Sounds great - it will feel really good to be outside and moving! The weather here is sunny, but cold and still somewhat icy. I'll be looking at bikes next week. The roads aren't clear enough yet - but I still have 3 more weeks before I can bike. I am going to start rowing, though Enjoy your ride

Well, it was a great ride! It's only been about 12 yrs since my bike has seen the pavement! Isn't that pathetic? I'm not walking like John Wayne though. Since it was too cold for my biking shorts, and they wouldn't fit over my running tights, I decided to (close your eyes guys) wear a really thick pad while biking. Worked wonderfully! Next time I'm thinking maybe I"ll stick about 3 of 'em across my butt too! Very comfy. Cheryl, bike shopping- that's exciting! Do you know what you want to buy yet? Have fun rowing too. That's such a great workout!!

The rowing didn't go as well as I hoped - only did 500 meters - too much ankle flexion. I didn't have any pain - but I could tell it wasn't a good idea right now. I'll try again at the 6 week mark.

It's probably a good thing that you stopped before any problems began. You know your body the best. Sorry that you had to cut it short. Have fun choosing a bike. It'll be fun especially since you're not in a hurry. Have you biked much in the past?

I am planning on making it a regular part of my training now. I have a friend who is into Tri's and she keeps trying to talk me into doing one - maybe I'll take swim lessons if recovery takes longer than anticipated

I think doing a biathalon would be so much fun. I wouldn't make it through the swimming part of a tri though! I'd be in first place for drowning. Even if you don't need the extra recovery time (crossing fingers), maybe it'd be fun to take the swim lessons anyway. Boy, if you added biking and swimming to your list, you'll be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Actually, after yesterday, I can also see myself biking more regularly. They have a lot of adventure racing around here, even for beginners. I've been interested, but it'd be quite awhile before I could tackle that. Definately would do it though, once I was able to! The orienteering skills would be a great bonus too!