First post in a long time!

Last week: no swimming, 17.3 mi biking, and 21.3 miles running.
So far this week: no swimming, 12.3 mi biking, and ...7-8 miles running?

I lose track of the tenths. And in case you can't tell, I'm still Garmin-free.

But I'm not losing track of the slow yet steady progress back into running. Last weekend I did a 6-something and and almost-8 for a grand total of 13-14 miles back-to-back. 14 was the goal, and I'm happy with that!

The 6-er was in my old Adrenaline 12-2, my feet were hurting by the end. These shoes just went flat so fast, they were only at 250-ish miles. Lucky for me, BRR was able to get the new 13's transferred to my local store. So Sunday's run was their first break-in run, no break-in required as usual for these shoes. They need a little adjustment in the left orthotic and they seem good to go!

After much debating and excitement, I think I'm now leaning away from doing TTT in 2013. This is intended to be an "off" year for me--no irons at least. I still have lots of big ideas for the year--aside from the 60k and the 50-miler races early in the year. I'm wondering if I can do a 13 in 13--13 sorta-big B+ races? 13 half distances--half marathons, half irons, half centuries, half 100's--stuff like that.

But probably not TTT. I had a moment the other night in bed waiting to fall asleep. I realized I didn't want to do the race. The idea sounded good, but the desire wasn't there. I didn't want to swim that much, train that much, travel that much. I'm just not there yet.

I'm hearing about other new half irons in the midwest and they sound appealing. I read about a relay in Iowa and that sounded fun. I'm thinking about new races, new challenges, and new routes. THAT sounds appealing and fun.