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 2014-03-01 12:29 PM in reply to: spudone |
Melon Presser  52116   |  Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!!Originally posted by spudone Originally posted by brigby1 It was super windy on the bike but I was handling it OK. But I tweaked my back sometime before the race (prob lifting the bike box). The chip seal finished me off. Lap 2 on the bike, I was in agony and getting up on the horns made no difference.Run was decent.. had to stop / lean over and stretch a lot in the middle 3rd. But I closed out the last 8 miles passing a ton of people. 12:54 finish, best I've done since my pulmonary embolism.P.S. Other than this race, I biked um, twice since Tahoe I think :-) Originally posted by axteraa Mark is through 138 KM on the bike looking good. Based on the pro times I'm guessing there must be some ups and downs to the course? A lot of it looks pretty flat, but in one spot, yes. Can't tell the grade from the map, but a couple hundred meters qualifies as "up". Both too soon and too late to say you told me so I told you so? CONGRATULATIONS SPIGLET! I was checking up on you during the day and was really excited to see your finish time safe and sound. That is a seriously solid bike--you being in somewhat less than ideal training and then conditions. Yeah, there's a decent climb coming out of town that flattens a bit then continues up--maybe 3-5km total? Similar to last year--coming back lap 2 on the bike was windy and with the bent-in derailleur + broken rib + arthritis + chip seal, the worst pain I've ever been in. And I am officially an entire year behind on race reports. Ten of 'em.
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| 2014-03-01 1:03 PM in reply to: 0 |
Master 5557   , California | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by IndoIronYanti Wind was a diagonal hitting us inbound from the turn point. Ken Glah said that road used to be completely sheltered by pine trees but they've cut much of it down. That's why the bike paces go up and down so much. My back started acting up around halfway and you can see that in my splits too. Was shooting for about 6:00. I'll write more later, kinda wiped out. Thanks for the support everyone!Originally posted by spudone Originally posted by brigby1 It was super windy on the bike but I was handling it OK. But I tweaked my back sometime before the race (prob lifting the bike box). The chip seal finished me off. Lap 2 on the bike, I was in agony and getting up on the horns made no difference.Run was decent.. had to stop / lean over and stretch a lot in the middle 3rd. But I closed out the last 8 miles passing a ton of people. 12:54 finish, best I've done since my pulmonary embolism.P.S. Other than this race, I biked um, twice since Tahoe I think :-) Originally posted by axteraa Mark is through 138 KM on the bike looking good. Based on the pro times I'm guessing there must be some ups and downs to the course? A lot of it looks pretty flat, but in one spot, yes. Can't tell the grade from the map, but a couple hundred meters qualifies as "up". Both too soon and too late to say you told me so I told you so? CONGRATULATIONS SPIGLET! I was checking up on you during the day and was really excited to see your finish time safe and sound. That is a seriously solid bike--you being in somewhat less than ideal training and then conditions. Yeah, there's a decent climb coming out of town that flattens a bit then continues up--maybe 3-5km total? Similar to last year--coming back lap 2 on the bike was windy and with the bent-in derailleur + broken rib + arthritis + chip seal, the worst pain I've ever been in. And I am officially an entire year behind on race reports. Ten of 'em.
Edited by spudone 2014-03-01 1:04 PM |
| 2014-03-01 1:33 PM in reply to: Fred D |
Veteran 1677 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by Fred D Originally posted by spudone Originally posted by brigby1 It was super windy on the bike but I was handling it OK. But I tweaked my back sometime before the race (prob lifting the bike box). The chip seal finished me off. Lap 2 on the bike, I was in agony and getting up on the horns made no difference.Run was decent.. had to stop / lean over and stretch a lot in the middle 3rd. But I closed out the last 8 miles passing a ton of people. 12:54 finish, best I've done since my pulmonary embolism.P.S. Other than this race, I biked um, twice since Tahoe I think :-) Originally posted by axteraa Mark is through 138 KM on the bike looking good. Based on the pro times I'm guessing there must be some ups and downs to the course? A lot of it looks pretty flat, but in one spot, yes. Can't tell the grade from the map, but a couple hundred meters qualifies as "up".
