Cycle

Gorgeous day, pretty much one long continuous hill ride. Was a leg burner for sure. Somehow got a flat tire, did not find this out until day of first triathlon of the year. Thank God for a sister with a spare tire tube and someone who noticed it before I got out on the course (they fixed it before my race and without me knowing because they had been transporting my bike around for me as it will not fit in my Toyota Yaris very easily). I didn’t even know it had been flat until after I was done racing…definitely need to be double checking tires for leaks and flats.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/27/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Distance: 12 miles
• Average Speed: 12 mph

Just tried out my new clips on my road bike, it was a nice quick bike with some hills that felt great!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/21/2008
• Time: 00:26:22
• Total Time: 00:15:00.00
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Speed: 20 mph

So I mountain biked 15 miles, mostly hills with my little dog Tucker for company. Brought fig newtons, a snickers bar, gatorade, smart water, and water, which was just enough to see me and Tucker through the adventure. I am not a super mountain biker, because I have only been doing it for a short time so I am slow on the up hills and wary on the down hills (ie. slow all around). Still it was a good learning experience and my thighs really got a good work out. Also ran 4 miles at 6 in the morning with my close pal Cassie, two good paced miles, one slow mile, and one mile of 60 second sprint/60 second walk segments…good hard workout day!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/13/2008
• Time: 11:00:00
• Total Time: 4:00:00.00
• Distance: 15 miles
• Average Speed: 3.75 mph

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/09/2008
• Time: 19:30:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00
• Distance: 11 miles
• Average Speed: 14.67 mph

Question is which Ironman is the most easy for a beginner? Should I start by doing half an Ironman? Which competition is the best for a newbie? I am not yet ready for one but by late summer/early fall I think I could perhaps be ready for an 70.3, by next spring ready for an Ironman.

I am seriously befuddled by my clip on shoes. Here I was trying to spin at the University Rec Center, and I can not get my clip on shoe to come off the bike. Problem was the clip part was loose and thusfore I really had to wrench my shoe to get it off. How often is this a problem? Should I be checking these clips all the time for being loose? I am scared this could happen at a race and then I would be royally in trouble!! Help, much advice is needed!! Upped biking section by 20 minutes today, was happy about that!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/05/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 1:20:00.00

So I got my new clip in pedals today…I tried getting out of them a few times and thought ‘no prob/piece of cake’.  No, no not really. First off rode with one foot off the clip, then was daring and clipped in both feet…

Speeding along on the way to the gym I managed to time almost all the stop lights perfectly. Did you notice the work ‘almost’? Well I get to the last stop light and all of a sudden I was at a red, and I was brought to a quick stop. I was in the air, feet stuck to the pedals (rear tire came up). I could not get out!! The pavement didn’t look appetizing, so I snuck through the red light on the shoulder..feeling like death had stared at me today.

Good workout today, took it easier still worked out a good portion of time, but I have been feeling like my shoulder is way out of alignment so training has been brought back a bit (not time, but definitely intensity has gone down).

Studying going okay for finals…stressed but not terribly so. I am at peace with life and realize school is not life or death, I will survive through the tough and come out better for having done so.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/02/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 00:40:00.00
• Distance: 7 miles
• Average Speed: 10.5 mph

It was an easier pace day, still long-ish workout, but good for me mentally to stay on the cycle longer. I really need to pick up my time on my bicycle. Got to looking at triathlon magazines…got a little dis-heartened.  So much gear to buy…so little money. Ugh well I will just have to get competitive and hopefully then can find some sponsors, or win the lottery. Still waiting for my local bike shop to get in cycling shoes…and am getting a little fed up. I am about to go out and buy cycling shoes from online, even though I would really like to support my local shop. Still I have spent large amounts of money (in my mind). Oh well, it is hard to spend money when you have so little (and I would rather spend money on competitions).

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/01/2008
• Time: 16:00:00
• Total Time: 1:01:00.00
• Calories: 460
• Distance: 18 miles
• Average Speed: 17.7 mph

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/30/2008
• Time: 04:41:31
• Total Time: 00:30:00.00
• Distance: 7 miles
• Average Speed: 14 mph

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/29/2008
• Time: 19:30:00
• Total Time: 00:40:00.00
• Distance: 6 miles
• Average Speed: 9 mph

great workout today, hiked 4 miles, bicycled 6 miles, stair stepper for 34 min, eliptical for 30 min. Good day in general.

So folks what are the best off road/road versatile cycling shoes, what price should I be paying for a good pair????…(velcro is necessary I have come to this conclusion, because I need fast exits for my triathlons). What about transition bags? What all should I be packing in this transition bag…any little un-obvious details that I might miss?

A little sore from yesterdays 20 mile fast paced ride on my horse, but not as bad as I would have thought.

It seems like every day is a struggle to get out and workout, been at this training thing for four months and it feels like I am finally getting somewhere. Yet I need to get out and keep going if I am ever going to get where I want to go with my triathlons. I will never be a triathlete if I can not push myself further. So hard to plan races, because while I want to plan triathlons I don’t yet know what horse endurance rides I will get to do this summer.

Advice needed:

Anyone know what kind of wetsuit I should look for when I go to get one?

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/24/2008
• Time: 06:30:00
• Total Time: 00:30:00.00
• Distance: 9.1 miles
• Average Speed: 18.2 mph

Had to force myself out the door, but bicycled to FRC and worked out stair stepper and weights.

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 04/23/2008
• Time: 07:30:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Distance: 7 miles
• Average Speed: 7 mph

Worked loop on road bike, tough and hilly good for my mind! A good day!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 05/23/2000
• Time: 20:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Distance: 12 miles
• Average Speed: 12 mph