kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 - CLOSED (Page 78)

Thanks.

Time to work on #3.  Yikes!!!

So update on new bike situation.  Got the go ahead from Cindy to use the extra money we got back from refinancing the house and my Dad is going to match whatever I spend.  Sooooo.....  Looks like a go in the fairly near future.  Going to ask Tiffany, Retul fitter down the road, to dump my data into their frame finder on Saturday so I can narrow my choices.

Rudedog55 - 2012-03-14 11:37 AM But since you asked, even though you got a personal email with them at multiple angles.  Here are my two race bikes finished in race trim for this year.

I'm starting to like the pink dude.  Need pink bar tape though to really set it off.

Best sustainable effort. 

Full recovery between miles (also remember I'm still running during the recovery -- its not a race simulation). 

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That is really awesome Kelly! Those are good times!

My swim got cut short this morning due to the Master's class starting.  The coach was real nice, introduced herself, then proceeded to tell me that I had 8 minutes to finish up, but I could stay and join them.  I almost said yes, but there were so many people standing around waiting to start, it was a bit intimidating.

Anyway, I tried to bend my arms more while pulling, and to keep my elbows closer to the surface, and I just don't get it.  It seems so unnatural, and my hands are so wide out to my side.  I watched a video of Ian Thorpe, and I see what Kelly is saying about the bend and elbow near the surface, he makes it look so easy.  I guess I just need to keep practicing, it feels so weird.

I got pulled out of the pool this morning during an 800 meter TT because of a storm outside.   Grrrrrr!  I got my azz out of bed at 4:30 to get that swim in!!!!!!  Now I have to rework it in sometime later this week.  I'm beyond irritated.  

Last night my son had his swim team tryout.  The coach said he wasn't ready because he wasn't breathing properly during his strokes.  Sigh.  3 more months of private lessons 2 x per week and then he gets to tryout again.  Conrad said he had a lot of fun and asked if he could swim like that again.  When I told him that he had to do some more lessons first, he was bummed.  

btw....I sat and watched the youth swim team.  It's a very, very competitive team.  They had the 8 and under kids using fins on kick sets and longer swim sets.  Why is this?  I thought you weren't really supposed to use fins (I mean, you can't use them when you race, so why use them when you practice??).  Does this benefit the children in some way?  

I had my first OUTDOOR Bike yesterday!!!

It was a good session avg 19.9 avg HR 132  for 17 miles on my road bike it some heavy winds so I was very pleased!!

Got off the bike and did a 15 min transition run firast mile 7:10 2nd mile 7:20 Avg HR 155

Got in the pool this morning and started my garmin 910XT and just swam. I swam for 1:07 mins and got in 2.1 miles only 375 yards short of IM so I was pleased but i need to get fatser!!

Question how many secs per 100 does a full wetsuit shave off?

How much will I benifit from the other 2800 people swimming in mirrior lake with me I heard you get pulled along any comments?

Kelly, those are some pretty darn good run splits.

Rudy, awesome bike man.  Are pink and purple truly your fav colors, or are those colors more so to match the Race Team you are riding for?  Looks pretty cool.

Was able to get 30 miles on the bike yesterday outdoors for the first time in what felt like forever. Felt great, but quads were burning on all those hills in my area. I have to assume it can only help!

That makes sense then.  I was just curious what the benefits of the fins would be for the kids.  

Nice job!  You swim a lot

I don't go faster at all in a wetsuit.....not even a second faster.  I have pretty good body positioning without one though, so perhaps that's the reason?  Yes, with 2800 people swimming all around you, you ought to be able to find a fish and draft behind them!

Its 0 seconds for me too.  also remember IMLP was wetsuit illegal last year.

With your swim golf score my guess is that you'll get a nice wetsuit boost putting your right at the FOP in the swim.

Kelly what is FOP?

Morning, peeps!

Up early for a trainer ride, and then I have some TRX exercises to do today.  I feel like my leg is healing up nicely, and that makes me feel good.  

Signed with an agent last night.  House goes on the marked on March 26!  Yikes!  We still have some work to do before then, so I'm going to be very busy.  

Have a fantastic weekend!!!!!

FOP = front of the pack

It's a great place to be

Good luck on the house sale. I was watching Million Dollar Listing, NY last night. I hope your agent doesn't act like those guys and make you drop your price by half a million real early

At the end of the run it is.  :P

Yeah, I've never experienced that before.  Haha.  

I love wetsuit illegal races, btw.  That's real deal!

Thank you.  We are definitely taking a loss on the house.  That's just the market.  The question is....how big a loss?  Half a million, eh?  LOL