Tuesday 19 June 2012

Nundah Duathlon - 1st

After another solid training week I decided to race a short duathlon race at Nundah held by one of the local triathlon clubs. The format was short and sharp one consisting of a 4km run/9km ride/3km run/9km ride/800m run and was a good chance to work on those all important transitions.

I came away with the win which was great. Another nice stepping stone for this seasons racing and a good indiction that I'm right on track with my training.

Some of the young boys from my triathlon club, Matt Roberts and Max Neumann also came along for the race. The young boys sure put the pace on from the start with Max going though the first km in around 2.45per/km pace. Two boys to watch out for in the future and great to see them both racing.

Next up will be the Gold Coast 5.7km run in just under two weeks time so stay tuned!






Sunday 3 June 2012

SPECIALIZED S-WORKS SHIV... HOLY SHIV!

What you see below is my new S-WORKS SHIV courtesy of Specialized Australia. The new triathlon specific SHIV is an amazing machine to say the very least and I have often been lost for words in describing just how good it is. I have been riding the bike for a little while now and wanted to get some good km's in on it before posting about it here so I can describe the bike the best that I can. Here is my rundown on the SHIV.

First things first, THE FIT! 
The amount of different positions/adjustments you can work with is really second to none. Without going into too much detail this basically means that you can really dial in your perfect setup. Recently I did a 200km training ride on the SHIV and it felt as comfortable if not more comfortable as my S-Works Venge road bike. 

This is FAST!!!
Throwing all the UCI limitations out the door (which don't apply to triathletes anyway) Specialized have designed what is arguably the fastest TT bike on the market. Simply put, crazy fast! 

Fuel-selage 
The integrated water bladder is like nothing else ever developed. It fits into the down tube and means that you can hydrate while still being on the aerobars. What I have found as well is that being that it is right in front of you you are more likely to stay hydrated than if you are having to always reach for a drink bottle. For 70.3 races I will only being running 1 extra water bottle cage as I have found that the bladder can hold a full drink bottles worth of fluid. 

A massive thanks to Specialized Australia for providing me with this amazing bike to ride. Hopefully I get to rack up some more wins on this machine soon enough. 

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