BamaDC's Mentor Group v4.0 - Closed (Page 28)

Yep. Sprint was Gary Kirby. I skipped Kerr lake. Bet it was a scorcher. Didnt realize you were racing it. How did ya do?

Strong performance. Why the screwy swim distance?

I'm not a cervelo guy, but the P2 is a battle tested work horse.

Is the $1700 price tag worth giving it a look this year, as opposed to putting it off?

I'm doing Augusta as my first HIM, so sounds like we will be trading training stories...

Yeah, it is a little screwy.  That's they way they've run this race for about 16 years now and I'm not sure why (this was my 1st time racing it).  Later this summer there's a new true oly distance race, really the only in Mississippi.  The other 2 (this one and another) both have a short swim.

When you say "fitted", what all do you mean (as there are many different definitions to this).

That's how I bought my road bike but based some things I've read here and on ST I'm wondering if it might be a better to get fitted before getting a tri bike.

ETA: I just saw your other posted. By "fitted" I mean measured and then using those measurements to help you select which bike model/brand works best for you. From what I've read there are a couple ways to do it, ST recommends "Stack & Reach" and there is a system that competitivecyclist.com uses.

Good job!

I'm in the same boat.  I'm casually looking at tri bikes but right now I'm on a Trek Pilot 1.0 with clip on aero bars.  I've removed all the spacers and recently rotated the seat post to get the saddle a little closer and brought the aero bars in tighter.  Not sure if I can quantify those changes but I'm actually a little more comfortable and slightly more agressive, so win-win I guess.  On Saturday I was easily in the minority, it seemed like everyone had a sweet tri bike.  I think on my transition row (all guys in my AG) there were 2 of us with road bikes!

didn't know you were in Raleigh - I went to Highschool with Kari Kirby (Gary's Daughter), and her husband.  Great family.  Haven't made it back for that race. 

Great!  I start my 16 week intermediate plan tomorrow.  I have a girlfriend that will be doing it with me for her first tri ever.  Excited. 

Yep. I'm in Raleigh. Was a fun little race. I live about a mile from the race site, so it was really nice to roll out of bed, hop on the bike and ride over to the race.

My quick question of the day.

When entering bike times in the logs do you enter the time the computer says or the total time you were out?

E.g. This morning I finally got to test my new computer and it says the ride was 39:17 (as it stops when you stop at lights) but my watch was at 40:30.

I know it's not a huge difference but it can add up on longer rides.

Definition of jealousy:

Belongs to one of the senior directors of one of our sister companies. Admittedly it's set up for time trials and has a 54/42 crank with an 11/19 cassette!

I used to have my computer setup to stop recording when I stopped but I turned it off.  When it was setup that way I logged the "ride time" not the "elapsed time".  I think it really depends on what you're looking to track in your logs.  If you want to see what your average pace is I think the ride time is more reflective.  If you find that you're stopping a lot I'd suggest finding a different route.  As an extreme example,  if your 60 minute ride time is really 75 minutes of elapsed time I don't think you're getting the same benefit of 60 minute ride by stopping that much.  If it's only a few minutes off then I wouldn't worry about it. 

I turned mine off a while ago (and actually spent what felt like an eternity at a stop light this morning) because earlier this spring I was riding a lot on the trainer and the GPS keep trying to come on then the signal would fade an it would think I had stopped.  It was really annoying because beside coming on and off when I looked at my power files my intervals were all screwed up from all the "stopping".   

Basically if you're training based off of HR or power then I don't think you need to worry about the difference between the two times because what you're really after is the distribution of time spent in each HR or power zone and that's independent of long your computer reports the ride as being.  If you're using RPE to train and speed to tell if you're improving then I'd set it up to track ride time.

On my rides, I record the "moving time" and then in the comment field put the elapsed time just for reference. I do find that we sit 5-8mins at red lights and general traffic on a 1.5hr ride. It does affect the averages which is why I  choose the moving time.

That's just me.

If you're looking at Cervelos go to Homewood Cycle or Birmingham Bicycle Company. Tell them you're interested in Cervelos and ask if they'll take basic measurements to see if you can fit it. They'll probably do so pretty easily.

Then, when you're done, go to Bobs and see if you fit giants or specialized any better. Then go back to Cahaba and see if you fit the Treks any better. It's going to be a fit more than a name brand.

But, I'd be willing to bet they'll be able to fit you pretty easily...

I'm going to start the process and see where it goes.  I'll try the different fits and see what I get.  They didn't have a 2010 on sale P2 in my projected size (54) at Cahaba Cycles, but he did mention that the P2 retail prices have come down from last years (2010) models.  So, If I don't take the plunge this year or post season, maybe I can get a 2011 P2 on closeout.  I'd rather save up for a P2 or P3 price range bike. 

Unfortunately it's extremely difficult to avoid traffic lights in the area I live

Think this might have to be the option I go with as well.

Do you have a bike computer? If so, just turn on the autopause feature.

I'm considering signing up for another race and could use some opinions. My next A race is an Oly on 1 Oct.  I'm also signed up for a Sprint on 11 Sept which I figure will be a good tune up.  I'm pretty unhappy with my performance last month so I'd like to get another race in before these too but my schedule won't let me get a tri in June or July.  I found another race nearby in August.  It has both a sprint an Oly option.  I've talked to some people who have done it previously and they say it's good race but can be hot (it's August, what do you expect...).  My goal is to get some race experience in before my A race and still give me enough time to make adjustments if necessary (I'm afraid just doing the one tune up race in Sept won't allow me enough time) so I'm thinking I should do the sprint.  The race schedule would look like this

14 Aug - Sprint (750m, 15.5 mile, 5k)

11 Sept - Sprint (750m, 20k, 5k)

1 Oct - Olympic

I don't think this is too much and actually seems like a really nice build up to an A race.  What do you guys think?

I'm debating about doing an OLY on Aug 14th (the have both at the same race I'm looking at). The reason I want to do one is a kind of redemption from from my poor performance in May.  However I'm feel that doing the sprint will allow me to train through the race (so I don't disrupt things for my A race in Oct) but still put in a solid performance.