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All the discussion on cadence and power is very interesting, thanks.  I just got set up with virtual power on the trainer via Trainer Road, anyone else using this?  I did my test last week and my first interval workout last night.  HOLY COW.  Found out my perceived exertion was a few light years away from reality.  I'm good at starting the intervals very hard, but then tended to drift down.  Much more difficult to have the immediate feedback to keep my power up, but I think it's going to make me better.  (As long as it doesn't kill me first).

Also went to my first Masters swim practice this morning.  Alas, the blinding speed that I had developed over the past couple months of work was but an illusion.  I did do a longer and harder workout than I would have done on my own, so it was overall a success.

The main problem with a 5 am workout is that it is now 10 am and I am ready for bed.  Sounds like many of us are seeing the workouts amping up this week.  Hang in there!

CyborgQueen - 2013-02-12 8:15 PM So f*cking upset today. My friend, Mike Klute, passed away cycling yesterday. He had a heart attack. He was on the BLV crew for a long time and a great rider. He pulled me on a large hill between mile 70-75 when I was ready to give up, and he kept saying, "you can do it. You're strong. Just keep on turning the cranks.". I last saw him on Sunday just chatting and laughing. We all are sadden by the sudden loss. He was 66 years old and can beat the crap out of the youngsters. He hung out with us every Tues and Thursday night rides. Although there have been other cyclist deaths, I didn't know them. This was the first cyclist that I knew passed away.

So sorry to here that you lost someone close - my prays are with you.

Glad I could help!

Seriously try that warmup!  I'm always amazed at how that works.  There are days I feel tired and my natural cadence seems more like 80ish.  Then I do that warmup and notice I'm spinning at 90-93 during the 20-30" at FTP!  It seems to wake up the legs.  I adjust those final intervals sometimes for whatever workout I'm doing.  It doesn't change during base workouts, but if I'm doing VO2 max or FTP testing or 2x20's I add 10" at 110% FTP on the last 30" interval.

Good luck!

I have used it a few times, but haven't gotten the nerve up yet to do a test.  Even without that it is nice to see how my workout progresses as I get tired.

Excellent job getting back in the pool!!!

Finally finished my bike fit yesterday - overall it took almost 4 hours!!!  Road the bike in the aero set up for an hour today and it definitely feels different - my legs, abs, shoulders, neck and sit bones are going to need to toughen up! Went for the Adamo saddle - I hope it is worth the price!

IF I get a chance I will post a pic.  just need to transfer all the gadgets from my old bike to it, hopefully this weekend.

My fitter was awesome - she spent the first 30 min just going over goals, injuries and then things like looking at my feet, shoes, the way I walked.... Apparently one of my arches in higher than the other (that is the one with the PF) and I my right foot rolls inward when I walk/run (that is the one with hip issues). She adjusted my cleats to help alleviate some of those issues.

First fit on this bike, the last time I had one was much shorter and it was just trying to get me comfortable on a bike that didn't really fit me.   The greatest thing about this fit was it was for both TT style and regular.  We have it so that to change out of TT I just have to shorten the seat post and change out saddles (and move a spacer in the stem if I want even more comfort.) All things I can do myself!

I have never heard of a GURU fit - what is that?

It sure sounds like your fitter knows what she is doing and demonstrates the reasons why a good fit is always a good idea.  I lot of people don't think about the impact of the cleats and shoes on your feet and legs until they get a fitting.  Plus, riding in aero requires a lot more considerations to proper fit than a road bike set up.

Enjoy your new bike Robin!

jennifer65 - 2013-02-14 4:39 AM Happy valentines day to all. I managed to get up this morning - do half hour on the bike trainer then outside for an hours run. The longest both time and distance this year. I am now ready to have a can of Guinness tonight and embrace my rest day tomorrow. (still have to go to work though, sadly ) Jennifer

Happy Valentines day to you too Jennifer!

Great work this morning!  Enjoy your Guinness!

jennifer65 - 2013-02-14 3:39 AM Happy valentines day to all. I managed to get up this morning - do half hour on the bike trainer then outside for an hours run. The longest both time and distance this year. I am now ready to have a can of Guinness tonight and embrace my rest day tomorrow. (still have to go to work though, sadly ) Jennifer

Woot!!!!

rquinn23 - 2013-02-14 12:32 PM

jennifer65 - 2013-02-14 4:39 AM Happy valentines day to all. I managed to get up this morning - do half hour on the bike trainer then outside for an hours run. The longest both time and distance this year. I am now ready to have a can of Guinness tonight and embrace my rest day tomorrow. (still have to go to work though, sadly ) Jennifer

