I sent you a private message. My #1 advice is to move over to Slowtwitch for this conversation and ignore the Bikeforums troll factory. Despite the few good posts here and there. The signal/noise ratio is a bit lower over at Slowtwitch. Especially since a lot of talented runners are over there that moved into triathlon or bikes. You're at the beginning of a possibly fruitful journey, better to start it out over there than over here.