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Everything happens for a reason.  Maybe one day when the time is right.

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddddddddddd Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

Here too. Kinda wish they could get more courses out though.

I know that Marc had posted numbers in the past about 1cm lower only equally about 2.5watts, I'm just not sure how low or high I actually am in relation to where I could be, so I'd like to experiment.  Interesting comment on the hip angle - what would I need to do to open it up a bit?

That's exactly what I keep hearing!  I knew it was you.

Matt, we go to the Austin City Limits Music Festival each year and last year I swam at Barton Springs...it really is a very cool place.   We have ACL tix for this year but have held off buying plane tickets in case I qualified for Kona which is not too long after ACL.  Guess we'll be going to hear Spoon and The Head and the Heart in Texas in October

Nice to hear that you're going back for another race at MT Fred.  I reeeeeeeeeaaaallllly want to sign up again as we speak, but its been "suggested" to me that I should do an earlier IM so that the summer weekends arent totally controlled by IM training....perhaps CDA again (TX sounds just too hot).  I will definitely go back to MT sometime soon...it has carved out a nice spot in my heart.  Congrats again on a solid race Fred.

That's funny, I have friends and family pushing me to do the opposite.  Maybe I annoy them and they like me gone on long bike rides?  Hmm...

I'm looking at the Barcelona race in October next year.  MT will be my fallback if that doesn't pan out.  I considered CdA again but that lake -- brrrrr.  It'll take a moment of forgetfulness for me to pull the trigger on that one

That said, I'd do CdA over Texas in a heartbeat.

I'd feel the "what-if" a little too, but the rolldowns are never guaranteed and there was no way you guys could know whether that sprint meant a KQ or not.  Stuff like that I try to put myself in the other person's shoes.

And you had what, a 20 min PR?  I bet not many people in your time range improved that much over a season!

Ha-Ha - you guys are funny! Leadman was on my "definitely do as my targeted race" next year, but now I am really thinking about giving Nationals a serious go. If the schedules are similar to this year, then  Leadman will be about 5~6 weeks after Nationals, and honestly at a week-and-a-half after my legs are still feeling a little flat - really surprised how much that race took out of me. I have my last tri of the season in 3 weeks, so I should get a good idea how I will rebound by then, but right now I am feeling rather blah. Also, the training for an 'A' race at Nationals would be somewhat different than training for an 'A' race in Bend, so I would really have to think about that. In that scenario I would normally just do leadsman as a season ender for the "fun" and "experience" of it, but if a whole SBR contingent showed up that sure would change that, now wouldn't it?

At any rate, all that is a looooooooong way away, but I am certainly in the "if-you-guys-do-it-I-will-do-it" camp at the moment!

I'm currently in the mindset that i will read some race reports from this year and see if they suck me in or make me think "why the heck would I do that??".

Leadman is out for me 2015 as I have a dive trip around the date that race will be.

Always wanted to do the Leadman "Epic" tri southwest, when it was at Lake Mead, then they made it IMAZ lite.  Not very epic.....

Just a quick "drive by" post to say kudo's to you guys for an impressive season of racing thus far. It's been fun reading your race reports. You've all had some great performances. Fred, congrats on a terrific race at MT!  

I spectated at Timberman last weekend. The Canadian contingent was quite entertaining... Les Chickens from Montreal especially...most of them crossed the finish with a rubber chicken in hand. Based on the ratio of "Allez Allez" to "Go Go" I'd estimate at least 30-40% of the field was from Canada. It's definitely not a MT type venue but still a nice setting.  No racing for me this year.  I had a crash on the bike a few months ago and mucked up the shoulder pretty badly. Multiple fractures of the proximal humerus and torn rotator cuff. Surgery took care of the fx but I'm still working on recovering range of motion. It was the same arm I broke in December so working to regain full function is first priority. I have started running a little which helps the mental recovery.  I could probably get in the pool and do just kick sets but that would impede mental recovery.

Anyway, good luck to all for the rest of the season. 

Fred, CDA has 50 slots as well in 2015 and I believe it had only 3 slots in M50-54 this year.  I did CDA back in 2009.  It was an OK venue and I wouldn't mind going back but it pales in comparison to M-T.  If it was up to me I'd be going back to M-T but it comes down to compromise on the home front.  I talked with Patrick Mcrann (spp?) coach from Endurance Nation at rolldown on Monday since I knew he had KQ'd at Texas a couple years ago.  He described some of his heat coping strategies and it didn't sound too appealing to me.

Kim, glad you checked in.  Here's hoping for a speedy recovery and a return to training over the fall/winter so you're ready for next season.

Mechanical question - I tried putting my Shimano 11-28 cassette onto my bike tonight, but while the shifting was okay (SRAM), it just felt rough while turning the pedals.  I'm wondering if it's because I put a spacer behind the 28 cog that came with the cassette.  The existing SRAM 11-26 went back on without issues (no spacer).  I didn't have the chance to try out the new cassette without the spacer but am hoping maybe that was the issue.  Thoughts?

Neil...usually for me the thin spacer is dependent on the wheel.  I only use SRAM cassettes though, so not sure, but there are wheels (all 10 speed hubs) where I need the spacer and some that don't even if using the exact same cassette. 

That said, clunky shifting may be because you need to adjust the B limit screw.  That's the adjustment that keeps the upper pulley the proper distance from the bottom of the cassette which will greatly impact shift quality.  You might also want to check your high and low limit screws to make sure that the derailleur is aligned properly to the smallest and largest cogs.

All of these adjustments are clearly explained on various youtube videos.

Neil, I would certainly try without the spacer.  Those little buggers have gotten me more than once, including a time when I ended up with two in there somehow.

Kim, nice to hear from you but sorry to hear about the bike crash.     Hope you are able to recover well and get back into training again.