Slornow's and Wannabefaster's Summer Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 13)

Suzy, I am glad you are ok. It sounds pretty scary and hopefully you will heal up fast. 

My vote is for tri shorts also. I don't own any cycling shorts at all because I figured the faster I get used to it the better. 

Suzy - wow, glad you are OK. 

Shorts - I like the DeSoto brand with the float pad.  On shorter rides, I will sometimes use shorts with very minimal padding.  I find that excessive padding causes my privates to get numb (?too much info).

Saturday was my day off, today I got in a 2450 yd swim followed by a 39 mile bike ride (trainer).

Looking forward to the return of warm weather.  We were in the low 40's this afternoon, windy and rain. 

Jim

Yikes, Suzy! Glad you are ok

I hope this posts, but here is my race report from today. I am VERY pleased with how I did, considering my lack of training. 

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=487957

I did this race in 2011, here is the breakdown of improvements 

Swim:
2011: 5:01, 6th place
2013: 4:42, 2nd place

Bike:
2011: 29:46, Pace 16.1, 35th place
2013: 26:14, Pace 18.3, 25th place

Run:
2011: 24:22, Pace 12:11, 45th place
2013: 24:07, Pace 12:03, 47th place 

Although I did not train for this, my fitness level is better. Tuesday I start my 16 week plan.... here goes!

My coach told me the same thing.  That helmet was brand new, only the second ride and not cheap!!  It does have a ding where my head in the pavement and skidded.  Do you still think it should be replaced?  After yesterday, I've never been so happy to have my head covered.  Very sore today, but I appear to be walking normally and breathing only hurts a little. Recovery day on tap.

Regarding tri shorts again,  for anything HIM or shorter I always wear tri shorts.  I've experimented with many (Oomph, Garneau, Zoot) and come to like Castelli the best.  As a female, the pad is thin, but sits well so chafing is eliminated most of the time.  I also think the saddle plays a role in it.  I used to ride a Terry Butterfly and switched to a Selle SMP lite 209 and love it. 

Love living vicariously through you!  I know exactly where you were running.  Have fun and stay hydrated!

Jamie - Nice job on Saturday!!  I would like to take partial credit for your accomplishments for my part in this cheering squad!

Melissa enjoy Kona

Karla - what kind of pup are you getting!  That's so exciting!!  And nice job on the race!!

Jason -  Hope your little girl is feeling better

Nate - Your overall performance looked pretty good t me!

Rachel sounds like you are on track and ready to go!

Oh no Suzy - hope you get back on that bike asap - and as others have said REPLACE THE HELMET!

I'm about to buy tri shorts - it's kind of ironic that's the topic of discussion today!  I just bought my USAT license to sign up for a duathlon this weekend.  I'm eyeing some 2xu shorts - I really need to pull the trigger today though.

Hope everyone had a good mothers day - I took mine to Fenway park to watch the Sox get destroyed by the Blue Jays. We still had fun though.

ok, off to work!

Randee

Suzy - glad you're ok.  Any crash you can walk (ride) away from is a good day.  That said, look after yourself and make sure you get checked out if anything isn't healing fast.  

And ABSOLUTELY get that helmet replaced.  They're designed so that the force is dissipated through the interior of the helmet (not into your head), which means that the damage isn't always where you'd expect.  After I crashed in Switzerland last year there was no visible damage on the top of the helmet where I'd landed, but a massive crack at the back from where the force went through.  I know how hard I hit the ground from the damage I did to my shoulder and skin, but my head came out of it pretty much unscathed.  And that's why I'll never get on a bike without a helmet.

(ironically, after I fell, the first thing I remember saying to my husband while I was lying on the ground was "I'm going to need a new helmet")

On the topic of shorts, I mostly ride in tri shorts.  I have recently bought a pair of cycle shorts with a gel pad to see if they're better for longer rides, but I'm still unconvinced.  Quality (and fit) of the chamois is IMO much more important than thickness.  I started off in cheap shorts, and even though they have a thicker pad they were never as comfortable.

For short tri's I never bother with chamois cream - my tri suits are pretty snug and fit well, so I don't find they move enough for chafing to be an issue over the short distances.

