i never got to go on those cool field trips like that. :(
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i never got to go on those cool field trips like that. :(
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Originally Posted by chickwhorips
Went to the LBS today. Returned the Zero X. Told John what I didn't like about it. He said maybe I needed a narrower saddle. "Could he suggest one?" I queried. "No", he said. I stood there silently, a bit stunned at his disinterest in selling me a saddle. He took care of another customer, came back, said, "Maybe a men's saddle." Pulled a white, narrow saddle from under the counter, sort of tossed it down in front of me, went to answer the phone. I looked at the saddle for awhile. He came back. I said, "Do you recommend I buy this one?" He said, "No.", and put it back under the counter. "Just something like that. Maybe the Terry Fly. We don't have one." Me: "Can you order one for me?" John: "I have them on back order. No, wait, here's one." http://www.terrybicycles.com/detail....tem_no=2123900 I love the little saying on the back! Maybe I can get Terry to make me a custom saddle that says, If I can see you, I can pass you! :D
John puts the Fly saddle down on the counter, goes off to ring up another customer. The customer, an adorable young guy I've seen there before, chats with me about triathlons and saddles. I tell him a bit about Pleasant Prairie. He's doing Accenture next week. If I weren't probably twice his age...sigh...;) Anyhoo. John turns back to me. I say, "Can I try this saddle?" John: "Sure, do I owe you money back?" Me: "No, the Fly costs $10 more." John: "Oh, just take it."
I don't know if he's positive I'll return it anyway, so why bother with money, or if he was so eager to get me out of there that he would've given me a pair of gloves, too!?
Soooo....narrower? That would not have been my guess. But I'll give it a try. I have tomorrow off as well. I'm planning to go for a spin, just see how far I feel like going. I'm going to go North this time, up Sheridan road. Take my time, not push it too hard. I want my legs to feel OK when I'm back at work for my usual Wed marathon of midwifery. :cool:
My doc called today and told me the echo was normal. I told her I didn't feel any wierdness in my chest during the tri (or anymore than the usual Oh Lord What Have I Done wierdness :rolleyes: ), but sitting at my desk, my heart was flip flopping. She said, "you have PVCs." OK. Then she said something wonderful, "They usually get better with exercise." Well! Would'ja look at that? I guess I'd better keep exercising! This has been an interesting excursion into cardiology, and I'm glad the upshot was good.
I'm also working with the energy healer to do some (stuff I don't understand) energy and breath work to calm down my heart. Heck. Best of all worlds.
Thanks for your concern and support. It's so good to have friends here at TE. L.
Lise, my LBS works with a boatload of triathletes and time trialers. Joe told me that they are finding that this saddles seems to be working for several women who have gone through practically every saddle in the book.
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqP...jsp?spid=16121
Expensive but if you have a shop that will let you try and exchange it might be worth a shot.
Lise, now adding a big sigh of relief over your diagnosis. Back on the bike now, or is that back in the pool? Whatever.
Good excuse to stay motivated and explain to family and friends why time exercising is not an option or a frivolity.
I guess I'm lucky the vultures didn't get defensive on me :eek:
I tried Cliff Shot electrolyte drink this weekend - Cran Raspberry. I like it! No nasty aftertaste like all the other sport drinks I've tried. I may give up my Gatorade.
Nanci - is Maizey eating yet?
I gave up Gatorade for Clif Shot electrolyte Lemonade.
Mmmmm, Clif!
Hi Ladies! My my - 7 pages of posts while I've been visiting the in-laws. You've been busy. I'm, thankfully, in a hotel in Baton Rouge trying to decide which shirt to wear for the interview tomorrow. We spent the last 2 days with the in-laws and had an okay time. FishJr seemed wierded out. We looked at that house. It was totally misrepresented - maybe it was 2400sqft under roof (including the porch, garage, and a some invisible space. It had to be only 1500-1800 sqft. So - totally overpriced. Pretty, but overpriced. And - it was in a quaint little subdivision that looked like something out of a movie. Very manicured. Anyhoo - Mr. Fish calls me from his parents. They got into a huge fight (some of which was about things I said). This seems to happen everytime we come down to visit. Wierd.
So - I'm going into my interview with this chaos on my mind. We'd live an hour away if I got the job, so we could keep our distance. I'm trying to push this out of my mind to focus on my talk. I ran through it tonight and it was too long. So - I started hacking out slides. This is normal for me. Think good thoughts and a clear mind for me tomorrow. Thanks!
I'll catch up on the medical news and tri congrats when I get back home on Wed.
SK, thanks for the tip about the saddle. I've bookmarked it, and will print it out and take it in if this latest foray's a dud. I was wondering about your MS. Is the exercise something that holds it at bay, or minimizes symptoms?
I love the Clif Bloks Cran-Razz. I like the texture, the taste, all of it. I had a package of them with the top cut off in my Bento box for the race yesterday. I may not know how to swim, but I sure know how to make that food available! :p I packed a little pair of scissors in my tri bag just for the purpose of cleanly cutting off the top of the little bitty bag of treats.
I would've liked another bag of Bloks, not sure it would've fit in the bento box with Kiss My Face sunblock stick. I am so glad I brought that, too. It worked as lip balm, and, when I looked down and noticed that the insides of my forearms were turning pink, I was able to smear it all over those, too. It's SPF 30. All while riding hard, mind you! Whoo-hoo! I am such a cyclist! :D
Fish! Good to hear from you! Sorry the inlaws are being strange. Or, perhaps, normal for themselves. Put it out of your mind. You are a professional. I know you didn't get that doctorate without being able to concentrate. We're all rooting for you and will be eagerly awaiting your interview report! :D L.
Cran-Razz Clif Bloks!
that's my tri food/long ride food: Clif Lemonade and Clif Cran-Razz Bloks.
(also very good for when the tummy is upset)
I'm still working on the 21 bottles of Gatorade Endurance I got for free back in June. I like the orange pretty well. I even made a tray of orange Gatorade ice cubes so I can keep it cold in the bottle without watering it down. Sometimes I add a little salt to it. Tasty. I'll try the Clif stuff when I run out of Gatorade.
Thanks Lise! I did treat myself to a room service dinner. It was really good! Shrimp and corn bisque. Chocolate mouse (2 layer) pie thing. Steak. Yummm! I'm ironing now.
Ya know - I can concentrate. And hey - no pressure on me now. If I screw up tomorrow and somehow blow the chance of getting this job, Mr. Fish won't be bummed. He's so mad at his parents right now, he said he'd have left and brought the himself and the kids to BR to stay with me. I have the car, so that wasn't possible. And yes - wierd is normal.Ugh! Okay - concentrate, right? Ironing - I can do that. ... I might be doing a late visit to the 24 hour gym in the hotel.
As with everyone, exercise is just critical to good health and better health helps you when you do have a flare. Who knows, it may keep some symptoms at bay simply because I'm in good health. MS medical advice really pushes getting exercise. I have known for a long, long time that exercise has greatly improved my allergy symptoms (which were almost disabling in college) and reduces the number of colds and sinus infections. Since MS doesn't do well with even small amounts of stress, keeping these things under control is important. My one and only flare was probably caused by an overload of lots of little stressors (including a minor case of the flu) that most of us wouldn't even notice too much. I certainly didn't until I got a wake up call last winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lise