Steve-'s Distance Endurance Group - CLOSED (Page 20)

Well done on the race!

I was able to get out on the roads for the first and second time this year this weekend.  Yowser, I did not miss that wind - it was super windy.  It was also the first ride on my new Felt B12 and that baby is awesome.  I will post some pics when I get home tonight but there is one in my log now.  Amazing, the difference between carbon and aluminum.  I could not feel the bumps any more.  He has me in a much more aggressive position which I really like but my neck needs to get adjusted.  It was a bit sore after the 2 hour ride Sunday.  I have to admit, my wife is a little concerned that I am this happy about a bike ha!

Hockey is now officially over after our playoff loss last night so all training goes to S-B-R!

Have a good week.

Ryan

Rymac, agree 100% on the difference between carbon and aluminum...I thought it was normal to feel every bump in the road!  Imagine my surprise when I first rode my carbon bike...it was like....butter

I ran a 5k Sunday too.  Underestimated my starting position and puttered behind a bunch of people for the 1st 1/2 mile.  Ended up 10th in my AG.  Not too bad, but I think I could have finished a minute faster.  Then I did something I never would have done in the past which was run 6 miles later in the day.

Wondering what everyone does for tires while switching between the trainer and outdoor riding.  I am planning on riding the trainer at least once a week probably indefinitely throughout the summer for my threshold and VO2 workouts and wondering if once a week will chew up my tires pretty good during that time and if I need to be swapping the good tires out for a bad one for my indoor rides? 

I just switched from 650c to 700c so don't have a bad one lying around..should not be too hard to find a bad/cheap/old one right..if wading through LBS dumpsters is not frowned upon ha.

Ryan

Would you guys/girls recommend I immediately replace the tires and tubes on my new-to-me bike?  I don’t really know how long they’ve been on the bike.  The front tire looks pretty good, I’m guessing it’s the newer of the set.  The rear looks slightly brittle, and doesn’t match the front. 

I suppose I should have taken the tires off already, but that isn’t one of the things I’ve cleaned and carefully inspected yet.

Dustin

Another good week of training in the books...so good to be riding outside again..although my feet have been numb for all of my rides it is still way better than the trainer.  I have my first race, a 15K run race on Saturday, which should be fun..supposed to be quite hilly too.

Question on recovery weeks as I start one.  What is the best diet?  I imagine cutting back on intensity for both the run and bike and keeping it the same for my swim workouts, but what about volume (50%,75%) or is it mostly individual.  I do neet feel worn out at this point but want to stay strong and motivated all season.

Ryan

Yes, that was my first 4 week block of a 20 week plan, so 16 weeks out at this point.  Last week was my largest volume week of training thus far. 

I am looking at the race this saturday as a method to see where my run fitness is at and get an updated LTHR and training paces as I am hoping to finish in under 63 minutes although the hills may have something to say about that.  I want to get my M pace to 7:15 m/mi or below as I feel that is an attainable HIM run pace for me.  Testing during a recovery week a good method for solid results??

Ryan

Question on bike LTHR for indoors vs. outside.  Will these two numbers be pretty close?  There seem to be alot more variables outside along with bike handling where you are using muscles not used on the trainer.  Would it be logical to add a couple beats from my inside LTHR to get my outside number.  Just something about doing a 30 minute TT on open roads makes me nervous.  I would much rather use a race to get that critical info which is a couple months away still.  Any thoughts?  Thanks.

Ryan

Yeah, good point.  Nervous..probably should not be..just going full tilt and worry about cars pulling out and me not being quite as defensive riding during a TT.  I am sure it would be fine...I mostly ride country roads so minimal traffic usually.  Maybe I will do it on a quiet early Saturday morning. 

By the way, thanks for the help along the way here, your advice has been plenty helpful.

Ryan

I have a Blue Seventy Helix and really like it.  No problems, comfortable, and easy to get out of.  I got it at the end of the season 2 years ago and it was not too pricey..not sure what they go for now.  May want to check the classfieds here and on ST if you want to grab a good one for cheap(er).

The water temps at a couple of my tri's last year..58 and 62.  The day before it was 56 degrees when I took a little swim.  That was shockingly cold but the 62 felt comofortable and really not too bad and I was using a sleeveless so don't worry too much.

Ryan