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 2011-02-27 1:28 PM in reply to: #3256813 |
Champion  6973      marietta |  Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closedthanks dino! suzy and i were talking about a BT peep with the username "tjfry" last week. i couldn't recall exactly what his tri background was but i knew it was pretty impressive. below is from his post in the "triathlon claim to fame thread" currently up. TJ lives down in the Woodlands, just outside of Houston. He's a pretty cool guy, even helped me out a bit in the rental house search for ironman. check out the video! and not posted on there but he led the charge out of the water at cozumel last november although i think that's pretty common for him. i figured some of you might find it pretty cool. ------------------------------------------------ I was the 1988 Ironkids Overall National Champion USA Triathlon had to change their age rule for the first world championships in Avignon, Fr when at 15 I beat all the 17-19 years olds in one of the junior national team world qualifiers I led the Ironman World Championships in Kona as a pro. I got to see parts of the world for free thanks to tri. I had some great moments and races, of which only a very few were ever caught on video...like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ3bWEwghDI I've qualified for Kona 5 times, raced it twice. I got to train with the likes of Nick Radkewich, Becky Lavelle, Laura Bennett, Hunter Kemper, The Debooms, etc., roomed with Cameron Brown and partied with Macca,and learned volumes in the process. I used to race Lance on a regular basis as a kid. I owned the swim course record for 70.3 Buffalo Springs and the Wildflower Triathlon (HIM) for a number of years. I'm all washed up now, but can still break 50 min in an Ironman swim. |
| 2011-02-27 3:45 PM in reply to: #3374375 |
Master 1497 Maryland | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed fattyfatfat - 2011-02-27 2:28 PM thanks dino! suzy and i were talking about a BT peep with the username "tjfry" last week. i couldn't recall exactly what his tri background was but i knew it was pretty impressive. below is from his post in the "triathlon claim to fame thread" currently up. TJ lives down in the Woodlands, just outside of Houston. He's a pretty cool guy, even helped me out a bit in the rental house search for ironman. check out the video! and not posted on there but he led the charge out of the water at cozumel last november although i think that's pretty common for him. i figured some of you might find it pretty cool. ------------------------------------------------ I was the 1988 Ironkids Overall National Champion USA Triathlon had to change their age rule for the first world championships in Avignon, Fr when at 15 I beat all the 17-19 years olds in one of the junior national team world qualifiers I led the Ironman World Championships in Kona as a pro. I got to see parts of the world for free thanks to tri. I had some great moments and races, of which only a very few were ever caught on video...like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ3bWEwghDI I've qualified for Kona 5 times, raced it twice. I got to train with the likes of Nick Radkewich, Becky Lavelle, Laura Bennett, Hunter Kemper, The Debooms, etc., roomed with Cameron Brown and partied with Macca,and learned volumes in the process. I used to race Lance on a regular basis as a kid. I owned the swim course record for 70.3 Buffalo Springs and the Wildflower Triathlon (HIM) for a number of years. I'm all washed up now, but can still break 50 min in an Ironman swim. This guy is very impressive and NOT washed up either! He has a lot to offer. |
| 2011-02-27 5:21 PM in reply to: #3256813 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed John-O Congrats!!! Thats some impressive speed kid. now slow down, and pace yourself for 26.2 properly off a bike! |
| 2011-02-27 7:45 PM in reply to: #3256813 |
Master 2621 Almaden Valley, San Jose, California | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed |
| 2011-02-27 8:32 PM in reply to: #3256813 |
Expert 1037 Portland, OR | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? |
| 2011-02-27 8:41 PM in reply to: #3374765 |
Master 2501 | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed SoccerGK - 2011-02-27 6:32 PM How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? I don't know, but if your body composition has changed (and I can't imagine that it didn't!), then I would think you might need to fit yourself to a new saddle. Also, I'd guess you are wearing different shorts? That can make a difference for me -- some styles I have chafe me pretty badly (some only chafe on one of my bikes and not the other). Finding a new saddle is a royal PITA, so to speak, so good luck!!! |
