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Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about it unless your bike fit is really bad. I ride a road bike off and on while in training and a fixed spin bike at the gym if the weather is bad. You can still build on your base (HR monitor recommended).

I do however focus on my race bike a couple of months prior to a race for familiarity. I am faster on my TT bike than my road bike, significantly. 

Hi Cassandra, great to have you back!

I've been reading all the posts, but have gotten behind in responding. I'm going to try to go back today to answer and respond to as many as I can. Everyone seems to be doing great and lots of positive energy right now in the group!

Geoff,

I don't think you are over training. The  biggest risk of injury when just starting out is running too much. A calf cramp while cycling could be many things but I don't think you need to cut back unless it becomes chronic. Also increasing hydration can help with cramps. By that I don't mean just hydrating immediately before or during the session. Drink water throughout the day. It can take time to hydrate properly down to the cellular level.

If your swim, bike, run, rest schedule is working for you than stick with that. If you get to the point where you feel you can do more, I would start with adding a 2nd run in somewhere. Maybe increase it to a Swim and Run - Bike - Run -Rest pattern when you are ready.

I ride a rode bike exclusively on my trainer.

Now you say that you race and train the rest of the year on a different bike, presumably your race bike? Sure the geometry is different but during those winter months when racing is still quite a ways away I see no problem with the rode bike on the trainer. Much of your winter work is just building the systems ie. increasing cardiovascular ability and muscular endurance. You can begin to dial in fit and position and comfort on your race bike as the weather warms up and you get closer to race season. Now riding your tri bike on the trainer is fine too, but like you I try to save the wear and tear and therefore the road bike is on the trainer for my winter work. I do most of my outdoor summer riding on a road bike too. It's just my preference and what I enjoy. I do one 20 mile -ish ride a week on the tri bike during the season. The rest is all road bike. Some would disagree with this approach and they ride their tri bikes exclusively. I think it is personal preference. Do spend enough training time on your tri bike to feel comfortable and at home on it though. Do some training bricks on it to make sure your legs are not cramping up or anything from the different angle/position of your road bike geometry.

Tony,

Try adjusting or changing your saddle. Move it forward on the rails, move it backwards, adjust the angle if need be. Some discomfort is normal but numbness within 30 minutes is not normal. Just try different things until you find what works. I have gone through several different saddles to find what works for me. Surprisingly one of the cheap ones is most comfortable for my position.

I like your plan of small incremental increases in your training load. Just stay consistent. You will reach plateaus and you just have to keep working until that next breakthrough. I also like the core work 2x per week. I've added a lot of planking to my routing this year.

You're doing great Josh! Keep it up!!

Don't expect to hold 24 mph outdoors though, at least not for awhile.

Carl,

How did the swim go? Don't expect too much the first few sessions. Swimming is hard just starting out but gets better pretty quickly.

Same here. I still enjoy the road bike more though.

Keep at it. It is a slow process when just starting back. Enjoy the journey!

That's Celsius right? No way am I am running in sub-zero Fahrenheit. So wait, if  0C is around 32F that's still too cold! I don't run outside under 40F or bike under 50F. Those days are what treadmills and trainers are made for!!!

BT needs to implement a "like" and "dislike" button.  Many post I agree but do not require a comment or someone has already commented. 

I'm not running at -4*F !!  I ran in the single digits once in New Mexico. It hurt my lungs!

Edit: The weather today was 50*F, cloudy, 20+ mph south winds, with 50% chance of rain. I went ahead and took off on my bike for my scheduled ride. It ended up mostly sunny, 63*F, 10-15 mph wind. For once it worked out!! Well, other than being WAY over dressed.