JanneK wrote:
Congrats!! Two questions:
- on the pictures between saddle and bottlecage there is something? What type of setup do you have there? You also had a rubber band to ensure that botle doestn eject?
- you didnt swim/ride with Suunto watch, but you tool that for the run? Have you tested aero impact of having watch while riding?
Thanks! I would say this is best performance this year from Suunto sponsored athlete
Good eye! I had a spare tube wrapped around the rear bottle cage and back of the saddle. My work with STAC suggested that this placement can actually clean up airflow in that region and lower drag. I had tire levers and a CO2 inflator velcro'd under the saddle. I obviously still need to refine this setup since part of the tube came loose later in the ride and was flapping around!
I put the Suunto 9 on in T2. On the bike, I use my Pioneer head unit for power data, though the Suunto 9 can display power metrics. I haven't tested watch aerodynamics, but I wouldn't be surprised if a watch added significant drag on the bike. On the run, I wore my Suunto to collect data, but I didn't glance at it even once after the start. I'm no stranger to pacing by feel, since I never wear a watch for 70.3 and shorter distance racing. My intuitive pace sense seems to be good, so I didn't see much reason to change that approach. Since it was my first Ironman, I didn't have a precise sense of target pace anyways. I still wore a watch because the data could be invaluable for post-race analysis.
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