SBR Utopia Season II - OPEN (Page 26)

Hmm, that's how it has worked for both my 800 and 810, the FTP in the device is the one that mattered.

The VI does seem high on those, but how have your training rides compared to races? My races tend to be quite noticeably closer as I won't have stops for various reasons. If you're not really sure, try to get big segments that have no or fewer interruptions like that if you can. Spikes can drive up NP faster, but on the flip-side the coasting will drag down AP faster. Both cause more separation.

So, went to training peaks and got the numbers there and did the IF myself.  Add'l info, ride #3 was the initial long ride, ride #2 was intentionally over IM target, ride #1 was intended to be at IM targets.  So now even though #1 was the longest, the TSS is the lowest, and more in line with the NP?

On reflection (I know - a rarity, but this isn't ST after all), I can at least see both sides of the wetsuit thing, although for me it's still just a gut response to not wear it if it's whatever you call it when it's not legal but it's legal but you won't get awards but you can race anyway. 

As my form is less than - ahem - perfectly balanced in the water (no, really), the wetsuit has some serious speed mojo for me - and it's just so much easier to swim with it, too.  So, I appreciate the "woobie effect" where people want to swim with it (I certainly want to), even if I don't share it to the point of swimming with it over 78F or whatever.

Anywho, given my feeling on it, I guess I now need to buy a speedsuit.  SWEET!! 

As for tucking a gel up the leg, that's brilliant.  My one-piece (for short course) has the swim-lids on the pockets, and I put 1 or 2 in there for sprints or Oly's, respectively, but gels have snuck out in T1 before on me.  Might have to try the "garter stash" approach and transfer once settled on the bike.

As for PM, IF, NP etc., man I really miss my PM when on the tri bike.

Oh, wait - that means another purchase?!?  SWEET!!

I'm looking at the Riken, but am conflicted on different advice on crank arm length.  My road and tri bikes are both currently 172.5mm, but my fitter recommended a 170 (or even less) crank length for the tri bike.  Others have said it matters not.  Thoughts??

Thanks!
Matt

Wow, a DP that had a several minute delay.  Someone must have reset the matrix...

M

Fun day. Rode to Sufferfests HHNF, 2 x 20' in sweet spot range and then picked it up to 390 for the 3+ min TTT. Then as soon as I went outside for a short transition run sweat picked up dramatically. Even with the change I was still pretty wet inside 20 minutes of fairly easy running.

Masters had a bunch of fast 25's to work on speed. Somehow I was lined up next to coach in the next lane. At the masters national meet, she placed in the top 5 for a number of free and fly events, including winning the 1,000. So, um, ouch.

lol, only in our world would that level of suffering be called a fun day.

and I have to admit to my idiocy. I thought I had done this, but checked the 910 this morning. FTP still set the the old one of 277. Doh! I think I've still learned what I needed from the discussion though.

A successfully executed winery tour is very much an endurance event.  It's all about pacing, you have to keep your consumption below threshold or you will blow up (out?) way too early.  

I'm doing a local sprint on Sunday.  The bike and run are both a bit short and the bike has some rough sections that can rattle the teeth out of your head (assuming it wasn't repaved since last year) but it's all pretty flat.

Chris...here's a look at my last 3 long rides.  First 2 were on my road bike, 3rd one on my tri bike.  2nd ride was purposely variable with a few very hard efforts and also some easy riding mixed in.  None of the rides were purposely at IM pace so the VI is naturally really high (also had to do some soft pedaling doubling back for a few others that were riding with us).  But the overall TSS and IF seems to be close.  Assuming an FTP of 270.  I have not tried to run after any of these, but I wasn't totally shelled after any of the rides.  Assuming I had the VI lower, I think I would have been okay at an IF of around .67-.68 and a TSS of around 270.

6/22 - 5:42, 99 miles
AP - 154
NP - 181
VI - 1.18
IF - .67
TSS - 256
Elevation Gain - 2800

6/29 - 5:47, 102 miles
AP - 141
NP - 174
VI - 1.23
IF - .64
TSS - 240
Elevation Gain - 3440

7/6 - 6:00, 110 miles
AP - 151
NP - 182
VI - 1.21
IF - .68
TSS - 274
Elevation Gain - 3740

Sprint on Cape Cod on Saturday.  It's basically the first, last and only "peak" workout before a taper week for an Oly on the 21st (for which I'm actually going to try to taper for real - even though the upcoming HIM has me wigged about losing fitness).  Doing it with some friends, and it's in a beautiful spot (Falmouth), even if you have to run over rocks to get to T1...

We'll be improvising a tour of breweries via their offerings post race, which I look at more as a training event than a competition (although we will still have our race numbers sharpied on us, so it might get ugly!).

Have fun and good luck racers!

Matt

Thanks Jason.  Seems the key to me may be getting that VI down.  When I am descending and hit rollers or an uphill I tend to try to power up to keep up the speed, and blow through some big watts, then back to coasting. 

Have a big ride/run in two days so we'll see  

Yep, I'm racing Vineman 70.3 this weekend....well, I'm racing the swim and bike portions and will be trying to survive the run

Good luck Nicole!

Nicole, good luck and hope the knee holds up for the run! 

Pace yourself and incorporate solid nutrition along the way.  I'm spectating on Sunday. NYC tri. Its usually a madhouse but the weather is supposed to be nice so planning to hang out in Central Park for a bit. 

A while back, there was discussion about how the aerobars were setup.  last friday night after work went to the hardware store and macguyver'd this together.  Of course, this week Speedfil comes out with a pretty slick looking new bottle plus computer attachment, the Z4.....  

My work - much easier to see than where it was on the stem

The new Z4

http://lavamagazine.com/inviscid-designs-debuts-speedfil-z4/