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Runner-up på Hawaiis Ironman, Pete Jacobs, pratar med Slowtwitch om hur det kommer sig att han förbättrat cyklingen så mycket.

ST: Last year your fastest run brought you a small amount of notoriety, but this year you took your two bookends of a great swim and great run and filled in the middle with an excellent bike. How did you get better on the bike?

Pete: I coach myself and I spent a ton more time on the bike. I got a CompuTrainer and I've spent a lot of time on it. I spent nearly more hours on the CompuTrainer than I have on the road.

ST: Why?

Pete: Your legs don’t get a break. It's not like doing four hours on the road. You are not getting a break and you are doing constant wattage and when I feel good I pop the wattage up and when I feel lousy I just cruise but I'm still getting really good cadence and muscle memory. Much more than on the road.