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Ok, update on this to complete the thread. It seems as though my initial battery, installed at the bike shop (brand new) was dead. I installed another battery on my own and for some reason that one was also dead. I have installed a third battery and tested it with a battery tester to make sure it was good and the sensor…

Nope, still can't get it to pair. Any other thoughts? Is it possible to sensor is no good/defective?

Do you mean to turn the bike upside down, and then spin the pedal while its upside down?

I'll check that tonight and make sure it has a battery. Not sure if there's a light or not so I'll check that too.

All great advice folks thanks! I did 55 miles on Saturday and things were much better. I made sure to sit up lots and stretch my arms while riding. I paid attention to my position and as others mentioned I tend to shrug my shoulders up to my ears when I'm working hard. Just being concious of it helped a lot. I have an…

Thanks for the feedback. I've got a long ride planned tomorrow so I'll try to relax a bit more and see how it works.

Just thought of one other thing. I did a transition run after my long bike. Something I realized very quickly was that my fuelling must have been off on the bike. I'm not sure how to practice fuelling besides doing a few longer runs off the bike? I'm never sure how many calories to take in during the bike besides trial and…

Ok, thanks. Right now I do a long bike Saturday and long run Sunday. I think I'll start running for 20-30 min after my long bike Saturday. Then I should still be able to do my long run Sunday. I may try a longer brick once or twice for my mental prep. If I do that it will replace a medium distance run and I'll move my long…

All good advice. Thanks to all of you! Mental toughness is one of the things I need to work on. It's always tough when you are doing a distance you haven't done before I think. I'll keep moving forward, my race is July 11 so I'll stick with my plan and trust that it will get me there.

Ok, good advice. Thanks folks. What about doing one or two of those longer bricks for the mental benefit? Given this is a new distance for me I'm stuggling a bit to trust my training and 'know' that I can go the full distance come race day.

Sorry DangerJim been out of the country and missed your post. For my swimming I do three times a week right now. I may add one swim in May but right now its just 3 times. All three swims right now are in the pool because I live in Canada. One swim is endurance, then one swim is intervals and one swim is technique based.…

I am using the Trinewbies Half Ironman just like DangerJim. That being said I study other plans as well and modify things to suit my schedule and strengths/weaknesses. For example, I'm a weak swimmer so I try to spend more time swimming. I try as much as I can to stick to the plan but do make changes when I need to.

In term of shoes, I've worn the same model for the past 5 pairs and I've never had issues. I do track my mileage in these shoes and they should be good for another few months. I also foam roll on a regular basis and find it really helps me. I should also mention I live in a rural/northern community so the nearest…

I used to breath only to one side. This year I decided one of my off season goals is to tech myself to breath bilaterally. So far so good, I'm finding my stroke a lot more balanced. I'm a little slower but I'm hoping with practice that will improve. It is nice to have when your dealing with other swimmers and waves in the…

I second what daj150 says above - Just tough it out. Last year was my first year with trainer and I hated every minute of it. This year is not so bad. I just watch some kind of action movie on Netflix and that keeps me going. It all pays off in the spring when you can get back on the road!

Hoping for my first half iron this year as well. Completed two years of sprint tris so far and loving it.

Thanks for the advice. That will be my plan. Cheers!

Update: A week later at weigh in I was back down to normal range. As most of you said must have just been water retentiion. Thanks for the feedback and comments!

Ok, thanks everyone, I"ll give it a week and see. My clothes are fitting the same so hopefully its just the water. Still getting used to this maintaining thing and I tend to get a little paranoid. I'll keep you posted!