ZenTri Podcast 535 - Rollin' Dirty

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On this episode of ZenTri, I take you with me mountain biking, open water swimming, cover some tri news, and answer a few important questions.  Namely, "How do I know when I'm a triathlete?"

On the mountain biking front, above is a picture of how dirty my legs got after three hours of riding on the trails at Lake Bryan.  Look closely and you'll also see a trickle of blood running down my right shin.  Nearly killing yourself is what makes you feel really alive.

Below is a photo of my Jamis Durango 29er.  It's slowly falling apart with the abuse.  The seat comes loose after 30 minutes and the shifting is more like a game of Russian roullette than choosing gears.

I mention on the show how much Kai is kicking ass on the bike.  I shot this while on our father-son ride.

I'm thinking that pretty soon these will be son-father rides where I'm shouting at him to slow down and reminding him how I changed his diapers so he better respect all I've done for him.  He probably will be so far ahead, he can't hear me and I'm really just mumbling to myself.  

My good buddy Marty Weiner dropped by on his cross-country motorcycle tour and stayed with us for a couple of days.  ZenTriNurse (A.K.A. Emily) got a ride on his Honda 1300.  That thing is quite a bike!  

As you can see, ZenTriNurse is easy pickins' for guys on motorcycles.  If Marty had lots of tattoos, she'd probably be gone forever.  

Marty mentioned on the show this NPR special about training response, genes, and environment. I enjoyed it a lot.  Give it a listen when you can.  Lots of good stuff in there.

I also went on a rant about how somebody (SUUNTO!) needs to make a single-side pedal power meter and charge half as much as Garmin does for the Vector.  You can check out the Vector power meter news here. 

To help explain my point about how you only need one side, here is DCRainmakers review of the Stages single crank-arm power meter that works just fine.

Lastly, here is the article about PowerTap dropping it's price by $500.

Enough with the gear and tech news!  Let's wrap this up with a nice jog with Kona, our black lab. 

Ahhh... happiness!

Stay safe out there.