Fred D's Ironman/Half-Ironman focused Mentor Group --CLOSED (Page 2)

What race are you doing? 

I have a trail half marathon on January 7th that I am prepping for.  I was anticipating it to be a snowy hilly trail run but we have had no significant accumulations yet here in MI.  I have never raced this long of a distance without a 1.2 mile swim and 56 mile bike in front of it so just hoping for the best.   I have fallen in love with trail running this fall so signed up for this race about an hour away from my home.

Is anybody else planning on racing in the next month or so?

I have a half marathon coming up, as the first part of the Disney marathon relay (Jan 8th).  You should have a blast during your race.  Trail runs are my all time favorite and a HM is just about the right distance.  I try and get a few in when I can.  Just remember to pay attention to your feet when you start getting tired.  I have a 8 miler trail run in Feb here.  My weather will be completely different then yours most likely.

i am really starting to like trail runs, it brings a different feeling and enjoyment over pounding pavement 5 days a week

What is this swimming everyone keeps talking about, don't they know it is all about the bike???

;op

If Fred does not mind me adding to his opinion, A tri bike is designed to get a rider in an aerodynamically beneficial position, allowing an athlete to expend less energy to go the same speed as a non aerodynamic position, or in some cases faster overall speed at the same power expenditure.

That is where myth becomes a reality, a Tri bike makes you run better; not because you are in a different or magical position, it allows you to run better if you have trained properly, paced properly and taken in correct nutrition (long course and Iron distance) and because you have conserved energy by taking advantage of a better aerodynamic position to go the same speed as someone with a non aero position.

Arguably, your Tri bike and road bike should be set up with the exact same angles in your body, the main difference is a Tri bike ROTATES your body forward on the bike on an axis at your hip, done by moving your seat tube angle forward or steeper and saddle nose position even with or forward of the bottom bracket (not quite that simple but you get my point), allowing you to get aero or lower in the front, while still maintaining hip angle that allows you to pedal effieciently.

I agree.  You mentioned you are doing Cedar Point Full which is a very flat course and can be windy.  You would likely benefit quite a bit from a tri bike.  With that said, you would not be the only one at the dance without a tri bike if you decide to stick with your road bike.

rymac - 2011-12-28 9:14 AM I just had my first "The Sufferfest" experience this morning on the bike.  I did the Fight Club workout although I did not have the video streaming I just had the intervals mapped out on TrainerRoad.  That was alot of fun and painful at the same time .

I have 4 sufferfest vids and am very excited to get them going next week, i would love to try the trainerroad with them, but my PC sucks and i will use the Sufferfest via my PS3, which i do not believe trainerroad supports.

I wonder if i download the trainerroad software to a remote hard drive if i can run it through the PS3 that way??

I would love to be able to get into a pool without showering right now.  Sigh.  The heated pool I go to is closed right now.  I have access to one that is not heated and I was going to use it with my wetsuit, giving me much needed time in the silly suit (don't even care if I ruin it really) but then I got bit by my dog and got 13 stitches.  So now the stitches are out and I can swim but the bite was on my upper lip, which is full of nerves and apparently it can take months for that to get back to normal.  It is extremely cold sensitive now.  I can't imagine how it will feel in the cold pool.  To make matters worse I found out upon waking yesterday I am allergic to penicillin and my body is in complete hives.  So the wetsuit is probably out for a few days (although maybe the cold water would feel good for that the rubbing of the suit probably not).

So, anyone have any tips on how to minimize the impact of no swimming for what is looking at a minimum of 2 weeks, if not the full month until I can get back to the heated pool?  I really don't want to restart my swim fitness all over again...

Hey Fred,

Not looking to join your group, as I am already in another group...but just wanted to pop my head in to say hello and thanks for your help last season.

To everyone lucky enough to make it into this group...Fred is one of the best in all of BT.

Have a safe and happy holiday season.

Knock, knock- can I join in? I'll post bio later on.

thomas