| 2011-02-27 11:08 PM in reply to: #3373815 |
Master 1539 Sin City | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed fattyfatfat - 2011-02-26 4:20 PM kkcbelle - 2011-02-26 7:17 PM Congrats to FattyFat John!! Not only did he crush a century ride yesterday, haha. thanks. no big deal. well, when the phone rang today i was pretty stoked.. THAT voice. ;-) NOT a big deal?! :-P Awesome! Way to go! BTW - I LOVE the family picture...did you do the "I Love You" sign on purpose? Love it!! |
| 2011-02-27 11:14 PM in reply to: #3374765 |
Master 1539 Sin City | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed SoccerGK - 2011-02-27 6:32 PM How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? I'm going through the same thing. I lost about 25 pounds too, and I feel like my saddle is not as supportive as it used to be. I'm on the search for a new saddle. I have a feeling that my sitbones are just wider (not that it became wider, but I had a lot of "fat" that I couldn't feel the sitbones to begin with) than the seat. Have you tried going to the bike shop and using the sitbones measurer? A new bike shorts may help too - and I guess it depends on where the sores are located. I have no idea exactly how to help saddle sores, but I do know that since I lost the weight, my saddle doesn't feel as comfortable as it used to be. Did you get your seat raised since you were last fit in April? I found that since I raised my seat about 1 1/2" higher, I'm not "upright" anymore, so it's more uncomfortable. Maybe that's the reason? I have never ever gotten saddle sores or anything of the sort. I don't even use lube. Never needed it. |
| 2011-02-27 11:22 PM in reply to: #3373692 |
Master 1539 Sin City | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed |
| 2011-02-28 6:35 AM in reply to: #3374883 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed CyborgQueen - 2011-02-28 12:08 AM fattyfatfat - 2011-02-26 4:20 PM kkcbelle - 2011-02-26 7:17 PM Congrats to FattyFat John!! Not only did he crush a century ride yesterday, haha. thanks. no big deal. well, when the phone rang today i was pretty stoked.. THAT voice. ;-) NOT a big deal?! :-P Awesome! Way to go! BTW - I LOVE the family picture...did you do the "I Love You" sign on purpose? Love it!! haha. thanks! glad you liked it. yes, on purpose. stems from something steve talked about a few mg's back. when getting in the water everyone looks alike to the people on shore, hard (impossible sometimes) for family to pick you out. so, raising your hand one last time flashing that sign is a cool way of letting them know where you are and that you're thinking of em'. sometimes jarrett just uses one finger though.... ;-) |
| 2011-02-28 7:13 AM in reply to: #3374765 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed SoccerGK - 2011-02-27 9:32 PM How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? definitely. probably stating the obvious here but especially in the your inner thighs, i had to switch it up a few months back because of exactly this. narrower is better for me. you mentioned tri saddles. don't get caught up in the marketing here. plenty of "road" saddles winning races from local sprints to ironman. if a saddle works then use it. don't discount one because it doesn't have a long nose or it doesn't say "tri" in the name somewhere. one thing i just can't figure out is why every lbs i walk into has a 10 day policy or they have a special program where you can rent a saddle for $25 a week (but you get that discounted off the purchase price...whatever) here are some options to get around the above
hope this helps. AWESOME job with the weight loss. keep it up!!! Edited by fattyfatfat 2011-02-28 7:14 AM |
| 2011-02-28 7:16 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed Hey gang. How's it hanging. Haven't been around much as I have been focused on my new business. Coming along but of course not where I want it. When people ask me how it's going I tell them. "Great and it will get better soon" Training has been very sporadic due to the old body falling apart. My back was sore for a while and while I am slowly working through that I have had a knee problem. Last weekend I was putting up some curtain and suddenly got a shooting pain through my knee. It feels like someone has shoved a "large" needle into my knee just at the inside of the patella. It's OK when I keep the leg straight but I am virtually unable to bend it. Hurts like h@!! when I bend it. Strangely enough it doesn't hurt when I walk. I am wondering if I may have started an injury when we were doing running drills last week and on the weekend bent it the wrong way to finish the job. This is "starting" to get frustrating. I think I am just going to stop getting older
Hey John awesome work on the ride and race.
