That's crazy.
David Barton Gym totally busted my bubble. I had three classes a week, a nice little set up, and then I picked up two more from someone on maternity leave. Today I found out they're cutting this back to two classes. That totally BLOWS! So there goes the spin income. Big bummer. I had to cut my trainer back to once a week, too. Big blow.
In other news, I subbed a pilates class on Saturday. Which is hularious b/c I don't do or teach pilates. But hey, I'm a good faker. I've faked this whole athlete thing for a while now. It actually wasn't that bad at all. It would have been better if I had made notes. But I can't show up to Pilates class with notes.
So I feel a lot like a load of crap today. It might have been the amount of food I ate last night (superbowl) but I don't think that's what it is. I'm hoping I'm not getting Eric's awful cold. He was a big mess for a long time. ick.
I'm kind of sore all over. My back, hips, hamstrings, etc. I'm going to aqua jog tonight and then go home and Eric and I are going to go right to bed. It's silly to stay up when we both feel bad. We need a nice long sleep.
So we'll see how taht goes - I'm looking foward to the sun breaking through a bit here and to start to see some more warm days. I know it's won't be warm for a long time, but it would be nice to just get outside for a quick run every once in a while.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Retul Bike Fit
A successful bike fit today. I felt kind of like a lion in a zoo. A bunch of dudes standing around watching this guy take my measurements and check out my bio-mechanics to see how I was currently riding. Though a little awkward, still pretty cool.
The first part of the fit is check out flexibility, musculature imperfections, etc. Turns out I'm pretty flexible, who would have thought? I think it's the stretching I've been doing plus all the work with Liu (my trainer, named one of Chicago's hottest trainers: http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/spas-gyms/70361/flex-symbols/8.html) So that was a bonus. Everything but the flat feet.
The new speedplay pedals, cleats and SIDI Gen5 shoes were all an added bonus. Thanks Mom and Dad for the Ironman support!
So the Retul bike fit process is really cool. http://www.retul.com/ They hook you up to a bunch of nodes that feed a computer set up to read and suggest geometry improvements.
The result is basically that I need a new bike for this back problem. But that's not going to happen this year, so we're going to make the most of what I have. Moved the seat up considerably and the handle bars up so I wasn't reaching. Everything was good on the back minus the aero position.
To get the right aero I needed new aero clip-on bars. Profile T-2's to be exact. So the fitting finished and we tightened everything up. I ran to Element and grabbed the bars. Brought them back to VQ and Cortino and I put them on. Fits like a glove.
We may have to do some modifications in the future for riding outside on hills and such, but this should alleviate at least some of this intense back pain post long-ride. So tonight I try the new fit for a 45 min ride. We'll see how it feels!
In other news: It's not 650 calories a day I have to EAT. It's a 650 calorie DEFICIT from what I was eating. Well, that's totally different! Whoo Hoo! 1,200 cals a day, here I come! Still using the online tracking tool to chart those - it works really well. Good old Lance: www.livestrong.com.
Alright! Back to training!
The first part of the fit is check out flexibility, musculature imperfections, etc. Turns out I'm pretty flexible, who would have thought? I think it's the stretching I've been doing plus all the work with Liu (my trainer, named one of Chicago's hottest trainers: http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/spas-gyms/70361/flex-symbols/8.html) So that was a bonus. Everything but the flat feet.
The new speedplay pedals, cleats and SIDI Gen5 shoes were all an added bonus. Thanks Mom and Dad for the Ironman support!
So the Retul bike fit process is really cool. http://www.retul.com/ They hook you up to a bunch of nodes that feed a computer set up to read and suggest geometry improvements.
The result is basically that I need a new bike for this back problem. But that's not going to happen this year, so we're going to make the most of what I have. Moved the seat up considerably and the handle bars up so I wasn't reaching. Everything was good on the back minus the aero position.
To get the right aero I needed new aero clip-on bars. Profile T-2's to be exact. So the fitting finished and we tightened everything up. I ran to Element and grabbed the bars. Brought them back to VQ and Cortino and I put them on. Fits like a glove.
We may have to do some modifications in the future for riding outside on hills and such, but this should alleviate at least some of this intense back pain post long-ride. So tonight I try the new fit for a 45 min ride. We'll see how it feels!
In other news: It's not 650 calories a day I have to EAT. It's a 650 calorie DEFICIT from what I was eating. Well, that's totally different! Whoo Hoo! 1,200 cals a day, here I come! Still using the online tracking tool to chart those - it works really well. Good old Lance: www.livestrong.com.
Alright! Back to training!
Monday, January 19, 2009
34 Weeks to Go
The back is killing me today. And all day yesterday. Did a 2.5 hr. ride at VQ Sunday morning and I've been a mess ever since. It's a different kind of pain though - this one feels like I pulled a muscle or something. So no swim yesterday, just resting the back. Going to do some pilates today at lunch instead of my standard workout with Liu.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Ironman Wisconsin Training Kickoff!
This is where it all starts! January 9th, baby - one day after 5 years sober and I am training for the Ironman! I couldn't me more excited. And terrified all in one.
I met with Cortino today, my new Ironman coach. We're doing 4 months of base training or "springboard" training as he likes to call it.
Goal #1: Loose 20 lbs by May 1.
I'm on a restricted diet for the next four months. 650 calories a day. 650! But there is a GOAL at the finish line, a reason to be hungry. The Ironman.
Goal #2: Get my marathon time to 4:30.
We're going to do a bunch of aqua-running in the meantime. And swimming 2x a week.
Tuesday the 20th Robbie and Cortino, along with Dr. Max Testa of the Retul bike fit technique, will re-fit my bike to me. It's absolutely necessary, so I'm going to do it. 112 miles is a long way to ride on a bike that doesn't quite fit. So I'm sucking it up and doing the re-fit.
So we're in and ready to go. Cortino is a rockstar and I can't wait to get started!
Here's hoping my back will hold up in the meantime.
I met with Cortino today, my new Ironman coach. We're doing 4 months of base training or "springboard" training as he likes to call it.
Goal #1: Loose 20 lbs by May 1.
I'm on a restricted diet for the next four months. 650 calories a day. 650! But there is a GOAL at the finish line, a reason to be hungry. The Ironman.
Goal #2: Get my marathon time to 4:30.
We're going to do a bunch of aqua-running in the meantime. And swimming 2x a week.
Tuesday the 20th Robbie and Cortino, along with Dr. Max Testa of the Retul bike fit technique, will re-fit my bike to me. It's absolutely necessary, so I'm going to do it. 112 miles is a long way to ride on a bike that doesn't quite fit. So I'm sucking it up and doing the re-fit.
So we're in and ready to go. Cortino is a rockstar and I can't wait to get started!
Here's hoping my back will hold up in the meantime.
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