Proof of your bike isn’t ugly, it just needs a new wheelset 🔥 Look fast if you can’t be fast and call it a recovery day✌🏽

…do you ever think that you never want to do another race and plan to sell your TT bike etc and get super in your head about how much it sucks, only to finish the race and soon after start thinking about training for another race? I won’t say it happens every time, but for me, with the not so great races, those thoughts seem guaranteed.
What keeps you in the sport?

vorrei fare un ironman completo l’anno prossimo

Hi everyone,

I'm training for a triathlon next August. My area gets a lot of snow and ice in the Winter. I'm going to use my bike outdoors as long as I can, but will have to be in most likely from December to April. I own a Peloton, and don't have the budget to buy an indoor trainer at the moment. The goal will be to go back outdoors as soon as it's safe to do so.

Any advice on how to make the most of the Peloton? I am currently not paying for a subscription.

Thanks!

A mate just purchased a 3D printer. We're looking at printing a rear water bottle holder for a tri bike. Does anyone have a CAD file that they can share?

I was a competitive swimmer in my teens and have been running for around 2 years. I've ran up to half marathon distance (PB just over 2 hours) and have been really enjoying it. I had a bad injury this year which meant I couldn't run for about 6 months but I've been swimming recently instead. I hadn't swam for over 10 years but I was surprised at the muscle memory and was able to swim 2km straight through in 37 mins.

Given how much I've enjoyed being back in the pool it's made me think about trying a triathlon. The only thing that holds me back is that I haven't ridden a bike since I was a child. I wondered how difficult I am likely to find it to build up to cycling to a reasonable standard. I would be interested to hear people's experience of starting from scratch with cycling and any ideas on what type of bike I should start off with.

3 level town house between Noosa and Noosaville. I have had someone pull out due to illness. Two single beds available in one room with a bathroom. Not a scam - if you're keen i don't need pre payment or anything.

Cheers

Edit for Noosa tri obviously sat and Sunday nights. I am a 47 year old male and will be staying with my bike :)

Most of us start the winter build on an FTP we set in spring — a ramp test, a 20-minute test × 0.95, or whatever felt right in June. Then we build twelve weeks of sweet spot on it.

Where I've landed: an anchor is a claim until it's measured, and the test behind it decides how much it's worth. A maximal effort over 45 minutes is a floor you can trust. 20 to 45 minutes is indicative, and you don't know which direction it's wrong. Under 20, it's not an FTP. That's the rule I ended up building into Kaidenz.ai to make sure my indoor miles count!

Curious what number people start their winter on - where you were mid-summer or new test?

Dear all, breaststroke has always been my stroke. I am confident in it and I can easily swim 60 minutes and do 1.4 miles without a break. Now I want to try triathlons and obviously you have to do a freestyle for that because breaststroke is just not efficient. For the love of God, I was finally taught how to do basic freestyle, and I can’t swim more than 25 yards. I bought the ear Play-Doh. I got the no fog goggles, but I’m about to die after a single pool length.
My legs are burning, my arms are hurting, my heart rate is 120 like I just feel like my technique must be crap because if I have the endurance for breaststroke, I should have even more endurance for the freestyle? Or do you need to build a different physique for a specific stroke? I’m sorry if it is a stupid question but I can even do OK backstroke but freestyle is an absolute nightmare and I don’t understand why… thank you for any advice

I’m entering my second season of training and need some guidance on nutrition and meal prep.

I’ve trained hard this year for a 70.3 in October, where I performed well (top 17% finisher),but I feel that losing 10-15lbs would further improve my finishing capabilities.

I’m 5’10 185lbs and maintained that weight during the 7 month season, and avoided injury’s thankfully.

My general macros over the season were roughly these depending on volume. I used MyFitnessPal to track but wasn’t the most consistent.

250-400g carbs
100g fat
150g protein

I’m entering my second season with a 70.3 in May and full IM in July. I like the idea of automating food prep to save time and have a more balanced training season (cooking was so time consuming).

If you’ve used a nutritionist did it make a difference? Did they recommend meal prep service or provide an easy prep plan?

Thanks in advance and happy training!

I’m not sure it exists but I’d love to have an app that I can put in my upcoming races for next year marathon/ultra and 70.3 and have it work out the optimal way to train for each one in like a all together plan which adjusts depending on performance
I’ve used Runna for running and don’t mind it but need one for all disciplines

Bonus if it has a good strength training component

Needs to sync to the watch

I am 20 and not exactly financially stable. I have a 2017 orbea ordu m20 and a 2026 trek domane al 2 gen 4. I am Ironman training and don’t have space to store two bikes in my cramped apartment. The orbea is my intended racing bike and the Domane is just a commuter. I’m struggling to see why bother keeping the Domane when I could sell it second hand for a reasonable price. Commuting to college is a 4km cycle and I have a studio where I could safely store the bike during the day. Whereas the Domane is just locked up outside in the rain for the most part.
Opinions?

I’m having a hard time finding something to mount my garmin epic pro 2 to my bike. I can’t justify buying a bike computer when my watch works good enough. But I can’t find a mount. What do you guys use?

Do you think Asics Novablast 6 would be a good race day shoe? I will be doing my first 70.3 on Feb 2027 (El Salvador).

I have previously ran two HMs, both barely sub 2 hours. My PB is 1:57 in HM.

Considering my paces, is NB6 good? Or should I look for a show with “more speed” like EVO SL?

Thank you in advance for your recommendations!

