bcagle25's Endurance Ninja's - Closed (Ninja school is in session) (Page 3)

So far - 
Monday - (R) 6.1 miles
Tuesday - (S) 1500 yds ( 10x50, 4x250)
Wednesday - Off
Thursday - (B) 12 miles and (R) 3 miles 

Hey Jess, I just noticed you are signed up for Kinetic HIM, me too!!  I did it last year as well and it was a lot of fun, I'll answer any questions I can about that race.

Also, looking at your plan this week for week 2 of a 20 week plan, a 12 mile run this early in base is longer than I would expect for a first HIM plan.  Unless you have a significant run base under you and it still would appear high to me.  I'm in week 2 of 30 week plan for IM distance and my plan is only at 60 min long run for first 7 weeks.  In my past HIM plans, I only got up to 12 miles in late build stage.  Running is the sport that most injuries come from overtraining and have had personal injuries from too fast of a run volume build.  I don't know your background, etc. and I'm no coach or expert, just some observations.

I think you must have looked at someone else's  

Headed out to hit the pool and get a run in tonight. I have 1200yd's and 3 miles to do. 

I think you meant me? lol...yeah LG is a beast of a run. It was my first triathlon 2 yrs ago and I really had no business racing this past year (health issues). Not a race I would recommend to anyone in the future.

Long day today and today was one of those days where I had 15 hours in between workouts...6am swim and a 9pm run. 6 miles tonight in the dark on quite streets and an easy pace made for a good end to the day. Oh and running at 9pm on jan 5th and it is hovering around 50 degrees is very rare in Wisconisn. Supposed to be in the 50's again tomorrow, hoping to take the bike out for a long ride!

Brian you bought a Cervelo off the "share the ride program" right? One reason you may not have received that "warm fuzzy feeling" from the retailer is that most LBS are not making a dime off this sale Cervelo is having, and several stores refuse to participate in the sale. They could just simply be annoyed that people are coming in, requesting this/that, then leaving and they do not see much value from it.

With that said, bike fitting is very specific to the individual. Some stores fit to their own specs and do not entirely go off the rider. Do you want to be as aero and fast as possible? Then you will sacrifice comfort, and vice versa. These are wishes that you must echo to your fitter, and if they are good and know what they are doing, then they will comply with you. There are new fit systems such as Retul, that are more computer generated, and performance based. If you want the above setup mentioned this could be a great option, though a bit pricey. But if you are looking for a more basic fit and want to be as comfortable as possible then I would search around, check prices, interview fitters, see who makes you feel most confident. If you have anymore questions just ask.

Of course if you really want to have fun with it, read up on bike fits online, grab a camera, a friend, and some tools for measurements and do it yourself!

My fit went better than expected. spent a good 45 minutes with them. The Owner of the shop got involved and he made some big changes from where the original guy had me. He also explained what he was doing and why he was making the changes. So since he was good to me I just had to pick up some new shoes and pedals

First real ride was good. Super windy as well. Had a hard time with the seat. They told me to play with the angle a little at a time to get it dialed in to my liking. I know my brother has a split seat so I am going to give that at try. 

Even Tahoe has hardly any snow, this winter has been crazy. We definitely need some in California since our Lakes depend on it.

And what is your outfit for these runs?  I can barely run below 15-20 comfortably. That is I have a real problem finding the perfect layering to avoid sweating but still stay warm and dry.

Question of the week: What is your fear/are your fears relating to multisport and endurance training?

My coached asked this question in his interview while starting me up and I could not give a single answer. I am sure that I have some fears, maybe I just have not realized them yet?