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Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 12:05PM Click Here to Listen to the Show!
Join in as friends and I knock out a totally self-supported 140.6 mile ultra triathlon! We raised almost $2,000 for Mikey; a local kid in need of surgery for Hirschsprung's Disease. Along with audio from the swim, bike, and run, we captured some great videos below -
And remember, you can still donate! Go to the Ironbaby page to find out more!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 11:45AM Below is a guest post by ZenTri friend and Coach Matthew Bates. Thanks, Matty B!
I decided to try the Tardiz Aero Helmet after my old aero helmet was busted while moving houses, so I was very excited based on all the features that Lazer packed into their helmet. Racing with an aero helmet is the cheapest time you can shave off your race, meaning that for how much money you spend you can save the most seconds off your bike. Some experts have even said that an aero helmet will shave as much time off your bike split as aero wheels and for 1/5th the price!
Unboxing the helmet is a dream as it come in very cozy foam cut box that you can use for future storage. Instantly you are struck with the venting, great design and loads of technology in this helmet. The venting includes 3 front and 3 back vents for great heat dispersion here in Texas. The rear dimples are meant to improve the aerodynamics even when you can’t hold that perfect TT position for the entire race. Whether that works or not, I will leave up to you.
The two most interesting feature to me are Lazer’s Rollsys and the Aquavent. The Rollsys is Lazer's way of having the helmet grab onto your head and keep it steady. This system is amazing and features the wheel pictured on the outside of the helmet for easy and reliable adjustment. The Aquavent is a thing of beauty here in Texas. It is a big open port on the top of the helmet that lets you pour cold water in the hot and it disperses the water evenly throughout the helmet. It works amazingly well! I used it on a hot summer day and was borderline shivering after 5 minutes. Another nice feature is the magnetic helmet buckle that made my last transition super smooth. The only hitch is it’s sometimes a bit hard to unbuckle it properly, so make sure to practice before your next big race.
After about ten rides in the helmet I can truly say that it will be in the permanent collection. It fits relatively well, it is super quiet and every feature works just as advertised. I can’t make any wide claims about it shaving time off my bike rides, but I can say that it sure does make me look a lot faster! My biggest complaint is that Lazer’s sizing only comes in two sizes: XS-M or L-XL. I think that my perfect size is somewhere in between as the XS-M rides a bit high and the L-XL is far too big. Other than that, this helmet is an amazing speed demon that for the money is easily worth every penny!
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Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 6:41PM Just a quick note that IronBaby 2011 was a huge success and we will have more updates on Wednesday. As of right now, we raised over $1,800 for Mikey! Lots of videos, pictures and an entire podcast coming very soon!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 12:10PM
So you're stuck in the office all day Friday, dreaming of doing some epic stuff this weekend? Get primed by watching yours truly and other friends do the IronBaby self-supported triathlon all day long.
The IronBaby is an ultra-distance triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run) done all on our own around College Station, TX. Not only are there no entry fees, but we raise money and give it to chairity!
The swim will start at around 6:00 AM Central, then we transition to the bike. We ride a four-loop course around the south side of town, refueling as we swing by a house. After the ride ends, it's a nine-loop run around the neighborhood, stopping at the house every 3 miles for more fuel and water.
We Tweet pictures and videos the whole day as we move along, so you'll feel like you're right there with us.
Here's the list of Tweeters you should follow for that day:
Triboomer, CoachMattyB, Zentriathlon, ZenTriNurse, iChallengeMe, #IronBaby
And of course, the course map and much more is on the Ironbaby home page.
Thanks and have fun!
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 5:21PM 
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