Welcome to TRI-CHOTOMY.



I'm just an averge age grouper blogging about Triathlon Training and this complex puzzle of juggling life, having fun and the Tri(als) and Tri(bulations) of "My Reality Show". With the Miami Ironman 70.3 race now in the books I've set a new goal, competing and completing Ironman Louisville 2011 in August. Twice the distance, twice the pain, twice the fun. As a warm up race and I never would have believed hearing myself say this, I'll be doing Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island in July. Once again I'll be sharing these experiences with my great friends Chris and Justin and look forward to the next several months of training and racing with them.

I'll share my training, race and gear experiences and hope you'll comment and even offer advice from your experiences.

Remember,

"Pain is Temporary, Quitting Lasts Forever".

"Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, cliff bar in one hand, Gatorade in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

"You can sleep when you're dead!"




Sunday, September 19, 2010

P3's inaugural ride

Even though I still had an issue with my front derailleur I was planning the P3C's first ride for this afternoon. Chris was out for part of the day but got back in the late afternoon and we went out for a spin to get the bike fine tuned. I had concerns about the seat height but Chris watched me ride and said it looked fine. To me it felt a little higher than the Orbea but I'd re-asses after an hour's riding. Chris did notice that my aerobars were tilted too far downwards so we stopped and raised them. It felt better after that but that new position put more pressure on my butt than normal so I made a slight adjustment to the saddle's angle and it felt much better. A couple of more stops to adjust my shifting and everything seemed to fit and run pretty good. It was a short ride and not too hard but I got a good feel for the bike. I'm set up with a more aggressive position and a shorter reach than before and I'm hoping that this will translate into a faster ride and some energy savings.

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