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My theme(s) for this entire year are BUDGET and PERSPECTIVE.
I'm trying to learn how to race without spending as much. Times are tough, but I don't want to sacrifice my racing, because it keeps me mentally and physically fit. For example, I won't be doing as many "practice races" - at least not TRIATHLON - because of the cost. I'll just be training more carefully. I'm going to cancel my YMCA membership because the Y is just too expensive. I don't care that the tri club works out at the Y. I don't care that no one else I know works out at
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And I need it NOT to cost me an arm and a leg.
'Cause
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On that note, tonight I'm getting a pedicure (just watch that unbroken blister on my left small toe!) because it is cheaper to get a pedicure than a massage. With a pedi, my legs get SOME massaging, and then my toes look nice for the weekend's warm weather.
And the toes are only gonna be pretty for a while, so I gotta enjoy 'em. That metric century ain't gonna ride itself.
As far as perspective goes, today I got the race report from SZ. Unsurprisingly, her report was MUCH different than mine. I'm not sure if this is because her mom had a DNF, it was her first marathon, because she
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Of course, I didn't take my own advice . . . I'm in the NY Lottery, I'm signed up for 2 other races, and about 8 weeks ago I started consdiering the idea of running Melbourne again in 4 weeks. I guess 4 years
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Sounds like you are recovering beautifully!! Yay! Onward and upward!!!!
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