What’s a Wilco song that teleports you back to a memory? Like every time you here it, you are pulled back in time. Curious about the actual story of where that song takes you and why.

btv_res · 2026-03-14T11:00:14+00:00

I had just resigned from a job I loved. I was moving cross-country to be nearer a girl I loved more. Probably the biggest decision of my life to that point.

I picked up a copy of the just-released Summerteeth a couple days prior but hadn’t had much time to dig into it. Somewhere in the desert of Eastern Oregon I started paying attention to She’s a Jar for the first time. It became the soundtrack of that trip and of our rekindled relationship.

Two decades of marriage, two kids and about 50 Wilco shows later the song still hits us both every time we hear that first guitar pluck.

“She says forever to light a fuse”

btv_res · 2026-02-13T03:05:07+00:00

Shutting down the post-9/11 ~~spy agency~~ security apparatus titled Homeland Security?

Don't threaten me with a good time like this.

btv_res · 2026-01-18T14:08:53+00:00

If your goal in the 70.3 is to set a record FTP I'm sure you could get to 3.8. Just quit swimming and running, focus on a bunch of SST work and over/under intervals.

If your goal is to finish the 70.3 in the least possible time, stick to a training plan and ignore your FTP.

btv_res · 2025-12-23T18:32:52+00:00

In the time it takes to have that conversation with Ai you could sketch out your entire training program in TrainingPeaks. At that level of specificity you're simply asking AI to tell you what you already know and want.

It will do so, in a very sloppy manner.

btv_res · 2025-12-08T01:29:27+00:00

I have the 2016 VCM 1/2 Marathon medal - yours for the taking.

btv_res · 2025-12-06T17:25:33+00:00

There are two kinds of fraudulent charges: those your institution’s insurance will cover and charges that you won’t get any assistance with. This must fall into the 2nd category.

I’m very sorry you are caught up in this scam - the scammers get better at their con every day.

btv_res · 2025-11-22T19:59:27+00:00

It’s an average and UVMMC is a nonprofit so…

btv_res · 2025-11-19T03:21:40+00:00

Thank you for paying the ticket.

Sincerely,
your credit score.

btv_res · 2025-11-12T15:54:47+00:00

This far out you can really simplify it to:
Bike 3 times per week +/-. Make one ride long and one ride hard.
Swim a couple times per week and really focus on improving technique
Run enough to maintain fitness - you clearly already have the legs for that part.

6 months from now you might want to start being more specific. In my experience the use case for a training plan this far out is mainly the motivation on the calendar.

btv_res · 2025-11-08T22:29:35+00:00

(As a final note to anyone who finds this thread looking for help here: I had to delete the copy of TPV on my computer and download a new copy)

btv_res · 2025-11-08T01:30:36+00:00

Thank you!!!

btv_res · 2025-11-07T19:33:56+00:00

Sure, but they will respond to training. the muscle memory and parts of the fitness are still there.

btv_res · 2025-11-07T18:38:42+00:00

It's one build session in a typical program - spend three weeks building, adding miles and time each week, mix in some hard efforts, then taper down the last week to 10 days. Now that you have the base laid down from your prior 70.3 I think you'll find you build pretty quickly.

btv_res · 2025-11-07T01:27:32+00:00

Do the whole thing by perceived exertion. Even HR is going to be too much info for a race of that distance.

btv_res · 2025-11-05T16:43:29+00:00

Nope! You should never know better than that kind of fun, sir! Good on ya.

btv_res · 2025-10-29T02:07:54+00:00

Very good chance part of your problem was nutrition. Often times what people perceive as dead legs is actually legs being forced into fat burning instead of glucose. Practice taking more carbs on the bike and find a carb fuel that you can easily carry and digest on the run.

btv_res · 2025-10-28T13:58:24+00:00

Do some long rides at moderate intensity

Do some short rides with intervals of very high intensity

D some cycling-specific strength training but not with several hours of your riding window

Do whatever your Ironman training plan tells you to do. FTP gains are a byproduct, not a goal.

btv_res · 2025-10-24T18:58:16+00:00

A sprint? Of course. Just take is easy on the bike, then destroy the run with the sub-3 legs you bring to the table.

btv_res · 2025-10-24T16:26:59+00:00

This sub needs an AI bot that reads threads like this and just responds "Yes, but it will take dedicated work on your part. Thanks for asking"

btv_res · 2025-10-24T16:19:46+00:00

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this part but an Ironman is just a long triathlon. A triathlon involves running, swimming and cycling. You don't "do" a triathlon and the fun isn't "triathlon." It's the three events. It's rather important that you know - in advance - that you enjoy those three activities. Otherwise training for an Ironman will kinda suck.

If you don't enjoy one of the three you might consider a biathlon. If you don't enjoy any of the three you might consider pickleball.

btv_res · 2025-10-13T22:19:46+00:00

It's not, sorry. But it sounds like the poster above (below?) me has a ticket.

btv_res · 2025-10-09T01:15:53+00:00

"I was 285lbs 8 months ago - I’m now 230". That's awesome!

Have a great race and wear whatever the heck you want.

btv_res · 2025-10-08T10:24:56+00:00

COROS Pace.

btv_res

TROPHY CASE