Yanti & Salty MAD MANATEES Part 2 -- Full Pod (Page 29)

Kirstin, sorry YOU have to deal with the violence too. YUCK!

TJ- Yes, head down and RUN! My sister even got me some pepper spray now hahaha

Janyne- Thanks! Big hugs back! Yeah, a hell of a week but you can bet I will have a full report of this chicken, with pictures! 

Melanie- Thank you! I have my head in the right place and I WILL enjoy the evening.

Kirk- This place is actually called, "Chicken and Whiskey" I know it's not a brewery but, you know, related anyhow. Sadly I don't really like Whiskey though. 

Chris- I dunno, I am pretty sure it is deep fried to hell so it might be along the same lines as YOUR chicken  I'll let you know though.

Felicia- OOOOMMMMMGGGG so glad someone else references Portlandia! I love that show SO much. I CAN assure you, the chicken IS local 

Thanks for all of the support guys! It's all good, I'm a Manatee...we just keep truckin' along no matter what. 

Wow shootings and rape suspects - no wonder you run so fast!  Hope you feel safe now.

You guys all rock - so much support and kind words.  I wrote my list of packing and transition requirements etc last night.  All good.

I'm reading the competitor booklet on the train again today and tonight on the way home and possibly in bed too!

I changed the front tire last night - just for practice, deflated took the tube out, put it back re-inflated again.   All good, didn't take long.  I then thought I'd take the back wheel off just for a laugh!  And yes took an age to get it back on - well probably ten minutes all up off and on.  But I find it so frustrating - I get the chain over where it should be then the wheel drop outs don't drop back in easy.  Wow.

This morning before my shower I tried on my new wetsuit - went on perfectly (quite a slimming look!).  My main concern was how easy it would come off my arms as my last one a Speedo (beautiful and went on so easily) used to get stuck on my arms and i'd be running through transition like a penguin.  Anyway my new Rocket Science one, just pulled off no dramas.  good to know and that was on dry skin, I find they slip off easier once oiled up and wet!

We fly up to cairns 6am Sat morning arrive 9.25am - check in for race open til 2pm and for bikes til 3pm so plenty of time to allow for delays and mishaps!  I figure if I forget anything there's a huge expo where I can purchase anything i want - even a bike

Woohoo two more sleeps til race day!!!!! (try not to block the toilet eh Salty?!)

I wish I knew how to post pictures.  I won a basket of really awesome microbrews tonight at our weekly pub run.  They were auctioning it for the folks who are raising money for Tour de Cure (Diabetes 100 mile ride). 

Salty-sounds like Seattle is the new Detroit.  I'm so sorry that your world has been so rocked with violence.  Glad you are safe.  Hope you enjoyed the fried chicken.

So in my need to have a goal or just sit on my lazy butt, I was looking at an all women's half ironman.  I haven't done a tri (and even then only sprints) in over 2 years.   It is 12 weeks away.  I've got the base for the run.  Do you think I have enough time to jump into the middle of a HIM beginner 20 week free plan here on BT?  I would have no time goal,except whatever the time cut off is.   Is 12 weeks enough time to prepare for a HIM or am I just crazy?  

So awhile back, I posted a question in the TT forum about the fact that I noticed when I leaned to one side, pedaling was much easier on one side than the other (in other words, one leg was stronger/put out more power than the other).  I also notice that my left leg fatigues more quickly when biking.  The consensus answer was ride more.  The other day, when I was riding on the trainer, I noticed that I felt as though I was 'reaching' with my left leg on the downstroke.  Didn't notice it on my long ride on the weekend.  Anyway, I paid attention a bit, and it felt like I needed to move my cleat back slightly.  So I did.  Tonight was my first ride since I did that--I think it felt better, but will reserve judgement until I get a couple more/longer rides in.  But, what I also noticed a couple days ago was a HUGE difference in the size of my hip flexors on my right compared to my left.  HUGE.  Like my right kinda bulges (in a good "hey lookit that new muscle" kind of way), whereas my left is kind of non-existent. 

So, long way around to the question--is there anything else I should be doing?  Please don't say one-legged drills unless that is the ONLY way to help this.  If my left leg was 'reaching', will moving the cleat back slightly help?  Is this even a bike issue?  Are your hip flexors used that much, or maybe I am doing something wrong with my right leg on the bike that is causing this?  Thanks for any help from the bikers of the group!

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I wish I knew how to post pictures.  I won a basket of really awesome microbrews tonight at our weekly pub run.  They were auctioning it for the folks who are raising money for Tour de Cure (Diabetes 100 mile ride). 

Salty-sounds like Seattle is the new Detroit.  I'm so sorry that your world has been so rocked with violence.  Glad you are safe.  Hope you enjoyed the fried chicken.

So in my need to have a goal or just sit on my lazy butt, I was looking at an all women's half ironman.  I haven't done a tri (and even then only sprints) in over 2 years.   It is 12 weeks away.  I've got the base for the run.  Do you think I have enough time to jump into the middle of a HIM beginner 20 week free plan here on BT?  I would have no time goal,except whatever the time cut off is.   Is 12 weeks enough time to prepare for a HIM or am I just crazy?  

