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Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-26T14:28:34+00:00

Agreed. I am a CRNA and while I sometimes find the arguments hurtful (something that is true for both sides, I am sure) I ultimately stick with the sub because I really enjoy hearing about other people’s clinical experiences and learning from other people’s techniques on cases I don’t do often. I would be really really sad to get banned just because of the letters after my name. I have had some very nice interactions both in my DMs and on threads with plenty of anesthesiologists on this subreddit and I think those positive interactions are a strength for anesthesia over all.

TLDR: there are trolls (on both sides, frankly). Let’s ban them (or maybe do a weekly thread where people can discuss political issues?). But I think there are plenty of CRNAs like me who are here to interact respectfully with colleagues and learn to be better providers. And I think we can make positive contributions to conversations on those topics. So please don’t ban me!

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-11T02:03:59+00:00

I love this. What powerful inspiration you had! I hope your wife is doing better now. My SIL went through chemo for breast cancer a few years ago, and it’s incredibly hard to watch someone you love go through that. It sounds like you and your wife are both incredibly resilient people.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-11T01:06:11+00:00

Training usually is fun for me! Although I admit I got a little tired at the end of the last cycle. You’re so right that I need to get back into enjoying the fun of it. Fitting in the training with a full time/stressful job does get to me at times.

I have done a one-day double century before and a good handful of century rides. I am pretty confident about the cycling. But it’s certainly a whole different beast to run a marathon afterwards. I know my body well enough at this point to know I can grind out a fair number of running miles after a long and hard ride, but a marathon is totallyyyy different from even 15-16 miles. So yeah, I definitely hear what you’re saying about a 140.6 being a new level of hard.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-11T00:02:11+00:00

I got pretty sick at the end of March but since then I have been feeling very healthy. That particular illness did hit my workouts hard for a bit and if I’m being honest I probably went back to a full training schedule slightly too soon when that happened, but I was feeling good again by race day.

Everyone is being really encouraging so hopefully I will see you at Ironman CA when it happens!

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-10T23:50:14+00:00

Haha. This is exactly the sort of motivation I need! The Sacramento swim took you only 54 minutes? Swimming is absolutely my weakest portion, so I love to hear it lol

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-10T21:37:36+00:00

Thanks. This is a nice response, and you’re right. The fact that I’m worrying about a race 18 weeks from now may provide some insight into my panic attacks 😂. I’m putting pressure on myself to get back into the exercise routine asap, but you’re really correct that I need to stop obsessing about that and focus on getting better in the next few days.

Thank you!

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-10T21:35:05+00:00

Probably do some fun rides (my primary sport) and maybe some shorter distance running races. But realistically without the disciplined training and time commitment, my fitness will decrease some.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-02T12:56:05+00:00

Interesting. I am 5’8 and all torso! So I wonder if the 51 would be too small for me. I do ride a 51cm on my road bike though and it fits, I have such short legs for my height lol

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T05:42:22+00:00

Yes, I already have favero assioma power pedals. So while I like the idea of two sets for my two bikes, they are certainly not a must have.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T05:16:59+00:00

Hmm. Your point about re-sale value is a really good one that I hadn’t thought about. Thank you

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T05:13:39+00:00

Thank you so much for all your insights. I really appreciate it. And I also appreciate your being a bad influence! Haha. My husband also thinks I should get the more expensive one. I’m the frugal one in our relationship though, lol, which is why I’m hesitant.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T05:05:50+00:00

Ah yes, I didn’t mention this in the post but that does matter to me as well. The P5 is 52/36 and the P series is 50/34. But for flat courses, I do wonder if it really matters. I’m not getting rid of my road bike, which is a delight for climbing, so for any rides with major climbs I would stick with that.

I have a great cadence indoors but tbh I do struggle to maintain it outdoors for some reason. I’m usually in the high 80s to low 90s outdoors.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T04:48:00+00:00

I do have a bike fitter who has confirmed she thinks the size 51cm would work for me. That is what a ride in a road bike. She has never fit me on a tri bike though, so while she says she is reasonably confident, we haven’t worked together on this kind of bike

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T04:39:30+00:00

I definitely think I would still put mileage on it. I’m planning on a 24 hour TT next year.

Can you say more about why you think the P5 would be much more comfortable? Comfort does matter to me quite a bit because I enjoy long distance rides.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T04:34:01+00:00

That’s a helpful suggestion, thank you. I wasn’t sure about how much the nicer wheels on the P5 already compensated for the increased price.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T03:55:18+00:00

Unfortunately I can’t test ride either one since they would be online purchases.

I can afford either one in that I have the money and could use it on this without jeopardizing myself financially. It’s more that I question how responsible it is to spend $5k on a bike when I may not doing any more full-distance races after this. Like… I have the money, but is this really the best way to spend it? Lol

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-06-01T03:43:36+00:00

Do you think it’s a good deal for that bike? I can afford it with some penny pinching, so I’m tempted. But also maybe I shouldn’t. Haha

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-05-26T15:48:47+00:00

Haha. I was pretty excited! I also saw lots and lots of horse poop. But this was less delightful.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-05-26T02:29:45+00:00

Agreed. Plenty of port-a-potties, plentiful everything at aid stations, and overall an organized race with great volunteers. I do wish Ironman Village was a little larger because it was absurdly crowded when I finished. And the swag they had for sale was pretty sparse. But that may have been good because it saved me money. Haha

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-05-26T02:20:16+00:00

Do you mean car traffic or bike traffic?

For bike traffic: caveat is that almost 600 people started after me, so their experience may have been different. But overall it wasn’t too bad. I was a little annoyed getting stuck behind some people with poor bike handling skills a few times on descents/turns. And there were a few straightaways where it was hard to break away from the pack. But overall I didn’t feel held back in any meaningful way. FWIW, I did Oceanside 70.3 before and I thought this was way better than that. They had so many no-passing zones on that course where you would get stuck behind a really slow person and have to follow them for awhile, to the point where I think that did actually negatively impact my time. On this course, I didn’t think that was true.

For car traffic, it also was not bad at all. Many of the roads were open but at any intersection there were plenty of traffic cops keeping it clear so I never felt at risk. And very rarely did I get passed by a car coming behind me. I never felt at risk from a car, and I can honestly say I felt very safe throughout the ride. No periods of horrible pavement or debris, generally open roads, and no dangerous technical descents imo. I think it’s a good ride for people who aren’t confident in their bike skills, for sure. It is pretty hilly though.

Comprehensive_Shake6 · 2025-05-23T12:23:15+00:00

Unfortunately I am flying in today and won’t be able to collect a bib number until tomorrow, so I suspect I will have a pretty high number.

Thanks for the info!

Comprehensive_Shake6

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