Asphalt Junkies Summer Edition - OPEN (Page 5)

I'm jumping in with a question on the bike set up for you Garmin 910XT users.   Do you use "Auto" for wheel size or do you manually put it in?   I'd googled that question but I'm finding confusing answers such as putting in the manual number when not using GPS feature.  Huh?   I need someone to tell me how to do it in simple old lady language please. 

Thanks for checking, TONY.   So can I assume that when you use the Garmin outside OR on the trainer, you feel your bike data is accurate? 

My system also says wheel size of 2100 when I have it on auto.    My real wheel size is 1944.  The bike data from Sunday's race isn't right which is what made me question the whole thing.  Garmin has me averaging over 20 mph  (yea, right) and going near 60 miles instead of 56.  Hmmm....  I think I'll change it to manual and stick my old Cateye back on (which always had accurate data) then take my sweet bike for a spin tomorrow and compare.    Thanks for your help, TONY!

I'm sorry to be confusing, WARREN but I can't help it.       Most of my rides have been inside but the times I went out I did put it on GPS I just didn't have anything to measure the distance I actually traveled and assumed GPS was correct.  I think I may have played around and had the wheel on manual at the wrong size, though and so my data is just plain off kilter.  I'm still not sure why the "auto" button puts my wheels at a 700x size when I have 650s.  I rode in auto mode on Sunday and I knew it was giving me wrong info.   Your tip of going a measured distance and adjusting my wheel size accordingly is excellent and I'll do that.   Thank you for your help!  

Hope all you Junkies are having a terrific wonderful Wednesday! 

Good points on bike safety everyone. I do try to keep my head on a swivel while riding too, and that actually may have been one factor in my crash last week. The biggest factor was my recklessness that morning in seeking every MPH of speed I could get from the downhill I was coming off of. Then while leaning into the left hand curve I checked for traffic coming from the right. I probably leaned a little more left while looking right and that put me in a bad position and down I went.

Be safe and be smart.

An update on my injuries: After treating all of my road rash with daily doses of a prescription burn cream. I have lots of nice new pink skin all over except the deepest wound on my left hip/butt cheek. That one is very deep and has been slow to heal. The pain from that wound has been enough to leave me exhausted most days. I have also been experiencing a lot of pain in my left shoulder and wrist. I don't have full range of motion in my shoulder or wrist without pain. I tried a little ride on my mountain bike out on our street a couple days ago to see how it would feel. I can't put much weight on my handlebar because of those injuries. I have an appointment with the local Sports Therapy / ART specialist Thursday afternoon. 

I'm now 3 and a half weeks out from Vineman 70.3 race day. These should have been my peak training weeks and I haven't been able to train for 11 days. I'm long past the cutoff for any refund of my race entry and my hope of wading out to the staring line on July 13 is dwindling fast.

I'll let everyone know what the doc says.

It's likely the biggest reason why the discrepancy in your speed and distance is the size that is automatically chosen for your wheel size.  As I read through the posts this morning I knew you had 650's and that the Garmin defaults much closer to the 700's, thereby creating the additional speed and distance.  In order to correct that you can physically measure the wheel circumference and manually input your size.  Or do as Warren suggested and do the trial runs on a measured distance.  

If you don't have a tape that reads metric than you can measure in inches and use this site for conversions.  I use this anytime I need to make a conversion.

I remember the new skin from my own crash last year.  Those areas will require some tender loving care for a while.  The new skin will be much more susceptible to tearing and reinjury.  Some kind of patch may be in order for the injuries to your hip for a little while, probably mostly while on the bike.  I had my elbow reopen several times if I tried to ride aero.  Finally I gave up and rode on;y my road bike to make sure I didn't try to cheat.

Your HIM?  I wouldn't give up on it yet.  If you can get anything in right now it may be alright to support the completion of the race.  If you can get your shoulder under control and begin to ride and run in next few days I think you would be alright.   Wait and see what the ART says and then maybe consider seeing a doc if it's not some muscular inflammation.  If you're not on NSAIDS I would suggest that as well.  Take them on a regular interval for a week or so if you haven't done this so far.  

So after seeing the ART and Graston Technique specialist my shoulder is feeling sore, but better than it has for a while. After examining me they used a combination of heat and electro stimulation to get the shoulder ready and then ART and Graston Technique to break down the internal scar tissue. Then he taped me up with instructions for stretching the muscles over the next few days. I expect to be pretty sore tomorrow, but if it gets me back to training and full recovery sooner I am all in. I'll be seeing him for more treatments Mondays and Wednesdays for the next 3 weeks if needed.

Dirk, after weaning myself from the Vicodin I have been on a steady dose of Advil for pain relief.  I expect I'll keep that up for at least a few more days.

Last night I was in a pretty dark place about my chances of doing the HIM. Since my appointment today I'm having a bit more hope. I've discussed the race with my wife and as long as I am able to start the race without possibly making the shoulder injury worse by participating, I expect I'll go for it with the expectation of doing the best I can.

Derek, didn't your parents ever give you the "if your friends jumped of a bridge..." speech?  I'm glad you came through the crash relatively unscathed. I think there are enough Junkies on the injury list without adding more.

 Speaking of that I'm still praying for healing for each of you who is injured.

Just finished up the last of 4 nights of Vacation Bible School. What a blessing to be part of but I do admit I'm exhausted and glad it is over.

JoAnne and Tony - Good luck on your races this coming weekend!

Tony - My HIM is sold out too. Thankfully I'll be in wave 6 out of 22 starting at 7:00 am.

I did finally manage to throw together a race report for my Olympic on the 1st of June. After the start my descriptions aren't great, but I wanted to get it posted. Maybe I'll come back and fill in more later.

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