*Base Build - 19*

Last night I squeezed in a 45-minute ride on the trainer.  Due to the time crunch I went quite hard on the ride.  Better than nothing.

This morning I was time crunched again.  I managed only a 4-mile run before needing to get back to the house to finish up some stuff before work.  Again... better than nothing:)

*Base Build - 18*

Monday at noon I stole away and got in a solid 60-minute ride on my trainer.  I put out a good effort and felt great - no pain or discomfort and minimal toe tingling:)

It was finally a nice and relatively warm day, so I just couldn't resist going for a little run around the university campus while the kids swam.  I ended up running just over 6-miles and due to overdressing, was soaked when I was finished.

*Base Build - 17*

Saturday morning before my son's swim meet I jumped on the trainer and rode a good, hard 60-minutes in my new position.  Unlike my last ride, I didn't feel any outer knee pain.  In fact, I felt pretty darn good.  The position is so much more comfortable than the previous - my body should take quite a bit less of a beating on longer rides... so I've got that going for me... which is good...

*Base Build - 16*

This morning I was dragging for some reason but made itover to the Y at 5:00 am and ran 5-miles on the treadmill.  The first mile was bad - I think my legs were still asleep.  They eventually woke up and things loosened up okay.  Not a great run overall.  No worries:)

*Base Build - 15*

Yesterday I ran 7-miles on the treadmill at the Y at an easy effort level.  I felt fine for most of the run but started feeling a little low on energy by the end.  I had forgotten to bring anything to drink and hadn't really eaten much.  After the run I chowed down on a JJ Gargantuan and immediately felt better.

This morning I went to the Y at 5:00 am and swam.  My sets consisted of 10x50's, 5x100's, and 15x50's all in my usual bilateral style.  For what ever reason today, my stroke felt weak when I was breathing to the left.  The actual breathing part of it was fine, but I just felt like I wasn't grabbing any water on my pull - who knows why...

Tonight I jumped on my bike for a quick 30-minute ride at a moderate, steady effort.  I had adjusted my position and wanted to see how it felt.  It had looked pretty good in the video I had taken, but you never know until you ride for a bit.  So, on a positive note, my booty pain and man part numbness are gone.  That is a huge start.  On a negative note, I felt a little knee pain and toe tingling as the ride progressed.  This may just be a function of needing to get used to sitting on the bike differently and so I will give it a couple weeks before I make any more tweaks.  Overall, the position really does feel good and i am hopeful it will allow me to endure the longer rides in my future.

*Base Build - 14*

This morning I rode my bike for 60-minutes on my new saddle - A Cobb V-Flow Max!  The difference in comfort was immediately obvious and even after an hour I had no numbness or pain.  Finally.  Because I sit on the new saddle quite differently than the previous (no long perched on the nose), I presume that my angles are all off.  I could certainly feel that I need to adjust my bars and pads and probable seat height as well.

Anticipating the need for adjustment, I videotaped my ride and will analyze it later today.

Later post:  Well, I was right.  I looked at the video and made a PDF of a frozen frame at the lowest point of my pedal stroke.  I brought the PDF into Bluebeam and measure my angles.  They were off.  To start I will need to raise my seat and scoot it back.  I will also need to raise, rotate, and widen my bars - by a fair bit I would guess.  My position as it stands is way too aggressive - particularly for an Iron distance.  My shoulders and back probably couldn't take it.  I'll make some adjustments and shoot another video.