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How Fast are Triathletes as Bike Racers?

Chris Lieto aside, I wasn't sure how fast some of the pros were in a bike race setting (Lieto is fast).  Here's a cool thing Macca did.  Macca was invited with 8 other athletes to experience the prologue on the Tour of California course before the pro mens field left 10 minutes later.

"My race start was set for 12:58pm. I headed over to the start 10 minutes before my scheduled departure and drank in the atmosphere. It was huge. The place was pumping. Once up on the starters house I got my countdown and took off.

The course went 400 meters down before taking a hard left turn and then another 200 meters before another hard left. After these two turns, it was all a false flat to the finish line.

my legs were screaming for a while after and my lungs were sore from breathing

I roared out of the blocks as hard as I could, and before I knew it I was turning a hard left. I accelerated out of the saddle again and then took the next left. It was here I saw the huge crowd and thought, WOW. I was pushing a relatively nice cadence of about 95rpm and sitting in my 53:15 gears. I felt great and rode the bike as hard as I could. Like the guys said, I really started to taste the lactic acid about 2 minutes into the effort and was at maximum effort.

I simply could not push the bike any harder, even if I had tried. I came around the turn with about 200 meters to go and really enjoyed the buzz. I was in pain but it was a nice pain. I did not have the fast twitch fibers to get any more speed out of myself, and this really limited the ability of myself to go any faster.
I stopped the clock at 4:24, which was cool. I was content but definitely not as fast as I have been when I was a short course boy. I really got the buzz but my legs were screaming for a while after and my lungs were sore from breathing in so hard to capture the air needed to feed my muscles.

The overall race winning time was 3:52, so it is amazing how quickly these guys can ride their bikes. Fabio Cancelara who won the day, rode 8 seconds quicker than the rest of the field. He was amazing to see.
I really enjoyed the experience and had a great time. These boys really earn their money, and I have to say that the sport of cycling is cool. Everything about the day was awesome. I loved it. I had a great weekend in Northern California and will enjoy watching the rest of the Tour of California on TV.
I am now off to Valyermo and a clinic with bike fitting guru Dan Empheild to look at my bike position and take part in an accreditation course to add to my knowledge about bike position. It will be really interesting".

Macca would have finished around 123rd place (out of 132) - but I bet if each rider had to ride each stage as a TT followed by a 10k or longer, he'd do a little better.

Tour of California Photos

Here are some photos I took of the Tour as it passed through Sausalito.  The race start was about 25 mins from my home in Tiburon, so I took advantage of my rest day spin to go over and play groupie for a day over by the Mapei Quick Step bus.

The Slipstream Bus:

Stuey:

Fabian:

Jonathan Vaughters (the inspiration behind my sideburns):

Ivan DOMINGUEZ:

Tom Ritchey:

One of my favorites: Tosatto!

Word Champ Paolo Bettini - he's a little guy with a 49cm bike frame. 

Tom BOONEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Patrice Hagland (on the right):

From Seattle, Johnny "the cat" Sundt:

Cippolini:

The peleton (about 30 secs after they passed, this guy pulls over right next to me and takes a nature break in the shrub), it was Levi.  I felt compelled to take a picture, but can't post it. 

Neutral Support:

Tour of California Photos

Here are some photos I took of the Tour as it passed through Sausalito.  The race start was about 25 mins from my home in Tiburon, so I took advantage of my rest day spin to go over and play groupie for a day over by the Mapei Quick Step bus.

The Slipstream Bus:

Stuey:

Fabian:

Jonathan Vaughters (the inspiration behind my sideburns):

JJ:

Tom Ritchey:

One of my favorites: Tosatto!

Word Champ Paolo Bettini - he's a little guy with a 49cm bike frame. 

Tom BOONEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Patrice Hagland (on the right):

From Seattle, Johnny "the cat" Sundt:

Cippolini:

The peleton (about 30 secs after they passed, this guy pulls over right next to me and takes a nature break in the shrub), it was Levi.  I felt compelled to take a picture, but can't post it. 

Neutral Support:

Santa Barbara Long Course

The dates are out: Registration opens March 1.

http://www.santabarbaratriathlon.com/Race_long.cfm

Long Course Saturday August 23^rd

Total Expected: 900

The Santa Barbara Long Course Triathlon is one of the most beautiful and challenging courses in the country. It's unique distance gives athletes a great opportunity to step it up and test their speed on a longer course. The generally calm ocean swim leads way to a deceptively challenging bike course and solid run course. Come test your skills.

This is a beautiful and fun race.  If you want flat, this is not the race for you. 

Run Profile:

Bike Profile:

I think it's 3,500 feet of climbing.  Here's the race report I wrote last year.  A few of us did this race last year:  Me (Loren Pokorny), Ian 'Huggy Bear' and Sally 'T1' Charles. 

Be there. 

Our sponsor of the week:

Rex & Co

The equity in your home is only there because you built it. Now REX & Co. can help you make the most of it—without interest charges, monthly payments, or debt of any kind. The REX Agreement makes this possible as much for what it is not, as for what it is.

