Beth and Yanti's 2010 Manatees--Closed (Page 24)

no swim today, boo  >_<

I have another stupid question for the group. This one's about cycling.

What's the point of the grippy stuff in the leg holes of cycling shorts? 

Welcome Jessie!  There is a lot of great people and info here to help you in your training.  Sorry, I can't help much with diet.  I'm both literally and figuratively on the other end of the scale.

Art

I think the main purpose is to keep them from sliding up your thighs.  For guys that don't shave their legs, it has the added benefit of pulling your hair out by the roots.

Art

Welcome Jessie! I think your weight sounds like it is pretty low, so you probably don't need to lose any more. Those scales are just a bluff, do a real measure with a caliper at your gym (a knowledgeable person needs to do it at you). That will probably show you are lower in fat than you think.

And your diet sounds sort of like you need more fat, not less fat. Eat avocados, nuts, olive oil, fat fish like salmon and so on. Then you get the good fat and you can eat smaller portions and still get enough calories for your workouts. High calorie low fat diet is a contradiction and you need high fat high calorie to get your portions to be smaller.
If you get more calories in each meal you can eat smaller meals and don't need to feel as filled up.

Ooooooo, I can give her Yantiness a drive-by online *Melon Press*!

Hi, Tinky, too!!

The handle bars are adjustable up and down (not sure if they are back and forth too)  and the seat is adjustable back and forth.

Hi Manatees!

welcome Jessie

sounds like you are all doing great and great things are happening - thank you to her Yantiness for holding down the fort!

i hope my life has stabalized a bit and i'll be around on a more regular basis - please know you are in my thoughts even if i'm not posting

i just returned from a great weekend with my daughter in Chicago - who knew a river could be so green?

i'm sleepy now, so i'll try and catch up tomorrow - just wanted to say hi!

You guys are so helpful.  Uh....not gonna happen.

Hi everybody!

My stomach was bothering me the last couple of days, I guess I had a bug.  I felt better today and got a run in.  Of couse it was windy and raining.  The good news is, with the time change,  it was light out at least.  I don't mind running in the rain and I don't mind running in the dark.  I just don't like running in the rain in the dark.  Weather here should be much better in the next couple of days, looks like I should get some riding time outside this week!

Does anybody run with a fuel belt?  I was thinking about getting one.  I'm going to have to start taking fluids with me soon and thought it might be nicer than a camelback.  When I was marathon training, I used to do loops or put water out on my route before I ran, both were a hassle.

Beth - Welcome back, we've missed you!  Glad you had a good time with your family.

Art

Hello all! Hope everyone's doing well. I slacked big time this weekend, partly due to laziness, partly due to homework, and partly due to fear of further injuring my VERY unhappy achilles tendons (how unhappy? The only things that didn't make them hurt were sitting still, standing still, or swimming). Got back on the wagon, er the bike today, and no pain. I think it's OK now. That'll teach me to run a bunch just because it feels good and it's a nice day out -- I am not there yet!

Art, I don't use a fuel belt, but they seem to be on sale in the BT Classifieds pretty regularly... 

Welcome, Jessie!  Sounds like you have a lot that you are trying to live up to, with your Ironman relatives.  Don't let that pressure push you too far too fast -- I think you are wise to build up more slowly.  That said, though, I have no doubt you will hear Jessie, you are an Ironman! when the time is right!



My hubs had a 4-bottle Nathan brand belt that he got when he moved on to half mary and marathon training.  It's this one:



I've used it once or twice, and I like the smaller bottles, but I didn't like how my arms brushed against the two bottles in front when I ran.  I also like that the bottles are easy to clean (the mouth pieces are designed to be opened with your mouth when you are running, and are a good shape for grabbing and squeezing when running, but also come apart easily for scrubbing when SOMEONE leaves them in the garage full of blue gatorade for 3 weeks after the Disney Marathon....).  I use his hand me down belt -- one that holds a single bottle in the back, not this exact one bt something similar to this:



and I like it better, even though it can be a little warm in the small of my back when it's really hot out -- because it doesn't interfere with my arm swing.  He loves the Nathan one, though, so it's really all about what you are comfortable with.  I think it is definitely good to carry water with you if you are going to be out for more than an hour or so, especially when it is hot out, as it often is here in Florida.  Also, you can tuck fuel into ones like this, and also hold ID and keys, etc.  ANyway, hope the bug has passed --- feel better!

Rebecca, as others have said, the grips are to prevent the shorts from riding up.  I didn't think I would like it, but I do.  I just got my first pair of Tri shorts last week -- yay! -- and they are shorter than I would have otherwise picked, but the grips make them comfy.  I haven't ridden with them yet, but I did my last two runs in them and the chamois wasn't an issue at all.  I just hope it provides some protection when on the bike!  It's these, from SkirtSports, and I bought them on sale ($29 down from $50+) on www.performancebike.com.  They were one of the few brands that came in larger sizes....



THey have pockets on the back of the legs -- what are THOSE for?  Gels for running, I suppose?  Can't really use them for anything when you are on the bike...



Edited by dinabean 2010-03-15 9:20 PM

OK, I lied -- wore the shorts on the spin bike this morning, and the pockets are positioned so they don't interfere with the seat.  seem like a weird spot for pockets, though!  On further investigation, they suggest gu, keys, or MP3 player be stored in them....

Sorry to be so chatty today.  I hope this isn't a taboo question (Yanti, put me in line if it is!) but I noticed a thread I commented on last night has just disappeared.  It seemed it might be heading toward contentious -- is that common, for mods to delete threads with discord?

Yup.  If it was you that said something discordant, you get a personal spanking.  So if you didn't, you're in the clear

Hated Fuel Belt. The bottles leaked and the elastic gives out fast.

Loved Nathan. I did have the two-bottle version which was great because the four-bottle, I had the arm-brushing problem Dineen mentioned.

My first 5K this year is closing in, so me and my friend Megan decided to test run the course.
It was nice, in the woods, next to a creek, but a lot of debris on the trail. I hope they will clean it up a little before Saturday. We don't know if we ran the correct path, but at least I know a little what to expect.
We also ran 2 laps on the HS track. I have never run on a track before and I really liked it. Is a track really only 400 m? It looked longer, but now that I googled tracks it says most tracks (if not all) are just 400 m.

Ooh ooh what was the thread about what was the thread about?

Oh, and thanks for the tips on the shorts, Dineen! Good to know you can find them at reasonable prices (the cheapest ones at the LBS are SEVENTY friggin dollars...)

It magically reappeared.  It's this one:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=199439&posts=29&start=1

Hi everybody!

Thanks for all the suggestions regarding the fuel belt.  I't nice to get feedback from people you trust before you go out and buy something.

Lynne-special thanks for offering to give me yours, that is very sweet!

Based on your recommendations and what I've seen online, I think I'm going to buy a Nathan Amphipod.  My biggest concern was the same as some of you mentioned, I don't want it hit it with my arms as I run.  The website I looked at says you can add or remove bottles and adjust the position on the belt so that shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks again!
Art

No, no, no! Yanti's First Law of Triathlon ... never pay more than $30 for any single item (other than a bike and running shoes) your first year.

Yes, good find, Dineen!

Nobody has done tri cheaper than me. I say this often, but it's true.

- Closeouts at http://www.trisports.comand sometimes http://www.all3sports.com/>- search "tri" at http://www.sierratradingpost.com/>- sales and closeouts at http://www.sportsbasement.comand http://www.swimoutlet.com