Stretched holiday season

Christmas in January, why not?

2007 & 2008 - The tree grew.

Card of the Year, two years runnning.

Thanks to B for the pics below.




Love the framed pic. Guess the year if you can. Is that well dressed bear winking?





Sweet vest, but can the dude run like a Deere?



Tri Stuff

Thur. 1-1-09

Run 56mins, ~7.5mi, ~32F,

Bike QR trainer steady+ after run

Duration: 1:05:41

Fri. 1-2-09

Off

Sat. 1-3-09

Bike QR easy-steady, head cold

Duration: 1:28:12 (1:31:25)

Sun. 1-4-09

Swim 35mins

Core - Verstegen run prep 15mins

Run 44mins steady, not too bad, ~5.75mi

No QL-back issues at all last 4-5 days.

Mon. 1-5-09

Off

Tue. 1-6

Bike QR trainer easy

Duration: 1:00:51

Wed. 1-7-09

Bike QR trainer easy-steady. Duration: 55:59 (57:09)Aborted planned run, raining hard and 35F.

Thur. 1-8-09

Swim 45mins,

15mins – Verstegen run prep

Run pm steady 45mins, ~5.9mi

Fri. 1-9-09

Swim 43mins

Core – on pool deck after swim crunches and straight leg lifts, 15mins

Bike QR trainer

Duration: 1:01:34 (1:03:35)

Sat. 1-10-09

Verstegen core run prep 20mins

Run 68mins steady, ~9mi, ~41F, steady light rain, but most joyful run of '09.

Swim 40mins

Sun. 1-11-09

Verstegen run prep core 20mins

Run 41mins, ~5.4mi

Bike QR trainer easy steady, 7min trans from run

Duration: 1:46:41 (1:48:12)

Mon. 1-12-09
Swim 45mins

Tue. 1-13-09

Swim 40mins
Core on deck - 20mins - 3 x crunches-straight leg raises-pushups

Bike QR trainer intervals – 3x8mins, 2min recvry

Duration: 56:22

Wed. 1-14-09

Core – Verstegen run prep (glutes) 15mins

Run 51mins, ~7.8mi, steady +, 28F no wind

Seeing lots of $1.9X for gas.