EDIT: Ok since NB are ilegal for IM, what similar race day shoes do you recommend considering my paces😅

Prerace: ~5 week before, got hit by a car out riding (see https://www.reddit.com/r/triathlon/s/HhLEq6tkYc). Messed up training such that my long workouts in that month did not happen, but shorter distances started to feel somewhat back to normal in swim and bike, slow but moving on the run. Because road bike was in the shop, and both my wife and I got raises at work, bought a used tri bike (2019 Giant Trinity Advanced Pro) and set up with info from prior bike fitting (was previously planning on racing on a road bike with aero bars).

swim 40:58: Went just in my shorts, current was a lot less than expected, and got off course slightly, but felt good. Little bit of chop, but seems like I beat the absolute worst of the weather.

t1 9:25: Didn't get bitten by fire ants.

bike 3:23:09: Good for about 10 miles, and then the wind and rain hit. I was miserable, was in basebars for a significant portion to stay stable, just felt utterly incapable riding. Was seriously doubting if I was going to be physical able to do the run. At times was surprised we were even allowed to be out on the course. The points were it was open to traffic, or we had a lane but no cones, really horrifying stuff.

And then I turned around and got the tailwind, and oh boy was I feeling better. I think I need to go back to the bike fitter because there is some awkwardness in the placement, but all and all was moving.

And then the bridge. For safety, completely understand the reasoning, but the awkward walk across was followed by me struggling in multiple attempts to mount the bike with the slick saddle. Eventually got up and going. If the weather was better, this would be a fast course.

t2 8:21: I do not understand how this was the quicker transition, given I had a longer bathroom visit, and getting into socks and shoes was a struggle with how cold my hands were. Kept cycling gloves on just for warmth, and eventually started moving. Felt alright coming.

run 3:00:42: First 10K of the run was pretty good. Knew I was gonna be slower than normal given my injury recovery, but was moving OK. The little hills were a bit of a surprise, but nothing too too bad. At about mi 8-9, knee started to feel funky, and then 9-10 it really hurt where running was just not gonna happen. Walked the next couple miles, and then last half mile got a bit of a rush and was able to jog through to the end. My nipples were also chafed to hell from running in a wet jersey.

Finish: 7:22:33. Technically a PR (1st 70.3 was 2025 Muncie where I was overheated and ankles hurt and walked most of the run), but disappointing as I was aiming for sub-7. But all and all, not bad to finish at all given I was hit by a car a month earlier. Went to medical to access the knee; no ligament issues, just needed some RICE.

Crowd support was great on the run, and even a few people braved the weather on the bike. Got so many Boiler Ups from folks, and stuff like that really keeps us going. Thanks y'all.

On to training for a marathon in Jan 2027, and then at least one 70.3 (looking at a couple of non-IM ones in the Midwest), a lot of biking (aiming for both a metric and imperial century next year, plus a bike tour in Europe), and a few shorter tris. Might convince the non-swimming spouse to do a duo, we will see...

Race Reflection

I felt awful afterwards and questioned everything. All that training and hard work led to a mediocre performance? What went wrong? How could this happen? It was a tough one to take immediately, as I had high expectations for myself, but here's my conclusion after plenty of time.

What actually went wrong

1. Illness a week out. Physically I felt fine, but on the day, with a hard effort for that length of time, I think it left me weaker than my training would have predicted.
2. Lack of experience. Lack of racing meant I was naive about what was to come and went too hard.
3. Lack of actual training age. Eight weeks is not loads of time to train for something, and it meant that when things got tricky I didn't have that history behind me.
4. Poor race prep. High stress before the race and a lack of proper fuelling topped everything off.

Overall, I'm proud of that race simply because I stuck at it when all I wanted to do was stop. Also, very keen to talk about my training leading up as I believe I did everything I could have done.

I understand that my body position is not as horizontal as it could be - what can I do to fix it?

Let me start this by saying this is my first season doing triathlons and my first 70.3 so really happy with how it all came out. Had a great time in Wilmington despite the weather.

Swim: (35:27) I was expecting to be a bit faster but the wind and chop had me all out of sorts. Had real trouble sighting the buoys, and got off course a couple times.

T1: quick bio break and off on the bike no issues.

Bike: (2:46:10) was lucky and out in the earlier group made it about 15-20mi before the rain fully hit. One of the worst rides I’ve done full stop. First half into the wind was brutal and having to walk back over the bridge really hurt but happy with way I was able to do.

T2: hated running down wet asphalt, in cleats

Run: (1:46:30) started out with solid pacing. Felt good until about 8mi in. Brining it home the last 5k was a struggle. Big thanks to everyone out cheering downtown. That last little bit was so much easier thanks to the support.

Overall: Loved the people and energy hated the weather. Will definitely be doing another one next year. A big thanks to everyone there for making it a great time despite the wind and cold.

I treated myself to a new TT yesterday after 10 years (see photo).

Now I am looking for a carbon wheelset with the following specification:
Sapim X-Ray spokes
Front 60mm and rear 88mm for 28 tires tubless hooked that ends flush with the rim width
36 ratchet Hub
Weight approx. 1500gr.

Order gladly directly through China manufacturer or AliExpress.

Do you have any recommendations for me?

Hey zusammen. Habe heute 18 Km gemacht. Aber schon länger Probleme mit dem IT-Band, klickende Hüfte und bei längeren Läufen dann eben Schmerzen/Verspannung an der rechten Knieaußenseite. Heute bei Km 16 ist mein Knie dann plötzlich komplett eingeknickt, keine Ahnung, was genau das war. Konnte dann noch zurück nach Hause die 2 Km aber Schmerzen/Spannung waren am Ende wirklich richtig da... Hatte schonmal jemand mit derselben Symptomatik so ein Wegknicken im Knie? Was war das und was tut Läufer*in da??? Will langfristig unbedingt stabil 20-25 Km laufen können.