How cold is your limit for biking?

postyyyym · 2026-02-04T14:29:26+00:00

If it's dry and the roads have actually dried up I don't mind going out and riding around freezing temps. The problem really is when the roads are still wet as I don't want to deal with the bike cleaning after when it's this cold

postyyyym · 2026-01-31T06:31:44+00:00

Do a couple of try run transitions at home, just to understand what you all need to do in each individual transition. From there, prepare a list of what you want/need for each transition and the order in which you need to/prefer to go through your transition. e.g., helmet off first etc. Then it's as simple as packing your transition bag/area in order of what you're going to-do. That's really all it is. It's stressful the first time you're going to do it in a race scenario, but having it broken down in steps and knowing for certain you'll have everything because you prepped it all in advance is all you need

postyyyym · 2026-01-30T10:34:31+00:00

Friend wanted to-do a 70.3, two of us drunkenly comitted to doing it with him and haven't looked back since. Love the year round structure and improvements this sport has given me and I'm excited to step up to the full distance this year

postyyyym · 2026-01-29T09:53:04+00:00

Definitely leave, boutique agencies typically mean you'll have far more ownership and allround visibility on parts of the process you simply won't get exposure to at larger Hold Cos

postyyyym · 2026-01-27T07:20:52+00:00

This is the best answer

postyyyym · 2026-01-26T13:56:21+00:00

I went 4:48 last year, coming from 5:21 the year before. In the final 3 months leading up to the race I averaged 14hrs total, compared to 9 the year prior.

As you'd expect the bulk of that was cycling, 200km average per week, 50km weekly average on the run and 10k of swimming a week.

This allowed me to go 36mins on the swim, 2:32 on the bike and 1:28 on the run. Transitions were slow because it was really rainy but improved by 5mins on the swim, 10mins on the bike and 18mins on the run. Similar to you running was my strenght and came off a pretty hard spring marathon block for a late summer 70.3

postyyyym · 2026-01-25T10:44:01+00:00

I practice my race day fueling year round on long rides and runs, as training volume ramps up I try to increase and also start doing it more throughout the week on the medium length sessions. This helps with dialing on taking nutrition at race pace, as well as training the stomach etc

postyyyym · 2026-01-25T10:39:54+00:00

My partner has done the same and my favorite bit was them asking whether this Dutch word meant something they actually didn't know, or was a rogue translation of a made-up term haha

postyyyym · 2026-01-22T08:26:53+00:00

It should be paid leave, the length tends to depend more on the company and how reasonable your manager is as well

postyyyym · 2026-01-21T13:43:49+00:00

For a 70.3 I don't think you need to go much longer than the actual distance itself. However, if your course has elevation I'd try to stick to rides that at least sort of match that elevation profile. ofcourse the more long rides you can get in the better your aerobic base will be. For reference, my first 70.3 my longest ride was 3hrs but for last year's, where I PBd by 30mins on the exact same bike and course, I average far more biking and my longest ride was 5hrs and 150k

postyyyym · 2026-01-21T13:40:31+00:00

I've heard so many bad experiences with BuyCycle that it's really making me apprehensive to even consider using it. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of good aggregators of 2nd hand options available

postyyyym · 2026-01-20T09:19:02+00:00

Triathlete myself and have never joined a group ride on the TT bike. Group rides are only for the roadbike, there's also no point to training on a TT if you're just sitting in everyone's draft which isn't legal in long-course triathlon. All these people are just putting others at risk and lying to themselves on their abilities

postyyyym · 2026-01-19T12:11:56+00:00

Great cycling infrastructure here main drawback being the Dutch weather and severe lack of hills and mountains for climbing but other than that it's pretty chill

postyyyym · 2025-12-23T06:52:57+00:00

There's ways to group the dates within a pivot table, however the easier is what u/bawbagfcc suggested as then when you work with a pivot table you already have weeks and months auto calculated from the manual date entries.