So awhile back, I posted a question in the TT forum about the fact that I noticed when I leaned to one side, pedaling was much easier on one side than the other (in other words, one leg was stronger/put out more power than the other).  I also notice that my left leg fatigues more quickly when biking.  The consensus answer was ride more.  The other day, when I was riding on the trainer, I noticed that I felt as though I was 'reaching' with my left leg on the downstroke.  Didn't notice it on my long ride on the weekend.  Anyway, I paid attention a bit, and it felt like I needed to move my cleat back slightly.  So I did.  Tonight was my first ride since I did that--I think it felt better, but will reserve judgement until I get a couple more/longer rides in.  But, what I also noticed a couple days ago was a HUGE difference in the size of my hip flexors on my right compared to my left.  HUGE.  Like my right kinda bulges (in a good "hey lookit that new muscle" kind of way), whereas my left is kind of non-existent. 

So, long way around to the question--is there anything else I should be doing?  Please don't say one-legged drills unless that is the ONLY way to help this.  If my left leg was 'reaching', will moving the cleat back slightly help?  Is this even a bike issue?  Are your hip flexors used that much, or maybe I am doing something wrong with my right leg on the bike that is causing this?  Thanks for any help from the bikers of the group!

I wish I knew how to post pictures.  I won a basket of really awesome microbrews tonight at our weekly pub run.  They were auctioning it for the folks who are raising money for Tour de Cure (Diabetes 100 mile ride). 

Salty-sounds like Seattle is the new Detroit.  I'm so sorry that your world has been so rocked with violence.  Glad you are safe.  Hope you enjoyed the fried chicken.

So in my need to have a goal or just sit on my lazy butt, I was looking at an all women's half ironman.  I haven't done a tri (and even then only sprints) in over 2 years.   It is 12 weeks away.  I've got the base for the run.  Do you think I have enough time to jump into the middle of a HIM beginner 20 week free plan here on BT?  I would have no time goal,except whatever the time cut off is.   Is 12 weeks enough time to prepare for a HIM or am I just crazy?  

So awhile back, I posted a question in the TT forum about the fact that I noticed when I leaned to one side, pedaling was much easier on one side than the other (in other words, one leg was stronger/put out more power than the other).  I also notice that my left leg fatigues more quickly when biking.  The consensus answer was ride more.  The other day, when I was riding on the trainer, I noticed that I felt as though I was 'reaching' with my left leg on the downstroke.  Didn't notice it on my long ride on the weekend.  Anyway, I paid attention a bit, and it felt like I needed to move my cleat back slightly.  So I did.  Tonight was my first ride since I did that--I think it felt better, but will reserve judgement until I get a couple more/longer rides in.  But, what I also noticed a couple days ago was a HUGE difference in the size of my hip flexors on my right compared to my left.  HUGE.  Like my right kinda bulges (in a good "hey lookit that new muscle" kind of way), whereas my left is kind of non-existent. 

So, long way around to the question--is there anything else I should be doing?  Please don't say one-legged drills unless that is the ONLY way to help this.  If my left leg was 'reaching', will moving the cleat back slightly help?  Is this even a bike issue?  Are your hip flexors used that much, or maybe I am doing something wrong with my right leg on the bike that is causing this?  Thanks for any help from the bikers of the group!

I don't know about cycling, but do you think it's possible that one leg is slightly shorter than the other? I know when I threw my right SI Joint out last year, the ortho checked everything over and said that my left leg is slightly shorter than the right. He said it shouldn't interfere with too much, but that I needed to be aware of it. (He didn't recommend orthotics or a lift in the left shoe or anything.)

I also have suspected for a while that just as I have a dominant hand (right) and a dominant eye (left), I also have a dominant leg (right). When I do one-legged drills, I am much smoother and stronger on the right than I am on the left.  (I prefer to breathe to the left in swimming, although I can do both sides, and I had to carry my toddlers on my left hip, never on my right.)

Kirsten, here are a few quick suggestions.  Take what you like and leave the rest

• Revisit the bike fitting
• Single leg drills
• Pedal in a circle (be sure that you are going 360, not making a square)
• Do a drill on the trainer where you "scrape the bottom of your shoe).  Then scrape the bottom of your shoe and pull up.  In other words, practice those parts of your stroke
• Try doing some drills where you decrease your resistance and go with a faster cadence
• Knowing my issues -- stretch the opposite glute/hip flexor.   Bridges and hip extensions on the balance ball are a start.  Here's an article to get you started (yeah, you've probably seen all of these before)

Thanks for all the replies on my leg issue.  I do have one leg shorter than the other, but have orthotics.  If anything is out of whack on that front, I know about it immediately when running.  Not having any issues there right now, so must be ok.  To be honest, I never had a 'good' bike fitting.  But since to this point, I wasn't having any problems, I wasn't too worried about it.  Time to look at that I guess, as well as possibly a sports med doc.  I am relatively certain this is a bike issue, because it has only shown up since I started cycling regularly.  Sigh.  I wish I was one of those people who's body just does what they ask it to do without complaint or injury or irregularity. 

I don't think those people exist.

I would start with a comprehensive bike positioning. What part of the country are you in? It's really important that you go by credentials and reputation from OTHER BIKE FITTERS on this one, especially if you may need bike inserts or a wedge. You're going to need a good bike fitting if you plan to keep on biking, no matter what. You may or may not need a consultation with a sports health professional.