Hey IRONMAN how did the tri go? Did you finish (I hope you did!)? I heard Wilfred Uytengsu and David (Owner of David's salon) joined. Did you get to see their bikes? Ano set-up nila? I bet Uytengsu was on "costs more than your car" bike.

Ironman, san ka na? Still recovering?

Hey! Sorry for the delay.

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! I finished 23rd out of 50!....15 hours. Not bad for a newbie. This is only my second triathlon! It was so tough, especially since I wasn't 100% during the race. I got the flu two weeks before and got a relapse a week before. But, as I said....ONE BIG FIGHT!

I know of three other Ateneans who finished. Nonoy Jopson finished second, JJ San Pascual finished sixth and Larry Ocampo finished 28th.

David just sponsored the event. He didn't join. Fred finished over 16 hours. His bike was a soft ride, but I didn't really get to see the whole set-up.

IRONMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude congratulations! Finishing that nasty event is quite a feat. Knowing it is just your second triathlon makes it even sweeter.
BTW, what was your average speed during the bike leg? What are the people who doubted you saying now???

*didn't know Nonoy Jopson was an Atenean. Go Ateneo!

Thanks man! Don't know my ave. speed but I did the 180k in about 6 hours 25 mins. That should make my ave around 28km/h. You really have to hold back in the bike because you still have a marathon to run dude.

Nonoy kicks ass! He finished 11:35 I think. You can't imagine how fast that is!
Sayang because he got two flats! Ang malas because he had tubulars!

Ei. Sorry to butt in but just wanted to say congratulations...second triathlon. galing. I'm starting to be a triathlon fan kasi.

Nonoy Jopson is the cousin of Loyola Mountaineers' President (Redg Plopinio). Redg kicks ass, too.

Are you a member of Loyola Mountaineers?

Thanks man! Nope, I'm not a member. Triathlon is a fast growing sport, and it's awesome! Even just finishing a sprint distance gives you a high..........what more the Ironman!!! Try and get into it. You have more than enough time to prepare for next year. I did it with three months training......

2 of the to 6 finishers in the Ironman were from Ateneo!

ONE BIG FIGHT!!!!!!!!

28 kph for 180 kms before a 42.2 k run is simply awesome. Do you know Sean Lim? He's pretty strong and he told me that 100 kms is hard enough...what more 180 kms! Then ou run a marathon after! Ironman, you truly deserve your forum ID!

3 Ateneans among the finishers. Now those are real athletes!

Speaking of tubulars..didn't Nonoy have a SAG? Goes to show that clincher is the way to go. Some pro cycling teams use clinchers..in fact, a clincher won the Paris-Roubaix a couple of years ago.

Thanks man. Yup I know Sean. He's a really nice guy. He watched and kept cheering me on during the run. You should've been there. The atmosphere was something else. I'm still suffering from Ironman fever! What an experience!

I'm joining every year from now on......if they continue with the full ironman. The organizers lost money this year, and they aren't sure of organizing another one next year. Super sayang if they don't. So many sponsors backed out last minute kasi.

I'm really new to biking, so I don't really know the diff between clinchers and tubulars. All I know is that tubulars are supposed to be less prone to flats.....which is why it was strange Nonoy got two flats.

Correction. There were four Ateneans who finished! Three others....plus me!

ONE BIG FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

So, both of you guys are graduates already? I had my first adventure race last November lang, ung UJAR, and I wasn't able to train for it due to conflicts with acads and softball obligations. Nevertheless, we managed to finish the race, 11th spot out of 30+ teams ata.

Sobrang naaaddict na ko sa adventure races, and this time, triathlon but seems like I don't have time to train for it. Sobrang dami ginagawa. Pero i really want to improve, gusto kong maging mabangis sa adventure races at triathlon, like a younger verson of Elicia Domingo, or Sinag...just want to be prepared for the hurdles while i'm still young

Hope you guys can teach me some tricks, and give me some tips. Saya ng challenges, sobra!!!

Thanks.

Sorry about that! Try the short triathlons first. You don't need to train much for those. 750m swim, 22k bike, 6k run. Those races are so much fun also. That Elicia Domingo is awesome! She's a 46 year old mother of three.......who finished the IRONMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry about what? Okidoks about the short triathlon.

