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 2013-06-24 11:50 AM in reply to: NeverTri'd |
Extreme Veteran  1648    |  Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - ClosedOriginally posted by NeverTri'd First race in 3 weeks! Did my first ever brick today. I look like I came out of the pool instead of off the road. This Mississippi heat and humidity sucks! Have many mixed feelings after doing this. I knew starting this morning that I was a little dehydrated but didn't think it would be too bad. WRONG! Spent all day Saturday coaching at my daughter's softball tournament. 90+ temps and high humidity. Then last night chose pizza and beer for dinner. WAY TOO LITTLE WATER OVER THE WEEKEND! Well, here's how it went. My race is a 1/3 swim, 17 mile bike and 5K. My brick this morning was 14.1 bike and 2.27 run. The bike was terrible! I never got comfortable. It was a new route and I couldn't get my cadence adjusted to the hills. Plus I kept having to avoid the dump trucks going to and from a job. Must have been 6 of them during my route. Only had to completely stop once and rarely rode on my aero bars. My run was my familiar loop through my neighborhood and another. No issues with the route. However, this is where the dehydration caught up with me. My calves began cramping within the first 1/4 mile and I had to stop and stretch twice before the first 1/2 mile. They finally stopped cramping and I finished my run. Here are my totals. Overall, I'm fairly satisfied. I just hope race day will be better. Today was aweful! Bike: 14.1 miles, 48:04, 17.6 mph Transition: 2:17 Run: 2.27 miles, 18:50, 8:17 per mile Total time: 1:09:12 Wow those are some great times! You will kick butt in your race. |
| 2013-06-24 12:07 PM in reply to: NeverTri'd |
New user 180 Auburn, AL | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Closed Originally posted by NeverTri'd First race in 3 weeks! Did my first ever brick today. I look like I came out of the pool instead of off the road. This Mississippi heat and humidity sucks! Have many mixed feelings after doing this. I knew starting this morning that I was a little dehydrated but didn't think it would be too bad. WRONG! Spent all day Saturday coaching at my daughter's softball tournament. 90+ temps and high humidity. Then last night chose pizza and beer for dinner. WAY TOO LITTLE WATER OVER THE WEEKEND! Well, here's how it went. My race is a 1/3 swim, 17 mile bike and 5K. My brick this morning was 14.1 bike and 2.27 run. The bike was terrible! I never got comfortable. It was a new route and I couldn't get my cadence adjusted to the hills. Plus I kept having to avoid the dump trucks going to and from a job. Must have been 6 of them during my route. Only had to completely stop once and rarely rode on my aero bars. My run was my familiar loop through my neighborhood and another. No issues with the route. However, this is where the dehydration caught up with me. My calves began cramping within the first 1/4 mile and I had to stop and stretch twice before the first 1/2 mile. They finally stopped cramping and I finished my run. Here are my totals. Overall, I'm fairly satisfied. I just hope race day will be better. Today was aweful! Bike: 14.1 miles, 48:04, 17.6 mph Transition: 2:17 Run: 2.27 miles, 18:50, 8:17 per mile Total time: 1:09:12 Those are some pretty solid times, especially for your first brick. Keep in mind training is a learning experience. Next time you will be better hydrated.  I feel your pain on the humidity, we get plenty of that over here in South Alabama. It will really sap your strength. |
| 2013-06-24 3:38 PM in reply to: SportzVision |
| 48 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by SportzVision Updaaaate: My husband is in a funk..mid-life crisis, $1400 on a guitar really? Annnnd that is not the only guitar he purchased last week. Then he also won a guitar; I believe he now owns more guitars than songs he can play. Things could be worse, like a new convertible car or another woman...things could be a lot worse! They could. I had a mini-one not too far back, resulted in a few grand on rifles and silver, oh and wrecking the diff on my jeep so I could get a newer xterra... Could be a lot worse.  