Road bike to Time Trial/Triathlon bike transformation

10 weeks and 3 days to the big day...

Ok... So I have a Cervélo S3. It is a road bike but with a few modifications can be a pretty good Time Trial (TT) bike.

Whack some on TT bars, drop the stem 10mm, slide the saddle forward, bolt on a dual bottle cage rack under the seat and tah-dah...
My poor Cervélo...
It isn't going to be the most comfortable thing to sit on for 180 kilometres... I dare not try buying a $200 TT seat after the recent wetsuit and helmet purchases, not that it would help comfort-wise too much anyway. TT bikes are not made for comfort. they are made for speed.

The question is should I bring out the TT helmet for the MacTri club champs race this weekend? It is only 20km. I think the NSW Club Champs in Forster the following weekend will be a better opportunity to use the TT helmet but I am thinking of removing the dual bottle cage rack and one cage in the frame for both races. It will be unnecessary weight and drag. I certainly do not need four bottles of electrolytes for these 20 and 30 kilometre races...

The weather is not looking very good at the moment. I hope it clears for the weekend. I didn't do a run last night because it was bucketing-down however I did another 4 kilometre swim.

Looks like I'll have to head to the gym for some strength training while this wet weather is around.

Here is a quick look at this week's training as of Thursday the 27th of March.

On Wednesday next week I am meant to do what would be my longest run ever - 32km as an interval structure - 5k easy, 5k at 4:30min/km, 12k easy, 5k at 4:30min/km & 5k easy. With the NSW Club Championships coming up that weekend I am a bit hesitant to do the 32kms and sap my energy systems before needing to call on them at the NSW Club Champs next weekend.

What I have done for this Saturday is backed off the intensity of the "brick" - ride and run session in the morning. In the afternoon, I'll take the wetsuit for it's first swim. With all this rain making the water dirty with run-off it might be best to swim in the salt water pool...

:Pat