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Thanks Matt!  I thought I'd collect some setups that Manatees have working for them and share that info with Kevin.  Kinda trying to balance the being helpfulness with interfering, you know ;-)

I have little to no input, since I am trainerless. I have a musician friend that uses an iPad. There are clip on stands made for them (ebay):

There are also full tripod stands available, but the cost might be prohibitive.

Or something like this on a table:

Were it me, I'd probably build a tall table to straddle the front wheel, with a few holders, since there might be a few screens on there. Something like Jesse Thomas has. If memory serves, you don't ride the trainer often, do you? Will there be a place in the houses set aside for this?

Thanks!  Those links are super helpful!

Yes, the bonus from has become Kevin's Training Annex.  He claims that is not the case.  He is fooling himself (or trying to fool me!)

I still have a dumb trainer.  Kevin uses the trainer quite a bit year round so it made sense for him to get the upgrade.

Where did you see those middle stands?

Also, does anyone here use TR on iPad?

Janyne, there is a thread in CoJ that Lisa started a while back on Training Rooms that might be interesting. Some cool ideas in there, ya know, for when he is ready to fess up  And I thought DCRainmaker had something in his blog a while back about his setup, but I can't find it now.

Stands were on ebay. Any music store will have them. I like the thicker stands for my music stuff. That kind of equipment is often available on Craigslist, but beware, your area has some folks with an inflated idea of the value of their music stuff.

2 things, don't get the folding kind. they are not going to take any beating at all. And, let me look at home, I may have something floating around that will do the job. Maybe not, we've gotten rid of some stuff lately, but I'll check.

Something like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Adjustable-Rotating-IPAD-Tablet-PC-Holder-Floor-Mount-Stand-Silver-/351085792582

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-5-FLOOR-MOUNT-STAND-TRIPOD-HOLDER-FOR-iPAD-2-3-4-AIR-MINI-TAB-NEXUS-SURFACE-/360632510635

http://www.ebay.com/itm/G4RCE-Floor-Stand-Tripod-Base-Adjustable-Height-Carry-Case-iPad-Samsung-Archos-/291601384490

is a good example of a stronger stand.

Originally posted by IndoIronYanti

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by laffinrock

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by fortissimo

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by fortissimo Dress me, please! My coach has talked me into doing the Chilly Cheeks Duathlon tomorrow. It's a 4 mile run followed by a 10.8 mile bike. The temperature is supposed to be 40 with 10 mph winds at race time. I have no winter bike gear. So, do I just wear my running tights under my tri shorts? I will of course wear gloves and head band under my helmet. Do I wear my running jacket or borrow a bike jacket? Why do I let people talk me into these things?

Is this it? Of particular note here is that the race is bike then run, not run-bike-run. Might alter some dressing options. I had similar conditions for one last year, but didn't hardly need to add anything. Most people do though so will probably want some other advice too.   Mostly look at how you want to dress for the bike. Then chuck off a bunch of stuff for the run. Running has more heat build-up and less windchill due to going slower. Using the tri suit as a base layer tends to work well.

Yup, that's it! The first in the series is the run followed by the bike. My bike jacket is huge and not tight fitting at all so i think I'll just stick with the running jacket. I know the bike is only 10 miles, but i got some pretty nasty saddle sores while training for IM so I'm chicken to go without the tri shorts. I'll try the running tights on the bike tonight to see how it goes. Thanks, everyone!

Understandable. Though do know that the only thing that might fit better on the bike are bike shorts, so if that's not the case then something is wrong. Might be an issue to solve for another time. Go with what works best for this race.

And to reiterate something from the website:

Chilly Cheeks #3 will start with a 10 mile non-drafting paved bike ride. Riders will go off in groups of 5-10 at 1 minute intervals. Starting groups will be assigned as entries are received. The race will finish with a 4-mile road and dirt-trail run.

It's Chilly Cheeks #1, which is run-ride.  December 19, 2015: Start Time-10:00 a.m. - Click Here for Course Map Chilly Cheeks #1 will start with a 4-mile road and dirt-trail run, finish with a 10 mile paved bike ride.  Number 2 (run-bike-run) is in January, and #3 (bike-run) is in February.

Yeah, don't listen to me today. Although kind of surprised Yanti hasn't jumped right in with such an invitation in the first line!

I'm more about the UNdress me

It's called the "Chilly CHEEKS", not "Chilly EVERYTHING".  That could be really scary!!

Awesome, Mary. Dannng jumping right back in with work and a 6-miler! How did the first day go? 

Steve, hang it there. So glad to hear it isn't as bad as it could be. Chin up!

Happy, happy, HAPPY Solstice all you northern hemisphere-ers. Goodness, I have been STRUGGLING with the darkness. Lack of motivation, grumpy, not enjoying some of my runs. Ugh, I need a kick in the pants!

Anyway, I am excited for longer days and more daylight. Woop Wooooop!

Oh my gosh guys, I am waiting for the actual results (which take forever in this series) but my race on Saturday was a shyte show! It was actually quite humorous. I try to imagine it as if someone is watching me, perhaps if it were captured with a drone....

As I mentioned I have been struggling to get up in the dark. So there I was, race day. Taking my sweet time. For some reason I decided to not believe google maps when it told me it would take a half hour to get to the park. I continued to drink my coffee and sit my azz on the couch. Finally, with 20 minutes to get to the park I left (uhhhhh remember that whole warm-up thing???????)

