Tollakson wrote:
1. How many hour of sleep do you generally get in a week and do you sleep more or less post IM.
I try to sleep 10 hours per day, 8 at night with a 2 hour nap. I sleep about the same post Ironman with the exception of maybe a couple of days of marathon 12 hour sleeps or 10+2 hour nap. 2. Do you do anything special with your diet during recovery weeks?
For 3 days I eat whatever I want, so I had donuts, cheeseburgers, cheese curds, ice cream, etc. After that I will switch back to my plain old diet which doesn't vary much. 3. How early do you add intensity back on the swim and bike and when do you start running?
I will add a bit of intensity after 2 weeks and start running of Tuesday of the second week. Some questions related to running your company:
1. What special challenges do you guys have competing against global giants with massive marketing budgets and offshore manufacturing in Taiwan.
We obviously don't have the deep pockets of our competitors, but we do have all our operations under one roof so our turnaround time is fast and we are very agile in our domestic manufacturing. We are positioning ourselves to be triathlon leader, but it takes a more direct message to our consumers. 2. What is your vision for Dimond 5 years from now? In 5 years, I see Dimond as one of the top 3 bike companies in the Kona bike count. I see us making a few models of bikes and expanding Ruster Sports into some other bike technologies (not just frames).
3. Will all your bikes use beam technology?
No, we will put out regular double diamond frames as well using similar aerodynamic principles. 4. Would you expand into the touring market with a different price point frame?
Yes, but that is a ways down the road for us. 5. If/when the UCI changes rules for the hour record would you like to see your frame under a rider trying to take a crack at Boardman's superman position record?
Our director of egineering, David Morse, is more passionate about the Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) record. OK, great answers....I am sure my FTP won't go up to 360W, but I'm going to give the 70 hour sleep week a shot one of these weeks....maybe this one is a good start. Nice to also hear about your company vision and also leveraging the domestic manufacturing over an assortment of product lines. All the best.
Edit: I have to say, this thread has been fairly interesting as it has covered topics ranging from race execution to physiology, to manufacturing, business strategy and product design. Pretty well covers everything that ST cares about....heck there was even some talk about running!
