think I like it. It is a Specialized Alias...WSD.....It is white, and very thin. I saw some carbon Fiber saddles today that were so awesome looking. They looked like a thin piece of plastic....amazing.

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Whos

Great Job! You've got to be so proud of yourself.

Woo Hoo!!!!

You are rocking it. So is there an Ironman in your future???

Hi Bigb.

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Honestly i dont think i have the time to train for an Iron Man. Maybe a half Iron Man. For an Iron man you have to train 2hrs a day and sometimes 4-6 hours at the weekends.

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Honestly i dont think i have the time to train for an Iron Man. Maybe a half Iron Man. For an Iron man you have to train 2hrs a day and sometimes 4-6 hours at the weekends.

I think you need to get your pirorities straight.

Just kidding....

You are amazing.

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Hey thanks for all the feedback! A little sore today but i am planning on either a bike ride or a 5k run today. My YMCA is closed on Sundays in the summer or i would be all over that hot tub like a monkey on a cupcake.

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Hi Juli. I've got a lot of catching up do, but I have the rest of my life to do it.

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