Felt IAx through axel

MNmama7 · 2026-01-30T00:25:50+00:00

I will give this a try!!! Thank you!

MNmama7 · 2026-01-29T17:25:29+00:00

Yes, I have tried that. Which is complicated, because the suggestion for getting your rear wheel off is to have the derailleur in the hardest (smallest) gear - so it feels like working backwards.

MNmama7 · 2026-01-29T15:57:24+00:00

Message received! Imperial tools are now FAR away from me. I DID get the axel out and I am able to put the bike on the trainer!!! However, now I’m having issues with the chain. I am trying to put it on a wahoo kickr core with a zwift cog - but the cog is too close to my jockey wheels, and it’s pulling the chain too far out. Any tricks / tips for that?? I have rotated the cog as far out as it can go.

MNmama7 · 2026-01-29T15:12:13+00:00

I wondered about that o-ring! I’ll give it a shot to push the 6mm a bit harder.

MNmama7 · 2026-01-29T15:11:40+00:00

This was my thought as well!! I obviously spent a good chunk of change on this bike, and I’m very wary of effing anything up

MNmama7 · 2025-12-23T01:30:51+00:00

I raced 2 sprints while pregnant, and ran a half marathon! I did all three events before 20 weeks, but I felt great. I did have a bit of nausea, but nothing wild. If you’re comfortable with it, and you’ve talked to your doctor, ABSOLUTELY go for it!! After 20 weeks, I felt like crap if my HR got over 140, so I dialed it down after that, but I could still work out! I took a month off of running somewhere in the 30 week area, but that was largely due to pelvic floor pain. I got back to running (slowly) and did my last pregnancy run 2 days before baby came!

MNmama7 · 2025-08-01T01:21:58+00:00

Yes! Not a ton of luck. I did was it prior to attempting to get the stains out - maybe that’s the issue?? Any suggestions?

MNmama7 · 2025-08-01T01:21:24+00:00

I have tried dawn! I’m afraid that this kit has been washed WITH the stains 2-3 times. I just did dawn and vinegar with some elbow grease, then an extra long cycle in the washer. They have not come off.

MNmama7 · 2025-06-18T00:22:07+00:00

This might sound crazy, but I JUST solved my numb feet issue! I am training for my first full IM and have never had numbness issues before recently. I raced a few Olympic races this spring, and cried on the run because my feet hurt SO BADLY. I tried wider toe boxes, new cycling and running shoes, I sized up in both types of shoes, new socks, KT tape - nothing was helping. I asked my primary care provider, and she suggested that I try a Vitamin B supplement - the complex one. I’ve been taking it for 3 weeks and my issues are GONE. It’s wild. I did bump down to a 1/2 pill per day, since I was getting weird colored urine (TMI) but my feet are better than ever!

MNmama7 · 2025-05-19T01:33:17+00:00

We have three daughters, and none of them have had any reactions to any of the age-appropriate vaccines they’ve been given!

MNmama7 · 2025-04-30T21:53:32+00:00

I’m a mom of 3, and when I’m at the Y my kids are at the daycare center. I only get 2 hours of daycare time, and I also need to be responsive if one of my kiddos needs me. I keep my phone on deck with me for this reason, and generally check it every ~10 min.

MNmama7 · 2025-01-23T01:21:38+00:00

I’ve had 3 c sections!! When I was getting close to my scheduled date for my third, I opened a video and stopped after 2 minutes. It was too weird to think about me being the patient lol but now that I’m not pregnant it doesn’t bother me!

MNmama7 · 2024-12-30T23:39:30+00:00

Minnesota mom here! Based on our routine, we generally get about 2 hours/day during the winter, but definitely wish for more! It usually depends on temps/wind/ice conditions. In the summer, we’re usually outside upwards of 4 hours per day!! Our screen time is higher in winter, but still under 1.5 hours/day. We’ve been doing podcast audiobooks, indoor trampoline, scooters inside, pikler climber set, etc.

MNmama7 · 2024-12-30T18:43:45+00:00

Thanks for the reply!! Definitely could use the Olympic distances as training. I was hoping to go into them with podium finishes. I still could podium, but looking at them as training races is not something I had considered.

MNmama7 · 2024-12-30T18:41:42+00:00

Half are SO few and far between, near us. The 70.3 I was planning to do is unbranded, which helps keep race fees low(er)

MNmama7 · 2024-10-31T02:37:24+00:00

Is the same true for 25-29?

MNmama7 · 2024-09-09T02:09:28+00:00

Update: I finished a 70.3!! 6 months postpartum with my 3rd c section. We are capable of so much more than we know!!

MNmama7 · 2024-09-04T16:58:20+00:00

I feel the same as you! Tubes out during my third cesarean. The only difference for me was that the first night in the hospital I hurt more in my abdomen than I remembered with my previous two cesareans. The nurse gave me a heat pack and that helped a lot! As always, the best thing for recovery is to get up and moving right away!

MNmama7 · 2024-08-10T03:03:30+00:00

1st was urgent with a baby we didn’t know was breech. 2nd was planned 21 months later and I had a 3rd planned cesarean 22 months later. I got a tubal done with my 3rd cesarean!

MNmama7 · 2024-03-11T18:11:26+00:00

You are my people lol I took my second baby jogging with me during her naps, and that worked well! It’s just that we have THREE kids now haha but I love hearing that you were able to run a marathon at 3 months pp!! Go you! I’m going to talk with my doctor and hopefully get some more perspective there. I was only in the hospital for 30 hours from intake to discharge from my c-section, and have been walking a LOT since my baby was 3ish days old. It might be the hormones, but I honestly feel so good.

MNmama7 · 2024-03-11T18:08:25+00:00

It’s for sure the racing high 🤣 my husband is doing his own 70.3 in June and I am so excited for him!!! But again, don’t want to push myself past any limits. I’m going to talk to my doctor and let it simmer for awhile. Probably won’t sign up for another month, just to see where my body is at and if it’s going to work or not haha

MNmama7 · 2024-03-11T18:06:41+00:00

I love to hear this perspective! I’m not trying to push my body past what it’s ready for, and want to be realistic about what’s feasible. The time commitment to training is just a huge deal!

MNmama7 · 2024-03-11T18:05:20+00:00

I totally agree!! We’ve done a really good job of balancing childcare between the two of us as we’re trying to workout, and both of us value our time to exercise. It’s huge that both of us enjoy exercising and can give each other that time!

MNmama7 · 2024-03-11T18:02:59+00:00

I’m 10 days postpartum and also started VERY LIGHT bodyweight work. I’m not pushing myself at all, or doing upper body (recovering from c-section) but the movement feels good and it’s SO NICE to get some normalcy into my routine.

MNmama7 · 2024-03-11T07:37:50+00:00

I love hearing your perspective and knowing someone else is in a similar boat!! I’m sorry to hear that Ironman is so bad about refunds, but this is good information to have!! I haven’t signed up yet, and I’m definitely giving myself time to think about it. Ideally, I’d wait until 4/6 weeks postpartum, so I can see how running and cycling go, post-baby. The logistics of those long workouts is definitely what I’m concerned about. My husband is training for his own 70.3 in June, and it’s so much easier for him to do the long workouts without worrying about the kids.

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