The Ghoulie Mentor Group - Full (Page 8)

MarlaS - 2010-04-09 8:39 AM Good Luck Robin!!!!

jeez, that sounds like a lot of running....we haven't even worked our way up to a solid mile yet!

i'm still waiting to talk to the speedplay tech support guy about my pedals - maybe will get in a ride today, and definitely swimming for an hour tonight.

running to the bus stop.....y'all have a swell day!

bigr82 - 2010-04-09 8:44 AM Got my new wheel last night, so hopefully I can get the darn cassette off and switched today.  Should be able to get a swim run in today.  Then as long as the wheel goes fine, ride the bike coarse of my upcoming tri sat morning(maybe witha nice brick run after)

bigr82 - 2010-04-09 9:03 AM SUPER SEXY BIKE!!!!


MIKE also is running a Half Mary this weekend, sunday I think. So another GOOD LUCK!!!

ironannekidd - 2010-04-09 8:43 AM

I knew I picked the wrong inspire today.

I should have gone with

Life is short, running makes it seem longer.

I have speedplay pedals. LOVE THEM!!!

bigr82 - 2010-04-09 9:07 AM O the new wheel isn't worthy of pictures, more so that a awesome FELT just got posted.  My tranisition elite came with ALX330 wheels, shop said they should hold my weight(DIDNT)  had to grab something quick to get read for my tri(4/25) its just an Mavic Open road.

MarlaS - 2010-04-09 9:11 AM

GREAT QUOTE!

You have them, maybe you can advise: right foot slips in/out smooth as butter, no effort, from various angle / positions. Left foot is much harder - can only disengage if foot's at bottom of the (what's the right word - stroke? cycle? whatever), and only with a lot of effort. If I've started to lean at all, I can't get the correct angle & torque to extract my left foot at all, so I fall. Bike shop guy first said "of course it's hard, you're lifting your heel, it's not flat," to which I replied that I had to lift my heel some to get enough force - even if I consciously keep my foot flat, I've got to work it HARD. They tweaked it, not much difference, asked me to give it another week, and then bring it in to replace if still no better. They even suggested maybe the right foot setup was the defective one & not the left.

What's your $.02? I've been trading VM with a guy at speedplay, but no conversation yet. Do your feet slip out pretty easily? And, does your leg have to be fully extended to be able to do so?

thanks much!

ransick - 2010-04-08 9:40 PM

Ryan is doing the Sullivan tri too (bigr82).  I was hoping to go cheer him on for his first try but I'll be traveling that day.  I didn't sign up for tri-shark because I'll be on vacation that week.  Are you signed up?  It looks like registration is already closed.  I'm hoping to do the oly distance in Springfield but it really depends on how I feel for my first two tris and how much training I think I can stick with and balance family life.  We can try to talk Ryan in to doing the Springfiled tri then hopefully we can all meet up.  Where you from in IL?  I live in Edwardsville and Ryan and I plan to meet for some bike rides and hopefully open water swims.

ironannekidd - 2010-04-09 6:06 AM Good morning Ghoulie mentee's!

What's on tap for today?

I think today is a rest day for me. WOOHOO!!!

30 miles on the bike tomorrow, and it is supposed to be windy, ugh, followed by a short run.

abake - 2010-04-09 9:54 AM
Darn wind!!!  Maybe it will be a tailwind, one can always hope.
Gonna do some circuit weight stuff tonight, then a swim, then wine & grilling with my young man.
This weekend will be crazy -- we (siblings and their respective families) are moving my Mom out of her big house into a retirement condo, and my brother and his crew are moving INTO the big house. Kind of like one giant transition...

wgraves7582 - 2010-04-09 9:54 AM Ann(e) - I luv looking at pictures of your bike - I feel like I am part owner - LOL

ironannekidd - 2010-04-09 8:57 AM

Apparently you missed my post about tailwinds being about as elusive as white unicorns and calorie free Oreos.