1) I mentioned in a previous post about a local Sporting goods store offering a free shirt for reaching a set goal by the end of January. Mine was a 2:15/100M in the pool. I reached my goal of 2:12 about the third week in January. However, I blew that away in my indoor tri by posting an average of 1:54/100M in the swim for 525M total. I went out this weekend to reap my rewards. Sweet!!!
Brooks Equilibrium Shirt w/ Jack Rabbit Sports logo
2) I bought toe warmers at my local CVS to wear in my bike shoes. Yes, I have wool socks, neoprene socks and neoprene shoe covers. Nonetheless, when it is right around freezing temps, my little piggies still get cold. I don't love the idea of the packs in my shoes; not so comfy, but what's a girl to do? Then I stumbled across this...so brilliant in its "duh" factor.
3) I recently discovered, cuz remember now I was a newbie last year (and still pretty much so), that my cycling shoes are too big. This works out great for the winter when I can stuff those wool socks inside. Not so good for peddling efficiency, etc., etc. in my races during the summer. A couple of weeks ago I wandered in to my LBS and was looking at the shoes. The guy who hooked me up with my new pair of kicks (can you call cycle shoes 'kicks' or should they be called 'spins'? Webster is rolling in his grave right about now) was really helpful. So helpful in fact that he brought out some older stock to find me somehting that wasn't on the floor and furnished me with a discount (only fair I suppose as it was old stock). I walked out the proud and happy new owner of Shimano TR-01 tri shoes with carbon fiber soles. Not the prettiest girl in the class, but maybe one of the smartest?
4) The new shoes have holes for SPD and the 3-hole configuration for Look, which is what I use (Look Keo). I have some SPDs which I was planning on putting on my old shoes for spin class, but my old shoes only have the 3-hole, sigh... While looking online at cleat placement, I came across Joel Friel's blog (who is that, you ask? I have no idea. It's just the name of his blog). He talks about cleat placement in the midsole and here and here. Interesting. There is even a shoe company that makes shoes to accomodate this so you don't have to go drilling your own holes, which actually may be the cheaper way for those interested in pursuing this idea. I did find some other stuff online about this.....thoughts?
5) Check out this crazy ass spin class. They have a studio here in NYC called 'Ride The Zone'. There is a video on the homepage when it opens.....Seriously, I'm thinking of trying this out.
6) Finally, DUDE!!!! Respect!
8 comments:
I'm cracking up right now. That's guy on the rollers video is IMPRESSIVE! I used to have rollers, but um, never did one-leg drills on them. HOWEVER, I think they would greatly improve anyone's bike handling skills so don't be surprised if you start seeing 'one-leg drills on rollers' on your training schedule. Lol. Jk of course!
Wear that short and be PROUD. So cool.
Oh, and a 4 hour charity spin on Match 6 fits into your schedule.. let me know if you really wanna do that! :)))
Thats was just sick!!!! I would never ever try any of that on a roller!!!!
Congrats on that awesome 1:54/100m swim pace!! (Right now, even a 1:54/100y swim pace would make me happy :-)
That guy on the rollers is crazy!
Glad you liked the chicken! And thanks for writing about the toe warmers. I gotta get back outside on the bike! Are you riding outside all the time?
Great idea on the toe warmers. Gotta get me some. Love the idea of the spin, but $30 a class? Ouch!
i ride rollers. they're fun. those hipsters are lame tho.
Were you kidding about Joe Friel? You know he is like the Daddy of Tri Training, right?
Whenever I get bike shoes that fit my feet start to hurt! I'm a baby, I know.
YOu are hard CORE riding outside in the winter! I ride on the trainer until like March....
I love the jack rabbit logo on that shirt! Very cute. I have been using the trick with the heat packs tucked inside my toe warmers for several years now. It is a great little trick. Joe Friel is a wealth of knowledge. I have been lucky enough as a USAT coach to be in some lectures with him at various functions. As far as the cleat in the middle of the bottom of the shoe, I would not do it right away. Joe said that he usually has to ease people that works with into this because it does change how you pedal and recruit muscles.
That crazy spin bike, ok, I'm going to keep my mouth shut other than to say that it is another trick rabbit pulled out of a hat to sell a product and because some indoor cycling instructor got bored with just a stationary bike. I am sure it is great for stability, but I can just see lots of strange stuff going on in those classes. Even the gal in the video is not using the "aerobars" properly. I could go on and on about this but I won't.
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