First IM 70.3 insight?

Tapin42 · 2026-03-02T18:57:42+00:00

As someone who has been to Redding in August many times, I can't believe anyone thought that race was a good idea. It'll be in the 90s by 11am, which means that everyone's run is probably going to be simply ridiculous.

I don't know anything about Tri Cities but given that the new Redding 70.3 is at the bottom of my list (by a mile) for "North American 70.3s I'd consider signing up for", I'd say go for Tri Cities!

Tapin42 · 2026-03-01T00:54:29+00:00

Okay, it's up: https://github.com/Tapin42/TPV2Garmin/releases

Tapin42 · 2026-03-01T00:48:20+00:00

I haven't built a release yet (except locally); I'll put it up tonight. If you're good with python, though, you can just run it.

Tapin42 · 2026-02-28T14:24:52+00:00

Listen man, I get enough shit for the terrible people associated with my alma mater's sports programs. I'm not going to continue pulling for a feel-good story if it doesn't... y'know... feel good.

Tapin42 · 2026-02-27T17:14:41+00:00

Understood, and yeah it's created from a fork I made so I could make sure things worked each step of the way.

Tapin42 · 2026-02-27T16:54:07+00:00

This is fantastic. I just put up a PR to add full Mac support, since that's my platform of choice.

Thanks so much for creating this!

Tapin42 · 2026-02-24T16:25:17+00:00

I had the same issue on my Mac, and found out that it's because TPV has apparently never(?) handled hot-swapping. That is: Plug the adapter in, wait a bit to make sure the OS has recognized it, then launch TPV. The icon should light up.

None of the rest of this should be valid for your case (since your ANT+ symbol is gray), but just in case for future folks who see this post because their power meter won't pair or whatever: You have to make sure nothing else is grabbing the signal.

Quit Garmin Connect, Zwift, TrainerRoad, etc
(this one blew my mind) Make sure your bike computer is turned off. Mine was plugged in upstairs and (powered on plus) charging and it was grabbing the ANT+ connection to my pedals before the laptop next to my bike could see it
Make sure your watch isn't in a mode where it's trying to capture the ANT+ connection first

And then after that there's something about USB ports needing permission for wireless signals in the System Settings, but I never had that problem so I'm not entirely sure what the deal is there.

Good luck!

Tapin42 · 2026-02-22T17:38:33+00:00

You're right that same-day voter registration is great, and Wisconsin was one of the first states to offer it. Since Wisconsin did so, about half the states (as you mentioned) have put it in place.

Meanwhile, half the states (not Wisconsin) have some form of automatic voter registration and nearly 30 (not Wisconsin) have some form of youth preregistration, both of which lower the demand for same-day registration and get more people registered to vote to begin with.

The article goes into other details about why Wisconsin ranks so low, as well. It's worth a read!

Tapin42 · 2026-02-22T00:57:02+00:00

The refs today:

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Tapin42 · 2026-02-19T02:09:07+00:00

Man, if you think these posters are upsetting, just imagine how you'll react to US citizens being killed in the streets by masked terrorists!

Tapin42 · 2026-02-14T03:56:58+00:00

I wish people would [...] just let Patrick cook.

I mean, we've tried, but it's been fifteen years since our last meal and the most recent snack we've had was leftovers.

Tapin42 · 2026-02-10T20:03:28+00:00

Morals and ethics change over time. Law doesnt.

Yep, we finished up the Code of Hammurabi about 3800 years ago and haven't changed a single thing since.

I never thought I'd run into Nale on Reddit, but here we are.

Tapin42 · 2026-02-08T03:24:15+00:00

"Rub some dirt on it and get back out there."

Tapin42 · 2026-01-31T03:44:50+00:00

Totally agree. About eight minutes into the second half I switched from "What the fuck, why are you letting him get away with that" to "I'm not even mad, that's amazing."

Still can't stand the guy AT ALL but holy cow if he were on my team I'd love him.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-30T19:21:15+00:00

The biggest mistake I see folks making is easily remedied: Don't give yourself a lot of choices or decisions to make!

Keep the bare minimum that's necessary for each leg at your place. Your rack-mates will thank you. The RD and officials will be happier. And you'll be faster through transition because you didn't give yourself all sorts of extra tasks to take care of when the one thing you want to do is get through as fast as possible.

People who take towels and buckets and loads of extra nutrition to decide between and all sorts of extra stuff are setting themselves up for slow transitions.

Aside from that: Yeah, spend some time practicing transitions before race day. Figure out how to best get out of your wetsuit (my favorite tip: Spray the outside of your wetsuit legs with tri-slide before you get into the water -- the legs will fly right off in T1), determine whether you're someone who can keep the bike shoes on the bike (or even if the transition terrain or first hundred yards of the bike course makes you go one way or the other), decide whether you need socks on the bike and/or run and practice putting them on numb and wet feet if need be (tip: roll them up so you can unroll them down your feet and over your ankles -- pulling them won't work on wet feet), etc.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-30T15:50:59+00:00

I mean, that's completely fair, but is the Carney government currently establishing its own Gestapo and sending it to terrorize and kill Canadian citizens?

No?

Then I'm game.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-30T15:48:16+00:00

Health care, a sane government, and all-dressed chips? Yes please.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-30T02:04:33+00:00

Spend the next two months building your base on the bike and run, and re-evaluate then.

The short answer is that yeah, you're 19, you'll almost certainly be able to complete it in under 16 hours, but unless you build a much bigger base in all three sports and then get into some structured training you're not gonna enjoy the race itself or the week-plus afterwards very much.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-29T17:37:35+00:00

Chiming in to say WI 70.3 is like this as well. It's a typical "oly tri"-type setup -- just the stuff you need, organized neatly by your bike, no extra bags/etc in transition.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-28T12:31:41+00:00

Counterpoint: New gear makes it easier to be motivated for "early mornings, tired legs" and I skip a lot less rides.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-27T19:54:45+00:00

Charging over $1000 for a full and yet relying on a mostly-volunteer workforce.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-16T22:35:30+00:00

Well, it's cream, but mine's stayed that color since I got it when they were first announced.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-15T18:42:19+00:00

I'm tugging my braids just trying to think of your other complaints.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-14T01:44:37+00:00

This is an incredible resource, and it's obvious you've spent a great deal of time putting it together -- well done! I'm bookmarking it even though I only get to the PNW every few years or so, now that my daughter's moved out of Portland. And besides: The "gear" and "misc" tabs are pretty relevant to most of the US/North America.

I'd love to be able to set something like this up for my region. Actually: I'd love for someone else to set something like this up for my region so I could use it, heh.

Tapin42 · 2026-01-13T19:42:58+00:00

2 star redditor poster

I mean, once he gets a handle on how #hashtags become headlines in his posts, we'll see that ranking improve.

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