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There's also this: http://zwift.com/

Unless you're like me and you get your grins and giggles from the dirty looks roadies give you.

I both agree and disagree with Doug. Doing the majority of miles at base speed will definitely be more beneficial. Aerobic capacity and aerobic durability NEED to be built for speed and tempo work to be especially beneficial. Slower speeds, more mitochondria, better ability to process oxygen and nutrients, better times.…

A road bike is going to be more designed towards racing/training to race. Can you rig a hybrid to be more efficient in triathlons? Yes. That said it's not what the bike is designed to do. A road or tri bike will be lighter, crisper shifting, geared for racing, and more aerodynamic. That said you can totally race on a…

Kicking in tris needs to be efficient, not necessarily strong. Kicking helps keep your legs at the surface and helps to keep your balance. You don't necessarily need to use it as a propulsive mechanism in tris.

For me it all depends on which side the buoys are on and which side the waves are coming from in a race. I do however prefer to breathe to my right. I do breathe bilaterally in the pool, much like Drew.

My advice for halves is to: 1. Have a nutrition plan. Stick to it. 2. Train and race by some sort of metric (HR or power). Go in with a number you want to stick to and a ceiling you won't go over, even on hills. Getting off the bike when you've burnt too many matches and trying to run an efficient 13.1 is PAINFUL

Racing halves is all about pacing/nutrition on the bike. Basically use your training to figure out where you can push your bike to but still be able to get off and run. Generally it's right below your LTHR. Stick to the number/feeling/whatever your metric is.

See I've never had this issue. I race sockless except on the run portion of an IM and just tend to accept that all kinds of liquids are going to end up in your shoes. This is really just a bonus of tri specific shoes too. Tri cycling shoes and tri running shoes tend to have extra drainage holes in the soles.

Most places I've OWS have all required a swim cap. It's just good common sense.

Nope. From a training aspect you really don't need to know your HR in the water anyway. All swimming workouts are written on distance and/or pace as opposed to HR zones.

SwimOutlet is my favorite store for swim gear.

To be honest almost ANYONE can be ready for a 70.3 in 20 weeks. Don't let the distance scare you. If you have the time to be consistent in your workouts and are willing to go outside your comfort zone you're fine.

No problem. 20 minute power tests are always fun.

Jackson there are SO many cost effective, waterproof cameras out there. As Shawn said you can stick it at one end or you can have a buddy come to the pool and tape you. Otherwise leg drag is something that should almost always be worked on if you didn't grow up swimming competitively. 1. Think of your body as a teeter…

Best book I've found full of swim workouts: http://www.amazon.com/Swim-Speed-Workouts-Swimmers-Triathletes/dp/1937715019 For a HIM I would advise 1 form focused session, 1 longer interval session like: 2 x (500 pull, 500 pull and paddle, 500 swim), and one ball buster of an interval session.

If you have a speed/cadence sensor and an ant stick you can always sign up at www.trainerroad.com

Lifting heavy is good. I do 5/3/1. Generally your s/b/r'ing will be the light high rep stuff. Focus on the heavy stuff in the off season. If you lift the same day you swim, swim first.

For most people the winter is a great time to focus on bike power and running endurance. Personally I'm swimming 3 times a week, lifting 3-4, riding 4-5, and running 3-4. It looks like this: M- Form swim, lift, maybe a 30 min recovery run T- Lift, Interval ride W- Endurance swim, form ride (one leg peddaling) T- interval…

I've had luck with 2XU and Pearl Izumi tights over the years.

Agree with local tri clubs. Prior to hiring a coach I trained almost exclusively with locals. That said having a concrete plan is good. Books like "Be Iron Fit" from Fink have solid iron distance training programs.

So I have Ironman Texas in May, Redman 70.3 in September, and Ironman Florida in November. I will be working on bike power and aerobic durability on the run over the off season. Basically I take an honest look at my performance and determine what the limiting factors are in better times. I have the aerobic capacity to…

2 fulls and a half on tap for me in 2015. I have a coach and if you find the right one it's totally worth it.

Find a training plan and follow it, trust it, work it. Whether that's through a book like Fink's "Be Iron Fit", or through the plans at a place like Beginner Triathlete, or if you get a coach. Find something you're comfortable executing and follow it.

Yes. There are coaches out there. I'd start by checking into local triathlon clubs on Facebook or through Google. You may also look at the USA Triathlon website. Look for most triathlons revolve around the bike. You swim to the best of your ability without burning too many matches and then ride the bike as hard as you can…

1. Biking. Start working in some intervals once, maybe twice a week. Most sprints are 13, maybe 15 miles on the bike. It's a redline event, a sprint as the title alludes to . 2. Swimming. Everyone hates swimming. Get to the point that you can one handle the distance and two feel comfortable in the open water. 3. With your…

Sometimes the road back sucks. We tend to identify with the athlete we remember in our head and not who we are right now. Good job getting out there. The first step is often the hardest.

Doing intervals outside is something you have to work really hard at. The goal should be to do them as consistently fast (meaning you don't want say the 1st mile repeat at 6:30 and the last at 7:30, all at say 7:05 is a better output) with as little variance as possible while feeling absolutely DONE . Read up on…

Best stuff out there is from Jay DiCharry out of Bend, OR, or Ben Greenfield. For me the off season is for lifting heavy. S/B/R is high rep/low weight work unto itself so to balance it out I go 5/3/1, 5x5, etc.

Start reading through Jay DiCharry's (out of Bend, OR) work. He works with a lot of endurance athletes and is a huge proponent of lifting heavy. I think going through a progression of 5x5 would probably be a good choice for starting out. I've found as a guy that does Ironman distance races that I can follow the protocol…