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Besides, I got my shoelace stuck in the crank during my first ti last year and had to stop and unwind it. I am lucky I didn't crash. I like that last part. I'm a really very fearless person.

Heh. No laces in bike shoes.

What kind of leg issues are you having?

5K in one swim session? Or in 2? Or 3?

Yeah, it can get very expensive if you let it. I try to space out my purchases. Got a Garmin in Sep 06, new bike in March, aero helmet in Sep. etc. If you buy everything all at once, you'll go broke. Start slow. Get the basics. Then work your way up. Just like you don't do an Ironman for your first race.

On the stroke count issue, as you get more and more fit, you'll see your stroke count be more consistent. I find that when I am trying to go fast, my SC is too high. When I force myself to go (what feels) slower, I can get my SC back where it needs to be and I don't sacrifice too much speed. It's a fine line that I still haven't mastered.

Nothing wrong with that. Make sure every 4th week you taper down 40% (or 4 streets?) to let your body recover.

Humpday check! How are we doing this week?

The weather here is killing me. 78 on Sunday, 20something this morning. Really screwed up my LT test this morning. I couldn't get my legs to go today.

Unless it's raining buckets I would do it outside. I can't imagine a long run on the treadmill.

That brings up a random question. What is everyone's longest treadmill run? The longest I've ever made it is 35 minutes before the monotony took over. If I had a radio or MP3 player, that might have helped.

TriPainter - 2008-01-09 5:10 PM Does anyone else get hell when someone looks over your shoulder when you are in this thread. Because of all of apw0397's postings they think I'm on some Gay Lover's blog. What's up with that Avatar??

So what are you saying? You don't like The Todd?

I could change it to this:

OMG, I'm jumping ship!!

 Oh, just got news that my Kuota got shipped! yeah!

Sweet.

10 miles! Wow. That takes some serious mental toughness. I'm impressed.

You can try a half mile or so now after your next ride if you want to just see what it feels like. You'll be amazed the first time you do one. It's an indescribable feeling that you will have in your legs. Jello legs, silly legs, I've heard lots of things. You just have to feel it to understand it.

The more you do them, the more you get used to them. And the more you do them, they will feel more normal. But you also need to recover more.

If you practice bricks early, make sure you force yourself to run them slow. You'll be tempted to go all out on them. Remember that you are really doing two separate workouts when you do a brick, so pace yourself and both and allow plenty of recovery.

For my IM I did all of 1 brick in training besides races. For my half in April I am planning on 2 or 3 of them plus one race. 4 weeks out from my race I am doing a 3 hour ride (approximate bike distance/time) and a 1 hour run (not as far as the race distance, but far enough to get a feeling for how it will be). Then 3 weeks out I'll do a 2 hour ride and 30 minute brick.

Just make sure you don't go all out on bricks. Watch your HR, pace, or breathing. Make sure you stay comfortable (Zone 2 or lower if by HR).

Death by veggie? Now I'm intrigued.

Happy Friday folks! Much needed rest day for me today. Think our swim coach tried to kill us yesterday.

What are the weekend plans?

Me - 2 hour ride Saturday, 5 mile tempo run and a short ride Sunday.