Leegoocrap & Newbz rowdy Mentor Group - Closed (Page 32)

Originally posted by Leegoocrap

if it's a tight squeeze you can loosen the stem clamp and turn the whole cockpit down. I've had to do that a couple of times.

Originally posted by Clempson


got the car back, ready to roll for this weekend. long bike for a sprint (16 miles) and short swim (250m). should be a good day for me with that combo...

Originally posted by Clempson


nice race, when i was reading it i was wondering how you drank all that fluid on the bike without it bothering you... then i got to the run report. sounds like a tough course with a double swim loop with strong current and a head wind on the bike.

in your race report you mentioned maybe getting a profile designs BTA bottle, take a look at the torhans bottle too while you are at it. they don't use the sponge like profile designs does, plus they make a mount for it to clip your garmin off the back of it.

Originally posted by jonD81

Got an easy 12 mile ride in this morning with someone that lives across town that I met from BT. I have a sprint on Saturday and it has a shorter bike (12 miles) compared to the 16 that I had a few weeks ago. Really looking forward to redeeming myself on the swim, just have to make sure I sight more often and just go for the buoys. Only crappy part is that I registered as a Clydesdale (lifer here!) and the clyde swim wave goes off 7th out of 8 waves, behind ALL the females and every male AG except 50+. I expect there to be a lot of people in the water in front of me, and on the road. It will be nice because I (assume) that I'll be moving past a fair amount of people on the bike so that will keep it interesting, but I'm not psyched to have to navigate through the bodies in the water. If I go with typical AG registration, which I still can change, I'd be in the 2nd wave only behind the elites. I don't think I'd be doing much passing in that wave but it would be interesting to be chasing the entire time.

Originally posted by jonD81

Ugh. Terrible race yesterday. I slacked on the training over the holiday and vacation and went in way under prepared. No excuses, I just sucked. I'm not expecting to ever win a race, but I just didn't do what I thought I was capable of, but looking back on even my expectations it's like I'm expecting a miracle on race day or something, even though I was only off by 4 minutes, it feels like hours. I really have to think about stuff for a while to see where I'm at and what I can expect out of myself right now.

Originally posted by Clempson

Finished 6th overall at my race this morning, 2nd in my AG. Lost it in transitions. It has become clear to me that I really need to work on my T1 times... race report to come soon.

Originally posted by Clempson

Finished 6th overall at my race this morning, 2nd in my AG. Lost it in transitions. It has become clear to me that I really need to work on my T1 times... race report to come soon.

Originally posted by jonD81

Ugh. Terrible race yesterday. I slacked on the training over the holiday and vacation and went in way under prepared. No excuses, I just sucked. I'm not expecting to ever win a race, but I just didn't do what I thought I was capable of, but looking back on even my expectations it's like I'm expecting a miracle on race day or something, even though I was only off by 4 minutes, it feels like hours. I really have to think about stuff for a while to see where I'm at and what I can expect out of myself right now.

Originally posted by jonD81

Ugh. Terrible race yesterday. I slacked on the training over the holiday and vacation and went in way under prepared. No excuses, I just sucked. I'm not expecting to ever win a race, but I just didn't do what I thought I was capable of, but looking back on even my expectations it's like I'm expecting a miracle on race day or something, even though I was only off by 4 minutes, it feels like hours. I really have to think about stuff for a while to see where I'm at and what I can expect out of myself right now.

Originally posted by Leegoocrap

Had an OWS race (1 mile) Saturday. My time was extremely slow (32:05) for my fitness and training paces. Still managed 5th OA and 1st in my AG so I assume there was a little extra distance (that or I just can't sight worth a crap... which is also possible )

Originally posted by jonD81



Ok, had a few days to digest. First, sorry for the negativity in that post. I don't want to come off as that guy that throws his clubs after a bad shot or something like that. I didn't need to take time ot see where I'm at, I just needed a few minutes to HTFU and figure out my training. I don't want another race like that one. I know every race can't be your best, but I can at least feel like I gave it my all. I've set some more obtainable goals for my next race which is Aug 11th, so almost 4 solid weeks. I've written up my workouts and tried to mix things up so the majority of the workouts have a purpose instead of just getting out the door, although on the run it's more just building up after whatever was up with my hip.

Kyle, that is a beastly time on your race. Great bike, in the rain too? Awesome.

Originally posted by Leegoocrap

Usually you don't save much/any building up a PT wheel yourself, although you do get the exact wheel you want which can be worth a lot.

Personally, I use my PT for training, bike races and tri's... so I wanted something nigh indestructible. It's a bit heavier (28spoke) than I would like for the bike races, but I thought it was a worthy compromise to not have to worry about breaking it on a training ride.