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Okay, you people!! I will call tomorrow to get a bike fit!! Geez!  

Kellie watched me swim again tonight.  She is really good at diagnosing problems.  

kkcbelle - 2009-02-02 2:29 PM

Bronwyn1968 - 2009-02-01 4:55 PM

I just had a guy at my local bike shop fit me but it wasn't a FIST fit.  I am trying to save the $200.  The more I try and save money, the more I seem to spend!!  If I am in pain this week, I will shell out the $200 for a real fit.  And not to sound negative but watch, my knee will still hurt!!

Here's a link to my gawd awful pic on the bike:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=146024&posts=1#M1940208

Bronwyn, do you know any bike PTs in your area? I actually had my fit done by a PT who specializes in cycling (former coach, yada yada yada, everyone out here swears by him). The cool thing is that if you go in with PAIN, insurance will likely cover it. I actually went to him prior to purchasing a bike as I was having hip pain from spin classes and wanted to get a good spin fit and advice for bike buying. He steered me towards measurments to look for in bikes given my history (swim/run), then after I bought my bike he did a full fit. I may add aerobars soon and will definitely go back to him for that. Anyway, in all I paid about $40 or $50 in co-pays. It's something to consider if that is an option... Roni... YES!! I "officially" started the HIM training today. Fortunately day one was a 1:00 bike ride, so I just did my Jorge workout and extended part of it to get in 1:00. I will really have to monkey with the schedule as my kids do ski lessons on Saturdays, which shoots the entire day. Weekends are actually the harder time for me to do longer workouts. So I will really have to juggle carefully until ski season is over and I have my Saturday mornings back. Plus, I still can't swim which isn't a HUGE deal. If I have to take a break from a sport swimming is the one I can slack off the easiest w/o losing too much. For now I will try to substitute core workouts for the swims. I'm going to get some guidance from my PT this week to see what she thinks about things like planks/side planks or anything weight-bearing on the arms. Anyway, I hope to keep up the Jorge workouts as much as they will fit into the schedule. I also need to watch the weather closely because I'd love to do the 2:00 bike ride outside!! (Today would be perfect, darn it!)

bummer on the shoulder issue still!  Want to trade shoulder for knee?  Haha!    Yeah, I didnt think so.  Id take not swimming over not running to

Let us know how it goes! 

I made the bike fit appointment! Just thought I would update you all! HIM training starts March 16th so I gotta get the bike ready!

matt_d - 2009-02-03 1:38 PM HIM for first race is impressive  I'm too much of a wuss to do that.  I'm starting with a SHORT sprint, I think the swim is only 300 yards and it's in a pool.  Plan to do a couple of Olympics this summer also, then tackle a HIM next summer (June 2010 in Kansa maybe?).  I've decided to scrap my 1/2 marathons for the early spring since I've fallen behind on my running, and to honest I've been enjoying cross-training too much to focus on running.  I'll build that back up to 12-15 mile long runs by mid-April hopefully.  Anyone else ready to ride outside?  I've got 90 miles of paved bike trails near me, but it does me no good when it's 19 outside!

I'm with you Matt, we don't have paved trails, and our roads are so full of sand and salt that I'm not sure if there still is pavement under them!  I will most likely be on the trainer for the month of February for sure.  Hopefully we will get some hard rains to wash off the roads.

Olympics are fun to do.  I have only done one, but it's short enough to make you focus on fast transitions and long enough that you don't have to get all stressed if you lose 3 seconds putting you sunglasses on.  Plus, hey, it's whats done in the Olympics!

Kyla-Good luck with the training and tweaking the plan. I'm sure ypu'll get great advice.

I'm agreeing with all of you about wanting to ride outside. Unfortunately, we still have patches of ice on some of the roads from all of the melting and refreezing. Greg-I  think I'll be on the trainer thru the month of Feb. also, and probably into March.

 I'm hoping to catch at least 1 good day to ride outside this month, but probably the trainer through mid-march.  I like the quality of the trainer workouts, but they can be boring.  I'll probably keep 1 a week in my schedule even when the weather is nice.  No coasting 

 Do any of you use the Spinervals Virtual Reality DVD's or the Rides series?  I'm thinking of picking up 1 or 2 just to add some variety to the trainer, leaning towards the Rides Volumes 2 and/or 3, but I've never used either before.

First of all, I want to tell you that you can run in 19 degree weather!! I do it and live to tell about it!   I ran outside again today and just watch my step on the snow and ice.  Riding outside...another story.  I don't think the cold wind hitting you at 20 mph would be good.  NOT GOOD AT ALL!!

I bought the Lake Placid 2 Virtual Reality one off Kellie (that is how I met her).  I like to watch it but haven't done it for more than an hour.  

My HIM won't be my first tri but this will be my first season for tris.  I am not good at patience.  I want to do it ALL right NOW.  I ran my first half marathon with minimal preparation. I didn't even sign up until a week or two before the race.  I prepared pretty thoroughly for my full marathon though.    

I got confused and dizzy just reading that! I think someone else better answer.  I like to change things also to accommodate my schedule, the weather or whatever else comes up.

I just signed up for a 4 mile race on March 7! I've never entered any race longer than a 5K, so this is a big deal for me.

I think the slightly longer distance will motivate me to continue to increase my mileage, and to get in atleast 3 runs a week. I'm hoping it will build my confidence about possibly completing the Oly in early August.

Hi Kyla! Sounds like you have a pretty good plan to me. I try to get the long bikes in on a nice day too. In fact I sometimes will change my schedule last minute to get in a long bike when it's nice enough to ride outside. As far as moving things around... the advice I was given is just be sure to follow hard days with easier days. 

Congratulations on signing up for the the 4 mile race Heidi! There's nothing like having a race as a goal to help keep you motivated

Actually how you have mixed it up to accomodate sounds pretty good!   Its ok to play with the setup of your week to accomodate weather/life things taht come up.  Sounds like you have figured out a way to get it all in and not put two hard days of the same thing back to back. (two hard days of biking, or running).   Have fun trying to get it all in with skiing!  

Congrats   You will do great!   Just keep bumping it up slowly and listen to your body