Ghoulie March (biking) Madness!!! (Page 21)

ironannekidd - 2010-03-06 1:42 PM Oh Ghoulies, what a difference a day makes.

Yesterday was absolutely SUCKTASTIC!

Today, absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

Got groceries this morning, with the kids. They were both on their best behavior, I love when they're able to be bribed.

They both were great and were rewarded for it. They went away with their dad at 11:00. I headed to the running shoe store. I have not done a great job picking out my own running shoes so I went to a specialty store for help. They were great. The owner of the store was there, he had a nice M-dot tattoo on his very nicely defined calf.

I had my gait analyzed. Then the girl that was helping me brought over 9 pairs of shoes for me to try on. It took awhile but I had it narrowed down to 2. I went with the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10. I got them for $105, but I'm a VIP member at Road Runner sports, so if I really like them I can get another pair for $89.00 + free shipping.

When I got home it was 53 beautiful degrees out. I got all my stuff together and I went on a bike ride. It was G R E A T!!!
I even added a small loop in the one area to put me at just over 22 miles. There was a little bit of wind, but I didn't mind it. It just felt SO good to be outside on my bike. It is supposed to be warm and sunny for the next 4 days so I plan on putting in a lot of miles then. The sinuses are still a bit stuffed, so I think I'll postpone swimming until the end of the week when it's raining and hoping the sinuses are cleared up by then.

Got home for the ride and did a little 2 mile run. Liked the shoes, legs were wobbly.

I just took a hot bath. Now I'm going to have a snack and take a short nap while the house is quiet.

I hope everyone else is having an enjoyable day.

ceilidh - 2010-03-06 6:34 AM Morning Ghoulies.

Hey Kendra! Good job on keeping up with training while the elder-children you work with have tantrums.
Anne, glad you took off and took care of you.
I am going to hop on the trainer before the rest of the family shows up to spend the day at the lake shore mud wrestling and burning piles of crapola. We still have a lot to clean up.

Talk at you later. Have wonderful days Ghoulies.

mndymond - 2010-03-06 8:57 PM Finished my 20k in 2:10...pretty easy effort...now im lazin around and going to watch Frost/Nixon...woooooo!

kns57 - 2010-03-06 10:10 PM
Still cleaning up the shoreline I see.  Can I have some of the mud to throw at my staff? 

kns57 - 2010-03-06 8:16 PM
Awesome job on the 20K.

givemashot - 2010-03-06 11:04 AM Just got home from the annual swim clinic the local tri club puts on. It was lovely. I even drug my ubby with me (he was not nice this morning when I made him get up, either). we both enjoyed it thoroughly. I was even used as the vanna white of swimming a couple times. LOL. I was there to learn what to do, but it's nice to get the pat on the back. We found out hubby can't breathe when he swims. Seriously. He'd do fine in open water with a wetsuit on, but the whole lift-your-head-and-shake-it-like-a-wet-dog-while-trying-to-swim thing doesn't work well when you're trying to move forward in the water. He's actually excited and thinks he might do a super sprint or short sprint tri this summer. yay--the givemashot household is soon to be harmoniously addicted to tri.

Oh, and the bike is still in spearate pieces--but I think I convinced hubby to take it to the LBS instead of puting it together himself. It will get done faster that way. 

OK, so I am off to shower and get ready for work. I might stop by late tonight when I get home.

ironannekidd - 2010-03-06 12:42 PM Oh Ghoulies, what a difference a day makes.

Yesterday was absolutely SUCKTASTIC!

Today, absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

Got groceries this morning, with the kids. They were both on their best behavior, I love when they're able to be bribed.

They both were great and were rewarded for it. They went away with their dad at 11:00. I headed to the running shoe store. I have not done a great job picking out my own running shoes so I went to a specialty store for help. They were great. The owner of the store was there, he had a nice M-dot tattoo on his very nicely defined calf.

I had my gait analyzed. Then the girl that was helping me brought over 9 pairs of shoes for me to try on. It took awhile but I had it narrowed down to 2. I went with the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 10. I got them for $105, but I'm a VIP member at Road Runner sports, so if I really like them I can get another pair for $89.00 + free shipping.

When I got home it was 53 beautiful degrees out. I got all my stuff together and I went on a bike ride. It was G R E A T!!!
I even added a small loop in the one area to put me at just over 22 miles. There was a little bit of wind, but I didn't mind it. It just felt SO good to be outside on my bike. It is supposed to be warm and sunny for the next 4 days so I plan on putting in a lot of miles then. The sinuses are still a bit stuffed, so I think I'll postpone swimming until the end of the week when it's raining and hoping the sinuses are cleared up by then.

Got home for the ride and did a little 2 mile run. Liked the shoes, legs were wobbly.

I just took a hot bath. Now I'm going to have a snack and take a short nap while the house is quiet.

I hope everyone else is having an enjoyable day.

deehtz - 2010-03-07 6:42 PM Well, I bit the bullet.  I now have a brand new road bike!    2010 Trek 2.1 WSD 

Shimano 105 for the shifters, front (triple) and rear (10 speed) derailleurs.  tiagra brakes.  women's design seat and handlebars which seem to fit me great.  The handlebars especially are really comfy compared to the Giant Avail 1 and the Specialized Dolce Elite that were my other front runners.  I had also checked out Felt ZW series.  I will post pictures later.