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beebs
Apr 5, 12 19:32
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AnthonyS wrote:
I was thinking about this the other day too. Now I'm not anyone LA would listen to, but I had a thought.
LA won all his TdFs on long hill climbs. He wasn't all that great at TTs, but held his own. Well triathlon is nothing but a long TT. Most TTs on the TdF aren't 56 or 112 miles long. I really think that's a huge disadvantage for him. I think if LA really wants to dominate a triathlon he needs to find one with a terrible horrid hilly mean and windy bike ride. That is a race where his strength would really shine. On the flats of the gulf coast in a TT.... not really his strength.
His swimming is clearly good enough, and his running will probably improve though. If he is in a race with a nasty hilly bike course, he will probably do even better.
Make sense?
In before facepalm
mojozenmaster
Apr 5, 12 19:48
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [AnthonyS]
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Make sense?
Lance once rode Little Yellow Jacket up the Tourmalet
**All of these words finding themselves together were greatly astonished and delighted for assuredly, they had never met before**
Jiowa
Apr 5, 12 20:01
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paulthomas wrote:
A real runner has tremedous flexibility from the low back, all the way down to his toes.
I'm under the impression sprinters have amazing flexibility but for distance runners it's not necessary?
Please note the question mark.
Running is a gift.
dennis
Apr 5, 12 20:12
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Sorry. I meant most people. You are the exception. I really hope Lance listens to you.
TriBriGuy
Apr 5, 12 20:19
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [dennis]
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Dennis...google is still your friend...you may want to check out who PT is.
I reckon he's got a fair sized set of testicles.
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glyork
Apr 5, 12 23:03
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"So exactly how fast does Armstrong hope to run a marathon at the end of an Ironman? According to Salazar, Armstrong has a pretty exact number in mind.
“He’s going into this seriously,” he said. “The way he talked about it, he said, ‘You need to be able to get me to run 2:30 when I’m fresh. If I can do that, I can run 2:50-2:55 [in an Ironman], and if I can do that, I’ll win.’”
Full article:
http://triathlon.competitor.com/...ironman-advice_24430
AJHull
Apr 6, 12 0:17
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [paulthomas]
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Hey Paul -
Unrelated by a question nonetheless...
A few years back Kenny Souza was back at racing a bike and set a record in one of theose distance events (can't remember the one). If I recall, you were helping him with that comeback. Did he continue to train and race after that? What is he up to now?
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WyoWill
Apr 6, 12 0:30
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paulthomas wrote:
ok smarty pants;-) Now please tell me what the hell happens to the body following a near death effort over a stage race......I am really curious what happens.....Also, some of our best days on a bike are after a really hard ride/race. I know in running, it is impossible to have that feeling on day 2, 3 and 4.
Well there are several physiological explanations including some interesting ones (such as central governor theory) that are under scrutiny. But from my understanding and my limited education (thus far), during physical exertion, your body will shut down long before it's ever going to die....unless you have the extreme psychological prowess to overcome such innate measures... I won't let the ethanol speak for me much longer but I can say this...
http://www.sportsscientists.com/
this site is always interesting to follow.
Robert
Apr 6, 12 5:06
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [need4speed]
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When does your novel come out? ;)
But, I do agree about N=1....
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Macho Grande
Apr 6, 12 7:25
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [dennis]
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This was supposed to be in pink right? You do know who Psul Thomas is, right? My advice to you is to listen and learn...
Bob
"If you have a dream, pursue it as hard as you can. The world needs more of that." - Jordan Rapp
dsmallwood
Apr 6, 12 7:48
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i only "know" Paul from here on ST so i thought I'd google him too. this is what wiki has (i'll let him pick who he'd want to be):
Paul Thomas
may refer to:
Paul Thomas (academic)
(born 1941), Australian university vice-chancellor
Paul Thomas (bassist)
(born 1980), American bassist
Paul Thomas (cricketer)
(born 1971), English cricketer
Paul Thomas (figure skater)
, British figure skater
Paul Thomas (footballer)
(born 1982), Australian rules footballer
Paul Thomas (pornographic actor)
(born 1947), American pornographic actor and director
Paul Thomas (writer)
(born 1951), New Zealand writer
Paul Richard Thomas
(born 1977), French photographer
Paul, what year were you born? 1947? 1971? those are the most intriquing. ;-)
dwc
Apr 6, 12 8:14
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [AnthonyS]
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to quote John McEnroe- you cannot be serious! Did you watch a single Tour he raced?
1999: won 3/3
2000: won 1/2
2001: won 2/3
2002: won 2/3
2003: won 0/3
2004: won 2/3
2005: won 1/2
That's an insane record (against the likes of Ullrich, Cancellara, Millar, Botero, Zabriskie, etc.)
while winning craploads of mountain stages and being the GC leader more often than not.
Unlike Millar and Zabriskie who could "rest" and focus on the TT's, he had to race hard every day, and he still dominated TT's.
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Apr 6, 12 8:22
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As others have said, Lance did pretty well at TT's. Kona with strong winds is always going to be an advantage to the strong cyclist. Leito always hopes for a tough bike day so he can put more time into his competition.
