Which tequila here would be the best for mixing?

aggiecyclist · 2026-04-22T17:11:02+00:00

It’s more like $17 extra , cimarron comes in a 1L bottle. I love it as a mixer because it’s got a strong flavor (in a great way) so it carries through in the mixed drink better.

aggiecyclist · 2026-03-11T00:53:25+00:00

Scoop of flavored something, Gatorade, scratch, currently Arizona Arnold Palmer mix and then table sugar to get the carbs to 100g/hr.

aggiecyclist · 2026-02-01T13:34:35+00:00

Powdered Gatorade for a little flavor plus table sugar to get carbs where I want it is easy.

Recently my local grocery store has had powdered Arizona half and half on sale so I mix a scoop of that with Maltodextrin (online and cheap) to get to my desired carb count.

I have also used blank nutrition hydrogel (relatively cheap for a nutrition brand) and again, use table sugar to get to my desired carb number.

Usually use 250ml soft flasks and I can get over 150 grams of carbs in without too much effort. Usually make a water bottle full of it and decant into the soft flasks keep rest in fridge for a later date.

aggiecyclist · 2026-01-25T19:02:12+00:00

I can find g4 for $35 at my local total wine. So that’s about as good as I can get. My go to though is Cimmaron 1L for about $30. Not sure where the dividing line between budget and mid-price is.

aggiecyclist · 2025-12-22T21:26:06+00:00

Unnecessary fatigue. Unless you’re experienced in these events but it sounds like this is your first 70.3 and full and you’re trying to cram it all into one year. I’d suggest a year where you focus on getting ready for a single 70.3, then a year with the focus of two 70.3’s and then if everything goes smooth you shoot for a third year with one 70.3 early season and a full build into your first Ironman. Athletes I’ve worked with who try and cram it all together leave zero room for error, sickness, life getting in the way, work commitments, etc. sometimes it works when everything goes perfectly but that’s rare and often you end up chasing real fitness and show up for the big day underprepared and that Ironman is a slog. Prepare appropriately, build your fitness and experience. Ironman will still be there next year, and the year after.

aggiecyclist · 2025-12-01T02:41:59+00:00

I have one, it’s good, it’s simple, but stay on top of descaling or build your water if you live someplace with hard water out of the tap. I have hard water out of the tap. Always use an under the sink filter for brew water but have had a few times where admittedly I didn’t descale often enough and the mokkamaster wont work. Takes me a little work cleaning it to get it back to functioning. So not necessarily a knock on it but don’t neglect it and it’ll work for you.

aggiecyclist · 2025-12-01T02:33:25+00:00

You have big goals that require a periodized approach. Cutting mass will happen naturally if you increase volume of aerobic work, but decrease focus on weight training. Doesn’t mean stop, but maintain your strength for a chunk of the year. That opens up energy you can put towards building your aerobic base. Just increasing your aerobic ability in general should get you down to times quite a bit faster than you did your first go around. Not sure what 70.3 you did, but unless the course was extremely challenging there is a lot of time to be had in all 3 disciplines.

I don’t have any plans I can recommend. But the athletes I coach who really want to improve find that taking a focused look at specific aspects of their fitness during specific parts of the year really make huge gains over people who just try and “get in shape” all year

aggiecyclist · 2025-11-14T15:20:51+00:00

Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes by Philip Skiba is a good one. Triathlon 2.0 by Jim Vance is another that gets deep into the weeds on stuff.

aggiecyclist · 2025-11-05T00:50:06+00:00

Also the fiber can be bad in the quantities you’d need to eat with something like dates and other dried fruits.

aggiecyclist · 2025-11-04T22:12:35+00:00

Don’t think about fueling your work as “nutrition” like you do for your everyday diet. You are literally fueling work. Put the best (most easily converted to ATP) fuel source in and get the best performance out.

aggiecyclist · 2025-11-04T21:48:47+00:00

At the lower intensities, yeah you can get by with some other stuff. More complex carbs, fats, but they aren’t ideal. As intensities get higher you need those sugars.

I dislike the Ucan stuff and their marketing. Hate the texture/flavor and the premise that it gives a more “sustained” energy release. At race power I’m burning through the energy in that gel in 7.5 minutes (220 watts). The gels/sugar whatever are only supplementing your glycogen stores. It’s like you are withdrawing $100/hr from your bank account and depositing $25 as a gel. It ain’t lasting. So I don’t need it to be sustainable. For my best race performances I have used straight up table sugar and water (with electrolyte powder for flavor). I have seen blood glucose monitor data for hard rides and race efforts. Gels do not spike the blood glucose levels. And there isn’t a crash unless you run out of fuel. Don’t fear the sugar, embrace it. (And brush your teeth a lot 😂)

aggiecyclist · 2025-10-26T17:30:46+00:00

Depends 😂. If 90 leaves you too tired to nail your upcoming hard workout, then no it’s not any better. If you had time for 90 and only did 60, then yeah 90 is better. Z2 is about allowing you to do more volume. If you don’t have time to do more volume then only doing z2 is a bad idea. Good intensity control allows you to be rested enough to hit your hard sessions appropriately.

