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GDOG - Good luck with the "mini-tri" let us know how you get on

 Fred

GDOG - Starting to feel better now, haven't run, swam or biked in the last 3 weeks so looking forward to getting back into training. Probablly start this weekend.

Glad to see the indoor tri went well, your training seems to be going good. Never done an indoor event before, would you recommend it? Thought it would be overcrowded - maybe it's not so.

 Fred

GDOG - Nice bike, just wait 'til the weather warms up and you can take it outside you'll be amazed at the difference over a regular road bike. It will fly.

Aero position takes some getting used to after riding a regular road bike. I bought a Felt S22 last year and still not fully comfortable in the aero position. Was fitted for the bike at Michigan Bikesport so I know it's set up right. Persevered with the stock saddle for quite a while, finally ended up changing to Fizik Arione tri saddle. Made a huge difference to the butt, way more comfortable.

Enjoy the Cervelo.

Fred

Sarpup - Good advice from GDOG, steady run and steady cadence on the bike are what you should be aiming for right now. Don't be tempted to increase speed  that comes later. If you feel the need to do more add distance at the same pace.

 Fred

Hi everyone!  I'm sorry I have been absent, I've been working 60-70 hours a week for about a month now.  Needless to say I didn't have much time to get on here, though I have been reading the posts as they are emailed to me, so I have been keeping up to a certain extent.

Anyhow, my exercise program has gone to hell with this work schedule.  I've been so tired and burnt out I have found myself in that catch 22 situation where I'm too tired to workout but one of the reasons I'm tired is because I'm not working out.

So the project I'm on is in the home stretch and the long hours hopefully have ended.  I got a good nights sleep last night and the stress is starting to fade and was very happy to get up this morning and run 3 miles on the treadmill, it was a bit harder then normal though because I haven't run in a week.  I was supposed to start my 12 week program this past Monday, but alas, that did not happen, so I am going to start in this coming Monday.  It will just have to be an 11 week program.  Oh well.

Other then that, my horse got ill this week and that was added stress, but he is recovering now and hopefully will be all better by Saturday.  We'll see.

It's also snowing here again.  Things were so nice and now we have more snow.  I actually went mountain biking 2 weeks ago.  At least we are in for a nice weekend.

So I'm glad I was able to post here again.

And sarpup,  can I stress again that you need to eat more?  I can eat 1600 calories a day and lose weight by eating at the right time, the right foods, and the right workout program, and I'm a girl, and I don't lose weight easily.  I promise that if you eat more of the right foods and get the right balance of fats, protein, and carbs in your diet from the correct sources that you will be able to eat at least 2000 calories a day and still lose weight and feel so much better and make quicker progress in your workouts.

Hi everyone,

Snowing here again in Michigan, aaghh!! Luckily I will be out of the country on vacation for the next week and should have opportunity for OWS and running in the sun. See you in a week.

 Good luck with the training - Fred

Greg - Certainly recommend getting a wetsuit as it gives additional buoyancy making the swim section easier. I bought a sleeveless from Promotion http://www.wetsuit.com/ and was very pleased with both the price and fit. They give great advice over the phone and you also get a discount for being a BT member.

 You aren't allowed to wear a wetsuit if the water temperature is 78 degrees or above so depending on the lake temp you may or may not get a chance to wear it. If the lake is 55 you definitely want to wear one.

 Hope this helps, feel free to ask additional Q's.

 Fred

55 is pretty cold.  I would think you want a wetsuit for that.  If you decide to rent one you should make sure you practice with it first as I heard it's hard to get in and out of them and it's different swimming in them.  I haven't used one yet.

So, the tri that I was going to enter got full before I entered.  Sucks.  So, there is another one I would consider doing, but I'm not sure yet.  I was thinking of skipping the tri this year and training for a 10k.  What do you think?

I spent the weekend mountain biking in Moab and Fruita.  How fun is that?? I had a blast and it was a good start to the summer biking season for me.  My butt is really sore though! haha

My training is going well, though I have been so busy I haven't logged anything on here in forever.  I've been running, cycling and doing weights.  My diet has been crap though and I'm not leaning down how I want to.   I gotta get back eating cleaner.

I'm still here!  Busy, busy, busy.  Working and training.  I've gotten up to 4 miles in my long runs now, very cool...  I've been doing a ton of cycling the past two weeks.  The weather is warming up, the snow is GONE, and I've got the cycling bug.  I've been only mountain biking, but I've dusted off the road bike and taking it up the mountain tomorrow evening.  I can't wait! 

My horse has been having back problems the past few weeks and he's finally better.  I was able to ride him tonight finally without him bucking for the first time in a month.  I had to have the chiropractor out to adjust his back and that fixed the problem.  I wish he could talk, it took me forever to figure out what was wrong with him.  I'm just glad he seems well finally.  Hopefully he'll stay that way.

Anyhow, I was going to do a tri in June, but it filled up and I've been so busy I haven't been able to stay on a strict training schedule anyway.  I'm still working out 5 days a week, but it's not really on a plan.  I either run, bike, or do weights.  I haven't been swimming at all, but swimming comes easy to me so I'm not worried.  

I still might do one in July, we'll see, but I plan on running a 10k later in the year and doing a 78 mile bike ride with 6000 feet of climbing.   So I am training for those. 

GDOG - been out of circulation for a while due to work commitments, finally getting back into some sort of training schedule. We can meet at Stony for a ride, mileage not an issue, have hardly ridden myself this year so still a bit rusty. I will PM you regarding training recommendations.

Fred