Speaking of pros cyclists riding a 112m TT, reminds me of watching Tyler Hamilton in 2006 crush the bike course at Silverman, hilly and a really windy day (mind you he was on a relay team). None the less Lance is a stronger TT rider then him and TH was just coming off his 2 yr suspension. Bjorn was racing on a relay as well, but I think he had some loose stem issues on the bike. I'm thinking he would still say that TH flew.
Either way makes for a good Kona, adds some excitment. I have no doubt Lance will not be neglecting the bike! Could be two Speed Concepts flying after Hawi.
Darren
mjlrun
Apr 6, 12 8:56
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dsmallwood wrote:
i only "know" Paul from here on ST so i thought I'd google him too. this is what wiki has (i'll let him pick who he'd want to be):
Paul Thomas
may refer to:
Paul Thomas (academic)
(born 1941), Australian university vice-chancellor
Paul Thomas (bassist)
(born 1980), American bassist
Paul Thomas (cricketer)
(born 1971), English cricketer
Paul Thomas (figure skater)
, British figure skater
Paul Thomas (footballer)
(born 1982), Australian rules footballer
Paul Thomas (pornographic actor)
(born 1947), American pornographic actor and director
Paul Thomas (writer)
(born 1951), New Zealand writer
Paul Richard Thomas
(born 1977), French photographer
Paul, what year were you born? 1947? 1971? those are the most intriquing. ;-)
I had the same question: WTF is Paul Thomas? Probably because I'm not a cyclist. My google search showed the same list as yours. I added 'cycle' and found out that PT is the 2011 World Elliptical Cycling Champion! Oh, he's been the Duathlete of the year also.
toj
Apr 6, 12 9:18
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [AJHull]
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Paul will offer more than I can on this, but I believe that Kenny Souza won the Furnace Creek 508 (as in, 508 miles). He then the the RAAM and did quite well despite suffering from pneumonia throughout much of the race.
I'm not sure what he's been up to since then??? It would be nice to know.
Ray
juha-pdx
Apr 6, 12 9:23
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Re: Note to Lance......baby steps [mjlrun]
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Try "Paul Thomas" and "Jesuit" or "Arkansas".. Or look at his USAC results.
http://twitter.com/#!/joetysoe
dennis
Apr 6, 12 9:56
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I did not know who paul thomas was and I think I made him angry. Now that you have told me i know. So he may be someone who can come on a forum and give lance armstrong advice. He also may be more qualified than those other people lance has coaching him. I am sorry I said it took balls to do.
I do have one request. if you are really good or have been or will be in the future please state that so I will not reply and make you or others mad. Paul you are right who am I to reply. Sorry
juha-pdx
Apr 6, 12 10:10
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Lance lurks on the forum and I'm fairly sure he knows who PT is. Whether he "listens" or not, well I'm sure he's getting guidance/input from a variety of folks. Sure Paul may be armchair'ing a bit, but it's advice from a guy who knows how to bring himself to very high levels of fitness.
And trying to balance the kind of running LA wants (or thinks he needs) to do with the bike power he needs to hold on to keep his advantage in Triathlon is, well, a nuanced process. Yeah, his handlers know that- how to get to the start line w/those things balanced is, you have to think, pretty well mapped out; that said PT offering up a thought isn't random.
Moreover, the "bump" an athlete gets from "breaking a few seals" Paul references is real- why do you reckon TdF GC guys do the Dauphine?
http://twitter.com/#!/joetysoe
AJHull
Apr 6, 12 10:17
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dsmallwood wrote:
i only "know" Paul from here on ST so i thought I'd google him too. this is what wiki has (i'll let him pick who he'd want to be):
Paul Thomas
may refer to:
Paul Thomas (academic)
(born 1941), Australian university vice-chancellor
Paul Thomas (bassist)
(born 1980), American bassist
Paul Thomas (cricketer)
(born 1971), English cricketer
Paul Thomas (figure skater)
, British figure skater
Paul Thomas (footballer)
(born 1982), Australian rules footballer
Paul Thomas (pornographic actor)
(born 1947), American pornographic actor and director
Paul Thomas (writer)
(born 1951), New Zealand writer
Paul Richard Thomas
(born 1977), French photographer
Paul, what year were you born? 1947? 1971? those are the most intriquing. ;-)
I think the Paul Thomas on here is the porn star.
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dennis
Apr 6, 12 10:48
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Now quit that.
Paul was a very good high school runner
Paul was a very good college runner
Paul was a very good duathlete
His friends say Lance lurks here and they are pretty sure he knows who paul is.
One friend said he has big balls
NOW drop it
paulthomas
Apr 6, 12 10:51
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hahaha! This one got a good giggle out of me! I hope that is etched into my headstone.....
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Apr 6, 12 10:53
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AJHull wrote:
I think the Paul Thomas on here is the porn star.
Aren't we
all?
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Apr 6, 12 10:54
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Now quit that.
Paul was a very good high school runner
Paul was a very good college runner
Paul was a very good duathlete
His friends say Lance lurks here and they are pretty sure he knows who paul is.
One friend said he has big balls
......................................laughing even harder now!!!!
NOW drop it
TriDigest
Apr 6, 12 10:55
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Paul you did do some amazing things. I was very impressed when I looked you up. People in the sport should know more about our champions.
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