Okay so I did it yesterday and managed an 8:26 minute mile for 10 miles. I have no idea how I did this, but my beautiful friend Jan's comments came echoing back at me-about how she is a slave to her Garmin. Well now that I am wearing the thing-and have actually figured out how to program time, distance and speed-I totally get it! It has this very annoying BEEP when you slow your pace and it keeps beeping over and over and over again to remind you to move your lazy Bleep..... I kinda think its like torture, so you speed up just so you don't have to hear it. Kinda like Buckley's tastes bad but it works!

Now if only I can get the Garmin to synch up to my speed and Cadence sensor on the Bike-hopefully when the roads are cleaned of debris and I can actually get my Snagster (that's what I named her-my bike that is) out it will be a simple process-Ha. I should have gotten a degree in computer technology prior to training for this Tri. Thank God for my sister Seema (okay she's not really my biological sister-but in every other way she is to me) who has helped me over and over and over and over again with technologically challenging issues I have (and I have a lot). For instance, without her, I would not have even been able to sign in to this Blog! Crazy hey-I can create a blog, but then not know how to get back to signing in!

So today's game plan, is to do a Brick workout-meaning run-cycle-run-it's not to carry bricks although I suspect they have named it this because your legs feel like bricks after the workout. Because I am not taking my Snagtster out yet, I elect to do my cycling at the gym in the form of a 2 hour spin class. The spin bikes are kinda neat, because you can clip in to them like a road bike and adjust the tension on them as you mimic hill work.

Today's experiment is to see how different food responds on the long ride. Normally being a runner I have only used GU gels and water to fuel my body. But as Mr. P has told me (several times)- Gels are not going to cut it for 7 plus hours of the Ironman. Since I am prone to stitches and cramping with food, I am nervous about this. So today I am going to try a meal replacement called Boost. The thought of this repulses me, as I associate this drink with woman I know who was dying of liver failure and could only tolerate Boost (she smelled and looked bad, and I watched her drink lots and lots of this stuff-so I have this bad association) I also for whatever reason associate Boost with warm milk. This then gets me thinking about my youth when my Ukraniun mother would try and give me warm milk with honey and garlic-PUKE!

So wish me luck-I picked chocolate as my flavor-and I am going to put it on ice before the ride!