20+ in that position? Wow.

Following up on last week's post, we've updated our website with some images of Laura's fitting. If you remember she is a competitive age-group triathlete that would is looking for ~30min to qualify for Kona. Here is a before and after picture of her position.



More pictures, and Laura's complete fit report can be found in our Image Gallery.

The goal of a FIST fit is to get the athlete into a comfortable and powerful position. The FIST protocol is based on a number of axioms, one of which is a fit and trim amateur athlete can ride the position of the majority of professionals. The others can be found here. Once in this position you will have:

(1) addressed 90% of the aerodynamic drag issues with regards to fit, and
(2) minimized wasted energy by resting her body "skeletally" on the bike.

The two gains should help Laura improve her IM bike splits and hopefully even her run split (due to the energy conservation of #2.

I'll do my best to post some updated on Laura, and the other athletes I fitted, as the 2010 season gets under way.

-Tim