wsrobert wrote:
Bryancd wrote:
And my point is that previous placing doesn't much matter. He was 9th behind who? What matters is who's there (and there was some talent that showed up in his AG that day - Pat Wheeler - now pro, Matt Curbeau - qualified for his pro card, Eric Retinger, Mike Lavery). And you can't control that part.
His goal (as opposed to a KQ) should simply be to obtain as much fitness as possible, prepare in every way imaginable and aim to execute flawlessly on the day and hope for the best.
Yeah, for sure. Lets face, we are all just spit balling here, I am just presenting the case that I don't think there is enough bike swim innate talent and enough time to do this in the time frame and training time the OP has allowed for. It's just my opinion, and we know what that's good for. :)
So considering previous results, time to train, time of year he will be training, date of race, and based on the most recent posts not a lot of bike training experience...you can see my point.
Alright, so I had my first real race of the season, and my first Olympic distance tri at Lobsterman this weekend. Results first, then explanation later. Here's the link if people can give me better insights on how I compare to other racers:
http://www.lobstermantri.com/results/#/results Overall time: 2:20:30, good for 20th overall and 10th in division. So now you're thinking, he is so far away from being competitive he should give up right? Well, there are a few encouraging signs that came out of this:
1. Swim time of 35 minutes. I lost sight of the second buoy and went way off course. I'm no shark by any means and just started swimming this past week after 2 years off, but I feel like my cruise times of 1:45/100scy with only open turns should translate better than this in open-water and wetsuit. 35 is just terrible. I need to sight better.
2. I had the 9th overall bike split at 1:05 with high crr tires (my conti's haven't arrived yet from PBK) and box rims on a rolling course of 1,700+ elevation gain. Other finishers around my pace seem to be ~1:02 on other courses.
3. My calf cramped up and I couldn't really stride out on the run, resulting in a 38:09 10K. It was hilly and I can (and should) do a lot better. I have also not done any VO2Max workouts, focusing on strength (e.g., 6x1mile @ 5:45 pace) that will help me in longer races.
Next race is Miami 70.3 in a month, over which I will put a big focus in on the swim, keep pushing ftp on the bike, and maintaining the run. As always, any and all feedback welcome. I have also decided to splurge for a powermeter over the winter sufferfest season. Excited!