Well done! R U serious that you only rode twice since tahoe? Congrats! Is there a reason you only rode twice since Tahoe? Just needed a break from the bike? Run focus? |
| 2014-03-01 1:43 PM in reply to: ligersandtions |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Woooop wooooooop! Nice job Mark! You mean it's not all about the bike?????  |
| 2014-03-01 1:46 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Today was:2 mile WU 4 @ 7:30 8 @ 6:50 3 mile CD Then a sprint down the runway onto a trampoline and into the high jump pit.  When it got tough I focused on quick turnover and relaxing vs trying to run "harder." It was probably more of a psychological exercise but it was effective. |
| 2014-03-01 2:01 PM in reply to: 0 |
| Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by Asalzwed Today was:2 mile WU 4 @ 7:30 8 @ 6:50 3 mile CD Then a sprint down the runway onto a trampoline and into the high jump pit. When it got tough I focused on quick turnover and relaxing vs trying to run "harder." It was probably more of a psychological exercise but it was effective. Fun way to end a run I swapped days this weekend due to L.A.'s latest Stormwatch Over-reaction. Supposed to rain for 48 hours straight..... hasn't rained since yesterday about 5. Trails were a bit muddy, but ran :40 out, with a few good ups, about 9 ish pace, then neg split back about 8:45 ish pace. Got 9 hilly miles at sub 9 pace, which is great for me. Starting to think a run at sub 5 at NOLA 70.3 is still in the cards. Also on the cusp of the 180s.... 5 pounds to race weight Edited by ChrisM 2014-03-01 2:04 PM |
| 2014-03-01 2:30 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by Asalzwed Today was:2 mile WU 4 @ 7:30 8 @ 6:50 3 mile CD Then a sprint down the runway onto a trampoline and into the high jump pit. When it got tough I focused on quick turnover and relaxing vs trying to run "harder." It was probably more of a psychological exercise but it was effective. Nice run and fun finish! That's kind of been what I think about on my long runs lately. Good quick turnover but stay relaxed. If I can get myself in a good rhythm like that I find my pace speeds up by 5-10s/km for the same effort. |
| 2014-03-01 2:31 PM in reply to: ChrisM |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by ChrisM Originally posted by Asalzwed Today was:2 mile WU 4 @ 7:30 8 @ 6:50 3 mile CD Then a sprint down the runway onto a trampoline and into the high jump pit. When it got tough I focused on quick turnover and relaxing vs trying to run "harder." It was probably more of a psychological exercise but it was effective. Fun way to end a run I swapped days this weekend due to L.A.'s latest Stormwatch Over-reaction. Supposed to rain for 48 hours straight..... hasn't rained since yesterday about 5. Trails were a bit muddy, but ran :40 out, with a few good ups, about 9 ish pace, then neg split back about 8:45 ish pace. Got 9 hilly miles at sub 9 pace, which is great for me. Starting to think a run at sub 5 at NOLA 70.3 is still in the cards. Also on the cusp of the 180s.... 5 pounds to race weight Glad to hear the run is going well Chris. Keep it up and I think you can give that sub 5 a good run! |
| 2014-03-01 3:29 PM in reply to: ChrisM |
Master 2912 ...at home in The ATL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by ChrisM Hey Chris - thanks for that read. I was able to work with the mechanic at my LBS during most of my build and I was really surprised at how quick and easy it was - the IA actually cables easier than my p2. Everything is neatly organized and tucked away and hidden well but still easily accessible. During the fit it is absolutely crazy how infinitely micro-adjustable it is but without a lot of fiddling around with extra parts. Even the pursuit bar is designed so that you can simply flip it over to raise it without using any spacers. We did notice the same thing about the aerobars that was mentioned in the article: as long as you like them flat they are good. There is no angling them up or down. A blog to make Rusty happy (...er) This is from Jim Manton, the current fitter du jour to the stars (and name dropper, i.e., "we discovered when working with Leanda that...." or "Crowie just didn't like...." http://ero-sports.com/index.php/widgetkit/ero-blog/70-felt-ia-initial-impressions
HOPEFULLY I am finally going to get to ride it tomorrow. I went to ride it last weekend and could not get clipped in solidly to save my life, turns out the pedals were assembled incorrectly at the factory (retention springs were sealed in upside down from the looks of it) On he trainer during my fitting they would clip in enough so as not to notice, but on the road under load the clip would fall open and release under the slightest load. So I got a new pair yesterday and all seems good now. Can't wait! |
