Hi. I’m new to the forum and very new to triathlons. So new I haven’t even done one - I’m getting started with a duathlon next month (3.7 run-25 bike-3.7 run). My background is pretty much only running. I’m 30 and have been running marathons (5) and half-marathons (12) for the past five years. Last race was a half this past spring at 1:32 (7:04/mile). I’ve only been riding my road bike for about 3 weeks - 3x/week with two 1 hour rides and one 2 hour ride, along with running 5x/week.
Sooooo… I’m hoping to get any and all advice.
Specifically, tips on riding a road bike in a race. How often should I be out of my seat - during my rides I pretty much remain seated. Is there a specific cadence range that generally equal faster speed?
How fast do you think I should go in the first run leg? I figure the best advice is to just get out there and do it and learn from experience, huh?
Thanks!
Hi. I’m new to the forum and very new to triathlons. So new I haven’t even done one - I’m getting started with a duathlon next month (3.7 run-25 bike-3.7 run). My background is pretty much only running. I’m 30 and have been running marathons (5) and half-marathons (12) for the past five years. Last race was a half this past spring at 1:32 (7:04/mile). I’ve only been riding my road bike for about 3 weeks - 3x/week with two 1 hour rides and one 2 hour ride, along with running 5x/week.
Sooooo… I’m hoping to get any and all advice.
Specifically, tips on riding a road bike in a race. How often should I be out of my seat - during my rides I pretty much remain seated. Only to maintain your speed over rollers or on a long sustained climb if you really start to slow and need to increase your tempo/speed a bit
Is there a specific cadence range that generally equal faster speed? Not necessarily faster but there will be a cadence that will be more efficient. Everyone is different but the standard is 90rpm, some go up to 100, some do 80.
How fast do you think I should go in the first run leg? I’d say that depends on your goals for the race, if you want to win, you better go really hard, if you just want to do well, you better go hard, if you just want to challenge yourself and finish you better go easy.
I figure the best advice is to just get out there and do it and learn from experience, huh?
Thanks!