Start to triatlon

Wilier Cento1Air Matt Fluo - Part 1 - Ordered

2013-08-13T00:03:00.001+02:00

After crashing my 3 months old Wilier Blade around 20 mph into the side of a car, the pretty lady forgot that there was a bicycle path with some real-life bicycles and its owners, I was forced to look for a new bike. Better to look for a new bike than going for a body repair. I luckily escaped with 2 minor scratches landing on my bottom doing a dive roll over the car.

Doing some online research and with the help of my trusted bike advisors Triper4mance ( who had the opportunity to test the new models as Wilier dealer ) my attention was drawn to the Wilier Cento1Air which is a new model for 2014.

What's up.....

waiting for the delivery of my new Wilier Cento1Air Matt Fluo with the SRAM Force 22 group => Delivery date is end of August
Buying some accessories for this new bike with the appropriate color scheme ;) => watch my next posts on the Wilier Cento1Air Matt Fluo
Review of my new bike => watch my next posts on the Wilier Cento1Air Matt Fluo

A nice youtube video on the new Wilier Cento1Air can be found here !

grtz from Belgium,

Gert

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Confession of Armstrong – 5 things to remember

2013-01-18T01:31:00.001+01:00

Armstrong confesses 5 things

Greg LeMond is back in business with his Lemond Revolution
A new website is launched for the Lemond Revolution
A twitter account is for the Lemond Revolution is available
A facebook page is launched for the Lemond Revolution
The Lemond Revolution can be bought here

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Thanks in advance,

Gert

Free Training plans for Garmin Devices

2013-01-14T15:50:00.001+01:00

Garmin has updated the functionality of their connect platform by adding free training plans. These training plans include your every day workout which can be uploaded to your garmin device eg 910XT in order to obtain your goal.
For the moment only training plans for running (5km, half marathon, marathon) are available but a triathlon selection box is already there .
Here you have the official announcement
http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2013/01/garmin-connect-train-for-success-with-new-training-plans-feature-.html
Screenshot

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In-depth review of the new Garmin Edge 510 and 810

2013-01-07T13:28:00.001+01:00

An in-depth review can be found here
Garmin Edge 510 : http://dcra.in/Edge510
Garmin Edge 810 : http://dcra.in/Edge810
All credits to Ray and his wonderfull site !
Thanks for passing by,
Gert

Activity starting: 9/02/2012 21:43

2012-02-10T00:09:00.004+01:00

9/02/2012 21:43: Indoor - HomeSweetHome - 30,60 km - 01:00:03.0 h

Summary

Location	HomeSweetHome
Start Time	9/02/2012 21:43 (UTC+01:00)	Category	My Activities:Cycling:Indoor
Distance	30,60 km	Time	01:00:03.0
Time Moving	01:00:03.0	Stopped	00:00:00.0
Average speed	30,6 km/h	Max. speed	34,3 km/h
Average heart rate	147 bpm	Max. heart rate	160 bpm
Average cadence	91 rpm	Max. cadence	109 rpm
Average power	166 W	Max. power	248 W
Weather	PartClouds; -1,0 °C
Calories	695 kCal
Notes	02091200.CSV

no GPS route

Splits

Type

Start
Time

Start
Distance

Duration

Distance

Average
Speed

Average
Cadence

Average
Heart rate

Heart beats
per km

Average
Power

Calories
Burnt

Notes

Active

21:43:01

0,00 km

00:02:10.0

1,00 km

27,7 km/h

83 rpm

118 bpm (63%)

256 bpkm

142 W

20 kCal

Active

21:45:11

1,00 km

00:02:01.0

1,00 km

29,8 km/h

89 rpm

134 bpm (72%)

270 bpkm

151 W

20 kCal

Active

21:47:12

2,00 km

00:02:02.0

1,00 km

29,5 km/h

89 rpm

135 bpm (72%)

275 bpkm

151 W

20 kCal

Active

21:49:14

3,00 km

00:02:02.0

1,00 km

29,5 km/h

89 rpm

136 bpm (73%)

276 bpkm

148 W

20 kCal

Active

21:51:16

4,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

93 rpm

143 bpm (77%)

