We Don't Just Tri - We Do (Season 2) - Closed (Page 9)

I'd say that buying the book "can't hurt", but it sounds like it might!

Had a week dealing with illness and am anxious to get back to training. I will have to make up for a lost week on my half marathon plan so am a bit nervous about my mileage increase. I think I will be able to adjust it once I get some basic runs in and will have to keep my focus and intensity up.

Edited by MamacitaT 2014-01-27 12:37 AM

This product looks fabulous but may not be able to help with California's issue in the fall - wildlife. I am an unfortunate Shark Week junkie and know that the great whites migrate through our area in October - when do you think my first triathlon was?? October. All I kept thinking about was keeping close enough to 2-3 other swimmers so, I wouldn't be singled out - Crazy I know but that was what was going through my mind. I grew up swimming in the Columbia River , lived in the water during the summer and was a lifeguard from high school through my college years so I am confident in my swimming abilities. I love lakes , rivers and pools, but am a bit nervous who I share the ocean with :0 I need to stay away from The Discovery Channel . Do you think they make shark repellant in this form

Edited by MamacitaT 2014-01-27 12:39 AM

The magic weight measure this morning was 100.5 kilos that's 6 kilos in 4 weeks around 13 pounds. So well exited for next Monday when I will be under 100 kilos.

That is brilliant mate, well done for the hard work this takes

I would be careful of increasing your mileage too much. IF you haven't done anything or a week you are a little less fit now that at the start so even doing last weeks mileage could be pushing it. Good luck

I finally got one! Here is the new baby. I took it out for a nice ride today. Felt good to be active after being sick for a week.

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Wow that's a really long seat stem

It wouldn't necessarily mean a poor fit at all. I don't know road bikes as well as tri bikes but tri bikes tend to have fairly long seat posts.

I had a bike that was too small for me - my first bike in fact. The frame was too small by several sizes (and I was fit by the shop - a well known shop at that and they still got it wrong). To make the geometry work correctly I had a really long seat post and handlebar stem to compensate.

Stem length is important to get the optimal position for your legs to generate the best power. An improper fit here can be dangerous to your knee health (if adjusted too low) or power generation.

A way to tell if your seat is too high would be to pay attention to handling. If the bike feels unstable, especially in turns and perhaps in downhills, consider the seat height and bike frame size as a possible culprit.

If the bike shop fit you correctly to the frame then the seat post length isn't likely to be a problem. That would be my take.

I have a lacrosse ball I use on my legs and to get at other "knots"...I'm going to try this just in general because I suffer from migraine's due to points on the shoulder blade.

She is beautiful!

One of our club members had a case of SIPE (Swim Induced Pulmonary Edema) during one of our club swims, fortunately there were people on hand to help her back to shore and get medical attention, she now wears this anytime she swims as suggested by her doctor, looks like a great device to have, you just never know?

I too have a very long stem. but in my case it is because my bike is too small, bought used and had no idea.
I would be curious if you have a shorter torso and longer legs, could make for a long seat post to still give you the proper reach? I am by no means a expert, just seems that that would make sense to me.
Nice Bike enjoy!
Just got back from the sunny west coast to windy cold northeast temps. No bike riding outside for me for a while! Back to the Pain cave tomorrow!

Had a good first week. I'm definitely getting more comfortable in the pool, which is my goal for these first couple of weeks. Hopefully I can get to a point in the next month to swim >400 meters without stopping.

Also been running more than I have in a long time, and it feels great to get back into daily training.

Hope everyone else is doing well! By the looks of the training logs, I'd say you are. 

Here' some pictures from my run yesterday: courtesy of the Katy Trail in Missouri. 

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Looks like a beautiful place to run, very peaceful

Edited by MamacitaT 2014-01-28 12:31 AM

umm I am no expert in any way, as long as you can ride and feel comfortable on the bike is all that counts.

Keep up the weight loss, jynxy!

Tara, nice bike! I have bike envy now, but will wait out to buy a road or tri bike until after my first tri, and maybe all of this year to see how the tri bug gets me, so MTB it is for me until then.

I slowed my training a bit mid last week since I had my Physio doctor's appointment (the one treating my recovery from Guillain-Barre) and wanted to be sure I was well rested as it is mostly a strenght test to see how I am doing. I am happy to say that the doctor has told me that I do not need to go back for physio therapy but to keep exercising, so that has given me extra motivation. No more doctors nor PT now! (Btw I still have some limited upward movement in my right hand, but doctor said it would go away with every day movement, hopefully sooner rather than later!)

I did some strenght training in my legs yesterday and had not done weights with legs (thought running, biking and swimming would take care of my legs) and am feeling a little bit sore today, so did not go out running today as planned. Sometimes it is better to rest, but I will go out running tomorrow.

What are your thoughts on strenght training? Is it needed or not? I have heard conflicting opinions, but I do want to keep some weightlifting in my program regardless (probably scale it down at some point) since although the doctor has released me from physical therapy, I still need to gain some muscle back to be stronger overall.

Just as an FYI, I just started entering my training log last week, but have been doing 2-3x per week since a couple months and will probably scale it up week of Feb-9 since I start a 12 week traning plan for my first short sprint tri in May 4th, which does include strenght training up until week 9. Still working on building volume and being able to run continously.

Edited by Lmoncada 2014-01-28 8:07 PM

ew weights for bike... the local tri coach works at my gym and he has told me that weights will help. I do lat pull downs and upper back work for the oull action on the handlebars. bench presses so I can hold my weight over the bars and leg presses to build up leg strenth. they all work on the core as well. of course this doesnt replace bike riding but I can see his logic