Fred D Mentor Group - Part II (Page 64)

So, I take it you think a 1k/40k/10k duathlon next weekend would be a bad idea?  

You Too!

Good luck guys. Finally decided to go although my heart is not in it.

New question.  Looks like it's going to dump buckets of rain on Saturday, and I'm thinking about my bike sitting on a rack all day getting soaked.

What are the best things I can do for the bike since the Athlete Guide says you can't put a full bike cover over it?  I obviously want to keep the chain and gears as dry as possible, and I'm thinking about the cockpit as well.  Actually I probably want to keep the PT dry also...

Thoughts?

Scenic tour style?

Regardless, I hope you have a good time.

And GO NEIL as well!

Don't worry about it. The stuff is all waterproof. A good wipe and lube of the chain race morning and a good clean and lube after the race.

If it rained buckets during the race you wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

funny you should be discussing this because I am looking at the month and thinking i am pretty stupid - i guess we can attribute it to Ironman brain. But I have 25k trail run at the end of this month. Planning to keep it all easy but I really wish I hadn't committed to it now. It will be fine but as you mention, I should not be logging long mileage. 

Planning to run 8k (5 miles) tonight.

Thanks

I am struggling with achilles and thigh problems so have no expectations.

And scared of the hills :-)

Quick question.  If the heart is not in this one, why are you choosing to do it since you hadn't really planned on it in advance?

What's interesting is that he thinks the frame may save him 5 minutes over an IM.  And judging by his training speeds at 200-210 watts...it's hard to doubt it.

Curious what you guys think of him starting to use power this late in the game?  Given that he is so in tune with his HR and is used to it, should he even be experimenting with it?  Is he planning on using it for the race in Kona or is he just playing with it?

This, and good luck!!!!!

This was my bike after Oceanside this year. 

OMG - I can practically hear the grit going through the gears just from looking at the picture!

Thought the same thing.  Based on the pic I figured it was a Quark?  But those watts really do seem super low for someone generating that much speed.

It also shows how out of whack my PT must be because his watts are below mine - and I'm no Bryan on the bike (or run, or swim, oh hell, even transitions)...  PT goes back to Cycleops as soon as the race is over.

I will be careful. If I come off the bike with any pain I will stop. I ran this morning and it was so/so. Felt fine after but hurts now.

I'm doing it for a few reasons. It's paid for anyways and I registered my son as a volunteer and he really wants to do that. His mom is away so it's kind of father/son weekend.

Things may be just fine, but I don't have any expectations so I won't be disappointed.

I will try a few things on the nutrition front.

Worst case I'll do a nice bike ride. Best case I'll finish. Either case it will be fun.

Has anyone here used trainerroad?

Weekday darkness is likely going to have me on the trainer twice a week.  I have my powertap, but I'm wondering if the variety of workouts available are worth the $10 a month.  For a while I was trying to upload workouts into my garmin 500, but that was a pain in the butt.  I hear Jorge's workouts are on TR now.  I also wouldn't mind seeing my workout stats on my laptop.

Will the ANT+ stick I have for my Garmin 405 work in transmitting from my PT to my laptop?

Thoughts?

Okay, I'm just going to put this out there, and debated about actually do so, but here goes.

My goal time for this race is 5:15.  :37 for the swim, 2:55 bike (long bike), 1:38 run + transitions.  2009 = 5:56, 2011 = 5:52.

I think I have it in me, but prior race results say otherwise.  We'll see come Sunday.

I won't have internet access for the next couple of days, so I'm sort of posting this and running off, but wanted to put it out to the group exactly what I wanted to accomplish.