I still can't run..see the doctor this week. I am giving her back the pills and asking for other options. Going to make the appointment with the massage therapist and easy back into training. Work is challenging but great. Three families came in to meet me Friday, all so friendly. One girl even sent me an audio of a song she wrote and played; unfortunately, I still couldn't get her into the University at the tuition reduction until she meets the test score requirement. Good luck with the massage. I have a few friends that swear by acupuncture too. BTW, UNR? I almost went there. I had an interesting weekend, did a mid-distance (16mi) bike ride with some fartleks in it, and while coming in I felt a lot fresher than I anticipated so I turned it into an impromptu brick, and added on a 2.2 mile run. My first brick was a painful experience where I wanted to puke and die of cramping. This one was downright pleasant in comparison. Felt strong at the end, kinda wished I had gone an extra mile. Makes me think that getting through this sprint will be "no big deal" if I can get my swimming figured out. Already looking for a half marathon to do in the fall, to help bring up my weak running. Sunday, headed over to CDA and watched the Ironman. Winning pro got in at 8 hours 17 minutes. Which is absolutely amazing. Sporting a sweet sunburn, and didn't do my run yesterday, but that's ok I think. Learned a bit about what goes on. One thing I was looking at and wondering is how to directly increase pedaling power. When doing my rides I'm sitting around 15-16mph, these top level Ironman guys are averaging 23mph. Now I know that's thousands of miles of practice, but there has to be something I can do to get up a couple mph. Any recs? |
| 2013-06-24 3:40 PM in reply to: dbmata |
| 48 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Beers of the weekend: Iron Goat's Goatmeal Stout Elysian's Jasmine Pale Elysian's Immortal Newcastle Optimator A beer after a good swim is better than I expected. |
| 2013-06-24 6:06 PM in reply to: dbmata |
Extreme Veteran 1648 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open well, I have some goals for the week- I keep hearing about a tracker sheet- but how do I get to it? I'm going to try and swim 2-3 times for the next 6 weeks (well, b/c I have a 70.3 relay then and have not been training.) I'm also starting a half marathon plan- so going to do some more running. I'm on vacation for a week and a half after the 4th- so I should have a ton of time to train and get in a lot of mountain biking. Please feel free to send me a love note on my logs if you don't see this activity increase. |
| 2013-06-24 7:53 PM in reply to: SportzVision |
Expert 4269 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by SportzVision Updaaaate: My husband is in a funk..mid-life crisis, $1400 on a guitar really? Annnnd that is not the only guitar he purchased last week. Then he also won a guitar; I believe he now owns more guitars than songs he can play. Things could be worse, like a new convertible car or another woman...things could be a lot worse! I still can't run..see the doctor this week. I am giving her back the pills and asking for other options. Going to make the appointment with the massage therapist and easy back into training. Work is challenging but great. Three families came in to meet me Friday, all so friendly. One girl even sent me an audio of a song she wrote and played; unfortunately, I still couldn't get her into the University at the tuition reduction until she meets the test score requirement. Gotta go and talk to all the crying moms, dads and prospective students out there in the world. Have a great day! Hey Cynthia - It could be worse... When I had my mid-life crisis - I bought a 1700 bike and now I spend ridiculous amounts of time away from my wife and family. Your husband can now serenade you... "I gave my love a cherry that had now stone... I gave my love a chicken that had no bone..." (think Bluto). |
| 2013-06-25 12:46 PM in reply to: Qua17 |
Extreme Veteran 968 Cape Coral, FL | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open How much does everyone drink in an hour on the bike? I am just starting to get rides around the hour mark and have no idea if I am drinking too much or not enough. Like today I did 55 minutes and drank 2 full bottles. Is this normal or excessive? On rides of 1.5 hours or greater how do you carry enough water or just plan it in a loop to pick up more? Will 2 be enough for a 2 hour ride? I have no idea and don't want to do something stupid in the Florida heat far away from home and stores and run out of fluids. On this same topic, roughly how many calories should someone be taking in per hour as well? I'm sure this has been covered a bazillion times but the posts I read seemed like brag fests on how far they can go without anything which doesn't seem like the smartest option. |
| 2013-06-25 1:32 PM in reply to: Burd |
