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My problem isn't on the bike. It's on the run. That's where I don't want the padding and where I'm getting the chafing. In my 70.3, the porta-potties were close enough to my bike rack that I was able to reapply Chamois Butt'r off the bike (had to use the bathroom anyway, and I take extended vacations through my transitions…

Did you get chafing with the cushioned one? And if so, that begs the question "Are all bike cushions the same?" B/c I know my various chamois's (???) are certainly not. I've got them sorted into 25 mile rides (which I can also do with no padding - so...useless category), and 25+ mile rides. What reasons did the things you…

Thanks, again everyone! I stumbled across a line of clothing that just came in at REI when I was there for other things - it's their Novarra brand, and this particular line is geared towards the casual cyclist who wants to look stylish when she stops at the local coffee shop. No serious cyclist would don this clothing, but…

Thanks. I'll have to write out some cue cards, then. :( I ended up not going today d/t the time concern. I drove it afterwards, and am looking forward to doing that trip later. Hopefully now I can ride it with the cue card. There would have been way too much stopping and location checking. The gorgeous water view came, of…

I grew up on a swim team, breathing on one side. I taught myself to bilateral breathe as an adult. It's pretty shocking (in a good way) that most of the responses here are for bilateral breathing. If you go to the pool, most breathe on the right, some on the left, and very few bilateral. Swim coaches do a bilateral drill…

Great job! You have an advantage to learn how to take care of your body at this age. Many girls do not understand this, even though they are slender now. You are very pretty (at both sizes, actually). My kids were homeschooled, and my middle son had weight issues. I understand the challenges you faced.

Thanks, MadDogManor. KarenJanine - I'm from the US - and from a particularly "comfortable" part (the Pacific Coast). The East Coast and the South generally dress more formally than us. Close-fitting knit pants are seen everywhere. I don't notice just how poorly we dress here until I come back from Europe and sit in the…

Hi ladies - I've been reading, and am intrigued by your results. But I feel that I tried this, and it didn't work for me. Can you offer advice based on what has worked for you? It seems like you are a bit ahead of me on what you have figured out for your process. I lost about 85 pounds, and began training for triathons. I…

I was going to say something about using the proper shoes, too. Zumba or dance shoes - because all the twisting can wreck your knees, which will mess up your running plan. I like the idea of Zumba, even if you do it once a week. It will help you stay excited about both things. And if you need to drop it for the last month…

That was fun to read. :)

Haha on 4th place again. That's really neat! Great job on all of it. :)

Because I think there is a lot mental to my running pace, I am working on 5K speed for now, and have plans for a half-marathon in the early Spring. If I need to take more time at the shorter distances and do a Galloway run/walk for the half-marathon (since I'm already registered), I will. My trainer really felt that I…

I'm doing something similar to this now, and with similar paces. I'm in the beginning/middle of it, so I can't comment on how well it's going to work out. But I do have to do longer than 30 seconds recovery b/c my HR doesn't come down that quickly and my trainer wants me to make sure I'm in zone 2 for the recovery…

That sounds like an awesome race!

I wear a hat most of the time b/c my hair is very fine and my scalp burns. I wear either a Brooks hat or one from REI. I thought they would make me too hot, but they seem to be fine. I don't think I've run in anything hotter than 90 degrees, though. Both these hats are made with wicking materials. They fit my head right,…

Since I also have done very little speed work, I thought I would start with the smaller distance and work up (geared for 5K work). Or include it as part of a longer workout. (So also add in a 3 mile regular paced run, for example.) Mostly, my goal for this fall is to work on some intensity/intervals, shorter workouts so I…

Thanks for sharing your story! Are you planning another one for next year?

I think you are going to be fine - just keep building base. I did my first Oly this summer one month before my Half-Iron in a total time of 3:16. Our bike mph is pretty close. I did 16.4 mph in the Oly (a flatter course than I typically ride), and I intentionally stopped a few times (it was a practice race for my Half-Iron…

Nope, you are not crazy. You will improve. I'm kind of a beginner (just finished my first half-Iron, though just before the time cutof = I'm slow), but here's my take on it: Swimming - get stroke help. It's all in the stroke/position. I am a swimmer and swim year round. But most people like to work on swimming in the…

That sounds like a good plan! What is your running/cycling background? I just finished my first 70.3 and it took me over a year and a half to get there. I had no background in running or cycling. (I did run 3 miles inside the school gym one time during highschool PE, but that was a long time ago as I'm in my 40s now.) It…

I'm looking forward to it. Can you post a link to your blog in this group?

Thank you, yes, you did - but I like to hear it again. :) I found a paragraph about a British pro in The Haynes Triathlon Manual by Sean Lerwill that states she focuses on 5K running races and Cyclocross during the off-season - both alluding to the shorter workout duration, but increased intensity you mention. I have New…

OK...due to popular recommendation, a Higdon book will soon be on it's way to me. Yes, I was thinking that I would increase the running when I have to back off on the bike. I think my biggest bike limiter by far is my weight (because you cannot ride very far at all around here without some type of hills). It is for…

I was sitting in a GI doctor's office, in week 4 of C25K, frustrated b/c I was on hold towards my goal of finishing a 5k. That's all I had really planned...MAYBE I'd move to a 10K. I ran 3 miles around the inside of the school gym one day in high school PE, but that was the extent of my running experience prior to C25K.…

Yes, you did! You make my jaw drop when I see your totals.

Have you signed up for your first Half-Iron yet? You sound like you are headed that direction pretty quickly.

That's the kind of thing I ran into last year, and I failed at cutting back. So...my body hasn't benefitted from recovery time. It seems like it should work, until I get down to actually scheduling everything and fitting it *all* in and find I didn't cut back at all.

It dropped the elevation gain to 1300 - lost a whole 1,000 ft!! Which is a massive percentage. But I think that number is more in line with past data I've been given about our rides. I also changed the Lake Stevens course I rode last week from "enabled" to "disabled" and went from 6,000 ft to 3,400 ft. Too bad the Garmin…

Thongs or none. Depends on the seaming of the capris/shorts. If they have a gusset, I prefer none. It seems like the thongs just move the area of chafing around, but to a less sensitive area so I guess that's good. I just got some Moving Comfort undies, but haven't had a chance to try them out. They sound a little like the…

Thanks, Joe! I freaked a little when it told me it was going to take over 3 hours to transfer all the data. It did take a long time, but not three hours. (It was over an hour, though.) Then, not being a data junkie, I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning checking out different things and editing my workouts...…