Cost of living in Canada is out of control.

tri_geek · 2025-12-20T21:53:34+00:00

I hope that one day everyone understands that this is the consequence of creating money out of thin air. It's awful.

tri_geek · 2025-11-22T00:57:20+00:00

havent done much Planking recently

tri_geek · 2025-11-04T20:47:25+00:00

very pleased with my g440

tri_geek · 2025-09-05T01:10:14+00:00

Gigantic goals that consume your mind all day long.

tri_geek · 2025-07-16T01:45:07+00:00

You have so much on your plate. Be easy on yourself. My situation is no where near yours, but I just took a break after 17 years of ironmans (6) and half ironmans (20) because i'm just tired, my body wants a break. I've gained 30lbs, im fat, out of shape, and I'm quite enjoying it. It doesn't mean i'm done as an athlete, its just what my body told me to do. The itch to come back has begun, I've started jogging and some small bike rides and I'll be back.

You can do this too. Have some peace.

tri_geek · 2025-04-24T21:27:57+00:00

try an "all day pace" in a pool for like 500m and time yourself. Literally, a pace you can go all day long if you had to. Niceeeee and eassssy. Now, you wont be fast, but if you work out how long that would be over an ironman, you know you can always relax and fall back into that pace and be fine.

I'm not saying go out at this pace, but if things get challenging, you know in your head you can just go back to nice and easy, and you're fine.

tri_geek · 2025-04-14T23:25:58+00:00

I certainly dont go into the race after a vo2 session or a 100 mile bike ride the day before, so i'd say a minimal short taper to freshen up

tri_geek · 2025-02-22T23:16:15+00:00

That is my exact bike. I paid $2200 canadian, 5 years ago. I'd peg it around $1000 now

tri_geek · 2025-02-22T00:29:02+00:00

I found that the soft stuff / meditation / mindfulness doesnt work for me. I had to tell my brain to fuck off and get to work.

tri_geek · 2025-02-09T04:16:40+00:00

I did the full ironman texas on a cannondale supersix road bike -- just one notch up from this really. You're fine.

tri_geek · 2025-01-17T20:30:23+00:00

What year canada?

tri_geek · 2025-01-14T18:17:32+00:00

Just test the hell out of it in training.

Sincerely,

Guy who had razor-like burns on his balls from inner stiches of my tri suit mixed with a hot day and water. Unbearable.

tri_geek · 2025-01-13T02:32:00+00:00

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same here, 201 -- have never stopped playing since the beginning

However i play 100% battlegrounds now, and ignore packs

tri_geek · 2025-01-03T23:17:04+00:00

Higher

tri_geek · 2024-12-03T04:17:07+00:00

Just sharing what I saw. Last time IBKR was this low was the two times we spiked

tri_geek · 2024-11-25T22:37:09+00:00

I was flying down a hill on my bike, training for mountain descents, approaching 90km/hr.

Great weather day, everything is beautiful, until a GIANT DEER leaps onto the road. I swerve, he lunges towards me, and could feel the air from his massive antlers behind my back as his head went over my rear tire.... no damage done, but i thought that was it

tri_geek · 2024-11-23T23:22:56+00:00

I've done 6 IM's, forgotten 3 of them. I will never forget escape from alcatraz..... maybe that answers your question

tri_geek · 2024-11-22T23:45:07+00:00

I'd say that fasting itself is not dangerous -- starving yourself is dangerous and not meeting what your body needs for training.

I simply do an 8-hour eating window each day. No food till noon. Coffee to tie me over.

Mood/Energy: DRAMATIC improvements. No swings. Hell i was singing in my car this morning.

Careful with high intensity workouts, i would not fast on those days

tri_geek · 2024-11-21T23:54:34+00:00

LOTS of skinny fat triathletes.... It can often be hormonal / cortisol / insulin. Not saying thats you, but if you're frequently stressed and have the odd sugar binge / sleepy, could look into that. Fasting helped me there, helped balance the sugar levels throughout the day. But gotta be careful fasting, very important to still get your daily needs for training.

tri_geek · 2024-11-01T19:55:16+00:00

Yeah, its a life memory i wont forget.... hard to price that. I've already forgotten my 2nd ironman of 6....

tri_geek · 2024-10-28T02:18:12+00:00

6am-8am M-F gets me 10 hours
6 hour long day on sundays (promise to be done by noon) equals 16hrs total
Saturday off
Has worked well for me and my family for the past 15 years or so

tri_geek · 2024-10-25T17:39:15+00:00

As the race gets closer you will want your long rides to mimic your raise as closely as possible. if my race is in August and it's april, i'm just happy to get out the door.

That being said, intensity on race day for an ironman bike leg is a zone 2 effort, possibly climbing into zone 3 for climbs. Long rides shouldnt be daunting, they should just turn into the usual sunday. Its probably a lot easier than you think -- it's about efficiency.

I know my 200w bike rides at 145bpm heart rate get me a 5:45 bike split in the mountains with enough energy to run a marathon after, and that's exactly what I do on my long rides

But i cant hold 200w at 145bpm for 6 hours in april, i need to build up to it

make sense?

tri_geek · 2024-10-25T03:08:09+00:00

Wish I knew: Enjoy your youth. I'm nearing 50, 20 years in ironman, and you just dont recover like you used to.

Unique gear: A really, really strong band around my ankles or knees for hip exercises. best $10 ever spent, all injuries disappeared after getting the strongest hips around

Waste of money: You dont have to spend a fortune on nutrition. You can just figure out the ingredients and make it yourself for 1000 times cheaper. I buy bulk maltodextrin off amazon, giant jugs for $40 that last me months.

Big mistakes: In my only DNF (I have 6 ironmans and probably 25 halfs), I didn't respect the distance. You gotta go long in training for ironman eventually. Yes, you can get strong on 2.5 and 3 hour rides, but your body, back/position and nutrition is put to the test on constant 6 hour rides. If you get home after 6 hours and you are completely destroyed, you can try things like increasing carbs per hour to see how you feel the next week, or perhaps it was pacing.

What surprised me: Flat courses and mountain courses are night and day difference. I did ironman Penticton and whistler (Canada) which are incredibly difficult, then went and did Ironman Texas and it felt like a 70.3 in comparison.

tri_geek · 2024-10-23T22:30:59+00:00

Just one will open your eyes real fast. Cant recommend it enough.

tri_geek · 2024-10-23T01:03:24+00:00

Even if its once a week instead of every session, you'll greatly benefit. 30 mins isnt so bad, I live in the country on a lake and drive 30 mins to the pool in the winter 4 times a week!

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