For longer rides I use a woman specific chamois cream called HooHa Ride Glide. It was recommended to me by a previous (male) mentor who had borrowed some off a lady on a group ride after he forgot his.  From his report it doesn't work so well for boys!  But I really like it.

so tell me about Tri suits.  I see people wearing them over tri shorts when they get out of the water.....

dress me

It's basically just a swim suit with built in shorts.  It has a pad in the shorts for the bike, but it's thin so it doesn't impact on the run.  For a short tri it's very convenient because there's not much opportunity for anything to move around.  Some of the ladies ones I've found have built in sports bras, but I actually prefer to choose my own sports bra (I have a specific one that I bought for racing that works for me).

I can't really recommend brands because all of mine are club colours (so I don't get a choice in the brand) or More Mile, which I think is a UK specific brand.

I've worn my tri suits for up to HIM distance and been really happy with them.  I only got separates (tri shorts and tri top) for IM because of the need for restroom breaks (it's REALLY hard to pee quickly in a tri suit!), and I still race all my sprints in a tri suit.

I know it's going back in the conversation a little, but we were discussing wetsuit fit, and pulling around the shoulders.  I've been looking through my race report from last year for a long swim event I have coming up, and found this:

"I've been having trouble feeling like I'm fighting against my wetsuit. I was given some advice to make sure I used baby oil on my arms and shoulders and make sure there was plenty of water inside my wetsuit. I did all of that and I really think it helped. I felt a lot more comfortable and although the water was cold I felt like I got warm quite fast."

Just in case that helps anyone...

Thank you Randee!

We got a boxer! He is about 2 and so calm! We have a little training to do, mostly listening to commands, but other than that, he his super gentle with the kids, doesnt jump on us or the furniture. Whomever let this dog get away is really missing out.

Wow, Suzy I'm so glad you are okay. That's some scary stuff right there! Get that helmet replaced!

I like tri shorts the best. The thick padding was good when I was just starting to bike as it took several weeks to get my backside used to the saddle, but now I'm used to it and even find that any thicker than my tri shorts will cause me numbness in a place no man wants to feel numbness! 

Karla, great job on your race! Always nice to see improvements!

Melissa, that sounds fantastic! Sounds like a place that would really motivate you to get out and train!

Rest day for me today and man do I need it. I hope my fitness comes back over the course of this week. My Friday run and my run during the race were pretty demoralizing, only because I know I can go faster without feeling so awful!

Karla-great job in the race. An excellent start to the race season with nice improvement.

Trisuit/2 piece-I'm with Jason on that. I generally like a 2 piece suit although I have raced through oly distance in a 1 piece tri suit in a non wetsuit race. Some of the new 1 piece suits are made of material that is suppose to be very fast in the water. I wear a swim skin in non wetsuit races and in some of the sprints/super sprints down here where they don't require a top I will just race in tri shorts.  Guys, don't try to wear shorts only during a swim and then put a tri top on in T1.....really hard to get the top on when you are wet......I did this in my first tri and it took forever!

Fro race lubrication I will use some Body Glide anywhere that chaffing may be an issue and also use Aquaphor gel/jelly in my tri shorts. It has a little more substance to it than chamois cream but is clear so does not cause a problem if it bleeds through. Doesn't last as long as diaper rash cream but works well. I actually get the generic brand at Walmart/Dollar Store and it seems to work as well as the Aquaphor brand....same composition/ingredients.  

How about a bike question that isn't related to falling?  Does anyone use a Quarq?  I just got the Elsa and I feel like the power readings are really low or sporadic. I looked at my TP file yesterday and it was all over the board and a good 40-60W lower than what I am used to seeing.   I didn't have the same issues with my Powertap with the Joule.   I read about calibration, manual zero and zeroing out, but all of this confuses me.  What's the appropriate calibration step?  I have a 510 that i use for the head unit.

Thanks!

I looked and I didn't see much for clothing

I pulled the trigger on 2 pairs - a 2xu and a De Soto.  I'll probably love them both

That's interest - never heard of using Aquaphor before!  NICE!

I've been using the Mission 5 hour.  I like it

http://www.amazon.com/Mission-Athletecare-Anti-Chafe-Cream-2-Ounce/dp/B005G01FAS