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 2010-05-12 3:33 PM in reply to: #2852309 |
Pro  3804     Seacoast, NH! |  Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!!tri808 - 2010-05-11 5:10 PM For an OWS mass start...where do you like to start? For my Oly...which is a simple 750m out...U turn, then 750m back. In the pool, I'm about a 1:55 per 100yd swimmer at this distance. Should I hang way back then pick my spots later to catch up? Or should I just get right in the middle of the action. After last weeks race, I think I expended way too much energy fighting in the scrum (going over the top of slow swimmers and avoiding getting run over by faster swimmers). If I hang back, I can relax and go slow in the beginning...then as the field spreads out, I'll be fresh and can start moving my way up when there actually is room to pass. What do you guys think? If the swim is a counter clockwise swim, start on the far right, everyone ends up bunching up around the buoy, but you'll be right on the outside, so you can miss all the crap. Vica versa for a clockwise swim. I don't really like just relaxing at the beginning, so this will give you the chance to swim the pace you want to right off. Once, you get to that buoy, you'll most likely be in a group of people swimming af fast as you and you won't have as much of a problem with swimming over people. If there are faster swimmers, all the better, jump on their wake and ride it out. |
| 2010-05-12 3:40 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
Pro 3804 Seacoast, NH! | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! What would you do? I bought a set of trispokes from a triathlete in the New York area on ebay. I got a pretty good price, but not anything crazy $900 shipped with tires and a dura ace cassette. So this was Friday, May 30th. The guy has great feedback and I looked him up. He's got race results and all that too. So Monday rolls around and I ask him when they may be here because I wanted to train on them in the wind last weekend. He responds quickly, as usual saying they would most likely be here on Saturday (5/8). So that Friday I emailed him asking for the tracking number, no response. Saturday, the same, Sunday rolls around and still no wheels arrive so now I'm annoyed about the lack of communication, but figured the wheels may get here on Monday. So today...still no wheels, still no communication. Found the dude on Facebook, sent him a message, no response. I notice he's got no activity on his page for a while, so I figure something may have happened and inappropriately ask his girlfriend what is up. She says that as far as she knows he never got the payment. So I put an alert on my credit card and through paypal that I haven't received the wheels yet. Do I go ahead and escalate it to a claim or do I give him a couple more days to get back to me?? I have privacy assist through bank of america and it's through paypal and all that, so I'm not really worried about losing my money, I just want to start looking for more wheels so I can have them for my race next month. |
| 2010-05-12 5:56 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
Expert 950 Ann Arbor | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! You mean April 30th right? It seems like two weeks should be more than enough time to sort out any conflicts. I would get this resolved so that you can move on. It seems like the seller never intended to sell you anything, and if they did, well they need to be more efficient at selling. Just got back from a 24mile aerobic ride. I kept it nicely just below Z3. I wore more layers so that my HRM wouldn't freeze so that I could actually use the numbers. I also put some electrical tape on my cyclocomputer so that I can't see my current speed. I made sure I didn't push it so as not to screw up my recovery from my long run this morning. I surprisingly averaged 17.4mph. I kept the cadence up and spun into the wind. |
| 2010-05-12 6:13 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! Paypal should be able to confirm when the seller received payment. Make your decision based on that time. Meaning, if the payment actually went through on May 3rd, then you shouldn't really expect him to ship until maybe May 5th or 6th. Which means it's only been 4-5 business days since then. I understand your furstration...a little communication goes a long ways...but I assume selling stuff online is not his day job. I would cut him some slack for a few days before filing a claim...but I would still be persistant in trying to contact him. Email him everyday and save those emails for if you do need to file a claim. |
| 2010-05-12 6:33 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
Expert 1146 Chugiak, Alaska | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! Hey All, hope the training is going well! I have been so busy lately, that I haven't been able to get on to BT except to log my workouts. Of course, then I had a lot of catching up to do! I had my longest run today at 4.25 miles and just over 45 minutes - was able to keep my HR down most of the run. Unfortunately it was on the treadmill due to the fact that it was snowing/sleeting! Going for a nice medium ride tomorrow in Fort Collins, CO - it is usually 15 degrees warmer and 2000' lower in elevation - should be nice! |
| 2010-05-12 6:53 PM in reply to: #2855090 |
Pro 3804 Seacoast, NH! | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! tri808 - 2010-05-12 7:13 PM Paypal should be able to confirm when the seller received payment. Make your decision based on that time. Meaning, if the payment actually went through on May 3rd, then you shouldn't really expect him to ship until maybe May 5th or 6th. Which means it's only been 4-5 business days since then. I understand your furstration...a little communication goes a long ways...but I assume selling stuff online is not his day job. I would cut him some slack for a few days before filing a claim...but I would still be persistant in trying to contact him. Email him everyday and save those emails for if you do need to file a claim.
