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No they are pretty straight forward.  Don't have the Joule but once you make the pairing just ride and it will spit out numbers.  I would really like to upgrade to wireless just so I can get a Joule to show me more than 3 numbers at once.  Always have up watts & have to switch between HR/Cadence/Time/Distance, depending on the ride type.  Would be nice to see more of those at once, especially cadence and hr.

yeah lots of pollen here, I went a couple of years ago to get checked for allergies and everything turned up negative, but I always get sick this time of year.

Have a 3 hr ride tomorrow with Tracy's husband, they are up for the cherry blossom festival.  Then a 45 minute run brick.

welcome back andy!!!

tony ask doug if he's figured out how the shii finished. 

not much of a day off,  cleaning out the garage. 

I am a little slow sometimes, what is "the shii?" Did I miss something?

Yay!  Welcome back, Andy!
Your ears must've been ringing

Great, all this talk about chamois butr and you've scared cksurfer away!

Welcome, ck, we don't need to know your first name, CK is just fine. 

I woke up with a super congested head yesterday, a sore throat and I guess everything from this weekend finally caught up with me.  Skipped workouts the past two days in an attempt to get rested, healthy and next week start training for my next HIM!  Omg, what have I gotten myself into!?

Good news is that my body feels fine and ready to go...except for this head cold.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

sorry abt that.  doug ahrens.  tony is riding with him tomorrow. 

OK, but what does "shii" mean?

Oh yeah!

My first name is Corey as for an avatar..... I'm not into big blue people.....  just kidding...  I'll get on that later.

I don't really know how to train so I'm really just going at it without a specific plan of attack. I know the end result that I would like (Olympic Distance Tri Completion) but other than swimming, biking, and running as far as I can I really don't know what else to do.... Intervals???


anyway..... I don't want to take the conversation down to the total newb level but.... as popeye would say "I am what I am".

Advice?

Hey Corey!  There are some basic plans here on BT that will give you a plan that is basically focused on time and will gradually build you up working towards an olympic distance race.  If you upgrade your membership, you can get specific details for the workouts, not just amount of time to train.  They can be very helpful at a low (or no) cost.

lol!  its just me making fun of tracy again.  every chance i get, ya know!

corey comments like that are not allowed around here.  seriously!  ask ANY question you want to.  

Hi Kids.....

Stopped by to wish everyone a good weekend and Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. 

Had a really good LT ride this morning.  Finally getting the hang of those darn things.  And I had an even better afternoon with coach Steve starting with an 1:10 lesson and then lunch to talk over my plan, IM and whatever other million questions I had for him.  The highlight was getting beaten to death in the pool to simulate OWS.  I actually didn't do too badly. Sucked bigtime as I tried to learn how to tread water....kind of important for deep water, mass starts.

Wish me luck, tomorrow will be 4 hours on the CT. Forecast is for storms which appear to be brewing as I type.

Suzy

Hey Trina: You are not alone....I am doing the sprint and so is John's wife!!!  With Andy doing the Oly plenty of MG love to go around.

PS Recovering from injury is just as important as miles in the bank....you did the right thing!




Edited by SSMinnow 2010-04-02 6:06 PM

Great to hear, Trina!  I also love my Look Keo's and tried like heck with the Speedplays (which I could NOT for the life of me clip in or out of without almost wrecking!). 
Take it slow with the new arch inserts...new thing for your body to get used to and all. 

Trina:

I am a look Keo rider as well. Have them on my road and Tri-bikes.

Trina, I think you'll find alot of us here are Keo fans....sans Tony.
We'll all be around somewhere/somehow on Saturday. We are planning some type of get together friday/saturday/sunday night. Ask John he's the partyplanner.

Got in my run today. nice and slow run with Michelle. Running with her is so nice. i slow down and never worry about pace.

Plan is to get out early tomorrow, freeze my buns off, and get in a long long outside ride to simulate the HIM distance. Going to try and carry a bunch of premixed Infinit on the frame, aerobottle and some water in the back. 
And then hurry back and go an Easter party with the fam.
 

Good to know I'm not all alone in the sprint at Lonestar! 

Also good to know that others use the Look Keo's. I am very impressed with them. Their litmus test is tomorrow during my "long" ride. It's going to be a rural ride - my first. I'm very excited. Tired of dodging broken glass and used hypodermics.

Thanks for the advice on running with the arch inserts, Kim. I sincerely hope they work. Huge bummer is that I have to tape my feet before every run. That's going to cut into my T2 time like mad. I wonder if I could get away with running the race without tape....

Edited by kickitinok 2010-04-02 9:40 PM

Another Look Keo fan here!   I basically got it because I wanted the easiest system out there. I've heard stories about the SPDs and the Speedplays having too small of a platform. I'm really nitpicky for any type of discomfort on my feet, so I'm glad I did this. However, it did take a while for me to get used to "flipping the pedal to the right side to clip in" thing.  I do like the slight float to move my ankles around a bit.

Got new tires Conti Attack/Force. Hope they will feel better than my old tires. However, I totally neglected to ask the LBS, can these tires be used for recreational long distance riding? They have a much lower PSI than my old ones, and I'm a little bit paranoid about the 22 in the front and 24 in the back (Can I still use my 700x23c tubes, or do I really have to buy two different size tubes?!)

Got my first tri shorts today! It was cheap and a pretty good deal. All I need to do is find a matching top, and I'm good to go!

DJ - I agree with you on the Speedplays having too small of a platform. They killed my lower left leg. Just didn't feel natural. Good luck with your new tires. I haven't gotten that far yet....guess I'll start asking about tires later this season. 

I absolutely LOVE athleta.com's sportswear. Super hip, and they've started carrying triathlon wear this year! You might check there for a top  

OK, here is some Good Friday bike porn!
2009 Giant Trinity 2
Pretty much entry level all around but gives me a good base to build on in the future.  Got out for a short test ride today and it felt great.  Need to get out for a longer ride soon but might not happen until next weekend.