A lot about this weekend was facing fears. And the Loch Ness Monster. I spent wasted a LOT of time thinking about it. And then thinking about it again. I was going to meet a group on Mother’s Day sunday for some open water swimming. And in that group were very experienced triathletes and coaches. So ideally, a perfect setting for a first OWS of the season. Except, I was panicking just thinking about it. I was actually panicking about…
I usually do a training recap on Monday and today it is slightly different. It is the tale of my bike. And me. And our relationship. And how I learnt how to change a bike wheel. When I first met her (the minions call her “Black Beauty”), I was smitten. We’ve been together for a year and a half on an easy ride – platform pedals, and saddle closer to ground without a proper fit. This year, we decided to…
I’m a novice when it comes to cycling but I’m trying to learn as I go along. People are extremely helpful and have told me to ask all kinds of questions. The stumbling block to that is – I don’t know the right questions to ask. My bike is fairly new and is a well made brand and I have not had the time to face any serious issues (*crossing fingers*). So I don’t know what questions to ask other…
Runners have this funny saying “I run so I can eat”. I say funny because once you become a goal oriented runner, whether it is simply running X days/week or Y miles/week or training for performance, most runners put in an effort to fuel themselves to improve their performance. So while we try to be conscious of what we eat throughout the week, a post race option seems to be off limits. After burning anywhere from 1000-1500 calories for a…
Even before I signed up for Augusta 70.3 Half Ironman Triathlon, I loved swimming and I’ve always turned to it when I’ve not been able to run. My problem is – I am very very very slow. Nothing surprising here. Since I’m slow in all 3 sports! But swimming is said to be technique and form first, speed/strength second. Unfortunately, I don’t have it in my schedule right now to be able to go get much needed private lessons, so…
If there was a ever a Bike 101 class, this would be it for me! After the series of falls from the bike last week, Mike offered to watch me on the bike to figure out what I was doing wrong and ride with me. I was thankful and nervous, but the nervousness was not because of my incessant falling. When I fell the second time last week, it hurt like a #$%@&*. Hurt to the point of my eyes stinging. Of…
My main thought as I’m starting to write this – Maybe I should’ve learnt to ride a bike before signing up for Augusta 70.3! But riding a bike is as easy as … riding a bike! Right? Not if you’ve never ridden your bike with clipless pedals and a proper fit (which puts the saddle a mile high from the ground!). Everyone assured me that I’d fall a few times before I got the hang of the clipless pedals and told…