Initial changes for this base period

I've made a few changes to incorporate into this base period and see what happens.

1. Moved bike cleat positions to all the way back. I've read a few things about cleat position, and being a relative newbie (only two seasons in the books), I still have a lot to learn about the bike leg in tri. I moved my cleats all the way back, thus moving my foot further forward on the pedal, which is where I feel I have the most power on my mountain bike. I'm clearly lacking straight-up power on the bike, so this is my priority change this year. With two one-hour trainer rides in after this change, I feel good about it. My worry now is injury, but initially I don't think it will be a problem. After two one-hour rides, I can feel a bit of soreness in the upper quads that I've never felt before, so the forward-foot position definitely changed my angle of power in a way that I like. Not sure how it affects my hamstrings yet, but what I've read says it should make the run easier.

2. I want to get an ISM Adamo saddle. I'm riding on the stock Giant saddle right now, and I feel like I could put more weight on the seat if I wasn't worried about parts going numb and getting permanent damage. The Adamao saddle looks like it will allow me to solve this dilemna. I'm looking at the road saddle right now...it's about $160! Ouch.

3. I turned up the resistance on my trainer by a half-turn beyond where I ended in March. I remember thinking that the resistance was harder on the road than on the trainer when using the same gear. I'm probably still a beat easier on the trainer than the road for the same gear, but I want to give some time to adapt to riding every day before I worry about this more. I'll leave it where it's at til the end of November and then crank it up another half-turn and evaluate from there.

4. My upper body position feels ok right now, but I'm thinking about lowering the stem by one spacer position.