Veteran 706 Illinois | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Burd How much does everyone drink in an hour on the bike? I am just starting to get rides around the hour mark and have no idea if I am drinking too much or not enough. Like today I did 55 minutes and drank 2 full bottles. Is this normal or excessive? On rides of 1.5 hours or greater how do you carry enough water or just plan it in a loop to pick up more? Will 2 be enough for a 2 hour ride? I have no idea and don't want to do something stupid in the Florida heat far away from home and stores and run out of fluids. On this same topic, roughly how many calories should someone be taking in per hour as well? I'm sure this has been covered a bazillion times but the posts I read seemed like brag fests on how far they can go without anything which doesn't seem like the smartest option. Depends on the heat and humidity. I will usually fill up both bottles and take them with me. On a fast two hour group ride, I usually only drink one of them. In a three hour ride, I might drink 1.5 or 2 bottles. I've also done 60+ miles on two bottles and 500 calories, which was a mistake. On Sunday, I did 45 miles in about 2.5 hours, with two bottles (one water, one vitaminwater), and a couple of 90 calorie oatmeal bars. That was sufficient for me. Temps were right at 90 degrees, with humidity around 80%. My calorie burn for that ride was around 1,200. I always have $20 and a cell phone with me, plus a repair kit (tube, CO2, patch kit, tire levers), so worst case scenario is I find a shady spot and wait for the cavalry. I'm also 29 and in the best shape of my life, so my reckless abandon might not suit everyone. Plan your routes so that, at least at some points, you can find a park with a fountain or a gas station or something, just in case, especially in the back end of the ride. |
| 2013-06-25 4:50 PM in reply to: Burd |
Extreme Veteran 1648 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Burd How much does everyone drink in an hour on the bike? I am just starting to get rides around the hour mark and have no idea if I am drinking too much or not enough. Like today I did 55 minutes and drank 2 full bottles. Is this normal or excessive? On rides of 1.5 hours or greater how do you carry enough water or just plan it in a loop to pick up more? Will 2 be enough for a 2 hour ride? I have no idea and don't want to do something stupid in the Florida heat far away from home and stores and run out of fluids. On this same topic, roughly how many calories should someone be taking in per hour as well? I'm sure this has been covered a bazillion times but the posts I read seemed like brag fests on how far they can go without anything which doesn't seem like the smartest option. I usually take one with Gatorade and if it's really hot I'll take one with just water. I do most of my longer rides on my mtn bike so just bring my camel back. I wouldn't worry about being excessive- just drink what you feel like. Do you have the bigger bottles or littler ones? |
| 2013-06-25 4:55 PM in reply to: 0 |
Expert 1662 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Burd How much does everyone drink in an hour on the bike? I am just starting to get rides around the hour mark and have no idea if I am drinking too much or not enough. Like today I did 55 minutes and drank 2 full bottles. Is this normal or excessive? On rides of 1.5 hours or greater how do you carry enough water or just plan it in a loop to pick up more? Will 2 be enough for a 2 hour ride? I have no idea and don't want to do something stupid in the Florida heat far away from home and stores and run out of fluids. On this same topic, roughly how many calories should someone be taking in per hour as well? I'm sure this has been covered a bazillion times but the posts I read seemed like brag fests on how far they can go without anything which doesn't seem like the smartest option. Intake is person specific. While your training, your going to develop your own nutrition that works for your own needs. I used this for my HIM last year for long training rides. My rides were in the country with no access to water, so I carried my own. I had this and 2 cages on my frame with 4 20 oz. water bottles. 2 with gatoraid/water mix, and 2 with water. I also filled with ice first on hot days to keep water as cool as possible. http://www.pricepoint.com/Brand/Profile/Profile-Design-Rear-Mount-S... Edited to add that I also used a bento box that most people put things like gels/cell phones. I put my homemade smoked salmon concoction in it for fuel during HIM. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, but it worked for calories. Edited by kevinbe 2013-06-25 4:58 PM |
| 2013-06-25 5:08 PM in reply to: Burd |
Extreme Veteran 2098 Alberta | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Burd How much does everyone drink in an hour on the bike? I am just starting to get rides around the hour mark and have no idea if I am drinking too much or not enough. Like today I did 55 minutes and drank 2 full bottles. Is this normal or excessive? On rides of 1.5 hours or greater how do you carry enough water or just plan it in a loop to pick up more? Will 2 be enough for a 2 hour ride? I have no idea and don't want to do something stupid in the Florida heat far away from home and stores and run out of fluids. On this same topic, roughly how many calories should someone be taking in per hour as well? I'm sure this has been covered a bazillion times but the posts I read seemed like brag fests on how far they can go without anything which doesn't seem like the smartest option. I take a partially frozen mini keg... |
