3.5 km this morning. I have to take a week off running after this so wanted to get something done beforehand.

And, I just realized the RR 20 min challenge is coming up this week, so I guess I'll be walking it again this year!

Marg wrote:I will send in the order this week to get these back for shipment in later August.

Just checking...the gear order thread says July 27th is the deadline. Is there a different deadline for the buffs or will there be two orders going in?

I am in the office today, so couldn't repeat my running drop-off this morning. I am going to try to get a run in after supper sometime.

I am working from home this morning. It was my first time dropping Harrison off at day care (Ted took him last week) so I thought I'd like to be close by. I put him in the jogger and ran him to day care and then ran back sans baby. 4.5 km round trip. :) My jogger's front wheel wasn't on very tight, ...

Great job, Wayne!

4 hours sleep is what I got last night, and I was exhausted without running a marathon. I am impressed!

I got up at 4:15 this morning to get ready to go. It was not raining then. By the time I left, it was pouring, and then suddenly about 5 minutes east of the race site, it abruptly stopped. Here is T1. Probably only about 25% of people dropped their bikes off yesterday: http://i76.photobucket.com/alb...

Yup! They've been saying thundershowers all night but it hasn't happened. I think it will be more a case of "scattered showers" like yesterday where it would rain for 5 minutes and then be sunny and pleasant for an hour or two, then a short shower again. Crossing my fingers for nice weather for all ...

I will see everyone tomorrow. I plan (if it's not pouring) to wear an orange RM shirt, so look for me. I expect to be in the swim-bike transition unless I get stuck on traffic. Either way, I should see you all!

I can't make it on Saturday. I'm missing the volunteer briefing, too, because Ted has a work event. (Which reminds me, I need to make sure our babysitter is still available!) I will hopefully see lots of you on Sunday, though. Definitely post bib numbers when you have them. I had offered to help out...

I, too, am watching the weather since I need to be out there at some ridiculous hour (like 4 AM or something). I hope to get to see lots of you after the swim!

Did 9K this morning. It was H-O-T. Wanted to reschedule for earlier but didn't want to wake Harrison up early just so mommy could go for her run. I am still coughing from my cold but felt good through most of it. Walked the big hills, though!

And how did you find said survey?

I usually purchase from amazon.ca. The things I wanted to buy from amazon.com often can't be shipped to Canada. Too bad, because they have great prices on car seats!

Yay for making Ironbaby a triathlete!

As for that aero position, I quit going to spin classes when I could no longer reach the handlebars comfortably.

Great result!

Nice!

Smaller field or not, second place is impressive, but a 6:32 PB is what really blows me away! Huge

Hey Tri Princess. Sorry, I'm coming into this discussion late. Poser? Yup, me too, but one that has a lot of fun. :) What part of the city do you live in? My tri club (St. Abert RoadRunners and Triathlon Club, http://www.starrt.com) is awesome and has athletes of all ages and levels. They are a frie...

I think it's really cool. With 6 babies she got very lucky to have good sleepers. I'm guessing she wasn't trying to nurse them all, because that would be an 18 hour a day job no matter how much help you had.

It totally makes me feel inadequate, though.

Marg, congrats on your sub-2 half! Jen, a 45 minute hike is a lot of exercise. I bet you're ready to have that baby! I took Harrison with me this morning so that his dad could sleep in (which he didn't) and my running partner didn't make it. So we shortened our run to 5K with a couple of extra break...

Send an email to LeRoy (his contact info is in the link I posted.) He is coordinating volunteers and he was the person I contacted. I think Wade is just waaayyyy too busy.

I officially am not competing this year at GWN, but will be out at Allan Beach first thing race morning, probably directing traffic at 5 am and then helping with transition. :) I'm hoping to become a spectator after dashing home for a quick nap. I was wondering if any other maniacs would like to com...

I don't know how to follow waynerdog's awesome report. He pretty much summed up the spirit of Spencer's Maniacs today. I'll admit, when I woke up at 4 AM to the sound of thunder and heavy rain, I was a little concerned, but it turned out that we had only a little bit of spitting rain and almost perf...

I will be there at 8:45. See you all tomorrow and I guess we can figure out details (who is running what) at the start?

Done!

FP, I am really struggling with speed these days, so don't feel bad! I know we had talked about running some laps together. I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be able to run together (i.e. if you need to do 20K or so, run laps 2,3,4 and 5.)

Yup. There is a big shopping area in St. Albert that has grocery, walmart, home depot, as well as a bunch of smaller independent stores. It is a little too far to walk, but I would LOVE to bike there with Harrison in the trailer to get my groceries. However, I don't consider the highway a safe optio...

Weird. I still couldn't find it on the race info page (or on the kids with cancer website) but under "registration" finally found it. Apparently there is also package pick up tomorrow from 10-2.