Category Archives: Biking

Try Charleston Half Ironman Sat. April 30, 2011

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Dad

Well, Saturday is the first Half Ironman of the year for many of my Tri Buddies in Charleston…the Try Charleston Half Ironman…1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run…half because of course, it’s half the distance of a … Continue reading →

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Bikes are a beautiful thing

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Dad

As we sit on top of our ‘steeds’ for hours, up and down the highways and byways at speeds often relentlessly at 20 MPH, up and down rolling to steep hills at over double that, we sometimes forget just how … Continue reading →

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Bike Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test result: 263 Watts

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Dad

Almost looks like I know what I’m doing 🙂 Test on the bike went very well today…new FTP number is 263 Watts…up from 249 Watts 3 months ago: http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/bike-functional-threshold-power-ftp-test-result-249-watts/  …and spot on my prediction/goal of 260-265W from yesterday …so cool! What it all … Continue reading →

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Re-testing bike and run: my advance predictions

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Dad

Bike and run re-test are scheduled for this week coming up…if I can get them in around my other ‘stuff’ this week So here’s where I think that I’m at. BIKE: Last test: 249 watts FTP: January 3, 2011 http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/bike-functional-threshold-power-ftp-test-result-249-watts/ … Continue reading →

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Age group athletes vs. Mother Nature et al

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Dad

On January 4, 2011, I wrote about my bike test and result of 249 Watts FTP http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/bike-functional-threshold-power-ftp-test-result-249-watts/ and on January 7, my run test result of 37 vDOT http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/5k-run-test-nailed-37-vdot/ So it’s coming up to that time to re-test, to see … Continue reading →

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Professional bike fit today…always a great idea

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Dad

Taking my own advice…a few fitting links there as well to give you some ideas: http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/biking/bike-fit/ I updated my bike fit today with a ‘Retul’ bike fit with Bruce Guild in Mooresville, NC http://www.studiovelonc.com/ I decided to go to Bruce … Continue reading →

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Urban Mountain Biking…cool!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dad

who needs a mountain to go mountain biking?…urban mountain biking…looks like fun for a little change of pace…and a perfect sport for Iron Jane 🙂 Full Screen Mode for the full effect…click on the Full Screen rectangle in the lower right corner Vegan … Continue reading →

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First outside bike ride in 2 months!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Dad

Ah, good to be back on the bike outside, on a rare 60F winter day…beautiful! Decided that my mountain bike was the perfect vehicle for an outdoor spin in over 2 months…pumped up the tires, lubed the chain, and out the door for … Continue reading →

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Blogging is cool…new friends in Spain!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dad

Being the first blog that I’ve _ever_ been involved with, like most projects that I take on, I approach it with zeal…maybe you can tell by the almost daily posts for the past couple of months since we started this…come … Continue reading →

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I’m _really_ liking these bike workouts

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Dad

I’m on a Short and Fast workout protocol in the ‘Off Season” (OS) so far, following the Endurance Nation workout schedule. I have to tell you…I’m _really_ liking the bike workouts…tweaked my hamstring on the run workouts…so it’ll be a few … Continue reading →

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Pulled hamstring…ouch!

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Dad

It’s been an interesting exercise week for me.  On my run last Sunday, on the first 1/2 mile acceleration of the workout I pulled my hamstring on my left leg…usual ‘pull’ thing…sudden sharp pain in the middle of the hamstring…ouch! … Continue reading →

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Calories burned on the bike…nobody knows

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Dad

In a chat the other day with one of my Iron Buddies determined to lose quite a few pounds before racing starts this spring…and a cycling fanatic…I told her that I was working on this post…so here it is 🙂 Seems … Continue reading →

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Adjusting to snow and ice in the South

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Dad

As another BIG snow and ice storm rolled through Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, North and South Carolina, I’m reminded that this is more than a little weird for the Southern triathlete…and it’s more disruptive than training in the more traditional snow belts, … Continue reading →

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Cool bike graphic

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Dad

To provide a break from some of my rather _heavy_ testing posts recently, here’s a cool bike graphic that came across my desk, with the component names in text…a very creative piece of work from Aaron Kuehn. More info about the … Continue reading →

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Bike Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test result: 249 Watts

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Dad

My official FTP number is 249 Watts…pretty darn good…at least higher than I was expecting 🙂 Here’s how it looks on the PowerTap download graph…the actual 42 minute test is the highlighted section after warm-up…the scale on the left that has 189 as … Continue reading →

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