"How hard can it be?" Training Update

[kelownagirl]

My standard plan of HTFU and finish. Even if it means walking a whole bunch. We've been over the run course twice now and there is a good chunk of up and down. I can see me walking up and running down and going as far as I can... then walking up... etc.

Finishing time: My swim wave is at 8:20. I expect the swim to take 40 minutes or less. I did the guided swim in 43 min. at a very leisurely pace and lots of zigzagging.

I anticipate being able to average 15 - 16 miles an hour on the bike. I hope to be a little faster... but who knows. 3:30 - 3:45 for the bike.

I'd like to do 12 minute miles for the run, but could be as slow as 15, so 2:37 - 3:17.

Adding it up 7 - 7:45 - so I should finish sometime between 3 and 4 PM. Yowza!!!! But Central Coast Double took me 18 hours... so I can do this. I don't see a podium finish in my future.



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What's the bike course like?

[Veronica]

What's the bike course like?

Other than the Chalk Hill Climb, which is about 7 - 8% for about 1/2 a mile at the end, (estimating from my GPS data) it is very similar to my local ride, very rolling, very curvy.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ght=local+ride

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[kelownagirl]

Other than the Chalk Hill Climb, which is about 7 - 8% for about 1/2 a mile at the end, (estimating from my GPS data) it is very similar to my local ride, very rolling, very curvy.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ght=local+ride

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Sounds like the route on my tri except I have more downhill. It's 2 X 10k laps with one short but steep hill (9% for .5km) and lots of turns. No use for aerobars so I'm taking them off and losing a lb. I hope to avg about 18-19 mph on the bike.

[Veronica]

Aerobars????

Maybe next year I'll add them. I've ridden big chunks of this course, but in the opposite direction, on different brevets I've done. I don't know how useful aerobars would be. I've been able to average 17+ on the shorter tris. I'm not sure I can sustain that for 56 miles. Plus this is much hillier than those two were.

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[kelownagirl]

Aerobars????

Maybe next year I'll add them. I've ridden big chunks of this course, but in the opposite direction, on different brevets I've done. I don't know how useful aerobars would be. I've been able to average 17+ on the shorter tris. I'm not sure I can sustain that for 56 miles. Plus this is much hillier than those two were.

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I couldn't maintain that speed on a longer race either unless it was flatter, at least not if I wanted to run after. I don't find I use my aerobars much. I'm lower, faster, more comfortable, and more in control in the drops.

[Wahine]

Aerobars don't give you much benefit unless you are going 16 mph or faster. So if there are a lot of hills and you are going a bit slower, you're better off saving the weight.

[kelownagirl]

Aerobars don't give you much benefit unless you are going 16 mph or faster. So if there are a lot of hills and you are going a bit slower, you're better off saving the weight.

Yup, that's what I heard from my coach too. Oh wait, you ARE my coach...

OK, coach, I'm off to do my hill repeats, and hey, I've been doing pretty well following the plan we devised. Yeah baby! It's great to have all this time to train!