I'm kinda likin' this multisport thang, sometimes.

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I learned a lot this weekend on my bike. I did 2 rides of 20+ miles in the country with lots of hills. I did quite a bit of shifting, learning how easy it is to get up the hills if I'm not in the big chain ring. Although I did feel guilty about it cuz I always feel the need to bust my ass at everything. Neutral

I also learned to put the chain back on all by myself. Don't laugh, I never had a chain come off ever.

I was 10 miles outta town when it happened and didn't wanna call DH n ask him to come help me either. And today I learned how hard it is to jump off the bike after being in the saddle for an hour n a half and throw on my running shoes and hit the pavement. Shocked

I only made it half a mile if that. My calves tightened up and I was just strugging. Neutral

This was after a morning run and weights too. So will it get easier? If I had continued would I have found my comfort zone? I always run then bike but realized if I really wanna do a tri I need to learn the transition from the bike to the run. Am I hurting my training by running first if tri is my goal? I just feel discouraged today. Neutral

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It does get eaiser on the transition from cycling to running. You don't have to run long. 15-20 minutes. Just enough to get used to switching to running. A run and weights prior to a brick workout is not recommended.

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And did you know that if your chain comes off, if you keep pedalling very slowly and shift the front chain ring across, you can often get it back on again without stopping Cool

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I used to drop my chain when I'd change the front and rear at almost the same time so I got plenty of practice Embarassed

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I'm kinda likin' this multisport thang, sometimes.

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