Quote Originally Posted by Lise
Good heavens, girl, sit down! Take a rest! I do wonder about the running and cycling for seven years simultaneously... Yeah, I love the doxies. We had a miniature black and tan smooth coated girl named Schatzi. She was with us for 19 years. I knew a guy whose mini-doxie died when it was 23 years old. The guy's father was devastated when the dog died. He chastised his son, "It's because you smoke!" "Dad", the guy replied, "He was a dog! He wasn't going to out live you!" But...one does get awfully attached. Now I have two cats, Ariel and Isaac, who love to be as close to me as possible when I'm around, but can fend for themselves when I'm at the hospital for a 24 (+?) hour call shift. I'd love a dog, but they're not feasible for the single midwife.

Thanks for welcoming me to the boards! Since you swim and bike and run, do ever do all three at once-ish, in a triathlon?

Take care, Lise
I've toyed with the idea of doing triathlons but have had a run of injuries in the last 2 yrs (lower back, Rt. ankle, Lt. knee). The limiting factor is my back (Left sided L5/S1 facet joint for those with anatomical knowledge). However, I haven't completely given up on the idea. At present I am in training for a cycling event in Victoria, Australia Jan 06: the "Audax Alpine Classic"...200km which includes 3,600m of vertical climbing in mid summer. Hence, cycling has dominated my existence the last couple of months. I wanted to do this gruelling event before I turned 50 (20th July 2006). Sometimes I think I must be going a little crazy, but if you only live once, why not? Regards, Yasmin.