ZenTri 589 - Challenge Dubai, Zwift, and the Riddle of Carbon

Join in as I review Challenge Dubai, Zwift bike gaming, Stryd's power meter is hitting the market, and Suunto is now connecting to Training Peaks.  Also, Kai and Emily race a local 5k and half marathon.  

I gave Kai his first piece of carbon, explaining to him that this is our generation's steel.  Our talk was a lot like this scene from Conan the Barbarian, except with fewer fur coats.

Kai turned on his inner Barbarian and got 2nd at the local 5K.

Kai got 2nd! Wahoo!

A photo posted by Brett Blankner (@zentriathlon) on Mar 1, 2015 at 7:12am PST

We're upgrading our house for one with a bigger training cave. We took the new house plans and imagined what it would be like living there, using Lego characters to make it come to life.  I had a bit of a tragic ending...

Here we are just milling about on the ground floor.

Figuring out how we will actually live in the new house.

A photo posted by Brett Blankner (@zentriathlon) on Mar 3, 2015 at 4:24pm PST

On the bike trainer in the upstairs Tri Cave. #booya

On the bike trainer in the upstairs Tri Cave. #booya

A photo posted by Brett Blankner (@zentriathlon) on Mar 3, 2015 at 4:27pm PST

Went too fast, flew out the front window, crashed onto the driveway and my head fell off.

Went too fast, flew out the front window, crashed onto the driveway and my head fell off.

A photo posted by Brett Blankner (@zentriathlon) on Mar 3, 2015 at 4:35pm PST

Needless to say, those of you that "liked" that last photo are sick.

USAT Rookie of the Year Justin Metzler is scheduled to be on the next show, and I'll cover how I lost 50 lbs. through diet and triathlon.  See you then!