| 2013-06-25 6:36 PM in reply to: thor67 |
Extreme Veteran 968 Cape Coral, FL | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Well thanks for the reality check on the HIM plans. Guess my drive got the best of me for a minute there. I have went back to my original plans of oly at the end of Sept and another sprint in Dec. No sense in doing a race if all I want to do is vomit and die. I'll stick with the HIM plan of May 2014. The decision was easier after the ride today that whooped my butt and I imagined doing that for 56 miles with a HM still to go. No thanks I'll pass for nearly another year and get ready properly Had an Agave Wheat from Breckenridge Brewery for dinner and loved it. |
| 2013-06-25 9:58 PM in reply to: kevinbe |
New user 63 Jacksonville | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Life continues to be crazy, but I did get my race report in: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... Anyone else have issues with the auto-calculated paces? How does 23:59 on a 3-mile run work out to 7:47 per mile? I tried to manually enter pace, but it recalculates it. Oh well. What a great race though - first tri, ocean swim and everything. Had a great time, took it relatively easy on the swim because I had no idea what to expect, but pushed a little harder on the bike and big-time on the run. Since I'm signed up for a 3-race series this summer on the same course I have a time to beat for July, just need to keep momentum between now and then. Hope everyone's having a good week, Andres |
| 2013-06-26 12:33 PM in reply to: Ajokisch |
New user 180 Auburn, AL | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Ajokisch Life continues to be crazy, but I did get my race report in: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... Anyone else have issues with the auto-calculated paces? How does 23:59 on a 3-mile run work out to 7:47 per mile? I tried to manually enter pace, but it recalculates it. Oh well. What a great race though - first tri, ocean swim and everything. Had a great time, took it relatively easy on the swim because I had no idea what to expect, but pushed a little harder on the bike and big-time on the run. Since I'm signed up for a 3-race series this summer on the same course I have a time to beat for July, just need to keep momentum between now and then. Hope everyone's having a good week, Andres Congratulations on completing your First Triathlon! Sounds like you had a pretty solid race. |
| 2013-06-26 12:44 PM in reply to: podemma |
Expert 1662 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open While off for the summer from teaching, and staying home to help with the kids, I picked up Iron War at the local library. This is very inspiring. For anyone not familiar with, it's a book about Dave Scott and Mark Allen's journey to their duel at the 1989 IronMan. This may have been the shot I needed. I was up to 211 a few days ago, but have gotten it back down to 206 today. I'm going to start running again today, and take it from there. Maybe sign up for a 10K on October if I can get into good running shape and get the weight under control. Flirting with the idea of going all in on May marathon again leading into next season. |
| 2013-06-26 1:44 PM in reply to: Ajokisch |
| 145 Jackson, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Ajokisch Life continues to be crazy, but I did get my race report in: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... Anyone else have issues with the auto-calculated paces? How does 23:59 on a 3-mile run work out to 7:47 per mile? I tried to manually enter pace, but it recalculates it. Oh well. What a great race though - first tri, ocean swim and everything. Had a great time, took it relatively easy on the swim because I had no idea what to expect, but pushed a little harder on the bike and big-time on the run. Since I'm signed up for a 3-race series this summer on the same course I have a time to beat for July, just need to keep momentum between now and then. Hope everyone's having a good week, Andres Congratulations! Good luck beating your time. I'd bet that you'll do much better next time around! |
| 2013-06-26 1:44 PM in reply to: kevinbe |
