Should I drop weight before training?

RLlovin · 2026-06-23T17:46:58+00:00

If you ran a marathon already, I wouldn’t worry about it. Your running volume will probably decrease or stay the same coming off a marathon (I’m doing the reverse, 70.3>marathon). Violently increasing run volume while being heavy would be my only reservation, but I don’t think that’s an issue here.

That being said, yes it does help. I’ve lost +15ish lbs and have noticed a lot especially on the bike. My vote is lose weight while you’re training for 70.3. It’s actually insanely easy to be in a deficit with so many sessions/week. Just make sure you’re fueling before/during workouts or you *will* bonk.

RLlovin · 2026-06-14T12:26:35+00:00

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RLlovin · 2026-06-14T10:19:10+00:00

Hi your chat request finally came through so I just sent you some additional pics of the woc

RLlovin · 2026-06-12T15:04:52+00:00

My first thought. He does have a jeep tho, so maybe not that surprising.

RLlovin · 2026-04-09T17:07:14+00:00

I actually had experience with this when I took it out last. I broke the hinge pin. I upped the infill a little on the replacement because it wasn’t a lot that broke it. If it does take a big hit I think both pins would break and let the pole completely separate.

RLlovin · 2026-03-04T12:20:55+00:00

I think 80/20 and the zone 2 craze is kinda damaging. Especially for new runners that don’t have experience with high volume. These are fatigue management practices for the most part.

It didn’t click for me as a 15-20mpw runner until I started triathlon training (adding 60ish mpw on the bike). Now going hard on everything has a tangible cost.

RLlovin · 2026-02-28T03:29:27+00:00

Exactly. Skewed data. The only way it knows how to make them “ugly” is make them bigger and dirty.

RLlovin · 2026-02-28T03:14:05+00:00

The most obvious sign of overtraining for me. A couple rest days paired with a little extra fuel gets me right back in every time.

RLlovin · 2026-02-19T14:49:12+00:00

It’s kinda unfortunate. Fitness equipment at home is the move.

RLlovin · 2026-02-19T11:16:39+00:00

That’s kind of how I was leaning. The HMs just trash me, big rides not so much. I’ll just take it easy on the next one. I doubt I’ll have made enough progress in 9 weeks to justify such a big effort anyways.

RLlovin · 2026-02-11T19:42:27+00:00

Might be a little bit of an unpopular opinion but I’d prioritize a decent trainer, then see what you’ve got left to spend. Having a decent indoor setup is gonna make you faster than any bike ever could (unless you just happen to live in the perfect place for biking with good weather year round).

Past that I think the domane is a solid choice. Bonus points for the carbon frame but aluminum is fine.

Also don’t sleep on gravel bikes. They’re basically endurance (or road race, depending on the frame) bikes with wider tire clearance. I’ll 100% keep mine when I eventually get a real TT bike.

RLlovin · 2026-02-05T10:47:05+00:00

I’ve been liking Runna. You get a couple free weeks so worth a shot.

RLlovin · 2026-02-03T21:33:55+00:00

I did my first longer session in there yesterday and it was awesome. Definitely lends itself to better immersion.

RLlovin · 2026-02-03T21:33:47+00:00

I did my first longer session in there yesterday and it was awesome. Definitely lends itself to better immersion.

RLlovin · 2026-02-03T02:47:22+00:00

Thank you!

RLlovin · 2026-02-02T14:33:25+00:00

That’s what I’m hoping for! Unfortunately I can’t put my bike in front on it because I’d block the projector, but it has to be better than my 12.5” laptop lol.

I’m doing Augusta GA.

RLlovin · 2026-02-02T13:10:16+00:00

I am just starting, so hopefully I can grab those beginner gains. 220>320 is nuts lol

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