Yeah, I've been emailing every day. The weird thing is that he said that they were already at the shop and would ship fedex ground...and then his girlfriend tells me he never got payment. Just weird. You would think that she would say something to him...like check your emails or whatever. Either way...giving him a couple more days. By Saturday I will file a claim. I think that's fair enough time to at least get some communication. |
| 2010-05-12 6:58 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! yeah...2 weeks is fair for a private seller. If this guy has an online shop, or is an ebay power seller type...I would expect shipment within 5 bus days...or at least communication in that time. But it is strange if he said it was ready to ship. That's usually the hardest part for a private seller. Going to the post office or Fed Ex...finding a box, packing, then actually sending it. |
| 2010-05-12 7:04 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! Got in a short fast run today. I was planning on going 2-3 miles today and tomorrow...but decided to do a fairly hard 5k on the treadmill today...and start resting tomorrow. Started at 6.5 mph (9:17 pace) then cranked it up .1 mph every .2 miles I went to get warm. Once I hit 1 mile/7 mph, I cranked it up .1 mph for every .1 miles I went, till I finished and hit 9.0 mph. Actually...I just cranked it up to 10 mph the last .1 miles. Total time was 24:13. Not sure how good that is being that I have never done an official 5k. |
| 2010-05-12 7:54 PM in reply to: #2855154 |
Pro 3804 Seacoast, NH! | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! tri808 - 2010-05-12 8:04 PM Got in a short fast run today. I was planning on going 2-3 miles today and tomorrow...but decided to do a fairly hard 5k on the treadmill today...and start resting tomorrow. Started at 6.5 mph (9:17 pace) then cranked it up .1 mph every .2 miles I went to get warm. Once I hit 1 mile/7 mph, I cranked it up .1 mph for every .1 miles I went, till I finished and hit 9.0 mph. Actually...I just cranked it up to 10 mph the last .1 miles. Total time was 24:13. Not sure how good that is being that I have never done an official 5k. Umm, that's really good as far as I'm concerned. |
| 2010-05-12 11:47 PM in reply to: #2855224 |
Master 1841 Sendai, Japan | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! jgerbodegrant - 2010-05-13 9:54 AM tri808 - 2010-05-12 8:04 PM Got in a short fast run today. I was planning on going 2-3 miles today and tomorrow...but decided to do a fairly hard 5k on the treadmill today...and start resting tomorrow. Started at 6.5 mph (9:17 pace) then cranked it up .1 mph every .2 miles I went to get warm. Once I hit 1 mile/7 mph, I cranked it up .1 mph for every .1 miles I went, till I finished and hit 9.0 mph. Actually...I just cranked it up to 10 mph the last .1 miles. Total time was 24:13. Not sure how good that is being that I have never done an official 5k. Umm, that's really good as far as I'm concerned. X2. Your 5K time is certainly faster than that because you included the warmup in your run. Edited by dcon 2010-05-12 11:47 PM |
| 2010-05-13 2:08 AM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! Masters class was rough today...lots of swimming on very little rest. We did a little bit of alternate stroke...and my backstroke has gone from down right horrible...to just really bad (meaning its improving)...LOL Tapering down is going to be nice...my body is pretty tired. |
| 2010-05-13 8:32 AM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! I have a question about cycling and intervals. I approach the bike intervals the same way with running, meaning when I do hard efforts I'm not going all-out, just harder than LT pace (I do this by feel, no HRM, by the way). Is it the right way to do it or should I push myself more? |
| 2010-05-13 9:03 AM in reply to: #2855793 |
Champion 7233 | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! it really depends on what you are trying to get done, and how much overall time you have, and where you are fitness wise in a general sense you want to do as much of your volume harder as you can without cutting into other training. |
| 2010-05-13 9:26 AM in reply to: #2855884 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! newbz - 2010-05-13 5:03 PM it really depends on what you are trying to get done, and how much overall time you have, and where you are fitness wise in a general sense you want to do as much of your volume harder as you can without cutting into other training. David, if that was a response for me I think you misunderstood my question or maybe my wording was not correct (or maybe I am not grasping the exact logic behind your reply). I will try to rephrase my question: Basically, I am asking what effort level should I use while doing intervals with my bike. While doing running intervals I never go all-out but go somewhat higher than LT pace. Is it the same with biking? |
| 2010-05-13 9:34 AM in reply to: #2855978 |
