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2007-10-25 1:24 PM
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n -- someone asked him about whether his unconventional aero position would hold for a 112-mile time trial, and he replied, "WHY would I want to do a 112-mile time trial?"  I think the coach then pointed out the Ironman connection, and Floyd replied that the longest TT he'd done was around 40 miles, and he wouldn't tell us what part of his body hurt after that. 

LOL, yeah, he also wanted to know why we wold do ANY distance TT without a chamois......

2007-10-25 1:30 PM
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ChrisM - 2007-10-25 12:56 PM

...to sum up his training philosophy:

Ride hard, ride lots, ride uphill. 

Hmmm.  Sounds like vaguely familiar advice I've heard around here before. 

2007-10-25 1:33 PM
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How hot are Amish women?  Do they shave any of their body hair?  Does that extra drag mean that Amish triathletes are slower?
2007-10-25 1:33 PM
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JohnnyKay - 2007-10-25 11:30 AM
ChrisM - 2007-10-25 12:56 PM

...to sum up his training philosophy:

Ride hard, ride lots, ride uphill. 

Hmmm.  Sounds like vaguely familiar advice I've heard around here before. 

don't it though? 

2007-10-25 1:35 PM
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2007-10-25 1:37 PM
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ChrisM - 2007-10-25 12:00 PM

The one thing he was clearest on was that most of his training time is spent going uphill.  That forces you to work harder for longer. 

Since I usually go slower uphill than downhill and always finish where I start this seems to be pretty obvious advice, and something that happens automatically.  Maybe its more of a revelation to people who drive to a starting point and get picked up somewhere else?



2007-10-25 1:51 PM
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hangloose - 2007-10-25 11:37 AM
ChrisM - 2007-10-25 12:00 PM

The one thing he was clearest on was that most of his training time is spent going uphill.  That forces you to work harder for longer. 

Since I usually go slower uphill than downhill and always finish where I start this seems to be pretty obvious advice, and something that happens automatically.  Maybe its more of a revelation to people who drive to a starting point and get picked up somewhere else?

There's lots of rides around Los Angeles (ETA - and Murietta, near San Diego, where he trains) that the way up is a lot longer than the way down, and not just cuz it takes longer.  We often ride up canyons and down others.  Guess it depends if you choose to ride up the "hard" canyons and down the "easy" ones



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