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I hear you on the rain Mesteren... Taiwan has been rainy for about 3 days, with at least another 5 in a row forecast... 2 ~ 4 C though... haha... we've got 30+. :P  Rain is good though, since we're having a slight drought here at the moment... water rationing was supposed to begin next week, but with a weeks worth of rain we should be good for the year!

Been toying with the idea of getting a trainer for my bike.  Any suggestions, either in trainer brand or in fitting a trainer into an already tight apartment without having my wife kill me????

I dont think the different types are very different, so just look for a deal. I would however recommend, that you get one where it is possible to adjust the intensity. Also get a special trainer tire as normal tires will wear out very quickly.


I hope you all had a great weekend.
I did my second tri of the year, a local super sprint and I won it ........for the 4th year running
This time I pretty much won it transition where I combined was over 30s faster then the guy who finished 2nd, (50s behind me.)
It did not rain but it was only 6C so racing in a Tri suit was a bit cold, but since it was so short, 35min, and I was pushing hard the entire time it was ok

It is awesome to have such an awesome athlete to ask any kind of noob question whenever I want.

thanks for all your inspiring comments and help

Congrats on the win!!

I agree with Chris, finding training time is tough!

However, my private lesson canceled last night, so I jumped on my bike and got in 42kms...pretty happy about the ride.  Finished 40km at 1:25 which, while not really fast, is doing alright for a novice biker like me.

hehe... same boat here.  My frist Tri is June 19th. 

In the last 40 hours I have completed race distance in all three events, and that's making me feel pretty good.

Tues Night - 40km on the bike in 1:25

Wed Night - 10km run in 1:02

Thurs Lunch - 1500 meters in the pool (100, 400, 400, 400, 200 - total rest time 2:15) in 34:06

So I'm feeling really good about finishing within the allowed 4 hour time limit.  Breaking 3 hours, which is my secondary goal, will be pretty tough once you throw transition times into the mix...we'll see what happens.

Hey, there, all.

My next (NEXT? Really?! unbelievable) tri is June 12. Last couple of weeks here have been terribly hectic - tri May 7; mother's day May 8; delivering a weeklong workshop that I've been planning for six months, and for which I was the primary presenter the week after that...plus school ending activities and some family in town.

Last week my training log was a little scattered but this week is going better as I'm rearranging workout schedules and just trying to hunker down amidst all the chaos. Need to run a bit more. It's my weakest area and I haven't spent a lot of time on it in the past couple of weeks.

Swam this morning and will run tonight.

Mesteren: Congrats on your win! And thanks for your support

Yup tomorrow will be D-Day. And I already learned that I hate the final week before the race. Since monday I've trained less then 3 hours while I normally plan for about 10 hours. So currently sitting at work craving for a good run or swim or whatever. As long as I don't have to sit.

I think Mesteren is right on me being ready. In other words. Looking back I currently way ahead of were I expected to be today. Retaining my original goal of finishing with a smile, and smile hard if it is within 1h30m I think I will be capable of doing better even in the right circumstances.

At least I have been calculating my times: 500m swim 12min, 20K bike, 40min, run 28min = 1h20min. That leaves me with 10 minutes for T1 and T2 plus lose some time because I won't be completely fresh during bike and run. On the other hand. I feel that the given times are conservative times I can do quite easily in a training setting. So my new gradesystem

• > 1h30m: As long as I smiled I'm ok
• > 1h25m <1h30m: Yay I made my goal!
• > 1h20m <1h25m: WOW, really! Do the happy dance.
• <1h20m: nah that is insane the clock must be broken.

But regardless of the result tomorrow. I know I will finish. I know I will push it at some point. But most of all I'm very proud of what I achieved already knowing where I came from. And I'm very pleased to have found this great sport.

All have a great weekend and see you all on the other side of tri-life

Ok a quick reply. Just to brag on my time. A 1/8 (500m, 20K, 5K) in 1h20m05s. Really want to do an amazing happy dance though my legs still hurt.

CONGRATS NEIZELS! GREAT JOB!

The soreness doesn't seem to matter much after a race. You did great. So much better than you seemed to hope for. I hope you recover quickly and enjoy your sweet VICTORY.

I got so sick this week. Hard to recover. I have tanked for the week. I did some weight training and a little running. I have some residual sinus issues left over. It is making breathing hard.