| 2014-03-01 3:42 PM in reply to: ChrisM |
Master 2912 ...at home in The ATL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by ChrisM Originally posted by Asalzwed Today was:2 mile WU 4 @ 7:30 8 @ 6:50 3 mile CD Then a sprint down the runway onto a trampoline and into the high jump pit. When it got tough I focused on quick turnover and relaxing vs trying to run "harder." It was probably more of a psychological exercise but it was effective. Fun way to end a run I swapped days this weekend due to L.A.'s latest Stormwatch Over-reaction. Supposed to rain for 48 hours straight..... hasn't rained since yesterday about 5. Trails were a bit muddy, but ran :40 out, with a few good ups, about 9 ish pace, then neg split back about 8:45 ish pace. Got 9 hilly miles at sub 9 pace, which is great for me. Starting to think a run at sub 5 at NOLA 70.3 is still in the cards. Also on the cusp of the 180s.... 5 pounds to race weight Nice work Chris and Adrienne - you guys put my little run this morning to shame! Adrienne you know better than I, but I think understanding and training the effect of psychology on effort especially during the run is huge. For the last couple of months my coach has had me doing intervals off and on not by distance, pace or zone, but instead by psychological effort. He has me run "easy fast" which is a little bouncy and light and focuses primarily on turnover, hand space and position, and locating respiration internally. I found that it helps during the handful of races that I have recently done to get kinda settled in to the work at hand a little more quickly and not get caught thinking too far down the race course. A little more "thinking in the now" during the race than I normally would otherwise. |
| 2014-03-01 3:47 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 Originally posted by Fred D So, another big Snow-pocolypse coming my way I guess. I still haven't run outside or biked outside since early November, spare once. Really starting to get old, all this indoor training. Had a 9 mile treadmill run already today and swim later. Anyone else training? The polar vortex needs to stay home - this has been one of the most relentless winters I can recall. Woke today to -2F plus wind - lovely. Swam 4k this morning and am going to run - OUTSIDE, DANG IT - for a couple hours today. No mileage target, just 2-2.5 hours (hopefully) with some good hills thrown in. Might spin tonight for an hour just to get some more bike time in (I have a 3-4 hr "ride" on the skedj for tomorrow, but don't think I'm even going to try that long on the trainer - I'd rather chew glass than spend that much time with the dogs staring at me like, "What are you DOING?" whilst wondering the same myself). Yep, more snow tomorrow, buuuuut…. ...The season approaches. (clearly sooner for those who are already racing!). I change bike shoes every few decades, it seems. If they ain't broke... Matt It's here right now. Plows are going by outside. I've just come to accept this for awhile longer. Not just going to burst out into spring. Lots of complaining the past week, but I'd get up, see -3F and it didn't feel like a big deal anymore. A little more snow through this evening? Whatever. At least where I'm at, people really should be used to it by now with how often we've been getting these conditions. |
| 2014-03-01 3:48 PM in reply to: spudone |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by spudone Originally posted by IndoIronYanti Wind was a diagonal hitting us inbound from the turn point. Ken Glah said that road used to be completely sheltered by pine trees but they've cut much of it down. That's why the bike paces go up and down so much. My back started acting up around halfway and you can see that in my splits too. Was shooting for about 6:00. I'll write more later, kinda wiped out. Thanks for the support everyone! Originally posted by spudone Originally posted by brigby1 It was super windy on the bike but I was handling it OK. But I tweaked my back sometime before the race (prob lifting the bike box). The chip seal finished me off. Lap 2 on the bike, I was in agony and getting up on the horns made no difference.Run was decent.. had to stop / lean over and stretch a lot in the middle 3rd. But I closed out the last 8 miles passing a ton of people. 