Work has intervened, so my training and physical therapy have been wedged in recently.  Yet I have managed several 20 milers and a faster 14 miler, as well as good tempo and interval workouts. 

My swim coach (a national masters champ and former star cross country runner) says kicking will help my running. I know my running does not always help my kicking, that's for sure.

I ran 17.5 Sunday in temperatures starting just a few degrees above zero degrees F.  But the temperatures were not an issue.  And neither was the distance. 

-6 F with -17 F wind chill when I got into the car to drive to Rich's at 7 this morning. Broke out the cold weather running gear for the first time in a few years (global warming, you know).

The running path would have been too wet and it was not a night for the track, so we hit the roads.

Right now I am reading Advanced Marathon Training by Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas. It is the best marathon book I have read. Lots of science and training guidance.

This plantar fasciitis (heel soreness) is causing me to pursue a different strategy.

Never fear, with planning, dedication, flexibility, a willingness to compete somewhat undertrained, and, most of all, a sense of humor, you can be a triathlete and even compete in an Ironman.