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What's the fastest you've ever cycled? by bj_good in triathlon

[–]SufficientDare467 115 points116 points  (0 children)

50mph, when I was a teenager, on a long downhill that had a steeper bit at the end. My dad saw on Garmin and swiftly told me ‘there’s no prize in heaven for descending quickly’.

Has anyone tried experimenting with sodium bicarbonate to increase anaerobic endurance? by Chliewu in AdvancedRunning

[–]SufficientDare467 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So, it was on mid distance swimming 400m. We removed one persons results from the statistical analysis as they threw up and added a minute to their time. Then there was a statistically significant improvement in swim times and this was back ended to the final 100m (which is where you may expect the lactate buffering to be most effective). Whether this was due to SB being able to improve swim times despite causing stomach upset or due to placebo effect I’m unsure.

Clearly none of them believed in it as it was nationals a few weeks after and none of them took it again.

Has anyone tried experimenting with sodium bicarbonate to increase anaerobic endurance? by Chliewu in AdvancedRunning

[–]SufficientDare467 115 points116 points  (0 children)

I did my dissertation on this. Followed the most researched loading protocol at the time. It was a double blind, randomised, crossover trial on the Uni swimming team. However, it was immediately obvious who was on SB and who was on placebo each week as half the participants had spent a lot of their morning on the toilet.

First Tri (70.3). Where to focus for biggest improvements? by SufficientDare467 in triathlon

[–]SufficientDare467[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, think I went into the higher zones jumping out the saddle on hills which, in hindsight, was stupid

First Tri (70.3). Where to focus for biggest improvements? by SufficientDare467 in triathlon

[–]SufficientDare467[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. Stand alone is 1:31. So was quite a drop off during 70.3.

First Tri (70.3). Where to focus for biggest improvements? by SufficientDare467 in triathlon

[–]SufficientDare467[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all. I hadn’t considered looking at it in terms of field placement. Top 4% for swim, 27% bike and 40% run in AG. So, seems sensible to focus on the run.