12:54 finish, best I've done since my pulmonary embolism.P.S. Other than this race, I biked um, twice since Tahoe I think :-) Originally posted by axteraa Mark is through 138 KM on the bike looking good. Based on the pro times I'm guessing there must be some ups and downs to the course? A lot of it looks pretty flat, but in one spot, yes. Can't tell the grade from the map, but a couple hundred meters qualifies as "up". Both too soon and too late to say you told me so I told you so? CONGRATULATIONS SPIGLET! I was checking up on you during the day and was really excited to see your finish time safe and sound. That is a seriously solid bike--you being in somewhat less than ideal training and then conditions. Yeah, there's a decent climb coming out of town that flattens a bit then continues up--maybe 3-5km total? Similar to last year--coming back lap 2 on the bike was windy and with the bent-in derailleur + broken rib + arthritis + chip seal, the worst pain I've ever been in. And I am officially an entire year behind on race reports. Ten of 'em.
Nice going with all that! Can make for some rather tough conditions to get through. |
 2014-03-02 8:41 AM in reply to: brigby1 |
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| 2014-03-02 12:17 PM in reply to: Fred D |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by Fred D Sweet spot trainer ride in the books. 246w for 90 minutes. I'm no Ben, but I'm improving a bit. I have a run later, what is everyone else up to? 20' 365 ave |
| 2014-03-02 12:24 PM in reply to: Fred D |
| Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by Fred D Sweet spot trainer ride in the books. 246w for 90 minutes. I'm no Ben, but I'm improving a bit. I have a run later, what is everyone else up to? Well, my numbers clearly suck by comparison, but a moral victory of sorts for me. Managed to stay on the trainer for over 2 hours (2:10). I can't say that I'm anywhere near liking it, but I am getting closer to being able to stand it enough to start really using it as an effective training tool. I really REALLY need to get outside on the bike. Almost went outside this morning, but the light dusting of snow and forecast for more (which, frustratingly in some ways, didn't materialize) - plus my oft stated fondness for my collarbones where they are - kept me inside. Thinking about a 5 mile HM pace run before a recruiting (recruitee, actually) dinner we're going to in town tonight, but might push that to tomorrow, as my R foot and knees are a bit creaky from yesterday's long run (which WAS outside - woot!). Nice riding guys! Maybe someday… Matt |
| 2014-03-02 12:39 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
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| 2014-03-02 12:40 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
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| 2014-03-02 12:55 PM in reply to: Fred D |
| Master 5557 , California | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! BTW I went to watch the roll down. Ken Glah was 4th in his ag but got his spot anyhow for his 31st trip to Kona. Insane. Scott Molina was ahead of him (10:11 on his first IM in 9 years - also insane). But he won Kona back when it gave a permanent exemption, so he didn't need a slot.Also they had a 10 person lottery and the guy who has done all 30 IM New Zealands had his name drawn. That was pretty cool. |
| 2014-03-02 1:05 PM in reply to: brigby1 |
| Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by Fred D Sweet spot trainer ride in the books. 246w for 90 minutes. I'm no Ben, but I'm improving a bit. I have a run later, what is everyone else up to? 20' 365 ave Yowsers. At least say it hurt a lot. |
| 2014-03-02 1:10 PM in reply to: axteraa |
| Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! 1:20 / 16k run for me today. We got some more snow overnight so I had to go run out on the shoulder of the highway where they actually use salt on the roads so I could have some bare pavement. We also had the dogs out for some snow-shoeing in the fresh snow. That's always fun but the little one has a hard time in the deeper stuff. Note that my definition of a highway is a road with an 6-8 foot shoulder, not a real highway. lol |
| 2014-03-02 1:11 PM in reply to: spudone |
| Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by spudone BTW I went to watch the roll down. Ken Glah was 4th in his ag but got his spot anyhow for his 31st trip to Kona. Insane. Scott Molina was ahead of him (10:11 on his first IM in 9 years - also insane). But he won Kona back when it gave a permanent exemption, so he didn't need a slot.
