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kalico123 - 2010-04-08 1:18 AM Yeah!!! FINALLY!  I bought my new bike today!  I feel like a new mom bring her "baby" home!  I am soooo excited.... and it is supposed to be a beautiful 21degrees celcius here tomorrow.... and I am on holidays.... so I can't wait for tomorrow to come so I can go RIDE!!!! woooohoooo!!!

kalico123 - 2010-04-08 1:18 AM Yeah!!! FINALLY!  I bought my new bike today!  I feel like a new mom bring her "baby" home!  I am soooo excited.... and it is supposed to be a beautiful 21degrees celcius here tomorrow.... and I am on holidays.... so I can't wait for tomorrow to come so I can go RIDE!!!! woooohoooo!!!

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-08 10:12 AM I did a run this morning; temperatures were pretty mild.

How do I make running enjoyable more than tolerable again?

misfit_1 - 2010-04-08 11:55 AM

I wish there was a good answer for that...but for me, it's the closest thing to absolute freedom...wait, maybe that's a bike...oops...now i"m self doubting...lol.  How about, running is the closest thing to being a wild animal, and biking is the closest thing to being a wild animal on a bike?    I dunno, I hated it for a long time, then loved it, then got injured and missed it - now that I can finally do a few miles I'm in love again.

kalico123 - 2010-04-08 1:18 AM Yeah!!! FINALLY!  I bought my new bike today!  I feel like a new mom bring her "baby" home!  I am soooo excited.... and it is supposed to be a beautiful 21degrees celcius here tomorrow.... and I am on holidays.... so I can't wait for tomorrow to come so I can go RIDE!!!! woooohoooo!!!

Artemis - 2010-04-08 11:59 AM

Awesome!!  Post pics!

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-08 9:12 AM I did a run this morning; temperatures were pretty mild.

How do I make running enjoyable more than tolerable again?

kalico123 - 2010-04-08 6:24 PM

It's a Giant Avail 2... (but I don't know how to get the pic in here!!!)

.... k, Jen... I don't know how to get it to show up in here....

If I put it in my album... how do I get it in here??

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-08 10:12 AM I did a run this morning; temperatures were pretty mild.

How do I make running enjoyable more than tolerable again?

kalico123 - 2010-04-08 6:24 PM

It's a Giant Avail 2... (but I don't know how to get the pic in here!!!)

.... k, Jen... I don't know how to get it to show up in here....

If I put it in my album... how do I get it in here??

mchally - 2010-04-08 7:58 PM My dad wanted me to help him communicate with his hospice caregiver. An hour and a half later I finally figured out the two sentences he needed 'translated'. It is very draining.

Artemis - 2010-04-08 8:34 PM It is a pretty bike.  Love the colors.

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-11 10:14 AM In general, I think it's more common that people have aches and pains while riding and then have to fit and fiddle with the bike to get things to feel right. It's great that you feel so good on your bike right from the start.

After a ride, particularly when starting out and building up the fitness and distance it's common to feel a bit achy, even wiped out. It's your body telling you that you pushed your limits. Only you know how your body usually reacts to exercise, exertion, and change. You need to listen to what your body is saying to you and weight it against what you've asked of it and how the fibro normally limits you. It's always best to build up slowly as building up too quickly usually results in injury.

It sounds like you may be going through a normal progression of fitness/endurance training. Don't be afraid to take it slow and be sure to give your body adequate rest. Keep up the great work!

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-11 10:14 AM In general, I think it's more common that people have aches and pains while riding and then have to fit and fiddle with the bike to get things to feel right. It's great that you feel so good on your bike right from the start.

After a ride, particularly when starting out and building up the fitness and distance it's common to feel a bit achy, even wiped out. It's your body telling you that you pushed your limits. Only you know how your body usually reacts to exercise, exertion, and change. You need to listen to what your body is saying to you and weight it against what you've asked of it and how the fibro normally limits you. It's always best to build up slowly as building up too quickly usually results in injury.

It sounds like you may be going through a normal progression of fitness/endurance training. Don't be afraid to take it slow and be sure to give your body adequate rest. Keep up the great work!

UNCI - 2010-04-10 9:44 PM So here's a question y'all may or may not be able to answer.  Some of you know that I just bought a new bike.  I went to a good store (Nicole you'll know which one.)  The staff worked to make sure it fit me just right.  I tried it out and really felt good on it.  I really feel good during each ride.  But after I just hurt all over.  I'm thinking that it's just the fibromyalgia and that my body will adjust in time.  That's a typical fibro problem.  Any change, even a good one causes pain till the body gets used to it.  So my question is have any of you had this problem, aching or pain while adjusting to a new bike or should I just assume that it's the fibro?

judy

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-12 9:16 PM I need some collective wisdom.

For yesterday's ride I mounted some new pedals on the tri bike (pedals I just got from REI with my dividend). I ride using spd mountain pedals and the new pedals are Shimano A600 one sided spd pedals, sorta a compromise between road pedals and mtb pedals. Anyway, by 20 miles into my 30 mile ride I was aching in my legs in ways that were new to me. Then during this morning's run my Achilles started acting up again. I'm wondering if it could all be because of the pedal. What do you think?

misfit_1 - 2010-04-13 11:05 AM

How do I increase my swimming speed?  I feel so slow in the water, and my general improvement doesn't seem to matter as I think I've been maintaining 2:00 for 100 yards.  What to do?

MDHillSlug - 2010-04-13 7:36 PM
Have you ever had a stroke analysis done? Underwater video is very illuminating, especially if you have a pro to critique it and offer suggestions for changes. Beyond that, swim and swim some more. What kinds of sets and distances are you doing?