u/smawldawg

I’m not talking about features. Sure, I’d love to follow the groups of riders like dots on the course like I can at the Tour (and have been able to do for two decades, btw), but I’m not talking about features. I’m talking about basic stability and functionality. Today’s stage is the second stage this Giro where the app has failed to show live tracking or summary at all. And it randomly refreshes all the time, making catching up on a stage summary extremely frustrating. Also, it crashes frequently. I’m on an iPhone in the US if that makes a difference. But, seriously, this is one of the biggest bike races in the world. Get your act together, Giro.

Hi folks,

I'm an older dude getting back into triathlons this year (after being out of it for over 20 years), but I've also committed to running a marathon next January. In terms of triathlon goals, I'd like to complete my first 70.3 this year. I'm trying to get some races under my belt and build training enough to feel confident about the 70.3 and the marathon. In these races, I don't just want to finish. I want to do well. So far this year, I ran a half marathon in January (PR) and a 10K at the beginning of April (went out too fast, fought hard, learned a lot). I just finished an Olympic Distance tri where I pretty much did as well as I could have expected (crushed my last OD from 20+ years ago). That said, I know I can improve some things in the way I approach races, particularly in my open water swimming technique. I could probably gain a bit more on the bike, and I want to continue to increase my running stamina. So, I have some race options for the rest of the year and I wanted to get feedback on what might be the best strategy.

First, I could sign up for a sprint distance tri mid summer. I think the point of this would be to do another triathlon race, get transitions dialed, and improve my open water swim racing. That said, both my transitions last weekend were really fast (like, under 2 min). So, not sure if there's much benefit to doing that. Also, it's not really testing the distance racing that I'm working toward.

Option 1: Compete in an open water swim competition at the end of September, run a half marathon at the end of October, and then run a 70.3 in mid November. This optimizes the 70.3 by preparing my swimming and running prior to that event. But mid-November is really close to the January marathon. Not sure if there's enough time to shift my training. (Heck, even the two weeks between the half and the 70.3 feels too close.)

Option 2: Do a 70.3 at the beginning of October and then the half marathon at the end of October. This feels like it optimizes my marathon training but means I'm not doing any racing (unless I do the sprint tri in the summer) prior to my 70.3.

Any thoughts from those of you who race more than I do. I'm just getting into this regular racing thing and trying to balance optimizing training with getting enough competition under my belt. Thanks!