Asphalt Junkies Spring 2013 - Closed (Page 3)

heh, I feel like that's how it is with me and biking... I feel like I've put in a lot of time into it to be MOP approaching BOP 

Dina I took a quick look and mind you I am not expert but TR does support different types of HR monitors. I think as long as they are ANT+ TR will support them according to the website however they don't list all the ones that they specifically support. They only listed four manufactures Garmin being one of them and the infamous many more. Worse case you may be able to contact them ask.

Oh I bet this one I have is not ANT +. Thanks Tony for checking.

I had the same problem with my Polar heart rate monitor not being ANT+ compatible. You might have to consider a Garmin or some of the other brands like Timex, Wahoo etc. Here is a link to the ANT+ website - try selecting Heart rate Monitors under "categories" on the left side and it should give you all the compatible products out there. Hope this helps

http://www.thisisant.com/directory/?

That's great! Where have you been to? I'm originally from a place called Chennai in South India but we travelled a lot when I was a kid, so I've lived in Mumbai and Delhi for a while too.

Well, I've been to many places so I never know how to respond to this question.  But basically, I've been to Delhi, Rajasthan, and then all the states along the western coast down to Kerala... a couple places in Tamil Nadu (including Chennai although I didn't do much there, it was more of a transit city for me), and then Varanasi too... I think that covers it on a basic level.  I also know a little Tamil.  I can count to two, and I can say thank you... NANDRI 

Ha! I'm impressed! Vanakkam 

michgirlsk - 2012-12-22 9:38 PM Eric, hello fellow Michigander!  I live in SE Michigan. Are you looking to stay in the Lansing area for your triathlons?  Also, I'm with you on the go Big Ten, but I'm a graduate of U of M myself.

GO BLUE!!!!!!!

Eric went to that other Michigan school.  But I guess we'll let that one slide this time. 

I found a used 2005 Felt S25 tri bike.  It's a size 54.  I looked at it today.  It's a solid bike.  It doesn't appear to have any problems.  It doesn't appear to have been crashed.  It shifts super smooth.  The wheels spin pretty good and only appear to be slightly out of true.  It seems to have all of the stock stuff.  Nothing more than behind the seat bottle holders are added on.  It still has the crappy stock saddle, too.

How much would you pay for this bike?  (Of course, I would take it to my friendly Felt dealer for a check up.)

A friend of mine (out of town) is looking for a tri bike and used is right up her alley.  What kind of measurements should she do on herself to help me figure out if this bike would fit her?

USERNAME: pistuo  Name: Will

STORY: I'm a 34yr old Texan.  I've always enjoyed sports (b-ball, soccer, etc).  Got into tri a few years back after my best friend did a Sprint and told me about it.  I had to learn how to swim from scratch, but picked it up much faster than I thought.  I had never biked before either and never ran long distances.  I dont train near enough to think about getting on a podium... I'm happy finishing MOP.  I completed a Sprint with only a few months of training.  Later that year I finished another one.  The next year I made the jump to the HIM where I was pleased w/ my S & B but bonked on the run.  After the HIM last year, my wife made me give up biking (trying to make babies).  So, I focused on my weakness: running.  I did a marathon this year.  My job makes it very hard for me to work out in the summers (I'm out of town about half the time).  

FAMILY STATUS: Married for 8 years.  Tried for over 3 years to get pregnant... 2 miscarriages... but 1st baby is due March 15!  Looking for girl names if you have any!

JOB: Youth Minister 

CURRENT TRAINING: Now that wife is pregnant, I've got clearance to get back on the bike.  Hopefully it wont take me too long to regain all the bike fitness I've lost.  I'm training about 4 hrs per week right now, but ready to ramp it up a bit to 6-8 hrs.

THIS YEAR'S RACES: Thinking about going for the full IM (looking at Beach to Battleship in Oct 2013)... yes, I'm crazy.  But, this year may be my only chance.  I get an extra 3 weeks off work this year for "replenishment."  If I can work it out to where I take these 3 weeks during the peak of my training, I'm thinking I can pull it off.  But, still not sure how first baby is going to affect things.  And not sure I can go that distance with my limited exp.  I'm planning on using this group to help me decide.  If I go for it, it will probably be just to finish.  The plan right now is to build fitness/base and start the beginner training plan mid-summer if I decide to go for it... would love to squeeze a 100 mile bike race in as part of prep.

LAST SEASONS RACES: New Orleans marathon - bonked the last 3 miles.

MY BIGGEST SUCCESSES:  I'd have to go with the HIM.  I felt the marathon was equally tough though.

WEIGHTLOSS: I'm around 198.  Would like to get back down to 178ish.  Need some serious accountability to get off cokes and learn what foods to eat.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD MENTEE: I'm considering knocking the full IM off the bucket list, but am in no way ready.  I stink at nutrition and it showed in both my long races.  I'm not in shape.  I've never trained or raced using HR... dont even know my zones.  So, I'm in desperate need of both great advice and support.  Ha!

Yogini - I have a felt and really like it.  People on the main forums will tell you that fit is #1 consideration, but if she's on a budget then I would tell her to at least go to local bike shop and they should be able to tell her what size bike she needs just by seeing her stand over one... as for price, that's a pretty common bike... you should be able to find some comparisons on craigslist or even ask your bike shop... 

here's one that sold on BT last year:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=238643

michgirlsk - 2012-12-22 8:38 PM Eric, hello fellow Michigander!  I live in SE Michigan. Are you looking to stay in the Lansing area for your triathlons?  Also, I'm with you on the go Big Ten, but I'm a graduate of U of M myself.

Samantha,

I guess I am planning to stay close at least for the first race, just to keep it as simple as possible.  I'm going to study schedules / etc and make some decisions on targets and plans over the next week or two.  Do you have any recommendations / favorites (in Lansing, or anywhere else?)

As far as that Go Blue thing, that's ok by me most days of the year - but in head to head, I am a GO GREEN / GO WHITE, banks of the Red Cedar guy!

I'm sure ya'll all know this site but it is awesome for finding routes and distaces.   www.runningahead.com

Good luck!

I might as well just get the Garmin since I have the 305 anyway. Thanks!

And with Trina that will close the group.

1. Karl - KWDreamun*
2. Tony - strikyr*
3. David - dmiller5
4. Tracy - RunningYogini*
5. Jen - jenbmosley
6. Joanne - jo63*
7. Matt - mambos*
8. Jackie - jpbis26
9. Dina - trigal38*
10. Samantha - michgirlsk*
11. Bhargav - Bhargavs
12. Eric - kaehlin
13.       - danvan
14. Will - pistuo
15. Trina - kickitinok

Wow Will, lots going on, congratulations on the baby! How exciting! And thinking about an IM too, I'm wore out just reading your bio.

How does your wife feel about you attempting an IM? You've already completed a half and marathon so she should have a pretty realistic idea of the # of hours you'll be training. Do you have to sign up before the baby is born? I would wait to sign up if you could. You just never know, you may feel it is not so important once that little bundle arrives . It's hard to imagine now, with nothing to hold or snuggle up to, but the Daddies I've been around don't really want to let those baby girls for very long when they have a chance to hold them.

Now I'm getting all sentimental thinking about when mine were babies.

I don't know anything about TR but it was mentioned earlier that the HR monitor needed to be ANT+ and the 305 is not, is it?  I had a 305 before I got the Mercedes (910XT) and it needed to be cradled to get data from it.  I did a few minutes of checking and I didn't see anything that said anything without ANT+ would work.