A New Ride

Well, it's been a couple of weeks now and I'm settling in on the new ride! In keeping with my pattern this year of sparing no expense (not necessarily a good thing), I went for the 2008 Felt DA. It just felt too good to pass up and Joe got a pretty good deal on the '08 DA, so the 2009 B2 was only $200 less - that made the choice easier. I also went for a pair of 808s, so I am all set for the next several years (or decades)! Here are a couple of shots of it.







The more aggressive position actually feels pretty good. I did 3 hours on it yesterday and spent some time in the aero bars and the hardest part is my neck. It was a great workout - ~3300 feet of vertical over 56 miles and I averaged 18.4 mph and 202 watts. Then I hopped off the bike and did a 6.7 mile run averaging 7 minute miles with ~500 feet of hills on the run. Not bad! Based on how I'm feeling so far, I think if I did the Vineman half course now, I could break my PR by quite a bit, maybe even 15-20 minutes. My running off the bike seems to have improved and my swimming is WAY better, so now I just need to convert all the power/weight workouts I've been doing in the off-season into some sustained bike speed. I am really looking forward to fewer walking lunges and step-ups and more time on the road!