Bike Log

[severine]

Impressive!!!! Congrats!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

thanks all....the swim time is decent (215th out of about 1400 athletes) the bike is average and the run is sub par......looking back i could definatly could have pushed the swim to about 28min and the bike i could have done sub 3hrs, but i didnt want to push it and bonk on the run (which i did anyway) the run was hot and hilly, i started overheating, so i did more walking than i'd like....my normal 13mi is 2hrs....i want to be under 7hrs, came in at 6:28..next time will be under 6hrs

 

[MonkeyBrook]

Quattro, congrats. I made it as well.

40 minute swim (pretty good for me)
3:05 on bike
2:08 run (slow for me, cramped real bad after bike...had to walk a bit)

with transitions, 6:04:00 total. I was shooting for 6 hours...just missed. I am happy with it for my 1st half.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

great job monkey,,,great race indeed

swim 31.14
bike 3:06:07
run 2:41:41 (usually a 2hr-2:15 half pace, but i was overheating and couldnt cool down)

 

[MonkeyBrook]

You too quatro...I am normally on 1:55 pace for half was about 15 minutes slower...I cramped so bad that I basically walked the first 3 miles...people were dropping quickly...I didnt fuel properly on the bike...what water bottles they handed out were not very easy to use...it cost me about 48 oz of fluid...

 

[andyzee]

finished my 1st 70.3 Half Ironman in Providence on Sunday...great experience...didnt push too hard as i wanted to finish, negotiating nutrition, endurance on that distance is tricky, didnt want to bonk

1.2 mile swim 31.14
56 mile bike 3:06.07 (18.5 avg)
13.1 mile run 2:41.41 (12min mile) very hot and very hilly run...walked a bit....

Total Time 6:28:42

Good stuff, congrats!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

i agree about the water/gatorade bottles...i was expecting full water bottles, not the sport bottle that they handed out....i under-nutritioned too, was nervous about getting GI issues, esp with the heat....live and learn!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

great job monkey,,,great race indeed

swim 31.14
bike 3:06:07
run 2:41:41 (usually a 2hr-2:15 half pace, but i was overheating and couldnt cool down)

You guys are insane..

 

[andyzee]

Great riding weather today, got in 20.3 miles today @ 15 mph.
Not great, but getting there.

 

[cbcbd]

Went for a 22mi ride yesterday to meet a friend for climbing at Marymoor park, avg 16.8 - that was mostly flat and with some road crossings and route finding.
And then I get to the park and I find out that they have a Velodrome!!

Very cool, I gotta get on it sometime and put the hammer down

 

[marcski]

Nice velodrome pic!

Been doing mostly the regular road ride lately...about 28 or so miles, 2000' of climbing. I've plateaued at about 16.7 and 16.8. Can't seem to get over the 17 mph this season yet. I'm going to try and ride at least one long ride a week for the next few weeks...and hopefully that will put me over the hump on the regular training ride!

 

[andyzee]

Break out day! Got the road bike out for the first time this year, met up with a riding buddy and got in 21 miles @ 18.2 mph. A bit tired and worn, but feel great!

 

[mondeo]

After a busy week at work, out for the first time since last week Sunday (a rather hot & slow half century,) did 21 miles @ 14 mph. Finally (after a year and a half) getting this shifting thing down, and man, does it make a difference.

Can't wait to get my new ride and see how much difference it makes. Not expecting much, as it'll still definitely be the rider that's the limiting factor, but I figure 10-15lb instant weight savings, along with all the other niceties, should probably be good for something.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

20 at lunch, some nice hill repeats, legs were sore from a fast (way out of my comfy zone) 6mi run on Monday, so kept it easy and spun to loosen up the legs...

 

[MonkeyBrook]

25 on Sunday, 36 on Monday, 25 on Tuesday...getting ready for Maine St. Tri on Sunday. All lunch time rides, pressed for more time this week. Great riding weather, love the summer.

 

[mondeo]

About 15-20 on Saturday (no comp installed yet.) About 5-10 on Sunday before my 2 day old chain broke :angry:

And then 25 today, average speed around 16 mph. So apparently the new bike is worth about 2 mph, given similar rides done last week on the old bike were at 14 mph. Max speed 46 mph down one of the hills near my apartment. Sweetness.

 

[gorgonzola]

So where's everybody at mileage wise to date?

I'm at about 425, about 250 on the trails and 175 cruising around the roads at the beach while on vacation. Not too bad for having the 3 kids house job shtuff

I'd be happy finishing around 600 being that I don't ride too much after ski season starts

 

[andyzee]

256, but I didn't start until the middle of July

 

[Greg]

Hmm. It might be interesting to try to figure out the total mileage on the MTB this summer...

 

[andyzee]

Hmm. It might be interesting to try to figure out the total mileage on the MTB this summer...

Ok, let's get started, now follow closely 2+2=4