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Getting more worried now that I read race reviews... I am hoping my race goes like a dream in nice dry but cool weather. NOT RAIN
I fell off the first time out, hadn't even got more than 20 feet from the house! Was alright for a while after that, then couldn't get unclipped at a junction and fell over into a load of stinging nettles. Didn't have any cuts, but as I'd landed on my bum in the nettles (managed to unclip as I was falling over so twisted to sit on my bum) and couldn't sit down properly that night. Had to go to bed early and lie on my side as it was too painful to sit on the sofa
Went out a couple of days later and just rode round the quiet estates in town practicing clipping and unclipping at junctions and stuff. Also put some WD40 stuff on the clippy bit (well, Mr TST did) which helped loosen it off a bit too.
Would like to say I haven't fallen off since then, but fell off the other day right outside the house as I wasn't paying enough attention to what I was doing, ran out of road as the neighbours car was parked there and just keeled over to the side!
Lou......my next Tri is a sprint at Fleetwood..26th Sept........it's just up the road from Blackpool......are you doing any Tri's?....what are you training for, must be doing something to be doing 13miles.
Going out on my new bike with my new shoes and cleats in the morning......you know me Lou..there might be a post on here tomorrow night if I'm not hospitalised
if i do any Tris they will most likely be in spring now and at Blenheim palace Oxfordshire, as thats where i live.
(Oxfordshire i live that is, not Blenheim palace
)
loulabell - get some swimming lessons and you will be okay.
I can swim 500m front crawl as of today! from 22m to 500m in 3 months
... Olympic distance here I come!
Ohhh I could swim just badly.
Think 2013 / 2014 for an IM for me lol!!!
Razor the life guard has now stopped walking up and down the poolside when I swim (massive improvement!) so I am hoping that over the winter I will build up to 2k by next March / April, so I am ready for an Olympic Tri next year but they are open water so how do you find an Open Water Venue? It there a website?
BT.......just type in OW swim venues and it should come up with a list ....then just type in your area. what area are you in?
YOOHOO.....Hi Lou.......Get yourself a good wetsuit that will keep you warm
....have you got any Jaffa's?
No mishaps to report on the bike ride...even with my new shoes and cleats... they worked a treat
My right foot was killing me on my rideover the weekend - I realise it was the cleats as I had been knocked out of line - and I have managed to adjust them for tonight ride.
BWT......I had the same problem, my right foot went numb, just got new pedals and cleats so that must be the cause of it, also my inside thighs were aching so could all be down to cleatposition.