Thanks for the words of encouragement tmetzger.

I'm kind of a research geek... I surf or buy books for info, then take what I can and apply it to my training plan.

As for starting my own team... 1st fitness, then training, then my 1st race (since 1974). I'm 30 yrs older, 40 lbs lighter, and haven't done anything more strenuous than mixing up a batch of margaritas for the last 4 years. The pro to that is I make a damn good margarita... but that doesn't help on the bike. I can't very well pour them into the old water bottle... can I?

I'll keep you posted.

Cathy, I'll pm you to compare method.