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Good job on finishing that ride today, dlswimmer! I bet your legs are fried...that's a long way to go on a mountain bike .

A few things you could have done wrong with the tube:

• You could have a pinch flat. To check for this, after you put the tube and tire back on the rim, but before you inflate it, go around the tire and push the sidwall in toward the middle. If you can see the tube under the tire once you push the tire in, then you're likely to get a pinch flat. The tube needs to be securely within the tire. I hope you understood what I was saying...easy to demonstrate, hard to explain with words.
• Also, check out the rim tape on your wheel to make sure nothing's poking through the rim and able to puncture the tube.
• You could have just missed something that was in the tire...

I know to check about both of those.  I checked to make sure I wasn't pinching and the rim strip is brand new last week but I guess it could still be that.  My bet is that I just missed something and they are going to laugh at me at the store.

 I have a scheduled tune up at 300 miles and I am at 250.  I think I am just going to take it in and have them repair it and do a tune up on it.

Yeah, hopefully they can find out. Also, you can check the tire to see if the tube is popping out anywhere (a buldge). You probably would have seen it if that was the case, but maybe just double check. Or, it could have just been one of things/days...

Take care

Thanks Lauren.  I suppose I never thought about not fully tearing off the top of a gel, silly me!  and I need to bust out my bento box.  Also, I am fairly certain the hubby has a gel flask so maybe I will just steal it .  I can steer with one hand, so I guess with a little practice in non-traffic I'll probably get the hang of it.  Those sentences were totally stream-of-consciousness, wow, they were all in the wrong order.  oops.  Anyway, thanks.

Jeremy - GREAT job on a PR, that's awesome!  30s means 10s per mile, that's significant!  

I hope everyone had a good week-end.  I was at the inlaws in CT.  It was fine.  Father-in law has partial season tix to the Red Sox, so I picked up some tickets for me and the little one (3yr old son).  He (my son, not my father inlaw) was running around the house tonight pretending to race and telling my wife to cheer for him just like he cheered for me last week.  The stuff that comes out of his mouth amazes me everyday.  

Anyway, had a very good weekend of training.   If you see my logs, I usually run around an 11 min mile, give or take :15.  Pretty good since I started only in mid Feb.  On Friday, I ran 9:50 on my second mile, on the treadmill.  This was after 56 min on the bike.  Was very exited.  Sat before we left, I got my swim in.  After the swim, I weighed myself, down to 194, 20lbs lighter from when I started.  Another milestone.  Ran before dinner in CT.  Today, believe it or not, took the bike out for the first time.  I have a Cannondale 600 that someone let me borrow.  The bike is very nice but has the clipless pedals.  I tried once a couple of weeks ago and fell in the driveway.  That was the end of that.  I got regular pedals last week, and finally realized I needed a special wrench to get the other pedals off.  I did that today.  Although it wasn't a 4hr bike like Lauren, I still managed to get a good feel for it.  I was encouraged to see that on flat roads, I can go about 4-5 miles fast than on the stationary bike.   Very happy with training this weekend, considered I got one of the kids colds yesterday.  

Have a good week.

Hey guys!  I hope everyone had a good weekend.  Mine was pretty busy. I went on a ride through Columbia, MD's bike paths on Saturday.  Every year they have a different route  marked out and they have pretty cool stops along the way showing the history and what's upcoming in the area.  It's a relaxed pace, but not a very easy ride since it's HILLY and I was riding my old (heavy!) mountain bike.  My legs were pretty tired after that.

I didn't do much yesterday except for swim in the morning.  My mom and I then went out and ordered the wedding invitations.  That took.. ohhh.. 3 hours for us to pick everything out.  What a process.  You'd think picking out a card with some writing on it would be fairly easy!

Boston Beginner -- What a cute story about your son.  It sounds like he is really proud that his dad is a triathlete!!  

GomesBolt --  Way to take the plunge and sign up for the Marine Corp Marathon.  I'm considering registering for it too!! 

Thanks for the props on my race this weekend everyone. I wasn't able to get online much this weekend because my internet goes out when it rains. Seriously. And no, it's not satellite, just regular ol' DSL. But for whatever reason, if it rains, it goes out. And it rained all weekend. I'll do a RR today.