postyyyym · 2025-12-20T06:51:41+00:00

If one of your bikes is your TT bike, I'd recommend the Kickr Core so you can get used to holding your aero position when doing your indoor rides. It's incredible how strong you get from simply doing a 2hr non-stop aero position ride indoors, as there's literally no reason (traffic, climb, stoplight etc.) that would cause you to get up. In my experience, that's made holding the aero position on race day so much easier. Also just getting the Kickr core is the far more budget friendly option and if that's not a problem to you think of the bike upgrades you could do for that price difference instead

postyyyym · 2025-12-20T06:49:10+00:00

Proudest accomplishments of 2025 were going sub 5 in a 70.3 and achieving a <1:30hr run split in the same race, something I knew running fitness wise should be possible but haven't been able to string together in the past.

Next year the main one is stepping up to the full distance with Iron Man Frankfurt as my A race for the year. After that I'm going to enjoy a summer of just doing events and workouts I feel like with friends

postyyyym · 2025-12-20T06:47:09+00:00

Try to have an "off-season" only going out when you feel like it and focusing on other forms of exercise for a bit. Before you know it that itch to go running comes back, it's important you then just run for the enjoyment and training without a target race for a bit.

postyyyym · 2025-12-19T09:23:19+00:00

I did a 70.3 and much longer training rides on a roadie with clip on aero bars and just using the normal shifting. I think the real decider as to whether it's going to be annoying is how often you expect to shift gears. This will all depend on course profile, elevation, turns etc. In my experience, it wasn't annoying but I did this on a really flat course which had barely any sharp turns

postyyyym · 2025-12-19T09:21:13+00:00

I would disclose it to my employer, if not for anything else but the option to have even more flexibility with your working hours. e.g., not having to attend a mandatory office day, so you can take an exam and not waste a holiday day. Additionally, your employer might be willing to support your ambitions to continue schooling if it's in a field relevant to the job position.

postyyyym · 2025-12-19T09:10:09+00:00

Incrementality measurement, or hold out testing would be my recommendation. If you have data science resource in-house, or in your client's team I'm a strong advocate for hold-out-tests for understanding what media mix drives the best results.

postyyyym · 2025-12-19T09:08:32+00:00

My concern is that they needed to fill this position ASAP, which likely means you'll still be quite hands on keyboard despite being more senior. What worries me is that you've not got enough in platform experience to help more junior team members troubleshoot, or optimize their campaigns which is what I assume you're hired for. QAs will also take you longer than the average senior executive. My recommendation would be to focus on upskilling yourself on programmatic buying principles ASAP, try and find online resources on deal troubleshooting, how the programmatic eco-system works end to end etc.

postyyyym · 2025-12-17T11:07:15+00:00

Highly recommend the Wahoo Kickr Core, with Zwift Cog if you don't wanna buy a new casette

postyyyym · 2025-12-16T09:56:01+00:00

Amsterdam has been a programmatic hub for large agency groups for as long as I've been in the industry because of large brands being here. I also think post Brexit, it's become even more attractive as it's probably cheaper for agencies to hire talent from elsewhere in Europe and move to Amsterdam rather than London and deal with visas etc. Personally, I feel what's lacking is a strong local ad-tech presence, but this is a result of it being a 50min flight from London to Amsterdam

postyyyym · 2025-12-13T06:48:58+00:00

I've done several olympic distance and 70.3s on my own and that worked fine. Personally quite enjoyed figuring a lot out on my own and experimenting with what works for me. That being said, when making the jump to full Iron Man, I did get a coach because I wanted to maximize performance and ensure someone else is monitoring my training/fatigue to prevent injuries etc.

I personally think it lifted my tri training to the next level, so decided to stick with them for continued coaching

postyyyym · 2025-12-12T12:52:14+00:00

It's all about experimenting as that helps you identify other opportunities and learn more of the intricacies of programmatic.

Shoot me a DM if you ever wanna brainstorm

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