As a prep for Leadman, and because a group of friends are doing the ride this year, I find myself wanting to ride, but with no ticket (and none left)…
If you know anyone selling a ticket for the ride this year, July 13-14 2013, please let me know!
And you don’t need to convince me that it is a waste of time. I know.
OK, i’ve got my ticket to ride! And a bus ride to Seattle… and overnight at UW (my Masters alma mater)…
So… the final choice is 200 miles on the aero bike? Or road bike? I’d put on 404fr/808rr if I took the road bike… and there is likely to be some big packs to jump on… so I am thinking road bike is the way to go. My friends are planning to hammer to halfway on the first day, leaving me to pick up the second 100 miles of the day on my own.
If you’re riding the tri bike at Leadman, I’d say tri bike for STP. I did RSVP last year (Seattle to Vancouver BC) and then Leadman last year and was pretty happy to have put all those miles on the tri bike. YMMV.
Michelle
Michelle,
That’s kind of what I was thinking… but it would resign me to a long solo day in the saddle – those Roadies won’t let me feigning a Tri-geek in their pack(s).
Long solo day in the saddle sounds about like what Leadman is going to be. I intend to do two of those in the upcoming months in prep for the same race.
What SurfingLamb said. 
A long solo day by yourself is the perfect training for Leadman.
M
SurfingLamb, you doing Pacific Crest HIM this weekend? (That will be one of the Leadman loops! Maybe see you there!)
I still think STP would be more fun ducking into a group, but I like your advice. I’ve done a couple of long rides (including one 100 mile, and a 112 mile ride) this year… and will do a few 138 mile rides come July / Aug… so long days aren’t so much the worry. For me, all this swimming and running has sucked some power out of my cycling legs… so I actually think shorter high intensity rides are needed.
I wish - I actually planned to do it but had to bail because of other commitments (I did an Oly last weekend to make up for it).
my ride training has been all high intensity intervals with long rides as my “rest/recovery rides” for this race (which is my “A” race). The ride/run doesn’t worry me at all. It’s just making the swim cutoff. I think I’ll get a buckle if I make the swim cutoff and have a good race after that.
Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone have room for me and my bike in their car up to Seattle on July 12? I just now lost my ride…
I just signed up for the wheelman bus, leaving Lloyd center 8:30-10:00am on Friday. Drops off at UW… $65…
(p.s. you didn’t hijack, that’s the purpose of the thread)
My only word of caution on taking your TT bike is that there will be 10,000 other people riding the same course at the same time. For many of the participants this is their first event. Be prepared for traffic and a wide variety of bike handling skills.