SBR Utopia ~~~~ Permanently OPEN!! (Page 5)

Raced an Olympic this past weekend - really stacked at the front of the race which was a good thing.

Swim: 23:30 Bike: 1:05:49  Run: 41:09

9th OA with a 2:13 which is a 2.5 minute PR and it could have been a lot better.  I had some goggle issues during the swim and then ended up getting a stitch right under my ribs during the run which slowed me to 7:00 minute miles for 2 miles.  I was flying before that and thought I was going to mow a bunch of people down so that kinda sucked.

First race with power - the plan was to be 250-260 watts and keep it under 280 on the big climb we hit twice.  I ended up at 238NP which is an IF 0.87.  I think I need to trust my fitness and push the watts a bit more on the bike.  I just felt like 240 seemed to be RPE wise where I thought I could run well.

I think this is where the PM can be incredibly useful as I get some more races under my belt.  Seeing what works and what does not to get the best result.

HIM in two weeks.

Unstoppable. Now I am simply going to have to get out and ride more.

Hoo -Whee, Dale - now THAT is what a P2 ought to look like. Never understood why cervelo needs to put their name so big on the frame. I don't mind it so much on my white S2, but on my P2 the name is so big they could actually get the "e" on the frame! Are you thinking of doing a custom paint job on yours, or just playing around? The designer in me wants to see the tape job cleaned up a little, but maybe the overlaps and the mis-aligned ends actually breaks the boundary layer and gets you a few more watts....

Personally I have found it harder to get my watts up in an olympic, especially if it's cool out. It seems to take me a little bit to get warmed up enough to generate power.

My olympic from 2 weeks ago I missed my power goal by about 30 watts...

Awesome job, Ryan - that is smokin' fast all-around! At what point did the stitch come in the race?

Well done!

Personally I have found it harder to get my watts up in an olympic, especially if it's cool out. It seems to take me a little bit to get warmed up enough to generate power.

My olympic from 2 weeks ago I missed my power goal by about 30 watts...

3.5 mile mark.  I finished my drink on the bike about 10 minutes before arriving in T2 - just one bottle of sports drink.  I do not take any nutrition or fluids on the run.  It lasted until the 5 mile mark.

Interesting, Fred - I am the same way. I feel like it takes me about 30 minutes to really get going, especially if it is cold out. My Olympic a couple of weeks ago was about 25 watts low at the beginning. Not sure what it was overall as I pulled a bone-head move and broke my power meter about 25 minutes into the race.

Interesting, Fred - I am the same way. I feel like it takes me about 30 minutes to really get going, especially if it is cold out. My Olympic a couple of weeks ago was about 25 watts low at the beginning. Not sure what it was overall as I pulled a bone-head move and broke my power meter about 25 minutes into the race.

Raced an Olympic this past weekend - really stacked at the front of the race which was a good thing.

Swim: 23:30 Bike: 1:05:49  Run: 41:09

9th OA with a 2:13 which is a 2.5 minute PR and it could have been a lot better.  I had some goggle issues during the swim and then ended up getting a stitch right under my ribs during the run which slowed me to 7:00 minute miles for 2 miles.  I was flying before that and thought I was going to mow a bunch of people down so that kinda sucked.

First race with power - the plan was to be 250-260 watts and keep it under 280 on the big climb we hit twice.  I ended up at 238NP which is an IF 0.87.  I think I need to trust my fitness and push the watts a bit more on the bike.  I just felt like 240 seemed to be RPE wise where I thought I could run well.

I think this is where the PM can be incredibly useful as I get some more races under my belt.  Seeing what works and what does not to get the best result.

HIM in two weeks.

Do you guys warm up on the bike beforehand?  I've taken to getting in 20-25min on the bike with some efforts at goal wattage so I get the legs turning over.  Otherwise I always come out flat on the bike.  I started this a couple of years ago and t's worked well for me so far.

The way a "stitch" was described to me years ago (and one of the docs in the bunch can better confirm or refute) was that it was caused by one or several of your internal organs moving/bouncing when you run. The vertical movement of those organs can get out of sync with the contractions of your diaphragm, and that begins to cause some of your deep core muscles to begin to contract involuntarily: a cramp, basically. The advice I was given at the time was to breath out rather forcefully every time the foot on the side with the stitch strikes the ground. In theory this causes the diaphragm to move up just as offending organ moves down and acts as a sort of shock absorber to its descent. Again, I don't know if this is an accurate description of the cause and effect, but this advice has always worked for me without missing a step or really needing to slow down for long, if at all even.

Must be male designers.

My one piece with the flaps and the back zip doesn't take water at all, and my shorts for the 2 piece gitup have no pockets.  Annoying when going for a medium brick and having no place to stash a GU (unless I geek out and also wear a tri top), but MUCH better swimming.

Are you referring to race day?  I can understand this in a bike race, but how do you warm up on the bike before a tri?  For bike races and or very hard interval days, I absolutely warm up well on the bike in order to hit my goals.

I take it for a ride....I normally get to the race site so I have enough time to setup transition and then get out on the bike.  There are no rules preventing it from being done, except when I've raced HIM they don't let bikes leave transition.  But for Sprints and Olys you can.

Disc is your fastest option - I would unless the conditions/course doesn't allow for it.

Great race Ryan - really well executed, and very nice PR.

I would. But would you be taking the cover on and off between races?

I just put my cover on/off for the first time for my race this past weekend and, considering I am usually terrible at bike repair/maintenance, I found it to be incredibly easy.

I would.