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.| 2011-02-28 7:44 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed I got the results of my swim video last week and it sure isn't pretty watching yourself in the pool. Can you say Beached Beluga. I need to get out in the sun. It seems I am entering the water to soon with my arm. I was taught to drop my hand into the water just above my head and then reach forward. This time I was working with a true swim coach and she wants me to reach much farther ahead before I re-enter the water with my arm. The rest of my form was OK even though I was swimming with a sore back. As she said most of us in triathlons are not true swimmers but survival swimmers. Now for the weird part. I had a dream last night and in it I was swimming. I was actually consciously trying to correct my stroke and reach forward in the dream. This stuff really gets inside your head. If I could only get the fitness I need by sleeping and dreaming about it.. That would be great but then again I would probably have to do my races while sleeping then. |
| 2011-02-28 8:08 AM in reply to: #3375036 |
Expert 1037 Portland, OR | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed fattyfatfat - 2011-02-28 7:13 AM SoccerGK - 2011-02-27 9:32 PM How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? definitely. probably stating the obvious here but especially in the your inner thighs, i had to switch it up a few months back because of exactly this. narrower is better for me. you mentioned tri saddles. don't get caught up in the marketing here. plenty of "road" saddles winning races from local sprints to ironman. if a saddle works then use it. don't discount one because it doesn't have a long nose or it doesn't say "tri" in the name somewhere. one thing i just can't figure out is why every lbs i walk into has a 10 day policy or they have a special program where you can rent a saddle for $25 a week (but you get that discounted off the purchase price...whatever) here are some options to get around the above
hope this helps. AWESOME job with the weight loss. keep it up!!! Awesome, thanks for the help! The only reason I mentioned tri saddle is because we each switched out the saddles that originally came with our bikes and just never got rid of them. I put on my old saddle and sat on it for just a few seconds and remembered exactly why I switched a year ago! The only other saddle we had sitting around was Ryan's original saddle that came on his tri bike. I hope it works for my ride today just because I don't want to deal with having to buy another saddle! Giant pain... Thanks for the encouragement, too. I'm at a bit of a plateau in weight loss right now since I've been increasing my training, which means I'm HUNGRIER! Nothing like a grumbling tummy in class! |
| 2011-02-28 8:18 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Elite 3395 Raleigh | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed You are not going to believe this! WARNING THIS IS GRAPHIC! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM I hope the driver spends the rest of his life in jail! |
| 2011-02-28 9:29 AM in reply to: #3375142 |
Veteran 209 New York | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed DougRob - 2011-02-28 10:18 PM You are not going to believe this! WARNING THIS IS GRAPHIC! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM I hope the driver spends the rest of his life in jail! un-freakin-believable. |
| 2011-02-28 9:32 AM in reply to: #3375119 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed SoccerGK - 2011-02-28 8:08 AM fattyfatfat - 2011-02-28 7:13 AM SoccerGK - 2011-02-27 9:32 PM How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? Should you decide you want a Cobb V Flow talk to me before you buy it. I have a brand new in the box saddle that I never used and I guarantee the deal will be better than what you can buy. definitely. probably stating the obvious here but especially in the your inner thighs, i had to switch it up a few months back because of exactly this. narrower is better for me. you mentioned tri saddles. don't get caught up in the marketing here. plenty of "road" saddles winning races from local sprints to ironman. if a saddle works then use it. don't discount one because it doesn't have a long nose or it doesn't say "tri" in the name somewhere. one thing i just can't figure out is why every lbs i walk into has a 10 day policy or they have a special program where you can rent a saddle for $25 a week (but you get that discounted off the purchase price...whatever) here are some options to get around the above
hope this helps. AWESOME job with the weight loss. keep it up!!! Awesome, thanks for the help! The only reason I mentioned tri saddle is because we each switched out the saddles that originally came with our bikes and just never got rid of them. I put on my old saddle and sat on it for just a few seconds and remembered exactly why I switched a year ago! The only other saddle we had sitting around was Ryan's original saddle that came on his tri bike. I hope it works for my ride today just because I don't want to deal with having to buy another saddle! Giant pain... Thanks for the encouragement, too. I'm at a bit of a plateau in weight loss right now since I've been increasing my training, which means I'm HUNGRIER! Nothing like a grumbling tummy in class! |
| 2011-02-28 9:36 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Veteran 209 New York | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed My month is over here & I can't believe we're moving into March already. Where does the time go?? Albeit being sick earlier this month, I put in some good volume on the bike, but lacked a bit in the swimming dept. I hope to bring that up a bit next month. I did close out the month with 18 holes of extremely competive golf..
