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velcromom - 2011-03-01 7:51 PM

Good info on the perpetuem, John....once I try it, I'll weigh in.  The SE doesn't do so well in the heat, so it's worth a try!

As for gear bag, I'm assuming you're talking about Tri Bike Transport.  I did send a bag.  Jeff and I both shipped bikes, but we only sent one bag, on both trips.   We crammed a lot of stuff into it.  It was a bit bigger than their website specified, but one of the smaller bags we saw!  Wetsuits, helmets, CO2 cartridges, Gu, SE powder, bottles, pedals, bike shoes (Jeff's), bike tools, fuel belts, bike jackets...  I labeled the bag really well - inside and out - and unlike checked airline baggage, it was never opened.

We flew, and really didn't want to worry about baggage fees and lost luggage and flying with CO2 (some silly TSA rule). I've NEVER heard of a problem with a bike or a bike bag with TBT, so it seemed safer.  We carried everything else onto the plane.  Worked perfectly.   We returned the bikes after we raced...night of....and returned in the morning with the bike bag, repacked.  Not tough, because the food was gone, we brought cheap bottles and left them behind,  etc.

velcromom - 2011-03-01 8:39 PM

WTH is a War Eagle?!?

Off (with two 15 year olds) to watch the Sharks dominate!

fattyfatfat - 2011-03-01 6:48 PM

war eagle!

Plainsman AU - 2011-03-01 7:28 PMThanks John. 

kt65 - 2011-03-01 10:25 PM that really made me laugh, so hard I couldn't stop coughing.Thanks!Wor Teep

Plainsman AU - 2011-03-01 10:28 PM Thanks John. 

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 6:35 AM

No races for me this week, but what about you?  Provide the details!!! 

For those of us still dreaming about that first race of '11 or Spring for that matter, what have you recently discovered that's made your day? or your workouts easier? 

 

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 5:35 AM

No races for me this week, but what about you?  Provide the details!!! 

For those of us still dreaming about that first race of '11 or Spring for that matter, what have you recently discovered that's made your day? or your workouts easier? 

 

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 8:05 AM

Favorite new thing: Xtenex shoe laces....

Favorite new behavior: Rest days!

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 3:35 AM

No races for me this week, but what about you?  Provide the details!!! 

For those of us still dreaming about that first race of '11 or Spring for that matter, what have you recently discovered that's made your day? or your workouts easier? 

 

fowlmood - 2011-03-01 7:17 PM I guess I don't know what easy is so I just run. Workout was suppose to be
2miles easy, 3miles 10K pace, 2miles easy. Total miles 7.19

Now this is how it worked out
1st 2miles 8:18pace maybe this was easy didn't feel to exerted
next 3miles 7:18pace now I can see this.
last 2.19miles 7:31 now I don't think that was an easy pace but felt good so just went.


one thing that was nice about the run is when I finished I still had some light left come on Time Change

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 5:35 AMNo races for me this week, but what about you?  Provide the details!!! 

For those of us still dreaming about that first race of '11 or Spring for that matter, what have you recently discovered that's made your day? or your workouts easier? 

fattyfatfat - 2011-03-02 5:35 AM

glad it worked.  i'll keep breaking things and learning how to fix em' just so i can pass the good info along. 

TrevorC - 2011-03-02 9:45 AM

Speaking of that, you've had this current bike for quite a while now haven't you?

kt65 - 2011-03-02 7:17 AM

That's a great run, Bryce, and those are awesome paces, but don't discount the value of a good cool down.

 I like to cool down with a 10 or 15 minute (or as your plan said, 2 mile) easy jog to bring my heartrate down slowly and distribute blood evenly throughout my body.  It brings my body back to the "pre run" state...of course a bit tired but not "worn out" or like I need to rest...cuz usually I can't anyway.

I think it is also a good practice for injury prevention.  All of my runs end with a nice 10-15 minute cool down and it is at conversational pace.   

Just my opinion based on my own experience, others may do things differently...but having had pretty good luck at not getting injured and recovering pretty quickly for consecutive day runs, just thought I'd share.

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 3:35 AM

No races for me this week, but what about you?  Provide the details!!! 

For those of us still dreaming about that first race of '11 or Spring for that matter, what have you recently discovered that's made your day? or your workouts easier? 

fattyfatfat - 2011-03-02 8:02 AM

good luck racing peeps!!!

was gonna run a half marathon but bagged it due to time constraints.  will probably still run close to 13 though, just a bit earlier.

how i felt after last fridays 100 miler made my workouts easier in that it shows all this work is paying off, in a big way.  last time i rode a 100 i was sore as heck for a week. not this time.  

running off that ride made my day as it was probably the one workout i've been most excited about since starting the plan.  its the first real time that you get out there and for 6+ hours all you think about is get to that run and all you do, or try to do is put yourself in a position to get to that run.  its mental.  its physical.  its awesome.  there's a bunch of 70-90 mile rides that i run off,  but its that 100 threshold that's money. 

Terps421 - 2011-03-02 10:50 AM

John, what a great breakthrough!! Awesome to do all that work and actually feel good too! No surprise though, you are working hard!

Linda

SSMinnow - 2011-03-02 5:35 AM

No races for me this week, but what about you?  Provide the details!!! 

For those of us still dreaming about that first race of '11 or Spring for that matter, what have you recently discovered that's made your day? or your workouts easier? 

 

SoccerGK - 2011-03-02 1:36 PM

What I recently discovered that made my day today is that my run this weekend will be very scenic and awesome!  I'm going to DC this weekend, staying in Arlington, and trying to plan my 7-miler for Saturday or Sunday morning.  Turns out, I should be able to make it past the Pentagon, Lincoln Memorial, and around the Washington Monument before turning around.  Pretty cool!

What's made my workouts easier is just attitude adjustments!  If you THINK it's fun, then it will be.  If you think it sucks, well, it does!  Workouts are all mental to me now.


P.S. - Getting new shoes tonight because my knee has been hurting, and the shoe issue is the only one we can think of.  I've got around 350 miles on my old ones anyway.  Anybody here use Nike running shoes that they like?  Found out from the old intern that they'll be mad if I show up in any shoes but Nikes, more so than other apparel!  I've been wearing Brooks for years, so it should be an interesting shoe search.