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1. I am a drunk crackhead for data, numbers, information in general.  Add that to pretty colors and HOLY CRAP Y'ALL! Check this out!!! You should click on it to make it bigger.  Wow, Training Peaks!   2. Head on over to Shape and check out the " Runaway Bride " slideshow that's up right now.  It's about crazy weirdos that incorporated fitness into their weddings.  You might recognize someone!  Maybe next up they'll do an article about surprise weddings ?  I'm curious, who else has incorporated fitness into their wedding (or around their wedding)? 3. Since there were no puppy pics yesterday, here's one.  This is when we tell her "there's crazy in your eyes." Happy Thursday, everyone!

I know there's a way to make my watch do this, but I haven't figured it out yet. HR training has begun.

One of the first things I did after registering for Coeur d'Alene was make a giant list called "things to buy & do."  The goal was to figure out all the expenses so I could budget them over the next 11 months instead of getting hit hard in one month.  It included things like: a wetsuit (I'll actually need this for Poconos ), hotel reservations, a neoprene swim cap, etc.  "TT bike" with lots of question marks next to it.  And a coach. I've been running on and off with Capital Area Runners for about the last 9 months.  I'd never done any group training before I started running with this group, but I love it.  Motivation, support, camaraderie, and no stressed-out hidden feelings of competition, which is excellent when you are generally the caboose of any given workout.  You are where you are, and you work hard to try and get better, and that's that.  And George , the coach, is fantastic.  He's reasonable and conservative and understandi...

I know, I know.  Spectating report!  But Katie, I thought you had finally decided to race? Saturday morning I did a quick shake-out swim and then packed my bags for PA.  I made Beth go through the checklist with me to make sure we both had everything.  We decided last-minute to pack one more puppy than was on our list and headed north. By the time we got to PA, it was dark and stormy and we were all exhausted.  We had dinner with my family and were all in bed by 8:30pm.  I woke up several times in the night and noted that it was pouring... I was not a happy camper when my alarm went off at 4:20am.  We got dressed in our awesome new CAR tri kits and headed out, but it was hot and damp and I remembered that I hadn't yet paid for my registration.  I started to talk myself out of it and then called the poet (at 5am!  hi honey!) and he did the rest.  Essentially, I hadn't really wanted to spend the money on the race and there's no way I wa...