New Bike

Collin and I were out doing some errands yesterday. We were wanting to stock up on some gels and were hitting the bike shops. It is not a great time to be looking for gels, we went to 3 bike shops and they did not have any. So I decided to look at road bikes and find out what size I needed. So about an hour later I walked out with this beauty. See this link for the components.

http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/09/cusa/model-9RWA7T.html I do have tiagra shifters and brakes which is an upgrade from the specs. I am also going to add clipless pedals and will probably change the tape out for black. The bike had a white seat so the white wrap looked good, but I wanted a different seat an all they had was black. I will also be adding bottle cages and will be taking off the reflectors.

I want to start riding this year. If I like it and can get into it, I want to try to do a sprint tri sometime this summer. I need to something more than just run.

Week 7 of training for the 1/2 marathon was brutal. Monday and Wednesday were too horrible run days. I had problems with leg pain and cramping both days. Was not looking forward to my 7 miles on the treadmill on Saturday. But I am happy to report that the long run went really well. No pain at all in my knees and no cramping at all. I completed 7 miles in exactly 77 minutes so I averaged an 11 minute mile. Not bad. So I ended week 7 with a total of 14 miles.

This weather needs to break. I want to get my bike out on the open roads. For right now I am putting her on the trainer to break her and I in. I am not looking foward to the soreness on the old butt that comes with starting to ride again. I may have to sit on a pillow.. ha ha.

Week in review

This week started off with a bang.... meaning I wanted to shoot Select Comfort. We purchased a sleep number bed and it arrived on Monday. We excitedly put it together and went to bed. I woke up in the morning looking up at Collin... WTF??? My side did not hold the air and I was flat. In the end all is good... we called Select Comfort and they sent us a new mattress overnight. It is working just fine and so far I like it.

My training went well this week. 2 miles, 5 miles, and 6 miles.... all on the dreadmill as we got some cold and windy weather this week. Collin and I ran together at the Y yesterday and I was so excited to finish my 6 mile run that I let out a rather loud "Whoo Hoo" at the end. I finished my 6 mile run in 67 minutes and only 3 minutes slower than hubby. This was officially my second longest run since I started running (my first leg of Ragnar last year was 9.5 miles) so I am rather happy. My knees were hurting pretty bad last night but I woke up this morning feeling great. Another good sign that I am getting into shape for the 1/2 marathon.

Today is a rest day for me and tomorrow starts another 13 mile week. 5 weeks of training down and only 11 to go. I just want the weather to improve again so I can do more of my runs outside.