Champion 7233 | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! And i would say it totally depends on the factors i listed. or in other words, diff length/effort intervals will accomplish diff things. max power intervals (fairily useless i ntriathlon), are short, long rest, HARD, 10-45 sec all out. vo2 max up to 20 min power - 1-5 min intervals, done on equal rest, these should HURT FTP intervals. 5-20 min, done on short rest (exp would be 2x20 min on 2 min rest, or 5x5 min on 1 min rest) these are hard, but wont totally kill you. tempo work. longer, more sustained hard effort, think comfortably hard. this is typically the pace people race Half IMs at, this is a longer effort type interval, 20min through 2 hours. |
| 2010-05-13 9:48 AM in reply to: #2856012 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! Thanks for the explanation David. OK then. Now I can understand. I will be more specific: My bike fitness is good, very good as a matter of fact since I've been a road biker for some years now. But up till this year I never did anything special except climbing at every chance and riding a lot. But this year with tri-training I cannot find time enough to ride. So I'm trying to get the best bang for my buck. I'm doing one long group ride every Sunday with a very solid group consisting of road racers and some former and current triathletes. And I'm doing 2 shorter rides. I'm using one of the shorter rides to try and increase my LT doing 3x20 minutes at a pace I can keep riding for 1 hour, with 2-3 minutes rest between. I have about 90 minutes of time for this ride. Other short ride I'm doing intervals, just because I've 30-40 minutes of time. So I cannot say what I'm trying to accomplish with that short ride  Considering my focus is Olympic triathlons, what would you suggest for my shortest ride? |
| 2010-05-13 10:28 AM in reply to: #2856059 |
Champion 7233 | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! for both of the shorter rides, i would recomend changing it up a bit. for the 3x20 min type work, mix that up, some of the rides do 5-6x 5 min, but make them harder (same short rest). what you are doing right now is in effect pulling the LT up from a slightly slower than LT workout, whereas the intervals that are a bit shorter but a bit harder will push it up from below, and help you build a better all around balanced plan. for the shorter ride, a mix of what you are doing, and something like 10x2 min on, 1-2 min off would help a lot. hammer those shorter ones. |
| 2010-05-13 12:51 PM in reply to: #2851329 |
Expert 1151 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! tri808 - 2010-05-11 11:41 AM we're endurance athletes here...it should be jack and diet. Agreed Thanks everyone for the encouragement & advise. Edited by jpbis26 2010-05-13 12:52 PM |
| 2010-05-13 3:24 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Expert 950 Ann Arbor | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! I'm 70pages in with Training and Racing with PM. It is a very good read. |
| 2010-05-13 4:25 PM in reply to: #2857296 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! carlwithac - 2010-05-13 11:24 AM I'm 70pages in with Training and Racing with PM. It is a very good read. I might have to get that book. I have been bouncing around back and forth with the actual decision. It's easy to rationalize why power is great...but when you fill up your shopping cart, wheel w/ power tap, matching front wheel, disc cover, cassette, skewers, etc...it gets really hard to actually pull the trigger. I've probably been to wheelbuilder.com about 10x in the past 2 weeks and done just that...only to close my browser right when it starts asking for credit card info...LOL |
| 2010-05-13 5:51 PM in reply to: #2857500 |
Champion 7233 | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! tri808 - 2010-05-13 3:25 PM carlwithac - 2010-05-13 11:24 AM I'm 70pages in with Training and Racing with PM. It is a very good read. I might have to get that book. I have been bouncing around back and forth with the actual decision. It's easy to rationalize why power is great...but when you fill up your shopping cart, wheel w/ power tap, matching front wheel, disc cover, cassette, skewers, etc...it gets really hard to actually pull the trigger. I've probably been to wheelbuilder.com about 10x in the past 2 weeks and done just that...only to close my browser right when it starts asking for credit card info...LOL if you dont have race wheels now, start with just the PT, train with it, and add things as you go;-) you can always get the cover later, and add a front down the road (no rule on needing front and rear race wheel). |
| 2010-05-13 6:06 PM in reply to: #2857686 |
