Ironman Thoughts
Wow!
I am totally intrigued by the whole ironman thing. I've gotten my feet wet in the scene, having done a couple half ironmans - all you google freaks out there can probably google my results and have a good laugh at how slow I am! LOL! :-) But, the difference between a half ironman and the real deal is like the difference between a half-pull and a full-pull -> fer all you non tractor-ites out there, this here is a full-pull:
Tractor Pull Full Pull - The best bloopers are a click away
;-)
Anyway, yeah, an ironman is just about like that - ya know, a bunch of Miller Lite drinkin' rabid fans hootin' and a hollerin' on the sidelines watchin' their favorites rip it up on Ali'i drive at 10pm, eh?
Seriously, though - whaddya reckon Macca's favorite brew of choice is? I reckon it ain't Miller Lite - or Foster's for that matter. But, damn, after a performance like that, you gotta believe that that fella was hoist'n his favorite after he ran his way into the top spot on the podium, eh?
Nice job, Macca!
I caught the first bit of the swim online on Saturday morning before goin' out on a nice ride with fellow BTR forum contributor, Neal for a nice ride down to the pacific ocean and back - thanks for the ride, Neal!
When I got back from that ride, Torbjorn had Lieto in his sights - just a matter of time before Sindballe overhauled Lieto, I reckoned. When I saw Torbjorn at interbike a few weeks ago, that dude looked like a completely different person compared to the last time I had seen him at the wind tunnel (http://www.lswt.com/):
That's Torbjorn on the trainer outside the tunnel test section - bonus points if you can identify the guys to my right and left in the image above!
Yeah, so, Torbjorn looked really lean when we chatted with him at Interbike - this pretty much tipped me off to the idea that he was taking his running pretty damn seriously... Overall body mass is a pretty big contributor to running power, I reckon - I've modeled that in the past and body mass is definitely in Pareto's 20% of the variables that effect 80% of the results.
Torbjorn seems to be a smart guy - methodical in his approach, and diligent in his application of what he has learned to the task at hand. Got a problem with heat and running speed? Take a cue from the big guy Torbjorn - drop some kg's and figure out how to keep the core temp down. Nice, disciplined, pacing by Sindballe this year, eh? Damn straight - totally cool to see him grab a spot on the podium.
It also seems as if some of the ideas that the folks at Argon-18 have are producing better results on the run for the "Thunder-Bear" - Torbjorn. From what I recall during my chat with the folks at Argon-18 at Interbike this year, a major change in saddle position was implemented some time ago. They moved him backwards relative to the BB - and guess what, the big guy ran 2:57:XX at the big show.
Nice work fellas!
As a last little nugget, it's worthwhile to note that of the top 6 men's overall finishers at Kona this year, 4 of them have worked with the crew at lswt.com.
On the women's side, yours truly, has worked with one of the top three at lswt.com.
On a personal note, one of these days, I'd like to complete an iron-distance event - why? I think one learns a bunch about themselves when they are forced to test their limits. Whether it be during a 20 minute "au bloq" effort up couser canyon road, or an all day effort climbing the highest point in the lower 48:
so, get out there and run what you brung - you'll learn something about yourself along the way! :-)
I am totally intrigued by the whole ironman thing. I've gotten my feet wet in the scene, having done a couple half ironmans - all you google freaks out there can probably google my results and have a good laugh at how slow I am! LOL! :-) But, the difference between a half ironman and the real deal is like the difference between a half-pull and a full-pull -> fer all you non tractor-ites out there, this here is a full-pull:
Tractor Pull Full Pull - The best bloopers are a click away
;-)
Anyway, yeah, an ironman is just about like that - ya know, a bunch of Miller Lite drinkin' rabid fans hootin' and a hollerin' on the sidelines watchin' their favorites rip it up on Ali'i drive at 10pm, eh?
Seriously, though - whaddya reckon Macca's favorite brew of choice is? I reckon it ain't Miller Lite - or Foster's for that matter. But, damn, after a performance like that, you gotta believe that that fella was hoist'n his favorite after he ran his way into the top spot on the podium, eh?
Nice job, Macca!
I caught the first bit of the swim online on Saturday morning before goin' out on a nice ride with fellow BTR forum contributor, Neal for a nice ride down to the pacific ocean and back - thanks for the ride, Neal!
When I got back from that ride, Torbjorn had Lieto in his sights - just a matter of time before Sindballe overhauled Lieto, I reckoned. When I saw Torbjorn at interbike a few weeks ago, that dude looked like a completely different person compared to the last time I had seen him at the wind tunnel (http://www.lswt.com/):
That's Torbjorn on the trainer outside the tunnel test section - bonus points if you can identify the guys to my right and left in the image above!
Yeah, so, Torbjorn looked really lean when we chatted with him at Interbike - this pretty much tipped me off to the idea that he was taking his running pretty damn seriously... Overall body mass is a pretty big contributor to running power, I reckon - I've modeled that in the past and body mass is definitely in Pareto's 20% of the variables that effect 80% of the results.
Torbjorn seems to be a smart guy - methodical in his approach, and diligent in his application of what he has learned to the task at hand. Got a problem with heat and running speed? Take a cue from the big guy Torbjorn - drop some kg's and figure out how to keep the core temp down. Nice, disciplined, pacing by Sindballe this year, eh? Damn straight - totally cool to see him grab a spot on the podium.
It also seems as if some of the ideas that the folks at Argon-18 have are producing better results on the run for the "Thunder-Bear" - Torbjorn. From what I recall during my chat with the folks at Argon-18 at Interbike this year, a major change in saddle position was implemented some time ago. They moved him backwards relative to the BB - and guess what, the big guy ran 2:57:XX at the big show.
Nice work fellas!
As a last little nugget, it's worthwhile to note that of the top 6 men's overall finishers at Kona this year, 4 of them have worked with the crew at lswt.com.
On the women's side, yours truly, has worked with one of the top three at lswt.com.
On a personal note, one of these days, I'd like to complete an iron-distance event - why? I think one learns a bunch about themselves when they are forced to test their limits. Whether it be during a 20 minute "au bloq" effort up couser canyon road, or an all day effort climbing the highest point in the lower 48:
so, get out there and run what you brung - you'll learn something about yourself along the way! :-)
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