Yanti & Salty Mad Manatees PART 3: FULL POD (Page 10)

And we're looking forward to some rain storms...

Good morning Manatees! I have a great story to share about my son. 

Over the weekend I bought him a pair of bike shoes.  He's been using my old pedals that have a platform on one side and clips on the other and has been asking for bike shoes. After we got the bike shoes I suggested he go to the nearby elementary school to practice clipping/unclipping in the safety of a parking lot. Well sunday he went out in front of the house and tried it a few times then came back in.  Maybe it's a guy thing, I don't know, but yesterday he decided to go out for a full blown ride with the new shoes, without much practice.  He came home a while later with a bloody knee and several scrapes and explained that he'd started on the pavement where he fell twice (both were the typical slo-mo tip), then he went offroad (he has a hybrid) where he fell a couple more times.  But each time he got back on and kept going! I am so proud of him!

This is me n my son after my first tri...

ebshot - 2012-07-03 12:27 PM I went for a 2 mile run today.  It was hot and humid and I totally melted and was slow as slow can be.  But I felt good and so happy I got it done.  Who cares what my pace was, I was out there.

Awesomeness!!!  Yup, there is a lot to be said for getting out there.  Glad it felt good, be sure to rehydrate!

Good morning Manatees! I have a great story to share about my son. 

Over the weekend I bought him a pair of bike shoes.  He's been using my old pedals that have a platform on one side and clips on the other and has been asking for bike shoes. After we got the bike shoes I suggested he go to the nearby elementary school to practice clipping/unclipping in the safety of a parking lot. Well sunday he went out in front of the house and tried it a few times then came back in.  Maybe it's a guy thing, I don't know, but yesterday he decided to go out for a full blown ride with the new shoes, without much practice.  He came home a while later with a bloody knee and several scrapes and explained that he'd started on the pavement where he fell twice (both were the typical slo-mo tip), then he went offroad (he has a hybrid) where he fell a couple more times.  But each time he got back on and kept going! I am so proud of him!

This is me n my son after my first tri...

melbo55 - 2012-07-03 11:58 AM

ebshot - 2012-07-03 12:27 PM I went for a 2 mile run today.  It was hot and humid and I totally melted and was slow as slow can be.  But I felt good and so happy I got it done.  Who cares what my pace was, I was out there.

Awesomeness!!!  Yup, there is a lot to be said for getting out there.  Glad it felt good, be sure to rehydrate!

Yes! That's awesome! Geeze when it's hot there is no reason to think about pace

"The-devil-is-my-pace-booty"

LOL

Hi all,  got some bike questions 4 weeks out.

1. When should I have my last tune up before my HIM done?

2. I have yet to bike the actual distance of my HIM (point to point, 59mi/94km).  Longest ride to date is 51mi/82km.  How important is it that I have done the distance?  Would my time be better spent doing more short/intense rides? 

Thanks!

Hi all,  got some bike questions 4 weeks out.

1. When should I have my last tune up before my HIM done?

2. I have yet to bike the actual distance of my HIM (point to point, 59mi/94km).  Longest ride to date is 51mi/82km.  How important is it that I have done the distance?  Would my time be better spent doing more short/intense rides? 

Funny, I keep mentioning the "T" word to him and he keeps saying he's too big (I've told him about Clyde).  But the other day he mentioned doing an Ironman.  The seed is growing...

For your tune up it depends on what you have done.  Just cleaning and tightening everything up I'd probably do it a week before so it's still fresh.  If you are getting new cables/brakes etc you will want to give it more time so you can "stretch them out" and get everything tightened up again before the race (maybe two weeks before).

As for the ride, no clue, my longest ride so far is 38.

Ha!  I read that as last tune up RIDE.  My bad!  I'd do it about two weeks before the HIM if possible.  I like to make sure that I am happy with the shifting after the adjustment.  As TJ said, it depends on how  big the tune up is though.

It's better if you do the race distance many times before the actual race (plus some) but you'll be fine if you pace accordingly.  I had 3 total rides in the 50-56 mile range before my HIM last year the rest were 25-30 miles at a faster than race pace.  I went out a little hard on the bike and felt it during the last 6 miles of the run.

I would take your typical 20-30 mile ride pace and go out one or two mph slower.

The only endurance event I had done before my HIM was a marathon and I hit the wall just before mile 20.  The HIM took me nearly two hours longer than the marathon.  So I didn't know what my body would feel like after 4+ hours of continuous duty.  Had I slowed the bike down some (and did better with nutrition) I would have had better results.

Clean/Lube the chain, make sure derailers are shifting smooth, simple tune up.  Have bike shop do it if that's in the budget.  Mainly make sure everything is in good working order and tires are good, wheels are true etc.