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Quite a few local bike shops will hold "maintenance clinics" You might want to ask around. Otherwise YouTube is your friend. One piece wise my favorite suits are Pearl Izumi and Kiwami. Really good stuff.

I've yet to try the Salted Caramel Gus on purpose. Too many stories of addicts. LOL.

Bike lust never ends. Just FYI. You'll get a new bike and still lust after others. It's a vicious cycle.

Let's see. I've bought more than I should have this spring, but my company is sponsored by several tri companies so I "have" to represent right???? LOL. Got a Power2Max power meter on order. I'm moving from 172.5 cranks to 165s too. New Skratch Labs kit for training (See profile pics) We get Skratch Exercise Hydration at…

Good places to start: Books: Triathlon Training Bible by Joel Friel, Time Crunched Triathlete by Chris Carmichael, any book by Matt Fitzgerald. Swim specific books would be Swim Speed Secrets by Sheila Taormina Websites: Slowtitch.com, BeginnerTriathlete.com Basic Gear: Swim- one piece suit, goggles, swim cap Bike- Bike in…

Boo. I've thought about a 910, but really the only thing it does that I can't get from my Timex or my Garmin bike CPU is lap counting in the pool.

Just an FYI Garmin's customer support is awesome. They're always an easy option.

I'm in.

There are really no cons to yoga if you have the time. I have incorporated yoga in the past with very good success. I was also very lucky in that the class was taught by a marathoner so it stayed focused on the problem areas for endurance athletes. Those being hips, glutes, IT bands, core, etc. Classes, like Bikram, that…

The formulations just don't stack up IMO. The sodium content in Endurolytes and HEED are LOW. Single type carbs in HEED vs. a mixture of long and short sugars. I realize that Hammer has a very cultish following in the triathlon community, but there are a ton of products out there with better formulations IMO.

So Feed Zone was essentially developed for cyclists. When on a bike your body digests whole foods much better than when running. Cyclists will eat sandwiches, wraps, rice cakes, etc. Cyclists can divert the blood in their upper bodies to aid in digestion. Mostly because their upper bodies are stable, so you get less…

Tri shorts were the only thing I jumped in on for my first race. You can find good brands cheap at places like Sierra Trading Post or Discount Tri Supply. They tend to be last year's model, but who cares?

Over a 90 minute effort you're probably not going to see much of an effect in salt loss. That said on longer efforts you will. There have been studies done that endurance athletes (the average athlete) lose 1200mg of sodium per hour in events like an IM. Now add in heat/humidity/your own body type and you are going to fall…

Halves are really hard to put on as a non-chain race without a huge local athlete base to pull from. Houston has one local tri and we have a TON of triathletes in the area. http://www.pumpkinmantriathlon.com/

I've had friends and athletes do both Timberman in New Hampshire and Pumpkinman in Maine and they've been very complimentary of both

If I were a woman I'd look at SOAS and Coeur as they're designed specifically for women.

Agree with Jackson here. If what you have woks for both running and riding then stick with it. If we're talking about bike shorts I wouldn't want to run with that pad between my legs but to each their own. Oh and no one really looks "good" in tri gear, and no one really cares either. It's one of those things you get past…

I love Zoot shorts. Super comfy.

Pick up the rhythm of the waves. You want to sight at the crest of the wave so you can see buoys or whatever you're sighting off of. If you sight at the trough all you'll see is the wave in front of you. Other than that it really isn't too different than lake swimming.

Oh and make sure you're working with small paddles. Something like the Finis agility paddle is great because if you don't get the early vertical forearm right the paddles fall off your hand

If your pull technique is the issue I HIGHLY recommend the book Swim Speed Secrets by Sheila Taormina http://www.amazon.com/Swim-Speed-Secrets-Freestyle-Technique-ebook/dp/B009NIPNYI/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1399405259&sr=1-1&keywords=swim+speed+secrets

Ideally HR is 5ish bpm higher running. You also involve more stabilizers when running.

So I'm not the best of swimmers but I've managed to go from horrible to good enough to get through an Ironman with a respectable time. Priorities learning to swim should go as follows: 1. Learn balance. Normally people will have issues with their hips/legs dropping especially when they get tired. Total Immersion is…

Truth be told there are a ton of ways to skin this cat. Find a plan and work the plan. Being that it's your first don't tinker that much. Just trust the training and go have fun race day.

http://www.samiinkinen.com/post/11347268687/hawaii-ironman-secrets Good article on not having to spend 20 hours a week training to succeed at an Ironman. Now I will say to pull it off to this extreme you have to have a ton of base to work off of and be extremely talented (see that he has no swim workouts really scheduled…

As I always say BT plans are solid. They will get you to the finish line of whatever race you're doing. While I don't necessarily agree with much of what ziegman put in his post as it applies to minimum distances, track work, et al what he is referring to is the level of competition you see triathletes seeking at any given…

This aspect is way overblown. I find the athletes that have issues are the athletes who aren't realistic in setting expectations with their families about the time the process will take.

If you don't pee at least twice during an IM you're not drinking enough. Now whether you pee yourself or not is your call. Also not sure if drainage vents are necessary. Does make me laugh though.

This is my typical taper for an Oly. Mon- Easy swim Tues- Off Wed- 1 hour easy bike with a raced pace 30 min brick run Thurs- 45 min raced pace bike with a recovery paced 20 min brick run Friday- Off Sat- 10 min swim, 20 min spin, 15 min run. All just enough to stay loose and check to make sure all the gear is working…