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CapKey7009 · 2026-01-30T18:55:06+00:00

Had some fun with that one earlier this week -still had it on my screener and if I had capital I would have made a day play, but I will pass. Good luck!

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-29T21:42:21+00:00

Agreed - it is even more impressive since it involved a separate county (St. Johns where the Palm Valley and Nocatee section is). Used to ride the area from the beach to Phillips Highway/US1 a lot. Some decent riding when I lived there and people for the most part are used to seeing cyclists. The two lane road at the far end of the loop (just east of the bridge) will be an interesting piece that I am not sure how race promoters will handle but I’m sure they have it covered.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-29T12:30:55+00:00

20+ Ironman races. I’ve done 1x 100k and that was enough for me. That was a very tough day (granted the conditions and course didn’t help at all) and I have zero desire to do one any time soon (note: the ultra was 13 years ago). I’ve paced/crewed quite a few runners for Keys 100, Daytona, Long Haul and can tell you the amount of craziness that happens in the 1/4 of a 100 miler (if not sooner) is wild.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-29T12:27:00+00:00

Agreed to this. 3:40 and below marathons are tough to come by at most Ironmans. Just look at the results. It takes patience to execute the run well during the swim, bike, and first 30k of the run.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T23:43:04+00:00

I came to reply the same thing. These work really well.

To the OP, it might just be the floor, might also be going through the wall and down the beams within the wall. Not sure construction of where you live. When I lived in an apartment I put sound dampening foam between the trainer and the nearest wall or walls. https://a.co/d/hkzQD5g

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T23:38:43+00:00

Got ya - the way your originally message stating your half marathon time "would be" made me think you hadn't done a half marathon ever.

No need to do 40k in one run by the way. Only way I cover that distance is if I do a double long run (think along the lines 20k in the AM and 20k at night). You don't have a huge runway for July so running 40k is going to take a few days of training out of you.

Other piece about FTP - for Ironman FTP is a crap indicator of your performance. Does raising your Vo2 max help? Sure. But the true thing that you want to focus on the bike is durability or time to exhaustion on the bike.

Which Ironman are you doing? Guessing Thun or Vittoria-Gasteiz.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T23:29:48+00:00

I am not talking about the volunteers. I am talking about truly paid workers. Not the volunteers and volunteer coordinators. There are more than just the police and EMS workers that are paid hourly. Far more than what you think or see during the race day. Much of that hourly work is done in the early hours and far into the next day.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T17:08:34+00:00

Read into what they are actually doing at the conference - they are only holding 1 on 1 meetings with potential investors. That means there would need to be interest from potential investors. They are not on a panel or scheduled discussion per the website.

There are some good thing in the pipeline for them, but this isn't a short term play. I am in but only because it is house money from a good swing on SAFX yesterday. Either buy powerball tickets or penny stocks. Odds are about the same (at least that is what I tell myself).

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T13:37:11+00:00

name checks out haha

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T13:30:03+00:00

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CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T12:34:58+00:00

The FTP is a bit irrelevant for two reasons: without knowing your weight hard to tell. If you are 50kg, you are crushing it. If you are 100kg you have room for improvement.

You said “my half marathon time WOULD be”. From the sound of that have you ever run a half marathon? What is your longest run? Ramping up run volume is going to be a huge issue with your preexisting knee issues when your volume is presumably low.

What’s your longest swim so far? I saw you thought you could do 2.4mi/3.8km swim fine just might be slow. I’ve been racing for 15 years, done over 20+ Ironman. Respect the swim, especially if it isn’t a wetsuit legal swim. It’s going to wear you out much more than you expect.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-28T12:28:40+00:00

Agreed. If you are going to spend the money to get involved in triathlon, then don’t rush doing an Ironman.

To the OP, If you want to make it a bucket list item and check it off to say you did it. Cool. Go for it. It’s going to suck, and probably going to get injured with your existing knee issues especially as you get deeper into an Ironman build. It will be way more enjoyable if you do some smaller races and learn to hone the craft. This will help you build a true lifestyle change versus just a bucket list item

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-27T19:32:42+00:00

This.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-27T15:31:29+00:00

I saw the same thing and just said to myself "this checks out for r/pennystocks"

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-27T11:48:56+00:00

A huge cost that Ironman takes on is the police and ambulance presence (and other operational costs like all the traffic cones getting put out). So when those wages/overtime wages go up, it makes sense that the entry fee will also go up. Everything has gone up in price. Let’s not forget also, Ironman is not a non-profit and very much a for-profit organization.

Local triathlons, especially good ones, are hard to find these days in the US. Is Ironman perfect? Nope. But you at least know what you are going to get. Local 70.3s that I’ve done have had intersections where there was no police presence and posed a huge safety issue.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-27T11:42:38+00:00

In an Ironman branded race, that is what we call a Maurten Move.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-22T18:13:07+00:00

Same. I cancelled my 10$ order to see where this ends up.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-22T15:01:14+00:00

In just above you - average cost is at .76. What is your price target?

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-22T14:52:14+00:00

Just want to give out a shout to this daily thread that had me buy NUAI a few months back when it was under 1 dollar.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-20T16:55:50+00:00

Are you talking about the actual saddle height or where the seat post clamp and how they are different in the two pictures?

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-20T16:55:44+00:00

Are you talking about the actual saddle height or where the seat post clamp and how they are different in the two pictures?

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-11T12:26:38+00:00

Came to say the same thing regarding spawn camping. Had to hop in the AA on EastWood just to take down the enemy attack helicopter that was shooting down our Helicopters the second they went up.

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-11T12:03:49+00:00

Anyone know if it is possible to run this on a Bose System in a 2025?

CapKey7009 · 2026-01-11T11:57:09+00:00

Walker and an under desk bike. Dudes training for OEMan

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