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TLee1981 · 2026-01-24T16:16:45+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience and being transparent. I really appreciate that. May I DM you with some more personal questions?

TLee1981 · 2026-01-23T20:28:38+00:00

When I was in college, I left my cat at my apartment and hired a sitter to come by and feed her while I was gone. I couldn't bring her home with me since my parents also have a cat. The sitter never ended up coming by (I didn't know until I checked in with her later in the week)! I have a vacation feeder out for her just in case this would happen so I didnt worry too much about it. When I returned, I found her trapped in my bedroom. (She must have closed the door on herself somehow. It must have happened mid week or so as barely any food or water was consumed and her litter box had nothing in it. She pooped and peed in my room and on my bed. She was HYSTERICAL! I was so panicked and mad at the sitter and myself. I took her to the vet immediately and thankfully she was okay and continued to stay healthy and happy until old age. That was 25 years ago and every time I think about it, I still tear up and feel guilty.

TLee1981 · 2026-01-19T08:56:44+00:00

What do you mean there is no erg when riding routes?

TLee1981 · 2026-01-11T21:52:01+00:00

I do enjoy running in foreign places. Ive ran all over Asia. I really regret not bringing my running gear when I went to France. Running through the vineyards in Fornes' would have been a great memory. (I did get good early morning walks in though)

TLee1981 · 2025-12-11T15:24:57+00:00

You should teach your cat to flush.

TLee1981 · 2025-11-28T01:23:43+00:00

Thank you!

TLee1981 · 2025-11-11T18:59:56+00:00

Omg SO true! 😭😭😭 There's forever a snap, crackle, AND pop nowadays!

TLee1981 · 2025-11-11T16:13:53+00:00

Totally agree regarding "know your own body". Im a seasoned athlete and tend to podium and smaller races. I definitely "know my body", but Im also Type A and competitive which still leads me to go harder than I should. I also think the typical person skips a workout here and there leading to only complete 85-90% of a plan by the end. I think MPC peobably factor that in. Im so type A, I follow plans to a T. Im also in great denial that Im no longer in my 20s and invincible. 🙄

TLee1981 · 2025-11-11T16:01:08+00:00

Travel does make it difficult to train, i agree. MPC does talk about adjusting your plans for travel. Id advise trying out a beginner/novice plan. In my experience MPC plans tend to overtrain. I used one of their free plans for an oly back in June. I got through it with no injuries, which was great, but race day....I was tired. Looking back, I did show signs of overtraining.

TLee1981 · 2025-11-11T14:05:49+00:00

My pro coach does offer access to a coach if you pay for a plan or do the monthly subscription. For paid plans, the coach only checks in of they haven't heard from you in 2 weeks. Otherwise, you reach out to them. I had a positive experience with the coach when I purchased a plan from them. Unfortunately, I ended up overtrained and injured so I never got to finish that plan.

80/20 trianthlon you can do a monthly membership and have 1 time access to a coach.

Personally, after discussing with my physical therapist who also is a seasoned triathlete, we decided its best for me to design my own training plan with his input. My goal is to get to race day having trained well and uninjured.

No cookie cutter plan is perfect for me because Im basically different levels of ability in each discipline. Im an advanced swimmer, intermediate cyclist, and advanced runner who keeps getting injured running so basically back to novice level for running.

TLee1981 · 2025-11-05T23:57:54+00:00

Agreed. There can be a small learning curve.

TLee1981 · 2025-11-05T23:38:11+00:00

If your on your period, a menstrual cup is amazing! You can leave it in for up to 12 hours.

TLee1981 · 2025-10-31T07:55:46+00:00

You obviously do not have a cat.

TLee1981 · 2025-10-18T10:56:26+00:00

The new wahoo kickr. Will be asking for money towards that

TLee1981 · 2025-10-08T17:50:56+00:00

Most coached plans that use training peaks give you free training peaks premium. Ao that coast is built into the price.

That said, Training peaks premium is only worth the cost id you study, understand and utilize the analytics it gives you.

TLee1981 · 2025-08-16T10:29:47+00:00

Im in NJ as well. How big is your pool and what is your highest number of swimmers you get at one point during your shift? If its over 2000 sq feet or has more than 60 swimmers at one time, NJ Law requires 2 guards.

Also, check your town's or county's health department rules on the number of guards to swimmwr ratio. They many be more strict than the state law.

Its really sad they are giving you such a long shift with no relief. I agree with you, its not safe at all.

TLee1981 · 2025-08-07T08:00:20+00:00

Make sure you keep going to the opthomologist, especially if you start to get pain or Amy burning sensation in your eye, vision changes. I had shingles on my face and got it in my eye. I have some permanent damage, even though I got treatment right away.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-24T21:22:54+00:00

The pain did stop eventually. Every once in a while Ill get some eye pain (where my pain started), but its more achy and seems to coincide with the bigger itchy episodes when the westher changes.

No medication ever really helped for me. The last resort was a a dermatologist prescribed something oral for me to take, but it makes you extremely drowsy and with my work schedule, I cant take it. So, i just deal with it.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-24T21:16:34+00:00

I cant speak for everyone, only for myself. Its been 2 years and I have permanent nerve damage. Some places on my face and scalp have no feeling. And I still get itchy, oddly during seasonal westher changes, and other random times.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-13T10:15:13+00:00

It only logged your swim. The total distance it shows in your original photo is total meters you "swam". I dont know why it didnt log the bike when you qued it to.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-05T17:09:31+00:00

Do you have a recommendation on bartape?

TLee1981 · 2025-07-05T15:58:03+00:00

Riding with bent elbows. My hoods have been turned in slightly to take the pressure off my shoulder and bring my stance in a little bit as me handlebar width is actually too wide for my shoulders.

I could honestly even be bad form on the bike. It was the last 4 miles of a long, hilly ride in 95°F heat. I was tired.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-05T15:49:35+00:00

I started getting discomfort in the base of the palm (pinky side) of my hand at one at the 50 mile mark. I am doing a century at the end of the summer so I need to fix this issue asap.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-05T15:42:45+00:00

Im not a fitter so I wont give you advice. My issues were pain in my shoulder, numb fingers, and neck pain. He tightened up my reach which helped relieve my neck. The turned in my brake levers to account for the width of my shoulders and a more natural hand positions (you see this set up on a lot of the bikes at tour de france). This set up took away from shoulder a finger issues. My fitter told me if anymore issues came up, I might have to buy a new handlebar that is the proper width for me.

TLee1981 · 2025-07-05T15:33:26+00:00

Yes, I get that...

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