Also they had a 10 person lottery and the guy who has done all 30 IM New Zealands had his name drawn. That was pretty cool. Wow, that is cool! How much longer are you in NZ? Are you getting to see some sights? |
| 2014-03-02 2:20 PM in reply to: axteraa |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by axteraa Originally posted by spudone BTW I went to watch the roll down. Ken Glah was 4th in his ag but got his spot anyhow for his 31st trip to Kona. Insane. Scott Molina was ahead of him (10:11 on his first IM in 9 years - also insane). But he won Kona back when it gave a permanent exemption, so he didn't need a slot.
Also they had a 10 person lottery and the guy who has done all 30 IM New Zealands had his name drawn. That was pretty cool. Wow, that is cool! How much longer are you in NZ? Are you getting to see some sights? That is very cool! |
| 2014-03-02 2:28 PM in reply to: axteraa |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by axteraa Originally posted by brigby1 Originally posted by Fred D Sweet spot trainer ride in the books. 246w for 90 minutes. I'm no Ben, but I'm improving a bit. I have a run later, what is everyone else up to? 20' 365 ave Yowsers. At least say it hurt a lot. I've hurt worse, but was walking a little funny after. |
| 2014-03-02 2:31 PM in reply to: Fred D |
| Veteran 1677 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! I did a long ride (along the Galveston 70.3 course) this morning, followed by a short run to gauge how the bike pacing was. Honestly, I planned to push the bike a bit more than I would for a race, so I was expecting to suffer a bit more on the run, but it was actually reasonable. I do think NP of 83% (with a 1.05 VI) is a bit excessive, but I don't think it's too far off where I'll be targeting for St. George. The high VI is on purpose given that I'll probably have a bit of that on a very hilly course at SG.
I've been riding for just over two years now and I got my first flat ever today (of course it had to be on the rear!). Thankfully I've practiced changing tires and tubes in the past, so it really wasn't a big deal. I even remembered to check the inside of the tire for any sharp objects....and found that was, indeed, the cause of the flat. I considered turning back and heading home at that point as I only had the one spare tire. How many spares do you carry? And if you used the last of your spares, would you continue on your ride? |
| 2014-03-02 2:39 PM in reply to: ligersandtions |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ---- Permanently OPEN!! Originally posted by ligersandtions I did a long ride (along the Galveston 70.3 course) this morning, followed by a short run to gauge how the bike pacing was. Honestly, I planned to push the bike a bit more than I would for a race, so I was expecting to suffer a bit more on the run, but it was actually reasonable. I do think NP of 83% (with a 1.05 VI) is a bit excessive, but I don't think it's too far off where I'll be targeting for St. George. The high VI is on purpose given that I'll probably have a bit of that on a very hilly course at SG.
I've been riding for just over two years now and I got my first flat ever today (of course it had to be on the rear!). Thankfully I've practiced changing tires and tubes in the past, so it really wasn't a big deal. I even remembered to check the inside of the tire for any sharp objects....and found that was, indeed, the cause of the flat. I considered turning back and heading home at that point as I only had the one spare tire. How many spares do you carry? And if you used the last of your spares, would you continue on your ride? Good to know you can fix it! 1 spare and 1 patch kit (multiple patches in there). I'd like 2 spares if I can figure out how to fit them. I've had to continue on with the ride. Did call for a ride once as the tire was slashed pretty well. Wasn't sure the dollar trick would hold up for 40 miles or so with that one. |
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