Cool Training Sites

I'm at a technology conference this week (translation geek conference) and learned about a couple of cool sites for training. I also hear about one from my friend Kelley who wants to join in our fun. We're thinking about doind the long course relay and varying things up a bit.

Anyway, the sites:

mapmyrun.com - Uses GoogleEarth interface to allow you to plot the exact points of the runs that you already do. If you create an account, it will tell you how many calories you burned, the elevations, your pace...all kind of cool things.
mapmyride.com - Same idea, just for bike rides.

You can also use both these features in Google maps....worth taking a look at.

Running against the wind

Did I ever mention that of all the weather events that occur the only one that generally irritates me is wind. Wind just blow, literally. It doesn't make for fun outdoor activities or help things grow instead it just inhibits forward movement. Despite the feeling of distaste for the weather I went on my first full forty minute no stopping run. I guess that I am becoming somewhat of a runner. Those winds must be winds of change.

Update!

Hope training is going well for everyone! I just spent the last weekend in Mexico and needless to say my only training was laying around in a beach chair, drinking margaritas, and snorkling. But hey, we all need a break sometime.

Even though I feel a little bit like an overenthusiastic cruise director...I really am excited that so many people want to make Wildflower their goal. Not to be cheesy or anything, but I think that training for fitness events is a great way to improve people's standard of living and make people happy. Here's to working out and feeling great!

I am trying to reserve a condo on the lake for all of us during Wildflower. It will have beds, a kitchen and most importantly: showers! When I get more information I will post it here. I assume that those of you who have confirmed for the triathlon might be interested in staying in the condo. The other options at the lake are camping, RVing, or staying in hotels that are about 45 minutes away. Let me know what you are thinking.

I will keep you posted on my progress!
Megan