Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open (Page 26)

Stride changes take a while, so be careful.  I tried to force a forefoot strike a couple of years ago and would up with achillies tendonosis.  I think in the long run (no pun intended) it's a good idea, though.

Goals for the week (already edited one day into the week):

1. Lose 2 lbs
2. 2x trainer rides
3. 3x 2x run
4. 1x shovel incredibly long driveway

Weight has been flat the last few weeks, so if I can't get it moving again, I may need to join the rest of you MFP loggers.

4 workouts in already this week:

Monday - noon 5K run, evening 1800M swim and upper body ST
Tuesday - morning 60' Z2 on the trainer, lunch 1400Y swim

I normally do my pool training in a SCM pool, but today schools were closed so my daughter (the good swimmer in the family) and I went to the other location where it's SCY.  What a difference!!

Originally posted by aviatrix802 Okay, pucker factor just went up....I just signed up for IMMT and I'm now a nervous wreck. August 21st now seems very close. With just over 5,905' (1800m) of elevation gain it appears to be no joke of a bike course. (granted it's still 1,100' shy of IMLP but still!!!!). Dave Q and Alan, I will need to pick your brains on this course so I can figure out how best to simulate things here in the Green Mountains. I'm fortunate in that Mont Tremblant is about a 3 hour drive from here so no flying involved. I'm now debating between my tri bike and road bike given the elevation gain. I have already been told by one source to use my tri bike - that it's mostly rolling with one really stout hill you have to do twice - does this sound accurate? Of course everyone's idea of what is "rolling" is different. hahahaha I've mentioned before that my PT races bikes, so tomorrow when I go in I will query about specific strengthening exercises for cycling. Fortunately we have a number of ski areas here with notch roads I can do crazy hill repeats on but I am still a hot mess about this - so nervous. (and giddy too). Onward. yesterday: 45 min Z2 run on treadmill followed immediately by 2,200 yds in the pool (got time limited - was supposed to have been 2500) today's docket: short 100+ rpm spin with a quick change to a 15 minute run

Definitely use the tri bike. The first part of the course is mostly gentle rollers along a beautifully paved highway. You probably won't even need to shift gears. There are are couple of kickers to go up but it's pretty gradual. Along that stretch you can get into a good rhythm and even though it's a climb its more like a false flat. When I was riding it it felt like mostly a flat but I just felt a little sluggish because I was actually on a slight grade. It kicks up towards the turn around but its still a long gradual climb that you can do on the aerobars. On the way down you feel like a bullet because you're on the good end of the false flat. Then it remains mostly flat until you get off the highway. As you come to the second turn around, it starts to get hard. It kicks hard, plateaus, kicks hard, plateaus, kicks hard.... you get the idea. It does that all the way up to the second turn around (the course has two out and back sections). That section is relatively short distance-wise but long in terms of feel because it's a hard climb up. 

I think Dave used his road bike (I don't think he has a tri bike though). Personally, even though it seems like a lot of climbing, its over 180km. If it were that much climbing on a 100km course, that would be different but over such a long distance the climbing doesn't feel that bad. 

As for strength, get a damn power meter!! lol. They're pretty affordable now. Once you have that just do a ton of sweet spot work. You don't need a ton 'strength' per say. i.e. don't listen to anyone who tells you to go out and do 'big gear' climb repeats to build 'strength'. On the trainer do 15-20 minutes sweet spot intervals and when you get outside find long gradual climbs and do those a steady tempo pace. 

I like and use stages. They're not too badly priced but they work well. They transmit both ANT+ and Bluetooth so you can pair it with your phone. 

I'm the exact opposite, actually.  My resting HR is similar to yours (low 40s), but I max out the kick in 5K race in the high 150s.  My LTHR on the bike is the low 130s and on the run the high 130s.  202????!!!!!  Wow.