| I remember the first time I brought a
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| | potholes.5)No dogs6)No cars7)No sudden
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| wind-trainer home. It was meant as a bike
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| | rainstorms. Or in my part of the
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| training alternative when the weather was
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| | world---snowstorms.8)Great for transition
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| bad.For 95% of my rides I would load my
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| | training. Bike--jump off
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| bike on the back of my car and drive out
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| | wind-trainer--put on running shoes--be
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| to the countryside where there was a wide
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| | running 60 seconds later. Faster than an
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| shoulder and less traffic. Besides, there
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| | Ironman race-day transition and great
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| was no way on earth I would ever attempt
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| | training for what it will feel
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| to ride in the city. Far too dangerous
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| | like.9)Ideal for interval training. You
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| and not very productive anyway. what's
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| | can gauge each interval exactly. Outside
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| the point when you have to stop every few
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| | you're dealing with wind and uneven
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| blocks for a traffic light.As the years
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| | terrain, so each interval is different
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| passed and the city grew, my favorite
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| | than the last.10)You can get the same
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| training routes became busier and busier.
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| | effect of climbing a big hill by doing
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| Almost every year a cyclist was getting
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| | low rpm's in a big gear.11)Flat tire. Who
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| killed or badly injured out on the
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| | cares? Sit on the couch and change
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| highway. It seemed that every year that
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| | it.12)Nature calls? The bathroom's never
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| passed I was doing more and more training
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| | far away.DISADVANTAGES?Sure.1)If your
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| in my apartment, logging endless miles on
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| | bike is fancy, you don't get to show it
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| my wind-trainer.Ultimately, something I
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| | off.2)It can be boring(unless the movie
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| never thought I would ever do, finally
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| | is really good).3)You don't learn the
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| happened. I did all my training for an
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| | small things like drinking and eating
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| Ironman on my wind-trainer.First of all
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| | while you ride.4)Seriously, I believe the
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| let me say that I am notorious for trying
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| | biggest downside to not getting road
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| radical training methods. My theory
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| | miles in is that your bike-handling
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| is...how can you know how something works
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| | skills will suffer.Would I suggest trying
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| unless you try it. For instance, I wanted
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| | just biking on your wind-trainer?Well,
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| to see how extreme distance training
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| | when I did the race, I was only around 15
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| would help my marathon time. So for
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| | minutes slower than I usually was. So
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| several months I kept ramping up my
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| | really, in the big scheme of things, it
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| distance until I peaked at around 150
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| | didn't make any difference. I would do it
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| miles a week. In order to do that I ran
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| | again.If you're living somewhere that is
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| about 24 hours a week. I did 2 a day
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| | just not a good place for cyclists, then
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| training. So often I would run 3 0r 4
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| | sure, don't obsess about it. Just get a
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| hours in the morning and then 1 or 2
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| | good wind-trainer and build yourself a
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| hours in the evening. At one point I ran
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| | program and go for it. Ultimately, I
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| 25 days straight.Was it worth it? Well I
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| | don't really think it will make that much
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| went to Las Vegas and ran their marathon
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| | of a difference come race-day.The one
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| in 3:03. It was a pretty good time, but I
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| | thing I would suggest is maybe in the
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| honestly felt that I would break 3 hours.
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| | last month or so of training when you're
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| would I do it again? No. I think its
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| | starting your taper for the big day, get
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| risky and just asking for an injury and
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| | outside and brush up on your
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| the reward just wasn't there. However, it
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| | bike-handling skills. Six or eight rides
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| was in my nature to try. Besides, one day
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| | should do it. They don't have to be real
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| I will be able to tell my grandchildren
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| | long. Thirty-forty kms. or so. That
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| that I ran 600 miles in one month.Anyway,
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| | should get you ready.You might think this
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| back to the wind-trainer. My whole point
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| | whole idea is crazy, but I promised
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| of the run story was to explain my
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| | myself when I first considered building a
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| thought process. I was willing to try
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| | site for the "new" Ironman triathletes
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| this radical bike training and give it a
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| | that I would say what I thought--and
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| test in an Ironman because I was curious
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| | feel--not what you necessarily want to
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| if would really be that different. I'll
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| | hear.So you can take it or leave it. I'm
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| let you be the judge.I did "all" my
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| | just saying........don't give up on your
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| training inside. 100%I used a program
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| | Ironman dream because your area is not
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| that slowly built up my distance to "five
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| | really made for cyclists.By trying it and
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| hours". Or about two and a half movies
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| | risking an Ironman race on it, I know you
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| that I watched while I cycled. I must say
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| | can do it if you choose to, with really
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| that there were many, many advantages to
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| | very little difference in the final
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| training at home.1)Saved a lot of gas
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| | result....My name is Ray and I'm a
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| money.2)Could come home from work--get on
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| | veteran of 14 Ironman triathlons.I have a
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| the bike and start training right away.
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| | website that is full of training and
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| No time lost to loading up the bike and
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| | racing tips that I hope can help others
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| driving one way for 25 minutes and then
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| | realize their Ironman dream.
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| back.3)My bike stayed REAL clean.4)No
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