Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED (Page 75)

Maybe I'm an oddball (maybe?) but I got the whole clip in/clip out thing pretty quick.  Or at least I didn't bite it right away.  Clipping out wasn't the hard part, it was figuring out clipping in.

LOL...I think we've all read it  

I just want to know if he left out any details.

hehehehe...ditto. I'll blame it on my dull-colored shoes.

Maybe I'm an oddball (maybe?) but I got the whole clip in/clip out thing pretty quick.  Or at least I didn't bite it right away.  Clipping out wasn't the hard part, it was figuring out clipping in.

X2... Both times I have "turtled" was with my toe clips.   No problem when I traded them for clipless pedals / shoes.  BTW.. why do they call them "clipless" when you "clip" in..?  I've never understood that.

Hey all--craptastic day today--I couldn't even get a workout in to decompress thanks to a stupid paper I needed to finish!  The worst part of my day: my mom emailed me to let me know that my dad is having heart surgery tomorrow! I guess its a common procedure, where they run a probe or something into his heart to see what the blockage is--totally outpatient and very normal; of course if they find anything, then they will be keeping him and possibly try to fix it....but I am still really worried. My dad is acting normal, smiling, and working on his stamp collection, but I know he is scared too. Please keep him in your thoughts. 

Thanks manatees.

Hey all--craptastic day today--I couldn't even get a workout in to decompress thanks to a stupid paper I needed to finish!  The worst part of my day: my mom emailed me to let me know that my dad is having heart surgery tomorrow! I guess its a common procedure, where they run a probe or something into his heart to see what the blockage is--totally outpatient and very normal; of course if they find anything, then they will be keeping him and possibly try to fix it....but I am still really worried. My dad is acting normal, smiling, and working on his stamp collection, but I know he is scared too. Please keep him in your thoughts. 

Thanks manatees.

Hey allPositivestic day today--I couldn't even get a workout in to decompress thanks to a stupid paper I needed to finish!  The worst part of my day: my mom emailed me to let me know that my dad is having heart surgery tomorrow! I guess its a common procedure, where they run a probe or something into his heart to see what the blockage is--totally outpatient and very normal; of course if they find anything, then they will be keeping him and possibly try to fix it....but I am still really worried. My dad is acting normal, smiling, and working on his stamp collection, but I know he is scared too. Please keep him in your thoughts. 

Thanks manatees.

Hey all--craptastic day today--I couldn't even get a workout in to decompress thanks to a stupid paper I needed to finish!  The worst part of my day: my mom emailed me to let me know that my dad is having heart surgery tomorrow! I guess its a common procedure, where they run a probe or something into his heart to see what the blockage is--totally outpatient and very normal; of course if they find anything, then they will be keeping him and possibly try to fix it....but I am still really worried. My dad is acting normal, smiling, and working on his stamp collection, but I know he is scared too. Please keep him in your thoughts. 

Thanks manatees.

Before I go to bed and forget about Easter til next year...

Before I go to bed and forget about Easter til next year...

Hey all--craptastic day today--I couldn't even get a workout in to decompress thanks to a stupid paper I needed to finish!  The worst part of my day: my mom emailed me to let me know that my dad is having heart surgery tomorrow! I guess its a common procedure, where they run a probe or something into his heart to see what the blockage is--totally outpatient and very normal; of course if they find anything, then they will be keeping him and possibly try to fix it....but I am still really worried. My dad is acting normal, smiling, and working on his stamp collection, but I know he is scared too. Please keep him in your thoughts. 

Thanks manatees.

Kate- you and yours have been in my prayers for a bit now. I hope that it will all go planned.

Just got boring old white 'n orange adidas...But they make my feet happy, so I go with 'em.

The weather is so beautiful today, I decided to ride my bike to work.  First day of outside riding this year...always, always, always trepidation about flats.  Almost backed out because of it, but told myself to HTFU.  So I get to work--oh, we were just trying to call you to tell you it's slow and don't come in!  I'm kinda glad I didn't get the call, because I likely would've jammed on the ride, and just gotten on the trainer... In the end, I rode the long way home.  Three bridges later, drop my bike off at the LBS to finally get narrower handlebars installed.  And maybe some new red bar tape....

Hey all--craptastic day today--I couldn't even get a workout in to decompress thanks to a stupid paper I needed to finish!  The worst part of my day: my mom emailed me to let me know that my dad is having heart surgery tomorrow! I guess its a common procedure, where they run a probe or something into his heart to see what the blockage is--totally outpatient and very normal; of course if they find anything, then they will be keeping him and possibly try to fix it....but I am still really worried. My dad is acting normal, smiling, and working on his stamp collection, but I know he is scared too. Please keep him in your thoughts. 

Thanks manatees.

Before I go to bed and forget about Easter til next year...

... We got Look clips instead of SPD for my roadie, sooo... fingers crossed anxiety eases with some trainer work.

Erin - I am in favor of using clipless pedals for a couple of reasons. The first is that I am better able to generate power through the entire pedal motion. I can't stress this enough, especially if you ride in a hilly area. My only hills are bridges that are fairly short, but I am very mindful to use the entire stroke on them. Power from the "upstroke" is something that can be a challenge, minimized or lost when using cages or flat pedals. Another aspect I have heard is that using the upstroke can help in a race (or event as I call them) by keeping the running legs fresher. I don't know about the science of that, but it has helped me feel fresher by believing it. This may be the psychology of it all, sort of a "if I believe it, it must be happening" type of thing.

I believe there are 2 kinds of cyclists, those who have gone down and those who will. I got my first one out of the way early in my career while on a group ride and the ego was more bruised than the body. But I learned from it, try to be mindful when riding, and it has become more second nature at this point.   I wonder if sometimes triathletes don't create their own paralysis through analysis at times.  We have such a tendency to analyze what we do, how we do it, etc. There is a certain part of it that is probably best advised with the common Manatee Mantra, "DOOOO EEEETTTT". You'll get more comfortable over time, I'm sure of it. Good Luck!!!

Clipless pedals transfer pressure better because your foot is locked in and the bike shoe sole is stiff.

Upstroke has nothing to do with it (power simply isn't generated then) nor with running off the bike. The mental imagery or physical feeling of a locked-in circular stroke usually means you are "unweighting" the rising foot well so that the downward-pushing foot isn't having to propel the bike AND lift up the weight of the other foot.

Tri bikes are better for running off the bike because your position on them decreases wind resistance, and you therefore use less energy to go the same speed as you would on a road bike.