glevinso Member

I don't mean this to sound harsh, but just because you are athletic in one way doesn't mean you have actual endurance. Endurance training is an entirely different beast from working out in a gym, or playing basketball or anything else. You can get yourself injured just as bad as anyone by increasing your endurance load too…

It took me years of focused run training to go from 1:45 to <1:30. Certainly not something that can be done on a handful of runs per week, especially with a newer runner.

Duh...

I am not exactly following. You are doing your first official half marathon race and desire to go 1:30, but you have run that distance in training a few times and clock in around 1:45? Going from 1:45 to 1:30 is a massive undertaking. One that I doubt you will be able to achieve on only 3 runs per week. You are talking…

After a long run I usually have a beer...

Volume is key here. Just run more. If you are running 20 miles a week, up it to 25 or so, for example. Not necessarily faster, although some fartlek-style speed work can help.

Looking to go from roughly 8:00 pace to 7:30 for a 5k is definitely possible. When you are running at 8:00 pace what does that feel like to you? Are you dying at that pace and just hanging on barely for the 5k? Or is that pace "not terrible" and could you sustain that for a bit longer?

There is no earthly reason to "carb load" ahead of a 90 minute event. Eat whatever you normally eat before races, and fuel the way you trained. For a half marathon I usually bring along two gels and take one at 30 minutes, the next at 60, mostly for the caffeine. Also "carb loading" isn't something that happens the day…

Improve from what time? Are we talking about improving off 40 minutes? 30? 20?

None of its neighbors were faster than me though. When I got back to T2 none of them were there :)

Putting a shirt on in T1 is nearly impossible to do, let alone do fast. If you want an example, go take a shower and try to put your shirt on afterwards without getting really dry. Most people wear two-piece tri suits for the whole race.

Solid run pace there off the bike. What did your effort level feel like? Was the ride hilly? Comparatively the speed you put down on the bike was pretty "weak" if you are able to run 5 miles < 7:00. You probably could move quite a bit faster on the bike given your run "engine" is already pretty strong.

The new ride is everything I wanted it to be. This bike is seriously fast.

5th in M35-39, 30th overall in the Olympic. Hard to complain about that since I wasn't even trying to race it. Was just out there for fun. 26:02 swim 1:14:42 Bike 42:54 run 2:26:21 Also broke the absolute cardinal rule of "Nothing New on Race Day" in the biggest way possible by riding my new tri bike having literally never…

What bike is that?

Fair disclosure: My wife is a brand ambassador for Rev3. I love their races, and have since I started racing. When my wife became a brand ambassador I started liking them even more because I got to know the people behind the scenes and such. They put on a great show, and have some really excellent races. I will pretty much…

I usually cue up a bunch of the Sufferfest videos and just watch them for the music and humor value while running. I find I have a hard time concentrating on a story line in a movie when I am running or riding indoors, so something like the Sufferfest works really well for me. I am currently just coming out of my rest…

Technically its 277 watts for an hour to burn 1000 cal. Even a larger person is going to have a hard time getting there. At a certain point watts are watts. Just because someone is 230lbs doesn't mean they can actually sustain that amount of power. 277 watts for an hour is close to the limit of my capabilities. My FTP was…

Nothing wrong with a good quality treadmill. I have a NordicTrack C1550 and while I would prefer to run outside as much as possible, I never grumble about running on the treadmill. Was only about 2 months ago we had a freak snowstorm on a Sunday I was scheduled to do a 17 mile long run. So it happened on my treadmill. Big…

That still can't account for that massive of a calorie burn. I don't know how long that 50 mile ride takes, but if we assume a modest 3 hours (16ish mph) then 3000 calories would require a 277 watt average. Even a larger guy is not going to be able to put out that much power, sustained, for 3 hours without being a…

The bold is highly unlikely. Likely way less than half that.

You are probably better off at this stage going with a road bike shoe vs a tri-specific cycling shoe. Unless you are planning on doing a flying mount onto the bike, and a flying dismount off the bike, you will probably find a road shoe to be more comfortable. I have had good luck with Shimano shoes. I would definitely…

Are you kidding me? I rehydrate every race all the way up to Ironman with beer afterwards. As long as its low-ish alcohol you are putting mostly water, some carbs, and some pain killer into your body. As long as you are smart about it there is no reason to avoid it.

You are already running longer than the distance of the race. So completion is not going to be a concern. I don't see any reason not to go out there and try it.

That's probably a more reasonable number. 1500 in 2 hours is quite difficult for most people to achieve.

750cal/hr equates to a power output of 208 watts for that hour. That is a fairly significant amount of power for someone to put down, especially someone who is just starting out. For reference, I am 5'7", 145lbs, and I race an Ironman at about 200-210 watts which puts me at around 22-23mph.

I ride with a power meter, so the calorie burns it gives me are about as accurate as possible. For most people, though, a heart rate monitor would provide a sufficient estimate. The guesses you get from MET tables are not going to be all that good.

I am currently in taper for Ironman Texas which is next Saturday. I tend to train all year and always have a goal race upcoming to target. My typical week looks something like this: Monday: Swim 1hr (4000 yards or so) Tuesday: 1.5hr Endurance bike ride (200 watts or so average), 1 hr run (8-8.5 miles) Wednesday: 1.5hr…

The correct number of bikes to own is "n+1" where "n" is the current number of bikes you own. That equation can also be balanced with "s-1" where "s" is the number of bikes that would cause separation from your spouse.

My treadmill has all kinds of buttons and modes. I have no idea what they all do. The only useful buttons are the start, stop, speed and incline buttons. The rest is all useless.