Carrie, when you find your way over to here, I think I may be doing the 15K at Gasparilla after all. I was going to do a Total Immersion clinic that weekend, but decided it was just too darn expensive.

Happy training, all.

Jerry

My massage therapist said there's all sorts of fun stuff going on with my right quad (the one with the balky knee), which is always fun to hear (not!)

Hope your holidays are going well fellow tri-peeps. I guess our main challenge the next few weeks is to see if we can get used to this new format

I'm finally starting to feel better. Went to the doctor and got an antibiotic for my sinus infection/bronchitis and a steroid inhaler since my asthma has flared up with this. Nothing like a couple of weeks of forced rest. My dr did ask me something interesting yesterday- if my joints and bones have been more sore since I have not been able to train at all for the past week. Well, yeah, they have actually. She said that they've done studies in athletes and found that their bodies are more sore when they don't workout versus when they do. She said it's a sign that my body has adapted to the level of training and is signalling that something has gone wrong. Kind of cool, I thought.

Glad to see that everyone is finding there way around here. It looks like it's going to take some time.

Take care everyone!!!

I'm getting over being sick and finally made it out for a run today. It felt so great to run, even though I felt slow while my HR seemed high. Oh well, it was my first run in 8 days. I don't count my lame attempt at working out at the gym on the treadmill a couple of times while sick. I suppose I take my good health for granted to the point that when I come down with something, I'm a terrible sick person! But now that I can manage an hour or so at a time without coughing up some disgusting junk, and feel mostly myself again, I'm in a much better frame of mind!

Alicia... have an awesome time in Italy! It is by far one of my very favorite places. Jerry.... it's possible I'll do that 15k again in Tampa in Feb. I loved that race last year. But I'm not certain that's when I'll be going down there. Chris... I'm with you on the riding in the cold thing. I really want to go for a ride but it's just not going to be happening anytime soon. Oh well.

Well, the left knee joins the roster of tweaked spots. Long story short - I injured myself trying to come out of the commuter train from people who just refused to move from in front of the doors to let people out. I tripped over one of them and boom - my left knee landed full weight on the platform outside. The silver lining is it just seems to be only badly swollen and bruised and nothing more. And I guess courtesy is as in short supply as the Nintendo Wii this holiday season.

Alicia - Italy! Wow, have fun - that's one of those places I've got on my "gotta' do sometime down the road" list.

Brix - quite the trooper working out through a hangover. I dunno' - is champagne an acceptable refueling option on your bike?

Chris - thanks for the advice; looks like with both knees tweaked, it's become the default option. Kinda' sucks too - now that I'm not going to Nepal, I've been trying to figure out what to do with all of this opened up time and what races I should be looking toward.

Tam - get better soon!

Take care folks - hard to believe the start of winter is only a couple days away.