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Can you give us (mainly me) a quick word on why a powertap would be better and the benifits of one and any other special info that would make me a smarter biker?

Ahh yes, I didn't really think about that.  Speaking of which - do you have to have your wheel redone when you add the PT?  Unless of course you buy a wheel with it built in.

A powertap will allow you train better and race smarter.  A watt is a watt, a mph can vary day to day due to course and weather conditions. When you are pushing 280W you could be going 30mph or you could be going 10mph (see my last weekend's ride in the logs). 

Basically the powertap removes all conditions out of your control so you have a steady baseline to train/race on.  For racing, especially longer distances, it's a fool proof way of producing your absolute best bike split for that race on that day. If from your trianing you know you can hold 280W for 1hr then during your race you do that (or slightly above since it's race day) you will have done your best. 

Now say the course was mostly tail wind with no powertap, you had a  PR bike split but your wattage was actually low, well you should have gone faster.  On the other side if you have a head wind your instincts will want to power through it so your wattage will probably be much higher than you're capable of holding and your legs are now shot for the run...

For my 70.3 in a month I plan on holding 260-280W, what mph that produces is up to mother nature and the course

I had my PT put on my wheel, I think it was ~50-100 at TriOnTheRun and they just need a couple days with the wheel to re-spoke it. I have a friend that used wheelbuilder.com and got the whole wheel but he also spent 2.5X what I did. I got mine new off of ebay, you just have to know how many spokes the wheel you're putting it on has since there are different PT versions for different spoke counts.

Speaking of Kelli (I think she's back ~18th or so?), I'm not sure if anyone else is a fan of the Biggest Loser but you might have seen this...

http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2009/03/a-dq-for-biggest-liar-is-not-heroic.html

I can't believe the race director allowed that to happen. Could you imagine running the last couple miles of a marathon and watching some Ahole get in a van and drive to the finish line??????

Nicole83 - 2009-03-04 1:44 PM I would like to go on record and say that I miss KelliD. Does anyone know when she's back from vacation?

I had a dream last night that I was racing an IM and the entire bike course was the parking garage at IMMoo.  So I had to keep cycling up a corkscrew and down the corkscrew over and over and over again for 112 miles.

Perhaps this is my subconscious telling me I need to improve my bike handling skills?

Or that you need to work on climbs with a 3600 degree right hand turn...

I have had the dreams of swimming twice in the last month. It is so different that the dream where I am running. Usually my dreams when I am runing I am slower than cold molassas. My swims have been good and I was doing well. Hopefully that will stay true when I start next week.  

Cycling without pants? ohh that's gonna leave a mark!  I was running a little late to work this morning...my oldest son got his driver's license this morning... clear the sidewalks of Houston!!!

Topic of dreams...for me I haven't had any Tri related, although I might enjoy that.  I have had a recurring dream that my wife keeps trying to give our newest (from Nov.) Miniature Dachsund puppy away... I wake up pissed off!  What's up with that? 

Okay, I am two-for-two on the AM sessions... I must have a feeva, and the only cure is more COW Bell... oh, I mean more AM training!  I am planning an AM run for tomorrow... I hope my body lets me get up like it did the past two days.

Two of our comrades are out on Vacation.  Is it bad to be slightly jealous of them?  I need / want to take a vacation too (very sad face!!!)... lol!   

Believe it or not, in the dreams where I'm cycling without pants it's not the chaffage I'm typically worried about , it's the sunburn.  Dude, who knows where my subconscious is on those nights?

I'm jealous of the vacations too.  Espeically Kelli.  I want to be in australlia with the kangaroos and surfer boys.

KelliD - 2009-03-06 12:11 AM

Nicole83 - 2009-03-04 2:44 PMI would like to go on record and say that I miss KelliD. Does anyone know when she's back from vacation?

Thanks!! I'm checking in via bbry, so be prepared for many spelling errors! Currently in sfo steggling to stay awake, but cacting up on the thread has been awesome! Those bikes give me a funny feeling in my pants too! But, I think I may have also just peed my pants a little from laughing so hard @ these posts! Spent the past couple days in sf with my mom. No working out aside from tons of walking and stuffing my face non stop. Flight to aus taking off shortly...then its off to play with surfer boys . Speaking of biggest loser...who got booted the other night??? I heard @ the marathon cheater...wtf! I'm back to nyc on the 16th and back to the msg board full time on the 17th.Nicole...hope you're feeling better!! Happy training all!

Yay!  Hey lady!  Glad to hear you're having fun!  Do some 12 oz curls for all of us!

Thanks for checkin' in Kelli... totally jealous of the Australian trip!  I hope you have a good flight - go easy on them surfer boys!  Big city gal like you...they don't know what they are in for!

Constant comedy btw you & Nicole... funny feeling in your pants, pee & laugh - or is it laugh & pee, and the Nicole with the biking dream... too funny!  Sunburned tooshy! ouch!  Hey no bike short tan lines though!

Happy Friday to the wonderful members of this group!  I hope we all get at least a couple 12oz curls in our workout today or this weekend.  4pm can't get here soon enough for me!

Any big training plans for anyone this weekend?  Long rides, runs or interesting sports, etc...  Nicole... easy on the interesting sports - I have a feeling something extremely funny may follow...

Biggest loser - I didn't watch it this week, and the wifey hasn't given me any updates...sorry.

Weekend WO for me - I am planning a 3500m swim workout (followed by an easy hr bike - I think) for Saturday and a 150 minute ride on Sunday (approx 45 miles).

Hey now... you're lucky I like you otherwise you would be in for a verbal lashing.

For me, I'm doing a 5 mile run over the bridge in my hometown tomorrow, so it will be kind of luch a long excruciating hill... fun times.  Then I have a relay for life I'm participating in tomorrow night. 

Bike planned on Sunday.

Nothing too thrilling.  We are going boating tomorrow though, which usually involves copious amounts of something fruity and umbrella garnished.

I'm a FB rookie, but I am there... I know Eric is on too.  I just asked Nicole today too.  Another fun place to keep tabs on everyone.  I'll look you up and send ya a friend req.

My mission for March is in the pool at least twice a week... hearing about fun swim workouts helps with that motivation.   I already said it in your blog, but nice job on the swim!

I'm a facebook idiot, but if you want to add me send me a pm and I'll send you my last name, since it would take a miracle for me to figure out how to add you myself.

Was it just me, or did it feel like some sort of cruel and unusaul joke when the alarm went off at 5 a.m. today?  For some funny reason it felt like 4...

Happy Monday all.