Extreme Veteran 1648 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by kevinbe While off for the summer from teaching, and staying home to help with the kids, I picked up Iron War at the local library. This is very inspiring. For anyone not familiar with, it's a book about Dave Scott and Mark Allen's journey to their duel at the 1989 IronMan. This may have been the shot I needed. I was up to 211 a few days ago, but have gotten it back down to 206 today. I'm going to start running again today, and take it from there. Maybe sign up for a 10K on October if I can get into good running shape and get the weight under control. Flirting with the idea of going all in on May marathon again leading into next season. Have you read "you are an Ironman"? I really liked it! http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Ironman-Finishing-Triathlon/dp/014312... Nice job on the weight loss! |
| 2013-06-26 1:51 PM in reply to: kevinbe |
| 145 Jackson, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by kevinbe While off for the summer from teaching, and staying home to help with the kids, I picked up Iron War at the local library. This is very inspiring. For anyone not familiar with, it's a book about Dave Scott and Mark Allen's journey to their duel at the 1989 IronMan. This may have been the shot I needed. I was up to 211 a few days ago, but have gotten it back down to 206 today. I'm going to start running again today, and take it from there. Maybe sign up for a 10K on October if I can get into good running shape and get the weight under control. Flirting with the idea of going all in on May marathon again leading into next season. Good to hear from you. Hope everyone's doing well! Wow, that's good weight loss in a short time. How are you doing it? I've been at this for several weeks now and I think I've only lost 3 pounds. Very discouraging.  |
| 2013-06-26 8:26 PM in reply to: kevinbe |
Extreme Veteran 968 Cape Coral, FL | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by kevinbe While off for the summer from teaching, and staying home to help with the kids, I picked up Iron War at the local library. This is very inspiring. For anyone not familiar with, it's a book about Dave Scott and Mark Allen's journey to their duel at the 1989 IronMan. This may have been the shot I needed. I was up to 211 a few days ago, but have gotten it back down to 206 today. I'm going to start running again today, and take it from there. Maybe sign up for a 10K on October if I can get into good running shape and get the weight under control. Flirting with the idea of going all in on May marathon again leading into next season. Great job Kevin! |
| 2013-06-26 11:22 PM in reply to: NeverTri'd |
Expert 1662 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by NeverTri'd Originally posted by kevinbe While off for the summer from teaching, and staying home to help with the kids, I picked up Iron War at the local library. This is very inspiring. For anyone not familiar with, it's a book about Dave Scott and Mark Allen's journey to their duel at the 1989 IronMan. This may have been the shot I needed. I was up to 211 a few days ago, but have gotten it back down to 206 today. I'm going to start running again today, and take it from there. Maybe sign up for a 10K on October if I can get into good running shape and get the weight under control. Flirting with the idea of going all in on May marathon again leading into next season. Good to hear from you. Hope everyone's doing well! Wow, that's good weight loss in a short time. How are you doing it? I've been at this for several weeks now and I think I've only lost 3 pounds. Very discouraging. I went from eating mass quantities of junky food, basically eating whatever, whenever, to eating healthier more often in smaller proportions. I've yo-yoed for 20 years like this, but it's never gotten to the point where I weighed that much. That's a little scary. Also, I haven't had an adult style beverage in 3 days. That's almost a record for me. Going for an 1000 OWS and a 15 mile bike tomorrow. My calendar is full this week with workout for the first time in a long time, and I'm motivated to do this. |
| 2013-06-26 11:24 PM in reply to: Moonrocket |
Expert 1662 Spokane, WA | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Moonrocket I haven't read this. I'll have to check it out too. I'm about halfway through the other and have loved it. learning a lot about my own experiences reading about these two world class triathletes. Amazing.Originally posted by kevinbe While off for the summer from teaching, and staying home to help with the kids, I picked up Iron War at the local library. This is very inspiring. For anyone not familiar with, it's a book about Dave Scott and Mark Allen's journey to their duel at the 1989 IronMan. This may have been the shot I needed. I was up to 211 a few days ago, but have gotten it back down to 206 today. I'm going to start running again today, and take it from there. Maybe sign up for a 10K on October if I can get into good running shape and get the weight under control. Flirting with the idea of going all in on May marathon again leading into next season. Have you read "you are an Ironman"? I really liked it! http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Ironman-Finishing-Triathlon/dp/014312... Nice job on the weight loss! |
