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Congrat Addie, you have joined the club.  I have fallen several times.  Mostly because I forget that I am clipped in.  Just laugh about and keep moving.  

My first pair was the Mountain bike SPD's which allows you to clip in from either side. They are a little more forgiving.

Harold

John,

I agree, I have the mountain bike with clip ins which are easier than those on the road bike.  But ultimately you will need to master the road style pedal.

Regardless of which pedals you pick, practice clipping on and out at low speed, preferably in a parking lot that is safe from traffic.  It takes a little while but once you have it down, the clips are pretty easy to manage.

The key to clip in pedals is practice, practice, practice.  

Good luck

I started on my road bike with the pedals that had the toe straps until I was ready to go clipless.  I am a fan of Nashbar.com and found some good pedals that are the Nashbar brand.  They are like the Keo Look-type pedal.  Here is a link to those pedals.

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_175240_-1_202630_10000_202363

I have also had the falling off the bike.  Did that at a busy intersection when I thought the light was changing and it did not. 

These pedals have worked great for me.  Probably rode about 800-900 miles now on my bike with them.  Absolutely love them.  Makes you feel more as "one" with your bike and a huge difference with the stroke.  You can get great benefits when climbing and the pulling up working your hamstrings.

These are a great entry level clipless pedal and as you can see, affordable.

I hope everyone is having a great week of training and by the recent posts, it appears so.  Keep up the great work everyone!

4 miles tonight and my running is finally to a point where I actually run more than I walk. Amazing how quickly one can get out of shape. Weird how I seem to get a lot more winded running than riding my bike or swimming.

The other good thing is that all of last years injuries seem to have been put to the rest. So far only slight shin splits in the first week of January which quickly went away with toe lifts and "Stick" usage.

Just got back from a run, 6.5 miles, beautiful early evening weather by the beach.  

Headed to the pool for a swim, hoping to get in 1000 yards, more on that later.

A beautiful day in So Cal, started the day with a 7 mile run with friends and then off to the beach for a trial swim in the new wet suit.  

I started out just treading of water to get used to the suit then swam about 400 yards.  Good fit but the water was really cold so I called it a day for now.

How is everyone else doing?

Water in Lake Michigan is 33 degrees so open water swimming wont be happening for a few months here....I'm so jealous of you folks in warmer climates.

Went for a trail run.....temps were about 32 degrees so it was pretty comfortable but the water/ice on the trails was thawing.....every few steps in those areas you'd break through the ice and drop into the water below.....cold and muddy, but a great workout. Probably going to try on the beach at the National Lakeshore tomorrow.....the packed sand near the water is usually good for running.

Brick training with a local Tri Club today.  Great group of people and a good day training.

Started with a 17.5 mile ride averaged about 15.6 mph

Finished with a 5k at 7:50 pace

Taking it a bit easy in preparation for the Surf City Half Marathon next week.  Hope everyone is having a great day.

Everyone is doing great!  Awesome to see all of the training you are able to get in.

Today was a great day for a ride in NC. Not a cloud in the sky. A little windy but I worked on pushing through the wind staying in the large ring. Overall a great ride today.

Had a great workout weekend.  Was able to get a 30 mile ride and 20 mile run in.  Took it easy on the bike knowing that I had a long run.  

The bike ride was supposed to be a group ride but ended up at a fundraiser car wash so missed the group.  Still went ahead with the ride.  

My run was pretty good.  I chose a route that included lots of turns.  Wanted to ensure that I did not into long straight or straighter runs.  What I didn't count on was hills.  It felt like I was constantly going uphill.  This is positioning me well for my upcoming marathon.  

My swim today was a little sluggish.  I didn't feel comfortable at all.  But I was able to get it in.  

I have a nice lunch run today.  The weather here in NC was absolutely gorgeous.  

Addie, you have the Krispy Kreme Run this weekend.  I hope you enjoy.  Chick ran it last year.  

KRISPY KREME!!!!!

They pulled out of the Houston area 5 or 6 years ago or so.....noone else comes close to their doughnuts imo....maybe that's a good thing or I would pack on more pounds.

Harold - Thanks for the heads up on this promotion.  I called the local dealer and was able to participate in the program.  Pickup a new Cervelo P2 yesterday, stretched my budget a little, but I now own a bike I have no fears of outgrowing.  

Thanks guys for your input.

Last year I competed in the Krispy Kreme Challenge.  That was one heck of an experience.  Addie, you will have a blast.  I wrote a blog post about that day.  Here is that article.

http://runningcaniac.blogspot.com/2011/02/krispy-kreme-challenge.html

I also made the news for my umbrella hat I wore.  It was a rainy day and a perfect hat for the occasion.  Here is a link to the ABC news story.  I am about 30 seconds in.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/video?id=7941608

GREAT!! Enjoy the new ride.

Swam 1200 yards last night, starting to feel better but still not a swimmer.

Had a nice tempo run tonight, 4.4 miles at an 8:24 pace, always feels good to get in a run after work.