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Question of the Day!

What kind of bike do you have?  Do you like it?  Any cycling related questions?

I have a Felt road bike and a Felt tri bike.  I love both of them for different reasons.  Currently, I'm riding the road bike.  I'll pull the tri bike out again in about a month so I can get used to it before a time trial at the beginning of March.

Glad you ordered the workout book, too!  We will all have to compare the workouts we do from it!

Question of the Day!

What kind of bike do you have?  Do you like it?  Any cycling related questions?

I have a LeMond Zurich road bike with aerobars and look cleats.  It has a nice set of Ultegra components .  I got it a long time ago (in 2000 I think)- I have a short torso so I went through a bunch of bikes trying to find one that fit well.  I like it quite a bit.  I think about getting a tri bike (when we have the money, so after the kids finish college- maybe!), but I'm also nervous about the handling.  I'm much better aero now than I used to be, but I still don't feel completely secure, and with tri bikes I've heard you are more locked in to the position.  On the other hand, I think the top tube is usually shorter, which would help with my short torso! 

Riding on the trainer is going to be tough for me this week, as well.  I might have to wait until very late in the evening to get on my bike.  Yoga is great!  Even 10 minutes is beneficial.  I go to a restorative yoga class on Mondays.  It is awesome!  I think it's funny that I am, by far, the youngest person in class!  It is not strenuous at all.

Hey ladies!  Awefully quiet around here.

I love Chrissie Wellington!  She's like my girl crush, she's just the coolest ever, so talented but she really doesn't seem to have much ego about it.  And I met her!  In person!  We ran together!  (Well, sort of- I ran with my FIL's running group and Boulder, and she was running with the group at the same time- just much much faster ).  Go Britain!

I'll have to try the meatballs- we have tons of ground beef, and my kids like sweet and sour chicken. 

I got a trainer ride in- 30 minutes.  My lungs didn't complain too badly.  I also tried a little yoga- it hurt a little so I'll have to ease in to it. 

Question of the Day: What's your first race of 2011?

My first race of 2011 will be a 10K on January 22.  I'll probably do my first tri of the season on April 3.  It's a sprint with a pool swim.  I'm not sure if I'm going to sign up for it, though.  I froze my butt off at it last year!  Hence it's name....The Beaver Freezer!

Thanks for posting the Question of the Day, Amy!   I love seeing all of your answers!

Today, I will be running while pushing Aidan in the stroller.  It is so beautiful outside!  I need to take advantage of this weather before it starts raining again!  This evening, I will ride my bike on the trainer.

 QOT: What is your first race of 2011?

I'm planning on doing the Skunk Cabbage 1/2 marathon in Ithaca NY on April 10th.

I have to say I am learning to hate the trainer less.  I'm working my way up to over an hour.  Some of the things that help are watching TV, listening to music, planning workouts or drills, and reading (I have aerobars that I prop a book or magazine on- I read 17 Hours to Glory- about the Ironman, this way).

OK, one more post from me- someone needs to give me a virtual whack on the hand- I went to give a talk at lunchtime and let an evil macadamia nut cookie talk me into eating half of it. 

On the plus side, I got a run in on the treadmill in the hospital gym- 30 minutes/3 miles, and didn't cough up too much of my lung... I'm on service tonight, which could be painful.

I'm enjoying my trainer rides!  Workouts in a Binder for Indoor Cyclists and Jorge's Winter Plan really make the workouts interesting.  I listen to music while I ride on the trainer.  It feels so good to check out for a little while.

Here you go!!!!  Sending some bike trainer mojo your way!!!

A backwards tri will be interesting.  Why are they doing it that way?

But you only ate half of it!  I hope you enjoyed the ONLY half you are going to eat!

Good luck tonight!

I got my run done while pushing the stroller.  That's a great workout!