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In the past 24 hours, I’ve had people encouraging me to buy a tri bike (anyone want to give me a couple thousand dollars) and to register for a 70.3.<\/p>\n

I can’t believe I’m considering both.<\/p>\n

I am still not sure about the tri bike, but I can definitely research it.\u00a0 My biggest concern is that I’m too big for a tri bike.\u00a0 But I keep getting told that a good shop can measure me and get me fit for the right bike.\u00a0 So we’ll see what happens there.<\/p>\n

I thought that it was silly to even consider a tri bike since I’m still not a fast cyclist.\u00a0 I’m capable and competent on my road bike, but I’m not fast.\u00a0 I’m getting faster though.\u00a0 I always thought that I needed to get faster to make it worthwhile.\u00a0 But the more I mention that, the more people tell me that no, the bike will also make me faster.\u00a0 So if I continue to improve and I get a faster bike, I’ll really be able to put on the speed (for me) next season.<\/p>\n

If I do get a tri bike, it’s probably something that will go into the trainer until next season anyway.\u00a0 But it feels like such a big commitment.\u00a0 Like it makes me a real triathlete.<\/p>\n

The 70.3 is something I can just ponder.\u00a0 The race isn’t even officially announced yet and it’s not for well over a year, so there’s plenty of time.\u00a0 It’s not real until I have to think about registering.\u00a0 But I have been considering a 70.3 for a while.\u00a0 It’s definitely something that would be a real challenge for me.\u00a0 These races typically have 8.5 hour time limits, and I would be pushing that for sure.\u00a0 Where I know I can significantly cut time is the bike, because I have much work to do in that arena.<\/p>\n

But man. Racing for 8+ hours.\u00a0 That sounds miserable.\u00a0 So I’ll have to debate and talk with my coach and debate some more before I tackle it.<\/p>\n

I think I do a lot of thinking about racing compared to the actual racing that I do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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