Years 2001, 2002, 2003.
I used the 1pt/100 yard swimming, 1pt/mile biking and 4pts/mile running value system to keep up with total workload per day, week, month for all three years.
I know these monthly point totals are puny by many people's standards, but, it's all I had time to do. I'm certainly not a pro, I'm just having fun staying in shape. In 2001, I averaged 585 pts./month, with 240 points from running. In 2002, I averaged almost the same, 590, but with a little more swimming. In 2003, I averaged 570, but with only 120 points from running. Swimming pts. stayed the same again this year, but the extra points came from riding on PowerCranks. I started riding PowerCranks on December 20th, 2002. Low monthly point totals for all three years was right at 300 points, high monthly point totals for all three years was right at 650 pts. Average weight in 2001 was 184, % body fat 8.2. 2002: weight 182, body fat 8%. 2003: weight 181, 8%.
Results:
2001, best 10 mile TT was 23.21mph...I did 4 of them. 2002, same course best 10 mile TT was 24.4mph...I did 4 of them. 2003, same course, only made it out there once, 25.05 mph, and I had ridden 23 miles and run 8 miles the day before...so I wasn't rested at all, and felt tired...still, it was a PR.
AMEX race in March 2001, average bike speed 19mph, 5K run pace/mile: 8:15. 2002, bike speed 19.5mph, 5K run 8:14. 2003, bike speed 21.07mph, 5K run 6:51. Fourth place.
Latta race: 2001, bike speed 19.05, run 8:19. 2002 bike speed 20.25, run 7:59. 2003 bike speed 22.08, run 7:10 (Very bad conditions today cold and raining hard, run course was changed from road in 2001 and 2002 to a muddy trail in 2003). Fifth place.
Lake Norman race: 2001 bike speed 20.24, run 7:48. 2002 bike speed 22.63, run 8:10. 2003 bike speed 23.4, run 6:45 (however, the run was changed in 2003 to a flatter course, the bike courses were unchanged). Second place.
Morganton race: 2001-not done, 2002 bike speed 18.23 (Very hilly!), run 7:05. 2003, bike speed 20.3, run 6:40. Second Place, fastest run in AG.
Over the Mountain race: 2002 bike speed 19.56, run 7:40. 2003 bike speed 20.6, run 7:25. Third place.
Mooresville race: 2003: bike speed 22.7, run before the bike 6:45, run after the bike 6:57. Won Master's division, second fastest bike split of field.
There were several other races that I did which weren't noted, because I had no other races to compare them to, but I had the fastest bike split in AG in one, finished 4th in my first half ironman (39th fastest run of the field), and my worst finish was 8th in my second half ironman while suffering from several days of GI illness before and during the race (had an extra 4'31" transition time behind a tree during the run...not fun).
Was my improvement due to PowerCranks? Was it due to cutting my running in half? Was I just due to get off a plateau? The improvement doesn't seem to be due to a change in body composition, although I did cut back on lifting weights in 2003, and although my weight and % body fat numbers don't show it, I did re-arrange my muscle distribution in 2003. There is no scientific way to tell what did the trick for me, but, I'll be out there on my PC's, because that's what I think made the big difference.
Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur
(That which is said in Latin sounds profound)
I used the 1pt/100 yard swimming, 1pt/mile biking and 4pts/mile running value system to keep up with total workload per day, week, month for all three years.
I know these monthly point totals are puny by many people's standards, but, it's all I had time to do. I'm certainly not a pro, I'm just having fun staying in shape. In 2001, I averaged 585 pts./month, with 240 points from running. In 2002, I averaged almost the same, 590, but with a little more swimming. In 2003, I averaged 570, but with only 120 points from running. Swimming pts. stayed the same again this year, but the extra points came from riding on PowerCranks. I started riding PowerCranks on December 20th, 2002. Low monthly point totals for all three years was right at 300 points, high monthly point totals for all three years was right at 650 pts. Average weight in 2001 was 184, % body fat 8.2. 2002: weight 182, body fat 8%. 2003: weight 181, 8%.
Results:
2001, best 10 mile TT was 23.21mph...I did 4 of them. 2002, same course best 10 mile TT was 24.4mph...I did 4 of them. 2003, same course, only made it out there once, 25.05 mph, and I had ridden 23 miles and run 8 miles the day before...so I wasn't rested at all, and felt tired...still, it was a PR.
AMEX race in March 2001, average bike speed 19mph, 5K run pace/mile: 8:15. 2002, bike speed 19.5mph, 5K run 8:14. 2003, bike speed 21.07mph, 5K run 6:51. Fourth place.
Latta race: 2001, bike speed 19.05, run 8:19. 2002 bike speed 20.25, run 7:59. 2003 bike speed 22.08, run 7:10 (Very bad conditions today cold and raining hard, run course was changed from road in 2001 and 2002 to a muddy trail in 2003). Fifth place.
Lake Norman race: 2001 bike speed 20.24, run 7:48. 2002 bike speed 22.63, run 8:10. 2003 bike speed 23.4, run 6:45 (however, the run was changed in 2003 to a flatter course, the bike courses were unchanged). Second place.
Morganton race: 2001-not done, 2002 bike speed 18.23 (Very hilly!), run 7:05. 2003, bike speed 20.3, run 6:40. Second Place, fastest run in AG.
Over the Mountain race: 2002 bike speed 19.56, run 7:40. 2003 bike speed 20.6, run 7:25. Third place.
Mooresville race: 2003: bike speed 22.7, run before the bike 6:45, run after the bike 6:57. Won Master's division, second fastest bike split of field.
There were several other races that I did which weren't noted, because I had no other races to compare them to, but I had the fastest bike split in AG in one, finished 4th in my first half ironman (39th fastest run of the field), and my worst finish was 8th in my second half ironman while suffering from several days of GI illness before and during the race (had an extra 4'31" transition time behind a tree during the run...not fun).
Was my improvement due to PowerCranks? Was it due to cutting my running in half? Was I just due to get off a plateau? The improvement doesn't seem to be due to a change in body composition, although I did cut back on lifting weights in 2003, and although my weight and % body fat numbers don't show it, I did re-arrange my muscle distribution in 2003. There is no scientific way to tell what did the trick for me, but, I'll be out there on my PC's, because that's what I think made the big difference.
Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur
(That which is said in Latin sounds profound)