I proceeded to go 20+ mph over the speed limit all the way there and pull into the park just as everyone was lining up (see, it took less than 30 minutes to get there google)

Long story shor (I will save it for the RR) but I had to jump into  the race after it started (no chip timing here), in the wrong shoes (which one was untied btw) and my socks rolled down under my arch with no warm-up. No warmup it one thing for a marathon, or even a half. But a 2-miler????? Let's just say negative-splitsville.

First day back to work went fairly well.  It probably would have been better if I'd gotten more than a few hours of sleep the night before.  It also would have helped if they'd actually had some work for me to do.  I can understand not wanting to involve me too much in projects since they don't know whether I'll be able to stay, but still.  I managed to hang in there for 5 hours, then went home and slept for 3.  I'm going to try to shoot for 6 hours today.  I'm supposed to run 4 mi. today too.  I'm going to try doing it at the gym.  They have a 200 m track and treadmills so I'll go back and forth between the two, switching every mile.  My hip doesn't like treadmills and running 32 laps in one direction sounds like torture so hopefully mixing it up will work out okay.

I think I'll be able to get back up to full time.  Now I just need to get back into the swing of it mentally, which is definitely harder than the physical part!!!

Kevin's initial comment was something along the lines of, "Boy, my other trainer was really broken!"  I think that he'll like it once get gets over the configuration bumps.  I told him that I am well aware of what I spend on gym/pool time.  If he wants to spend the money for TrainerRoad, etc., I will not complain.

Originally posted by laffinrock

Originally posted by IndoIronYanti

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by laffinrock

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by fortissimo

Originally posted by brigby1

Originally posted by fortissimo Dress me, please! My coach has talked me into doing the Chilly Cheeks Duathlon tomorrow. It's a 4 mile run followed by a 10.8 mile bike. The temperature is supposed to be 40 with 10 mph winds at race time. I have no winter bike gear. So, do I just wear my running tights under my tri shorts? I will of course wear gloves and head band under my helmet. Do I wear my running jacket or borrow a bike jacket? Why do I let people talk me into these things?

Is this it? Of particular note here is that the race is bike then run, not run-bike-run. Might alter some dressing options. I had similar conditions for one last year, but didn't hardly need to add anything. Most people do though so will probably want some other advice too.   Mostly look at how you want to dress for the bike. Then chuck off a bunch of stuff for the run. Running has more heat build-up and less windchill due to going slower. Using the tri suit as a base layer tends to work well.

Yup, that's it! The first in the series is the run followed by the bike. My bike jacket is huge and not tight fitting at all so i think I'll just stick with the running jacket. I know the bike is only 10 miles, but i got some pretty nasty saddle sores while training for IM so I'm chicken to go without the tri shorts. I'll try the running tights on the bike tonight to see how it goes. Thanks, everyone!

Understandable. Though do know that the only thing that might fit better on the bike are bike shorts, so if that's not the case then something is wrong. Might be an issue to solve for another time. Go with what works best for this race.

And to reiterate something from the website:

Chilly Cheeks #3 will start with a 10 mile non-drafting paved bike ride. Riders will go off in groups of 5-10 at 1 minute intervals. Starting groups will be assigned as entries are received. The race will finish with a 4-mile road and dirt-trail run.

It's Chilly Cheeks #1, which is run-ride.  December 19, 2015: Start Time-10:00 a.m. - Click Here for Course Map Chilly Cheeks #1 will start with a 4-mile road and dirt-trail run, finish with a 10 mile paved bike ride.  Number 2 (run-bike-run) is in January, and #3 (bike-run) is in February.

Yeah, don't listen to me today. Although kind of surprised Yanti hasn't jumped right in with such an invitation in the first line!

I'm more about the UNdress me

It's called the "Chilly CHEEKS", not "Chilly EVERYTHING".  That could be really scary!!

or really interesting...

It sounds like you were off to a good start.  Five hours is a lot for your first day.  You should be able to build up to full time (well, being present for 8 hours) in a week and a half.  Take care!

P.S. there is always manateeland if you are bored.

My trainer setup in my unfinished basement where it is a little cooler:

CycleOps fluid trainer
Garmin cadence/speed sensor
ANT+ stick for laptop (laptop sits easily in eyesight and at eye level on a table/wooden crate next to the handlebar region of the bike)
TrainerRoad (virtual power set up via combo of trainer, speed/cadence, HR)
Garmin HR strap
fan
Smart TV
bike, of course.  
Towels to catch sweat and wipe face, water bottle and remote all sit on the little table that has the laptop.

All that's been missing lately is the rider.

Sounds like a great way to leverage the tools you have! Maybe do something like an easy warm-up on the track, then a couple miles on the treadmill then cool down the opposite direction on the track. Something like that.

I'd soak up the easing into work  

haha!  you are too funny!

I think that Kevin was hoping that the iPad would work fine.  Does TrainerRoad need the laptop?  (yes, I really am that much of a newbie)

Help!  I tried to change my avitar, but BT keeps telling me to upload a jpeg.  I believe my photos are all saved that way.  I even tried to upload my old avi and got the same message.  Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong???  

Does it have .jpg on the end?  I'm not saying that it isn't a jpeg but that if it's from a Mac, sometimes the file extension isn't there and that confuses uploading software.

How large is the file?

I don't know, I'm doing it from my ipad or iphone and don't know how to look at the extensions. But, I've always used my ipad to upload and never had an issue!