280 bpkm

170 W

22 kCal

Active

21:53:13

5,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

93 rpm

145 bpm (77%)

282 bpkm

168 W

21 kCal

Active

21:55:10

6,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

93 rpm

149 bpm (80%)

290 bpkm

168 W

22 kCal

Active

21:57:07

7,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

92 rpm

148 bpm (79%)

291 bpkm

165 W

21 kCal

Active

21:59:05

8,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

93 rpm

148 bpm (79%)

289 bpkm

168 W

22 kCal

Active

22:01:02

9,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

92 rpm

150 bpm (80%)

295 bpkm

165 W

21 kCal

Active

22:03:00

10,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

92 rpm

147 bpm (79%)

290 bpkm

165 W

21 kCal

Active

22:04:58

11,00 km

00:01:55.0

1,00 km

31,3 km/h

94 rpm

149 bpm (80%)

286 bpkm

174 W

22 kCal

Active

22:06:53

12,00 km

00:01:56.0

1,00 km

31,0 km/h

93 rpm

151 bpm (81%)

292 bpkm

170 W

22 kCal

Active

22:08:49

13,00 km

00:01:56.0

1,00 km

31,0 km/h

94 rpm

152 bpm (81%)

293 bpkm

175 W

22 kCal

Active

22:10:45

14,00 km

00:01:55.0

1,00 km

31,3 km/h

94 rpm

151 bpm (80%)

288 bpkm

172 W

22 kCal

Active

22:12:40

15,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

92 rpm

149 bpm (80%)

294 bpkm

166 W

21 kCal

Active

22:14:38

16,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

92 rpm

152 bpm (81%)

298 bpkm

166 W

21 kCal

Active

22:16:36

17,00 km

00:01:56.0

1,00 km

31,0 km/h

93 rpm

150 bpm (80%)

291 bpkm

169 W

21 kCal

Active

22:18:32

18,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

93 rpm

151 bpm (81%)

298 bpkm

167 W

22 kCal

Active

22:20:30

19,00 km

00:01:56.0

1,00 km

31,0 km/h

83 rpm

148 bpm (79%)

287 bpkm

173 W

22 kCal

Active

22:22:26

20,00 km

00:01:46.0

1,00 km

34,0 km/h

82 rpm

154 bpm (83%)

273 bpkm

222 W

26 kCal

Active

22:24:12

21,00 km

00:01:48.0

1,00 km

33,3 km/h

85 rpm

158 bpm (84%)

284 bpkm

206 W

24 kCal

Active

22:26:00

22,00 km

00:01:54.0

1,00 km

31,6 km/h

88 rpm

154 bpm (82%)

293 bpkm

181 W

23 kCal

Active

22:27:54

23,00 km

00:01:58.0

1,00 km

30,5 km/h

92 rpm

152 bpm (81%)

299 bpkm

164 W

21 kCal

Active

22:29:52

24,00 km

00:02:02.0

1,00 km

29,5 km/h

88 rpm

148 bpm (79%)

301 bpkm

148 W

20 kCal

Active

22:31:54

25,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

93 rpm

150 bpm (80%)

293 bpkm

169 W

22 kCal

Active

22:33:51

26,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

92 rpm

153 bpm (82%)

298 bpkm

169 W

22 kCal

Active

22:35:48

27,00 km

00:01:57.0

1,00 km

30,8 km/h

93 rpm

151 bpm (81%)

295 bpkm

168 W

22 kCal

Active

22:37:45

28,00 km

00:02:00.0

1,00 km

30,0 km/h

89 rpm

150 bpm (80%)

299 bpkm

157 W

21 kCal

Active

22:39:45

29,00 km

00:02:05.0

1,00 km

28,8 km/h

87 rpm

148 bpm (79%)

308 bpkm

139 W

19 kCal

Active

22:41:50

30,00 km

00:01:13.0

0,60 km

29,6 km/h

92 rpm

146 bpm (78%)

296 bpkm

156 W

12 kCal

Totals:

01:00:03.0

30,60 km

30,6 km/h

91 rpm

147 bpm (79%)

289 bpkm

166 W

657 kCal

Heart Rate

Min.	Max.	Avg.
87,0 bpm	160,0 bpm	147,3 bpm

Splits: Kilometer

Cadence

Min.	Max.	Avg.
8,3 rpm	108,8 rpm	90,5 rpm

Splits: Kilometer

Power

Min.	Max.	Avg.
37,8 W	248,3 W	166,4 W

Splits: Kilometer
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Gert

Garmin Training Plans – Triathlon , Running , Marathon

2012-01-16T20:02:00.001+01:00

Some very nice training plans by the Garmin folks can be found here.

