Running / Triathlon Thread

[Basil 742]

My bike is trash now due to a frame break.  If you could get any endurance road bike for $4,500 or less what would it be? 

 

So far, I'm looking at Canyon Endurance CF SLX 7 AXS or a Specialized Roubaix.  The Canyon has more bang for the buck but I've read about frame failures and customer service issues with them.

[Mr. Drummond 2183]

On 11/4/2024 at 9:44 PM, Hefeweizen said:

Alright you badasses.  This old dude is going to do the Monterey Bay half this weekend and as long as I do 230 or less I’ll be pleased.  My pace running now is about 1030 for shorter runs and 1130 for long runs.  If this doesn’t wreck me I’ll do the Big Sur marathon next year, since I don’t have to do the lottery .  Wish me luck as I do the slow fat guy shuffle Sunday.

You haven't seen slow fat guy shuffle till you see me rocking 13 min/mile on my long runs lol 

[Mr. Drummond 2183]

7 minutes ago, Basil said:

My bike is trash now due to a frame break.  If you could get any endurance road bike for $4,500 or less what would it be? 

 

So far, I'm looking at Canyon Endurance CF SLX 7 AXS or a Specialized Roubaix.  The Canyon has more bang for the buck but I've read about frame failures and customer service issues with them.

look at BMC Roadmachine Four.     I'm this (holds finger and thumb right next to each other) close to pulling the trigger.     

[Mr. Drummond 2183]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Drummond said:

look at BMC Roadmachine Four.     I'm this (holds finger and thumb right next to each other) close to pulling the trigger.     

I just looked,  Roadmachine Three is on sale so you get Ultegra Di2 and upgraded wheels for 4479.00 

[Vertuzzi 1358]

My wife completed the Golden Gate Half this past weekend in SF. Really cool route and highly recommended for your next half marathon. She’s convinced me to run a half with her and we are eying the Montreal Half next September. Anyone have experience running this particular race? 

[Basil 742]

I just looked,  Roadmachine Three is on sale so you get Ultegra Di2 and upgraded wheels for 4479.00 

Thank you. I understand little about bikes. I understand the benefit of electronic shifting but does the Roadmachine shine somewhere else a Canyon Endurance or Roubaix does not?

[Mr. Drummond 2183]

I think they are cool and have heard good things about them.   @G650 knows way more than me about road bikes.   I think he has a bmc but I could be thinking about someone else.   

[G650 14070]

1 hour ago, Basil said:

Thank you. I understand little about bikes. I understand the benefit of electronic shifting but does the Roadmachine shine somewhere else a Canyon Endurance or Roubaix does not?

 

8 minutes ago, Mr. Drummond said:

I think they are cool and have heard good things about them.   @G650 knows way more than me about road bikes.   I think he has a bmc but I could be thinking about someone else.   

 

So I used to have 2, still have one. Personally, I think RM is a much nicer bike in several ways compared to those two, especially the Canyon. The Roubaix is a good bike but it's very long in the tooth design wise imo.

 

The Roadmachine has some of the best ride compliance you will find anywhere while still have super nimble handling. They got the geometry just right.

 

Definitely happy to answer any specific questions on the BMC though anytime.

[Basil 742]

I wish I knew enough to ask the right questions.

Where can I finding of these? LBS? I don’t recall seeing any there but wasn’t looking for one so I may have missed it. Website looks like it ships only to Europe and they’re out of most everything anyways.

[Clintonaldo 2571]

Just found this thread! I've been on an 11 month journey (so far) to go from nothing to outright qualifier for 70.3 worlds. The plan was to race Augusta 70.3 in September and keep building into next season but the hurricane made sure that wouldn't happen. Thankfully, Ironman is really good about the options so I was able to bump it to Ironman 70.3 Florida in December. I've run a bunch of half marathons and swam when I was younger so the only thing I am starting fresh on to say is the bike. My current projected finish time is around 4:45 an outright qualifying slots (not a rolldown) tends to be around 4:10 in my age group (35-39). I have a long ways to go. Right now my biggest gains are going to come from the run. To be fair I don't even know if it's in my genetics to run a 1:18 half marathon lol. Currently I'm training about 15-18 hours a week and I'm doing this as a personal challenge/for fun so we'll see what happens. Maybe by the end of next year I'll be close enough to compete.

Bike Bike Bike Bike and Bike some more. It’s where you will spend most of your time. I would even ride 70 and run 10 in a brick.

[Clintonaldo 2571]

Thanks! It's been baby steps so far and hard to keep my eyes on the big picture but progress is progress. Next year I'm doing Chattanooga 70.3, Augusta 70.3 and maybe a third one late fall. I would love to do a west coast race at some point but the idea of flying with my bike sounds anxiety inducing lol. Thankfully there are a good number of east coast races within driving distance

See you in Chattanooga. I live here also so ask me anything.

1:40 Half this morning pushing a chair and I loved every damn minute of it. I encourage all of you to get involved with stuff like this.

[Noozak 323]

I’ve heard the run course at Chattanooga is much more hilly thank you would expect. I live in florida so the only hills I have to train on are bridges lol

[G650 14070]

5 hours ago, Basil said:

I wish I knew enough to ask the right questions.

Where can I finding of these? LBS? I don’t recall seeing any there but wasn’t looking for one so I may have missed it. Website looks like it ships only to Europe and they’re out of most everything anyways.

Yeah I'm sure you have a dealer somewhere. There's a dealer locator page on the BMC website i believe

[G650 14070]

20 minutes ago, Noozak said:

I’ve heard the run course at Chattanooga is much more hilly thank you would expect. I live in florida so the only hills I have to train on are bridges lol

My massage therapist did Chattanooga IM this year, loved it even though swim was canceled from storm.

[Clintonaldo 2571]

2 hours ago, Noozak said:

I’ve heard the run course at Chattanooga is much more hilly thank you would expect. I live in florida so the only hills I have to train on are bridges lol

The 70.3 there aren’t really any hills. 

2 hours ago, G650 said:

My massage therapist did Chattanooga IM this year, loved it even though swim was canceled from storm.

I did a 10:23. I was on pace for a 9:10 until mile 14 of run. 

[pearlandhorn 3272]

On 11/9/2024 at 9:20 AM, Clintonaldo said:

Bike Bike Bike Bike and Bike some more. It’s where you will spend most of your time. I would even ride 70 and run 10 in a brick.

How do you recommend working up to IM bike distance? How often do you bike in a week and what distances/exertion level?

[Clintonaldo 2571]

18 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

How do you recommend working up to IM bike distance? How often do you bike in a week and what distances/exertion level?

I did 3 100 mile rides and a lot of 60-70 followed by 9 mile runs. Once you get to 70 miles riding 50 seems like a ripoff.  Also, the saying I love the most is 80 miles is the half way point of 112 and it is true. You spend the longest amount of time on the bike so you need to train the longest there.