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| 2011-02-28 9:41 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed HEY MIGHTY MOM!!!! DID YOU WANT ME TO LINK YOUR RR HERE SO EVERYONE CAN READ ABOUT YOUR PR IN THE SNOW???? ;-) AWESOME JOB!!! |
| 2011-02-28 9:42 AM in reply to: #3375119 |
Expert 1797 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed SoccerGK - 2011-02-28 8:08 AM fattyfatfat - 2011-02-28 7:13 AM SoccerGK - 2011-02-27 9:32 PM How much can weight loss impact how comfortable a saddle is on a bike? My saddle has been giving me the worst saddle sores lately! When I ride, it feels really uncomfortable. It fit me when I bought it back in April, but I've lost like 25+ pounds since then. Does that make a difference? definitely. probably stating the obvious here but especially in the your inner thighs, i had to switch it up a few months back because of exactly this. narrower is better for me. you mentioned tri saddles. don't get caught up in the marketing here. plenty of "road" saddles winning races from local sprints to ironman. if a saddle works then use it. don't discount one because it doesn't have a long nose or it doesn't say "tri" in the name somewhere. one thing i just can't figure out is why every lbs i walk into has a 10 day policy or they have a special program where you can rent a saddle for $25 a week (but you get that discounted off the purchase price...whatever) here are some options to get around the above
Awesome, thanks for the help! The only reason I mentioned tri saddle is because we each switched out the saddles that originally came with our bikes and just never got rid of them. I put on my old saddle and sat on it for just a few seconds and remembered exactly why I switched a year ago! The only other saddle we had sitting around was Ryan's original saddle that came on his tri bike. I hope it works for my ride today just because I don't want to deal with having to buy another saddle! Giant pain... Thanks for the encouragement, too. I'm at a bit of a plateau in weight loss right now since I've been increasing my training, which means I'm HUNGRIER! Nothing like a grumbling tummy in class! I can sympathize w/ the weight plateau. I've found that if you get stuck on a plateau b/c your body has adjusted to the new calorie intake but you still need those calories for training then try something different. Some possibilities: - Shift the macro nutrients around for a few weeks. Maybe increase 5-10% percent b/t protein and healthy fats while reducing carbs by that amount. - Cut out bread carbs and focus on whole grains and veggies for carbs - do some low intensity workouts in the AM before eating breakfast - change up your workouts, add some higher intensity speed work to the bike or run - reduce your meat consumption and focus on other sources of protein Try to change your diet w/o changing the amount of food you eat. It helps me to keep my body guessing that way it doesn't get too comfy processing calories. I hope that makes sense. |
| 2011-02-28 9:46 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Extreme Veteran 368 Lamar | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed Will be heading to Naples,FL on March 15th to finish getting ready for the Gator Half on the 20th Does anyone happen to know where I can get some open water swim in besides the ocean that maybe marked. |
| 2011-02-28 9:59 AM in reply to: #3375040 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed Redknight - 2011-02-28 6:16 AM BE careful out there Rob!!Hey gang. How's it hanging. Haven't been around much as I have been focused on my new business. Coming along but of course not where I want it. When people ask me how it's going I tell them. "Great and it will get better soon" Training has been very sporadic due to the old body falling apart. My back was sore for a while and while I am slowly working through that I have had a knee problem. Last weekend I was putting up some curtain and suddenly got a shooting pain through my knee. It feels like someone has shoved a "large" needle into my knee just at the inside of the patella. It's OK when I keep the leg straight but I am virtually unable to bend it. Hurts like h@!! when I bend it. Strangely enough it doesn't hurt when I walk. I am wondering if I may have started an injury when we were doing running drills last week and on the weekend bent it the wrong way to finish the job. This is "starting" to get frustrating. I think I am just going to stop getting older
Hey John awesome work on the ride and race.
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| 2011-02-28 10:13 AM in reply to: #3375316 |
Expert 670 metro west, MA | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed fattyfatfat - 2011-02-28 10:41 AM HEY MIGHTY MOM!!!! DID YOU WANT ME TO LINK YOUR RR HERE SO EVERYONE CAN READ ABOUT YOUR PR IN THE SNOW???? ;-) AWESOME JOB!!! LOL! Eh. It's a PR by less than a minute and the old PR was on a much more difficult course so it doesn't feel like much of an accomplishment. But considering the holes in my training this winter I'm content. Congrats to you too! Awesome 5k win there! |
| 2011-02-28 10:20 AM in reply to: #3256813 |
Expert 670 metro west, MA | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed Thanks all for the kudos! Anyone here a Biggest Loser fan? I literally bumped into Mark Kruger yesterday at packet pick up. He ran the marathon in 3:25 and won his division. I wasn't a huge fan of his when he was on the show but I give him a lot of credit for changing his life. The man looked good! |
| 2011-02-28 12:29 PM in reply to: #3256813 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: swbkrun with us!!! - Closed Three cheers for the new improved Suzy....two week of vacation and a new coach who has a slightly different philosophy and this is what you get! And yes George I did include everything because strength, walking and yoga will continue to be a mainstay of my program!
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