West Virgnia?

Welcome!  I am in Morgantown... I have been training since the beginning of April, and I have found BT to be an invaluable resource. I have learned a great deal and most importantly folks have been really supportive. 

Welcome, and I hope to meet you sooner or later at some WV tri.  

 Peace,

Brian 

Hi Steve. 

If you are in Fairmont, you might want to check out Morgantown Multisport .  I haven't been able to attend yet, but they seem to have a decent calendar of events.

I had thought about that New River tri... dunno though... You should also think about the two tri's in Morgantown... certainly the one in August.  

Peace. 

oh yeah... one more thing... definitely make sure that you use the logs.  absolutely one of the most important things on this site...

 Peace,
Brian

rhsmiler08...

Welcome to BT... If you use the resources here... you will have few problems finishing a triathlon. 

Peace,
Brian

slashwv - 2006-12-10 9:39 PM Hello all! Looking for some info about bikes in our area (WV). Not sure who even carries a Tri. bike. Any help would be great. Keep up all the good work! Later.....Steve

I use Wamsley's here in Morgantown... although I have not seen a tri bike there.  Of course... I am still riding my MTB with slicks.  I haven't enough change in my pockets to buy a new one. 

You can also check Pathfinder on High St... I haven't gone in there yet.  But if you really want a tri-specific bike you might have to go to Pittsburgh for one...  You might check with the Morgantown Multisports folk.  They meet the last Wednesday of the month at the WVU rec center.  They might have more info.  

 Peace,
Brian

I use the trails for my long rides often.  The roads here as I am sure you know are not the most bike friendly.  *shiver*  But I do some road work to get hill training.  I will often combine the trail and roads to get some of that in...

I guess what I am trying to say is that I don't have any REALLY good routes.  I am going to do the Mountaineer Tri on July 1 and I know that course includes Fort Martin hill... so I better get on my horse and ride.  

 For my first two tri's this past summer though, logging time in the saddle on the rail trails worked just fine, especially going out the Decker's Creek trail toward Masontown.  Once you are past Sabraton, it is all uphill... That is a good long ride... especially the return trip! 

So what tri's are you planning on doing this year?  SSS in August?  Any others?

Peace,
Brian

I looked at your logs.  I think you should definitely shoot for SSS or any other sprint.  There are a couple others around that are probably worthwhile.  But I have only done SSS here.  I also did one while on vacation in RI which was my first.  

I do not belong to MM... I have so many evening meetings that one more can be a burden on my family.  I would like to be there and check it out sometime.

Hey... if you ever want to ride or run together, let me know.  I am slow, but if you don't mind that... I would be up for it.

Peace,

Brian 

slashwv - 2006-12-11 3:54 PM Hey Preacherman, thanks for the reply,I'll check out Walmsley. I guess I should have made it more clear, I'm not looking for a tri. bike, just a bike that wil make it through a tri. I to dont have the extra cabbage to buy a 1000.00 $ bike . Are you going run in the half mary in Jan.? I might, never run that far before... Later,Steve

AH!  In that case, definitely check out Wamsley's.  I have been really impressed with their service and care.  The folks there are really knowledgeable... and they didn't even laugh when I walked in and said that I was doing a tri.  They are great.  One of the guys I talked with said that an entry level road bike was about $650.   

 And I won't be running the half-mary in Jan.  After the turkey trot I realize I need to train for a half-marathon.  I will be looking at 10k's and maybe a 15k in the future.  I need to get my running up to at least that far for the Oly in July.

Peace,
Brian

I did two sprint tri's this summer on my mountain bike.  I made one slight alteration.  I had slicks put on for the road riding.  Besides... if you train on a heavy @$$ MTB, by the time you switch to a road bike, you will be blazing fast! Or in my case, moderately speedy.  But really think about slicks.  They upped my speed by at least 1 mph.

Peace,
Brian

Hey folks,

I never thought to see if there was a WV group on BT.  I am the president of Morgantown Multisport.  In addition to the club, there are yahoo groups for triathletes, cyclists, runners and hashers all from the Morgantown/Fairmont area so you have plenty of folks to go to for advice.  The yahoo group names are morgantowntri, monbikeclub, morgantown_running and wvhhh, respectively.

If you are local to our area, our club meetings (Morgantown Multisport) are free to the public and are a great way to meet the local triathletes.  We are also hosting a 1 mile race (run only) on February 11, 2007 so if you want to come out and see where you are at, this could be a good place to do so.

Anyway, feel free to sign up for the yahoo groups.  They are free - you do not have to be a member of Morgantown Multisport to be on the tri list.  I will try to remember to check out this WV forum more often.

Cheers,

Leah

ARGH!  What time is the race on Feb. 11?  I would like to do the race, but Sunday races don't work for me... if they start in the AM, since I am a pastor.  I didn't see the race on the MM website. Are there details yet?

And I signed up for the Yahoo group.  THanks for the info.

 Peace,

Brian
 

Brian - the race is at 2 pm.  We have almost finished designing the flyers and we should have an app on the website within the next few days.  I hope you can make it.

Leah