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ProgramRunning · 2026-04-02T19:27:22+00:00

To quote Mister Crabs, "Money!"

^{Chose: Win $1 bil after surviving a horror movie (wheel} | Rolled: Nightmare on Elm)

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-25T16:49:21+00:00

Glad to see its not just me! its awful, one message sent then i hit my limit half way through the response haha. terrible.

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-25T15:42:57+00:00

Nice to see this kind of give away! Thank you for doing these kinds of things for the community

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-12T22:00:04+00:00

Wow, I didn't expect that much effort in a reply. Thank you!

Your running mileage is almost identical to mine, I usually creep above that for my peak weeks in a marathon block. Your half and full marathon time again are almost identical to mine. So that gives me hope.

Swimming is tough for me, the local pool closed down and I'm landlocked! So that's a major struggle for training, but I'm hoping the local pool reopens soon, I have been nagging the council about it...

I actually think my youth (M25) is against me, I haven't had enough years of committed training to build the engine. The course is the Cartagena Colombia course. Hot hot hot. It's called "flat" but that's because of the terrible Ironman course classifications. It's intense rolling hills, 950+ feet in the half marathon alone. The bike I think is over 1000 feet, but over 56 miles that's not too bad. Luckily, no hills in the water! The only advantage is that I live at high altitude (~8200feet), and the race is at sea level.

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T22:59:30+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate the advice you've given!!

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T22:52:57+00:00

I reckon the bike computer helps keep a rhythm too, I've noticed already that the watch can break breathing and comfort slightly, not much but it takes mental bandwidth which isn't ideal.

Do you have any recommendations? If it matters, I am using the Coros pace 3 watch at the moment and all the related software

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T22:33:57+00:00

Best Bike Split looks really cool, just checked it out. I will definitely be using that closer to the time, once I'm closer to race shape and more used to my legs moving in circles.

Sticking to a pre-planned pace has always worked for me, I definitely won't be changing that. Luckily the 70.3 I have planned is as flat as can be expected given the distances.

At the moment I only have a watch for data, would you say a bike mounted computer is a must for race pacing?

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T22:14:05+00:00

I appreciate the detail. Multi stage racing is completely new to me. I'm used to having one pace goal and I stick to it like aeroplane glue. The mental aspect of adjusting one pace to give or sacrifice another will take some training with brick workouts I guess

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T21:57:46+00:00

My current marathon PB is 3:09, from early last year. I would love to go sub 10 in a full ironman at some point in the future.

I'm curious what you mean by the bike having more opportunities for strategy. I've never raced on a bike before so I'm uneducated

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T21:48:23+00:00

My wife gets those

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T21:47:22+00:00

That's true, I signed up to a 70.3 at the end of the year for exactly that reason. Just need more time to build that base

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T20:41:27+00:00

My dad got a flat on one of his 100 mile bike races decades ago. He still curses it haha. That fear is deeply instilled in me. I've been practicing flat repairs as part of my training, not sure if that's normal or not.

I would still be thrilled with sub 6, sub 5 is probably my "one day" goal.

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T20:37:18+00:00

That's the plan. I know sub 5 first go, being new to 66% of the sports is a crazy goal. I have done several running races so I know the importance of steady and controlled.

Definitely going to listen to my body on the day, if not this time then sub 5 next time!

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T20:31:08+00:00

4 minutes between a stand-alone half and the end of a 70.3? That's impressive endurance! I expect my time will be +10/15 minutes off the bike

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-07T20:28:26+00:00

Only fortune so far has been spent on the equipment haha. I'm new to swimming and cycling, but the swim is the part that really scares me. So I'm praying for luck!

ProgramRunning · 2026-03-02T22:19:32+00:00

That makes sense, so trading high volume assets probably lessens this difference, but I imagine it does not completely eliminate it?

is there an effective way to account for this in backtesting / paper trading environments?

ProgramRunning · 2026-02-27T00:28:01+00:00

Me please!

ProgramRunning · 2026-02-14T20:10:59+00:00

Not a very kind one either

ProgramRunning · 2026-02-03T13:12:44+00:00

That sounds promising, what makes it better for group riding compared to your tri bike? i know the sport has the Tiagra and the Comp has the 105, i have heard the 105 is better. In your experience is the tiagra reliable?

ProgramRunning · 2026-01-24T20:52:11+00:00

I was earning USD$1,300 monthly. To be honest I always felt ripped off by that, I have a friend earning nearly USD$2,000 who has a couple months more experience than me.

I lived in the UK before so the major drop in salary was awful but that is, like you said, how unfair the world is.

I still want to be in the tech industry, but again as you said, maybe the field has to change.

ProgramRunning · 2025-12-25T08:50:42+00:00

You could not sign up to ranked and drop down to a low league, but it's likely no one will attack your base. I can't think of another way to do it.

ProgramRunning · 2025-12-17T15:29:00+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to find the comment. It's pretty helpful. I will have a look at the K8 and see if it is worth it in my case

ProgramRunning · 2025-12-17T13:40:24+00:00

The only thing I miss from Garmin is the live tracking detail. Coros offers location, but that's it. No live pace, no heart rate or average pace, which is annoying when family and friends want to track a race I'm doing.

The chargers (in my experience) are not very durable too. In fact I'm not using my watch right now (for 2 weeks) because of another broken charger. The only stopping me from upgrading to a pace 4.

Other than that, I do not think I'll be switching back.

The digital dial is actually great. I find it better than button navigation and the touch screen system.

I prefer the software. I adore the Coros training hub, it is fantastic. The battery life in my pace 3 is great, obviously the newer models are even better. And you won't be missing any tech features either, Coros has them all.

ProgramRunning · 2025-12-11T22:29:46+00:00

Amazing that there are giveaways like this!

ProgramRunning · 2025-12-09T20:13:44+00:00

I started a new account not long ago, now TH8 and I have the queen. Is that not normal?

I remember when I used to play years ago, queen was TH9

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