HILDEBEAST'S Magnificently Motivational Mentor Group - CLOSED!!!! (Page 41)

There's our very own Ironman-to-be, Alex ^^^^^!!!  Maybe she'll wear her costume!

cool photos, alex! good luck at your opening this weekend!!

welcome, connie!!

i have been crazed lately and am so overdue on inspiring everyone, sorry!!  will get catch up on inspires soon!!

Count me in for next year too!!

Can I have your ice cream?

That hat looks very aero.  She'd definitely PR the race in it! 

Hiya and welcome to the group!  I wouldn't worry too much about being confused.  For some of us, that is our default state of being. 

Hilde is great with a whip if your husband's arm ever gets tired.  She says she only slightly enjoys using it but we all know better!!

I just have to share a story about how wonderful the MMMers are.  In my logs I had mentioned needing to drink a lot of water lately (with the heat) and the wonderful Tammy/Turtle chimed in with some nutrition recommendations.  They were super detailed and helpful, but that wasn't enough for her.  She sent me a care package with TONS of different samples (including calorie info) of all sorts of things.  The thoughtfulness was overwhelming, but going above and beyond seems to be what the MMMers are all about - with the wonderful Hilde as a shining example of this.

Thank you Tammy and thank you to everyone for all the help and support you have given over the last months, can't wait to see what this tri season holds for everyone!

I've done this with water temps also at 55 degrees.  I froze my man-boobs off on the bike until I dried off and then worked up a sweat because I only wore a trisuit.  On the other hand, everyone is right and trying to put clothes on while wet and possibly disoriented from the swim is not high up on my list of futile things to try and do during a race.  If you are really worried about it, perhaps you can wear arm warmers under your wetsuit (most wick away moisture so they should dry quickly on the bike) and possibly stick a beanie on your head under your bike helmet.  I can tell you that I, at least, was not feeling any sort of cold by the time the run came around.  The worst of it will be the swim to bike transition and first couple of miles.

Thanks for the cool weather racing tips!

Anyone racing this weekend even if there is no ice cream involved?  

The water bottle for between my aerobars arrived the other day.  Of course, the day after my long ride.  I won't have a chance to really test it out until my race.  I should probably get on the bike in our little cul-de-sac to test it a bit.  Seems like the straw is going to go right up my nose!!  But we'll see.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

I just might have to do that.  I specifically chose a bottle with the straw in face design to make sure I would drink AND I wouldn't crash while doing so.  Getting the bottle out of the cage on my frame isn't easy - my small bike frame makes it tough to get the bottle in an out.  That and it's hard to drink from a bottle while riding.  I always feel just of the edge of being out of control.

I'm excited about next weekend!  Printed out my race checklist.  Have a few items still to get like gels and baby powder (to help get the wetsuit on).  Will practice transitions one evening this week.  Tomorrow will be a longish run.

I discovered a women's tri team that offers track workouts every Thursday morning nearby.  The catch -- at 5:45am!  Still I think I will go this week and see what they are all about.  Thursday is their first session.

Yes, Melanie- you can trim the straw, but measure twice, cut once! When I got mine, I think I poked myself in the eye the first time I got on, so I grabbed the scissors and hacked at it- and now it's so short I can barely reach it. Stupid.

This afternoon, I did an OWS race at the lake where next weekend's race is held. It's been a loooong time since I was in open water- the town lake is only open for organized events, and the others are 1+ hours away. I did the 2000 meter race - didn't manage to time it or see the clock, but I wasn't last! My new wetsuit did great, and I was able to get out of it afterward without the jaws of life, so I call that a success. I think I'm actually ready for next Sunday's 70.3. As long as I can avoid disaster and disease for the next week, anyway. Two nights ago, I took 1/4 inch off my fingertip while chopping kale. It's got a jaunty little angle now. Hopefully I won't end up with a staph infection from the fetid lake water!

Alex - nice pic

Week hasn't been very good due to chafing issues but feels lots better today so I should be back at it next week. I'm repeating week 6 again.

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Anyone ever use a Garmin foot pod or bike cadence sensor outside? Does it trump the satellite signal? I'd like to use the foot pod outdoors to keep an eye on my cadence, but don't want to goof up the satellite tracking. Same with the bike.

Also, what's the difference between the trainer axle and the one that comes on the bike? Would it be really bad to use the trainer one outside on occasion? The weather's a little bipolar here on the southern shores of Lake Erie and I'd rather not be switching out the axle all the time.

Thanks in advance!
Michelle 

Michelle,

I use the Garmin footpod and cadence sensors, and they don't trump satellite for measuring distance- I think you can tell it to do so if you want, but you have to calibrate it.

And yes, you can leave the trainer spindle on the bike to ride around. As far as I know, there's no disadvantage other than maybe a little extra weight and aesthetics. I've been riding around with mine for a year, and I almost never use the trainer; I just like it to be quick and easy when I do!

OK, taper madness has already set in (and I ran 14 miles today, so that can hardly be considered tapering)! I spent the second half of the day cleaning out and reorganizing my pantry- a major undertaking, considering that I am a prolific baker and minor-league food hoarder. I have an inability to pass up free samples, which is why I have a bunch of bars and gels that I don't even like. I'd like to pass these along to one of our newer members who is experimenting with nutrition. Louise, I started to send some of this stuff with your package, but I didn't want it to look like I was dumping my junk on you!

The first one to respond here in the forum gets the goodies (sorry, Suzi, US postage only!).

Is that for financial or legal/ import reasons?

The only ones I recognise there are the powerbars - I don't think we have any of the others here.

Michelle, x2 to all that Tammy said.  The cadence meter has nothing to do with the GPS, in fact I have to turn the GPS off when I ride the trainer.  And yes, you can use the trainer skewer anytime outside.  I actually had an attachment that came with my trainer that allows me to use my original bike skewer, but either one will work just fine.

Suzie, it was just a clip art that said Happy Easter.