My Trek to an Iron Man

I got a new bike seat for 29.99 at sports authority that is skinner than my original but gives me more freedom of leg movement.  The longer seat post I go really made a difference in my body geometry and the slimmer seat helps even more. (New on the left, old on the right)  If [...]

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Back in the saddle.  Bike for 14 miles at a steady tempo after taking sick leave for a few days.  I think it is an upper respiratory infection that got me.  Feeling much better today than the past for days.  I have 10 days until the next triathlon on August 15, so I am focusing [...]

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Came back from a trip and I am sick.  Coughing alot.  I hate being sick.  So I did 24 miles today.  Kept a good pace for the whole session, but got sun burned.  I don’t know if it got me more or less sick, but I needed to ride for a little at least.  Plus [...]

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I am 6’5″ tall and I need a hire seat post.  I am changing the standard seat post to a 27.2 mm / 400 post.  I have long legs and need the extra size.  The problem is that with the bike I have I can break the frame if I extend the seat post too [...]

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15 miles on the bike with some new routes.  I am searching for more hills to climb in surrounding neighbor hoods.  There is a section of the west Orange Trail that I normally don’t ride at night.  But last night I went down the spooky path.  I did ride pretty fast, so it was a [...]

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24 miles this morning on the bike.  Legs are feeling good.  The west orange trails are really nice.  Got out to Winter Garden.  The whole trail is 19 miles one way but I bike just a section of it.  My front tire got a little low, so I may have a leak in it. I [...]

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The 2nd triathlon went great.  A good friend of mine let me borrow his bike.  It was only three weeks since the last, so a shortened training time; but the leg strengthening has made a difference in the time.  I wanted to shave 10 minutes, but I only cut 7 minutes.  Special thanks to my [...]

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The front tire on the Raleigh went flat.  It is only $4.00 for a new inner tube.  The front tube is over 3 years old so a new one is due.  Here are the steps to change the tube.  It took me about 10 minutes to do the actual tire change. Detach the tire with [...]

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