Good Luck Kimmie ! And I second the hat / visor idea. Rain in the face if it is windy is not fun. I also wear sunglasses in the rain, as when it rains here it is also windy, and sand kicks up off the beach, until the sand is too wet to blow. Sand in the eyes is not fun. I ran a PR in a major downpour. Oh and body glide your feet. Wet and friction = blisters. No friction no blisters. 1500 yards in the pool at the swim clinic. Good news is I am standing there in nothing but swim trunks and cute women are hitting on me. Bad news, so are the not cute ones. I need advice from women on how to politely discourage the ones I am not interested in. Even with the cute ones it is only a smile and nice chat. I am attatched, but it makes me feel good.

Good for you, Lou, on getting out there... I know it's super windy here too. I hate that because the wind actually woke me up early this morning. I'm not running today- getting ready to get on the road. thanks for all the input- I can't believe I didn't think of a hat... So, when I get to the EXPO, I will look for one as well as a cheap rain slicker.... and I will remember to Body glide my feet. Cash- I have no advice for you- but I guess that's a good problem to have. I'll have to tell my single friend who desperately wants to meet a fit woman that he needs to start training for tris.

SSDD, pull-ups/chin-ups followed by run. 6-miles in 57:02. AVG HR 143bpm in the 60%-70% or HRR for me. Good Luck Kimmie! You East Coasters can enjoy your awesome wind. I had calm 29°F with a bright warming sun this morning. Perfect!

Great job on the pushups and run Pace I expect to see alot of the same Lou. Way to get your run in!

Good luck, Kimmie! Go kick some butt, and yes do pick up a cap at the Expo. Good souvenir and useful, too. Cash the chick-magnet. Heh. Bugs, that was good. Nice job. I'm with Bryan, you guys can keep that wind. Funny about writing your address on the bin, Lou. Hope that works. I'm a real baby about the wind. We hardly get any wind here, just in spring it seems. My mom always said it helps dry up the mud and puddles from breakup. Makes sense. But I don't like to run in it. I ran 10.2 miles last night... a little longer than planned but got off on a tangent somewhere and had to get back. Average pace was 8:40, which was frustrating because I was sure I was going faster. Must've been the effort from the snow, although the plows had been out in some areas. Amazingly enough, most of the miles were between 8:38 and 8:41... one was 8:51 going through some deeper unplowed snow, fastest was mile 8 at 8:26 (but I pushed the last half of that one). Finished with hill sprints up the big hill behind my office. I'd stop and rest when a car came by, then took off in the road again. I wonder how I'd log "car dodging" in my log? Just 4 or so easy at lunchtime today.

Sorry you had to see your old friend go, Shan.

Oh that's so hard. I am not looking forward to the day we have to say goodbye to Cheyenne, but I'm afraid it's not that far off. 14 is a good long life for a dog, sounds like she had a good home and a loving family. Cherish the memories, laugh at the funny stuff, hug your mom. And hugs to you, too. {{{Shan}}}

I need advice from women on how to politely discourage the ones I am not interested in.

Such problems Cash. Tell them you live with your Mother. Talk only about yourself. Look only at their breasts. Tell them you would have called but you have laundry all over the house and misplaced their number. Tell them, "Execuse me but I have to go to the bathroom, hey you don't happen to have a newspaper I could borrow?"