Will, clinchers have a tube inside the pushes the beands of the tire into the rim...hence the name "clincher". Tubulars, OTOH, are like clinchers but with the tube INSIDE the tire. The tire is then sewn up to seal the tube inside, hence the name "sew-up". When flatting, though, tubulars are difficult to mount, plus you need to glue them and let the glue dry. Clinchers, just need a new tube after flatting...and with a little practice, a flat can be fixed in like 3 minutes.

Ms. Softball: If you have any questions on setting up your bike, feel fre to ask us. Mas may alam si Ironman sa tri setup. I'm just a roadie and our positions on the bikes may have some differences especially if you plan to use an aerobar. Good luck! See you at Cartimar (cyclist heaven).

Thanks po. My friends go to Cartimar din for their bikes. I have this bike-freak friend, 30,000 ata bike niya. He brings it to Ateneo. Pero mukhang hindi 30,000 yung bike niya. Makikita niyo naman siya e.

Sige, ayusin ko na. Thank you, thank you. Merry Christmas!

Hehe, good for you Ms. Softball.

I'm assuming na mountain bike yung bike ng friend mo. For a brand new roadbike, 30,000 is almost always the minimum amount you can expect to spend. Pero for a MTB, magandang maganda na yung makukuha mo for 30k. Ano ba hanap mo? Tri-bike, road bike o MTB? Ask Ironman for good deals.....sobrang good deal yung nakuha niya for his Giant TCR Team.

Wag lang comfort bike bilhin mo! hehe

Sorry po di na ako naka-reply. mountain bike yung bike nung friend ko. buhay pa naman siya. the bike i mean. he keeps on transporting it to and from palawan. di kaya masira yun?

medyo nawawala na yung hype ko sa triathlon. must be the softball hype overtaking.

Nope, it's perfectly ok to transport bikes. wag lang parating kalasin yung parts like the chain, and bottom bracket

hmmm, ask your frind to take you with him/her to a few rides. You might like it

I had a great deal of experience sa biking nung sa Urban Jungle at hassle talaga mag-bike sa public roads and highways! actually, yung ang waterloo ko. I started practicing my biking mga 3 days before the contest proper, tapos my last biking practice or my last biking [lang] was when I was a kid (sa BMX pa!) kaya I had to put in a lot of effort to regain balance on the bike and to even control it. Ang hassle pero I managed to hack it off naman kasi mejo asar na sa akin yung isang groupmate ko. (lahat sila boys, ako yung girl) Hassle kaya nga ngayon gusto ko na magpractice ng magpractice para hindi na hassle ang pagbike sa susunod na adveture race.

Salamat ng marami sa mga advice! Super salamat po!

The key to enjoying a bike ride is to avoid vehicular traffic! That's why most roadies ride in Amarri or the Fort, while most MTBers ride on closed trails. If you want to get the hang of riding first, dun ka muna sa residential area ninyo or sa Fort. Just don't block the fast cyclists, and you'll be fine. Dun sa Fort ako madalas, masarap yung trangkuhan doon! There are also "winner take all" races every Sunday. Class A, B, and C. Yung class C, medyo mabilis na, easy to keep pace, but difficult to win. B is even harder, batak na mga kumakarera sa B eh.

Ironman, kung mapapasipa ka sa Fort, tell me so you can meet up with us sa may Essensa loop.

ok thanks

Ok I will. I've never biked there, but I live in Makati so I really wanna check it out. Going to Alabang takes so much time. Next year!!

dude! I thought you were from Alabang! Hassle masyado to drive over to Alabang just to ride when the Fort is just 5 minutes away! Anyway, post ka na lang dito if you want to hook up for a ride sa Fort. There are two loops there, the oval (paikot ikot lang, medyo flat) and the Essensa loop (2 short climbs that we sprint). Weekdays, nasa Essensa kami, tapos Sundays either Essensa muna tapos oval, or deretso oval. Ave. speeds vary from 32-34 kph sa Essensa and sa oval mababa na yung 35 kph...averages around 37 depending on who is driving the pace. Ooof! Masakit. Minsan si Totoy Plaza (ex natl team) and tumatrangko, that's when super consistent yung speed. It'll be easy to spot you sa Fort, konti lang ang naka full-tri bike dun.

Cheers!

That's so fast! Sounds good, but I may not be able to keep up at first. I'll let you know!