| 2013-06-27 1:51 PM in reply to: Ajokisch |
| 48 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by Ajokisch Life continues to be crazy, but I did get my race report in: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... Anyone else have issues with the auto-calculated paces? How does 23:59 on a 3-mile run work out to 7:47 per mile? I tried to manually enter pace, but it recalculates it. Oh well. What a great race though - first tri, ocean swim and everything. Had a great time, took it relatively easy on the swim because I had no idea what to expect, but pushed a little harder on the bike and big-time on the run. Since I'm signed up for a 3-race series this summer on the same course I have a time to beat for July, just need to keep momentum between now and then. Hope everyone's having a good week, Andres Sounds like you had a good time of it. Good job! I'm going to remember what you mentioned about the shirt at transition too. I would probably do the same thing. Ocean swim for a first tri, that's a lot of courage there. How did you practice getting your shoes on during the ride? That's on my todo list. |
| 2013-06-27 1:57 PM in reply to: dbmata |
| 48 | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Woke up today super sore, figure the swim yesterday was pretty good, so not surprised. I'm getting some increases in the water, but I'm still noticing that when I'm tired, I seem to be moving at just inches per pull. Would be nice if I could do the race using paddles, because I'd be done super quick and without any real stress on me. My swim coach is helping clean up my stroke a lot, but now I really need to start looking at how to increase my fitness to go the distance, swimming is still the only sport where I'm iffy. I know I can ride the distance, and do it well. I know I can run. I don't actually know if I can swim the distance yet, so I need to just add in yardage. I have a month, I'm thinking if I can hit 3x to 4x a week swims, I'll be able to get it handled. |
| 2013-06-27 3:47 PM in reply to: dbmata |
Extreme Veteran 968 Cape Coral, FL | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Went to the chiropractor today to get my pelvis adjusted. It bothered me a few years ago and the adjustment worked so I went back. Long story short one leg was longer than the other which was causing pain and more than likely the root to my IT band issues. He said give it 3 days for the tenderness to go away and it should be better. He also asked if my shoulder was bothering me on the swim and said it was out of whack also. Time for ice and rest then I'll be brand new. My health is almost back to 100%, just in time for my first race next weekend. Drinking an Anderson Valley Summer Solstice while typing this and it sure is tasty. Everyone needs to hush up and not tell my wife but I just bid on a tri bike so I'll find out in 14 hours if I need to clean the dog house to sleep in |
| 2013-06-27 8:55 PM in reply to: dbmata |
New user 63 Jacksonville | Subject: RE: Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Open Originally posted by dbmata Sounds like you had a good time of it. Good job! I'm going to remember what you mentioned about the shirt at transition too. I would probably do the same thing. Ocean swim for a first tri, that's a lot of courage there. How did you practice getting your shoes on during the ride? That's on my todo list. Thanks - I try to set things up so that there's only one way to do them, especially when you're not functioning at 100% (good life concept, not just in triathlon). If you lay the shirt on top of the helmet, you have to remove it (and hopefully think to put it on) BEFORE you can pick up the helmet and strap it on. On the shoes, I just did some practice on/offs in my neighborhood, I'm sure anyone looking out their windows was wondering what the heck I was doing. I rubber-banded my shoes so they'd be parallel to the ground and not drag when I was rolling the bike (through the finger loops and onto the frame or bottle cages) then tried a running start. Once you get your feet on top of the shoes you can start pedaling, the rubber bands snap and fall away, then practice reaching down, getting a finger in the loop and sticking a foot in, pedal again to keep momentum, then reach down to fasten the velcro. I rode around for a while un-velcro-ing and pulling feet out, riding on the tops of the shoes, then putting feet back in and re-velcro-ing. I did it in the race only because I got comfortable practicing around my neighborhood like that; if not I would have just put my shoes on while sitting on the ground and walked/jogged in cleats until exiting transition, most people were doing that. |
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