Category Archives: Biking

Ironman Florida Race Report 2011: Part 2: the bike

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Dad

Always sooo happy to be out of the water and on the bike 🙂 If you haven’t read the swim details, you may want to start there: https://irondaughterirondad.com/ironman-florida-race-report-2011-part-1-the-swim/ Rolling out of transition, I was in good shape…the swim went well…the transition … Continue reading →

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New Cervelo P2…sweet ride!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Dad

So there it is…2 days after a frame crack is discovered in my former Cervelo P2C …there’s a brand new one in my ‘man cave’ 🙂 are you kidding me?!? There is very little in the books about that level of customer service. … Continue reading →

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Breaking news…Cervelo to replace frame…new bike tomorrow!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Dad

Now that my friends is what I call snappy customer service! 🙂 In speaking with John at Cool Breeze Cyclery, he confirmed that he’ll have my new Cervelo P2 ready tomorrow (Wednesday) night. A _very_ impressive response time from Monday discovery of … Continue reading →

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I no longer have a bike to ride for Ironman Florida

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Dad

In an interesting twist of fate, my local bike shop told me today that there is a crack in the frame of my trusty Cervelo P2C…no longer safe to ride …that would probably mean that it’s not been safe to … Continue reading →

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‘Epic Ride’…only a few in a lifetime

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Dad

In training for Ironman each year for the past 5 years, I’ve done lots and lots of bike rides…and each year, many training rides over 100 miles….and thousands of rides over a lifetime …and out of those thousands and thousands of … Continue reading →

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How did you spend your Saturday? 112mi/6hr bike, 6mi/1hr run

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Dad

Excellent bike and brick run on Saturday 🙂 Race rehearsal time, so 112 miles on the bike in 5:57:38, and then a 1 hour brick run _easy_ to get dialed into my Ironman target run pace of 10:00/mile + :30 (10:30/mile) … Continue reading →

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Ironman High Intensity Training (HIT): Bike long rides

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Dad

This year in preparation for Ironman, I’ve worked in as much HIT (High Intensity Training) into each week as I can, using workout guidelines published by the folks at Endurance Nation (EN). Earlier in the season, I overshot the mark … Continue reading →

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butt fatigue…updating my fit and probably saddle

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dad

With 8 weeks to go, I’m now finalizing my equipment choices for Ironman Florida. As my rides have increased in volume, I’ve been getting some ‘butt fatigue’ as the hours roll along…hard to stay in that aero position if your butt … Continue reading →

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Pondering my ‘final’ bike training zones

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Dad

With 8 weeks before Ironman, 5-6 weeks of training, and a 2-3 week taper, I’m starting to _really_ get serious …alright…you’ve probably thought that I’m pretty serious up to now …that was me being relaxed 🙂 With my last bike … Continue reading →

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Bike Functional Threshold Power (FTP): 270-280 Watts

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Dad

Trying to fit in my bike test this week was a bit of a challenge…particularly since I also wanted to get in a running test, and be back at normal training volume for the weekend. …and I also will be … Continue reading →

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1 day off from exercise…too funny that it’s noteworthy

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Dad

We took a little trip out-of-town this past Labor Day weekend, so in the spirit of ‘recovery’ and ‘vacation’, I actually took 1 day off from exercise …only noteworthy, since it was my first day off from exercise in 6 weeks 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Biking in the wind…a few lessons learned

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Dad

Fun day on the bike yesterday, off the back end of Hurricane Irene…no rain left, but still windy…18MPH (29KPH) gusting to 26MPH (42KPH)…and hot…going out the door at 76F (24C), and finishing at 88F (31C)., with dripping humidity. So with a planned 4 hour ride in … Continue reading →

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Cycling in the heat…go inside and pull out the trainer

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dad

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the challenge of maintaining running pace and doing High Intensity Training (HIT) in the heat, with Heart Rate and RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) running higher than normal because of the body’s … Continue reading →

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…I just kept on going…

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Dad

A funny thing happened last Friday night as I was taking my mountain bike, just back from the shop, out of the SUV to put into the house…I just kept on going…like for an hour. We had just gotten back from dinner, … Continue reading →

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Exercise calories burned…watch those bike calories

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dad

One of the challenges in counting calories is that the numbers just really aren’t very accurate…particularly exercise calories, since there are a lot of variables that come into play. …for example swimming…since I’m not a particularly elegant swimmer, the number of calories … Continue reading →

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