Open Water and Tweaks

We spent the weekend working at the lake - putting in the dock, lift, yard cleanup. Man that just killed me. Woke up and felt like I'd been on a bender Sunday a.m. Decided to go for a ride. A little over 1.5 hours of spinning on the flat roads by the cabin and I felt much better.

Before we left I cracked out the new wetsuit (which looked suspiciously like a women's suit - necessitating a call to NS Rob to compare it to the cut of his), threw on a couple silicone caps and ear plugs and hit the water. The ice has been out for 3 weeks so it wasn't too bad. Granted I was in there for about 10 minutes but no ice cream headache or white fingers or toes. My escort (Zman) was blown away in the canoe by the wind so we headed back. The suit works although it is still an adjustment with the restrictive nature of a wetsuit.

Monday I had a follow up bike fit appointment. We put the seat back where it belongs. On a long ride I found it was completely loose at a rest stop and just cranked it down where it was. Turns out I've been riding the nose the past few weeks. It should be a bit more comfortable now.

We raised my hands a bit, which dropped my elbows a little. All in all it takes some pressure off my lats and should make me slightly more aero. I'm not sure how my aero bottle will work as it will be tipped back, but we'll see on my ride on Thursday.

The video shows that my pedal stroke is pretty decent - knees don't flare out anymore (guess losing most of that gut was a good idea). My upper body stays quiet so all in all I should be pretty efficient.

At the end of the week I ship the Guru down to Kentucky for my 1/2 IM tuneup. I will be glad when that's over and the Guru is home. For some reason the logistics are stressing me out. Probably doesn't help that we're headed down to Illinois this weekend so I've got two trips to get organized for when I'd really just like to focus on CDA. It will be good to have a race under my belt though. I'm anxious to see how the run feels compared to my other 1/2s.

Riding with Dave Thursday a.m. - odds are something interesting will happen (as opposed to this post which was decidedly dull).