New bike, new helmet, new shoes... oh my!

Yay! I finally got to ride my new bike this week and I love it! I went in for a bike fit on Wednesday (thanks so much Bill!) and did my first hard bike workout afterwards. The hills are definitely easier to go up and it is so great to have smooth shifting and a shiny clean new chain that doesn't make noises!! I'm trying to ride as much as possible before the race next weekend, so hopefully I will have practiced enough with all my new gear to be ready to use it on race day.

Christine

Almost ready...

I am so close to riding my new bike, I am just aching to feel the speed of my new Specialized Amira, but there are still a fwe more things to do...the final touches. I was so excited to pick up my bike from the bike store and bring it home, and was hoping to get on a give it a quick ride, but encountered an unexpected problem that sort of ruined the moment. My bike came with pedals attached to it that I tried to take off only to realize I needed a pedal wrench (which I don't have). It was such an anticlimax to just leave it sitting against the wall all afternoon because of something as silly as not being able to get the pedals off!! I've arranged to borrow a pedal wrench tomorrow so then the fun can begin!  I really hope that everything is ready to go by the time the first junior series race rolls around, which is coming up on June 26th in St. Malo. It is sort of hard to believe that I will be racing again in about 2 weeks, but I am feeling ready. We are heading into our last hard training block before the race and I plan to make the most of it. The race is like the light at the end of the tunnel which I will keep my eyes on over the next two weeks.

Christine

Thank you sponsors!

Today was a pretty exciting day... a whole bunch of stuff arrived from our great sponsors!! It was like Christmas...or an early birthday...or winning the lottery (I imagine at least!). This morning I tried out my new Nineteen wetsuit in the pool and really liked it. It felt really good in the water and fit me just right! I can't wait to wear it in Thetis Lake this weekend! Next, I picked up my helmet, cycling shoes, and race wheels from Specialized...the final touches to complete our package. We will hopefully be on the new bikes next week as the components came in the other day and are being assembled as you read! I am so excited to use all this new gear and finally say goodbye to my beat up cycling shoes and chipped paint job on my old bike. Thanks everyone for supporting Triathlon Code... I'll be wearing your name proudly this summer!

Christine