HILDEBEAST'S Magnificently Motivational Mentor Group - CLOSED!!!! (Page 6)

I GOT...AEROBARS....PROFILE DESIGN T2'S TO BE SPECIFIC...AND THE MUCH COVETED SWIMP3 PLAYER BY FINIS!!! 

I will be trying the mp3 in the pool tomorrow so will let ya'll know how it goes!! Hoping to get the aerobars and new tape on my bike this week too!! May not be able to afford a new bike, but my Felt will look sweet,sexy and SASSY (and FAST of course!!) when I finish with her!! LOL

That's ONE HOT PIC Wilson!! OMG!! 

HOT MESS AT LEAST!!! *puke* lol

I forgot that I also bought myself a pool lap counter thingy that I wear on my finger. I got the $30 deal rather than the $40, but now WISH I had paid the extra $10 because the one I got does not remember all laps, just the BEST... :-((     The good thing about it though is that I don't have to count in my head how many laps I did!! Whew!!! LOL

I agree about the TOO MANY F'n snacks around this joint!! Good grief Charlie Brown...How in the blue monkeys is a girl supposed to get her sexy on w/all this junk food hangin about?!! 

Umm, Wilson, are you going to eat those grapes? 

I actually got on the bike on the trainer a bit ago.  I haven't been on in some time.  I just pedalled and watched TV.  Nothing better than watching rich people search for a new home in an exotic locale.

Wilson - that was disturbing. 

I got a gift certificate for a couple private lessons with a swim coach. I also got a very nice harness for climbing. It is not exactly tri related but I am going to count climbing as strength training 

Hilde - That is awesome news! I am so excited for you. I wish I could make it to Texas for the race, It sounds like a lot of fun. I don't drink either so I could watch in horror with you

Thanks for all of the inspires; I haven't figured out how to reply to them yet but they sure make me feel good.

I am so happy many of you found my new sexy portrait exactly what you needed to motivate you....I laughed at the newbie comments compared to the old crew......LMAO.....Yes, I did eat the grapes....and two whoppers with cheese.....and the Twinkie I found under my dunlap!!!! haha....So, just a little fun to get the group lively....I have a post of TTucker in a bikini after all the holiday snacks...I'll post that next....I did some window peeping and grabbed a keeper!!!

I put my Lock Laces in my shoes and I felt so much faster on the run!! haha...I think I'm gonna like that set-up - pretty neat.  I haven't mounted my new cages on my seat, but will post some pics when I'm done....I think my new bike is gonna love me for such an upgrade!!!

Glad everyone is enjoying the new Christmas stuff - hope it motivates everyone and makes them safer and faster!!!

Oh yeah here is Tucker!!!  Getting ready for a bike ride.  I think we'll all agree she need to lay off the dark chocolate!!!!

Swim lessons - that's an awesome give that will pay back over and over if you follow the suggestions....Glad you like my picture....I'll start out slow and ratchet the intensity..haha.....

TTucker...I'm gonna buy the top of the line sport counter...I think that's the one you'd wish you had bought...thanks for helping firm up that decision!!!  I hate moving my goggle case one diamond on the edge of the pool for lap counting..haha..now I can have in with me.....and I assume its easy to hit the lap button.  I also need a mesh bag to carry all my swim $hit...it's getting serious now...HA!

Also can't wait to get the Finis Swimp3 player.....that will be nice for long swims to jam under water.  

Kristen, glad you enjoyed my picture!! haha...more to come....don't wan't you to have a nice clear mental canvas..that's be a waste!

A few of us have bought bikes recently to replace older ones...so you will have some brain power here as you mentioned.  Off the top of my head...Hilde, Turtle, Alex and I have bought new bikes....I know I'm missing one...ugh..anyhow that missing bike can fill us in.  Alex bought a roadie and the rest of us went Triathlon bikes....So we may have some comments there too....Of those four I believe we've all bought different brands..haha..Anyhow, looking forward to the bike porn when you purchase one.....that'll be better than the pic I posted..haha

With aerobars and tape we expect a marked increase in speed.....you better deliver or we're gonna give you hell!!!!  The tape is good for at least 1mph!!!

Yep, you gotta know how to change your tire...cuz sooner or later one goes flat!!!  It's not hard you can be a pro in no time.  Great job on running the Christmas 5k - that sounds cool!!  I'm really interested in hearing about your endless pool swim...I've always wondered about them.  I'd love to see the video too....to see how it works and get your experience feedback!!  Let us know when that happens!!  Indoor Tri Jan 29th...wow..that's an early one!!!