Well these are mostly criterium racers, hence the fast speeds. BUT, workout time is just around 1 hour....far from the endurance efforts you guys do. But hey, if you need to work on your speed ...

We'll be riding almost everyday this Christmas break, a couple of days, we'll be going up Antipolo or Puerto Azul. Aaaaah, I can finally ride all I want.

I met Sinag de Leon already!!! And of all places, sa bundok pa!!! Hahahaha met her sa Mt. Pulag, and ang bait niya! Star-struck ako non!

Asteeg

Sino yun? yung "old" lady na nakatapos ng ironman? Idol ko yun ah!

BTW, rode up Tagaytay via Santa Rosa last Sunday. Thank God for the 39x25! Wished I had a 27 sprocket though! Antipolo was peanuts comapred to Santa Rosa!

Hehe wish ko din ma-meet ko yung old lady..si Elicia Domingo un. Sinag was the first placer sa women's category, 11th ba or 17th ata sha overall, can't remember basta asteeg din sha. When you see her, di sha mukhang triathlete kasi cutesy type and mejo maliit sha.

Sumali ka ba sa Bike for Life? Kasama pala nag-organize nun ung friend ko e.

Di ako kasama sa Bike for Life, but I attended the final ceremonies sa The Fort. Were you there too? Kami yung naka road bikes sa may likod hehehe...puto MTB kasi nandun nung time na yun.

La ako don eh, ngayon ko lang nakilala ung nag-ayos. Si James, si Cancer Warrior, alumni ng LM. Tapos nagpatulong sa LM. Hay anlabo nung kwento pero scary kasi right after gumaling sha, training agad.

Asteeg ata yun e, pero at least andun ka! Ayus na un.

Hey, David (of david's Salon) and Fred Uytengsu joined my group during our ride this morning. They couldn't keep up for more than a few minutes. But their american friend was strong....even taking a few turns up front. Nice bikes though! Fred's and David's bikes were kinda noisy.....need some adjusting!

Asteeg. La na ko masabi.

Uh yeah hehe....kaya sali na kayo sa training rides namin! hehe

Sige sige balang araw. ü

Hi, Ironman, Lakandiwa and Virengue!

Looks like it's just been the 3 of you in this thread! It's been along time since the last post, but the topic caught my attention. I don't even know if you guys will be visiting the thread anytime soon. First of all, congrats to IRONMAN! Whatta feat! I'm interested in pursuing triathlon as a sport as well. Where can I get info/updates regarding the next sprint triathlons? Of course, I want to start with small, baby steps! It's one thing to want to or to plan to take up the triathlon, but it's totally another thing to actually know where to get info about it. Yung local news muna para closer to home and attainable. thanks for you reply!

Hi, Lakandiwa/Ms. Softball! I think I know you...

God bless!

Thanks! There are many yahoogroups you can check out. Try ridgetri or firstwavetri. There will be a sprint in alabang on Sep 28. That was my first race, Jan 2002.

Virengue, I tried biking in the Fort once. I ended up winning the bente bente! It was really dangerous though. There was a huge pile up right behind me! We were around 40-50 riders in that small loop filled with man holes! I'm never joining that race again.

Hello Von Nian, Virenque and Ironman!

Hehe parang hindi tayo magkakilala. Madami na namang adventure races, i think magpapadala ulit ang LM ng mga representatives. Von Nian, maybe you could help us with the long distance running...train mo kami!

I subscribed to ridgetri dati pa, mejo nakakatakot kasi mukhang hardcore na mga tao, pero ok lang...marami namang natututunan. Ayt cge see ya.

hi, ironman!

thanks for the reply. I didn't think you guys would be checing this thread out anytime soon. I'll look into the yahoogroups. I'm seriously considering entering the sprint triathlon on the 28th of sept. short distances lang kasi so mukhang kaya. I'm still waiting for a copy of the entry form. Question, are you still studying in admu?

hey, lakandiwa! actually, you're the only one I know in this thread =) yeah, i've heard about the races. sali talaga ako diyan! I did some roadruns with some people from LM last week. hopefully, I can work out a sked so I can do some more. I get off work by 6 kasi. travel time pa. gabi na talaga ako makakastart...keep in touch,ayt?

It was pure luck that I saw the post. It was the first time I checked the site in months! Nope, I'm not a student anymore. I'm training for Enduraman now, so I won't join the sprint. I'll probably watch though. I bike in alabang a lot.