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Functional strength can be achieved in various ways. All of those you are doing will certainly be helpful even if you were going to gym.  So continue it's all a benefit.

Brian, if you have the money for a road bike it would be better to get it now and get comfortable heading into the race season. If your buying from a local shop they should offer a fitting at a discount or at no cost. It is well worth it, also they should offer a saddle trial at no cost as well until you get the one that feels the best. The MTB your riding has you sitting much more upright than what you'll be on a road bike so be prepared for some discomfort that you may not be experiencing at this point. Saddles are truly rider comfort, what works for one doesn't work for another. And who knows the stock saddle on the bike may be the one.

The other day when you wrote that route 66 is out your door, the first thing that popped into my head what Asleep at The Wheel singing On Route 66.

Great.   Thanks for the tips. 
Hopefully I will have one this weekend.

Cory and Roy,

Thanks for the advice on the bike.  I plan on getting bike this weekend.

Now for anther concern.....I intended to do a 40min trainer ride this morning but I am started to have some knee pain on the inside of the leg part of the joint, so I cut it short.  I felt it a little after my long ride on Saturday, but not on Mondays little trainer ride or yestedays run.  Could this be a bad fit on the current bike or should I be concerned enough to take it easy the rest of the week.

Other than that training is progressing good.  Good run yesterday morning and really good swim last night.

Brian

buc20 - 2011-01-11 4:05 PM Roy,
So I decided to join the YMCA in St. Pete because I can swim train whenever they are open and they have child care as that is a big issue for me and North Shore doesn't provide it and North Shore's schedule does not work for me. This weekend the Y is having a 3 hr Triathlon Boot Camp so I am attending that to get familiar with what I am getting myself into!  I also have a 6 mile Bike/Run Relay race on Sunday it is The Florida Dirty Duo in N. Tampa it should be a good time. So I will just keep updating my log with my workouts. Talk to you soon. Courtney

Courtney thanks for checking in, looks like a fun time in N. Tampa. Just make sure you get good and dirty. The boot camp looks like a good prep for going forward. Let us know how it goes.

Brian, if your having some knee issues, most likely it is the current fit on the bike. I wouldn't worry about it to much since you are going to get a road bike. Now if this presents itself again once fitted then some more specific things will need to be looked into. Pedal stroke, foot placement on the pedal, saddle position. So we'll see. If you are not having any issues on the run, then it's most likely the bike that is the issue. Since you felt it on your outdoor ride but not the indoor ride makes since, since you were applying more pressure in the outdoor conditions.

Good Morning, getting started swimming can be a intimitading at first, and it's one of the areas I like to make a point of when I'm helping local triathletes with swimming. Gaining confidence in their abilities, so when in the water that first time its not a panic and wreck a perfectly good day. With that said, do the videos make since to you? There is a swim website that is pretty discriptive and can be helpful smimsmooth.com, kind fun to look at their animated swimmer.

To get started your initial workouts may only consist of a few laps of freestyle, maybe some kicking if you are able to with a kickboard. And then a slow increase in volume depending on how often you intend to swim. Lots of people start this way so your not alone. Unlike when we all took our water safety courses when we were young you don't hold your breath while swimming, you exhale as you swim. That would be my place to get started for you today. Go to the pool one day try it out a little and then check back in with your findings. And we'll go further.

Dear Roy,

My name is Keevin Galbraith and I would like to join your group. 

I have been competing in Triathlons for two years.  I have completed 4 sprints and 1 Olympic tri. 

I would like to try an Xterra race this summer.  I plan to also compete in 4 or 5 more triathlons or Duathlons this summer. 

Before competing in Tri's I was a Professional Lacrosse Player for eight years. 

I currently teach PE and Health and am in Grad school for Special Education

I have been married for five years and have a two year old daughter. 

 I look forward to your help.

Vin and Keevin welcome to the Tri/Tbay group. Glad you have you with us and the opportunity to share in the coming months.

Tri/tbay group,

I found this post about swim techniquies while surfing through BT last night, seems like pretty good advice.

It is a bit lengthy, so I attached a pdf version.

Experienced swimmers, does this seem like sound advice?  Feedback?


Brian

Hey Brian,  good to see your checking out the available resources. I've read through this before, I would say he's pretty right on in most cases. The reference Total Immersion TI gets alot of chatter both pro and con, it uses a bit of a different strategy than what is conventional. I tend to not go there. But alot of good info in that paper. If what is writtend makes sense to you try to implement some of the techniques and see how it feels. I like the breathing point about where the chin needs to be, alot of people tend to lift instead of rotate to breath. If you lift to breath, then the hips sink creating drag.                            In the beginning he was talking about resistance, water is 1000 times more resistant than air. So you can see quickly it is going to take strength and good form to combat the forces of resistance. And like he mentioned as you gain in ability and ultimately speed you are now running into the water molecules at a greater rate further creating the need to get stronger and have better form. It is said after the initial resistance of 1000 to move through the water, it is then another 4x greater to go faster. This is one of the very important reasons why swimming is so difficult to do well.

Good Day to you all, thought we better get off of the second page. I hope everyone got in some training this weekend and the weather where you are was cooperative. I was at a swim meet over the weekend, a small meet for our area so I still had time to get my workouts that were scheduled. Got in a swim on Sat. afternoon, working on what we went over at the swim camp. Really focusing on making those positional changes, not big adjustments and sometimes these are the hardest kind to make. And yesterday was the official first day of St. Anthony's training. I have set a plan using the BT format and will utilize it through race day. I have used a plan in the past for my 70.3s that I thought I could match the closest. This one I selected the days so we'll see how I fair.

Hope to hear from you all this week let me know how it is going.

Brett Welcome to the group. Looks like you have good schedule ahead of you. And no doubt watching IMK that is was an inspiration. It's a great sport to be apart of. I'll try to help you in anyway I can to get to that start line this spring.

Hi All -

I ran 8 miles with my 1/2 Marathon training group on Saturday and then did a 2000 yard swim on Sunday. 8 miles is my longest run that I can remember. I stopped for 2 water breaks one going up the route, and then the same one on the way back, and then I stopped and walked another 3 separate times for a minute or two. I wanted to take it easy with the running so that I could walk on Sunday. Next Saturday's long run is another 8 miles, then the next week is 10, then 10 the following. (shorter / different run workouts accompany the long Saturday group runs...)  

 My legs and quads are killing me. I stretched before and after the run, and then kept stretching on Saturday and Sunday..... Any advice on dealing with this pain. (I am not doing an ice bath...., advil helps a little, I am hoping someone has a secret that they are going to share that magically takes away this pain)

- Vin