Why did I not do this earlier?

I have not written all week because I have been tired. The lasting fatigue that comes with IM training is unbelievable. Even on days after light work outs, my body craves extra time to snooze which is not possible due to other responsibilities like my day job. Despite the fatigue, the work out week was pretty good. 3 highlights:

1) Wednesday Bike Fit with Rusty Pruden - Coach Teresa had recommended a bike fit for me quite some time ago. It was super tough making the time. Maybe part of me was delaying because I do not like change on the bike. I have come so far and am always worried that little changes (new wheels, bike fit) will set me back and I just can't go back. (For those of you who do not remember or know, my 1st bike experience as an adult was getting my tire caught in the street car track in Portland. After that, when I first started clipping in 2008, I had a horrible time with falling over at inconvenient places like stop signs. It was not pretty...When I finally figured out how to not fall over, my average speed was about 9 miles per hour, not really enough to race) Rusty made adjustments to the seat, handle bars, stem (?), and brakes. He patiently explained what he was doing and why. He made me feel like my lack of technical bike knowledge and dependence on Jeff for anything mechanical was OK. He gave me the same advice that Jeff has told me in the past - shoulders down, back flat. Would the changes set me back to the spaz that set out to tackle the bike in 2008?

2) Thursday night South Lake Washington Loop (25-26 miles) with Melinda - after a hard day at work, the fresh air, solid effort, and friendship was a huge pick me up. And, Rusty's changes made me more comfortable on the bike! Now I can ride down in the drops without reaching so far. The seat hits me in a totally different way. Why did I not do this earlier? THANK YOU, Rusty!

3) Friday night swim at Green Lake. There is some rowing competitive series or training going on during the day in Green Lake and they have buoys set up in lines going across the Lake with a rope attaching them about 6' under water. What this means for me is that I could focus on my extending my stroke and form rather then sighting as often. My 60 minutes swim felt good.

Made it through the week...Time for a Saturday run. Spell Check does not recognize the word spaz.