Great job, Jennifer! This week's training is going fairly well--had a good day on Tuesday with strength training in the morning, a solid run after work (feels like I'm getting back my running mojo) and a good swim with the masters group that evening. The coach indicated that he saw some progress with my technique, so that's good! Yesterday was supposed to be a 30 minute bike/ 15 minute run, but it was raining, so I was relegated inside to the roller trainer. That thing does not seem to provide me with much of a workout, but it does test my balance and concentration! (Especially on the tri bike in the aero position--I'm pretty good at it, though.) I still ran outside in the rain, which was quite refreshing. My quads were super sore all day, and the spinning helped loosen them, and they felt really powerful on the run (though my cadence was really slow). This morning, however, I went to do strength work at the gym and my heart rate kept soaring! I know that can be an indicator of fatigue, but I don't FEEL extra fatigue, so it was very strange. 45 minute high cadence, zone 1 bike after work followed by masters swim. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Oh--I made a treat for my coworkers, which is a really big deal for me because I am NOT a cook (I've had to learn over the past few months because I'm trying to stick to a mostly Paleo diet), and it was delicious! Recipe can be found here: http://www.active.com/nutrition/Articles/Raw-Chocolate-Cherry-Mini-... (I used strawberries instead of cherries). And another victory, I am finally back to my pre-Thanksgiving weight, now just working on getting to race weight before the next phase of my training.

Great job on the weight Becky!  Good work with your training this week too! 

I was thinking the treats would be pretty good reading the recipe until I got to the avocados! 

rquinn23 - 2013-02-14 11:32 AM

jennifer65 - 2013-02-14 4:39 AM Happy valentines day to all. I managed to get up this morning - do half hour on the bike trainer then outside for an hours run. The longest both time and distance this year. I am now ready to have a can of Guinness tonight and embrace my rest day tomorrow. (still have to go to work though, sadly ) Jennifer

Great job, Jennifer! This week's training is going fairly well--had a good day on Tuesday with strength training in the morning, a solid run after work (feels like I'm getting back my running mojo) and a good swim with the masters group that evening. The coach indicated that he saw some progress with my technique, so that's good! Yesterday was supposed to be a 30 minute bike/ 15 minute 1run, but it was raining, so I was relegated inside to the roller trainer. That thing does not seem to provide me with much of a workout, but it does test my balance and concentration! (Especially on the tri bike in the aero position--I'm pretty good at it, though.) I still ran outside in the rain, which was quite refreshing. My quads were super sore all day, and the spinning helped loosen them, and they felt really powerful on the run (though my cadence was really slow). This morning, however, I went to do strength work at the gym and my heart rate kept soaring! I know that can be an indicator of fatigue, but I don't FEEL extra fatigue, so it was very strange. 45 minute high cadence, zone 1 bike after work followed by masters swim. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Oh--I made a treat for my coworkers, which is a really big deal for me because I am NOT a cook (I've had to learn over the past few months because I'm trying to stick to a mostly Paleo diet), and it was delicious! Recipe can be found here: http://www.active.com/nutrition/Articles/Raw-Chocolate-Cherry-Mini-... (I used strawberries instead of cherries). And another victory, I am finally back to my pre-Thanksgiving weight, now just working on getting to race weight before the next phase of my training.

Great Training!!! Congrats on the weight loss too!

Last time I was in the LRS I had them screw studs in to my old shoes for winter running.  Tried them out today - didn't notice them too much on the soft snow pack, but I bet they will rock on harder, icier trails. The fact that I didn't notice them was also a bonus 'cause running in my yak trax feels like running on platform boots.

I saw the greatest thing today while running by the lake that is cleared for skating - 3 ladies ice skating while pushing strollers!

very cool - I especially like the part about applying the new numbers when searching for a new bike - I was a little (ok a lot)  nervous (and still am) about buying mine as I was afraid it wouldn't fit my body geometry.

TGIF!!! Busy week and an especially busy day! 

Getting some good work in training wise though, so that is good.  Really upped the pool frequency this week, but since I started with 0 to 1 pool trip per week, that bar was kind of low.

Swim meet Sunday for our masters group.  Swimming the freestyle events, 50 , 100, 200 and 500 basically to get another pool session in plus it gives me some intensity that I don't always get on my own.  I will still do my long run before the meet and my 2 hour bike session on the trainer Saturday.

Anyone else racing this weekend or have big workouts?

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm impressed by your recent love for swimming!

I learned to jump off the blocks last night! LOL  lost my goggles almost everytime! hahaha!  Masters is going well though

Got big workout tomorrow, well......really all weekend.  1 hour swim/3 hour bike/15' transition run.  Then sunday another 3 hours on the trainer.  Last big weekend of base miles though!

Well, since one of my races is in a lake with alligators and snakes, and another is in the ocean with sharks I figured it would be wise to be faster than average!

Just kidding (Robin, there are no snakes in that lake!)  After missing almost a year and having taken the lessons before the injury, I want to take advantage of the opportunity to improve.

Thanks!

Sounds like you and your new trainer are going to get intimately familiar with each other this weekend!