Hope you all had a great weekend and have a good week!

Sweet!! Those are some huge accomplishments! Keep it up, and it only gets better. Good job!

Hey guys,

Lots of activity since I was last on BT last night. Busy morning at work, but I hope to catch up with you all later. Sorry.

Have a great day !

Hey all, not much going on today.  I forgot I had a doctors appointment this morning as wasn't allowed to eat so I didn't start my new nutrition thing today.  I also didn't get up and run, but I will try to make up for that later.

I am planning on going for a little bike with a friend later today if the weather holds and I am definitely going to do some strenth work and swimming.  I am going to try to get my bike into the shop tomorrow so it is all ready to go for my tri this weekend.

Good morning to all!

Traci- good luck with the wedding planning... ha, I remember those days... I tried to get my folks to do all the dirty work so I could train

Matt - MCM is an awesome race, you will love it. It was sooooo crowded though. I was in the first wave (of like 25,000 people) and even positioning myself ahead of my target per mile pace I had to walk for a while before the people spread out... not such a bad thing though if you want to not go out too fast. Thats great that you are also raising money for a good cause, let me know when your link to donate is up and running

As for the HRM, I use mine only for the recovery rides so I don't go too hard. That is it. On a hard day (zone 2 or 3) I just go by RPE. Course I am a MOPer so if you want to be a FOPer don't listen to me!

Hey guys, so sorry...just no BT time today .

As for the HR training thing. I'll look into some books, but this thread is a great starting point for establishing your bike and run zones:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=25733&start=1

If you're following a plan, you don't necessarily need to "understand" HR training. Just understanding which HR zones correlate to given efforts will be fine. Not sure how you're plan outlines what the intensity is supposed to be (RPE, HR zones, pace, etc.).

Here's a general outline of zones to intensity:

·          Zone 1 – Recovery/unload
·          Zone 2 – Endurance
·          Zone 3 – Tempo
·          Zone 4 – Lactate Threshold
·          Zone 5 – VO2 Max

One simple rule you can go by is to eat every 3 to 4 hours (which you have just started doing).  If you are starving by the time it is time to eat again, you didn't eat enough.  If you skip your meal because you are still full, you ate to much.  Sounds like you didn't eat quite enough at 10:30.  Hope this helps you iron out your meals.  Cheers!

Drink some cold water.  That seems to fill me up.

I think I'm just a big baby.  When I say I'm starving I am really just slightly hungry :-P.  I am going to do my best to stick to my 6 450 (ish) calorie meals in order to lose weight properly.  I won't overdo it though.

Oh, and I drink ice water constantly throughout the day.

Takes some getting used to.  I think your stomach "shrinks" so after a couple weeks, a small meal (for me, a banana and a yogurt can feel pretty satisfying!)  The nice thing, when we go out (the wife and I), I actually have leftovers!  Back in the day, I would eat all of mine AND anything she had left!  No I get full half way through.....

BTW, it takes 20 minutes or so for your body to realize you ate something.  So eat, wait 20 minutes, and if you are still hungry, eat again!  But many times, your body will have realized you have something in there by then and not feel hungry.....

Lauren mentioned most of my thoughts but here are some reasons I have had some tire "frustrations"

1. Once, a tiny piece of glass was rolling around in the tire.  When I rotated the tire to check, the glass kept rolling to the bottom so I never saw it.  Lesson learned:  hold the tire verticle and see if anything it at the bottom
2. Check the tire for small tears in the sidewall and/or tread.  Even the smallest of holes/tears/scraps can allow the tube to push through at 120psi.  Lesson learned:  Check the tire VERY carefully.
3. BTW, anytime a have a flat on the road, I take it apart again when I get home to check everything thouroughly and reinflate.  Also, Co2 will leak (the molicules are smaller and can migrate out of the tube faster than air).  So it's best to let out all the Co2 and replace with air.  Also, running a cotton ball along the inside of the tire will let you know if there are any small briars/barbs.
4. Another tip, I like tp put my spare tube in a zip-lock baggy with some talkum powder.  It adds enough lube to help the tube set nicely.  You can buy them "pre-talked" but just a little baby powder does the trick.

Just a couple more tips.....

Didn't check your log yet, but did you train this AM? If so, what did you eat before, during, and/or after?