Fred D Mentor Group - Part II (Page 75)

Jay, a good discussion nonetheless. If the group were to do a HIM in late April/very early may I would jump on. June is too late for me due to IMLP. In my own experience anyway, using a HIM as 'prep' for an IM proved to be counterproductive.

yup, an easy DIY. A penny between the derailleur and the big chairing will do it. You might be able to take a link or two out of your chain as well. So long as you don't over torque the bolt on the FD (you do have a small click-type torque wrench, right?) you cannot really mess anything up that your LBS couldn't then show you how to do correctly. That is pretty much how I have learned over the years, but now YouTube keeps that from happening. Mostly.

Thanks.  The chiro I've gone to is the local sports injury guru, a triathlete, and has been the official IM "doctor" more than a few times.  He's definitely the go-to guy here.  For whatever reason, it just hasn't worked out.  I'm going to start looking for some similar groups in the area.  I'm pretty sure there are some good ones out there, just not as universally recommended as the guy I've seen.

Hi all, hope everyone is doing well. Hope you do not mind my return, i just needed some time away.

I cannot ever remember the last time i posted here.

So lets see..... i did a crit on my birthday in late August, have not ran or swam since my July sprint Tri.

Did a Cyclocross race in Mass couple weeks ago, took 14th from the last row in a field of 54

Went to Martha's Vineyard this past weekend on a little vacation and the Vineyard Warrior Olympic with a BT friend Jeff Sklarz,  I made the turn onto the sprint bike course because i was not paying attention, and ended up DNF'ing. I was pretty pissed at my self, as i had done the course before, but sucked up my mangina, waited for Jeff to finish the proper bike course and went and ran an easy 10k with him. I was on pace to easily break the hour 40k tt mark, so i was pretty annoyed with myself.

Did a cross race last night, and finished 7th out of about 60, my best finish ever.  Felt good, but the bike is handling like crap, i need to fix some stuff and get different tires on it.

Ryan, awesome job bro!!!  That is fantastic!!!

Fred, congrats on the new bike, get another crank.

I use compacts on everything, i changed the rings to 52/36 on my race bikes, as i spin out a 50/11 in crits.

110lbs in rear tires, 100 in front, i weigh over 200lbs, all you skinny guys should not be over 100lbs

Don't use power, other than trainer road, if i am gonna ride the trainer i wanna do it properly.  When i am racing, i just pedal hard, lol.

Byron, very sorry about your crash and loss of a friend, i hate hearing stuff like that.

I have 2 new CX rigs enroute, chinese carbon frames, better geometry for me than my current ride.

i will read back some more and reply again.  Hope you all don't mind me re-joining.

Best of luck in getting it figured out - i didn't chime in yesterday but I had a really good experience with what I guess is non-traditional practitioners.  A friend referred me to a small clinic with just two physiotherapists (focusing on sports injuries) but both had combo certifications. The one I saw was a massage therapist and pt.  So, she did an analysis watching me walk and looking at my posture, etc.  So, she would use some massage technique to address my issues (ITBS but i had some misalignment and tightness in my back) and then give me exercises and stretches.   

Not sure if you might have any similar options but i thought that the combo approach was excellent ... sometimes the slightly different approach can work.

Such painful news, and my best thoughts attend you and especially your friend's loved ones.

Please take good care of yourself in mind and body while healing from all these things.

And again.   So sad about your friend.  I think we can all relate

Fred - 1.  Honu is on June 1st...just sayin.  But I guess that doesn't fall into east coast.  Heck, it's not even on the east coast of the island.

2.  FD adjustment should be pretty easy.  When I had to replace my FD, my mechanic showed me how to dial it in.  Pretty simple and I'm sure one of those park tool videos would been more than enough info.  It's also something you can't totally screw up, so if you have problems, just take it to the LBS.  I'm guessing you only have a choice between 53/39 and 50/34 for the S-Works crank?  I think 52/36 would be a great option for you.

Neil - I think I've done a 2.5 hour long ride pretty much every week for the last 2 years except on weekends when I'm racing.  I tend to bump it up to 3+ hours for about 12-16 weeks before a HIM, peaking at around 4 hours.  That being said...I still value my shorter, high intensity weekday rides more than my long rides.  IMO...the short hard stuff is where you really build bike fitness. 

I know some people in this group signed up for Leadman next year.  I had an idea it was tough, but never really looked into it.  With the Bend races going on this weekend, I took a peak at their website and read about last years race in Vegas.  Looks like it got a lot more popular with a bunch of ST'ers doing it this year.  I'm very curious to see how it goes.  Sounds like there will be carnage.  I might have to put this on my not so near future bucket list.

Received the email from the Tri Officials - penalty was for drafting.  Out of almost 1000 people only 5 penalties were handed out, which seems to say I must have done something pretty obvious to get dinged.

I sent back a final email to see if there was any mistake because my bib was 173 and bib 175 also received a penalty.

I know it's not a big deal, but I'm a bit gutted.  Wish it was for outside assistance.

Don't know about Bend, but they've ruined (IMO) Leadman southwest, as it's moving to Tempe, i.e. IMAZ lite.  No thanks.   It was going to be in April which is a great time to race in Lake Mead (although the winds this year were reported to be epic)

Neil...this is directly from the Muskoka Athlete Guide.  http://ironmanmuskoka.com/files/2011/08/2012_Muskoka-70.3-AG-FINAL-8.24.pdf

2012 OAT Competitive Rules apply except as indicated in the Athlete Guide. You may view the rules at

http://www.triathlonontario.com/

Procedure for awarding penalties

The official will:

1. Show the athlete a yellow card

2. Inform the athlete that they have been awarded a time penalty and that they must report to the penalty box in the transition area prior to proceeding on the run.

3. Inform the athlete that failure to serve a penalty will result in disqualification.

4. Ensure the athlete acknowledges the penalty.

5. Complete a penalty record and provide it to the Head Official at their earliest convenience. Successive infractions will result in an additional time penalty. Athletes receiving a third penalty will be disqualified. Each violation will result in a 4 min penalty to be served in the penalty box. Athletes serving penalties must sign in and out of the penalty box. Penalty Box will be located just outside transition before you start the run. Failure to do so will be viewed as a penalty not served. If a penalty is assessed on the run, an official will show a yellow card to the contestant and inform them of the time penalty. The penalty will be added to their finish time. In the event that an athlete is disqualified for a serious infraction, an official will show a RED card and inform the athlete of the DQ.

So your situation is interesting to say the least.  To me, it sounds like there was some type of mix up since nothing in #1-5 happened.

Thanks Jason - I've sent a further email back to them with this excerpt.

You are 100% correct, unfortunately, it's always the small stuff that I obsess over.  But I know where you're coming from.

The FAQ says there were 30 for 2012.  I would imagine it would remain the same.