mendne wrote:
1/ 208W NP, VI Index 1.01
2/ 22.98mph, 37km/h average
3/ 112.28 miles, (180.55km)
4/ 156 pounds (71kg)
5/ Trek Speed concept 9.9, Zipp 900 disc, Zipp 808 firecrest front, Giro Selector Helmet
6/ Ironman WA as above, 30 something and a reasonable headwind/tailwind, (nothing compared to Kona this year!!)
7/ Raced here two years ago and did a 4:59 in better conditions, (this year 4:53), no power meter. Ran a 3:12 off the bike compared to 3:11 last time round.
First up - congrats. Great run after a pretty solid bike split.
For me though, it pisses me off that I seem to have to push so much more power to go as fast, if not way slower than people I compete against. 208 watts for 37 ave vs 242 watts for 37.6 ave. Id drop the .6kph any day if it meant only 208 watts. Its not like I havent tried to get a bike fit or a new bike. Last attempt was to visit a new specialised dealer in my area, prepared to drop whatever $ was required. The put me on a medium, no measurement, said maybe I was a large but they didnt really know (and aparently theyd done the specialised fitting course). Werent prepared to fit the bike, said they would not get a large in to try,. Last word was theyd call me in about 2 weeks if they got another medium in as a trial bike. 3 months later - nothing. Not the first experience like this. I even tried that turtle thing getting your head below shoulders into the headwind at Busso.
Anyway, nice result. I'm guessing your definitly off to Kona again???