February 22, 2006
I think I am going to run this 10 miler on Saturday at Oak Mountain called Adam's Heart Run. Why not? I am starting to like the mid-range distances especially after my good experience at the Mercedes half-marathon. I say that now, but Oak Mountain is a hilly course.
Waiting to sign up at the last minute to see how the weather's going to be. Since it has been COLD and RAINING for the last month. Either it's cold and raining, or just raining. Either way sucks.
There's also a winter training series at Camp Sumatanga starting this Sunday for the next three weeks; but considering that I haven't been riding on the roads much this winter and that I am intimidated by riding with a bunch of testosterone-crazed men (there is no women's category), I think I'll hold out on road races for now. However, Vulcan Tri is holding some time trials coming up soon.
Gee. Lotta stuff going on so soon, I must take one bite at a time, chew and digest it properly. I'm meeting with my favorite bike shop guy this week to take a look at bike fit and if I want to buy new pedals and shoes. My current shoes are causing my feet to be numb. I have Speedplays right now, and because they have a lot of float (20 degrees), less power is transferred from the leg to the pedal. So I'm looking at less float, more power - possibly a Look pedal. The Speedplays were great while my knee was giving me trouble, but I'm pretty much healed up now.
Posted by megabeth at February 22, 2006 01:45 PM
Let me know what he says about the numb feet. I have the same problem and all I get is, "You need to ride more". I don't think this is good advice.
Posted by: Howard at February 22, 2006 01:58 PM
That suggestion doesn't make sense. Your feet are numb because they aren't getting enough circulation. That means the shoes don't fit right, in many cases. Riding more will probably loosen up the shoes, but I've put 4000 miles on my shoes. They're as loose as they're gonna get.
Posted by: megabeth at February 22, 2006 02:03 PM
