I though CA was having a massive drought.
I guess not anymore!
This could be interesting:
https://fulgaz.com/we-have-some-exciting-news/
Ironman group acquire Fulgaz. One would assume things with Rouvy haven’t gone as well as they might, then.
Here in the Northeast we have the cyclone bombs every once in a while…you’ll be fine 
However usually involves a lot of snow.
To the OP, I really think you’ve got some big bike gains left on the table. Go get that TT bike!!
For a 1/2 you can be really aggressive on position IF you commit to training in that setup.
This is my position in a recent 1/2 (although I ride the same setup for a full but ‘turtle’ less aggressively.
On a flat / fast course I’d be in the 2:15 to 2:17 range. (Crappy U.K. roads)
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It appears Ironman Cascais is going to have amazing weather on Saturday and Sunday (Full and 70.3).
Can’t wait 
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Good luck this weekend!! Boa Sorte!
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Any suggestions to improve on how to keep my cycling shoes on the bike when unmounting? I’ve tried at least 2 times this week and has not gone over well… I have road shoes and not tri shoes…not sure if it makes a difference or not… probably it does …
What pedals are you using?
Assiona Duo.
I could do it in the old bike, with shimano ultegra pedals.
I can’t do it on this bike. I feel the shoes stuck on my feet!
No cure but my tip is just to shoulder the bike if the shoes are clattering into the ground. I’ve only done it a couple of times and it just takes the stress away
Ah…I thought you were perhaps having the opposite problem of the shoes falling off the pedals when you try and unclip. I had that problem with Speedplays when racing tri’s and switched to Shimano as a result.
Best suggestion I can give you is to try and make sure your retention system (BOA, straps, whatever) is completely loosened (whch I am sure you have done by now). Definitely practice a few more times…like everything else, taking your feet out and leaving shoes on the pedals while riding is a skill that needs to be practiced.
Worst case scenario is that you just run into T2 with your bike shoes on…you’ll only lose a few seconds.
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My experience is that less weight has a far more measurable effect on running than it does on cycling (on the flat, the effect of weight is obvious on hills).
At 65kgs as a runner onlyI could definitely cover the ground more easily at a given pace than 68 ish triathlon weight I’m currently at.
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I’ve always been a believer in the 1.5s per pound per mile wisdom. Which then converting to a useful system of measurements is 2s per kg per km.
i.e. if you lose a kg of pure fat, leaving everything else equal (big statement for those in the single digit body fat arena) that takes off 1:25 from your marathon time. 3kg like @nicco mentioned and that’s 4:15. Pretty significant stuff IMO.
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Agreed.
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Well yes but as you say 1kg of only BF isn’t easy for some already AG podium. 1m25 off a marathon being say 50s off a half mara but will that translate to a 70.3 run leg…? Not so clear cut, so I don’t think this is low hanging fruit.
As it happens, I do have 10kg spare lying around which I will need to lose next year so I’m in agreement with the principle.
This popped up on my “On This Day” photo feed this morning, circa 2012 and 1 week after getting my KK Road Machine as my first trainer (I finally upgraded to a Kickr this summer). This was actually the 2nd time doing the 8-Minute FTP test (and third workout) after doing too well on the first one. 
I’ve been abused by the blue bars ever since! 
(Edited the year to 2012–it was 9 years ago, not 2009. 
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I probably am about 4 minutes slower than my standalone Half marathon PB at 68kgs but there’s other variables than weight to consider (several years older, tri training 18-20 hours per week versus 12-14 hours of pure running and strength work).
I believe the biggest variable for running to your potential on a tri is getting strong and aero on the bike so you aren’t gassed when you put your trainers on.
How fast you run us then down to your training / weight and (IMO) mentality to running.
I’m normally sniffing around AG podiums and OA podium in smaller races. I’d run faster if I was 65kg again. I simply don’t want to be, I looked terrible and was constantly ill. And I like beer and chocolate.
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A critical mistake I see very often is strong cyclists getting on the bike and “using their strength” to hammer out a fast bike split…but leave themselves lacking on the run.
As a cyclist who picked up tris after 20 years, I used the bike leg to conserve my energy and be ready to run off the bike. It didn’t hurt that I am also very aero…so I could ride a relatively low power (for me) that was higher than some of my competitors and use my aero to still come in with some of the fastest bike splits. That strategy led to some very good runs (for me) yielding good results…except for full IM races, where I was never able to pull together a decent run.
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Agree
I only ride at about 70% of ftp for a 70.3 (not much lower for a full tbh). But I’m pretty aero so those 245 ish watts go a decent way.
I could go faster. I can get pretty close to the pro bike times. But I then run about 10 minutes slower as I’m wasted.
Get that ftp up and get aero and you will run faster. A lot of folk think that to run faster as a triathlete you have to do more run training. For some that will be true. But for everyone, operating at a lower capacity on the bike will make you run better.
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2009, wow.
I did my first in Jan 2016 but lost my temper with the virtual power flickering in and out so I didn’t start training with TR until Jan 2017.
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