Best of all … you can upload those training plans to your garmin watches !

Triathlon plans are divided in Beginner and Intermediate for the sprint and olympic distance

Marathon plans are divided in Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced

http://gbr.garmin.com/winter-training/en/plans/training-plans.html

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thx,

Gert

Garmin 910XT Delivery Date – Update

2012-01-10T16:09:00.001+01:00

Just a little update to inform you … shipping should start next week and the manuals are online on the Garmin site.

The Quick Start Manual can be found here Download

The Owner’s Manual can be found here Download

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Gert

Lemond Power Pilot Firmware – Version 63 released

2012-01-07T01:37:00.001+01:00

The latest Lemond Power Pilot Firmware version is 63 and can be found here

ftp://files.lemondfitness.com/~lemondfitness/PowerPilot/

A guideline on how to upgrade to this version can be found here

http://starttotriatlon.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-upgrade-firmware-of-your-lemond.html

Fixed issues in this version:

An issue with missing torque value has been resolved
An issue where average speed does not appear to match up with total distance has been resolved
An issue with pairing when a combo sensor is in close proximity has been resolved
An issue with HR Zone information not displaying correctly has been resolved

New and updated features in this version:

The maximum possible length of a recorded workout has been expanded to 6 hours
The maximum duration of console pause function has been expanded to 4 hours
A Spin-down calibration is now available to increase/verify the accuracy of the power calculation and adjust for variability in Revolution trainer
Speed/Cadence combo sensors are now supported (only the Cadence will be used) e.g. the Garmin Speed / Cadence Sensor GSC 10 ( the one I own)

How you can pair a speed/cadence combo sensor can be found here

http://starttotriatlon.blogspot.com/2012/01/pairing-lemond-power-pilot-with-garmin.html

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Greetings,

Gert

Pairing a Lemond Power Pilot with a Garmin Speed / Cadence Sensor GSC 10

2012-01-07T01:17:00.001+01:00

This post describes what you need in order to pair your Lemond Power Pilot with the Garmin Speed / Cadence Sensor and what needs to be done in order to get it working.

What do you need:

The obvious:
- Lemond Power Pilot
- Garmin Speed/Cadence sensor GSC 10
The not so obvious:
- Power Pilot Firmware - version 63 ==> This version allows the power pilot to use speed/cadence combo sensors (only the Cadence will be used)

What needs to be done:

Check the firmware version of the Power Pilot and upgrade if necessary – Howto can be found here http://starttotriatlon.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-upgrade-firmware-of-your-lemond.html including the link to the latest firmware.
To enter Pairing Mode press and hold the DIST/SPEED and STOP buttons for three (3) seconds
Press the HR/KCAL button. “Pair” will blink on the display until pairing is complete. Note: Both sensors must have been active within the last twenty (20) minutes in order to pair. Pedal to activate sensors.
If pairing is successful, the display will show the ID codes of both sensors:
Your Garmin Speed / Cadence sensor GSC 10 is now successfully connected to your Lemond Revolution Power Pilot

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Greetings,

Gert

How to upgrade the Firmware of your Lemond Revolution Power Pilot

2012-01-07T00:50:00.001+01:00

A short description on where to find the proper firmware and how to update the Power Pilot to the latest version.

