SWBKRUN MENTOR GROUP - FULL (Page 9)

May I present, Sorsha*

*Extra points if you can identify the source of "her" name.

Hey Lauren,

For the tri suit, I *think* you should be ok to use it in the pool solo. If you are referring to the back pockets (ala cycling jersey), they should be far enough down in the small of your back that they won't act like a parachute as you swim through the water.

If they do, and you still want to wear it, AND don't mind being a little "modified," toss a piece of duck tape over the pocket openings and then tear them off when you get out of the water.

Good luck on the sprint! 

-Ben 

Long story But it's getting resolved shortly when I swap out the aeros with Vision bars. I still shake my head when I think of the otherwise professional mechanic that put the bike together, then told me that "it was the correct way to set the cabling".

I knew I was going to internally route through the new bars so I told him not to worry about it, that I was impatient to ride, and that in the future, please avoid giving me enough cable to hang myself on a long run  

Aerobars on my daughter's trike... now you got me thinking!

That's training plan is still coming along, work just got super busy and with the race last weekend (which went pretty well, all things considered -- you can read my race report on the Angels race down in Lynchburg) my motivation for anything not family related has been tough to muster.

However, the day of the "big race" is rapidly (ok, like 349 days) approaching, so it's time to get serious

How was everyone else's weekend? 

I registered the day you let me know I need to check with my friend Michelle, but I think she is also registered, so that means I willl know two people

I picked up a Computrainer off Craigslist for a steal. It was a few years old, but I was able to upgrade the software and a few components to "freshen" it up a bit.

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Holy crap. This thing is either going to make me a much stronger cyclist, or I am going to die in my office some evening, with my poor wife finding my lifeless body clipped into my bike, and the avatar on the screen getting farther and farther away from the computer chase rider.  

Thanks for the tip Steve. I picked up a Conti Trainer tire (the yellow one), I just need to install it.

I am tempted to find a stable, but cheap, rear tire/cassette just to have set up for the trainer. Have you done something similar? 

It was a good weekend. I ended up running two 5ks, with the first one (Sat - CRC Benefit 5k, Sterling VA) coming in at a PHS (post high-school) PB of 23:28. I am still waiting to see the official time, but that's what the Garmin reports.

Sunday's 5k was slower, but still in at ~24:50. 

Don't think that at all Lauren Just being here puts you above the "novice" category.

Bricks are great training. It's also worth doing swim/run bricks just to see how it affects your upper body (it's not exactly like a tri, because you have the bike to rest the upper body) but I definitely have a harder run workout when I swim first (if even from a calorie burn/energy spent standpoint).

Do you happen to have a digital version of that PortlandFit training plan? I would love to see what they have you doing, and hopefully incorporate part of the it into the end of my HIM training plan. Thanks!