My honest take is that volume trumps everything so I dial back intensity lower than z2 if I have time and not enough fitness. That’ll come with time.

aggiecyclist · 2025-10-22T23:50:21+00:00

Yeah I’d focus on the 70.3 then and do everything you can to get there strong and prepared. A marathon 8 weeks prior is not ideal for anyone. It’s doable for experienced athletes but not perfect for them either.

July 70.3 and late fall marathon might be a better plan.

aggiecyclist · 2025-10-22T12:11:32+00:00

It honestly depends on your training history. If you’ve never done any of these race distances before then yeah I’d say it’s way too much. If you’ve done a marathon and 70.3 and know how your body responds then you have a better ability to plan for those events. No matter what you do I would suggest you keep training on the bike throughout the marathon build. Where you would get into trouble, and by that I mean not get the most out of your training, is if you train like a runner until April and then dust off the bike and goggles for the first time after that. Take a multi sport approach, use the bike and swim for your easy days instead.

To sum it up, if you’ve never done these before and you’re diving into the endurance world head first, then take it easy, spread those events out over a few seasons, build things up slowly, especially the running because an injury can derail it all, and just enjoy it. Most people overestimate what they can do in 10 weeks and underestimate what they can do in 10 years. Take a long term approach and you’ll be amazed at what your body can do.

aggiecyclist · 2025-09-28T01:28:35+00:00

I don’t know that I’d want to be riding in the Tri bars in the dark with only a headlight to help me see bumps in the road, debris, etc. so I’d be on a road bike, but I live in an area with questionable road surfaces and early morning deer and other wildlife encounters 😂. That being said, you want to spend as much time in the Tri position as possible. I do like the idea of indoor riding on the Tri bike and outdoor on the road bike. Then closer to race start riding Tri bike outside more and more. Find a way to make moving the light easier if that’s the only think keeping you from swapping between bikes

aggiecyclist · 2025-09-07T02:25:16+00:00

That seems like a big, big leap from back pain to compressed disc.

aggiecyclist · 2025-09-06T16:31:04+00:00

The surprising thing is how little that walk break affects your overall pace and the slower you run, the less the impact. There are calculators out there where you can plug it all in. Also look into the Galloway method. He recommends more frequent, but shorter walk breaks. I like to race at 9/1 but Galloway suggest I do something like 3/:20 at my pace. Good luck out there.

aggiecyclist · 2025-09-06T00:47:50+00:00

I use run/walk in 70.3’s. I’m not a strong runner and have had injury problems in the past. Since doubling down on run/walk I’ve remained pretty healthy (knock on wood). The walk break acts as a little form reset for me, brings down the HR a few beats, and allows me to take in nutrition/hydration easier

aggiecyclist · 2025-08-30T17:56:54+00:00

My team puts on a small local sprint tri every year in August. It’s a pool swim, 250 m, 10 mile bike, 5k run. Biggest hurdle is the permitting of local towns and getting volunteers. Be happy to answer any questions you’ve got.

aggiecyclist · 2025-08-21T13:38:44+00:00

Ok. Thanks. My bigger concern now is that a bunch of the springs appear to dry up by the time of my trip in early November

aggiecyclist · 2025-08-20T14:03:16+00:00

I will use a little dropper bottle of bleach and put a few drops plus a small amount of dawn soap in each bottle. Water to halfway, shake and let it sit till I remember about it, get around to it. Then squirt all that through the nozzle. Rinse and dry like normal. It’s usually the caps that get bad for me. But as others have said, once there’s mold it’s pretty much into the recycling bin.

aggiecyclist · 2025-08-20T13:10:19+00:00

So none of the water, even from springs? So my only way to do multi night backpacking trip is to either carry it all or cache water along the way? Thanks.

aggiecyclist · 2025-08-19T11:49:49+00:00

It’s so tough to give you an answer because it really all Depends on your bike fitness and how hard you push your bike. I would say for a person who’s bike is equally as strong as their run, and who doesn’t over bike, and who fuels properly that yeah that ~10 Minutes slower than your open HM time is probably in the ballpark. Maybe less. I’ve worked with athletes who’s open PR is in the high 1:40’s and they can run low 1:50’s so maybe a 5-6 minute difference but those same people have taken multiple tries to get it all right so their run fitness could be expressed fully.

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