sorry not much involved in these threads lately, but I do read them all and have been picking up some food for thought. Good news is that I have graduated from PT and have hopefully isolated the calf pain to a disc pain. exercise and stretching the back and SI seen to be making better progress than anything else I have tried. Now to put it to the test as I start really gearing up my training.

I have been making some progress in swimming and last Thursday I was the only one at the masters class and he kicked my butt. I will post vidoe if he ever puts it up on the web

Glad to hear you have graduated from PT and are making progress in the pool!

What disk is bothering you?

You can set up HR zones with a trainer and run test, you don't need to pay for a VO2 max test.  What zones are you looking to use (e.g. what plan are looking for zones for -- Different plans calls zones different names but they're all based off the same testing data).

Nicely put.  I make progress on the bike over the winter, when I'm on the trainer 10 hours/week. 

5 hours-how do you stay focused? I am impressed. I spent 3.5 cross country skiing today and am whipped

I've only done cross country skiing once, and it kicked my butt!  What a great workout.  Nice!

I have a Cyclops Fluid also.  My knob that you turn has grooves in it.  Once I had figured out how much tension to add (wheel not slipping, but not so tight I couldn't pedal) I turned it exactly 2 full turns off after my ride.  Before every ride I inflate the tires to the same pressure, then turn the know 2 full turns (using the grooves to deteremine 2 turns).  I also do not remove my bike, (road bike), it stays permanently attached to the trainer, so it should be the same set up every time.

I think I'm going to get another trainer so my husband and I can both do workouts.  I've been reading up on them, and of course the two I see rated the best are KK & Cyclops.  I think I might get another Cyclops, the newer ones have a slightly different tension knob.  It sounds like it's easier to make sure it's the same every time.  The downside I've read about it, is that it is not as stable because of the quick lock bike mount lever.  So I'm a little hesitant.  Anyone have the new Cyclops Fluid with this quick lock?

So the instructions that say something like 2-2.5 full turns once you make contact with the tire seems about right for you? I'll have to try that again, seemed really difficult to turn the wheel when I tried that as I recall.

I don't think it's 2 full turns from when it makes contact, probably more like 1.5.  It's 2 full turns off from what felt like a good tension, then 2 full turns on for next ride.  And so on.  Just figure out where you like the tension, then turn the same amount off / on every time.  Then you're setting it up the same every time.  It is kind of a pain to figure out the initial setting, but once done this method seems to work for me, and feels consistent from ride to ride.

So Cindy finally had her first real 5k this morning, meaning she tried to run the whole way.  34:xx.  Not too shabby.  I was expecting closer to 40 the way she talks about running.

Oh and watching a race go on while not competing was pure torture for me. 

That's awesome.  Is she talking about her next race?

Kinda.  She's already registerd for the Warrior Dash in March.  I think she wants to be at the point that if her friends are doing a race she can jump in and not emabarass herself.

Good for her!! That is a great time for her first 5K!

Did anyone see this good news?? Eating a hershey kiss before a race will make me faster!!LOL

Hurray for chocolate!
University of California researchers discovered that mice ran 50% more and were speedier than the control mice when given epicatechin ( a purified form of chocolate's flavonoid). Easy though, equivalent amount for humans is the size of a Hershey Kiss.

2500 in the pool and 5.5 on the dreadmill this morning. 

Contemplating not actively trying to lose anymore weight.  I figure as my cardio goes up and my weight lifting goes down in about a month that the rest will come off on it's own.  Just thinking out loud here really.

I think it's good that she was honest about her feelings.  Going from 2 to 3 children is a HUGE adjustment.  It didn't help that my third had severe reflux, food sensitivities, and had to wear a helmet for the first 10 mos. of his life.  Anyway, 3 or more children is a completely different ballgame.  Your wife will need you to be around.  It's great that we have the treadmill/trainer options.  Maybe another 70.3 is more doable given your plan to increase the size of your family.  Could you do Ironman this summer?

I think it's a good thing too.  I told her that family goals and plans come long before my goals in triathlon.  So I'll get over my disappointment.  I see a lot of HIMs in my future.  Which is cool, it will just take me a little bit to get my head wrapped around it.

2100 meter swim and 7 mile run at the gym this morning.  My husband is off today, so I'm lucky I had the option to get everything done this a.m.  We've been working like dogs trying to get this house ready to sell.  I am really, really tired.  Anyone have any words of wisdom about house showings?  I feel like the thought of it all is really stressful with the 4 kids and training.  

I'm the opposite of Scott.....thinking I need to start logging food because my weight is trending upwards.  Not that it matters that much, but I feel like I'm eating a lot more than I need to eat, so I probably ought to be a bit more strict at this point.