Yeah Hilde, thanks for putting together such a great group......and allowing me to play along again...cuz you love my sexy men picture posts....I knew it!!!

Friends list is updated, sorry i'm still playing catch up!!!

Wow tammy is smoking!  haha the typical triathlete....

Sounds like Santa was quite good to you, must have been a good boy this year Wilson...

I was not a good boy..haha...to many trips to "Vegas" haha.....and I didn't get Tammy as my gift...Had I got the picture above...i would have mounted that tire and got riding really really fast....so fast I may have a blowout!!! haha LMAO...

Hope you had a good Christmas Brad!!!

Let me know how the aerobars work out for you!  I envy those who have the pool mp3 gear, perhaps that would kill the monotany (and maybe the concentration?!).  I unfortunately wasn't a good boy this year so looks like I'll have to buy myself some gear....oh wait I did get some GU packs!!  *Sigh 

Hey, come to Golds Gym with me tonight to swim....I'm trying to get motivated for 2300 yards....

I'm pretty sure it depends on what color the tape is, as far as mph increase.  My hot pink tape made it at least 1.2mph!

I also got those same Aerobars in October and have loved them, hope they work out well for you too.

When you open up an inspire, there should be a little button on the bottom right that says "reply".  When you hover over it, it should say "reply in XX's blog".  It should then take you to that person's page.  If you are still on your own page you are replying in your own blog and it is unlikely the person you are replying to will see it.  Let me know if that makes sense, if not ask away and we can help walk you through it.  

I'm shamefully in the same boat.  I've watched it done in person and I've watched lots of youtube videos.  I think I could do it, but have yet to put it to the test.  While I'd rather test it out in the safety of my own home, if I don't get to it soon I'm going to be testing it out the hard way!

Ok really dumb newbie bike question:

It saids on today's bike plan to do an interval program - how do I do that with a normal bike? Just ride fast for x time, rest, repeat like a run/walk thing or what?

Ah I knew it was some sort of injury - glad you're doing great getting back. And yes the dumbbell set (I'm still confused as to spelling) is pretty cool. May need to get something lighter than just the bars (2kg each) for some exercises since I have trouble holding them over my head for too long.

As to the biking stuff - tire change - I could probably do, maybe if given time and leisure it's attatching all the other stuff that I have an issue with.

Enjoy the swimming lessons. Climbing could definitely work as ST - that or XT. Either way - sounds fun.

As for the inspires - go to reply and it says "reply in x's blog" and you click it and it'll quote it then you can put your reply underneath.

Janet,

A bike trainer showed up under our tree yesterday.  Nothing fancy - it's a Nashbar fluid trainer.  I'm planning to get it set up and go for a test ride this afternoon.

I got my husband the same one for Christmas.  Let us know how you like it.  He won't get to try it for a few more days.  According to the reviews, it sounds pretty nice!

Holy lots of posts Batman! This group is awesome!!! I think my last mentor group might have had this many posts total for the whole season. Took me forever to catch up on just the forum posts from the last week. Hope to return some of the "inspires" soon. Sorry for the non-responses.... after reading through the forum, I realized I too was ignorant of how that worked 

Glad to hear everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Santa spoiled me rotten this year (although because I'm a tri newbie and can't afford much gear own my own, it's pretty much all I asked for this year).

• Garmin 305 - Took advantage of the rare beautiful December weather today to play with it. What a SUPER cool gadget  
• Bontrager cycling shoes
• iPod nano (Yeah for no arm band!)
• running tights
• tri top
• and cash (to purchase a Cycleops Fluid 2 trainer)
• cycling gloves
• mini-presta pump

Happy training this week (for those of you aren't waiting until next week)! My jeans have begun protesting, so I decided not to wait. 

~Michelle

I managed to get my bike on it pretty easily (that's the part I was most worried about) and took it for a short test ride tonight.  Just 15 minutes - enough to get the feel of it and get my heartrate up a little.  It's different than riding on a road or on an exercise bike at the gym but I think I like it.  It's pretty quiet too.  That wasn't too much of an issue for me since it's in the basement, but I know for some people the noisier ones can be a problem.  I'm really hoping that having it will get me on the bike more - it's where I need the most help.