The REX Agreement is not a reverse mortgage, nor is it a loan of any kind. It is a real estate investment agreement—in the form of a purchase option—that enables you to convert a portion of your home’s equity into cash that you can use for any purpose. In exchange, you agree to give REX & Co. the option to share in a specified percentage of the future increase or decrease in the home’s value. If the home increases in value, REX & Co. shares in the gain. If the home declines in value, REX & Co. shares in the loss. It’s that simple.

Weekend Training: Feb 16 & 17

It looks like we'll have some continued great bay area weather! 

Saturday:

The team ride will happen as planned:

Woodlands Market, but meet in back parking lot on College of Marin side) Marshall Loop or other. "No drop" policy in place, but only as far as San Geronimo Golf Course then ride splits into two or more groups.

I'd encourage anyone NOT on a race build up to join them as the pace isn't too bad for anyone building their base.  I'll be out there next weekend for an easy ride. 

Because I'm still on one of my last weeks of Oceanside 70.3 build ups - I'll like be out solo for 3.5-4 hours in Z2/3 with hills at Z4.  I'll try to head out of Tiburon by 7am and hit Nicasio and Pt. Reyes plus a few other roads to explore.  Following this ride will be a 30 min brick run at race pace or harder. 

Sunday:

This is a long run day - so I'll be running the Tiburon and Belvedere loop (about 13 miles) with a goal of running 100 mins.  Sunday evening will be a spirited run to shake out the legs at Z4 for 40 mins.  It would be fun to have some company though I can't honestly say that the pace is one to make for a social run.  Come join me for one of these - even for half of one! 

Let me know if you're up for joining me: Loren@pink-media.com

Our sponsor of the week:

Rex & Co

The equity in your home is only there because you built it. Now REX & Co. can help you make the most of it—without interest charges, monthly payments, or debt of any kind. The REX Agreement makes this possible as much for what it is not, as for what it is.

The REX Agreement is not a reverse mortgage, nor is it a loan of any kind. It is a real estate investment agreement—in the form of a purchase option—that enables you to convert a portion of your home’s equity into cash that you can use for any purpose. In exchange, you agree to give REX & Co. the option to share in a specified percentage of the future increase or decrease in the home’s value. If the home increases in value, REX & Co. shares in the gain. If the home declines in value, REX & Co. shares in the loss. It’s that simple.

Race Wheels for Sale

Macca's 2007:  7801 Dura-Ace Deep Dish Carbon Sew-Up Wheelset

Used once by Chris McCormack, 2007 Ironman World Champion.

Normally $1,688 but $1,250 OBO takes them.

Features
• 1525 grams for the pair - 662g front and 863g rear weight without skewer)
• Tubular
• Light and strong carbon fiber rims and dependable FH/HB-7800 hub internals
• 50mm rim depth
• 10-speed compatible only
• 16 spoke front and 20 spoke rear

More details from Shimano

email: loren@pink-media.com

Macca's 2007:  Dura Ace 7850 Wheel Set

Used by Chris McCormack, 2007 Ironman World Champion.

Double contact, low friction seals offer smooth rolling performance while aluminum axles shed unneeded weight. A redesigned, lightweight titanium freehub body delivers 125% faster pawl engagement over previous models and is 8, 9 and 10-speed compatible. Ultra-thin 24mm scandium rim is butted at the spoke holes for increased strength. 20-spoke rear. 940g rear (QR skewers included). Compatible with tubeless or conventional 700c clincher tires.
Shimano 7850 SL rear w/ Shimano cassette body.

$450 takes them.

email: loren@pink-media.com

2006 HED Stinger 60’s

$825. Front and Rear wheels.

Used 1 season, no crashes, races only, and rear used for ½ of the races (disc was used on the others)

email: loren@pink-media.com

Zteam Triathlon Blog

Here's the first post for the tri-team!  We'll be posting regular workouts, team rides or happenings as they come.  If you've got a race schedule nailed down - then post it here.  

If you're looking for some interesting blogs on an off day - check a few of these out from my friends and friends of friends:

Greg Remaly: http://gregremaly.blogspot.com/ 

Jillian Petersen: http://jillianpetersen.com/

Ben Collins: http://bencollins.org

Chris Tremonte: http://www.christremonte.com/cs/blogs/triblog/default.aspx 

Chris Lieto: http://thegreenathlete.typepad.com/the_green_athlete/ and http://www.chrislieto.com/

Loren 'the Lorpeedo' Pokorny: http://swimbikerunguy.blogspot.com

Christine Sodaro: http://flyawaytothemoon.blogspot.com/

 

Our sponsor of the week:

The equity in your home is only there because you built it. Now REX & Co. can help you make the most of it—without interest charges, monthly payments, or debt of any kind. The REX Agreement makes this possible as much for what it is not, as for what it is.

The REX Agreement is not a reverse mortgage, nor is it a loan of any kind. It is a real estate investment agreement—in the form of a purchase option—that enables you to convert a portion of your home’s equity into cash that you can use for any purpose. In exchange, you agree to give REX & Co. the option to share in a specified percentage of the future increase or decrease in the home’s value. If the home increases in value, REX & Co. shares in the gain. If the home declines in value, REX & Co. shares in the loss. It’s that simple.