I just put a 6-pack of beer in the snow on my porch, something the likes of which I haven't done since 1990 when I lived in Flagstaff.

I also noticed that one of the (what I thought were all) 20s in my wallet was actually a 50!

Just having some fun. I think function is most important. Hell, I just have a basic Cateye on my bike.

At night? (No indoor stuff available)

I guess it just depends on what your goals are. For the March run, I just want to finish. I don't care if I'm DFL, I really just signed up for this run as an early "goal" to make sure I wasn't slacking off, and to help me get into gear with running.

For the half-Ironman, the goal right now is to finish at a respectable time, so, middle of the pack perhaps? That goal may be adjusted as training progresses (or doesn't progress)...

My goal for an Ironman would be "don't die."

Nice. Do you try to run a set pace like when you're on the treadmill?

I try to, but it's difficult.

My ex is gearing up for the big 8K run coming up around St. Pat's Day. I tried to goad her into taking on the 15K option, but no go. She says she'll HTFU for that next year, though.

Bonus!

When I wore suits regularly, I would occasionally find a $20 in a breast pocket that I didn't remember putting there.

So, I got my 2011 Madone 6.5 down to 15 lbs 11 oz, Gotta reduce it by 312 grams to get under 15 lbs.

I can get 1/2 that with a new saddle. The rest will have to be in the area of bottle cages, pedals, & bearings (change to ceramic), & skewers.

8k won't be too bad with a little training.

She got in 4 miles on Tuesday. Up from 3 miles a couple weeks ago. What's 8K, about 5 miles? She's pretty much there

I honestly can't remember the last time I had writer's block. I guess, if it was too dark (or snowy) to ride, I would come to BikeForums and look for classic threads to entertain me.

Yeah. Most training plans don't even have you do the full distance during training. They said the race-day excitement will push you to the finish.

You could always skip the bottle cages entirely. Hydration is over rated.

What cassette, tires, and tubes are you using? That is usually a good place to lose some weight. Also, what brakes are you using?

Thing is, postal is always interesting.

I saw one of those oval distance stickers on the back of a car window today that read "13.1". Really?

No bottle cages, but then what to do with my "baby bike bolts." ?

Correct.

In a related story, my cousin is running the Disney's Princess Half-Marathon this weekend.

Start an epic BF thread, of course.

I got desperate, I mean I waited for 1821 posts for someone to ask and they did not, could not hold it any longer yet here I am contributing to the insanity. Go figure.

I've seen a lot here recently since we just had a big marathon in town.

It depends. Titanium baby bike bolts are okay, just make sure they don't get stollen.

Conti GP 4000 (205 gr) tires, ultralight butyl tubes, SRAM Red components with Dura-Ace 7900 cassette, KMC X10SL chain. Carbon: bars, stem, rims, bottle cages. Speedplay pedals. Skewers are alloy.

The Austin Marathon was last weekend...the winning woman, local Desiree Ficker, clocked a 2'50". The winning man, who ran w/o his watch but wore two bracelets to represent his new twins born a couple weeks before, ran a 2'30". Holy crap...that's cookin'!