mtbdarby... you could check out the racing forum here and also on the mtbr.com forums... that is a mtn bike dedicated forum...

I am SO not a racer that I would be useless to you... I have a friend who is getting his first road bike this weekend (got the 06 Specialized Tarmac Pro... WOOT!) and wants to do the Ironman in 08. He asked me to help train him. I told him I can get him up to doing a century by Feb but then he will need to find a coach to train for the racing aspect... I'll create the foundation and then he'll be outta my league after that!