The latest firmware for your Lemond Revolution Power Pilot can be found here ftp://files.lemondfitness.com/~lemondfitness/PowerPilot/

Upgrade process for your Lemond Power Pilot

Load the firmware file (FB611.hex) onto your USB flash drive using your PC.
Note: We recommend that only LeMond Power Pilot data be present on the flash drive during this process as we cannot guarantee the integrity of data not related to the Power Pilot.
Open the battery compartment on the back of the Power Pilot using a phillips-head screwdriver and remove both batteries.
Insert your flash drive into the USB port on the right side of the Power Pilot.
Re-install the batteries into the Power Pilot. Your Power Pilot will reboot with a blank screen 4. followed by all icons being displayed at once. This indicates that the firmware is updating.
When the firmware is updated your Power Pilot will automatically boot into Pairing mode and the word “Pair” will be displayed.
Note: If your Power Pilot does not boot into pairing mode your firmware is up to date.
Press the HR/KCAL button to initiate the pairing process and pedal your bike on the Revolution to activate the sensors. “Pair” will blink on the display during the pairing process. Once pairing process is complete the sensor ID’s.
Note: The sensors must be activated in order to pair them with the Power Pilot.
Press and hold the DIST/SPEED and STOP buttons for 3 seconds to exit pairing mode.
The firmware update process restores all your personal settings back to factory defaults. Therefore it is necessary to re-set all settings in settings mode. Press and hold the HR/KCAL button for 3 seconds to enter settings mode.
Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust the blinking item. Then press the HR/KCAL button to confirm your selection and move to the next setting. When you are finished with all your settings press and hold the HR/KCAL button for 3 seconds to exit back to normal operation mode. If you do not exit settings mode in this fashion your changes will be lost.
Secure the battery compartment door with a phillips-head screwdriver.
Once you have completed the update process and set your settings you may remove the USB flash drive from the Power 11. Pilot and remove the firmware file (FB611.hex) from the flash drive using your PC.

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Greetings,

Gert

Ideal Tacx Vortex Brake Calibration Number

2011-12-21T20:35:00.001+01:00

According to Tacx support the ideal number should be between -3 and +3.

They state that the information on their own website is incorrect !

For additional info look at : http://forum.tacx.com/viewtopic.php?t=15794&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=vortex

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Greetings,

Gert

Ideal Tacx Bushido Calibration Number

2011-12-21T20:29:00.002+01:00

According to Tacx support the ideal number should be between 10 - 15.
When your calibration number is outside this check that you have enough tire pressure (for a race bike 7-8bar) & that you have a good pressure between the roller & tire. Ideal is about 3 - 3.5 full turns after the roller has just made contact with the tire. Make sure the break is in the correct slot for the type of bike used. For example a race bike shoud use slot 2
For additional info look at : http://forum.tacx.com/viewtopic.php?t=9922
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Greetings,
Gert

Tacx Vortex Head Unit Error messsage – Boot 0.0.8

2011-12-20T09:26:00.001+01:00

Changing the batteries in your Tacx Vortex headunit can leave it stuck in the message “boot 0.0.8” when you press the OK button to turn it on.

How to fix this :

First keep taking batteries in and out until the boot 0.0.8 message is displayed with the unit's serial number.
Then try using the tacxupdate.exe program. First you will get a message when selecting Vortex update: "Vortex initialization is failed.this program has to quit"
Disconnect the USB stick
Try to update again using tacxupdate.exe
Reconnect USB stick
Select the "Skip Detection" option
Then select the firmware update, and click "update"
The process after that is the same as updating the firmware normally.

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thx,
Gert

KTT Triathlon Viersel 2012

2011-12-12T21:10:00.001+01:00

Saterday
12.00h Youth C
12.30h Youth B
14.30h Triathlon 1/8 non drafting (600-20-5)
17.00h Duatlon non drafting (5-30-5)

Sunday
11.30h Triathlon 1/4 non drafting heren seniors en H-23 (1500-40-10)
15.10h Ladies only triathlon non drafting (1000-40-10)
15.20h Veterans only triathlon non drafting (1200-40-10)

What’s a Triathlon

2011-12-12T21:02:00.001+01:00

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events.

Triathlon races vary in distance

Name	Swim	Bike	Run
Ironman	3800 m	180 km	42,2 km
Ironman 70.3	1900 m	90 km	21,1 km
Olympic Distance	1500 m	40 km	10 km
1/4	1000 m	40 km	10 km
1/8	500 m	20 km	5 km