SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 11)

I would say don't push too hard before a long run. Take it easy and make sure your body has enough time to recover from your run to make sure it is fully ready for the long one.

Hey Karen. I would give it a little while for your body to adjust. I had a fitting done a while ago and I remember that it felt strange even during the fitting. I will find out more when I ride this afternoon. If your fitting was done bya good professional then it should be the best fit for your body type. The thing that I think is most important at the end is in what poistion are you going to get the best combination of power and comfort for you.

Rob

Janet,  do they want a swim time for the entire distance, or a 100yd swim time?  I too would error on the side of overestimating you speed and put down a slightly faster swim.  You will be pumped on race morning and quite frankly it is much better to be slightly selfish and have people pass you rather than spending the extra energy and passing people.  One other tip I learned, put down a slightly off time.  For example, I entered a 2 min/100yd time once, which was exactly right for me. The problem was that is a nice even number for people who don't really know their time, so they chose that as well. Consequently I was stuck behind people that couldn't swim that speed.  Next time I entered 1:58 and it was amazing the difference.  By the way, great job on that swim distance.  Every time I ready your log or your post the distance is getting farther and farther.  Keep working.

Karen,  I too felt a little funny coming onto the road with a new fit, even though the trainer fit felt fine.  As long as you aren't in pain from the new fit, I would give it a few rides. For me, it did/does feel like I am learning to ride all over again with my new fitting.  But I'm thinking once I'm use to it it will be better.  I can feel different muscles engaging and I like that.  But it does feel awkward because my weight is no longer as far forward, rather more over my seat.  Give it a try.

Rob, I'm impressed, it only took you a year to be brave enough to move to clipless pedals (JJ)  Now I can gloat at how long your T2 times are going to be since you have to CHANGE SHOES.  Honestly I am more excited to hear about when you fall over in your clipless pedals at your new stop sign!


TGIF 
Tracy

It's that time of the month again, yep - had my monthly swim this morning .  The pool was wetter than I remembered.

Janet, I'd go with a faster time too.  You're going to make a lot of progress between now and August.  Even submitting a faster time than you're swimming now, you'll probably end up revising it to an even faster time.  Not sure if you're using a swim program or not, but I used the 0-1650 plan when I was first starting to swim for distance and it really helped to build stamina in the water.

Have a good weekend everyone!  Its raining here now, but its supposed to be 67 and SUNNY on SUNday!!!!

Matt

Since we have been talking swimming lately, it is time for me to share my favorite swimming tool.  Here is a video demonstating the use of the Finis Freestyler hand paddles. They are specially designed for the freestyle stroke.  They've really helped me with my high elbow, hand entry, and pull.  Plus they aren't that expensive. You can use them in combination with a pull buoy or alone.  John, the video link I sent you before wasn't for these specific paddles like I thought, but it was still good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sibkmd5OsVU

Tracy

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Rob--great running form, especially on grass.  Do they not have paved roads in Canada yet?

Suzy

Nice Suzy.very nice  Actually we finally got a paved road just leading into Guelph. We are so excited. It only took about 150 trees split and laid side by side. It's a little bumpy but the dog sleds fly right over them. I hear next year we are going to get a stop sign and who knows what new fangled items they will dream up after that. Probably something like the wheel.

It's gonna be a great day today. 19 C and sunny. I am going to do my required morning swim and then take a long leisurely ride this afternoon. This will be the first time on the road with my bike properly fitted and with clipless pedals. I should really clean the chain first but we'll see how that goes.

Have a great day everyone and good luck to everyone racing.

    We have once of those flashing yellow lights now here in Calgary. Its weird....I've heard that down south they have lights with green,yellow, and red on them - And they color doesn't stay consistent!! It changes and you have to react to it!! Rob, I couldn't imagine if one of those things came up here. It would be CHAOS!

Wouldn't those flashing lights upset the horses?

I don't know anyone who hasn't done that.  My first time in clipless, I fell over in the driveway.  I had the trashcan for balance on one side, but kinda forgot about the other.  Bruised my ego was all...

Short recap of Giro race on Thursday night, I got dropped.  I need to put a lot more time in the saddle, work on accelerations and try to get more than 3 hours of sleep the night before.  I will miss the next two weeks of races but if I can manage some more riding time between now and then I would love to go back and see what I can do.  It was a great workout.    

Adam: no problem getting dropped just makes you want to get better. A failure is never a fialure if you haf 1) learned something from it or 2) it has made you stronger and more determined.

So I di my bike ride today and didn't even fall down. I had a couple fo scary moments when semi's passed me with only a foot or two to spare but it was great overall. What a difference the clipless make. I could feel my legs stronger and getting less tired than previous rides. I now understand what everyone talks about when they say how much of a difference they make. My back got a little sore as did my neck from being in the areo position so much. It was such a great day I would like to have stayed out longer but duties called.

I was able to sneak in a couple of beers with my wife on the back deck before the sun dipped behind the neighbors house.