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Morning...

hope everyone has a NON eventful April fools day! no pranks!

I am really busy trying to get myself ready for my trips so will not be around much!

have a great April fools/Hump day! TRAIN WELL! Keep focused on your goals!

Noticed that they will be starting up new round of mentor program for April...Julie, have you heard anything? Will our group have to disband?  

I think they do this to help round up those that didn't respond earlier or have recently come to BT. We should be good for as long as we want to be a group.

Noticed that they will be starting up new round of mentor program for April...Julie, have you heard anything? Will our group have to disband?  

They'll probably move us to the archive area, but you can still post there.

Ok all...... I need input /help/ideas/you name it, I need it !!!!!

I do not balance well at all in the pool.  I tried the drill where you put one hand out straight and lean your head on it........swim on your side and turn your head up to breathe. My friend watched me and she said "you sink"........ I do not know why, but you sink.  I would turn my head to breathe and be under the water so far I'd take in water in my nose (why I am sick now I think). my legs did not sink , it was my entire torso and head !

I do not know how to correct my balance.  I saw myself on video again from our last class (you can see the horror at www.rubberduckyswimclub.blogspot.com   I swim last in that video......... and I literally hang my head low in an attempt to push my chest down into the water.  I thought I'd made progress and done so much better fixing how I swim, but wow..........not it just looks bad in a different way. LOL 

I will ask my friend for her swim coach's name......... but I kinda worry that I am that girl who no matter what someone else tries to show me.....i will not be able to do it.  I could not do any of the drills that my friend did so easily, I was embarrassed at my lack of progress and she was SO patient ! She stayed 1/2 hour after our swim was over and worked with me........i still could not do it.

My balance is horrible !  I blame my huge boobs !!!!!!     so other than a boob reduction ....... I'll take any ideas and seriously, that adult sized rubber ducky floatie.........NOT A BAD IDEA !!!!

  Here's some video of how it should look: Michael Phelps (he has a natural catch-up stroke, very efficient, but not pretty) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax77_hHq9Dc&feature=related

Ian Thorpe (also a natural catch-up stroke, but he keeps his head pointed too much forward, which is why Michael Phelps beat him in the end!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm-vSqlWmgs&feature=related Above all, keep working at it. It will seem to take forever and probably feel worse than it does now for some time. Swimming is unnatural for humans, so I guess that makes all of us swimmers super-human! And, of course, YOU are a swimmer (and a triathlete)! Trish

Thorpe doesn't slice his right hand in. My video showed me doing what he's doing.

last year our team stayed together til the end...but that is up to you! of course I would be honored...but need to know what the team wants! !?!? im here for you..but you may want to expand your horizons! haha

Julie, you feel that heavy weight on your legs ? that is me (all 156 lbs) clinging to you for dear life ! i may even dig the teeth in......I'm not going anywhere, why on earth would I go this far and then try to do this stuff without "my people"........ I'M STAYING.........I'M ALL IN BABY !!!!!

First ride on my "real bike".  It's not perfect, but it will do. I think it will really hurt my elbow to be on a mtn bike though.  the pressure that is on it to hold yourself up.....wow it is achey now !

I put on my helmet, it feels strange.  Bundled up (hhmmmmm 76 degrees and my ears were still cold ).  I went about 2 miles, tried to get used to gears some.  I can tell that I am more comfy on a hill standing, when we are in spin class we stand at least 1/2 hour of the time.  I am just used to it, however not on a bike that will wobble and fall over ! lol

So I did quite a few hills around here that are on my normal run route (well one of the two).  I made it up all of them ! PHEW.......

So I rode about 20 minutes, some just around the house and then some on that route...... the bike is not perfect, but it will do.  I may have them put on the fabric type cages so that I can do more than push down on the pedal.......... but i've never looked into that .

First ride on my "real bike".  It's not perfect, but it will do. I think it will really hurt my elbow to be on a mtn bike though.  the pressure that is on it to hold yourself up.....wow it is achey now !

I put on my helmet, it feels strange.  Bundled up (hhmmmmm 76 degrees and my ears were still cold ).  I went about 2 miles, tried to get used to gears some.  I can tell that I am more comfy on a hill standing, when we are in spin class we stand at least 1/2 hour of the time.  I am just used to it, however not on a bike that will wobble and fall over ! lol

So I did quite a few hills around here that are on my normal run route (well one of the two).  I made it up all of them ! PHEW.......

So I rode about 20 minutes, some just around the house and then some on that route...... the bike is not perfect, but it will do.  I may have them put on the fabric type cages so that I can do more than push down on the pedal.......... but i've never looked into that .

thats great Julie...just keep riding...the more you ride...the more comfortable you will be come race day! 20 minutes is a great start!

not sure I know what a fabric type cage is! you mean toe clips??? with a strap?

Just heard a great April Fools joke from a little kid interviewed on the radio...he replaced the cream in an oreo cookie with toothpaste! Ugh- can you imagine biting into that one?!!  Guessing he had fun licking all the cream out of the cookies though.