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I ran in a lab with a bunch of sensors yesterday. It was super cool. THere were maybe 50 sensors on my feet/legs/hips and I could see the data being projected onto the screen in front of me. Kind of like how you see athletes wearing sensors translated  into wireframe for video games.

I ran in a lab with a bunch of sensors yesterday. It was super cool. THere were maybe 50 sensors on my feet/legs/hips and I could see the data being projected onto the screen in front of me. Kind of like how you see athletes wearing sensors translated  into wireframe for video games.

Had a great race last night.  From the mass start, my swim put me up in the front pack, and then I spent the bike ride getting passed.  My goal was to do the ride aerobically, and then have a good run.  I averaged 19.5 mph on a 24 mi ride, and then averaged 7:14/mi on the run.  I got faster every mile, and had a good finish that put the last half mile or so in the high 5:xx range (I was trying to chase a guy down, and got within a couple seconds).  Finished 29/118 OA, and 6/14 AG (swim was 17th OA).

Very cool!  In a lot of ways, it reminds me of doing a bike fit -- bit I had way fewer than 50 sensors on me! 

Salty, that looks like quite the amazing experience.  Glad you didn't fall off, although it might have made some spectacular data with the sensors flying off in all directions!!

On another note, for all you arachnophobes, don't try this at home:  http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/man-kill-spider-caused-house-fire-24580540.  On NPR this morning, they noted that there was no word on the spider's condition after the incident.

Thanks for the reminder, Chris.  I won't go nuts - I already am and it has nothing to do with training!!  

I do tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to dealing with potential injury/pain.  I might beat myself up for "being lazy" but I won't go out and kill myself just to get in the times/distances.  I have a 45 min. run tomorrow and am going with a friend who's slower than me.  We're going on a flat course instead of the more hilly trail that I had planned (and could usually do), and will probably walk some as well as running.  I'm supposed to ride tonight for 55 min. and I'll probably just spin on the trainer instead of going out on the road.  If either of those feels like too much, I'll definitely stop.  I'm dialing things back and trying to listen to my body instead of the negative self-talk - just one more part of the sport I'm working to learn.

Had a great race last night.  From the mass start, my swim put me up in the front pack, and then I spent the bike ride getting passed.  My goal was to do the ride aerobically, and then have a good run.  I averaged 19.5 mph on a 24 mi ride, and then averaged 7:14/mi on the run.  I got faster every mile, and had a good finish that put the last half mile or so in the high 5:xx range (I was trying to chase a guy down, and got within a couple seconds).  Finished 29/118 OA, and 6/14 AG (swim was 17th OA).

Had a great race last night.  From the mass start, my swim put me up in the front pack, and then I spent the bike ride getting passed.  My goal was to do the ride aerobically, and then have a good run.  I averaged 19.5 mph on a 24 mi ride, and then averaged 7:14/mi on the run.  I got faster every mile, and had a good finish that put the last half mile or so in the high 5:xx range (I was trying to chase a guy down, and got within a couple seconds).  Finished 29/118 OA, and 6/14 AG (swim was 17th OA).

I ran in a lab with a bunch of sensors yesterday. It was super cool. THere were maybe 50 sensors on my feet/legs/hips and I could see the data being projected onto the screen in front of me. Kind of like how you see athletes wearing sensors translated  into wireframe for video games.

Salty, that looks like quite the amazing experience.  Glad you didn't fall off, although it might have made some spectacular data with the sensors flying off in all directions!!

On another note, for all you arachnophobes, don't try this at home:  http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/man-kill-spider-caused-house-fire-24580540.  On NPR this morning, they noted that there was no word on the spider's condition after the incident.

Bionic Salty!

Had a great race last night.  From the mass start, my swim put me up in the front pack, and then I spent the bike ride getting passed.  My goal was to do the ride aerobically, and then have a good run.  I averaged 19.5 mph on a 24 mi ride, and then averaged 7:14/mi on the run.  I got faster every mile, and had a good finish that put the last half mile or so in the high 5:xx range (I was trying to chase a guy down, and got within a couple seconds).  Finished 29/118 OA, and 6/14 AG (swim was 17th OA).

"We have the capability.... Better than (s)he was before. Better, stronger, faster."

ok, the whole sensor thing is just really cool. What info they were trying to gather?

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A <3:00 half mile vs a 7:14 pace leads me to believe you could likely push harder from the get go. Of course a negative split is more desirable than the other way around but that's a pretty big discrepancy. Keep up the good work!

Tom, one of the things that hit me was the reality of "Ride for show, run for dough". My tendency is to push the bike too much and pay on the run, where as you had something left after the ride and put quite a bit of speed into the run. Great job!