| Expert 950 Ann Arbor | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! newbz - 2010-05-13 6:51 PM tri808 - 2010-05-13 3:25 PM if you dont have race wheels now, start with just the PT, train with it, and add things as you go;-) you can always get the cover later, and add a front down the road (no rule on needing front and rear race wheel). carlwithac - 2010-05-13 11:24 AM I'm 70pages in with Training and Racing with PM. It is a very good read. I might have to get that book. I have been bouncing around back and forth with the actual decision. It's easy to rationalize why power is great...but when you fill up your shopping cart, wheel w/ power tap, matching front wheel, disc cover, cassette, skewers, etc...it gets really hard to actually pull the trigger. I've probably been to wheelbuilder.com about 10x in the past 2 weeks and done just that...only to close my browser right when it starts asking for credit card info...LOL That's what I plan on doing if I decide to go with power. Heck, I plan on racing and training with the PT rear and a mismatched stock Felt front. All I really need to start out is the barebones. I would really recommend buying the book if you don't mind dropping the $$. I haven't fully decided to buy a PT yet but book is a really great resource in and of itself. On a side note, I send wheelbuilder an email two days ago asking what they would recommend for me as far as wheel type, spoke count, etc. The site says that they will respond within two business days so I might just call tomorrow. For wheel type is it mostly personal preference? I'm assuming that wheelbuilder doesn't sell garbage. The current stock Felt wheels I ride now are 30mm deep and wheelbuilder sells rims that are basically the same. Too bad Felt doesn't provide specs such as wheel weight, etc As far as spoke count, I have no idea what I would need. I know that more spokes adds strength and durability, but at the cost of weight and aero. I weigh 150lbs so I don't know how much wheel strength I would need. |
| 2010-05-13 6:48 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
| Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! I actually just ordered the book off amazone. Got if for like $11 used incl shipping. I'll give it a read. I was kind of exagerrating with all the extra stuff. I probably would just go for the PT rear wheel for now...but I might get the cover too just so I can combine shipping. I figure I would get it eventually anyway. |
| 2010-05-13 8:13 PM in reply to: #2770346 |
Expert 2852 Pfafftown, NC | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! Great work, everyone... Hey...my 1st mini-sprint ever is Sunday. It's a 2:30 start (weird, I know). Nothing new, this week, except I added some more runs (runs, not necessarily volume....only a little volume). In other words, I'm not doing much differently. I'm looking at the mini as a good training session and a learning exercise. My log is current. I've had 2X2mi. runs; 1X4mi. run; 1X5mi. run (this evening); 2X1,200yds in the pool. My plan is to do another 1,200yds in the pool, tomorrow AM; 20mi. on the bike, tomorrow evening (still building base, so it'll be really easy miles); and do a 10mi. ride, Saturday morning. From that point forward, I'll rest by the pool and stay off my legs until the race. No idea on HOW to eat, leading up. My plan is to not over-think it. I'll have a big lunch on Sat.....and eat light meals (a few) Sat. afternoon........then do very light meals (cereal, AM.....maybe toast/jelly about 12:00 Sat.). Start hydrating Sat., after I get off the bike....and just not let myself get thirsty. Same thing, Sun. AM. Sounds like a lot OF thinking....but it seems pretty elementary. OK? Thanks! jeff |
| 2010-05-13 8:42 PM in reply to: #2857876 |
| Expert 950 Ann Arbor | Subject: RE: Newbz'z summer mentor group is FULL!!!! nc452010 - 2010-05-13 9:13 PM Great work, everyone... Hey...my 1st mini-sprint ever is Sunday. It's a 2:30 start (weird, I know). Nothing new, this week, except I added some more runs (runs, not necessarily volume....only a little volume). In other words, I'm not doing much differently. I'm looking at the mini as a good training session and a learning exercise. My log is current. I've had 2X2mi. runs; 1X4mi. run; 1X5mi. run (this evening); 2X1,200yds in the pool. My plan is to do another 1,200yds in the pool, tomorrow AM; 20mi. on the bike, tomorrow evening (still building base, so it'll be really easy miles); and do a 10mi. ride, Saturday morning. From that point forward, I'll rest by the pool and stay off my legs until the race. No idea on HOW to eat, leading up. My plan is to not over-think it. I'll have a big lunch on Sat.....and eat light meals (a few) Sat. afternoon........then do very light meals (cereal, AM.....maybe toast/jelly about 12:00 Sat.). Start hydrating Sat., after I get off the bike....and just not let myself get thirsty. Same thing, Sun. AM. Sounds like a lot OF thinking....but it seems pretty elementary. OK? Thanks! jeff Good luck! As far as nutrition goes, I hold nothing back up until race morning. I make sure that I eat plenty the day befor the race then eat something small the morning of, a few hours before. But that's just me, and I tend to eat a lot. |
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