Hashers and Mashers Part 2 - OPEN (Page 19)

Hey.... I purchased a used but never ridden... Trek Equinox E7... I did go and have fit done on it...very helpful and learned a fair amount in the process. Just took it out for the first long (ish) ride... just over an hour... all in all it felt pretty good... I really dig the downhill!!! I think I need to build up some saddle tolerance though!

I have a sprint on the calendar in April in Tempe, and then I think I'll find one more in June or July to learn from before the MM Tri in Flagstaff.

I'll check out the Race Reports on MM...

Thank you all for the comments and advise! It's Awesome!

PS... So far I've dropped 7.5lbs





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Fancy wheels! My bike needs a good service so this pic is making me even more jealous!

Congrats! Getting new gear is always fun, specially a bike.

Nice ride! Congrats on the weight loss too :-).

Awesome! You should definitely post some pics when the bike arrives. And the wait of 4-5 weeks should give you plenty of time to think of a good name for your beauty.

Joe - I'm blushing! I'm pretty slow and I wish I had started many years ago but I intend to keep it up for as long as I can. If you keep doing what you are doing now you'll be in a lot better shape than I am by the time you are a granddad. At IMAZ I saw a 65yr old fellow cross the finish line at 11:52 and he lost out to a faster fellow in his AG that finished in 10:45!! Wow!

Your bike can't be too bad. You had a really good bike leg in your HIM last year. And, while we are thinking of that, you also had pretty good transition times. Maybe sometime soon you could hold a transitions tutorial - What did you do to save time in transitions? I'm sure there would be a lot of interest.

Greg - I'm glad you weren't too shy.

Tay - Yes! Incentive definitely makes a difference. Not quite the same thing but I find I run better/faster/less fatigued when I have someone to run with.

Gary - I looked up some reviews and pics of your new bike. It sure looks nice. It's probably too soon to have any thoughts of a name, eh.

Mike S - Your bike is a beauty as well. Some saddle "tolerance" is definitely a good thing. Did you try out the aero bars at all? I understand they do make you faster but they scare me.

Aaron - There was a thread on bike names a while back. It was interesting reading what names people had come up with. So far I haven't come up with a name for my second bike. I'll have to give it some thought.



I had a really good (but short) swim and a good run today (but no pace bunny).

You are far too kind!  Don't confuse youthful exuberance for knowledge or ability

I'd be happy to throw something together on transitions though.  Let me put some thought into it and I'll post something here.

Hi
As a hasher, I have entered the Hyde Park Triathlon (750m swim - 22.5 km bike - 5km run) in London on May 31st. I enjoy my running and biking but I hate swimming with a passion. Need a bit of extra motivation for those cold mornings and dark early evenings especially to get me into a pool

I've been about 5% or less on the aero bars so far.... after the fit they felt better... not so confining... I'm not loving them yet.... but I don't feel like I'm going to go over on them either... I figure it's just a matter of saddle time to get all feeling right? I am definitely enjoying the riding!!! I cannot believe how fast an hour flys by!

Once you get use to the aero bars, it takes a lot of strain off your back, arms and neck. My upper body is totally relaxed when in aero and going straight.

Time in the saddle and good bike shorts help. Sometimes less pad is better once you get your sit bones toughened up.

Hey Cider Ed, have you been around these parts before?  A tri in Hyde Park sounds like it would be awesome.

Thanks. Not sure about the naming thing. Can I just call it "Bike?" Have you named yours? Care to share?!?!

"Stryker" is the name of my bike

Ugh, literally had to drag my through a 7 km run today. Had one of those days where my legs were telling the rest of my body to off.

It's hard to know when to push yourself to do a planned workout (most of the time) and when to back off and take a well deserved rest. There are days when it is just better to take it easy.

For me that was today. I had a swim and run planned for today and it was a perfectly awesome day for an outdoor run (13C/55F) but I was coughing all night and my bike ride last night was very uncomfortable. So, I took a day off. Last year I was feeling similar and I tried to keep working out and then it affected my lungs and I wound up losing a whole month of working out.

I seem to be feeling better so I'm hopeful I can run tomorrow and ride another bike session as well.


PsyTri - My wife named my first bike "My Precious" and the name stuck. My new bike hasn't been given a name yet. I'm waiting for something to come up that fits. If I was faster I could name it "Green Hornet".

Maybe it wasn't fair to put you on the spot like that but it just struck me that it might be a good topic for everyone and your times were pretty impressive. I was thinking everyone could get in on it.

Last year at my Olympic race in September there were people who had crazy fast transition times. Like 39 seconds(!!!) for T2. I was shocked when I saw that because it would've taken me more than that just to run from the dismount line to the transition exit (without any time to change or rack my bike). Please do come up with some transition ideas and I'll try and add some as well. I figure it should be an easy way to knock off a few minutes without adding any more training hours.

I took Monday off, so Tuesday was my first day back. I've noticed that I have a hard time switching from treadmill to track. If I run on a treadmill on Tuesday for example and run on a track Wednesday, my Wednesday run is brutal.

I've been told not to wear socks (for faster transitions), but I just cannot do it! And it does take an eternity to put socks on when your feet are wet... I also struggle to put shoes on whilst standing, bent down, and I have elastic shoelaces but still...

Our swim coach is giving us shorter sessions but faster paced and I'm really enjoying it! Today the main sets had a maximum time, so if you finished before that time, you got the rest as rest/recovery; so the faster you swam the more rest you got, very good reward

Just felt really sorry for the guy that was the slowest, he would barely touch the wall and had to go again, but then again the guy in front of me was getting at least an extra 10 seconds rest more than me

Haven't managed to get on the turbo this week yet, going to do it when I get home tonight NO MATTER WHAT!

By the way, I think I want to name my bike now... lol

Dang! It has shocks, pegs...lucky! Ever take it off any sweet jumps?

Edited by GregDufour 2014-02-13 5:46 AM

Speaking of sweet jumps check ou these videos!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0#

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HhabgvIIXik#

I appreciate the welcomes from everyone. As far as my running routine I have not thought about mixing it up but it is something to consider. I typically build up to about a contant 5 miles, go on vacation or miss some time for whatever reason, then start over from a shorter distance. I guess I feel that if I'm at 4 or 5 miles doing a shorter run is "slacking off!". I'm guessing the idea is to do shorter runs at a faster rate which may not be a bad idea and allow time for other workouts.

Changing topics I'm looking for advice on the bike to use. Being a first timer I'm not looking to drop a lot of cash on a new bike until I get a feel for what I may like after a few races. I have an older Trek 750 hybrid that I may change the wheels on but besides that thinking it should be OK especially is most of the course is on the road.

OK, so training questions... I picked up a sprint training plan off the website here... 13 weeks to first sprint... It is basically a 5 day a week training plan with just x minutes per day of activity(s) listed... I've been doing a fair amount more than what is on the plan and feeling good. What is the current thinking on increases per week of activities % wise and how often should you taper off and take an easy week? Also, how often do you take a day off completely? Thanks in advance for the input!

PS... Great Videos!

Edited by mikesaracino 2014-02-13 9:34 AM